Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-02-08

letter from General Jackson, disavowing, in
a manner most honorable to himself, all the
injurious interpretations given to certain
phrases used by him in his celebrated mes.
sage to the American Congress, and to
some of his acts. lie likewise announces
his intended retirement fromthe Presidency,
and from public life altogether, and his de-
termination Of paying visit 10 France.
Ii is elsewhere stated that General Cass
had announced that the commercial inter-
course of the United States and the south of
France, was about TO be renewed with re-
doubled vigor.
From The United States Gazette.
The London papers contain the official
account of Espartero, and of the sortie from
Bilboa.
We find that money is becoming more
plentiful in London, and cotton is in de-
mand. These are two important items for
the merchants of the United Safes.
Some changes are anticipated in the Bel
gan ministry. Great preparations for cele-
brating the birth day of King Leopold, on
the 10Th inst. were making Mt Brussels; the
Duke Of Orleans had arrived in that city.
SPANISH AFFAIRS.
1t appears that Espartero had met with a
check near Bilboa. The reported defeat
of Gomez, brought by the late arrival from
Cadiz at New York, is rot confirmed.
Letters from Bayonne Of the 9th inst.
state that EsIartero had positively fallen
back upon Portugalette, into which place he
had re-entered. The corps de reserve,
consisting of 1000 men, whom, he had
expected, arrived at Castro on the 9th. In
an affair on that day exactly opposite Por-
tugalctte, the division of Espartero mus;
have suffered severely, as 900 of his men
wounded in the action had been conveyed
TO the latter town.
Bayoane, Dec. 10, 3 o'clock.--Nothing
new from Bilboa. 1t is believed that the
capture of the town viii depend upon the re-
suit of the operations against Espartero,
who was joined on the 9th, at Portugalette,
by FIVE battaions Of the reserve. The
Carlists have made an unsuccessful attempt
to destroy the bridge of the Desierto.
Brigader Album on the 4th took from Ca
brera $50 more horses. The Bishop OF
Pampaluna is among the prisoners.
Gomez reached Alcaudctte on the even
ing of the Doth, and was there attacked by
the constitu,ionalists, Git does not appear
that they were commanded by AlaiX,) rout-
ed, but not intercepted. These tidings
come from the Junta of Alcaudele. The
postmaster of Menzanares gives later It'd.
ings of the Carlist chief, stating that he
passed the Sierre Morcna, by Despenaper-
ros, and was coming in the direction OF
| Manzanares. This account is dated the Sd.
Notwithstanding these accounts (some OF
which it viii be perceived are of ancient
date,) the defeat Of Gomez was not fully
credited in Paris.
1t seems that the French expedition
against Constantinople has failed.
1t Is almost unnecessary to state. that the
| failure and discontinue of the expedition
against Constantine occupied the first place
in public attention in Paris on Wednesday
RUSSIA.
We observe that it is stated in the Lon.
don papers that the Emperor Nicholas is
afflicted with mental alteration, which ex
hbi's itself in a most painful manner. 1t is
said that the disease has been augmented
by fall from a sled, which the Emperor
received while Shedding down Russian
Mount"
1t was reported on the authority of letters
from Berlin, that military conspiracy had
been discovered in Russia, and that one re-
giment in particular was deeply compromis.
ed in it.
The situation Of affairs in Spain and Por.
tugal is truly distressing. Those peninsula
nations have been for years torn by intes.
tine broils, with making one step IN advan.
&C, without gaining at all upon national hap.
piness. Of Portugal, tho London Herald
observes
The last intelligence from Portugal is
fraught with melancholy importance, as
regards the situation of affairs in that coun-
try. From those portions of our Lisbon
correspondents letters, TO the I'd inst. which
we published in second edition of the
Morning Herald Of yesterday, it will be SEEM
that whilst the energies and efficiency of the
existing government are paralysed by do.
mestc faction, cabal, and club at home, its
very existence is threatened from without,
by the movements of the Miguelitc party,
to the strengthening Of whose pretensions
the recent dissentions and violent distrac-
tons have contributed"
Nor does it appear that the success of the
Migueite party would in the least degree
lessen the evil.
Nor is it better with Spain. "There
teens with revolution every hour" and
conflict succeeds to conflict, mutiny to de.
feat, and execution to mutiny.
With reference to the relation which
France is to have with Spain, the Herald
says:-
"Thc opening Of the Session of the
French Chambers will be signalized by
events very important 10 the whole of con-
tinental Europe, and especially so to Spain.
The trial of strength between the present
Ministers of the King of the French and
the late Ministerial party will, of course, be
upon the question of active Intervention in
the affairs of Spain. However it may be
disguised under the formal language Dor.
rowed from the quadruple treaty, or framed
upon the opposing interpretations of that
document, the real question will be whether
the cause of Spanish bonds shall or shall be
supported by French bayoness? This is the
real battle TO be fought in the Legislative
Chambers of France. They who call
themselves the supporters of the quadru2le
treaty, care very little about political prin.
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