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lies FORCES MILITAIRES DE LA
FRANCE

Quand on Sc compte pour s'assurer 81 i'on
sera EN- force, ct pour montrcr que l'on est
reellement bien en- force, c'est un Symphonic
assez signihcatif que le moment de Ia lutte
est pas eloigne, on du moins qu,on croft
! u,,,sssible une lutte.
Nous avoas interprete dams IN sens heau-
coup plus belliqueuz quill n await de preten-
ton l'etre en- apparence, lie diseouIS de Ma
poleon LII a Iouverture de Ia session du
Corps Legislatif. Nous avons dit lie peu de
fol que nous aloutons aux ,naroles paeihques
don't fEmpereur essaye d'enyeIopper sa
pensee moins calme hien certainement. Ce
qui nous confrme dams cetse idee, c'est IN
| article public par le Constatutionuel, organe
du gourernement, sur Ietaf des forces mill
/ taires de la France.
Nous croyons devoir eiter les passages ct
les ehiFres suivants, empruntes a Get article
lie Doaly Nezcs, dans son numero du q,
don't nous sommes heareux de reconualtre
l'esprit bienveillant, annonce que Tempe
" reur Napoleon dispose de 400, 900 hommes
" mais que, 81 'on retranehe de ce ehifre
" 10000 hommus don't il besoin a Paris,
une force considerable a Lyon ct les 10000
!" hommes occupies en- Algerie, il ne lui res
" terait que 1900 honmes a METRE en-
:" ligne Ell cas- de guerre. u
Quoique nous ayons l'espoir tres fonde que
Pempereur n aura pas a Sc servir des forces
ds pays nous lemons a honneur de rectifer
les fats.
Aujourdh hui rAlgerie occupe, en- efet,
10000 hommes mais notre domination ne
serait pas compromise en- reduisant ce chiffre
a $4,000
Paris ia pas aujourd'hu 1s0, 900 hommes
de garrison, mais.seulemeHt 80 1000.
Lyon a une garrison de 10000 hommes
mais ellie ny est nullement indispensable ct
ellie pourralt Sc reduire de beaueoup.
LIE Constitutional enumere eusuite EFF
feetif des forces don't dispose la France, met
tant son armee aetuelle sur pied de guerre,
ct d arrive au chiffre de 672 400 hommes,
don't 390.97s d'infanterie, 81, 800 de carale-
rie, 46, 45B d'artillerie, IL, 11O de genie, TO-
120 d'equipages miIitaires plus $500
hommes de la garde imperiale, $4,000 de
corps speciaux, $4,000 engages volontaires,
eta.
lie Constitutional aioute
Les regiments sont composes de bataillons,
d'escadrons de guerre ct de depots. En- cas-
dezguerre, Les depots seralent plus que sufh-
SAINTS a lnter1eur pour maintenir la tranquil
lite ct pour aimenter les bataillons ct esea-
drons de guerre- Admettons pour ces depots
un chiHire de :
100000 hommes auxquels s'aioutent
$4,000 gendarmes, gardes de Paris etc.
$4,000 pour L rAlgerie.
Tosal I75.060 honames restant 4 l'infarieur
etqaIl faut retrancher du chifffre el-dessus
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ERA . N''CIE /:

LasessicnEl1 fraHsaiss Ets eHyeFtt, IA
4, paT uH iHpoTtanE discours de Rempereur Napes
leaIl Pariaat dabord IT, gItatiora aetueIae, Il
difauieaae i sfalt nradaisa sans aacuil Iangenimn
rerasa,, apparent ApEss asair xprirne soIaregTes
dscstte agttatiaHs et aontla sasanae preHrs de sa
tostsra sia;s IA uaia fsnperasss siest
exrrirrG sdie HI fnaaiare sllIrante
III ess aalIanrla dr.aa HsleHeir
7iiaHaf de louveal ea scHs ras srnhiEz afsass
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Tue PAR Acc1DEsr.- Derniereuaent, nous avon:

Tue PAR ACCIDENT Dernierement nous avons
occasion de rapporter accident porant tire
-Aujourd'hui, sommes encore appele en-
enregistrer un de Ia meme nature.
piInanche dernier, II. Thomas Moore, econome
aur Ihabitation de M IT, C. Anderson pres de notre
vile, Sc trouvait cheval avec un iusil charge,
trayers ct sur le devant de sa sele quand dams Fac
ton de descendre de cheva fsil partis acciden
tellement Ia charge portant dams le corps DUN es-
clave de IL. Anderson, ct lie tuant.
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EFT Mardi dernier au rnatin, nous avons eonstate
la presence dune forte gel6e blanche qui da tuer
Ia pupart des noureaux jets les plus exposes son
intempsriey CONNIE aussi arrtter rean que venais
ie fare<49 vegetation. Nous esperons toutefois que
co aefa Ie dernier adieu de Mime Ia Gelee ct sou
aialIrrenlent i la n-octahre nlachaine
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saF I'm correspondent du Tiliageois de Marks
vile, eerit des Attakapas, que N. Wynen, artistic
distngue sur lie vioIon, Sc propose de venir nous
donner concert sous pen.
D'apres les conpte rendus des concerts de II
Wyuen, nous n'hesitons pas lie recommander com-
me executant parfait sur le violon.
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ELECTION LocALE.-Une election pour sept mem-
bres corstuant le Conse de Vile des opelousas ct
pour un Constable aura lieu le 4 avrii proclaim.
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BArEAU soUs-NARIN.- Tn American Went de
presenter Fexamen de l'amiraEte angtaise III ba-
teau soas-marin qu s'il realise la moitie aes
tages qnaHnonce lie brevet pris par an5eGr, ape
rerait un notable enlargement dams le mode actHes
des queries maritnes, ct paray yseralt Ia 1aissance
des plus rapdes hatments i vapeur CONNIE celle
des torteresses les n1ieux armees.
&c nest rien moifs gu I'm bateau sous marin fais
unieuemens pour agr SOUS leau fertne est celle
dun marsouin ii penG contenIr hut, dix cL qulnze
hommes, plus certaine quaHtite de ruatieres ex-
plosibles. -Linventeur assure quayec nodele de
huib tonneaHx il e2perimente systemic dams 'e
lac Michigan, tait pionger son hateau es den1eure
sous reau quasre heures aFoir besoin de tubes
ou de cloches, De n'nlporte gnei APPAREL about
tssant la surtace pour lai amener de ais Il ains
fait marcher bateaa fond du lac plaseurs
miles la Ftesse de trois miles lheHre; puis il
a. toujours iaas sou batean ct sous teau. Eaide
i5sn naeaansme, sce dies poutres de bois de quaLre
poslces cares
Ce batean peut tau tGmoignage de sou inyenteur}
pfonger ct dsparaitre de Ia surface presqae nstan
tansmenf, la psotondeur GU on veut, Ct par exem-
pIa pietis # plus, remonter Ia surface avec
la vitesse gu sat, aier ayant, arriere. de
cote, s5abaisser seleFer, suivahe le cas-; iaven
tesrr Sc fait fort Eaide Ge son bataau, dattacher
4 un bafimenr FL eieetrique. paauet de poudre
es de preiectiies, ct de METRE ensuite lie eu ce
petard -assEn lie meintire danger pour Pa-
gresseur qui ponge avee son bateau ct va attendre
sans Granite eertaine profondeur les suites de
pexpiosion.
Sagit- maintenant de faire Fexpleratiou dun port?
LIE bateau seus-naEin psnetfe dams port ct T ex-
anime tout False sans avoir beson de lasser arri-
yer la surface autse chose qu,un simple tube dun
deH1i -Rouce de diaEnstre.
Tel est le baseau Gai, ee moment est seurnls
Iexamende sir BaIImr Walker, le drecteuf-g general
des constructions nayales en- AngteterFe, ce que
nous apprena IL 1sass, auqaeI nous empTuatons ces
details
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- ALBERT DEJEAN est candidat Indepen-
dant pour la place de Grefier de la Cour de District
de la Paroisse st. Landry. Lelecton lien en-
Noyembre proclaim l2 few 1850.
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JOHN Hills, HorIogsr ct njioutier,

ss5a S5etant flxe d une fnaniere permanente
60 Opeousas rue Bellevue. ancien Enagasin de-
VI. Simmo, offre ses services public general,
nettole ct repafe les penlu!es ct les tnontres de-
outes tabriqnes, CONNIE aussi les bioux de toutea
sortes e tout artstement, promptsment eft aux prlx
les plas asodsrss. II Sept.
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No. Is.
@h& S. LEVY, Rae Nam, 80
- cote du nagasn de Ch Y. Ealer. 80

T. soussigne. convaIncu CUE les acilats alts lie
IL bonne heure. renonvel'emen des Saisons
lie printemps OH d hiveE, peuvent seuls pernette
all tnarchand de choisir quill lie Plus trals ct
de neiIleur. est meme dofIlr !es memes avar-
tages qui I,honorent de teur coH!lanee son
retour de la Vile En- venant vIslter son etabils-
sement bien connu pour lie cholx de son assorti
ment ct la grande nodclte de ses prX. on Sc con-
valnera de ia ustesse de ce qui preceaf.
On trouvera constamment:
Robes lie barege, tantaise;
Jaconats Brlllantine, Indiennes;
1ndiennes, dessius chosls. Giants
Jupons, CoileretSes, Cginoines, eft
tonte espece PARTICLES pour dames ia derniere
mode
AuSsi, Tetenents de printenps pour hommes ct
eniants, Chapeaux Casqlettes sou!lers, Bottles,
Chemses, Chenises de dessous. Caleeons. Neuds
lie Cravates, Chaussettes. &c. &c;
Seies Hasnais, Golfers ct bellies Selles pour
entants. &c, &c.
Eenez, ct vous trouvereZ tout ce que vouS pour
rez deslrer. des prlx qui vous etonneront.
S. LEVY.
Ope eousas 10 Mars 1850
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Decede.- A la Nouvelle-DrIeans, le l} Mars cou-
ant NJ ALFRED LIVINGSTON, age de 40 ais, recen-
nent editeur du Patriote de uotle Vile.
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,JoEn R sAmDoz. NoTAIRE PUBLIC

- 'EMPLOIRs avec attention ct diligence dams
- toutes les sffaires qu lu sesont coniees, telles
qu'Assesnblees de Families, Assemblies de Cream
cers ventes, Transfers ct Echanges de PROPHECIES,
Hyposheaues, Levee dHypotheques, Donations,
lnveutaires, Tessamenss, &c. Sle.
Bureau vis-a-yis la Maison de Cnur pres Ie bureau
de NM Thos. Il. Lewis & Porter.
OpeIousas IS Avril, 1857.
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& LEsfGaRATias EN- AEERIorE-Uapres une sta
tistIaue pnbl#ee par les seius du eonsuat general
du Hresil Hamhours, voici lie Fesnltat dc I'ami-
grafton transat!antique pendant pannee 1858:
De Hambearg sont partis SO navires avec 1892
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EAIERRE CORHIER, de Ia Paroisse La
a fayette, ayant pr4sente une petition
l'effet detre nomme Administrator de la
succession de feu Rosalie Dugas, veuye dece-
dee de Pierre Cormier ST., reinforcement de
Ia Paroisse St. Landry.
En- consequence. avis est par lie present
donne ceux qui pourraient ayoir des rasous
legales d opposer a la lite nomination, d. d'avoir
a les enregistrer par ecrit, au Bureau du
Greiiier de Ia Cour de District de la susdte
Paroisse, dams les dix jours qui suivront la
date du present avis.
L. LASTRAPES, Grefier.
Opeiousas, l9 Mars 1859
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sUCRE.-Le marche au sncre a manque d d'ani-
nation cette semaine. approvisionnement etc
faible ct la demande tres moderee. Les ventes
comprennent a peine 5000 boucauts LIE narche
est ioufd Ia cl6ture ct iech de t sur les der
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~Pour de Ia natierc lire, voir la premiere
lage.
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COMMERCIAL.
REVUE DE La SENAINt,.

BUREAt: DE T.. ABE1LLE. Nouvetie- Orleans.
Feudreli soir ! | Mars 1889
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Opeiousas, l9 Mars. 1859.
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T United STATES PATENT OFFICE,

TIE PETITION Thayer OF Springfield Mass
the aent granted TO HIN the I'D OF April
1885, in wooien bridges for seven years from
expiration patent which place the 22l day Of
April, 1850
the said petition be heard at the Patent Office
Monday April IL O'clock and all
notified appear and show any ~ have, why said pet
tina ought not to be granted
opposing the extension required 10 Ole IN the Patent
Office their objections specially set forth wiring at least twenty
hearing all testimony fled by either
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the office which VIII be furnished appica
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The testimony viii be closed tho 2i OF March, depo
sons relied upon testimony be filed in the
Office before the morning of that day the arguments
within days thereafter
Ordered be published the Union Washing
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gonnissoner % Patents,
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LIMITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

THE PETITION ferpon seymour of East BoomHed NJ W
praying the extension OF patent granted To him on the h day
Sewing Machines years
nm the Of said patent which takes place on the h day
81 May 1862
ordered that the said petition be heard at the aton Office on
Monday the 18TH April at IL O'Clock ami all persons
are uoe appear show any they have why said
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objections specially forth IN writing, at least twenty days
the day OF hearing all testimony led by either party TO be
used hearing taken and transmitted accordance
Office which VIII be furnished on application
The viii DO closed the 7h OF April depo
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morning that day the arguments If
within days thereafter
Ordered that this notice be published in the Union Washing
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prevous 18th day April next the day of
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Notice of the discontinuance of the 'sPlattev
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are at Plattsburg and Milan, Nj ssouri, and
the suspension OF entries OF land therein.

NOTICE is hereby given that, in pursuance of
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LIMITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

[ Washington, January 4, 1859.
Joseph Francis % New York, for
the extension OF patent granted the Goth March, 1si5
m an Improvement boats for years from
expraIon patent which takes place the Goth day Of
AarCh, 1850
u the said petition be heard at the Patent oce
Monday Tic lat O'Clock all persons
appear show they have why said petition
ought to be granted.
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AND RATING STAMPS.
Posr onl9 Dnr4u1Nr,
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December iS 1855,
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INK for the use Of post oces 10 the United States
The at day Of April marking aud rating stamps Of the ho~
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less convenience good may with the Of
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Of the stamp be The described in class No l.
oa drabity Of The same zs OF cs 10 i with the name
State with type for mouths and days Of printers
and handles the same described in class No. 2.
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Post business, free Drop cent.
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Proposals for improved or patented stamps cylinders
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right change style the stamps described
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Orphans Court. Dee. II, 1858.

Dferia of Colombia, Washington County 10 ,ca,
IN the case of James f. Scott, administrator of
Scott deceased the administrator aforesaid has
appreciation Of the Orphans Court Of Washington county
appointed Tuesday the 4h January 1852
the distribution Of the personal d de
ceased Of hand The have collected
money whom and whore all the creditors and heirs
notified attend m .hc Orphans Court u
Washington arend with their claims properly vouced
they otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit OF said
coase provided copy this order be published
week for The National uegcnccr TO the
sail 4h day Of January next
Tc,t: ED. n. ROACH,
Register wills.
True copy 49,
I'D. N. HlACHt
Iec. II, 1858 Register Wills.
Dec 1s-1nw3w