Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-01-15

contracted habits OF boodshed and devastation unknown 4
Europe for centuries" Their regular army Of ESQ., 900
is supported by militia of 500 000 who would be tempted
to join in the spos of the richest prey that ever yet Offered
itself the cupidy and revenge Of enemy" These pas
,ons cupidity and revenge are said to prevail not only
in the of French grenaders but among French
men, philosophers and poets whilst the press is filed with
the impacable luminosity against US. Notwithstanding
all this England said entertain rancor, malevo-
ence against France We love peace, and shut eyes
every provocation. We do not believe that mpacable
enemy waiting for the first fair opportunity pounce upon,
not Calcutta Jamaica, but London or Dublin
"The great Duke alone raises proPhetsvoce.' He has
called upon three administrations, but Minister
has been found bold enough to to Parliament " with
this document in his hand, and throw himself upon the
country But the writer of the letter thinks that if the
appeal made the country is besoed in the gathering
of riches that unless the French admiral was on the seas
the warning voice would be UNDECIDED Every hope pro-
longd peace hangs upon the thread Of one life, which
chance, sickness, the dagger may any
ment." ga declaration Of war, and project Of invading
/ England would make any Government which might
coed Louis Philippe popular The garrison of Paris alone,
so 900 strong, would furnish immediate means. Two rail-
roads have just been opened to Have and Bouogne. An
embargo Have would obtain transports for many troops
as would shake England its centre, and in sixty hours
| they might be landed at Southampton and Portsmouth.
Four thousand guards London, and three block in
the ports, would be defence. Even with time and
ing could only assemble the imposing strength Of fom
S, 900 to IL, 900 men of the line !"
Non ,aeus hic sero exclaims the writer Of the letter.
this is the estimate Of the wsest baves and foremost man
Of the age. If he is wrong the subject who pesumes to
sbe right Can such be supposed to urge pecauton
without good His life has been passed in the
vice of his country, and it has been long and observant"
bean Zeal commented
upon the newspapers. The Times notices very respect
fully but treats the whole Of needless panic
thinks the death of Louis Philippe the French nation will
have enough do at home says that although steam has
done good deal for France in the increase IF her power to
annoy as it hos done fire times much for Egand in add
ing to her power of defence and no ne cy for any
immediate addition TO army navy SOM OF the more
radical papers say that the whole business originates in de-
sign fix larger standing army upon the people, foy the
and the larger Cities increase power of the Gov
in order curb the peoples desire for extension
Of political and civil rights in fact, that il is par Of the uni
versa system which has been pracsed in all agesb the
in to prevent h many from encroachne upon that
power.
writer in morning paper takes more serious view OF
the subject He says he has lately visited Age and that
with the officers in the French army, and with the civil
ans the invasion of England, in the event Of
settled point sWhen rdicue the dea the question was
How will you prevent it . by feet, vas the ma
tual reply. Your feet could guard the wloe line of
your coast and would give the advantage of chocs
ing point of attack could easily lane 10000 or
100000 in England, and with Marshal Bugeaud at
their head they would be in London. You have
force bring into the field landed, we should have
nothing fear besides which, all the soldiers who have
served in Africa have been under fire, and that very
great point Such the the French sody general
take This is certainly coohoraive OF the gea Dukes
opinion and it is some times wise take counsel #
N.Y. Other people in England besides his Grace Of Yelling
ton have their fears upon the subject several pamphlets have
been written and Mr.. WILDE, the NJ p for Bodm, haspub
hed plan for employing the abores who have been dis
charged from work the railways, upon extension Of
coast defences The Dukes plans Of defence would, has
been calculated involve expense of about $4,000 GOO
sterling. Mr.. JoHS 0CosSELL, in the House OF Commons
said the other night reply TO observations made about
the Irsa howl" which has been kept up there the
commencement Of the session, honorable members had
take that they did not Irish hoT int
Irish ar-cry that in the present crisis Of the country waen
in the opinion Of the great captain Of the age, peace with
France depended upon the life Of an inirm old man. and
when the first blow struck upon the disruption of peace
would be an invasion of England, which totally
incapable present defenceless state, of resisting,
citation and union with Ireland clearly the
importance will grow of this subject, at least at present
Another and pressing panic operating on the mind
of the London press and public and thai the panic Of sick
ness disease and DEATH and the dread that what is l
eed only the precursor Of the cholera. The deaths in Lon
don during the week which ended the 9th November
were l,bIf i
In the week which ended the 4th December. ....2,l5i
4,l3l
The average mortality this season is l04e weekly,
or for the fortnight
Being this year Of. 1908
and making the of mortality nearly double the ave-
rage orthe weeks, and advance of 1874 per cent for
the last week. Sickness and deaths have undoubtedly ncs
ed since Saturday, the 4h. The Times says Of
Asa,c cholera hare undoubtedly occurred in London but
is supposed that England has been free from sporadic
Of that disease since its first visitation in 1892, when
carried OIL 5,275 persons in London.
Some idea Of the rapid increase of mortality may be form
ed from the following table
Week end Average
ing Nov. Nov 81. Dec. J. years
20.
Total deaths. ...... 1886 1877 2,45l 1915
Epidemic Diseases. 344 Ais Gas I'll 4