New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-15

The Paris .N0ntteHf OF the 10Th publishes
communicated note declaring that there is no truth
in the of menacing demands being made for
n Governments by France or OF its warlike intentions
and that the Government has not taken any step that
wunld show change in its pacific policy.
1t is expected that the Emperor Nicholas, ac-
companied by the Empress Will visit Berlin in May and
that line of conduct with respect to political rela-
nns with France may then be adopted in common with
Prussia and Austria
The widow of Won kotzcbue, the fertile
ramatis author of The Stranger and Pizarro 1.-THE
former of which still keeps ession of the G. pro-
yincal stage) who assasSnated Mannheim by the
student sand died at Heidelberg the 4h inst at the
age of IS. She Kotzebues third wife she had lived
for many years in strict letlrenent
In Hesse it is a punishable offence not to wear
the crosses and marks of distinction bestowed by the
Government and it would almost appear that the right
voting will not be exercised by the people unless it is made
penal to omit doing So
The Duchess of Orleans had addressed the fol
lowing letter to the President refusing the donation Ct
0O0f per maintained to her in the decree
January % MonSieu-As do not acknowledge you
right to plumber my family neither do acknowledge
your right to assign to me donation in the of
| France | refuse the dowry. HELENA d 'ORIEANs''
| All kinds of rumors concerning the intentions
France in respect to Belgium circulate in Paris They
deserve importance from the that the Belgian Gov
has just ordered augmentation of 100 men in
each of the btalion of the regiments of the line of the
Belgian army As there 40 bata'ions this will make
the total augmentation 400 1t is reported also the
fressc that the Government intends to apply to the
Chambers for credit of 6C000OGf for the establishment
of ntrcnched camp IN the enylrons OF Antwerp and
for putting into state of defence the Tcte de Flanders
Intelligence has been received from Dorches-
ter England that two men named Thomas Sergeant and
Allen. belonging to the Amazon, have landed at Wey-
mouth They assert that they were picked up by a
Dutch vessel after floating about with others who
persisted from cold for two days upon fcbuoy. Ser
cant states that they not far from the Amazon
when she blew up and that piece of the wreck struck
Allen the shoulder and that he thought lie killed
Allen is said to have the mark upon his shoulder
| The story is scarcely credited
News has been received of her Maesty's ship
Enterprise dispatched in search of Sir John Franklin
which left England to renew her search the I'd Apri
last At the date of the letters 18th july the Enterprise
was off Cape Prince of Wales After leaving Engan
little way could be made in beating with the Enterprise
vessel built for encOuntcrng ice. and it took them q
days reach Port Lloyd BONN Islands where they
the southern edge of the ice reached off Cape st
Tll,lda'. On the Sd June they entered the ice il
Islnd they Experienced very bad weather losing top
mast and several other spars On entering the ice they
were completely at its mercy. being dred north, Dur
in the drift they carried past Diomed Island at thu
distance of mile and closely hesct until the lSt
July. when they got into open water and in two day
reached Cane Prince Of Wales where they found the po
YER much shaken from her third winters oourn in thoS
regions The Plover had not found any traces Of rJohl
Franklin There Were reports of white men seen at thu
source Of the Darabn River. Search was made by As
Sisant Surgeon Adams, but nothing Was found IN
plavcr expected with full details of this search
But little further intelligence is expected even from tn
Enterprise
gaged recently in testing the Chevaer Clausscns chemi
cal process of making cotton not having any flax straw
hand tried it upon oat straw To his aSoniShneut atc
the SILICA and gums which enter into the composition
oa straw in greater proportions than in flax had bee
dissolved he obtained large quantity of good cottor
The opinion he formed from this and subsequent eXpcr
mcntS is that the strawS of this country may b
prottably converted into cotton. thereby adding to tn
certainty and abundance of our future supplies.
: We observe also that during the last fortnig l
several agents the leading iron foundries in Belgium
have in England for the purpose of engaging nun
Der of the engineers and machrsts for their esl
lsments From $50 to 200 have left London for Osten
and many others are to follow.
A iont-stock company has been formed, wit
cupital of f2O0OOO in 10000 shares f5 each for I'll
purpose of establishing brcweres on cornprehensl'
plan. supply unadulterated ale and porter at prlc
below those present charged by the London brewers
Mr.. Charles Mare, the eminent ship-builde
of Blackwell, has challenged the Americans to run
vessel against any that they produce Tor tho
sand guineas The tonnage of the ship to be from 5O
$50 tons
The metal found in the Isle of Skye, and SUI
posed to be gold, turns utterly worthless.
that gtters is not gold
The Magistrates of Middlesex, England, tai
of withdrawing the license from pubicans who hire ba
d maids to figure in the Bloomer costume,
Her Majesty has given apartments in Ham
ton-conrt Palace to the widows of the gallant office
+ Pennycuck and Cureton, who fell in the Seikh
q The amount of duties collected in Southampt,
during the past year has increased from about 100000
100000. being fully 80 per cent. the collect
during any previous year.
II The Russian force in Che Baltic nj the prese
nj0aan numbers fort 1.-TWO al! Ut tie line nil HRWrf.n
n equipped. nhg manned rrigHsiRty Stored, ana rrGly
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