The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-12-31
ARRIVAL or the STEAMSHIPS
FRENCH REVOLUTION.
Arrival of the Europa.
ANOTHER REVOLUTION IN FRANCE.
New YoRK, Dec. 81

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New York, Dec. 81
The steamer Europa arrived from Liverpo
at Halifax, this morning, having experienced
constant succession of severe gales. m
was lost overheard during the passage.
The Gambia arrived at Liverpool on the 2
inst. after a rough passage. The Baltic
rived at the same place on the 4th.
FRaNcE.-Afairs in France had reached
crisis long dreaded. The coup d etat was ma
on the LIST inst. The President seized the rei
of Government, dissolved the Assembly, d
clared Paris in a state of siege, and appealed
the people. His preparations made wi,
eonsummate SIX II and secrecy. Everything W;
consammated before the Assembly had the lea
idea of the Presidents intention An csA;l
new ministry had been formed, and by dayligl
Tuesday morning, The Presidents Proclamatio
was found sted Throughout. the city, in whc
he ordered the dispersion of the Assembly, tn
restoration Of universal sufffage-also, propc
sing new system of Government, and til
election by the people and army
The President tn hold the office for ten wear:
supported by the Consul Of State and by tn
Legislature
The Executive power RETAINS in the hand
of the President. The election is to take plac
during the present month, and the Presden
promises to bow tn the viii of the people, an
says he has been forced into his present atti
tide.
1t is certain that Theirs, Changarner, an,
others Of the opposition had determined to dc
mand his arrest and Imprisonment on the q
anst., and were almost in the act of moving il
the matter, when they and their principal friend
were arrested and conveyed to Nincennes
Whenever The members of the Assembly at
tempted to meet officially, they have been or
dered to dspersc, and were arrested Two hun
died members have been arrested; many were
subsequently, released; but all the leaders of the
Three hundred members had given i'm their
adhesion, and telegraphc dispatches from the
Departments state that the Presidents demon
STATIONS had been hailed with the utmost enthu-
siasm--but subsequent reports contradict it.
Several Barbados were erected IN different
quarters of Paris, but were speedily broken by
the troops. At ore Of th-se, two members of
the Assembly occupied prominent place.
and both were killed in the conflict
On Tuesday, section of the Assembly con-
tinued to meet, and decided on the impeach.
ment and deposition of the President The
meeting was dispersed by the troops and their
decree ridiculed on all hands Troops were
placed In the rooms of the cx-o.fcers of tie
Assembly, who were exempted from arrest--a-
mong others, NJ Dupn
Martial law prevailed against all persons con-
cerned IN barrcading, and large numbers had
been shot, up to Thursday night.
The success OF the President seemed Ger.
tain.
Surfing news was received from Paris at
Liverpool, on the Cd inst, which checked up-
ward tendency in the cotton market Subse
qqently holders evinccd an increasing anxiety
Gskaiize, which gave purchasers an advantage
Mt one-eightd Sales of the week, $500,
s. Flour market rather active, and had
ad&ed 81. Good export demand, and prices
advSS1ed Cd. Wheat advanced Id. Provision
market has undergone no change Notwi,h-
standing the alarming news from Paris fairav
erage business was going forward at Manches
ter. The British funds had been very sensibly
affected by the sudden and astonishing change
in French affairs. Consuls recedcd 81 per cent.
Sardinia stocks fell 2 per cent. The following
day the London stock market recovered itself
in some degree, and consuls returned within one
per cent. OF previous quotations. On the 9Th
consuls closed at 90 ! to Sc
London advices of Friday do not materially
vary the prospect, but new elements constantly
arising, There the Boston and Halifax line
gave out.
Farther from Europc--Confict In Paris--
InsurrectiOn In Sicily.
PARIS, Dec. 5.
The decree of the President appeared to-day
ordering the voting, which is TO take place on
the 10Th inst, to be secret instead of public.
There are rusnors of continued fighting to- day
in various quarters of the suburbs, but they are
not to be relied upon. The latest printed ac-
counts state that the insurgents had been put
down, but not without severe struggle.
Accounts from the provinces 1.-THE country
districts) are generally favorable to the Presi.
dent The movements of the troops are rapid,
silent. and firm
Many barricades were thrown up in various
quarters of the city at one O'Clock While
body OF 5000 troops were passing along the
boulevard, several shots were fred from the
neighboring passages and houses The firing
was returned by the troops, and the combat con-
ttnued about thirteen hours. Further down the
boulevard, cannon and muskets were freely
employed until 4 O'Clock, when the firing ceas.
ed, but was continued with vigor in other Sec
tons
No definite particulars have, however, been !
published, and little is consequently known, be-
yond the fact that a sanguinary conflict had ia
Zen place. Many persons engaged on both
sides had been killed or wounded.
LONDON, Dec. 5-P Nj.
troops successful at all points
Several French refugees left London on
Thursday for Paris.
The French Government had the entire con-
troll OF the telegraph lines, and had stopped the
transmission of all messages.
The Paris correspondent Of the London Her |
aid and Chronicle states that Gen Castll,an, at |
Lyons & Gen. Erymer, had declared against the |
President, but that is denied. Doubts are also |
entertained Of Gen. Mignon's reported dispo. |
sitions against the Government
She f.sn6on Daily News says that General |
MenyoIRer is marching from the north with |
four regiments, and that he viii oppose the
President
The attempted rise at Deroyet was promptly |
and that the most reliable accounts |
from thu Departments (thc country dstricts) arc
favorable to the Presidents cause
PRrssA.-Berin advises to the I'd of Dec,
state that the telegraph news from Paris caused |
the most intense excitement The business of
the Assembly was suspended and the ministry |
withdrew to hold a cabinet council
-Iasurrcetion-Th latest dates from
Palermo gives account of an attempt by the
Baron Ysee and other noblemen with a view to
proclaim the independence OF Sicily of the
AinSdom OF naples, ana 10 compel hing Fer
dinand to abdcate in favor of his son Francis
A portion of the inhabitants of Palermo, the
capitol Of Sicily declared in favor of the project
The 18th regiment fraternized with them, but
by the prompt energy of the authorities the
movement was checked.
Several arrests had been made, including
some officers of the 18th regiment.
TnE FRENcHIS rnE MEDlrERRAxEas BY
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ter advices from Smyrna via Malta. The
French fleet had bombarded Robbat and Saleu
for eight hours, causing great destruction of life
and property. The French feet also suffered
some slight injury from the return Of the FIRE to
The castle Of Robbat
It is also reported that the French feet had
gone to Taugler for the purpose of bon,barding
that place. The British ship oi.war James had
been despatched there to protect the interests
Of British subjects.
EScLAND.-lt is understood that arrange
ments are in progress among the officers Of the
Attic Expedition, to bestow some national testi-
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