The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-01
NEWS BY THE AMERICA.

The Steamer AMERICA, which left Liverpool on
the 18th September, arrived at Boston at about mid
night on the Goth, and her mails forwarded by
the New Haven railroad line, arriving in New York
the afternoon of the 9th. We have by her dates
TO the 18th from Paris, to the l4th from London,
and the 10Th from Liverpool.
LoNDoN, Sept. 1.-THE returns of the board of
trade for the month ending August 5, and for the
first seven months Of this year, are the most salts
factory documents we have for many day.
AS yesterday observed, exports for the first
seven months OF this year have not only recovered
from the extraordinary depression of last year. but
they even exhibit considerable Increase to the
amount OF million, on the corresponding period
of lS47.
During the same period we have imported 2,5l6,-
722 quarters OF wheat, being than three times
the quantity in the same period last year, and
2,l2S,S23 cwt. of flour, more than five times the
quantity; our imports of barley and oats have
doubled, and there has sprung up large importa-
ton of rye In articles of general use, but OF lesser
necessity, there has not been the same increase.
PORTSMOUTH, Sept l4.-Her majesty's ship Phi
lionel, Commander johnson, arrived in the night
from the west coast of Africa. She sailed from Lo-
anda ON the 10th of July, Ascension on the LIST OF
August, and Sierra Leone on the 9Th OF August.
She lost her late commander, William Cotterill
Wood, Of fever, on the 26th of May, off Ambriz.
The squadron the coast is generally healthy, the
slave trade continuing on the increase. She spoke
off Cape de Verbs the John Parker, of Boston, for
The Philomcl took prize of Ambriz on the 10th
of July; the FREELY took two in the early part of
the same month.
tenant Boys, drove on shore, after spirited chase
Of hours, large piratcal feucca of three mass,
SO feet long, of Ambriz
CAPE OF COOP HopE.-We have received Cape OF
Good Hope papers to the 10th July, and their con
tents of most exciting and serious character.
The indignation produced by the threatened i'm
portation Of convics into the colony had reached
alarming height-an indignation which is more to
L.. Er
dsloyal people, but from those whose attachment
and fidelity to the British Crown are hnimpeacha-
BILE. All classes, from the highest to the lowest,
unite in Reproduction of the scheme which should in
troduce among the virtuous, the honest, and the in
dustrous the convict of-scourings of the mother
country Many meetings had been held TO denounce
the project but none equalled the one held on the
4th of July.
On the 18th of July it was reported that his Excel
lency, Sir H. Smith, had determined upon con-
fning the convicts that should arrive in the Nep-
tune on Robben Island, and that nothing would be
done with them until her majesty pleasure should
be known. 1t was thought that if this should
prove true, it would go to pacify, to certain
tent, the angry feelings OF the colonists and in
habitants; in the hope that when her majesty an
swer should arrive, it would command the revoca-
ton Of the decree which has filled all minds with
and disgust, and has exasperated the people
from one end of the settlement to the other
OUTBREAK IN CEpHALoNIA.-An extraordinary
gazette of Corfu dated the Both ult., contains par
ticulars of a serious outbreak at Cephalona. On
the Doth, the road towards Scala, reinforce
ment for the police picket was fired on by the riot
ers-a sergeant being wounded, and constable
killed. On the 9th, all communication with Ar
gosto was cut off; and the police, being driven out
of Scala, were compelled to take refuge in guarda
costa boat. One of the most respected citizens,
two of his servants. Other buildings either
destroyed or threatened by the people of Leo, and
the Contadna movement rapidly increased In
the end, through the energetic conduct of his ex-
Mr. Wa Tnrd HiorbC or, ,scio
and through the proclamation of martial law, qu-
etude was established.
France.
The following is copy of the letter addressed
by the President of the Republic to M. Edgar Ney,
the affairs of Rome:
"ELYsEE NATIONAL, August Is, lS49
''MY DEAR NEY: The French Republic has not
sent army to Rome to strangle Italian liberty,
but, on the contrary to regulate it, preserve it from
excuses, and on solid basis to restore to the pom
tfcal throne the prince who at the first boldly
placed himself at the head of all useful reforms.
al learn with pain that the benevolent intentions
of the Holy Father, and our own deeds, remain
fruitful in consequence of the influence of passion
and hostile feelings. II is wished to have the
basis of the Popes return, prescription and tyranny
Say, my part, to General Rostolan, that it cannot
be permitted, under the shadow of the trcolor flag,
10 commit act derogatory to the character of our
intervention.
al sum up thus the re-establishment of the tenn
poral power of the Pope-a general amnesty, the
secularization of the administration, the Code Ma
poleon, and liberal government
al have been personally hurt on reading the pro-
clamation of the three cardinals, to sec that II has
not even made mention of the name of France, or
of the sufferings of brave soldiers Every insult
offered TO our flag TO uniform goes right TO
my heart; and beg of you to make known to them
that if France does not sell her service, she requires
at least that she may have gratitude for her sacri
fees and self-denial.
cat the time when our armies made the tour of
Europe, they left every where, the traces OF their
t.a ~ tor
of the abuses of the euda system. IL shall not be
said that in lS49 a French army has acted in ano-
ther manner and brought about another result
"Desire the general TO thank the army in my
name for its noble conduct. have learned with
pain that even physically it has not been treated as
II deserved TO be.
"Nothing should be neglected To make troops
comfortable.
"Receive, my dear Ney, the assurance of my sim
cere friendship.
"LotIs NAPOLEON BoNAPARTE."
The Debats in publishing the letter of the Pres
ident, makes the following observations:
''This letter is already known at Rome, and doubt
less also at Gaeta; it will be 50 at arts. We shall
not seek to maintain for this document personal
and simply non-oficial character il appears inn
possible 10 us that the cabinet could have been ig-
norant OF IL, and we must, therefore, consider il as
act of the French government. As the Pres-
dent of the Republic observes, did not GO TO
Rome TO stihe Italian liberty, which could be
complshed more naturally and more logically by
clearly a much more difficult work.
There is. however, no longer time for regrets. We
are in Rome, and we can only be there with our
flag. All that has been done at Rome since we
there re-established the pontifcal authority, has
been done in spite Of U.S. we will not say in oppos
ton TO US II was a state of things which could not
continue We will not GO 80 far as the President
of the Republic when he says that the imperial ar
mics left the germs of liberty the trace Of their
passage. In that case they would have made liber-
ty without knowingit That appreciation Of things
enters little into the philosophy of the history in
vented by modern writer's. We should be much
astonished If the soldiers of the old guard, in max
ing the tour Of Europe, imagined that they were
making constitutional propsgsndsm. IL has
been explained 10 them since, but il Is probable
that they do not yet understand il. However that
may be, il is certain that in 1919 did not GO to
Rome to play the part Of slguazils, and to preside
over the tribunals Of the Inqusition. II would be
To infct a mortal insult ON the Sovereign Pontiff
go and reestablish in the capital of his States
those institutions which he had himself destroyed,
and which had received, with the condemnation of
public opinion. thatof hisown judgmentan his own