Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-16

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raj decline which affecting French shipping Interests,
sest the Constitutional the possibility in case Of war
scarcity of French seamen and Of the seeing thel
empoyedn foreign vessels against France These remara
were suggested to the French writer by decision just render
ed in The Chamber of Commerce OF Marseies, in su
brought by French sailor sgainss an American CAP
tain for wages The Minister Of the Marine has sent cop
Of this decision to the chiefs Of the Administration in
French ports with orders make il generally known, in th
hope that il will aid in making Of less frequent occurrence To
e, .bo,s comol.iped Of The facts Of the case Masee
are stated to be these
sailor classed upon the registers Of the maritime nschp
ton Of Bordeaux deserted and having changed his name
was engaged for voyage to Marseles of the
| an American vessel commanded by Captain W. At Mar
seles the seaman was recognised arrested and thrown in
prison He nevertheless claimed from the American captain
the totaty Of the wages stipulated in his contract The
latter being deprived Of his seamans services and ancpa
ting doubtless the necessity Of employing another in biz
place. refused to pay the wages demanded The case was
carried before the Chamber Of Commerce and this tribunal
has decided sgsinst the captain for the full amount Of the
claim with recourse for satisfaction upon the body Of the
tain, as well as upon the vessel.
eIt is 10 be hoped" continues the Constitutional, 'thal
this act Of justice will lesson upon the other sde o
the Atlantic and will render Americans less ready to entce
our seamen from their duty These last are n fact excuse
able They are seuced by the higher wages and the greater
liberty found on board American ships Often il is the fear
of lacking employment in own anguishng marine that
makes them guilty Of deseron The best way 70 keep them
to their duty s restore prosperity to our navigation Ine
rests Let IN hope that the commission charged to inquire
into the condition Of merchant shipping VIII Indicate tne
means of securing this result"
Preparations upon grand scale are being made for series
Of comprising several days. 70 be given BY the
cy Of week the various commissions connected
with the Worlds Fair in London. The object is TO bring
many hundreds Of Enghmen and other foreigners to Paris
expense the city Of some tens Of thousands in order
that the said foreigners may spend for the benefit Of the city
s,me hundreds of thousands The principle is prscsed
nightly the Champs Eysees Of the capital throughout the
summer There are those establishments called cafes chan
tants where very passsble given gatuousy
But is expected that all who enter will call for
eshments and for these vsers made to pay double
price, Well, Paris is to be turned next week into i'm
msnse cafe chantant where all Europe and America is in
vied to come and be amused and feeced. The nte-
resting item Of the bill Of fare is grand review and sham
battle by the army of Paris upon the Champs de Mars. Il
is not every nation that can draw moments warning
in its capital immense army Of hundred thousand men,
soldiers, ready in all respects for instant campaign If
Fenchmen find 10 this fact matter Of pde that pride should
methnks be considerably abated by the reflection that with
this enormous display Of brute force public order would
not exist week society would be turned upside down, and
anarchy run riot over France.
am grat6ed that NJ CABET, the famous lcarian
chief founder Of the Socialist who have succeeded the
Mormons in Nauvoo, has been, upon the appeal which he
nterposed acquitted of the charge Of swudng for which
his absence he had been condemned verdict in his favor
has just been rendered by the courts Of Paris
We had favorable day yesterday to observe in Paris the
great solar eclipse hope in my letter Of week to be
able report you the result Of the observations Of Paris
astronomers Nearly all Of the principal observaories Of
Europe sent astronomers various portions Of the continent
where the eclipse CENTRAL n order improve for scen
6c purposes an opportunity that will again fol
many years.
The official Gazette of Milan that the French Gov
enment has refused to afford an asylum the political
ugees whom the influence Of Austria las caused be exp
led from the little Italian republic Of San Marino. The
lies have consequently been obliged to embark Leghorn
some for England, others for the United States Is
not matter of proud satsfaconI confess feel my bosom
heave with emotion the thought.hat il is alon
that affords freedoms exile, repused and prosecuted
where else, certain refuge and home With the Anglo
Saxon alone does he find congena fee institutions with h
fraternity that bids him welcome, and the that afford
him protection.
Intelligence lately received from the East that KossUr
would in few weeks be set liberty BY the Sultan, is be
ieved TO be more and more probable though the hero himself
il stated in letter Of the 22d from Vienna, is not
sangune upon the subject His request be allowed
pair the United States with his family is represented
have been formally refused