Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-05-30


lies thereon.
FRANCE.
we have received details Of The proceedings Of
The meeting OF The French Assembly up 10 the
lln May. In the afternoon OF that day, the Ex.
ecutve Commission, with whom the choice resi-.
ed, declared the Ministry as ws:-Foreisn
Affairs, Bastde; War, Charras Finance. Du.
clerc; Justice, Cremieux; Instruction, Caroot.
Commerce, Flocon; Rel.gion. Bethmonl; Public
Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Fayre.
BY The last arrival We had reports OF The elec.
lion OF Mr. Buchtz, President Of The Assembly.
tie was elected as Conservative republican
IN opposition TO The extreme republicans; but his
anihory has been limited 10 one months dura.
tlon, truly republican jealousy is evinced by The
assembly, which prompts them TO guard against
any OF the encroac ments which might be made
upon Democratic rights; accordingly The deleea.
led POKER they confer is provisional, and Limited
until detnlilye constitution shall be agreed M.
on.
Blu. The formation of the executive authority "a
carry on the business OF The Slale, is still mo,s
difficult question. AT The first auemp, 10 decd,
this essential point by nominating delegated
authority OF five Ministers, Barbes, the ultra co.
lionel of The Naliona! Guards, ascendet The ri.
bune and raised such confusion, by referring 10
The late events al Rouen, plainly TO Prove Ihat
any attempt by the moderate Republicans 10 e,.
cIude he members Of The ,dsrG parry from ia.
share in The government, would b. followed hy a
movement OF The people 10 restore The preponde.
rance o. The extreme party.
| Already the threat is held out, that ii The As.
semby will not rule e country according 10 he
views Of Ledru Rolln Louis Blanc, Focon and
| Albert, an appeal will be made 10 the mub IL take
them. Al The sitting OF Tuesday, This vital alcs.
4 fiSpuspi nj oTet
ZION, BY majority OF All agains 3S5, OF the re-
commentator OF The Bureau that nine ministers
| should be directly appointed by the Assembly
| NJ. Lamanine evidently WISHES 10 retain lie.
dru Rollin in power, however obnoxious his
principles may be; as, in the event OF his being
ejecIed, The extreme Republicans would appeal 10
The sword and raise snch confusion throughout
France as would wholly obsruct the action Of
| the government.
that il would be unfair TO exclude those RepubIl.
cans, who in TACT had brought about the fcvolu.
lion OF February.
| Al present il seems very doubtful whether
Presidential Chief will be appointed. A power
u minority. being only less by iwehty.siI OF Ike
| half OF nearly eight hundred membefs are OF OPT.
Mon that The Executive Government can be car.
rled on by he Assembly Itself.
Each man Of the three hundred and eight
five, thinks himself good and as capable
Lamartuc; and, accordingly, the members VITO
take this view of their du les are not disposed
TO delegate the authority which the people have
granted them.
Marrast has refused to be member Of any
body which includes Ledru Rollin; in fact, The
latter would be certainly driven from power by
the majority ct the Assembly if they voted d.
rectly for Ministers; but the wiser and more mo
/ - ,ta Il lodi I
| conceive that order may be better preseryedbl
allowing Ledru Rollin TO remain.
DENMARK AND THE DUCH'ES.
The warlike aspect of affairs on the continent
has not undergone jany material change during
the past week. The hostiilies in Lombardy
have received q new impulse by the accession Of
the Pope p the Italian Confederacy against
| Austria, whilst Prussia and the allie, IN the
North have entered Denmark Proper, Julland
and the friendly mediation of England in the
quarrel has not yet produced any practical re.
suits.
The Danes BY sea have now BE- yui act bya
vigorous blockade Of all the Northern ports.
An official declaration Of the blockade Of Venice
by the Austrians has been issued
| From Luinbaidy there is an hontly expectation
OF receiving news OF a decisive engagement, te.
tween Charles Albert and the Austrans under
the walls Of Verona
The Danes remained shut up in The island OF
Alscn up 10 the ih inst, when il is positively
stated that they Withdrew 10 Zealand. The Pfns-
sian and allied army is al Weile, holding Ffi!e.
rica the key oil the little bell, in their possession
In The meantime, the Danes have declared off-
cially the blockade OF Slettin, Slralsund Ros'ock,
and Wismar, Pillan and Danizic, and the Eibe
II is beyond doub, that The Ausrians are in a
most critical position from which they eau only
DC exlricaled by The oppor1De advance OF Count
| !'uSrn' whose successes have, IL is said, been
checked by The coming w o, the allies from The
South, and The determined resolution ol The PEG.
pie OF The country through which ne passes To re-.
sst his progress.
military instruction took place at Madrid
| on the 18th instant, al o'clock in the morning.
which was suppressed after sanguinary con.
| tlict, which lasted several hours
The number Of the dead was not known, but
it was considerably greater than in the insured.
ton Of the 2Glh Of March.
Among the killed was the Captain General
Fulgosio, brother-in law of Maria Christina
Thirty four Of the prisoners taken-one half
of them civilians, the other half military men
were tried and sentenced to death by court.
martial, and were about TO be shot when tie
post left.
PORTUGAL.
The Queen of Portugal has issued decree,
appointing 4 commission TO carry into effect the
abolition of slavery in the Portuguese ultra ma.
rinc possessions
ITALY AND AUSTRIA.
! The eternal city is in high instruction.
Rome may be considered in state of siege.
Pious IN, whose name was lately the symbol
| of Italian emancipation, and who was personal.
" the idol Of The people, and now pronounced 4
"reacilonnaire, is left nothing but the name
Of the sovereignty Of Rome, aud scarcely even
| that.
What appears certain is, that when The decla.
| ration OF The Pope against proclaimins wal
against Austria and Disappearing OF The Passage
| OF the Pc by The Ponli6cal troops became known,
the population Of The Holy City rose as one man
The national guard look possession Of all the
gates; senIiuels were placed al The doors OF he
residences OF all the cardinals, who were detained
prisoners, committee, Of which the celebrate
Cicero Vaccine was President, took possession ci
the post Office, where all The correspondence was
seized; the letters addressed 10 the cardinals were
opened and read.
Letter trom Rome dated The Isl inst, SAYS thai
the moment The declaration of the Pope aboy,
mentioned became public Populations from he
municipality, The clubs and the civic guard Pc.
cecded 10 Inc pa ace, where they remained iof
nearly four hours in conference with his Holmes.
Il was during this conference that he gates Of he
city were seiZed. The resort Of this conference
was what has been already announced, that The
Ministry was retained in Office, receiving toll
powers 10 exercise government in all temporal
affairs, Without the sanction or sign manual Of
the Pope. The Ministry thus became psogi-
sional Government.
euer from Leshorn, dated the 4th, afhrns
that republic was proclaimed in the Roman
states. Il is added that the people proclaimed
temporal forfeiture oil The Pope, named laical
provisional government, and proclaimed repub.
lie with reclamation.
The conlre coup OF these events (says This Wi.
| ,er) was felt at Leghorn. Numerous groupsol
people formed in The streets. Republican pa.
cards were posted on the wall. The crowd "tn
masse" uttered shouts oil "Long live The Romans
=dpalh 10 lyraniS and IraiinIs ~ Before this