Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-01-08
FOREIGN NEWS.
Seven Days Later from Europe.
DISAFFECTION AND FIGHTING in
FRANCE-PARDON OF ALL TIlECU- !
BAN PRISONERS BY THE QUEEN OF |
SPAIN
NV YoRk, Jan. ..

Nrw YoRK, Jan. ..
The Africa arrived at / O'Clock with one weeks
later news from Europe, having sailed on the
Goth ut
Among the passengers in the Africa, is Col
onel Moore, Bearer Of Dispatches from London
to " a. hingion.
Trquce All is quiet in France. Attention
is now chiefly directed towards the forthcoming
election. when Louis Napoleon will, without
doubt. be elected though not without considera-
biz opposition.
At the latest accounts the departments aud
la France was in the utmost tranquility The
result of the election would not be known before
the 2sih or 29th.
Gen. Cawenac had been offered his liberty,
and refused to leave his prison unless his fellow
prisoners could do the same; so he remains
The severe restrictions which the prisoners at
first suffered have been relaxed. They now
dine and exercise together.
It is fully believed that Russia, Austria, and
PRUSSIA are straining every nerve to sustain Lou
is Napoleon n bis usurpauon.
The following review and comment on thc
French aliairs is from the Liverpool European
Times of the ?, Oh ult;
The occurrences i'm France su,ceed each
other with such irghiiul rapidily thar it s almost
impossible 10 crowd into our ordinary space, even
bret summary Of what is going on IN that de-
voted country. Scarcely a day has passed but
several departments have been declared 30
state Of siege. In the centre of France, IN the
departments east west. north and SOUTH O reign
of terror has been established, and il is evident,
from the facts which are filtered through the cor
mpt journals IF the tyrant that a wide spread
resistance against his despousm prevails IN eve
ny quarter, which is only checked by tine fear OF
popular anarchy, aud the too ready bayonets o!
the military dictator.
We have now learned from authentic sources,
/ that the slaughter of the Partisan populace on
the lioulcyards. and IN the north eastern OUR
! tiers Of Paris when the brief struggle took place,
was perpetraicd by the brutal sodery with
wanton lerocIty. which reminded us OF The mas
sacre Of st. Bartholomew No troops, still less
I the French, would have dared to commit such acts
/ of hatchery unless they had been sure of appro-
val from their superior officers. They who re-
resisted end they who did not resist were cut
down rcmorseIessly, without distinction of aye.
sex. or nation even Americans suffered 10 Tie
melee.
Gagged as the press is in France it IS alto
gcther upos- BILE 10 state the extent of tle loss
Of lifr. stll less OF personal liberty. which th
French people have had to endure The usur-
per ssnes hs quasi imperial DEGREES from the
lmlleues as ID an the resources of France were
unreseryediy at his arbitrary disposal
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