Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-08-31

This Ministry formed of eminent members Of the Wing
party Mr. DANIEL WEBSTER is one of the most conside-
rable and justly influential in the United States The
Cabinet has been well received 10 the country, and will be
regarded with sympathy in Europe. It's diplomacy will be
directed by pacific views The Democrats will of course OPP
pose but will succeed, nevertheless prosperously
Quoting the Government The first act Of It's Administration
will be the settlement of the slavery question: the discussion
Of which continues in the Senate with much vvsciy."
Touching the balloon ascension of NM. BIxIo and BAR
RAJ, Of which lately gave an account these gentlemen
would perhaps like it to be known that M MATHEW, cor
rectng the calculations by which the heights determined
discovered an error Of IL This added to the great
est elevation at first stated gives 706 meres exactly the
height attained by Cur LussAc in his remarkable ascension
many years ago. M. BRAvAIs contends that, taking ac-
count OF the diuna variations Of the barometer SO metres
should be s added to the above result establishing as the
greatest height attained by the eonauts 7,O49 metres
GA, l27 feet)
The Prince Of Canno cousin Of the President Of the French
Republic and ExVce President of the Roman Constituent
Assembly, has been permitted to visit Paris Instead of pro-
ceedng to Tuscany from Marsees he came here and has
been noted in the box the Vice President at the Assembly
is said he reside here and to make his debut
beside his younger brothers, Pierre Lucien and Antoine in
French political life. .s
Another interesting Italian refugee Cernusch chief the
baIcades, and commander Of the civic guard Of the late Ro
Republic, has last (hanks the French authorities
Civa Veccha) escaped from the power Of bis enemies
He arrived Toulon in the French war steamer Nava on
the Sd instant.
Several of the Paris journals have of late INDUCED in
ment or less charitable, repectng NJ LAMARr1sE and
his new possessions in the East One particularly attracted
my notice. charged him with having determined the youth
full Sultan make the concession by declarations Of his dis
gust with public @ his dissatisfaction with the position which
baJh do H.
of his days peaceaby and RETIRED under the protection Of
his Mussuman Majesty that having thus pleased the Sui
tan with the hope Of seeing retired beneath his wing one Of
the chief modern celebrities Of Western Europe and having
obtained from his vanity benevoleuce the coveted grant, he
had announced that it his intention to exparae
himself personality but he would coonze upon the territory
coded to him twenty French families am by an
admer Of the late political Of NJ Lamarne and should
regret extremely to him again the head Of affairs in
France but have attributed his mistakes and ncapac
ty as statesman those dosyncasies Of mind which
sue him great poet and to certain weaknesses Of character
which, while they often made him ridiculous produced
grave and censurabe consequences till his connection with
public affairs caused them to Influence larger sphere and told
upon other than his individual interests looked therefore,
in the two journals which still kindly them
selves Gas does not the public generally with the whereabou
and whatabout of Lamane, and fail to say word in
his defence when justly unusty censured for denial of
the derogatoy charge just alluded to- Toe defence has
been wanting 1t declares that Lamane has proposed
to denationaze himself; that the Sulans grant
spontaneous impulse Of his ympahies y that his generosity
without condition !; that Lamanes gratitude but his
future is engaged the Sultan that while " his fortune
may be in the East his honor and his illustrative always
France" The following letter just received from French
visiter Of M Lamanes possessions gives intelligence
respecting them and him which will be without interest
to many Of your readers:
"PLAIS OF BURGHAs, (OwA,) JULY l6.
81 have just returned from complete excursion the
colony of M de Lamartne is from twenty eight thirty
leagues in circumference including the mountains which
bound it. and which beautiful and fertile the plains.
1t is invey truth the Lmagnia Of Asia Fortune is there
in forty fifty forms. It possesses every thing de-
sire, without exception There already upon it seven
villages and fine Arab dwellings with empty harem at
tached to it. But M. de Lamarine is going to build him
dwelling elsewhere, upon an advanced promontory, where
formerly stood temple three leagues from Ephesus There
he will have invigorang air, superb view, pure
water and perpetual breezes from the Really the Sultan
has given him than the whole Duchy of Lucca, and
Of incompatible fertility 1t is the ashes Of the lava of Vesu
vus. The air is good There is abundance Of running
ter and nothing will be easier than to make perfectly health
full by draining small portion which is wet 1t will be
easy establish here the focks of Eumea One may boldly
pasture here and without any labor hundred thousand head
Of cattle. There already thryve thousand wandering
i
admirably gracious in his reception the ustrious traveller
He kept him eight hours first in solitary kiosk in the depth
Of forest and afterwards at examination Of military
school had in his presence"
The above letter appears to bear marks Of having
been written BY one Of the subordinate attendants Of La
MARITIME.
The Journal de Constantinopk of the 9th Of December
last thus audes to this subject
The Ottoman Government has Just made grant of lands
to NJ de Lamarne who desires establish himself in the
Ottoman empire The concession has been gatutous The
territory has an extent Of than hectares 64S
acres) end is situated few leagues from smyrna II pos
sesses all necessary buildings and the lands already tho
roughly worked The deed Of conveyance executed the
Sd Of this month"; by the Grand Vzier Of the part ard NJ
Roland Representative Of the people in the Constituent
Assembly Of the other
Another paper which have before thus describes the
new possessions Of Lamarine:
They are situated three short leagues from Smyrna, and
contain five villages whose inhabitants live upon the pro-
pery paying the lord small ground rent The land is
Of admirable fertility, entirely planted with orange and olive
trees and adapted every species Of culture The chateau
which is much comfortable than most Turkish haba
tons is situated in the mdst OF the little kingdom, and
mands lake of half league in diameter, well stocked with
fish,"
WASHINGTON COLLEGE, VIRGINIA.
YTyHIS Institution in which is given thorough training in
the liberal arts well NATURAL mental and moral
science viii open its session for 1850 Isl the hrst day
of September The public doubtless aware that pro-
vision also made for the regular instruction in the above
named three departments of science OF such want OF
time, money incnaton cannot pursue to contamination
the whole liberal and literary Of training We wish
also be noted that part Of the mathematical drilling
instruction is given in the science Of Fertilization and Gun.