Liberty advocate., 1843-08-12


: northward for the present, in case Of miss
! ing the Chinese Commissioner on his wa,
soulhward from Pekin. Every thin
! continued q1iet, and the ill-ieeling to
wards the English appeared to be abatinl
at Canton.
lNDA.-Nothng OF any note in the way
Iof fighting has occurred since our last
but another great battle was looked to
about the beginning Of June. Shore Ma
homed had managed TO collect from III,
hills to the westward an army Of $4,000
Beloches with 90 guns; these we're poe
ted IN strong position near Hyderabad
so as TO cut off the communication with
Sukkar. 1t was understood that Sil
Charles Napier would go out TO NEE
them so soon as reinforcements arrived
sufficient to make up for the loss of hel
Majesty's 22d and the LIST Grenadiers.
FRANcE.-The Prince and Princess ds
Joinville arrived at Breast on the Ist.-
The Prince and Princess were expected
at the Chateau de Neuilly on the 5th.
The French Army.-The King Of the
French is determined to keep up the full
compliment of the Army, as proposed by
the Minister Of War, and Sout and Gui.
zot are endeavoring to frighten the Depu-
ties into compliance by magnifying the
disturbances in Spain. The following is
the proposed amount Of the French Ar.
my: For France, $4,000 infantry
70,605 cavalry; for Algiers, 10000 in
fantry, and 1885 cavalry; total, 498,
900.
French Trans atlantic Steam Napiga-
ti0n.-The French Government is about
establishing regular line of steam-pack-
cts from Havre DC Grace and Breast 10
New York and the different West Glndia
Islands. Four splendid steam packets,
of 1900 tons burthen, and $50 horse pow
er, have been at active construction at
La Rochelle and Breast, and will be
launched at the latter end of this month.
Two oil these packets are to return reg
ularly between Havre de Grace and New
York, sailing on the 7th and 2lst Of the
month, so as not to interfere with the
English post-office mails Of the Sd and 18th
to Halifax and Boston, from Liverpool,
and the same dates to the West Indies
SPAM-In- Spain the insurrection ap.
pearsio belthoroughly organised through
o..s-a4s ls;.ss ssivrrry aud~ tic-warlikc prcpu-
raflons are very threatening.
The events at Barcelona, whence we
have intelligence to the 18th, should first
be mentioned. The adhesion of the Can
ain General Cortinez, is ascribed to
curious and almost incredible cause
It is said that on the 1lth, the agents of
France and Queen Christina persuaded
he non commissioned officers of the re-
yiment in Barcelona Ohe regiment ofAl-
neria) to merit and Issue proclamation
n favor of the movement: they did so
he private soldiers were passive; the
ION commiss ioned officers Of other corps
oined; they compelled their officers to do
10; and finally the Captain General
'ielded. He issued proclamation, which
tated, that finding the objects Of the Jun
a TO be loyal and constitutional, and dis
king hostilities, he adhered to the Cen
raj Junta. The consequence was, that
he Junta returned to Barcelona from
abadel, on the 14th; the mother and sis
'r of Prim having entered it in triumph :
10 day before.
PoRTuGAL.--i isbon papers of the 18th
lst. state, that the Queen and the King
onsort had again given upa portion Of
lelr annual income, in order to relieve o
lie necessities Of the country. This Q
as 10 meet an intended address of the a
ortes, praying for such reduction
lstead, the Cores voted their Majesty
a address of thanks for their generous 0
'ncession. u
On the llth, the Royal Family, with 0
e Queen and King Consort at their d
'ad, went TO the bull fight; with which
appearsithey were highly grati6ed. O.
TURKEY--Our Constantinople advces lo
eak of the continuance of hostile de- u
on all sides, but of no deci- .
ID acts. Expectation, as to the future,
ntered in the approaching arrival of Ia
aron Lieven. al
EGYPr.--The news from Egypt states o'
al Mahemet Ali, pressed down by ageI !.
ID infrmities, had joined his grandson M
tn him in the Government, as wakeel.
assistant, in consequence of his sue OF
ssor Ibrahim being an invalid. Be- |cr
cen lbrahim and Abbas, there exists
ong cherished and deadly hatred, which, tn
the death of the old Pacha, will lead to
DOUBT, to very sanguinary results. su
GREEcE.-Letters from Athens to the
!, ult., announce that the affairs Of Greece as
iarrived at crisis, and. that nothing me
a complete change Of system could Pc
event tho kingdom from falling preyl
anarchy. The King, however, aP- rie
'red to perseyere in his old plan. Biz
MIscELLANEoUs.--The action for the al,
'lition Of slavery in India passed The pan
'reme Council on the 7th April and lcies
ame law. SAFE