Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-08

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ton Of any such proceeding The Sultan with the less
dangerous assistance of England and France hopes be
able to keep his rebelous provinces in state Of due
submission. This refusal of the aid Of Austria is
ainy Of an offensive character conveying it does
effective doubt Of the sincerity of Ausrias friendly pro-
fessons says plainly to the address Of that Power
1fneo Ddnaos a dona ereates Should Austria occupy
SerVia and Bosnia without the consent Of the Sultan it
will require very nice and asuts argument to make that
occupation less offensive and yioative of the law of M
tons than the occupation of the Danuban Princpaties
by the Car.
The difference between Rnssis and Sweden touching
the neutrality which the latter Power has decided TO OBJ
serve during the is not yet arranged Sweden seems
determined ccuntenanced she is by France and Eng
land to maintain firmly her position The menaces of
the Gar have yet only had the effect Of inducing to
in order to resist by force if need be- the
Of the Csar and assert the Independence Of Sweden
Russia requires that the Calmar saund situated between
ci@Dd isAad Hnashe continent. shoyc eissed q the
ships Of France and England.
Letters from Copenhagen dated the 18th instant an
that England and France have nterposed their
good Offices in order to induce the Government of the
United States to postpone till more quiet times the dec
sion Of protesation which Government is pressing
at the Court Of Denmark against the toll which, from
time immemoral that Power has been in the habit Of
evyng upon oil vessels passing and Of the sound
The latest intelligence from Madrid states that the
state of health of NJ. TURGor resulting from the
wound he received in the duel with Mr. SouLE, is by
satisfactory 1t is rumored that the Emperor of
the French is about ia send another representative
Spain in order to enable the Marquis to leave his post
and bestow the requisite attention upon his health
letter from Turin states that political and social cir
cles in that capital much excited just now by in
l;s,, Iox.o n
published first in Virginia. and copied thence into other
American papers, and finally into Gagnans Messengers
of Paris the Unione of Turin The criticisms Of the
American diplomatic upon Italian society," manners, and
morals and particularly upon those Of the capital in
which he has been sent to reside, have awoke much
wrath against him. have just conversed with Ame-
rican friend recently from Turin He states that Mr. d.
upon his to that capital will find his social and
| official position beset with many difficulties.
Mr. BELMONT, representative at the Hague, is at
present in Paris. He is, am told the only Of
foreign diplomatic representatives who conforms strictly
to Mr. Marcy's instructions touching uniform.
We have in Paris, also, the present moment, the
lately yappointed but already exconsul at Venice Mr..
DONALD G. MITCHELL. am glad to learn that this city
will continue to be his residence for considerable
time Mr.. and Mrs. MITCHELL will form most valuable
addition to American society in Paris understand that
Alr M ulllBenty pursue mere
literary labors in which he is engaged
AS mentioned in former letter, the first volume Of the
Works of Arago has just been published in Paris.
have sent you an from the autobiogaphc sketch
of his youth which did not doubt would beinteresng
ayt~:i. :. AAntaipa fpe~iA~-;
Paris and Of the personal history Of who win figure
before posterity who has contributed as much
as any who has yet lived illustrate the nineteenth
tury In compliance with my partial promise to send
translation Of the preface by HUMBOLDT which intro
duces the FIRST volume to the world, now send two
tracts from that preface comprising its commencement
and conclusion The intimate and interesting connexor
of these great Names admired and SO popular in
the United States, will hope render the extracts wei
come The preface is dated from "Potsdam, November
| 1853" 1t says: , "|"
without consulting the of my strength painful
duty, kindly invited by family which is dear to to
place pages at the head of the collection of the
works of the lustrious whose friendship for
half century mas contributed the happiness Of my
life. ought doubtless to have excused myself from yield
ing to such request but this is place for lite
rary considerations or for reserves Of modesty come
to place upon just closed grave the homage Of my ad-
mraton and Of my lively gratitude The intimate rea
tions which have cultivated for long course Of
with NJ Arago my colleague in the Academy of Sciences
of the Institute Of Fraace together with the kind and
habit he had Of keeping informed Of his
abors and scientific projects have afforded the advantage
of observing closely will not say the Development Of the
faculties of this powerful mind but the progressive app
cation those faculties to the great discoveries for which
we are indebted to him. will attempt then, without
writing eulogy biographical notice, to make in
the remarks about to subj DIN Of the knowledge
touching all the materials brought together in the
collection of M. Arago's works.
will call attention to the vast extent in the different
branches of human knowledge that comprised within
the circle of the abors of single man, and how amid
this great variety Of objects he was tending to the
end, witt the generalization of views the
nexon Of phenomena which had for long time seemed
isolated and the elevation of the mind to the least
sibe regions Of natural philosophy The action forces
manifested in light, heat magnetism and electricity
aud in the play Of chemical combinations and decomposi
tious, belong the series of mysterious e,cts upon
which the brilliant discoveries of the nineteenth century
have thrown unexpected light In the field Of these glo
rious conquests NJ Arago has pnced himself among the
great physicians Of epoch. At once ardent in dis
covery and cautious in the drawing Of his conclusions
lest they should exceed the reach Of partial results he
especially fond of indicating new paths by which the
end might be nearly approached and OF discovering
identity Of causes in phenomena apparently very differ
ent from each other If from the method pursued by NJ
Arago rise to the powerful faculties which he display
ed measure with astonshment the space which they
covered. While enargng perpetusly for saraas the
bounds of the sciences he had marvellous art Of dis
semiuating and communicating the acquisitions Of science
1t thus TINT kind Of influence wanting to NJ.
Arago and the authority Of his name equal!ed his po
pularity." ..
Here follows able enumeration and appreciation Of
the scientific abors and discoveries Of the subject Of his
memoir but it is too long for to venture translation
for your columns must content myself with the fol-
lowing closing pas sages Of N. de Iumbodts preface
.sSuch" he continues "is the picture, still incon-
plete notwithstanding the immense wealth il contains,
Of the labors OF NJ Arago They have elevated him to
The rank of the most eminent men Of the nineteenth