The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-25

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present elective subject TO the appreciation OF The
crown, Is TO be for life, and simply ~ the nomination
of crown, as Is the with The French Chamber
Of Peers.
PORTUGAL Lisbon letters Of the 10th inst, mar
rate the proceedings Of the Corles. The commit ee
appointed 10 Inquire into the conduct Of government
during the late troubles had made favorable report
and had recommended bill Of indemnity. a bill
introduced INTO the Chamber OF Peers Tor the aboli-
ton Of slavery IN the Portuguese possession 10 ASA
by the Count de Laviadio and the VlscouDt Sa do
Bandera opposed by ministers, and rejected BY
a majority OF Is votes against 10.
SwEpEs.-Letters from Stockholm state that the
King of Sweden demanded of the Diet authority To
concede To a foreign power mot named but presumed
to be France) under somewhat dsadyaniageous cir
cumstaDces, the island Of st. Bartholomew. The
pretext for this demand is that the colony costs more
than II is worth.
HoLLAsD-The opening Of the ordinary session Of
the states General for Ie44-'45 took place tho
2lst ul al the Hague The kings speech con
gratuarory respecting home and foreign relations, no.
ticng the improvement of some branches Of manu-
lac,ure, whilst others were declining.
MoRocco.-The .Monitem Pnisien announces that
the Emperor OF Morocco has ordered the treaty made
by France to be proclaimed by beat of drum lhr
all the cities Of the Empire According this our-
nal, ADuel Nader Hau retfe1te1 TO the mountains.
which the furthest removed from the French pos
sessions and the strong places of Morocco with only
few hundred followers.
HASoyER--At ClausthaI, a mining town in the
Hartz forest, in Hanover, dreadful conhagraon
broke out in the night of the 18th OF last month and
in the short space Of few b. destroyed church
and several public offices, swept away 2l3 dwelling.
houses, and great number Of stables and barns and
left 5000 OF the Inhabitants without roof to shelter
them from the rigor OF northern winter, to which
the town of Clausthal, owing TO its situation the
top of mountain, is particularly exposed.
GREEoE.-It is generally reported at Athens that
the three protecting powers, wearied with the affairs
Of Greece intend to retire from any further inter
ference in the destiny Of this country to recall their
ambassadors, and to abdicate in favor Of Austria
some say Austria and Prussia COMMUNICATING is TO
be the future guardian of Greece, and will march
into the country corps of $4,000 men, as an army
OF occupation till things get little settled.
ALGIERs.-The accounts from this country give the
details oil most sangunary conflict between party
of kabyes and the French in which the former LOST
600 men, and the latter between SO and co. with $50
WOUNDED. The French We're commanded by Gene
raj Comman. The scene of the fight was a mountain
fastness where The Arabs fought desperate, and the
French, owing to falling short Of ammunition were
Obliged 10 retreat into the plain. New disasters
commenced in their retreat. Marshall Bugeaud was
about proceeding thither with 5000 men.
News FROM INDIA, CHINA, AND EcYpr.-The Cal
cuta Mail has reached us, by which we are placed
in possession of papers from India of the 18th of
September, and from China of the 29th of july
being month later than those received by the last
mail.
Disturbances had again taken place at Canton
The English last year repaired the walls of the com
paDys garden, which had been broken down at the
fire of 642. On the 18th of July the Chinese en-
deavored to force themselves into the garden but
were opposed
Resistance being offered, they commenced an in
discriminate attack upon all the foreigners who cauo
within their reach Several American gentemea
Immediately armed themselves and drove them from
the front of the factories. Still continuing to throw
brickbats, they we're fired upon, and one man was
killed and another wounded in the arm which ended
the affair for the day. The English and American
consus applied TO the Chinese authorities for suf
Gent force to protect the factories and message
was sent to the American man-of-war at the Bogue,
to request assistance.
Commercial matters in China were dull Cotton
yarn continued depressed as before The iron mar
ket was over supplied. Opium was firm, being sup
ported by the smallness Of the supply In rice pri-
ces had given way. In tea very little dong. The
second and third crops said to have been destroy
ed by the late rains