The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-01
PARIs, May 20, lS4i.
MISCELLANY.

PARIs, May 26, lS4i.
MISCELLANY
The Maritime Society of Paris has issued ia il.
journal On elaborate essay the colonization of the
Island OF Madagascar from the pen Of a French gen.
teman long resident on the island. He labors &c
show that France should undertake a settlement and
OBTAIN an external SoperegRty-the meaning of which
IS virtual annerGiion Marshal Bugeauds despatch
from Algeria, dated the 2th instant narratesa at length
ms Dattle with some eight or ten thousand kabyes-
disorderly mass, of whom he killed some three OF
four hundred. SEEING he adds, " that they can
not contend with u, these tribes will ere long submit
and then France will have extended her conquest;
over a country which is rich beautiful and pIobabl,
the most populous OF Algeria. 1t may be compared
at least with the banks OF the Chelf the soil is not
skiiuy cultivated but is, in general, covered this
year with fine and immense crops" Anne alton
again. The Duke dAumale certainly expe fenced a
check-seyeral of the journals saw a drubbing-
from the Arabs aud confidential General has been
dePuted from Paris to restrain his martial mpetuos.
y The Constitutional bewails an inordinate prose
cutioh oil war N Algerla-eight expeditions being on
1901. " why II asks, go to Lagonath in the de-
sert one hundred and twenty leagues south of AL
gles" Details are furnished of Arab population IN
order TO show that the numbers exceed by many mil
mons Tue ordinary estimates. Two thousand cases OF
litigation, by settlers, with the French authorities
give work enough to the civil courts Father Full
genuo Lopez, coniessor of the late wife of the Spa.
nlsh mani Don Francisco uncle of Queen Isabel
has returned TO Spain from his visit Don Carlos al
Bruges We learn, on the best authority that the
Father was exceedingly edited and saw abundant
cause for the dealhbed compunction of the Princess
IN the admirable merits OF the exed family The
LondC1 Morning Post of the 2lst instant furnishes
curious, and, we may presume, authentic report OF
the mission of Lord Ranelagh to Brlges which was
far successful that Don Carlos consented to abdi-
cate IN favor Of his eldest son, provided marriage
on equal terms could be effected with Queen Isabel
but France and England reIuct
i have private information OF a late date from Ma
ITII la GG,.a. 49, a.. 81,
uaton." Queen Christina has secured half mil
lion OF dollars as part OF reimbursement of her ad
| vances fol- the overthrow of Espartero. Gonzales
| Bravo who was appointed minister penipoeniiary
for Lisbon, could not fail to be welcomed by the
Portuguese Court, to whom he had offered the aid of
Spanish army against Count Bomtn. radiance
oil The man answered the purpose OF those at Mad
rid and Paris whose designs he ruthessly and law
lessly executed. Mendizaba and General V an Ha-
len IN its capital These and other distinguished
associates of Espartero now revolve Federative
Republic for Spain, with strong central rule -
Senior Caderon de la Barca is here, and will proceed
to resume the station Of envoy at w ashngton un.
less he shou be chosen TO nil the vacancy Lon
! don The Marquis of Viluma-iranslerred from the
| London embassy to the Department of Foreign Al
fairs at Madrd-came to Paris few days ago to re-
ceve (observe the Opposition edtors) his instruc-
| tors from Mr.. Guzot. Mr.. Irving intended to fol-
low the Queens Isabel and Christina to Barcelona
| His health is improved. The mother and daughter
| could not venture to perform the whole journey by
land portion Of the route is invelerately disaect-
ed They travel between Vaen ia and Barcelona in
| sea-steamer No one of my intormants undertakes
to predict any particular denouement of Spanish
| affairs. The tobacco contractors have engaged
steamers for an attempt TO reduce the smuggling on
! the coast. Three numbers of now journal have
| been sent to me from Madrid, 1t is entitled Ell No
| reiere, and issued daily there in quarto sheet and
three times per week IN larger form, for the pro-
| yinces. The country paper is well compounded of
shrowd, bold, original articles extracts from those
Oh 'ire ~irr Journals and foreign aud doroot.e news
| oil every description NO quarters allowed to
| NarvaeZ by the hume writers; they caricature
| him ait,r the manner Of our Charyar 1t is proba
bic that deputaon from the barracks to the print
| ing office will rather roughly terminate that spot
The following paragraph of letter affords sample
! OF the occupation OF the royal ladies':
"The papers daily full of the devotional acts of
Queen Christina, and most edfying account has
been published OF the baptism of two natives of Fer
J nando Pc, named CUR and Vogue at which cerarns.
ny the Queen and her mother attended each stand
ing godmother for one of The converts, the C0nd,
de Santa Colona and Duke de la Roca officiating for
the Royal sponsors. The Patriarch baptscd the
w-made ChristIans-Quir, by the name of Felipe
Jose Maria de los Desomporados Fernando Christi
no, and Vogue by that of Santiago Jose Mara dc los
I'Desamparado Fernando Christine, IN the presence
| of numerous high personages, among whom were the
! Archbshops OF Santiago and Cora, the Bishop of
| Pamplnna, and many othes. Afttr which they were
admitted 10 toe Royal presence, with their drec =
and other eccesij stlcs who about proceeding on
a mission TO the islands in the Gulf OF Guinea"
Our Legtimis oraces parade letter of the Duke
of Bordeaux to the Five Deputies ho were re elect
ed after resignation of their account of the
vote Of stigma. They are complimented on their
success, and such language Of PretendeTShip is
psyed renders more evident the proprety of that
vote. IL is testimony against them la the teeth of
heir official oath. Notwithstanding the Duke tone
of confidence and elation, they to me crest.
! fallen in their re-entry into the Chamber: Henry
and his mother, the Duchess of Berry intended to
station themselves this summer in Swi zefland for
,sier Ummunicaton with the Legitimsls in France
but their plan has been frustrated by appeal from the
| French Cabinet 10 the Vorort. We have in
handsome octave of 5l6 pages, relation of the
Dukes lour in Great Britain and sojourn in London
| by the chief e'or of Ia Mode the Court journal OF
the elder branch of the Dourbcns. 1t is written in
! lofty style, with unlimited adualion to the Prince
and the British nobility and gentry who entertained
him, seemed to favor his cause The author Il yes
Mr.. living the American poet. This, think is the
fifth elaborate account of the Dukes adventures and
performances the other side of the channel II il
their common fault that invecyes lavshod on the
present French rulers which betray blind passion and
selfish and party interests. The PreendeT's stua-
ton and qualities Of a nature 20 ingraate him
with mulutudes of Frenchmen yet neutral in a man
ner, if they were simply exhibited. Parallels have
been drawn between the results of the English crisis
Of 1858 and the French Of 1880; there are points
OF affinity or resemblance but France is far more
| fortunate than England IN the outset and for
| century, Inc government oil July has not, indeed,
exactly corresponded to IFS origin; it might have
proved more economical, and specially or directly
better for the mass Of the nation. Considering
however, the tendencies of the metropolis by which
the condition Of the whole realm is always determin-
ed, to popular anarchy to the despotsm Of dema-
goques generals, IT has struck with incre sed
force, from year to year, how lucky, how providen-
tial the deyolution Of power to man such as Louis
Philippe, with his titles Of birth and materials Of dy
nasty The long external peace and internal order,
the general security and comparative liberty which
he has accomplished for France, against enormous
difficulties and dangers, compensate fully, in all
spects for defects deviations and exorbances with