The Arkansas advocate., 1833-10-23
FOREIGN NEWS.

.Juln 3lst.-A civil war has just made It's appearance m this part of the country Z An ;nhabitant of llussnaeht8 (Schwytz | exterior) having petitoned for rcunton with the Schwytz Interior, was arrested | yesterday by the authorizes, but afterwards | rescued by his friends. Serious dlsturban- ces ensued; the windows of several houses | were broken muslets were fired, and sew eral persons were wounded. The party | who were for reunion, suffered much Troops were immediately sent to the from tier to prevent d civil war. Col. Aleyburg, | an officer of the Federal Government, but now attached to the small diet, entered kussnacht at the head of 600 men, and took possession of 1t in the name of the | Canton of Schwyiz. He depesea the au- thorites, appointed new magistrates, made the principal patriots prisoners and brought them under escorts to Sehwytz. sse have here 5000 men under arms, ready to support him; and the smaller Cantons are all brave and jealous. and arc also ready to lend their aid. On the arrival of the troops on the frontiers this morning, sever- al nausket shots were heard Ill the distance, and soon afterwards a messenger brought intelligence that hostiites had commenced, and public functionary transmitted to the commandant letter demanding supply of forces.
 
 #Kussnacht is on the borders of the Lake of the four Cantons, three leagues from Lu- cerne, and with its district contains 4,O00 souls. It was at this place that Am. Tell slew the tyrant Gessier. This small State was subject to Schwytz before the reyolu- ton of l793.
 NEW YORK, Sept. IS
 The ship Splendid, Capt. Britton, from Liverpool, which sailed on the I4th ot Au- gust, and the ship Tamerlane, Capt Prim- er, from Havre, which sailed on the same day, arrived yesterday.
 The consideration of the Bank Charter Bill has again been resumed by the house of commons, and some important alterations and amendments have been made to 1t. That most deserving attention IS the exemp- ton from the operation of the usury laws, the dscounting of bills and notes of three months date and less. In the course of the discussion, one of the members, Sir J. Wrottesly, urged strongly the necessity and utility of making the currency of England of an entirely decimal character, similar to that of the United States.
 Seldom or never has the price of cotton goods risen so much as during the last two months. The rise is from l5 to 20 per cent, while that on yarn IS from 20 to 30 per cent. The reaction Is not expected to take place till after the shipments of yarn for the ports of the Baltic have closed.- Then very probably, prices will revert to C. { .fo
 By the Britannia, Capt. Sketchley, the Editors of the New York Gazette have re- ceiyed their London papers to the 18th and
 ;sc--pooi papers .o the S..a S.. August, two days later than former adyices, but they contain very little of interest.
 In the house of Lords last night, Aug. 12,) the Earl of Ripon moved the second reading of the Slavery Abolition Bill, which was opposed by Lord Belmore, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Wyniord, the Earl of Narrowly and Lord St. Vincent, who con- tended that 1t was an unnecessary interfer- ence with the Colonial legislatures, and that the plan ot emancipation proposed would not secure to the master efficient labor of their negro apprentices. and would prove prejadieial to the interests of tho negroes themselves. The measure was defended by the Earl of Ripon, Earl Grey, Lord Suf- field, the Lord Chancellor and Lord Cliff ord, on the ground that the abolition of slavery was question that could not be longer delayed, and that the mode proposed of etiecting that object was calculated to prepare the slave for state of freedom. and would at the same time, protect the inter- ests ot the planters.-The Bill was then read second time without division and wilbe committed on Wednesday,
 LIVERPOOL, Aug. 12- The demand for cotton to day has been extremely animated. The sales amount to 1000 bags, about I, 800 of which have been taken on specula- ton. The decline in price during the pre- ceding week has been fully recovered, and the quotations to-day are equal to the high est previously obtained.
 Aug. l5-The sales of the five last days have amounted 10 ao,ooo bags of which about 1000 have been on speculation Prlces remain steady.
 ABSTRACT OF NEWS FROM PoRTueAL.
 Aug. 18th. The last report of Don Mi guel, was that during the battle before O. porto, and the attack on Lisbon, he was at a house on the road from Lisbon to Oporto With hls mistress. and two Spanish priests, and that on receiving news of the complete overthrow of his party, he set out for Co., ambra, intending to join the Prince Don Carlos, and sail with him in the vessel sent by the Spanish Government to convey that frince to Italy.
 i1tii. Every thing indicated that the gov ernment of Dna. Maria would be settled on permanent basis.--Gen Molellos. who had been despatched from Lisbon with 5000