The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-12-03
RFIDAY AFTERNOON, deer 3, Is47.
:. For President
GENERAL ZACHARY TAYLOR.
Subject to the decision Of the Wing National Convention

France by one Of the New York Line sail
ships.
The Count Sartiges, the Charge Of the
Court of France at the Court Of Persia, has
been appointed Minister Resident at that
Court. This step is regarded by England
as important.
A French steam ship Of war has been or
dered to transport $4,000 stand Of arms from
the arsenal at Toulon to Civita Vecchia, to
supply the national guard Of the Papal State.
A number of cannon was also to be sent to
the Pope The French feet of observation
off the Italian coast consists of fire steam fri
gates.
The federal diet of Switzerland had re-
solved to execute its DEGREES, and it was be-
lieved that hostilities between it and the peo-
pie would certainly ensue.
The French papers denounce Gen. ScoTT
for allowing the deserters to be hung in the
presence Of both armies, and calls It refine
ment Of cruelty. How suddenly sympathetic
the French and British press are to deserters!
The French steam ship Union was to leave
Cherbourg on the 10th Of November.
The Cholera at Trebizoude wasdecreasing
at last dates--only fifteen deaths per day be-
ing the average mortality.
Admiral Napier Of the protective fleet of
the Portuguese coast, has exacted from the
Portuguese Government the arrearages Of pay
due him in the time of Don Pedro, when the
said Admiral was in the Don's service,
News from Switzerland had reached Paris
that the Pope was about to dissolve the order
Of the Jesuits.
The Austrian Government had signiied
its determination not to interfere in the dis
sensions between the Sonderbond Of Switz-
erland and the Jesuits, and had directed its
Ambassador to retire on the outbreak Of hos
tilties.
The Prince Of Canine had been relieved
from arrest in Italy. ..$
The Sultan had sent to the Pope request
ing the protection Of the Christians in the Ii
banus should be placed under representa-
tive direct from the Papal See, whereupon
the Pope has raised a missionary priest to the
old office Of Patriarch of jerusalem. This
movementhas excited great surprise in France.
The troubles in Turin had been suppress
ed. They were the movements of the peo-
pie for freedom
The Cardinals in submitting the new Ro-
man Constitution to the Pope for his appro-
val, had inserted an article declaring that the
reforms ,oere noW finished. The Pope struck
it out with the exclamation g." We shall
see who shall dare tie up our hands ~
Count Bresson and Lord Mimic and Mr..
Pacheco, had arrived at Rome on their re-
spective missions to the PapaL See. al Minis
tiers Resident.
Gutztaa, Consul General Of England in
China, has just published history Of China,
Chinese Dictionary, and a Universal Geo
graphy in Chinese He has founded Ma
tive Chinese Society, consisting Of 600 Chi
nese Savans for the dissemination of useful
knowledge and Christianity He is of opin-
ION that Christianity can only be introduced
into China thro' the Chinese themselves.
The Universal Gazette Of Prussin, publishes the
following letter Of the l7th from ST. Petersburg =
"The Cholera makes fresh progress on the two d.
rectons which It is following in Russia. II has just
broken out in the government Of Smbrsk, Kazan,
Mini, Nqvogorod, Rinsan, Poltawa, and Tamboff.--
Thus far, it does not appear disposed spread the
side Of Podolin and Gaicia and it even appears to
have very little intensity In that neghborhood. In
that direction II has only shown itself point,
at Ickaterinoslaf where It traversed the Dneiper.
Without counting Georgia, Caucasus, and the coun-
try Of the Cossacks Of the Black Sea- it already regns
in sixteen governments. On the Both ult., it broke
out in Moscow.
WAsHINaToN NATIONAL MoNuMENT.-We are
happy to learn that the nett proceeds of the Ball
given by the Washington Light Infantry Company
on the 10th uldmo, amounted to Sl26, which have
been sent to the Treasurer Of the Washington Ma