Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-18
FOREIGN.
IMPORTANT FROM FRANCE.

Fa.urrectiou al Bolougne--Panic in PARIS.
New YORK, Sept l2-The packet ship England,
Cant Waite, arrived Saturday afternoon, bringing
London papers to the 7h and Liverpool to the 9Th ut,
| inclusive.
| New causes Of excitement have sprung up in France
The madcap, Louis Napoleon, has made another silly
and mpoent attempt at nsurrection the particulars OF
which will be found below.
The news of the ratification of the offensive treaty
BY Prussia had also been received, and caused panic
on the Bourse at Paris, and several failures had occur
red among the spectators in stocks.
The news of the suppression Of the Instruction in
Syria is fully confirmed.
On Tuesday, the 18th Aug, the King of Holland open
ed in the extraordinary session of the States Ge
neral and delivered "royal speech Of course there
was nothing in it.
The following letter from London correspondent,
gives general synopsis Of the news.
Loxpox, Aug. 6, $40.
To the Editors OF the New York sun.
| By the fine packet ship England, Capt Waite, OF the
old line, which sails from Liverpool Tomorrow morn
ing, send you this letter.
Since the departure Of the Royal mail steamer AGA
dia on the 18th inst, land mail from India has
been received bringing papers TO June 22d, bat the
news is not of much importance
| The threatening aspect Of war between England
and France has in great degree passed away, and the
general opinion in England is, that there will he no
wal, st.!i, FrHnre is IN high state "i excitement,
and the French Press and the French Minister, NJ.
Theirs, seem determined to keep up the excitement
The ordinances which ordered levy of additional
soldiers and sailors, and the commissioning of five more
sail Of the line, caused great excitement in London,
and had effect the funds; but The shrrwd
ami calculating believe he only part of that sys.
ten Of French bravado, which usually ends in mere
empty defamation and silly threats NJ Theirs is in
rather awkward situation: he has been rash and in.
temperate in filing the Government journals with his
own opinions the affairs Of the Fast, and the conduct
of England signing the treaty; he has nsulted Lord
Palmersonand excited all France; ne has caused pa
mic in the money market and now after little sober
reflection, he finds that he too hasv taking such
rash steps, and is alarmed at his position how be
will back out from his present critical situation, trnc
alone determine.
. Al two o'clock Iii. day the Morning Post and Times
published second edition Of their respective papers
announcing the following intelligence b. "cxtraor
binary express" from Paris
"Paris-Wedn perfect panic was occasion.
ed to-day by report that The ratification Of the treaty
of alliance BY Prussia had been received. Nunerou:
failures had occurred on the lsoursc.
, PosTscrlrr-5! oclock.-h third edition of the
Times has just been placed before me, continuing the
Extraordinary Express from Boulogne.-By second
extraordinary express, have received the following
hurried but very important intelligence dated Boulogne
: Thursday morning:
f "A steamer has Just arrived off the town. and landed
about loo men, dressed in the uniforms of Generals
Colonies in the army. Some Of them went immediate
ly to the Barracks, crying "lirc Louis .laDoleon'
and distributed money among the crowd.
'Ths morning of them, attircd as General of
fce- and another Colonel, arrested and con
Quoted TO prison.
"a number of horses are on board Of the steamer.
"All IS quiet at present, but the military are all under
arms
"The drums are beating to call out the Nationa
Guards No more Of the insurgents have been arrested
1t is SAID, that Louis Napoleon has also landed.
There also panic in the Stock Exchange this
morning, the OF which has not, yet, been ex
planned 1t was expected by many well informed per
tl,atj RI a.,
but the great surprise of the public kind Of panic
took place in the Consol market after the opening
1t is said that it caused by the pigeon gentlemen
who first in the Market and Immediately sold
Consols at the opening to 90s 10 I, but after
wards large amounts Of stock thrown upon the
market at 9Oi and 90!, creating panic which brought
$50. =" :? s"l-at ooIeok, however. the,
rose To 90 TO !lS!, both for money and for
All other securities have been or less fuctua
ing throughout the day
There was considerable business done in the Liver
pool cotton market yesterday: the, ales consisted
II 6400 bales; 1920 of which taken speculation
4 at very full rates.
The weather for the last week has been most delight
full and has been The of maturing the crops and
frightening the hopes OF all classes. The heat for tho
las three days has been really oppressive but the crops
required sun, after the long, heavy rains, and
cold weather of July The prospect is, that they
will be most abundant in every part of the kingdom.
Il The general domestic is not important.
! o'clock, Thursday Erenng. P. @.
(Erom Mr Londou 7imes, .3ustst H.
/ The Paris papers of "Wednesday, with letter from
our correspondent in that city, have reached us by
our ordinary express. The former nearly destl-
tute Of news the latter the occurrence of
pc panic the Bourse, occasoned by numerous
failures among the spectators, and BY report that the
ratification Of the treaty of alliance by the Prussian 60
vernment had been received, and which it will be seen
by the su5oined stock lists caused great fall in the
funds. Our correspondent, concssng the difficulty
OF resisting the influence Of example, continued TO
ceive from well informed quarters an assurance that
no need be apprehended, but at the same time
that very long and very serious negotiations must re-
suit from the situation in which the ordered
by the French Government had placed Europe.
Our correspondent adds, that stupid alarm had made
very considerable progress among the English residents
OF Paris great numbers Of whom had applied for pass
ports, and many of whom had indeed already departed
leaving orders TO dispose of their furniture and effects
-"This, however, adds correspondent, ssmust be
taken for only its value 1t the result of the reitcra
ted rancorous declarations of the Paris press against
the country, and which, if continued would or will,
place the lives of every British subject in France in
jeopardy"
acknowledgements, Aug. 6.-This morning one Of
those mad attempts at revolution which have charac-
ersed the French since the days of the first and of me-
morable July disturbed the inhabitants Of this peaceful
town from lie slumbers. The facts as have collected