Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-02-23
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United S,ates-RecQt Of ". SaiTrteF, me
French .HiaiS:er-PaSsPortst rendered TO -F.
Livingston.
The packet ship Orpheus, Capt Burseley, ar
rived at New York, from Liverpool, whence she
sailed on the 18th Of January ultimo. BY TINS
arrival the Editors Of the Commercial Advert
ser received their usual supply of foreign Jour-
mails, including London of January 10th, give
nng) and Liverpool Of the latest dates. Oopl-
Gus selections are subjoined.
FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES.
The news by the Havre, which arrived on
Sunday night, produced an impression that the
Message of the President of the U. 5. had been
received in the French capital with far greater
indifference than had been anticipated The
calm, however, was of but short duration, and
has been followed by a measure, which, in ordina
ry cases. is the first preliminary to actual hostti
ties-THE RECALL OF THE FRENCH
MINISTER FROM THE UNITED STATES,
AND THE TENDER OF HIS PASSPORTS
TO THE AMERICAN ENVOY RESIDENT
NEAR THE GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE!
Coming to us circuitously through the EngliSH
papers, our accounts are less perfect In theh
conhexion than we could desire, since we are
without the means OF tracing the action Of
the French Government step by step, to the
breakingup ofthe diplomatic relations between
the two governments 1t appears TO have been
known in the capital on Tuesday the 18th OF
January, that the King had. determined TO as
sumo a hostile attitude, and the tact was an
nounced by the National of that evening as fol-
lows
cit is this evening affirmed that the Monlteur
OF tomorrow morning is to announce that Mr.
LIVINGSTON, the American Minister, has recelV-
ed his passports, and that Nj. SERRURIER, Minis
ter Of France in the United States, has .oeen re-
called. War is, therefore, declared. But at the
same time that the Royalty Of the 7th OF August
gives such satisfaction to its outraged dignity 1t
orders its Ministers to present, after to morrow,
= to the Chamber of Deputies, the treaty with the
United States, and in thecourse OF eight days
peace will be made"
Accordingly, on the morning Of the l4th,
: wednesday, the NOniteur published in its Oh
fetal part the following important article
"rhe King has recalled NJ. Serrurier, his
Minister at Washington. The Minister Tor Fo-
reign Affairs has notified this resolution to the
the Minister of the United States at Paris In
forming him at the same time that the passports
which he may be in need of, in consequence. OIL
sin execution ofthe engagements entered in
to by'France the Project Of Law relative to the
American claims will be presented tomorrow
to the Chamber of Deputies. A clause VIII De
added to it, intended to protect (garantT)
eventually such French interests as might be en-
dangered"
The same article was simultaneously puc-
lished in the Journal les Debnts and the rumor
of the preceding day had found its way into all
the other papers of Wednesday morning. It's
truly one of the most inexplicable documents
inexplicable, we mean, as to the motives oil the
government in the premses-that we ever saw,
In one breath the government proclaims mea-
sure, nearly equivalent 10 a declaration OF war;
while in the next it declares IFS intention. on the
succeeding day, to send down proposition to
the Chamber of Deputies, which, it carried
through in good faith, will remove every dill
Guilty, and every pretext for anger aud dlssatis-
faction, upon cit ~ SIDE POSSIBLY, however
neither the King 2yfhis Ministers have the least
idea of the indemnity being granted by the
Chambers, especially under the existing irrita
ton; but being nevertheless fully determined to
redeem all his own promises and pledges TO the
letter. the King again avows his purpose OF re-
guessing a vote Of the indemnity from the Cham
bers-while at the same time he resents what be
considers deliberate Insult from the American
Executive. We give below all the articles
which we can find, calculated TO elucidate the
subject The French correspondence of the
the London papers, on the whole, favors the
opinion that the indemnity will be paid, while
the tone of the French press would lead it to an
opposite conclusion. 1t appears from the arti-
Gle which will be found below, extracted from
the told) Sun, that the Indemnity Bill was not
nresen,ed to the Chambers on the 18th, as pro-
missed; and the Temps says, it cannot persuade
itself that the Bill will be presented to the De-
puties. "ll NY aurat pas" it observes "d'ex-
plcatons possibles de la part du Ministere pour
sauver rinconvenance dune telle demarche."-
mo possible explanations can be made by the
Ministers to warrant such a proceeding.
The following letter from Paris, is from the
correspondent Of the London Morning Post
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