The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-03-21
LATER FROM FRANCE.

LATER FHOM FhANCE.
BY the packet ship Vile de Lyon, Captain
Stoddart, arrived yesterday evening from Havre,
(says the New York Tribune of the 10Th inst.)
whence she sailed on the 10th ultimo, we have
files of Paris papers to the 9th inclusive. The
advces from Spain are, of course, not much
later. We translate few items
The Government at Madrid, on the Cd of Feb
ruary was striving TO keep up the appearance
of tranquility which did not exist. The Min
istrry pretended to be in possession Of positive
evidence of treason against certain distinguished
persons whom they were about to make an ex-
ample Of One Of them, the Deputy Madoz,
writes as follows, to the ErpectadOr:
cit is in the morning. They are carrying
me, sick and feeble as | am, to prison; yet never
was so proud as at this moment 1t is unne-
cessary for me to say to my friends that my
conscience acquits me of all blame, that will
yet confound my vile and infamous calumnia-
tors, and will teach bitter lesson to those foes
of liberty who have prosecuted me-"
Valence was surprised on the 18th January
by Pantaleon Bonnet, who had been despatched
in pursuit OF some smugglers, with body Of
$50 foot and s horse. The Commandant was
taken prisoner, and such of the soldiers as re-
fused to take part with the insurgents were dis
armed. The insurgents then formed Junto
and appointed Bonnet President, and invested
bim with the powers of commander in chief.
republican, Manuel Carreras, implicated in the
horrible assassination Of magistrate four years
ago, and chief OF the smugglers for all that re-
gion. At the same time that the gates of Ali
cante were opened to the smugglers, the Junto
published proclamation demanding the over
throw of the existing Government.
The CdstaIlanO contradicts the rumors of the
arrest of several eminent personages, amongst
whom were Gen. Concha, (who has fled from
ex-minister, Don Joaquin-Maria Lopez The
only individuals, according to the Castellano,
who had been arrested, were NM. Madoz, Gar
MICA, Garrido, Verda, Ors, Benedict, and Linares.
& EGYPT.-The Marseilles Semaphore announces
the death of Boghos Bey, Minister Of Commerce
and Foreign Affairs, and the oldest and most
devoted adherent of Mehemet Ali. He died on
the 10th January, aged 70.
A few cases of the plague had occurred at
Damietta. Everywhere else was entirely
healthy.
RUssIA.-Letters from St. Petersburg confirm
the account Of the Russian victory achieved by
Gan Fregtag, at which 5000 Circassians were
slain or taken prisoners. The Prince Tschess-
cheng had written to the Emperor Nicholas that,
it the least violence was offered to the Princes
son, who was amongst the Circassian prisoners,
he would visit the most terrible vengeance upon
the Russian officers in his power.
The Augsburgh Gazette states that the doc
trines of the French Communists were spread
ing in Poland, and that several persons, con-
victed OF entertaining them, had been banished
to Siberia.
The French Government steamer Sphinx had
been lost, and four men were drowned and many
others injured. I. NM
There were no changes in the Paris funds,
and we see no French news, political or other
wise, of moment. The advices from England,
~ course, "a late NJ this arrival as those
previously received by the SID ons.