Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1852-01-22
Further News By the Africa.
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a serious engagement look place on the Stfl
at Crest, (Drome, the rebels In number about
1000, stood their ground about four hours and
then retreated, carrying with them their dead
and wounded. The insurgents in this depart
ment, as in that of the Var, placed their hostages
in the front rank, with orders to fire on the
troops.
Letters from Draguignan, dated December II,
state that decisive battle had taken place be-
tween the gendarmes, commanded by Captain
Hourlez, aud the insurgents, to the number Of
5000; sixty or seventy OF the latter were killed,
and eighty taken prisoners. The troops lost only
one man, but a captain and lieutenant were
severely wounded. All the hostages in the
hands of the insurgents were rescued.
On the subject of the freedom of the coming
election, it is naiyely stated in the .ioniieur
i PdTisfen "that Colonel Montebelo, command.
ing eight hundred and thirty cavalry at Tours,
had sent In eight hundred and thirty votes TO the
President, for the brave Colonel went himself to
every man, even including those in the hospital,
to ask personally for his vote, and not one of the
men made default.
The SieeIe has reappeared, and is sold upon
the Boulevards, whence all liberal journals were,
as long as they escaped the censure, banshed bv
the Project Of Police. But now their teeth are
knocked out and their claws are pared, all liber-
ty is granted to the poor mutilated things to get
sold anywhere they can. "How cruel are the
mercies of the wickedl''
: The law whchis about to regulate the press
will subject each gerdd Of a journal TO sort OF
license, which will be Withdrawn from him with.
i out any previous ceremony after two warnings
from the government on the nature Of the
, pclemic: fcllowcl ~ il,e journal
BESIDES the Fluctuations that the President has
received from the courts Of the North, a splendid.
a carriage and four first-rate horses have been
: presented to him by the Emperor of Austria.
Inc Minister of Foreign Affairs has minated
TO the Belgian Government that the Government
OF France cannot tolerate that the political re-
h Iugees, who have either been sent away byr the
is French police, or have sought safety in volun-
s tary exile, should find refuge within the Bel
gian territory. This intimation has been convey
ed IN such language that the Belgian Govern
! ment does not consider it prudent, in the preS-
ent circumstances, to oppose it. The whole Of
D the French political refugees in Belgium, have.
consequently, been invited to ''move on" and
are forced to seek an asylum under the protec-
Lion OF stronger or more remote government
But Is not to Belgium alone that this language,
: has been used. Piedmont and Switzerland have,
also received hints on the subject and II is said
1; that if they should not acoede to the wishes of
! the French Government upon the subject, some
more active measures will be adopted next spring
y with the consent of Austria, TO force them 10 do
J so.
q curious report is in circulation. II is that
the President of the Republic, in the apprehen-
e SION OF an attempt being made upon his life, has
made will, in which he recommends Prince
!. Louis Lucien Bonaparte, one of the son, of
4 Lucien Bonaparts, and lately member of the
Legislative Assembly, as his successor. He de-,
cares, in his will, that he places the fate Of
Q France and OF his family under the guardian
snip oil the army, and appoints the following FIVE
' omcers the executors of his will, Wig; Marshal
= Excelmans, General d'EIilliers, General de 81.
n Arnaud, General Magnan, and General RoS,mt.
his aid-de"camp. 1t is certainly rather early fur
Louis Napoleon to attempt to dispose Of France
A as if it were his inheritance.
The Paris daily prints are publishing some e..
traordinary statements in regard to the adhesion
OF certain eminent men to the cause OF Loslia
Bonaparte, which appear to be grossly false.
mus, Tor example, BOnapartist prints asserting
1aat me Legitimlsts were able to support him in
MS usurpation. M. Berger and M. FallOGx
compelled Montalembert to deny this publicly,
so far as they were concerned, and M. FallouH
has denied emphatically the story that he had
offered the President the support Of all the Legit-
imistS, If he would at once strike down and get
rid of the socialist minority. Count Beuenot has.
a declared that he is not a member Of the Copsul-
tative Commission, and has written letter TO the
! President, protesting thus against the dishonOr
done him; after your perjury of the 81 of
December you thought fit toappoint me member
OF the Consultative Commission without having
consulted me. l think it my duty to inform Won
! that should deem myself dishOnored by accent
ing such mission"
" O AUSTRIA.
December IA. On the 10Th, at daybreaL ,
special train arrived from Hungary al Vienna
terminus of the Northern railroad. Il was com
posed Of coaches each Of which contained a pris-
oner with gendarmes. The prisoners were Of
both sexes the men in irons 1t is said the females
: were kossuth's sisters. and some ;: the others
! Hungarian mobiles. Circumstances have occurred
! in Hungary which have excited strong suspi-
clon Of the government here. -Four bank direc-
tor, have resigned in Consequence of the attacks
made upon them by the press.
d AT .Visnna great anxiety is felt for news
ron The Unitsd States respecting the reception
In Germany the press is forbidden 10 record
II the events Whiah oeott~ IN Eu,ro. 4, . $1,000.