Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-14

credited with having anticipated Columbus himself Ben
hahn is celebrated in the Portuguese archives great
mathematician, astronomer geographer, and navigator 1t
is, moreover certain that he intimately knew Columbus
and that his opinion and counsel required by the King
the proposal and intentions Of that great dscoyee
We give these statements in the words of Mr. WHIrLIss
One of the on dts of the day is that the PRIscE JoIS
WILLIE feeling the ho2eessness of his family being
called the throne of France has determined offer himself
candidate for the next Presidency Thus there already
least four Rchmonds in the fields" the present
pant the Prince de Joinvie General Changaner and Gen.
ea Cavaienac The Duke of BORDEAUX is holding splendid
receptions Wesbaden among other vistants there
sixty workmen from Paris These kgitimia blouses
very kindly received invited evening party, and much
caessed by the higher class Of Bourbonss assembled there
Truly, France is full Of strange combinations and her people
very perplexing and "non understandable" people
The Duke Of Boueaux ameness is said to be very percep
tbly increasing. There is dminution in the French
toms duties, and general decline in commercial activity.
The news from SPAIN is very unimportant. There is
however, either something preparing among the Cars,
the Government has been successful in getting believed
The Carss said to be provided with Russian money and
upheld by the influence the Jesuss and preparing
vast conspiracy for the overthrow Of the thrones OF Queen
Isabella of Spain and Maria da Gloria of Portugal.
The only tdngs from PoRTUeAL are that since the Gov
eminent learned your Commodore MoReAS had orders
to make reprisas, they have assumed bold attitude,
and refused to attend your claims The United States
gates Constitution and Independence have arrived at Ma
pies, having Mr. CLAY, your minister at Lisbon board
The session of the States General of HOLLAND hast just
closed all their deliberations appear have been upon ques
IL.
fair delightful peace The Kingdom of the Neither
lands presents beautiful feature Of industrious quiet and
prosperous people, living under just laws, and liberal Gov
ernment And may truly say the same of Belgium few
heads which have been decorated with have been less
occupied with ambitious selfish projects, devoted
to those objects "for which kings should reign and mags
aes decree JUSTICE than that of King LEoPoLD and he
has bis reward in behodng the people happy and the nation
prosperous progressing in all the useful mechanical and
manufacturing arts well in all the higher branches Of
artistic skill with rapidiy which will older and
influential nations to look about them, if they would
not be overaken in the for priority of position
We sorry hear of great devastations in BELsIUM
through the late heavy rains and consequent nundaon
We scarcely know how approach the subject of German
affairs The following paragraph relating to AUSTRIA very
gratifying; we earnestly hope that it will prove literally true
The fine of 2O00 900 forms imposed on the Hungarian
Jews has length been formally remied and they have
pledged themselves to depose the hands of
1000 900 forms fund for Jewish schools This volun-
tary to be paid within years. the nten-
ton Of Government proceed the sale any Of the
concated in Hungary but farm them for period Of
three years. There be little doubt that they will
eventually be returned to their former proprieors."
AUGUST %.
The proceedings of the Diet at FRANKFORT APP
pear TO be SO far satisfactory. AUSTRIA has de-
cared that she has no intention to propose or de-
sire the return to the political state of things prior
to ls4s. Depending upon this declaration, Saxony,
Bavaria, Hanover, Wurtemburg, Hesse Hostein,
Mecklenburg, and several small States have recon-
mended the formation Of the restricted Diet, with
view to the full and free discussion of all questions
connected with the unity and well-being Of Ger
many.
/ Three o'ciock.-The Queen Of ENGLAND is on
a visit to the King of BELGIUM. LOUIS NAPOLEON
has been well received at Strasburg. Gen. June
BAHADooR, the Ambassador from Nepaul to Eng
land has arrived at Paris, on his return home.
The Journal Of Odessa gives melancholy ac-
count of the state of the harvest in the south of the
Russian Empire. The crops have suffered severely
from drought, locusts, and other insects. In the
district of Cherson, too much injury has been done
by the heat, and the price of corn is rising at
alarming rate.