The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-05-20

SpA,r.-Ths reports Of mutiniss among The
Carlis, insurgents 10 Spain are revived and u
is said that Espsuere has pledged himself ia
put n a end 10 the civil war ia Arragon and Ca
,nlonia Sy the month Of September. Mean.
while. the budget Of the Minister Of Finance
shows an excess Of expenditure over income, oI
nearly seven millions sterling.
TuRKEY.-A letter from Constaniinople oi
the lst of April. mentions 2 new defeat sustain
cd BY the Russians in Circassin, and ths cap
lure by the CireassiaDs Of one Of their forts,
and twenty pieces Of artillery. IL was believed
in Odessa that the army Of forty thousand men
conc entraliug at Sebastopol, would be landed
in the course Of the spring on the coast Of CIR
cassa.
AleYandria letters state that Colonel Hodges,
the British Consul. had provoked the anger oI
Mehemst Ali, by offering passports to Turks to
return home. This Mehsmst Ali would not
suffer. and seemed highly indignant against the
English. He seemed disposed TO court the
French for aid aud protection. and was deter
mined to resist ,ll concessions beyond those he
had already promised. His force, applicable TO
the defence Of the country, amounted TO Two
hundred Thousand meu.
ALsIERs.-The Paris papers contain letters
frem Agiers Of the 18th. The arrival of 'he
Duke Of Orleans had caused great Joy among
the troops, aDd the campalgu was immediately
TO be Commenced. Operations are 10 DO begnn
on an extended scale. as the commander IN
chief is determined to put down Abdel Nader,
who was 1t Medah with his regular isrces.-He
had fortified some of the mountain passes, and
was busy in exciting the insuHeciion even n
mon. tho most distant. He has offered temp
Iations Of money and land TO such French sol
iiers ~ may desert. His Irregular troops carry
heir boldness TO great length, and notwiih-
randing the presence Of thirty thousand French
roops in the immediate vicinity of Algiers. ex-
ensive robberies Of cattle are daily Perpeuated
The whole fnrcr Of Marshall Vallee now "a
mounts TO 10000 men.
NAPLEs.-The King Of the French has offer
ID his mediation in The dispute between Great
; Britain and Sicily. This condition. hewsyer,
nong Others, is stipulated for by the French
namely. that Tho whole negotiation
elarive 10 Naples shall be conducted by the
French Government alone they have demand
ID, also. that hostilities should be suspended
orhwith.
The offer Of French mediation has been sub
equentIy contradlcted, and letters from Malta.
lated April 10Th, announce that the British
Minister, Mr.. Temple. had, on the previous
'ay. directed the commanders Of the Bellrro-
,hon, Jaseur, aud HYDRA, TO commence imme-
late reprisals, and TO capture all vessels under
Neapoli'an colors, and bring them TO Malta
Nespol'ian vessels in that part Of Malta have 81
10 been placed under embargo by order Of the
British Minister.
CHINA.-The only paragraph relating 10 Chi
nese affairs is TO be found in a French Journal
tho Universe, which state. that a rumor WAS
euuent that the English government had offer
ed letter. OF marque 10 such French shpown-
ers az are willing to take part on their own account
in the war with China 1t was added that sew
eral great capitalists had formed an association
to take advantage Of the good will thus mani
tested by the ministry Of Lord Melbourne.