Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-03-20
FOREIGN NEWS.

GREAT BRITAIN.

Sc. : &c with his motion TO repeal the COD
laws. The misunderstanding eXisii,S De-
tween the governments of Eng''hu ana
Russia, through the interveni''' o, prince
Es,erbazv the Austrian AMBASSADOR was
in n fair wav to be adyfed. Considerable
;rnort,t;ops Of what had been made into
Elnland Gov, yam Deiman's land; tol
rb;cb la,,nr n,ace 5000 convicts had been
t.nnanar,aG dur;ns the last year. A dread
FIJI s,pr,o had sept over England and the
north of Eur,Se, causing great obstruction
both on lapIand at sea; many iives wereI
Iost and .Teral houses burnt by lightning
There dad been decrease in the revenue
Ca ,ie quarter made up to the 9th of Janus
~ Of G3l, SAT, as compared with the
same quarter last year. The Columbine,
one of the vessels of Lander's expedition
nm the Niger. had arrived in England. Mr.,
Lander and lieut.. Allan, had proceeded in
the AIburka steamer up that river, and
were sannune of ultimately establishing
successful system of commercial inter
course between England and Africa.
FRANCE.
Tha.~.pers contain various speculations
hing an anticipated rupture between
England and France, on the one side, and
Russia on the other; but these are not borne
out by the friendly tenor of the congratu-
latorv address of the ambassador of. the
latter power to the king of France, on new
years day. Considerable naval prepara-
tions we're being made, which we presume
gave birth to the rumors in question. The
chambers would, it is thought, vote the ne
cessary appropriations 10 pay the install
ment due to the United States, and thus
settle that difference. The departure of
the duke Of Orleans, for America was tic
take place the present month.
SPAIN.
The affairs of the queen were rather
more promising; but still without material
change. The contest between the con-
tending parties had assumed the character
OF a guerilla warfare. MorIIlo's troops
had again entered Portugal and captured
40 Carlists; and the insurgents of Navar-
re, after severe conflict, had been beaten
BY general Lorenzo
SILL LATER.
From London papers to the 1SM January
inclusive
1t was calculated in England that the
present situation Of this country would
seriously interfere with the manufacturing
Industry of that country, as all the advices
ffom here admonished the manufacturing
and sh'pping houses not to send out goods
as there was no money to pay for them, and
the manufacturers were, in many Instnn-
ces, acting upon them.
The affairs OF Spain have assumed a
new and more important form. A captain
general, Lander, who appears to act in
concert with the municipality of Barceio-l
ma, and to have, among other distinguished
adherents, generals Quesado and Mlrlio
had sent an embassy TO the queen ultima
ting % her as The wishes of the province.
Isl, that the Spaniards receive Il represen-
tati9e government, with the liberties con>
nected with it--2d, the suppression of alb
beys and mpnks-3d, the liberty of the
press-ath, The reform of the clergy-5th.
the distribution ct lis property among the
people, and 9th. that the tiihes and other
imposts, injurious to farmers, be suppress
sed. Llander has $4,000 men at his com
mand; his address to the queen was backed j
by $4,000 signatures, and the people of
CATALONIA bad risen en- masse in support of
his demand. The queen is said to have
returned Llander's address, without giyino
any satisfaction as to the course she would
pursue. The queen, however, Welding to
the pressure OF circumstances, it is said Il
has changed her ministers, and consented
to the conVocasion of the cortes, The pres-
ident OF The new cabinet is SAID to be the
msfqais de las Arnarila Many distin.
gulshed constltu.ionalists have returned To
SPAN.
Adv'ces from Lisbon state that Don Mi
guei's army had suffered greatly from sick
ness, and was reduced to 6 900: his forti- L
ilfa t,ons were strong and would require t
muah greater force than Don Pedro's to +
dislndge him. a
The eastern parts of Russia are suffer- C
ing dreadiully from the effects of famine.
There Is report that earl Grey was a v
bout to resign.
RUSSIA AND TURKEY. "A gorgeous re, C
citai Is gwen in the late accounts from
Europe, of the presents intended for the II
emperor Nicholas, with which Achmet e
Pacha' the new envoy to Petersburg, y
mas been charged by the sultan. The !:
who, ny the bye, can mel !, u
thcr read nor write in any language, not
even his own, is loaded with costly lew. .
els. The birdie, saddle and caparison 4
for the steed oi Nicholas. are alone es. :,
tlmated to exceed 100000 in value. t,
Hbere are bracelets for the czariDa of {.
."e'ye rounds each, adorned with TWEEN e