The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-06

France.
The news by the steamer Unicorn is now hourly
expected TO reach this city by two three expresses
for the newspapers and the government. IL "a fair
to suppose, however, from the energy hitherto dis
played by the latter that private enterprise will take
the same means Of conveyance, and beat the gov
eminent from one TO Sax hours in running 10 this
city, II is only on Sundays that the latter run ex-
presses.
: The Unicorn is now in her seventeenth day. She
made her first trip in eighteen days.
Arrival OF the siIyie de Grasse- 1.-Two days
later from Continental Europe.
The fine packet ship Silyie de Grasse, Captain
Rich, arrived yesterday morning from Havre,
whence she sailed on the 5th ut
We are indebted TO the kindness and promptness
Of Captain r. for Paris papers Of the 4th, and Ha-
Of the 5th ult., inclusive.
There Ia no news Of importance.
The packet ship Duchess d Orleans, hence, arrived
At Hayre on the 4lh ult
She carried out the intelligence Of the passage OF
the Oregon notice resolution in the House Of Repre-
sentatyes-
The Paris money market was easier and more an
imaIed on the 4th ulL
The Chamber Of Deputies continued, on the Sd
ult the discussion on the internal navigation bill
The article granting 1000, 0O0f for the improvement
Of the part Of the Seine that through Paris,
adopted. ..
The packet ship 81. Nicholas was 10 leave Hayre
on the 9Th ult. for New York
The adyices from Madrid are Of the 18th Of Feb.
ruary. Its said that there has been rupture in the
Negotiation fog the marriage Of Count de Trapan %
the queen OF Spain. VI
The Madrid Heraldo gives letter from Manre.a,
Of the 18Th stating that political conspiracy had
just been discovered there, and efieetually sup.
pressed.
IT.. s.-...l FL. ,.,.-. U,,t. L;uL.. ~
Three per Cents are quoted at 81 for the account
There was no quotation Of the Five per cents.
An important reduction In the duty salt des-
tined for agricultural uses, has been made in III,
French tariff, which excites much attention, and
will give great activity 10 tho importation OF that ar
ticle.
Marshall Bugead is said at last TO have lost favor
at court owing to the bad management and fatal TO
suits Of the AlgeTne war. The rumor 10 revived oil
he Due d'Aumale going out to Algiers with the L.
lie Of vicsroy.
The fortikcations of Paris are now completely I'm.
ishod. The fosses and ramparts being sowed
with grass seed. SIX years have been spent in this
gigantic work.
A letter from Adrianople states that part Of the
town Of Phillipopolis was burned down on the 10Th
ut. The details are not given, but 2 500 houses are
said TO be destroyed.
We read in an Algers letter Of the 25th "Yester.
day General de Bar reviewed the national guard
to the number Of from 500 to 800. or this mum.
Der, 200 have been formed into a movable col
umn, and ordered TO hold themselves in readiness,
to march when called upon They were afterward,
reviewed by Marshal Buseaud. l, is not expected
that this force will ever have To go farther than thu
Maison Carree"
IL is stated in a letter from Dilemma Ghszaouat
that the column Of General Cavagnac, in its recen
march, passed the spot where Colonel Montagns,
and his column were slaughtered and found Their
the bones Of the victims.
The amount Of the deposits paid into the Pari
Savings Bank during the last month was ASIA, 80
| francs. The reimbursements amounted To 3,US2, %
francs: The number Of depositors was 81, l7S, O
whom 354l made deposits for the first time.
The extreme mildness Of the season has led man,
persons to speculate on the probable nature Of tn
ensuing harvest. The winters Of 1907, 1909, 1913
and 1917, were exceeding mild, and the crops wer
abundant. There was neither snow nor frost il
| 1852 and the winters Of l76l and 1907 were III,
very reverse of severe and the harvests excel
lent. The winter of 1893 was so mild that the Aus
TRANS remained encamped throughout the whole o
it in the forest of Normal before proceeding to tn
siege Of Laudrecies, and in the middle Of April tn,
meadows in the valley of the Sambre begun Il
be cut. In 1911, the famous year Of the comet, thu
temperature warm like that of the present year
and every kiad Of produce furnished by natur,
with exceeding liberaty, particularly wines, which
| were Of SURPRISING excellence. In 1922 there wa,
no winter; the temperature was constantly spring
like and both the corn and wine were in great abun
dance. .... ... .-...a
A letter from Lucerne states that the Governor O
Milan has recently visited Lugano, in Tesno, 70
the purpose of complaining Of the intrigues of tn
Italian refugees in that canton. The government o
the canton professed ignorance Of these intrigues
bat promised to inquire into the matter.
The Moniteur Gree publ: shes very long speech
made by M. Colett, the chief Of the Greek cabinet
in the Chamber Of Representatives in reply to tn,
charges brought against hs policy by the opposition
M. Coetti defends himself with great skill, ant
whilst he expresses his gratitude for the sympathy
| manifested in his favor by the French government
speaks of England and Russia in terms Of great pro
pretty. ...... .a ..s..-a.s ..rt.
The Frank quarter of Salonica took fire on the 3,
ult., and several khans were burnt down. After thu
| flames had been raging for four or five hours, tn
fire was got under by the exertons of the authori
| ties. 80
The Cologne Gszette states that, in consequence,
of the epidemic which has been for some time ra
ging amongst the cattle in the southern provinces
Russia, the emperor had able veterinary surgeons
sent from London, Stockholm, Berlin, Copenhagen
and Vienna. On their arrival at st. Petersburg
they formed with certain number of Russian prac
titioners, committee of twelve, which, after SOM
preliminary inquiries, set out for Bessaraba to stu
| dy the malady on the spot After some time spen
there they returned to st. Petersburg but it woult
appear that their observations have not been fount
satisfactory as they have again set out for Bessara
| bia Not less than 500 900 head of horned catt,
have been lost in that province alone hnrEao7a
| According to the last census OF the population o.
Algerna, in l845, the total number OF European in
habitants was IS, 2S6-viz Province of Algiers 80,
566, province of Constantine 1872 province of Oral
10, l85. or these %, l63 were French, 5,306 Eng
lish and Maltese, 1880 Spanards and Portuguese
| 1924 Italians, and 9, 1877 Germans. ~.
We have already stated that the account in Ger
| man papers, relative to the revolutionary move
ments in Prussia Poland, Cracow, &C., were 81
| contradictory, that il WINS impossible for us to ar
| rive at any conclusion as to the truth. The new
from Poland is calculated to produce none but pain
| full emotions, and we can only view with grief
| movement, the issue of which is but too certain
The Augsburg Gazette states, from Vienna tb
25th ut., that General de Collin had been compelle,
| to evacuatc the town Of Cracow, as the number O
troops under his command was too small TO resis
the rebels, and as he was afraid that they wou
gain the passage Of the Vstula, near Podgorize AM
thus extend the revolution to the interior. He wa
able to reach and this point without an attac
from the rebels. A Frankfort journal states, from
Vienna, that several officers have been arrested il
Gallica, on the suspicion of their being concerned
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