, 1860-10-04
power in the upper country Of Sa;.H<-i. 0n the

porsrin the upper country Of Sa"n4~!. On The
22d - November there iB a. .liclal report BY
t., .ver..., ;, Sen+r Il Of tho ceasion If tsr-
r,'n.i b.. n"' = "'fva prinaes, tho son.
:rsr"" =. ,'Ca 22d Of January,
1876 ..e :. fYic.a: announcement that
treal,.a :.-..c beea concluded with val; Gus
European governments regulating ths sale Of
aFms to natives ~ the African coast-a decree
which has an Obvious siXnihcAncJ.
On the 10th Fso. Eary, 1856, tAere ts de:ree
constituting Ouao provinces Of France, &C.,
&c. ia the 18th May, 9TH July, 18th So7em"
ber and sl.t December, 1856. are sham reports
from tie Governor Of Senegal, intended. like
many others Of tue same stamp, 10 lead lnqu'-
~ away from the faots. On the Sd Decsmner,
1856, q decree fleets further important m"dia'
cations iu the French colonial SYSTEM 0n the
s:h April, 1857, il report Of thu e1ped'tion Of
5lr. Fl;zs, who bears the Portenho1s tile o.
Drect4r Of the Externai Affairs Of Senegal
On tie 1lth aad l7th April, 1857, are official an-
nourcements oftre21ics With England, whereby
the British 11g is obliterated along 'a-gc psr-
ton of the west coast CT Africa. Un me 3otn
Apsil. u,h Mar. 9Th july, 9th July, 1lth Aug
u,t. 9Th, Tth aud 18th September, IAN ana ltn
October, aud It'll December, 1857, will be
1ound fur.hs reports OF the continuous e1pan.
sion nt the French power in Africa. on 1ae
loh January, 1865, IS an official report admit
ring. ,or The frat time, that the French Gov
eminent il in tie receipt Of gold from these
nliaes. which is here rated at 1900 francs, but
which will b.. shown hereafter 10 hare been
flowing into France during the Tour DEVIOUS
years u The rats OF sboul 50,0o0,000 francs
per snnnn,. Ga The e3th 0:'ober, 1858, new
ministry sppears 10 have been created, en-
tite,l the Ministry of Algeria and the Colonies,
.; which Prince Napoleon was appointed the
Incumbent, whose report ovo~s the con8oltdn'
,ion of the French power throughout the autif-
erous kingcom OF Bambonk; whist. On the
2Glh of March, 1853, is another decree formerly
erecting this ministry, and appointing a. lis
mead Count Prosper de Chase L5up Laubat.
ia sl,e 9:h of february, 1850, Il decree puts the
Atl1c II, mails under separate aod special ser
v.ct-a decree which, On the part Of thote VINO
deem i. strange that all these proceedings
should no: hare bsen previously ykno"n-netlts
sp:ci"c considerable: oasticu1ar)y when i. is
reMe ntcred, that a.t:onkh unpublished, this
tsec1-e sai been virtually iu torce fortl1 yea:s,
a1i :: /. I'LL The labor tf the expeditions was
that 1T sl.yes, n-ce,s1silY !4tt'sunt Of the
Fte.ch language. o. tAs ssh .: July, H decree
op:-n; tire C1sca, II ,a*e tf Southern Algeria
to the free ad.nit siou CT the commerce OF Sou
dan, autl tie rep>It Ct the Colonial Minister
sYe4k. si .s,he vast horiz3us then crealpg to
Franc ron The sl-t OF the sa1.e monin l.nd
ol1icc il e-.abi-s..d by imperial decree, and the
Cole i4l Minister alul.s 10 the vast aud popu-
leu, kious placed q. thei. disposition, and
ctmpaie eA them to the unpeopled territories Of
tie United Statts- Commencing, also, with
the arrival Of the above mentioned expedition
in Africa, in 1854, will be found in ATE same
paper II multiplicity Of degrees .over t1.ty ia
number,) dsspeusn medals and decorations
for military services in Senegal, In addition
10 this it may be remarked, that Abysinia has
lately sunk under the pr0tec:orate Of France.
Fre5ch military expeditions both from Algeria
aud Senegal have in tie past few years pebe-
ttated to Tho heart Of Africa, aud those who
read her official Journals mus: BE- perfectly
u*are .hst her designs upon tha: continent
have latterly assumed gigantic prcp:et.ons.
The fate of Egypt consequent unon The late
Syriua complications, aud that Of Morocco upon
those uf the late Spanish WET, are more taan
cuhi,us.
But spart from the revolutions, political end
geographical, Which thi4 vast p1 ovincial empire
IL working ont upon the continent Of Africa,
its hnancial developments ure csrtuinay tar
u,cre Extraordinary. Indeed they transcend
all that is to be found in previous history.
The gold caiunse Of the United States, which
only oGca before 1854 attained the sum OF mil
lion Of dollars (naae:y, in $500, will be found
from that date until its rrcep11 from California
{aave the Exceptional yeur ISL, during walch
$l7 ,M"',oo0 If Mexican Ro!i ccln. acquired dur"
:ng tbs wa, WAS sent l., lhe mint) 70 present
groring but moderate 1acseuit ut IN lsS amount
This increment bore n,ore o: les, steady ratio
with the tor4i1n trade. Th7. Of France and
England will be fou.d subj!c: to the san,c con
ailions. III length the ulints Ut the United
States aad England feit the ELECTS Of tue Cali
fornt. n7d Australian mines; not, ho~ereF, un-
til txo or three years afler tneIr respective dis
caveries. but in these elects the French nsn1s
c.a be scarcely sad to have participated with
equal pyomp.l:uds. Tic | 4. coinage Of these
several governments is " folUxs: