The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-28
.lbbmoNAL VIEWS Br rHs AFRICA.


The French army Is about 20 be further reduced one
hundred Thousand men, and the popular elections in Der
lin had resulted fayorlbly TO the ministry The
opinion prevailed in Naples that the ports of that king
dom would shortly be open TOT the free importation Of
corn The Pre-ss rtaes that handsome pec.inary com
psnstion would undoubtedly inuce the Prince of Mona
10 oede to Russia his little pncpay and that it has
been sold more than either wholly a in part for
ready money In regard 70 tho Influence which its sale
would have upon European politics the same paper says
IL would guycly modify the political division Of Italy
and necesstate the intervention Of international dplo
macy Piedmont and the European powers adds the
Prcsse would not consent to such Transaction. Gen.
era agitation reigning in Asiatc Turkey Insurrec-
tons had taken place at several placcs and Omar Pasha
was maintaining himself at Bagdad with difficulty. The
tribes living between Irpoi and Aleppo had revoed
The communication was interrupted between the ILba
nus and iripol aud between Alexandreta and Alcppo
Mr. Whehurst stil insists that he can restore the Al
autic telegraph to working order a letter from Va
entia regrets chat fair trial has not been given to Mr.
Whtehursts proposition
The Spanish government likely to order their
fleet at Cuba to proceed at TO demand satisfaction
from Mexico Ii is probable that the countenance of
France Is relied In this movement. Accounts from
Cadz inform that the following preparations have
been made at that port to reinforce the Spanish garrison
In the island OF Cuba On the 18th of October the sail
ing frignte Ferrolana of 80 guns and the corvette h
bel Segunda OF 10 guns sailed for Havana, having
board so officers and $40 infantry On the 22d Of Octo
Der the sailing figate Perla fitted up transport and
armed with six guns sailed for the destination with
foU niitfy lhefe remain IN the roads ready to sail
at any moment the frigate Petronta tho paddle
wheel steamer Isabella la Caolica and the transport
corvette Marigaane. There 1850 infantry and 500
marines 10 be embarked board these three ships
These viii complete the expedition to force of 100
infantry and 500 marines The Captain General of the
Marine Department of the province Of Cadz has been
dercd TO prepare the following steamers of the royal navy
for silingviz the Castillo UIoa vasco Nunez de Bal
boa Vucano Vigante. These steamers together with
the Santa Isabel and Prro being prepared for sea
at Ferrol to form part of the maritime expedition
the coast Of Africa, under the command Of Don Segundo
nas Herrera second in command of the naval forces
OF poneat
The hmpcrof's letter to Prince Napoleon relative to
the eagagcmsnt of negroes free aborers is highly
approved Of by the principal organs of the Paris press
We rejoice says the Dat at the contents of this inn
potant document 1t will be remarked that the letter
employs the dcbitatyc form the question to wheth
the blacks collected the of Africa act or not
on their own free will The opinion Of the government
on this point nevertheless appears clear and is in
formty with factspersona liberty is VIGOROUSLY I'M
known on tho western coast of Africa and the engage
ment of abores there could never have been anything
else than purchase of slaves We hasten to admit that
there the assimilation Of that commerce with the
slave trade and that when these operations ter
minated the blacks carried to the French colonies
become free men But what took place the coast Of
Africa necessarily resembcd closely the slave trade as
to produce analogous eectshat to say the cessation
of all legitimate commerce. and the perpetuation and in
crease of atrocos wars, which the absence of market
closed by the repression OF the slave trade tends natural
y to reduce and discourage The inevitable resemblance
of that commerce to the slave trade had another
nience to which France could not remain insensibe
OF exciting between naval powers and merchant ships
continual squabbcs which always painful and which
might have become serious by placing us under the ne
cessity of maintaining at whatever cost the dependence
of our flag. As. u .-.r....