The native American., 1837-12-23
EUROPEAN NEWS.

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| The death of Gen. Damremont at the captur,
of Constantine, must have been scene pecuiiarl,
exciting and worthy of the pencil of Venet. sen
out to commemorate this event. A correspond
ent says:
In one of the letters from Constantine, it i.
stated that at the moment when General de Dam
remont was MORALLY wounded, he was close to hi
friend, Gen. Perregaux, with his hand touchin.
his shoulder. When the Generals body was al
ready deprived of all motion, his hand convul
sively grasped Gen. Penegaux's coat, from whicl
it was impossible for length of time to detacl
it. 1t was while STOPPING for the purpose of as
sisting his friend, that Gen. Perregaux wa
wounded. The same letter adds, that tn
Duke de Nemours, who was in the same group
displayed the utmost sang froid, and after few
words expressive of his regret for Gen. de Dam
remont, said, Gentlemen, the King had antici
pated the possibility of such misfortune, ant
his intention is that the chief command should de
volve on Gen. Vallee.' This intention is in ac
cordance with the regulations of the army, Gen
Vallee being the senior officer in rank.
Splendid Collection Of antiquities from Rain,
of Carthage.-The French vessel Zodiaque
touched at Marseilles on her way from Africa tt
Liverpool. She had on board SIS boxes of anti
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company of Englishmen, who paid the Bey 0
Tunis few hundred. thousand francs for leave t.
explore the site of that ancient and famous city
Among the objects of art, are very fine marble
statue and splendid mosaic, in perfect state o
preservation.
1t is suggested that the Ahtocrat peremptorily
prohibits his young nobility from residing at Pa
ris or elsewhere out of the Russian empire. He
fears the incubation Of revolutionary doctrines in
the hOt-bed of their luxuriance.
The celebrated composer Hummell, died al
Weimar, Oct. II. There is wildness and pa
thos i'll his music which classes him with Weber
Expedition against the Coordish Tribes
Haiz Pacha last August, went, by order Of the
Sultan, with 10000 regulars to Harpoot, to attack
the rebels in the Djezireh mountains. They were
totally subjugated, and many put to the sword
Eight transports, sent with 1000 men to Hafiz
were lost in the Black Sea.
Queen Victoria is sitting for her portrait to Mr.
J. Hayter. Lord Melbourne also, to the same
artist. They are intended probably forpendants
The following is a pretty tolerabe hit at the toe
prevalent fashion of putting every igurante:
FANNY ELsLER.--The French journals art
muchconcerned about 'sserous accident which
befel this favorite danseuse few evenings ago
during her performance of Jenny Vertpre's char
acter in La Chdfte Metamorphosec en- Femme
which has been turned into ballet. g In tn,
second act," says the Gazette Musicale, twhel
the woman-cat springs under the table to get
the pan of milk the table unfortunately upset, AM
the milk was split upon the charming dancer
foot. Being overheated by her exertions, she wa
seized with an alarming chillness and shiverin
fit; but, nevertheless, had the fortitude to shoy
no symptoms of suffering, and remained on tn
stage till the end of the scene, when every car
was taken to prevent any i'll consequences from
the accident" 1t is with reason, it would seem
that France is called le paradis DIES danes.
| The Duke de Nemours, who nominally CON
manded at Constantine, is only % years of agt
The power Of thrones reverses the order of M
ture. Whether he was in the same groupe o
the ramparts where his grey-headed and yetera
subaltern DamremOnt met with so noble a death
requires further confirmation than the mere ips
dixit Of court fatterers.
The following is certainly straining point fo
Ia paragraph:
When the Duke of Wellington attended tho
musical festival at Westminster Abbey, the stew
ard whose duty it happened to be to attend upor
his Grace, was Mr.. Rodwell, the composer, who
it appears, was actually christened " Bonaparte.
Torrance was ended, and was assisted upon hi
horse by Mr.. Rodwell, SO that at fight or festi
val it was Bonaparte who assisted Wellington Il
mount
A Dramatic World.-Balfe's grand new ope
ra of Caractacus at Drury Lane, will employ 7O
supernumeraries, 40 horses, camels, &c.
gentleman, on taking an edition of Gibbon'
Rome to booksellers in Dublin to be bound
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Russia! ooh no, nor he replied, g Russia is to-
far off, will have it bound in Dublin
| An action was once brought against the edito
of newspaper by widow for stating that tn
disorder which her husband died of was scold
| ing wife.
We give insertion to this excellent editorial of tn
Philadelphia Ledger and recommend its perusal to tn
| attention of our benevolent citizens