The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-12

the liberties of the people, considering that all the
plans of revision which are produced under actual
circumstances aim evidently not at the ameoraton
of the Constitution, but at the subverslon OF the
republic-are. unanimously OF opinion that every
project of revision ought to be set aside"
The year 1852, we think, will see warm work
in France.
The news from the Continent generally, is of
no moment. The CrOce d, SGU0i1 says that
concoTdat has been concluded between the Sar-
dinian Government and the Holy See. The Arch
bishops, Franzoni and Maranzia, to be restored
to their dioceses, and papal nunclo to return 10
Turin.
A league is spoken of as attempting to be formed |
between Rome, Naples, Piedmont and Tuscany, |
for the purpose of procuring the evacuation of
Rome by the French troops.
The Austrians are terribly afraid OF the demo- |
cratic clubs and publications at Hamburgh. Every |
meeting advertised by club OF that denomination
has been prevented, on their inst CATION, by the
police; nevertheless, their guards and patrols are
increased and all the soldiers who are mounting
guard, or on a parade loading their muskets,
ready to fire at moments notice. The regiments
in the ghborhood, too, got orders to march upon
Hamburgh at the first signal given to them Hilh-
erto, however, they had no occasion, because no.
body thinks Of creating any disturbance
All the Belgian ministers have resigned. lhe
ground assigned for this step is the adoption of
certain amendments of the opposition to the bill
on the rights of inheritance. Mr.. Rogier an
nounced to the Chamber Saturday the resigna-
ton of the cabinet. M. Damon Dumortier is said
to have been charged with the composition OF the
new cabinet.
Destruction of @ Pirate Settlement - Great
Slaughter. - The Spaniards have carried into
effect their threatened chastisement of the Sultan
and people of Suloo but attended with great
sacrifice of human life, without comprising any
ultimate object The particulars of the fall of this
nest Of pirates is interesting. The expedition
sailed from Zoamboanga on the 18th February.
Owing to the effect OF strong currents and other
contretemps, the corvettes Villa de Bilbao and
Bilbano, both grounded coral reef to the east
ward of the island of Pangasnan, when the former
vessel commenced making twenty feet of water an
hour. Both vessels were extricated, and the
| 26h the expedition sighted Suloo Every prepar-
| alton had been made to offer most formidable
sstance. A general order having been issued,
nouncing the plan Of attack, the Decentralization OF
| the troops commenced early on February Is. The
| shores, forts and houses described crowded
| with natives eager to begin the fray, and three OF
them were impetuous as to rush on the hrst col
| umn of troops two of them were shot, while the
| third threw himself upon sergeant, whom he
/ slew with lance. The first drawing OF ) panish
blood heated the imagination OF the troops, and the
assailant fell amid shower of balls. Save this
incident the troops marched on regardless OF the fire
of the enemy their advance in regular order, not
| withstanding the narrowing influence of The guns,
| astonished the Suloos. In the meantime the three
| steamers and brig of war opened brisk and
| effective fire on the fortresses, dong mDoh execu
ton the corvettes anchored the right, and dis
| charged bombs and grenades in such parts of The
| town where masses of natives were seen. The
success of the firing was mainly attributable to the
circumstance of the engineer officers seating them
| selves on the masts. whence they took the angles
of the fort, etc., and gave instructions for the ee-
| walton of the guns with degree of accuracy and
| precision otherwise aanable. The fire directed
10 the left ceased about mid day this division was
| under the personal command of tie Governor
| General, who made assault on Fort Daniel
| regarded by the SulOos as the strongest In the
| place. On the right the firing was kept up until
| half past one. In advancing TO The assault OF Fort
Daniel The troops barred their breasts and pressed on
The fire from the forts is said to have been in.
cessant and tremendous, and the resistance offered
| extremely desperate; every inch OF ground was
| disputed amidst cries OF Viva la Relna," on the
! one han and the war yell on the other All Their
hope of security lay on Fort Daniel here the fight
was maintained, the slaughter fearful each in sue
cession possessing themselves OF the place, bu
| eventually the Suoos expelled The Spanish
flag was hoisted on the fortress by Father Pascua
Ibanez, priest of the order OF Recoetos, who paid
/ for his daring by being slain The assaants or
! | the right had little to overcome the Suans ant
other forts in that direction had been abandoned
The Sultan, in escaping from his fort, accomp nice
by his Datoos and large force OF Suloos, encoun
| tered the right division, which appears to hav
been panic struck. AT ali events, the officers were
i and two coones Immediately after batt
placed in arrest and will be tried by court MARTA
for cowardice. Had these officers acted with deci
l. sion the Sultan must have been either slain o
i. | made captive, and his escape naturally vexed tn
l. | intrepid Governor General. The left divisio
J., suffered loss of thirty three killed and eighty-fou
II wounded, while the loss of the other division wa
l. a single man.
The defenders of Fort Daniel fought to the last
e every one of them perished. The whole OF tn
IS forts and part of the town were destroyed on tn
J. same night; the captured artillery, consisting
IS 1870 pieces Of ordnance and quantity OF ammun
!. tion were embarked. The number of the defent
n ers slain could not be ascertained, but must hay
5, been considerable. The expedition then sailed fe
n Zamboanga leaving the Spanish flag floating ovs
the ruins of the deserted city OF Suloo. Owing
the advanced period of the monsoon, and the diff
| cuties of following the Sultan into the Jungle tas
nesses the Governor General did not carry out h
promised exterminaton /; but he will probably r
turn to the work when the time is more favorabl
le miscellaneous.
e, Lord Campbell has just decided that foreign
re may assign his copyright to an Engis reside
er for first publication.
10 On the 18th, building tumbled down in Gra
i. Church street, London, six lives were lost, and
great many persons severely injured.
On the Goth, Mr. James Young an elderly ge
~ tlema l., committed suicide by laying his neck on
m az railroad track, and letting train run over it.
'n head was cut off cause unknown he was wealth
"a y, The German Professor Knkle is lecturing
,, London on the Drama and it's influence. L
al Times speaks of them in the highest terms.
es Beethovens opera Of Fidello has been perform
mi | in London, for the first time. The News
he three columns of favorable criticisms upon
he performance.
ep Mr. j. R. Hind the astronomer has discover
me another planet The discovery was ma
Sc May 10, in the constellation Scorpio abouts no
m of the ecptc, and forming at the time an equ
ese era triangle with the stars Ut) Scorpii and Up.
cry Libra 1t is of pale, blush color, and its ligh
isl about equal thai of star of the ninth magnltu
nan The following the observed places
ept Greenwich Mean Right North Poll
the lime, hs'uS''' 4 IN deg nv 3
EN- May 10, at l2 50 36 l6 ~ q iV3 rs 81
pa IL 10 30 10 oi N' 20 Of
,ich Whence we may infer that the right ascension
life. now diminishing at the rate Of I'm. Ss daily,
change in n P. D. in the same interval be