The southern press., 1852-01-05

promotions in the Legion Of Honor are Conferred
on officers and privates Of the army in Active
service. Admiral Dubourdieu is promoted 10
the rank of grand officer of the same order, and
several officers and seamen have also received
promotion for their services in the late bon-
bardment Of Sallee, on the coast Of Morocco.
PARIS December l7th
The Moniieur publishes two circulars from
the minister of the Interior, the one to the pre-
feet of the departments, calling on those func.
tionares 10 send in a report OF the National
Guards who have shown weakness or want OF
zeal during the recent events, in order that they
may be Immediately dissolved; the other to the
prefect of police, calling upon him to execute
with rigor the decree Of the 9Th December
against reprise de justice en- rupture de ban, and
against members Of secret societies.
The Steele has re-appeared to-day.
NJ. Vernon, the director of the Constitutional,
has been made an officer Of the order of the
Legion of Honor.
On Monday night the President of the repub-
lie held his second weekly reception since the
recent revolution. 1t was still more crowded
than the first, and, as might be expected, there
was an immense number of officers of the army,
of all ranks. With the exception of NJ. do Mon
talembert, the great leaders Of parliamentary
renown, were all absent, The Marquis of Nor
manly was present. and his appearance was
considered an answer to the rumors that there
was great deal Of GOODNESS between the Presi-
dent and the representatives Of Great Britain,
since the accomplishment of the coup detat
Mr. Rives the Americ n minister, shows the
disapprobation which his countrymen feel with
respect to recent events. by not yet presenting
himself There were few ladies' present, and
~, rhn uh nj af3,t u,as
over before midnight, and in short it was by no
means so gay as in days by-gone.
The President takes an active part in the
drawing up of the new constitution with which
he is TO crafty France. 1t is said that he occu-
pies no less than eight hours day in this great
affair." along with NJ. Rouher, NJ. BarOche, and
N. Troplong.
The minister of war announces that gratiti-
cation is to be given to all the officers of the
army of the second class who took part in the
campaign of the I'd, Sd, 4th, 5th and 9th of
December--that is to say, in the suppression OF
the Paris insurrection. This extra pay is to
consist Of $50 francs for each captain, lao
francs tor each Lieutenant, and so francs to each
sous officer.
The Duke de Guiche, eldest son of the Duke
de Grammont, and nephew of The Count dor
say, has been appointed minister plenipotentiary
at Hesse Casse The Duke de Guiche is mar.
ried to the daughter of Mr.. Mackinnon, M. p.
1t is said that the department of the police is
to be raised to the rank of ministry, and that
NJ. earlier is to be the new minister
Count Glazeneppe, one of the aides -de-camp
of the Emperor of Russia, has arrived at Paris.
1t is said that he has been sent by the Au;ocrat
of all the Russians, to compliment the President
on his recent exploit, and to present him, in the
name of his master, with the grand Gordon of the
order of ST. Andre, which is the first order in
The Russian empire.
The Moniteur contains three columns of names
of soldiers decorated for their conduct during
the late troubles Eleven have received the
cross Of the legion of honor for wounds received
in the affair of the 4th. Decorations have been
given TO several officers of the army on the same
occasion.
A serious engagement took place on the Ssh 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 department,
as in that of the Var, placed their hostages in
the front rank, with orders to fire on the troops
Letters from Draguignan, dated Dec. l !, state
that decisive battle had taken place between
the gendarmes, commanded by Capt. Hourlez,
and the insurgents, TO the number OF 5000; 90
or 10 of the latter were killed, and 80 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.
PARIS, Dec 18th.
Decress appear placing the Jura in a state of
siege, and approving the subection of Algeria
to state of siege by General Pelissier.
The government has got in readiness regular
fleet for transporting the unfortunate people
whom the police denounces as agitators OF So
ciety.
The following vessels are to be fitted out for
the transportation TO Cayenne OF political con-
victs 1.-The Mogador, steam frigate OF $50 horse
power, at Rochefort; the Canada, OF 450 horse
power, at Cherbourg; the Christophe Colomb,
Of $50 horse power, at Brest; the Dugues-
clin, of 900 tons; and the Allier, corvette, OF
800 tons. These vessels wil in Is or 20 days,
be able to transport to Cayenne 1000 men,
Another feet is equipped in the Mediterranean
for the transportation of French citizens to Lam
bcssa, in Algeria
NM Cremieux, Leo dc Laborde, and Creton
have been released from the fort of Vincennes,
and set at liberty. The other prisoners at Vim
cennes, namely NM Duvergier de Hauranne,
Bxio General I.ardot, Jovet, Durren, and Tell
hard -Latorisse, have been transferred to Ste.
Pelagie.
HUNGARY.
Arrest Of The Sisters of Louis EOsSuh-On
Wednesday, the 10th ult., before day break,
special train arrived from Hungary at the Vienna
terminus of the northern railroad 1t was CON-
posed of twelve coaches, each of which con-
tained prisoner with three gendarmes On
their arrival, horses were Immediately put to the
carriages, and the cortege, accompanied by
detachment of gendarmes, drove off to some
prison. The prisoners were of both sexes--the
mer in irons
From a credible source learn that Kossuth's
sisters were the female prisoners, and the other
cavaliers (nobles.) Whether any traces of
conspiracy were actually found when the lodg-
ings of the sisters, Ruttkay and Messlegyi, were
searched, am unable TO say; but it is certain
that the suspicious of government have been
violently excited by some circumstances which
have recently occurred in Hungary Vienna
Correspondence Of the Times, l4h.
FOR THE ASSEMBLIES.