Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-04-17
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packet ship Virginian. The London dates
are also of the 9Th.
"A serious alteration took place in the
house Of commons on the 5th, betweeu
Lord Aithrop aud Mr.. Shiel, while the al
fairs OF ireland were under discussion.
Both were committed to the custudv of the
ergeant-at-arms. but were liberated on
their engagement to obey the rules of the
house.
Mr.. Gilbert Stewart Newton, the cele-
brated painter, died in London, on the
24th OF January, in the 10th year of his
age.
1t is stated in the French papers, tina,
Louis Philippe has received letter from,
the Emperor of Russia, in which the latte,
expressed his desire to cooperate with
France IN efforts to maintain the peace OF
Europe. Some sensation had been created
IN the chamber of Deputies, by demand
OF Marshal Soult, in contraventiou of his
previous engagement, for the increase OF
the army to 3? 900 men. An extraordi.
nary appropriation of Z, 900 francs was
also demanded by the munster of Marine
tor the increase Of the naval armament in
lhe Medltlterranean.-The funeral of NJ
Dulong was attended by vast body OF
people, but no disturbance took place,
PoRrUGAL.-The intelligence from Lis.
bon was TO the ID of Feb. The substaucs
OF The news Is, that there had been severa!
sklrmlshes between the hostile parties, bui
the most important was on the S0th Janun-
ry, when the Miguelites made an attack on
the Queens forces, but were repulsed with
considerable loss. On the same day Gen.
saldanha attacked the Miguelites, when
they retreated, leavinga great number kill
ed and wounded, and he succeeded in taking
ABOUT IoO prisoners, among whom were a
general and several officers.
SPAIN.--Accounts from Madrid are to
the 3uth Of Jan.-The Basque provinces
had been declared in a state Of siege. The
Carlos party were concentrating their for
ces i'll the north, but were unable to mus
ter more than 6 or 1000 men; and on The
other hand the Catalonians had raised
body of volunteers, consisting of between
5 and 5000 men for the defence of queen
Isabel. The queens party continues to
maintain their ascendency.
SMYRNA BY the brig Triumph, from
Smyrna, We have received the papers Of
that city to Dec. 22d, letters had been re-
ceived from Commodore Patterson, dated
at Milo, Dec. II, which mentions the arri-
val there of the (rigates United States and
Constellation, after having received some
damage in the violent tempest of the 18TH
Several vessels were lost in the storm, and
a number had arrived at Smy rna, damaged.
The French frigate Galatee came near
going ashore at Mycone. The English
cutter Spitfire, lost her captain, and a
French passenger, washed overheard, and
came very near being wrecked, but sue
ceeded in getting into Ipsara, with consld
erable damage. Accounts from Napoli to
Dec. ID, represent the state Of Greece as
more tranquil than it had been for long
time previous. The government had sue
ceeded in making itself feared, and the
laws respected. The preliminary investi-
cations for the trial of the conspirators
were still going on. 1t was said that some
new facts of Importance had been discov-
cred, and some new arrests had been made
The Russian fleet at Sebastopol in the
Black Sea consisted of forty sale.
ANTIGuA.-An act has been passed by
the Legislature of Antigua, abolishing sla-
very in that island after the first day oil
August next. In November last, the gov
ernor, at the request of the legislature, adj
dressed the British government for infor-
nation, whether unconditional abolition
would be permitted, in lieu of the gradual
system provided by the act of parliament.
A reply was received, stating that the
wishes Of the legislature were entirely in
accordance with the views of the govern
ment and the spirit of the act of parlia
act of total and unconditiop.
al abolition was accordingly passed by the
assembly on the 18th of February, and the
on the 18th.
PILGRIMAGE TO MEccA.-A spanish brig
arrived at Gibralter February I, from Mo
galore, bound to Alexandria, having on
board l22 Moorish pilgrims. On the fol-
owing day, an english brig arrived FROM
The same place, on the same voyage, with