Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-01-19
FOREIGN NEWS.


bearing 81 per cent interest, but the price had not
transpired.
Tho Mississippi state loan of f25O,OOO has
been taken by several contractors at 93, bearing
per cent interest. great amount OF business
IN American securities wa. done IN the week
ending November "a
FRANCE The Council Of State occupied
With important cause in which the B,naParie .
family are interested. The case ID thus stated I
IN the Paris papers.
On the 2Olh March 1915, 100000 Of francs
were due to the Emperor Napoleon for his civil |
list and four more for his family The wants Of
the army being pressing at the time, Napoleon
and his brothers left tho specie IN the Exchange,
and took checks to the amount, which were to be |
paid out Of tho proceeds of the sale of the woods
of the state. Subsequently to the DISASTROUS cam
paign Of Waterloo Louis XVIII, issued an ordi- |
nance four days after his arrival In Paris, de-
claring the checks null and void, that the H.
100000 remained in the treasury, and are still
due to the house Of Napoleon and MS brothers. !
The family of Napoleon has impea ched, illegal
and unconstitutional. the ordinance in question.
The Counsel Of State will have to decide on the
merits Of the case, which viii be presided over
by the keeper Of the seals.
A new treaty of commerce has been negotia-
ted with Belgium Its spirit il that entire
ciprocity. with a very great learning to free
trade The goods aud vessels of either nation
are to paw no more higher duties in the ports
Of the other, than are paid by the goods and YES
sells of the other in their own ports. The treaty
was looke ed upon with favor i'll the commercial cir
cles OF Paris.
SpA1r--Th accounts from this kingdom
horrible The commanders both sides appear
TO have adopted butchcry their code of war.
1t is due the Christians, however, to say, that
the slaughters Of prisoners have been committed
in retaliation, the first murders having been per
pctrated by Cabrera; and that they have been
the first, nlso, to adopt measures for the suppress
sion Of a practice horrible.
Between the two parties it appears that nearly
300 prisoners have been butchered.
Rumors of a change of ministry were cur
rcnt at Madrid. Among the parties named as
likely to succeed to the premiership, observe
the name Of Generalracon.
No military movements Of Importance have
been made recently. Don Carlos, i, is said had re-
fused to listen to any offers for an accommodation
RUSSlA-An extensive revolt is said to have
broken out in Georgia. Shra, one Of the princ
pal cities, had been sacked by the rebels, and
5000 Russians massacred, among whom were two
general officers. The rebels we're advancing on
Tifiis, when the last accounts were sent from Err
zeroun to Constantinople. The Russian govern
ment anticipating trouble, had despatched $4,000
men, before the insurrectIon broke out.
1t appears that extensive conspiracy has
been discovered in Poland, the leaders of which
had been arrested and thrown into prison at Viii
Of all participators in the plot should be immed
ately sequestered
The names of Is persons arc published, who
have been arrested--all holding respectable posi-
tons in society.
A letter from Odessa, dated October %, de
clares that all the nations of the Caucasus ripe
for revolt against the Russians; and that Genera
(ioiowine had written to the Emperor, that he
could not reduce them to obedience with $4,000
men under his orders as they themselves wer,
.lxl.- Lo-N - II
also that the with the Circassians is not COINS
on favorably for the Russians.
The betrothal of the Duke of Leuchtenber,
and the Princess Mary of Russia, took place Oh
tho 4th Of November. The marriage is not to b
solemnized until the spring. The Duke has enter
ed the Russian army, holding the rank of majo
general.
The Journal de Frankfort denies that any Of
der ukase has been issued, requiring the Pole
to woar the Russian costume, and offers to wage
1000 francs with tho Journal de Paris, which sc
the story naoat, that such order has eve
been published.
1t is said in the Augsburg Gazette, that I'll
Russian military operations in Circassia haV
been suspended. 1t is said also that The Russia
fleet has returned from Sebastopol to Odessa, ar
that the troops have gone into winter quarters.
The report of tho raising Of the siege of Her
by the Sha of Persia, which was contradicted /
the last arrival, is now confirmed. The En-
lish minister, Mr.. MNeili, returned from Consta
tinope to Teheran-and Russian influence in Pc
STA is said to have received a check.
TEXAS, GREAT BRITAIN, AND FRANcE.-N
find the following paragraph in the New Yo
Star OF Friday last
"TExAs.-By advices from Paris,
formed that General Henderson, the Texian Re
resentativc near the French government, h
closed a commercial arrangement, whereby 4
ports of Texas and France opened to {
vessels and products of each other. We a
uounced that such negotiation on fC
some weeks since, which is now confirmed fro
an authentic source. This fact may be consdt
cd as very favorable indication of the poll
and views OF France regards sis'
Republic. and following the example of Gre
Britain, (who entered into similar arrane
ment some time since,) it may be considered
furnishing good evidence Of a speedy and me
formal recognition of the independence of Tex
on the part of both England and France Tez
will not then want the means either to pay
her debt, (Which is but small,) to deveo
her vast resources"