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* Tush! thou speak cut like * fool!’ returned the
eoniiU ‘Sec yon not liow remorse in struggling at
her will ’ Look, how her fiiuren) clutch auiought,.
Mid the lota gather* ou her lip. Doth sorrow thus
demean hcrsi-lff
‘Stand back!’ cried the deep vole# of I’hilippa.
who now pressed forward, sj-fotkiupr rapidly, and
signing, with an air of command, tli# barons to re
tire. ‘Stand back, gentlemen, for very shaiqc, if
not for courtesy! Nay, leave the elinmbcr, 1 pray
yon ; ye aludl be amnriioncd anon, whou vonr sov
ereign hath need ot counsel. My h>td of Ltiocra,
what list ye to read in tlie convulsed brow and
quivering’ lip of one distraught with agony f ”IV
a fair spectacle, eertes, and a lining one! For
aliamc:
‘ I'roud dame!’ replied tlie other, angered by
her taunt, ‘it doth behoove then to tremlde at the
revealing*ofvonder wretched lady’s frenzy; 1 wot
well, thou wort her counsellor!’
'flit aged dame turned her <lark eyoa full on the
speaker. Thev flashed such majestic worn as call
ed the flush of'shame even to his nolilc hrow.
‘ False knight!’ she, cried ; ‘discourteous gentle
man. hence 1 Jlevilc thy queen elsewhere, if thou
‘forest: not in presenoe of the majesty tliou dost
insult.
Sli* wa« interrupted by a loud shriek from the
queen, witli which ull the apartment rang, as it
penetrated the ears of every one present. Tlie
queen sprangto herfect with suddeu impulse, her
brow flushed, her arm extended, her eye* flushing
with excitement.
‘ (iocs it thus!’ she eiicd, ‘then we will forth mi 1
the instant! 110, saddle us a steed; we will ride
this night for Naples! Ourself will lead the bravo
troupe. 11a ! deem ye this sight of hlood had uu
nerved ns 1 Iron "as ye arc, Isabella fears lesstiu
ye!’
She tottered forward, bnt the strength inspired
liy frenzy was already gone; her arm dropped
lieavily at her side, uud she swooned in tlie arms of
her attendants.
In a hasty council hehl among the nobles, it was
determined to convey the sovereign* with ullspced
to Naples, that preparation*might lie commenced,
without delay, fertile interment of the unfortunate
Andrew, with the ceremonies due his rank : and
Investigations set on fool for the disoovery of his
murderers.
The grey tints of dawn were stealing over the
e»“tern sky, when the company, escorted by a
train of aril’ll d vassal*, left A verne, on their mourn
ful progress to the capital, whore they arrived about
noon.
CJf AFTER VI.
Kiioirri.v after her arrival at Naples, she deter
mined, with the advice of a deputation from the
nobility and the governors of the city, to take up
on herself the government of the laiid. Her first
not after forming her council, was to take measures
for the detection and punishment of the murderers
of her husband. Edicts were affixed to the walls
of tier liaises, and In ull public places; and in pres
ence of the assembled barons, she signed a com
' mission, em|siwering Hugh d’lkuix, a noble of high
honor and esteemed ability, to seek out and bring
to justice nil the guilty.
Already had l)e Baux, in the exercise of his ter
rible office, seized many of the eliumlsirluins of the
court. The wretched victims were tortured in the
jwlaeo of the duke ofDurazzo, under the very eye
of that prince. Who can marvel, if the testimony
wrung from them was such us should be most grat
ifying to him who labored to elevate himself by
the destruction of the queen < The incoherent dis
closures of the sufferers were eommunieutod to He
Jiuiix.
The countess Philippa wav arrested, and, with
indecorous Imste, the council decided upon her
fate. The final examination, by the horrible ‘ques
tion, - was appointed on a certain day.
The day came, and as the sun rose, tinging the
wave* with purple light, mellowed in the distance
to ruddy gold, and reflected from the burnished
domes und palaces, like rays of silver, tlie populace
might lie na"-n crowding the mall and the streets
Jieur the sea-shore, to witness tlie horrid spectacle
»f the examination of the prisoners. It hail lieen
determined that tills should take placo in sight of
nil; though tint spectators were kept at a distance
by guarded palisades, to admit of their seeing all
that passed, without hearing the declarations of
the sufferers. Each arrangement was a part of that
policy which aimed at the destruction or the youth
ful queen, by poisoning tlie minds of her subjects.
A slight bustle in tlie prison court, and Die clash
of weapons, announced to the prisoners that the
hour was come, even before the door opened, dis
playing a baud of soldiers ready to conduct them,
ftlie seated herself in the rude car, und the procs
idon moved on.
Hours rolled away, and a work was wrought up
on the sea shore, in the very smile of that lovely
sky tlie liiircat inhabitants of earth look upon,
which caused the hearts of men to shudder, and
blanched tlie boldest cheek even among the perse
cutors. It wus done! The decrepid I'liiilippa,
rucked by tortures that would have prostrated niu
ny a vigorous frame, and subdued many a manly
spirit, but which hail been powerless to extort a
murmur troin her lips, was home towards the place
of llniil execution.
An they stopped at tlie foot of the scaffold, forthe
more merciful doom ol the uxc was vousenafed to
her, the bishop drew nigh in his ollieial robes, his
holy book open, and addressed the victim ; to
mock her with the offer of reprieve I
‘l’hillippuof Catania ! I rejiout us I have thrice
done this day, already, and lor the lust time, the
offer of mercy. Confess thy guilt; mime tliy ac
complices ; and in the mime of tlie queen, 1 "give
thee pardon uud space to repent in thy rumuining
diivs 1”
I’hllippa looked up ; thero was a smile on her
wan lip—the dews of death wero ulreudy ou her
hrow.
‘Wilt thou accept mercy?’ said tlie ollieial, ‘or
is yonder thy choice f’
‘God will not suffer you,’ she said in slow ami
feeble accents, ‘there to spill my blood, nor to
wreak further cruelty on these exhausted limbs !’
•Sayest tliou!’ shouted the llereo Durazzo, riding
up to the spot, us lie heard her reply. ‘Cupo di
Hio I doth she yet defy us f tipeak, woman, or
take thy leave of the sun’s light I’
The voiooof her cruel enemy roused the expir
ing onergy of life in tlie bosom of tho countess.
‘I will speak I’ she cried ; her tones suddenly
changed from their former hollowness, now ring
ing loud and clour ; ‘and He, Durazzo, who rends
the deptli of thut unholy bosom knows that I
apeak truth I 1 hut pity your houry dotard; aye,
und tho deceived people whom thy satellites have
■wrought to frenzy 1 Os thee, Hilaries of Durazzo,
will the innocent blood be required. Tho spirit
of prophcoy is upon mo ! As thou hast wrought
with the sword, so sliult tliou perish by tho sword I
Not in tho ranks of haltle, not in the glory of con
flict, hut in tlie hour of trust; by treachery, foul
us thyself hast devised ! by menial liaiuls, dishon
ored mid unrevengod I For tier whoso holy inno
cence thou wouldst dure wrong, whoso name tli
wouldst blacken, clear u» yon radiant sun shall li
fame shine to the eyes of men, when tliou, duke,
liust in the dust I’
‘Accursed soreorosg !’ cried Durazzo; ‘to tho
Block with her I’ nml his soldiers rushed to exe
cute his command, blit started buck when they
enmo nigh, us if struck by a spell, She was ul-
Toiuly dead I That flush of her ancient spirit was
tho Inst ; yet, though life lind departed, the frame
was still upright; tho quenched eyes wore still di
rected upwards, as if, in tho vehemence or her ana
thema, looking apparently for its confirmation
to tho lost Judge to whom bolongoth veugeuneo.
Disappointment, doubt, superstitious fear, rack
ed by turns the heart Ilf the fierce noble. Slowly
ho left the ground, for he felt tliut his work had
lieen in vain : from that hour all lie could win
must be won by blood.
CHAPTER VII.
A stkii tho execution of I’liiilippa and othor of her
friends, fortune seemed to aim her utmost malig
nity against tho unhappy Queen. The Duke of
Durazzo openly charged her with tho murder of
her husband, and headed a party in rebellion
against, her, and ojienly set up his eluiui to the
crown of Naples. *
liouis of Hungary prepared to Invade hor king
dom, ut the instigation of the nobles of the
house of Pipini, Nicholas the Hungarian, and
Friar Robert, who, at the death of Andrew, had
tied to their own country. To meditate insult, the
King added insult, denouncing his sister-in-law us
one unworthy longer to occupy a throne, and like
wise to aid the Duke of Durazzo in his attempt to
obtain tho orown of Naples. Her own troops, not
powerful enough to resist the increasing force of
the rebels, the Neapolitan council, as a measure of
defenoe, entrusted tlie command of the army to hor
cousin, Ixmia of Toronto. Ile was selected, not on
ly for his high personal qualities, his courage and
talents, hut for the power of his family—the noblest
in the realm.
The armies of tho Hungarian king assembled,
aided hv contributions from various foreign prin
ces, anil by hordes of German mercenaries, to de
solate tho fairest portion of Italy. Nicholas the
Hungarian, and other of his satellites, wore busy
on the frontiers of Naples, corrupting the pcopl’e
with gold und promisi and terrifying thos'e who
were proof against their brides, by threats of tho
monarch's vengeance. Hundreds'flocked to the
standard of Hungary; castles uud towns surren
dered voluntarily, and even some of the distin
guished liurons of the kingdom, impelled by per
sonal jealousies, pledged their allegiance to the
mortal enemy of their Queen.
Durazzo iuid Txiuis of Hungary found all but too
well projmred for their design, on approaching Na
ples: lus army was short!} encamped benoath the
walls. Prince Louis, followed by his enemy to the
very gates of the capital, was also there; his forces
were stationed in the vicinity of the towers of the
Papuan gate, extending them towards Cnsiumovo,
while Hharies occupied ground near the bridge Sc
heie. Tho adverse armies were close to eaeh other
—so close, that the liucuments of eaeh knight and
soldier could lie plainly discerned by those of the
othor party; and many recognized former friends
and brothers ft, arms, in those with whom they
might speedily lie engaged ill deadly conflict.
Vot, notwithstanding tlie jierilous proximity of
the rival hosts, hours elapsed without a hostile
movement on either side. Those who could ob
serve tho countenance of Prince Louis, as lie passed
to and fro among his troops, might have seen his
brow contracted and darkened by contending emo
tions, as if lie measured mentally the inferiority of
his forces, ami shrank from the prospect of risking
a divisive encounter, which involved a hazard so
mighty. In tlie face of Durazzo, too, uneasiness
was visible : it might be occasioned by his nervous
impatience of doubt, or bv his secret conviction of
the instability of the people whose favor he had ta
ken such pains to gain, and the impossibility of de
pending on their aid in any important struggle.
The latter part ot the day had worn oway in this
state of perplexity, and tlie summer evening closed
without any disturbance or tumult, beyond a eon
i'uscd murmur like the chafing of the ocean tide,
that rose from the armed myriads encamped be
neath that transparent, but moonless, skv. Already
lights wore gleaming in every direction; fresh sen
tinels were stationed, and the troops were preparing
for the night, when the shrill flourish of a single
trumpet was heard, and in a few momenta a herald
and pursuivant stood before Duke Charles.
The message was one of defiance to mortal com
bat from Prince Louis to tho Duke of Durazzo, and
craved a free field on the morrow at sunrise, where
the quarrel between them might be decided with
tlieir swords.
* “ hat say you, my lords, - said Durazzo, in tones
of cureless scorn, though his hrow expressed the
darkest hatred; ‘shall we disdain our advantages of
sit nat ion and force, to honor this miscreant with
chastisement of our weapon !'
‘ Heaven forbid ! - cried Di Simgro. *lt were too
lunch grow, in truth.’
‘ I will wager my spurs,’ soid Orsino, ‘that Ids
challenge is the result of some secret plot with Sau
sovermo. . lie knows your prowess, too well, mv
Lege, to pit his strength singly against it.’
* ™ "tust not, sludl not, Jure say wc liavc
shunned the encounter.’
Hear me tor a moment, my lord,’ exeluime
d’lsenna, ami he wliisjercd a few word* in tli
Duke’s ear. The face of Durazzo instantly bright
ened; he gave a hasty sign of assent, ami turned
to tlie messenger.
‘Sav to thy master,’ said he haughtily, tlmt only
witlun the walls ot our capital will we receive Ins
gage of battle I Then and there, we arc ready to
deal vengeance on Ins crest for his insults to our
jiersous and authority ; to tlie righteous of our
brave host it belongs to defend our cause.’
While tho messsngcr rodo book witli their an
swer, Iscma withdrew from the group, and was
soon in busy colloquy with two captains of horse.
Ht no great distance. He proceeded, accompanied
by them and a small force under tlieir command,
along the sands, till they readied n s;>ot near the
gate Coueeria. Here he was joined by a few per
sons on foot, with whom lie held earnest and rapid
conference, receiving apparently some intelligence
of importance. He then addressed the soldiers
who bad accompanied him.
‘Yonder gate,’ said he in n quick, low tone,
‘washed bv the sea, is left unguarded and unbar
red. Wc huve friends within the city, who will
receive ub joyftxlly—yet we must encounter some
risk to join tliera. Are you ready, my brave men,
all to swim with me to tho foot of yonder portal,
to make good onr entrance, and then tlie entrance
of the wholo army, to the discomfiture of the fol
lowers of Louis V
Lcobald fixed his eyes earnestly on Ins men, to
mark the slightest symptoms of wavering or hesi
tation on the part of any one, to embrace his
strange and pcnlous proposal. lie had not count
ed on them in vain. There was a quick move
ment, as if the soldier* would’have answered his
proposition witli a shout of eager acceptance ; but
bo hazardous a demonstration of joy was instant
ly repressed, though every eye flashed, and
their weapons were flung upward in significant
silence. _
Loot mid understood the gesture, ami niffiantlr
p’ungcd into tlie waves followed by the whole
troop, without a word. Steadily as die surge it
self when it rears its head ridingewiftlv over the
Mia - * bosom, they swept on; tlie <ia?h of their arms
as they swain, were scarcely hesrd »oov® the mur -
mur of water* on the quiet beach. They reached
tlie gab-; it was unbarred, arid the whole band spee
dily found themselves in the streets of Naples,
shrouded by the deepening darkness, end aide to
overpower the few pfuard* fltationcdin that desert
rLwbedVhc market-place; a sudden loose
was given to ferocious joy, and from every tongue
ill tliai little Imnd, buret forth at once the shout
‘Live Durazzo!’ ,
Tlie cry was repeated from a thousand lips. 1 lie
secret omniisaarieH of lnacruia, had been zealously
employed; a i*artv in fever of diaries wa* alrea
dy waiting to welcome the intruder*. Their num
bers rapidly increased, as tlieir fierce shout* were
beard. The Queen's soldiers, surprised aial dis
mayed, were slain or trampled in the tumult.
Along the principal streets leading from the niar
ket to the interior of the city, rushed the living
tide, and theappaling announcement ‘Live < diaries
of Durazzo ! Death to the Queen I was shouted
ut interval* with ever-increasing fury. _
Meanwhile tlie soldier* under the direction of
Lcobald, rushed in the direction of the great gate
of the market, under which Durazzo was encamp
ed. Tlie sud demies* ami impetuosity of their
charge rendered ull resistance vain. They opened
the gate, and with the fury of a torrent tlmndcr
‘•ig downward from it* mountain bed, and over
dug tree* and rocks in it* headlong course,
lin the troops of tiic Duke, tlieir hauliers
and plumes flying, tlieir wea|*>n* clashing, irresis
tible < ven from tlie impetus withjwhich they came ;
headed by Hilaries himself, who rode in front with
tho aajiect of a victor, encouraging hi* men with
voice and action.
Quick a* thought, a strong body of Hungarian
men-at-arms ata word from their leader, da*hcd to
ward* the gate next the army of Prince Louis, and
hastily secured and gtktrded it against entrance
from without. The city wax theirs almost without
a blow ! Their precaution was in time. Jxmis,
who hastened to throw himself into the entrance
along with the enemy, found the portal* burred,
and troops ofarchers stationed on the towers, rea
dy to repulse every assault which his surprised
and disorded force* w ere e»[iab!e of making.
A shout from tho follower* of Albcrigo Barhiano,
who fell on hi* rear-guard, mocked the misfortune
of tlie battled prince ; his soldiers had soon enough
to do to repel the foe without; while the clam
or of fierce strife, the clash of swords, the peal
of truni|iet.*, the shouts of the victors, and the wail
of the vanquished, mingled in hoarse confusion,
pierced the cars of the unfortunate Louis, shut out
from hi* part in tlie affray, andcompelled to wreak
hi* unavailing linger upon a few straggling adven
turers.
During the whole of that eventful evening,
whose close left her at the mercy of traitors, the
Queen was secluded within the wall* or Hostel No
vo with her attendant ladie* and a few nobles of
the court who held office* about her person, and
who had determined to share her fortune* to the
last. Hostel Novo was amply provided with means
of defence.
CHAPTER VIII.
The continuance of the siege of Hostel Novo had
reduced Isabella and her suite to the extremity of
suffering from famine. The wasting misery, they
witueaaed and endured, had brought even the
sterner Spirit* of the garrison to a state of pitiable
weakness, and at length compelled the queen’s
ministers to fix npon some project for immediate
relief. Accordingly tlie queen despatched one of
her officers, Snnsev’eriuo, to the Duke Durazzo, to
treat if |>o«siblc, for some accommodation or truce.
• If there be no access to a worthy peace,’ said
Sarmeverino, ‘Prince Louis is ready to resort to
arms, and an open encounter between liis few but
faithful soldiers, and your hired mercenaries, duke,
muy have issue that you dream not of. The
angered barons disdained to embrace tho queen’s
qunrrel because she asked aid of France; how will
tho people of Naples brook the fierce hordes, which
at your bidding, like birds of prey, ore ready to
stoop upon them.’
‘ \Vc know,’ said Charles, ‘full well tho courage
of your mistress ; if her wisdom be equal, she may
yet’sit securely on the throne of her lathers. Wc
will send messengers to treat with tier; but no
truce can be granted beyond to-morrow.’
Kim severin' i smiled bitterly—but before lie could
answer, tlie door opened, and the Duke of Andria
and Lcobald d’lsamir, entered tlie apartment.
Lcobald led Durazzo apart and delivered into his
iiands a packet from Rome a moment since receiv
ed from the hands of Gentilis di Sangro. diaries
opened and glanced hastily at tlie document: bnt
ail liis efforts to disguise hi* feeling* could not
suppress the dissatisfaction it created. When ho
had read, lie turned to tiic new comer*, who seem
ed to expect some communication of the contents
of the missive, masking liis displeasure beneuth a
smile.
‘ It is the Holy Father's own hand,’ lie said, ‘he
sends us liis blessings, nnd counsels ns to put an
end to tlie war by an assault upon tlie camp of
Louis, while we pursue, witli utmost rigor, tlie
measure enjoinod against tlie prisoner of Hostel
Novo. What ho!’ lie cried in a louder tone, ‘com
mand tno hither pursuvinnt and king-iit-nrms, to
accompany this worthy count to the enmp of Louis.
You sec, fair sir, what wo arc bound to do :’ and a
sergeant entering at that, instant, ho gave them the
necessary orders, while tlie ambassadors without
reply, bowed and retired.
Tlie evening was considerably advanced, when
Sansoverino, preceded by tlie herald, took his way
to the camp of I’rince Louis. Tlie camp was pitch
ed by the road l’iodcgrotta ; nnd among the nume
rous tents that occupied the broad plain, now
profoundly silent, like a deserted city, save tliut
tlie call of tlie sentinels was heard from time, to
time, tiic counts passed on to tho pavilion of tlie
leader. This was on a piece of ground slightly
elevated, and was distinguished from tiic rest by
its greater height, and the banner planted before
it, whose folds floated heavily in the night breeze.
Twelve spears fixed firmly in the ground, support
ed the cords from which hung, in folds disposed
with some regard to display, as well as conven
ience, a drapery of cloth of fine texture. Around
this pavilion at different distunecs, were the less
spacious tents of tlie Neapolitans und French
barons.
Louis received liis friend in the inner division
of his tent, where was assembled a counsel of his
chiefs, to deliberate on some active measure which
might revive the fast sinking spirits of the army,
wearied out with tlieir long continued state of in
action. Tho tidings of Sanscverino, who painted
the sufferings of the queen’s garrison in Oastel
Novo, and brought hor request that a final effort
light bo undo for her release, together with the
■lllgonco of tho message from Rome, whicli
.nulcs hud made public in his presence, at once
determined them. They resolved, without ono
dissenting voice, to proceed on tho morrow tout
tack tlie barriers erected by Durazzo, and provoke
him to a pitched battle.
‘ It is a stately tourney to which wo march,” said
Louis, a smile ou bis face us serene ns if lie indeed
prepared for some such courtly exhibition ot
prowess. “We sludl fight one against ten; but onr
swords are keen and our hearts are bold 1 If we
leave our bodies on tho field, wo will take heed,
at tho least, that no vultures dovour our flesh, by
houping goodly funeral piles of tlie carcasses of
our foes!”
Loud acclamations responded to the announce
ment Os tho brave prince, who, without wavering,
adopted a resolution so stern, though liis slender
force consisted of little more than a few hundred
French lancers, four indifferent companies and
troops of undisciplined Neapolitans—tho vassals
of the few barons lie commanded. Notwithstand
ing this inferiority of force, tho news that a battle
was ut hand was most welcome to the army.
Soon as it was circulated through the camp, tho
eager bustle of preparation forthe toil of the mor
row wits heard ; and the business-like tumult that
succeeded to former desolation and silence, the
mirth and cheerful songs of the men, tho glancing
of torches and the clang of armor through tlie
plain, showed that the knowledge of the dosperate
nature of the enterprise proposed, hod deprived
tlie soldiorof no portion of liis national activity.
Louis meanwhile calmly gave directions to his
esquire to prepuro his best Milanese urmor, nnd
array liis most powerful stood for service at dawn.
Thc miunto orders he gave, from time to time, to
liis officials, on less important matters, served to
occupy his mind, to tho exclusion of gloomy
thoughts, which spito of liis courage, checked iii
some measure, the buoyant energy tliut had so long
sustained him above misfortune.
Leaving his pavilion, accompanied by Sansevo
rino, tlicy visited the wholo encampment; the
sight of warlike preparations in every quarter,
and tho exhilarations of tho soldiers, with the
freshness ol - tho summer night, and tlie cloudless
heaven studded with stars, contributing in no
slight degree to remove dark presentiment, mid
rouse tho oheorftd spirits of both cavaliers. Hav
ing completed tlieir task, and returned to the tent,
after the frugal supper, partaken in company with
the officers, they retired to seek a few hours of
repose.
CHAPTER IX.
With tho flourish of trumpets nt early dawn,
I’rince Louis loft his ooneli and went forth’, having
donned liis armor, with the aid of liis esquires,
and tied over his mail a scarf sent him by the queen,
liis steed fully equipped for battle, stood at the en
trance of the tent, already animated with the ardor
of the eoufliot, pawing the ground impatiently ;
and restrained with difficulty bv two grooms.
Ere he had put foot in the stirrup, the Prince
kneeled devoutly with bared head, mid offered up a
silent prayer, then placing his helmet on liis head,
its crest shadowed liy same plumes, he sprang into
the saddle, givingnsigniil to hi* captains, who, at the
same instant, were mounted and at their post. In the
midst of the little band of French aud Neapolitan
knights, distinguished by the simplicity of his ar
ray, mill lift majesty of hearing added to the effect
ol the long white locks, escaping from under his
steel head-piece, was seen the aged Hount Snnse
vorino, who, though urged bv Louis to return to
Castel Novo, persisted in lus determination to ac
company him to battle. Near him was the youthful
Bohlaxsero of Brunswick, who went forth to the
fight as to the bouquet.
The command was given to march, the first squad
rons of the army of Louis, advancingon theroad be
yond Esehia—a small hamlet, that gave name to
the battle fought near it—threw themselves sud
denly upon the barriers of the enemy, about half a
bowshot from the city walls. The news of the at
tempt flew liko lightning from tlie outposts through
the town. Durazzo, already prepared, was soon
in arms, witli his whole force, and advanced to the
encounter.
The troops that went forth from before Castel
St. Elmo, marched in file by the Capel degli Angio
li. near which the Cardinal’Gentilii di Sangro had
taken up Ids quarters. The Legato stood upon a
balcony that overlooked the street, attired in the
sacred robes ns tlie Pope's representative, solemnly
bestowing his benedictions on the soldiers who
passed slowly beneath with uncovered heads, and
liauncrs and weapons reverently lowered. Yet,
not in the hearts of many of those rude warriors
was the appeal made so devoutly signified in their
exterior aspect of humility.
•Mother of Heaven I’ muttered Fesehi, the Pug
liese retainer ol - Andria, who led Ills master's forces
at the head of eight sergeants, following a body of
archers in the van.—‘Motherof Heaven! a towseoro
of the geddeu florins of yonder Primate would bet
ter aid us, methiuks, in the fray, than all his bene
dictions!’
The sun was already an hour high, when, both
armies being in order of battle, the command for
assault was given on either side.
The ground on which they- met was unequal.
There, reeky or broken into hillocks—here, cover
ed with narrow patches of copse: there, stretching
in short expanse of smooth green turf. In pic
i-esque array were seen tiic dense bodies or in
-y or of horse when in full career, and with
uu, wild cries, they hurled them upon each oth
er. Two companies of Freuch lancers were des
patched by Louis to assault the gate of Santa Hliia
ra; having reached the summit of the liill, they
descended towards the spot selected so impetu
ously, that the whole body was thrown into disor
der.’ Two serried companies of foot, armed with
long pikes, and firm m tlieir ranks as a wall ot
steel, stood ready to receive their shock and de
fend tlie (Hist, and a fUrious contest ensued.
The Duke of Durazzo, distinguished by his rich
armor, mounted on a fiery Andalusian charger that
spurned tho rein, pawing tho earth and neigh
ing cheerily, was on the field at no great distance,
keenly observing the first movements of the fray,
and glancing now on one side, now ou the other, with
eager and impatient gestures, a* if with difficulty
controlling the burning impulso lie felt to throw
himself into the thickest of the strife. Several of
lus barons stood round him half enveloped in
clouds of dust, thro - the midst of whioh their doz
zlmg armor and weapons flaslied iu the sunbeams.
The Count Itarliano, posted a little in advance, aud
flanked by his chosen troopa, was observing the
firat onset, and giving orders, momentarily, to his
officers. Beside him, were the l’iguaui leaders of
the Pupal forces, and not for off, the Duke of An
dris, and the Count Orsino.
Op the other side, Priiiee Louis, with his most
distinguished kniglita, rode from troop to troop
encouraging Ins men hy eheerftd gestures and
language. Slowly advancing, before Barliano could
put in practice for intercepting him-hc hastened
to take part in the conflict sustained bv his French
cavalry. He was too eagerly bent on
lus immediate object, at this instant, to observe tlie
movements of the Roman captain ; but Sanscverino
Who rode near him, perceived, through the dust i
and confusion, the forces of Durazzo slowly spread
ing themselves, to enclose the ground, *4MI liutriaiL
to give Louis warning.
In fact, a* the duke's whole force waa gathered
upon the espjauade jjist without the city, tiic
scheme of Barliano promised -brilliant success; his
orders were communicated from rank to rank with
the speed of thought and presently tlie troops ex
tendedto the right and left, encircling with a bright
wall of pike* and battle axea the soldiers of Louis,
greatlv inferior in number. It was conjectured, that
the strength of so small a fores would yield at once;
but the foe had not calculated on the intrepiddaririg
of their leader. Barliano, joined by Durazzo and
others, spurred forward at the head'of a large body
of cavalry, to fell upon the two oorapanie* of lances
aforementioned, which Louis had rallied and wus
urging onward.
Now commenced tlie action in earnest; the tramp
of horse, tlie clash of wca|>oux, the }<ealiiiguf truui
j«cts, and the shouts of tiic soldiers, were almost
dcafeuing; and tlie sun’s ray* glancing on tiic hun
dred* of cavaliers sheathed in steel from head to
foot, and ‘lashing onward with furious speed, with
plume* and pennon* streaming backwards, gave
them tlie appearance of mighty created billow*,
hurled by the tempest against the dark and sullen
rock*.
An instant licfore tiic rival companies met, above
the mingling cries tliat convulsed tlie air, and the
din of combat, sounded tiic shout, ‘Death to Louis !’
fierce, a* if raised by a horde of demons, from a hill
near—which from the beginning of tlie strife had
been garnished by a few lancers and archers, part
ly hidden by a range of coppice, and partly by the
ruins of an old convent.
A* the cry reached the ears of Louis, and ho
turned to meet the sweeping torrent, lie caught a
gliini*e of the banner of Durazzo carried by a stan
dard bearer at the side of the chief. His ey e* flash
ed; a sudden flnsh rose to his brow;a’new fire
seemed kindled in his boson. Hardly lowering his
visor, again lie dashed the spur* into the flank* of
liis lioise, and with a shout of expectation and de
fiance rushed furiously out from lus own line against
Hilaries, challenging him to single combat on the
spot. The duke infuriated by nis reproaches, met
hint with equal ardor; their cnconntcr was instan
taneous ; tlie companions of cither chief checked
tlieir horses in mid career, and gazed on the fray,
hesitating to interfere, thougli not without show
ing signs of apprehension for the issue.
The struggle was briefer tiian many who weighed
the |iersoual advantages of the two combatants, the
stately ease and jiowerful proportion* of Louis, or
the muscular activity and oft-tried skill of Durazzo
—might have anticipated. In tho first shock,
lxiuis’s helmet, which had been but imperfectly
fastened when he resumed it, after his brief ap
)>eal to the protection of the saints, was loosened,
fell and rolled in the dust. But in vain Durazzo
endeavored to take advantage of the accident and
smite his enemy on his uncovered head.
The brave prince not only defended himself gal
lantly with ins shield, from the well aimed thrusts,
but throwing away his shivered lance, nud drawing
his sword, dashed against Louis with such force
a- well ni»h to hurl him from the saddle. The
prince lost nis htirrup, defending himself against
Durazzo - h pressing assault, and striving to return
his blows. His horso, wounded in the flank, stag
gered—a moment could have decided the victory;
the fate of both armies hung on a single blow.
Some sergeants and soldiers of tiic party ofDurazzo,
engaged in a deadly scuffle with thoso of Louis,
shouted with joy at sight of the advantage* gained
by their master; others advancing tlie melee speedi
ly became general.
Tho Count Sanscverino seeing the imminent per
il of Louis, and dismayed at the thought of the re
▼assehis death would occasion, hastened to liis assis
tance. Tho princely combatants raeanwliile, a* if
conscious of tiic magnitude of the stake, fought
with unabated fury. Louis’ horso Bpent with fa
tigue and loss of bloody sank under him—and Du
razzo hovered over his prostrate enemy. A bit
ter laugh of scorn escaped him; ho raised him
solf in tho stirups, drawing backward to give dead
lier force to the final blow. But the duel wn* not
then to terminate—an arrow, whence sped none
could toll, pierced tlie gorget of tho duke, wound
ing him severely. Durazzo rcelod in the saddle—
his arin dropped lieavily—and the friends of Louis
had time to rush forward and disengage their mas
ter from tho fallen steed.
The fortune of the doy was changed ; Louis,
mounted on u fresh horse, with furious impreca
tions on the head of hi* adversary, for his former
mischance, again sought Durazzo, who, in tho cen
tre of a crowd of enemies still fought, no longer
with tlie hope of victory, but for bare life.' aided t»y
a few devout friends, though desperately wounded,
and on foot, his horse linving been slain under him,
his defence was long and obstinate !
In vain the I’rince of Capua and Barliano, shield
ing iiis person with their own, offered tlieir horses,
and implored him to escape and preserve liis life;
but Durazzo disdained flight. French and Neapo
litan soldiers pressed more closely on every side,
augmenting in number while his defender* fast di
minished.
A *tout Neapolitan rushed upon tho standard
bearer, who bore the colors ofDurazzo, slew him,
nnd was bearing off the trophy, when the Count
Orsinn entchiug sight of him, toro it from liis hands,
and hastened back with tho rescued burden, just
in time torecoivea blow destined for his leader,
that stretched him bleeding at liis feet. Durazzo
staggered backward, grasping his blade tlie while,
in noth hands. Two soldiers rushed upon him,
and grasped ids arm*; but he was not destined to
be made a prisoner, for the Duke of Andria, with
u number of followers rushed upon them, and res
cuing him, tiore him from the field. Tho victory
wus soon decided; tlie gates of the city were thrown
o|>cn, and with acclamations of joy Louis was hail
ed as tlieir deliverer.
CHAPTER X.
Naples was at length free from her invaders. The
valor and ability di - Louis of Taranto had conquer
ed and secured for Isabella tiic throne lie was to
share with her. The king of Hungary found him
self compelled to withdraw liis troops, and Duraz
zo was obliged to flee from the kingdom of Na
ples.
A treaty of peace was signed between the two
nnt ions, and a day fixed for tlie public coronation
of Louis and Isabellu, by the Bishop of Bracarenza,
whom Clement VI. hud despatched to Naples to
perform the ceremony.
It was the feast of Pentecostj and the change
from tiic bitter blasts and frowning skies of March,
to tlie soft fragrant airs and bland sunshine of May,
was not marked or more grateful than tlie transi
tion from the gloom that had liung over the na
tion to the hilarity that now reigned. Instead of
the universal aspect of fear, mingled with impotent
resentment against tho destroyer—instead of the
wailings of women and children—instead of tears
shed in secret, or the muttered curse, tlie subdued
mien, tho lowering hrow, tiic look of stern and
resolved endurance, or the stealthy step, and visago
pale with upprehension, of tlie less determined or
more timorous—the general expression was now
one of exultation and hope, while tho now unre
prossed and unchidod glee of tho people found its
accustomed vent in shouts and songs.
Thousands flocked to tho churches to pay tlieir
vows of gratitude for the long-wished for union of
their Queen, witli Louis, or to fulfil some pious
pledge to tiic saints. The sanes and columns were
decked with wreaths; every night witnessed gor
geous illuminations, every day substantial signs of
rejoicing. Bread and moats and wine were plcn
tifully bestowed by tlie rich on the poor citizens
and conntrymen, and joy scomod to open all hearts
and hands. It was tho fresh and healthful res
piration of a realm that had lain on the very brink
of dissolution.
Adversity lmd uuited factions, nnd humbled tho
arrogance of individuals. It hud taught the mul
titude, too, to prize the blessings of a paternal gov
ernment. A fcoling of adoration was blended with
tho delight, with which they hailed tho royal ca
valcade, once more on its way to the cathedral.
It was, in truth, tho most splendid day of Isabel
la’s life, and we might call it tho happiest. For, if
tho golden visions of early youth liact boon blight
ed, and hor heart embittered, her final triumph
over enmity and malice, and tlie opening of new
prospects, had contributed to heal those wounds,
deep as they were, and expanded her heart once
more to pleasure. United to one she loved and
respected—secure in tlie loyal nffcction of her peo
ple—restored to tho estimation of tlie world as well
as Lor regul power,—if remembrance of the stern
past yet lingered, Isabella felt it ungrateful and sin
ful to suffer it to blight her happiness. Ardent,
therefore, was the enthusiasm vritu which she par
took the joy of her subjects, for her hopes were
linked with theirs.
Again she was surrounded with tho gay and tho
courtly ; again she passed triumphantly along tho
streets, thronged with the merry populaoo. Sfou
and women of all ranks had crowded the capital to
witness the coronation; the city had been filled for
many days before; tho multitude hud been cutcr
tai nod witli military games, jousts, and pagenta;
while the higher classes of citizens and the nobility
partook of public banquets, in honor of her ap
proaching ceremony.
The jennot on which the queen rodo, was led by
two knights, of rank next to royal. Sho wore a
rolie of crimson velvet, garnished with the richest
embroidery, and witli gold and silver lace. Her
companions, chiefly the wives of princes of tho
Wood, rivalled her in maguiflcenco of apparel, hut
not in tlie sweet and true majesty of her face and
person—the dignity intellect alone could bestow.
King Txiuis rode at her side, nnd well did he
grace liis royalty. Possessing a degree of personal
hsauty, esteemed miraculous by the populace, the
elegance of his deportment above the exaggeration
of praise, he added to his external qualities every
cluvalric accomplishment, and a cultivated intellect
of the highest order. In him Isabella had found
one, and one only, of all the human race, whom she
could lave nnd trust without fear of treachery and
ingratitude —without tlie fear of drawing’down
ruin on hor head or liis own.
He hod bravely won liis title to the honor duo
Her consort; the champion of her rights, he had
compelled their acknowledgment by his powers
and wisdom: and having borne misfortune with
her, was entitled to be her companion in prosperity.
A thousand eyes razed admiringly upon the lovely
pair as they passed; a thousand tongues invoked
blessings upon them. The buleonies, hung with
gay banners and other decorations, which rustled
m the soft breeze, gaily illuminated by the beams
of tlie sun 1 , were filled with the proud beauty of
Naples.
Louis displayed as his chief ornament amidst
his regal magnificence, the badge of the first or
der of knighthood known in Italy—the Order of
the Kuot, instituted by himself, Symbolical of the
ties of brotherly affection that united him with
the brave warriors, who had followed his banner
in the war of Hungary. His azure mantle, heavy
with jewels, and bearing the golden flenr-dc-lis of
liis royal house, wa* fastened on the breast with
a knot of gold and silver, the colors, probably, iu
allusion to the arms ofthe kingdom of Jerusalem,
which were, “On a field of azure.” The motto,
“Si Dion plait,” and the declaration of the Order
to the Holy Spirit, were intended to bespeak the
dependence of the founder on Divine protection,
to which he ascribed his success.
The procession reached the cathedral. Amid
the peal of bells and triumphal music, the gor
geous array of dames aud cavaliers with Louis aud
Isabella, proceeded up the aisle to the great altar,
where iu his priestly robes, stood the Bishop of
Bracarenza. They 'had nearly reached the altar
when four ecclesiastics, of high dignity, met them
and conducted Louis and the queen to the steps
of the altar where they knelt ou rich cnsliious.
The marriage ceremony was then performed: af
ter which the Bishop took’ two purple mantles, lined
with ermine, nnd threw them over the shoulders of
the kneeling fair ; they had then received from
his hands the consecrating unction, and the regal
crown, presented on a silver tablet. The Bishop
with spread iiands invoked the presence of the
Holy Spirit; the people answered the prayer by a
confused devotional murmur; the bells sounded,
proclaiming the ceremony at an end. and trum
pets pealed forth notes rejoicing. Without the
doors hurst forth a sudden and simultaneous shout
—“Live King Louis, live Queen Isabella !” ’.The
Bishop deseendod, rose and kissed them, and pro
nounced 111 Latin the concluding formula.
The procession after its progress round the eitv,
entered the gate of Petruccia, near the spot where
in later years was erected the Hospital of San Giov
anni. Here an incident occurred, which slight as
it was, went nigh to mar their festivity.
A beautiful young girl, heiress to oiie ofthe no
blest houses in Naples, stood on a balcony beneath
which they were to pass, holding a wreath of roses,
whicli, gayly smiling, she endeavored to let fall
on the head of the King. The act of homage had
nearly proved fatal to its object.
The milk white palfrey on which he rode sud
denly started, and rearing upright, broke the reins
from tlie hands of the nobles who wero leading
him, Louis perceived liis danger, and sprang from
the lack ofthe horse, amid the shrieks ofthe ter
rified dames. The horse rushed madly through
the crowd, but the monarch stood up and bow ed
with an air of gallantry to the |fair one who had
been the cause of the mischief.
“The Lady Riodina, - ’ he said smilingly, “ has
done this day, bv a wave of her fair hand, what
many a sturdy Hungarian hath essayed in vain:
unhorsed Louis of Taranto!”
“But your crown, my lord, your crown! ’ cried a
pilgrim."dressed in a gown, with bonnet decorated
wiui sea shells, in the ancient fashion of those
who returned from the Holy Land, pressing for
ward with the fragments of the trampelled dia
dem.
“Broken in good sooth ! By my faith, one of
those pearly tears that are’ trembling on the
cheek of the Lady Riondina, for this
of mine is of more worth than the brighteet of
thosc faithless gems! 1 will keep the chaptet.of ro
ses, moreover, in acknowledgement.
Bavin? this, be Aston od togetherthe fragment* of
Out divided crown, and jOwing it onhiihaKifitoufi
ted another hone, brought by hie page*, and the
cavalcade renamed iU march.
The evening of that day of pouip and festivity was
worthy of it* ltcginniug. Enthusiastic joy perva
ded the whole city; bunts of wild merriment ran
through every street and square and eoort; the
melody of stringed and wind instruments and the
jojona tone* of tbs human voice, might be heard ho
nest h every beloony or in every court whilethemoon
light and the stare were actually paled by the lustre
of the myriad lamps and torches that steeped the oity
in bri Ilian ee. blazing in every casement, from the
habitations of the meanest artisan to the palace of
the noble. Groups of peasantry were dancing in
the square to the soft music of the viol; lords were
parading til# streets with illuminated pictures,
minstrels and jugglers following in their train,
and here the soldiers were arranging prej»ara
tions for the jousts and games of the succeeding
day.
CHAPTER XL
Louis had made numerous inquiries of his nobles
and soldiers who were around him at the time of
his rescue in the battle, if they had noticed who had
scut the arrow, but in vain. A common soldier, who
was not nigh him, stated that he had seen at one time
a slight figure encased in link mail armor, with a
black scarf over her shonlder, and carrying a cross
bow, havering about Dnrazzo. lie did not see the
trow used, and only saw tha figure but a moment.
Several of hia nobles likawise stated that the pil
grim who banded him the broken diadem was* of
slight proportions, and wore e black scarf over
her shoulder. But all hia endeavors to And his
rescuer were of no avail, and, onlv br accident, a
few months after his coronation, did 'he ascertain
It was already night, though the summits of the
distant Appenines yet glowed with crimson rays
which, gradually passing to the higher peaks, at
length were lost in the surrounding gloom. The
moon was rising behind Vesuvius, and poured, at
intervals, a partial light on the waters of the bay:
while the soft breeze, fresh from its wanderings
amid the foilage of the orange groves and the aloe,
mingled its murmuring with the evening song of
the laborer, aa he wended his way homeward, or
the hymn of the fisherman on the sea-ahoro in
gratitude to his patron saint, for a night so propi
tious to his favorite occupation.
In a sumptuously decorated apartment, in Cas
tle Novo, the royal abode at Naples, by a casement
which overlooked the see, and gazing out upon the
waste of waters, sat a maiden. Through the open
casement streamed the moon’s rays, but they were
lialf overpowered by the brilliance of a silver
lamp that stood on a table in the centre of the
room; the apartment gave evidence, in the teste
fulness of its ornaments, of female occupancy.
A drapery of curious damask, broidered with
silver flowers and adorned with various devices,
hung around the walls; and a lute, covered with a
net of gold and mother-of-pearl, was fastened by a
green riband to a writing tablo of polished wood
embellished with marquetry, on which were
thrown carelessly books nchly bound and clasped
with gold, and a parchment covered with music
notes. Everything was in keeping, except the hat
and robe of a pilgrim, a cross bow, and a suit of
light link-mail, with a black scarf, that were sus
pended from the wall.
All was quiet, save th« incessant surging of the
waves against the old walls, or now and then a mur
mur of distant voioes, or a burst of laughter from
the lower chambers, where soldiers and pages were
carousing over their evening repast.
The maiden was young and beautiful; with dark
bustrous eyes, and a rich brown cheek. She wore e
robe of blue, broidered with doth of silver, and a
tight vesture of velvet: her rieh abundance of
dark curls foil over a neck of alabaster. To com
plete the character of the eountenanoe, she was not
without a languid expression playing in her flash
ing eyes, and seeming to struggle with the Are
within, only to heighten and make more intenso
its burning glance. Now the extreme paleness of
her features gave evidence of suffering, and a look
of sadness dwelt upon them.
‘What is the world to me now !’ she thought,
resting her head upon her hand; ‘the only being 1
love on earth is wedded; he knows not or my love,
nor even of my existence. O, 'tis madness to love
so hopelessly ! 0, if I could but forget him 1’ end
here her sobs were audible, ‘if I could see him and
tell him my love, then 1 could dis happy!’
‘My fair one, why this sorrow I’ said s voice near
her.
She started up, and beheld King Louis standing
by her sido. At the sight of so unexpected a porson,
sue fell on her knees, and grasping his hand, bo
dewed it with tears.
‘Tell me the cause of your sorrow P he said,
gently raising her and placing her on the oonch; ‘I
will be your knight to redress all wrongs.’
‘Most noble king, she Baid, ‘I have no wrongs to
redress. A few moments ago I prayed to see
you and reveal a secret that made me unhappy :
now my wish is gratified my oourage Ails me—l
dare not disclose it.’
‘Maiden, fear not; it shall nevor be divulged by
me,’ he said kindly.
‘Listen, than,’ said alio: ‘King Louis, I love you
—no mortal loves you more fervently. Ire you
were betrothed to the fair Isabella, hope gleamed
faintly on my passion, but when I saw you wedded
to her all hope fled, and I prayed 1 might disolose
it to you, and then die in peace.’
Louis was evidently touched by her manner, for
be did not know what reply to mako, and in bis
embarrassment, bis glance rested on the pilgrim
garb and the cross-bow.
‘By our Lady, 'tis the same 1’ he suddenly
ejaculated. ‘My fair one, can you read me the rid-
In a moment burning blushes suffused herflice.
He instantly read her thoughts.
‘All, It is so—and I do see the pilgrim who raisod
my broken crown from ths dust? and is it from
your fair hand sped the arrow that saved my life f
Ah, your burning blushes tell truly; but cheer up,
my gratitude shall bo without bounds. Thera is
more than one gallant young noble, at my court,
whowouldgive worldstowinyourfiiir hand. What
say you to my noble nephew of Anjou? his baud
and heart are free. We’ll have another gala day at
court,.anon, for wo cannot lose so brave a maiden.
Think well of it, it is my wish.’
Ho rose, imprinted a kiss upon her hand, and,
before she could reply, he left the apartment.
A few months showed what she thought of it;
tor she, Bianca Monreal, was wedded to Charles of
Anjou, one of the bravest knight at the court of
Louis. Long and happily they lived, and long
and peacefully reigned Louis and his fair Isabel
la.
Diabolical Murder. —A dreadful murder wan
committed at the Eutaw House in this city at an
early hour yestordav morning. The facts as wo
hear them from undoubted authority are those :
Two jiersons who arrived in the New Orleans
boat on Wednesday put up at the Eutaw House,
registering their names as Theodore Nve, and N.
I*. Column, both from Cincinnati, the former des
tined for San Francisco, and the latter for New
Orleans. Nye handed 200 dollar, in gold to the
clerk of the Hotel f>r safo keeping, and with his
’ companion was placed in the same room. They
i dined and auppod at the House, and were passing
i out and in, during the day and evening apparent
ly on terms of intim cy. 'At 10 o’clock at night
' Nye retired to his room, and at abont 18 Colman
joined him. Soon alter this they both went out
and did not return ’till a quarter past Bin the
morning when a servant admitted them and they
wont to tlioir room together. They did not appear
at breakfast, but at half past 0, Colman stepped
to the office and paid both their bills, remarking
i thnt his friend had gone down to the boat and It*
■ would “take that gold.” The clerk replied that
he could pay the depoeit only to the person who
hnd made it, and that his friend must come lor it
himself. On this Colman left the house saying
that he would send Mr. Nye up for the money,
and nothing further was thought of the matter
f ’til 11 o’clock, when one of the servants of the
House reported that there was a person dead in
i ono of the rooms. On repairing to it the dead
body of Nye wus found in the bod in the room
that he and Colman had taken, llis skull had
been broken with a hammer which was lying near
the body covered with blood, and two napkins
wore tied closely around the throat and mouth of
the dcceaeod.
The facts wore at once communicated to officers
Fisher and Carroll, who immediately hurried to
the wharf, but found that the St Charles had just
left for New Orleans. This was the only boat that
had left, during the morning. A telegraphic dis
patch stating the fact, with a description of Col
man, was forthwith sont to New Orleans. Offioer
Fiahor, with Mr. Rolston, the clerk at the Eutaw
House, started at one o’clock, an the Florida, for
that citv. Other steps have been taken by our
police for the apprehension of the murderer, if
ho is lingering in this city, or hss taken any other
route. It ia said that a man answering his des
cription, applied about 10 o’clock, on the Empress,
for passage up the river, but finding ehe did not
leave until evening, went off.
An inquest was held upon tho body of Nye, by
Coroner Shreve, and the Jury, in accordance with
the foregoing fleets, retumed'a verdict of “WilfUl
Murder,” against N. P. Colman.
We sincerely trust that the perpetrator of this
most deliberate and diabolical deed, committed in
tho very heart of our city, in one or our principal
and best regulated hotels, may bo arrested and
brought to punishment. The sole motive for the
act seeing to have been to procure the money of
the deceased, but in this respect the assassin' ap
pears to hare been disappointed. It ie not known
whether the murdered mail had any other money
than that deposited with the clerk. None was
found upon bis person. —JfobiU Rtyi»t*r, 37th nit.
Louis Napoleon’s Robber Decree.
Tho robbery of the children of Louis Philippe
by the arbitrary decree of Louis Napoleon, con
fiscating tiie property which their father betowed
upon them out of his own inheritance from his
ancestors, is creating a great sensation in France.
The most devoted adherents of the usurper show
signs of repugnanoe to the unprincipled spoliation,
and some who did not scruple to give him active
aid in robbing the Legislature of their righta, des
troying a constitution, and enslaving a people, have
shrunk from the disgrace of giving their official
support to Buch a scheme of prodigious laroeny. In
spite, however, of those manifestations of irrepres
sible abborrenoe, the self willed tvrant has publish
ed liis decrees, and commanded them to be execut
ed. Possibly the pressure from without may lead
to a modification or revocation of the act, but it is
a melancholy sign of the prostration of the French
people that such an atrocious act should havs been
done in their name, and they are powerless to re
dress the wrong.
Louis Philippe, before his accession to the throne
of France, was not only the richest subject of
France, but was counted as probably the richest
man in Europe. In his person had centered the
wealth of several of the wealthiest houses of the
French nobility; and to them had been added some
vast legacies: some millions were bequeathed to his
son by the late Duke of Bourbon. Louis Philippe
himself was a thrifty manager, and his estates in
creased largely under his own care. On accepting
the throne of France, he mode it a condition that
liis private fortimesshonld not be blended with the
property of the State, and before his formal inau
guration made to his children dotations of some of
the identical property which the decree of Louis
Napoleon soizos as the property of the State.
When Louis Philippe was driven out of France
and the Republic assumed the powers and proper
ty of the crown, it recognized the sacrednces of the
rights of the exiled family, and confirmed to them
their private estatas. A rigid account of the ad
ministration of the public domain ami revenues of
the civil list was exacted; but nothing appears to
have given ground for any plausible ground for
malfcassnec. On the contrarv, documants were
gublished from the household offioera of the ex
ing, showing that on a strict statement of account*
between the King and the nation, it would be found
that it owed him for advances aud expenditures,
sonic forty or fifty- millions of franca. The acoount
may be overstated bv the deffcnders of the banish
ed monarch, bnt we "have never seen it contended
that the private means of the King were not lessen
ed by liis elevation to tho throne. The Republic,
at least, in the very heat of its triumph over him as
an enemy, vanquished and driven out of France,
scorned to lay hands of violence upon the property
of the children. It was reserved for the betrayer
and destroyer of the Republic, the ape of absolu
tion, to shock the moral sense of mankind by such
aschcnie of lawless plunder.
But there are people outside of France interested
in this question, with a legal right to speak, who
have some influence on the the affairs of nations.
The family of Louis Philippe ia connected with
ruling fiunilies in powerful states, who are able to
bring to bear a great weight of national influences
to denounce this act of confiscation.
The late Queen of Belgium, wife of King Leopold,
was one of the daughters of Louis Philippe, and
her children arc among the sufferers. An infanta of
Spain, the Queen’s sister, is wife of Louis Philippe’s
S >u ’., , ? e , Duk .e de Montpensier. A princess of
Brazil is the wife of the Prince de Joinville, another
son, and the widowed Queen of Louie Philippe is
au ” t J® king of Naples. None of these are for
midable btates, or likely to go to war -n any such
score, but they have rights which entitle them to
interfere, and to call Louis Napoleon to his de
rencc, upon the grounds of law within the realm.
Even a desperado like this usurper, who tramples,
without comnunctiou, upon conscience and law, in
France, end holds himself secure against question
ing by the terrors of proscription held over all who
dispute his will, may shrink from attempting to
justilV the dishonorable act to other nations. There
ia a faint chance, for the sake of the plundered par
ties, that the aot may be recalled, but the infamy i
of the design is ineffacablwA’. Qrleam ftceynt*. i
£ Sentinel.
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Al T G UST A ,JG EORGIA.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 3, 1852.
Mr. Sfrpbens—The Southern Prose.
The comments of the Southern Press upon the
letter of Mr. Stkpreks, published by us a few days
since, has called forth a reply from Mr. S., wliich
we subjoin. The letter is characteristic and speaks
for itself, which the editors of the Press fully ac
knowledge by their labored effort at a reply, accom
panying its publication. Their statement about
the well ascertained fiict “that towards the close
of the last struggle on tho Compromise, enough
Northern men would have voted for 86 80, rather
tlian pass no bill,’’ tht editors have wholly failed
to make good. So far from making it good, they
do not even attempt it by naming a single man
who would have so voted, but "retreat" behind
the declaration that their information “was ob
tained from private conversations which they do
not relate.” It is true they make a lame aud hob
bling attempt to escape from their dilemma by
showing that in 1848, tico years before, a few North
ern Senators voted for the Missouri Compromise
line which excluded slavery north of 86 80, leav
ing the people south of it to act as they pleased.
But they say nothing of 1850, about the
dose of the struggle on the Compromise. Nor
do they allude to the vote in the House on the
Missouri Compromise line in 1848. If we are not
mistaken in our recollection, there were but sir
Northern men who voted for that line on that oc
casion. The statement of such a fact would not
have served the purpose of the Press to delude
and deceive its readers, hence the telling of the
whole truth was no part of its object. Ilow im
potent, therefore, the effort of the Press, to cre
ate the impression that better terms for the South
could have been obtained, if those who voted for
the Compromise of 1850, had held out lougcr.
Whether the Missouri lino would have boen better
for the South, Mr. S., has fully answered.
Touching his ‘■'retreat'' the editors use the fol
lowing language:
Mr. Stephens asks us to what he retreated ? ar.d
asks whether it was or is a retreat to say to the
South that they were and are bound in honor to
»*y nothing of patriotism, to abide by that action
or their government, which was in conformity
with the demands of a large majority of her own
people ? To this we answer, that the retreat of Mr.
Stephens consists in the discrepancy between his
position in 1848, on the Clayton Compromise, aud
his position in 1850 on the Clay Compromise. In
his speech of 1848, he said :
“ In regard to these territories and the rights of
the South, I hold that whoa the stipulations of the
late treaty shall be complied with, and the money
pud which is provided for in it, they will constitute
an acquisition made at the cost of the common
blood and treasure of the whole Union, towards
wliich the South contributed as generously as the
North, and in wliich the South is entitled to a just
and equal participation ; and that it is the duty of
Congress to see to it that the just and equal rights
of my section are guarded, protected and secured
by all necessary legislation/’
Now let us ask Mr. Stephens what participation
the South lias secured, by legislation, ni any of the
territory?
Why, in all that vast territory, the most valua
ble over acquired, the right of tlie South to enter
and to occupy the most important of political, pe
cuniary and social rights, is not worth a hundred
dollars.
Mr. Stephens contended in his speech on the
Clayton Compromise that the laws of Mexico re
mained in force in the new territory until repealed
by Congress, and that they prohibited slavery.
And he said :
“I shall never givo my sanction while I have a
seat on this floor, to any legislation on tho part of
Congress, by which tho rights of tho Southern
people to an equal and just participation in these
territories, while they remain as territories, shall
be endangered, nor shall those rights be endan
gered or surrendered by my approval, bv a contin
uance of the municipal laws or Mexico.’'
Now, according to Mr. Stephens, the municipal
laws of Mexico are still in force in New Mexico
and Utah—for they have not been repealed by
Congress.
Without entering into any defence of the consis
tency of Mr. Stephens, (for ho is abundantly able
to take care of lumself,) it may not be improper, in
order that important facts in this discussion may
not bo lost Bight of, to remark that, Mr. Stephens
has never given his vote or sanetion to any measure,
by wliioh the right to hold slaves in those Territo
ries lias been "endangered" or “ surrendered' by
any act of Congross continuing the Municipal laws
of Mexico in force. The Press has either forgot
ten or chose not to remember, that the great objec
tion of Mr. S. to the Clayton Compromise, with his
views of the effect of tho Mexican laws, was, that
those laws, whatever they might bo in relation to
Slavery, and lie bcliovcd them adverse, were perpe
tuated by that bill. Beeauso tliat bill, in espress
terms , continued them in force, by inhibiting
future legislation on the subject. Tho Bills
which passed Congress contained no such pro
vision for the perpetual continuation of those laws,
while the Territories remained in their Territo
rial condition. They lcavo the people untram
melled, to do as they please, while in n Territo
rial State, with tho express provision that when they
apply for admission as States they may come in
with or without slavery, as the people may deter
mine. Certain it is, the Press and its co-laborers
have no cause of complaint, for they declared tho
Mexican lawsn nullity, and if Congress did not ex
pressly prohibit the institution of Slavery, in the
Territories, the South could, without difficulty, en
ter upon and enjoy those Territories.
Those facts, however, arc still frcsli in tho recol
lection of the reader, and without further com
ment we submit the letter.
Washington, 1). C., Fcl>. 25, 1852.
Messrs. Fisiirr & I)e Leon :—1 notico in your
i editorial of this morning, the following comments
on a letter of mine lately published in the Chronicle
dc Sentinel, of Augusta, Ga:
i “This brings us to a state of things, on which we
bog the Southern public men and people to pauso
and ponder. Towards the close of the struggle on
i the Compromise in Congress, it was well ascertain
-1 ed that there were enough of Northern men who
would hare voted for 35 30, rather than pass no
i bill; but what was the insuperable difficulty?—why
i that a number of Southern men had already yiela
. ed to the Compromise, and it was seen that if it
. was rejected, and better terms obtained, aad ns a
matter of course by some Northern votes, the effect
would be fatal to the Southern men who had vicld
ed. Northern men could not vote for 36 80, without
prostrating the very Southern meu witli whom
they were on the best terms. And now, since, as
Mr. Stephens admits, the question is not yet set
’ tied, and will have yet to bo settled, we beseoeh all
Southern men to beware of again committing the
mistake of standingin the way of the acknowledge
ment of the rights of their own section.”
To this I ask the privilege of presenting a word
in reply. You say that it was well ascertained, be
fore the passage of those meusuros in the last
Congress which have been denominated the Com
promise, that there were enough Northern men
who would have voted for 86 80, rather than pass
no bill. Now, will yoa inform the country who
those Northern men were. A fact then so well as
certained, can certainly be stated now.
Again, will you inform the country what you
mean by “eating for 86 80 1" Do you mean the
extension of the provisions of the Missouri Com
promise, by which slavery was forever prohibited
north of that line, leaving the people south of it to
do as they pleased upon the subjeet of slavery? If
so, waa it not much better for the South, and much
more consistent with the great republican princi
ple upon whioh our government rests, to lot the
people do as they pleased over the whole territory,
up to 42 deg. north lat., jnst as the Utah and New
Mexioan bills, which passed, provide, than to have
the poople restricted in any portion of the territo
ry ?
As the “Compromise,” as you call it, now stands,
the people, so far as the action of the government
is eonoerned, have the privilege of doing as they
please upon the subjeot of African slavery—as well
northern of 86.(0, as south of it. Do you mean to
say that it would have been jueter to the South, or
more republican in principle, forCongress to have
restricted this privilege to the lino of 86.80?
One auestion more. Do you mean to say that it
was well ascertained that there were enough North
ern men who were ready to vote for the recognita
tion and protection of slavery south of 86.80, pro
vided it were forever excluded north of that line?
If so, will you be kind enough to give the names
of those Northern men ?
For myself I can say that if any such well ascer
tained fact existed, I anew nothing of it. If there
was a single Northern man in the Douse, of which
I was a member, who was in favor of recognizing
and prohibiting og law the right to hold slaves in
any portion or those territories, it was unknown to
me then and now, and I should like you to name
any such one, and give the country the evidence of
your assertion, by any vote or public act that will
sustain it. The events of that period are too fresh
in the recollection of all to be forgotten. And I
ask you, if it was not a well ascertained fact then,
and long before, that an overwhelming majority of
the Sonth denied the power of Congress to legislate
upon the subject of shivery in the territories, either
for or against it ?—Was not this the doctrine of
Mr. Calhoun, the great leader of the South, in this
controversy. Was it not a “well ascertained” fact
that Upon this ground he was opposed to the Mis
souri Compromise upon principle *
To what then did I “ retreat .” as yon say in
another part of your editorial t Is it not a very no
torious (act that I was moat bitterly assailed, and
throughout the South, for maintaining that we had
the right to claim protection in the territories?
Am I now to be charged with “retreating," because
I did not join those who were for breaking up the
Union, because they did not get what they charg
ed me with being “a traitor" to the interests of
thoee I represented for asking ? Was it, or is it a
“ retreat ” to say to the Sonth that they were and
are bound in honor, to sav nothing of patriotism, to
abide by that action of their government which
was in conformity with the demands of a large ma
jority of her own people ?
Ton will allow me to say, very respectfully, that
I did not “admit,” in the letter to which you al
lude, that “the question was not settled.” I said,
and repeat, that the crisis that called into existence
the new organization in Georgia, based ujion the
principle of maintaining the settlement which has
been made, has not paassd by—that the same ele
ments which then produced sueh agitation in the
conntTy, still exist—and which can only be arres
ted by a national organization, upon the princi
fdes of that formed in Georgia. And do not the
ndicationsof the times fully warrant this assertion.
Do we not see men of the South, who, twelve
months ago, were doing all in their power to ren
der the government odious and hattfal in the esti
mation of the people, now uniting with those of
the North, whose allies had denounced the Union
as “a league with death" and “a covenant with hell /”
The preservation of the Union, upon the prin
ciples of the Constitution, should be the dearest
object of a patriot. But if that combination, which
Is now forming, shall be successful, ai d the gov
ernment shall fall into the hands of those who
were so recently bent upon its destruction, wbat
hope will the future present ? Should not “good
men and true” in all sections of the country, and
without regard to past party distinctions, who are
in fhvor of the “settlement,” which has been
made, unite and keep the Union with its destinies
in the hands of its friends, instead of permitting
it by the foulest of all coalitions to be seized by its
enemies f It was for this object the new organiza
tion in Georgia was formed. And to the princi
ples of that organization the people of this coun
-7 must some sooner or later, if that bright future
peace, quiet, prosperity and progress is i« store
for us, which every tzua friend -of hie- country
should devoutly desire. Yours, most respectfully,
Alexander 11. SizrnLss.
“ Vine ami Ft* Tree.;’
It is not too late for gra]>c or fig cuttings to. be
put in the ground, though the ends of the former
should be sealed with w«x or inserted in e potato.
A very small space will accommodate either nr
both, and none should deny themselves a luxury
so easily obtained. A vine inay be trained to a
chimney, which will, if properly attended to, yield
bushels. *
Barbarous Superstition.—The Buffalo Republic
says that two years since a man died in Cayuga of
consumption. Other members of the fumily are
affected in the same way, and one of the brothers
is not expected to live. On Sunday last, the bro
thers and neighbors disinterred the body of the
deceased, cut out the heart and lungs, which were
brought home and burnt in the presence of the
family, who inhaled the fumes and afterwards ate
the ashes. It is doubtful whether the old Cayugas
ever exhibited the barbarism of their successors.
A Qcick Passage.—The splendid New York
packet ship Washington, has just made the quick
est imassage from New York to Liverpool on record.
She sailed from New York at seven o'clock on the
morning of the 20th nit., aud at two on the after
noon of the 8d inst., she took a pilot off Point
Lynas; thus making tlie passage in thirteen days
and nineteen hours, or allowing for tlie five hours,
differouee in time, thirteen days and fourteen hours.
This is nearly equal to the average winter passages
of the steamers.
Great Depth or Snow.—"We learn from the
Pulaski (N. Y.) Democrat, that Mr. W. J. Bcntly
of that town has kept an accurate record of the
weather, and he finds, that since tho first of Decem
ber, there have been but about ten fair days. He
has also measured the fall of snow each day, in a
place prepared t'or the purpose, and Ims ascertained
tliat the amount exceeds forty fed.
American Genus Triumphant.—The steamer
Atlantic brings the intelligence tliat “the Lords
Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury have
authorized the commissioners of Customs to ad
mit arms of Colt’s manufacturing, intended for the
instruction of workmon in England, which are
now lying in English ports waiting tlie order for
their delivery; and also to allow the recep
tion into bond of such further supplies as Mr.
Colt may wish to import for tlie purpose of dis
pesal to officers in her Majesty’s sorvice. It is al
so reported that Mr. Colt has made arrangements
for introducing into England his machinery for
making these firearms.”
John Bull Bneored contemptuously at every
tiling American as long as he could. But when
brought in direct contact with American geuius,
enterprise and nrtizans at the World’s Fair, lie
made a virtue of necessity, and with the beet
possiblo grace, under tho cireumstauecs, acknowl
edges our triumphs. We give him credit for tho
handsome manner even “from compulsion,” in
which lie makes the amende.
“Lagerslromea.”
Tins most beautiful of all flowering trees, may bo
propagated to any extent, by cuttings, one foot in
length, stuck in tlie ground, leaving two eyes out
with the earth pressed closely around. The sooner
this month they are put out, the more certain
tlieir growth, and wliat’s so ornamental I Now is
tho time to adorn your homos with shade, and
shrubbery, and a little care will cultivate tho tasto
with children that contributes to their happiness,
and creates a fondness for gardening, promotive of
industry and health. *
Crime in London.—lt appears from the “ Reve
nue, Population, and Commercial Returns, for tho
year 1849,” recently printed, that crime in Loudon,
as against all Ireland, stands as follows :
I oral on. Ireland.
Murders, and attempt to murder, by knife,
shooting and poieon 91 51
Unnatural offences, assault with intent to
commit unnatural offences 86
Bigamy 27 11
Suicide# 207
Kmbeczlement 233 89
Conspiracies to defraud BS7 128
Offence* against currency 619 241
Indecent exposure, 57 10
Smuggling 80*2
Kotjberiee by prostitute# 2,899 853
Total 4,071 883
This is about five crimes to one; and if we take
the relative population into account, it would mukc
tho bidance sheet show about twenty to one.
A fire-engine to bo worked by steam is being
constructed in Cincinnati. It is the opinion of the
inventor that steam sufficient to work the engino
can be raised in five minutes. It will be thorough
ly tested within ten days.
The Columbus, Ga., Sentinel, a Southern Riglitß
paper, is opposed to sending delegates to the Bal
timore or Philadelphia Conventions, and recom
mends the formation of a great Southern party.—
It is the only consistent Southern Rights paper in
the State.
The State Road—Mr. Wadley.
It is a source of sincere gratification to us, to
observe that Mr. Wadley, the Chief Engineer of
the State road, is winning golden opinions from
all classes by his management of the affairs of the
road. Unlike his predecessor, he is always at liis
post and knows something about liis duties—lias
some practical experience—knows the wants of the
public, and, from tho notices wc have Been of him
we infer, lias the energy to discharge his duties.
As an index of the tiivorable impression he lias
already made, and is making, we subjoin a few
notices from journals on tlie road, who may be sup
posed to be familiar with his management.
Tho Cassville "Standard' says:
“ Mr. Wudlcv is emphatically a business man in
every sense of tlie word—and has done much al
ready to improve the condition of the State Road.
He is constantly on the roadlookinginto, and cor
recting flrrore, making improvements, &c., «sec.
Wc predict that lie will make not only the best,
but Pnc most popular Superintendent wo have
ever had.”
i The Homo “ Courier ” lias the following notico:
“Reform Commenced. —A gentleman from Mor
gan county, who had just boon up to Chattanooga
to purchase provisions, was in our office last week,
and assures us that every exertion is now being
made by the different officers upou the State lioad,
to put tilings to rights, and furnish the nccossnry
facilities for sending forward cotton nnd other pro
duce to its proper destination. The presence ai d
supervision of the new Superintendent, lias In
| spired confidence in the public mind, and in due
' time, under the enlightened administration of our
new Executive we may hope public expectation
i will bo fully realised. We are also gratified to
i learn that the different branches which connect
i witli this groat thoroughfare, are lending a help
ing hand, oy furnishing engines and ears for the
' purpose of reducing tne amount of freight now
> at Chattanooga and other points upon the road.”
The Editor of the Atlanta “ llepublican ” has had
ocular demonstration of his energy, and thus
chronicles it:
“ A Run oFr o.v tiie State Road— Mu. Waiilky.—
On Tuesday las, the Engine run off the track, some
eight or nino miles above Marietta, in one ot the
hundred short curves on this roud, made byway of
experiment, by the curving Engineers who located
the road. Fortunately, no ono was injured, ex
cepting by the long fasting, occasioned by deten
tion. Luckily tlie energetic Superintendent of the
Road, Mr. Wadley, was on board. Here we had
an opportunity of seeing, for ourself, his capacity
to fill his very responsible office, fully tested. We
lost no opportunity of observing his movements
for three or four hours, in gutting the engine on
the track. lie gave directions to every hand, and
put to it his own hand, and performed ns much labor
as any one. Wo were struck with his capacity for
commanding his forces—he could come nearer
keeping every one constantly employed, thun wo
recollect to have seen before. This is the first
time we have seen him ; and we now endorse
every tiling wo have heard in his favor. W T e pre
dict that the State will be proud of Mr. Wadley
before six months. Those who have produce for
market will owe him a debt of gratitude for the
unprecedented rapidity witli which he moves off
the freight. Under lus efficient management, we
anticipate a handsome revenue. Time will demon
strate the reasonableness of this anticipation.”
Virginia Currency Tinkering.
The good people of Virginia, have for years been
cursed with an immense circulation of small bills,
under the denomination of five dollars, the issues
of the Banks of the adjoining States and the Dis
trict of Columbia—wliicharcof course irredeemable,
unless at a sacrifice. Their own Banks are prohib
ited from issuing small bills, and the inferior cur
rency of the adjacent States, of course excludes
specie from the circulation. To remedy this evil,
the currency tinkers of the State have been tortur
ing tlicir brains for years, to discover some new
principle in monetary affairs, by which it may be
accomplished. They see that other States have
corrected the evil by permitting tlicir own solvent
Banks to issue a small per cent of their capital, say
ten or fifteen per cent, of small bills, which of course
affords the public a currency redeemable without
loss or difficulty, and they would readily follow the
example, but like Dr. Sangrado, they “have written
a book” against small bills, and tlie patient must
be victimised with bleeding and warm water. As
an evidence of the truth of this ridiculous folly,
we subjoin a set of resolutions introduced, a few
days ago, into the Legislature of that State, by one
of these ftimous currency quacks or tinkers, which
cannot fail to excite a smile of derision for their
author. Verily the people of Virginia must be pa
tient under accumulated suffering.
Mr. Wallace offered the following preamble and
resolutions:
Whereas, the circulaticn of small notes and pa
per tokens, issued by banks and individuals W
yond the limits of the Commonwealth, has increas
ed, in violation of the law, to an alarming extent,
rapidly displacing our silver coin, and inflicting
serious loss and injury upon the community;
And whereas, no separate State action can reme
dy the evil, therefore,
1. Be it Resolved, by the General Assembly, that
our senators in Congress be instructed, and our
representatives requested to take prompt nnd ef
ficient meansiires to procure the passage of a law,
so regulating the coinage of silver, as to guard it
from exportation and the crucible, and not injuri
ously affecting contracts, and tlie monetary system
of the country.
2. Resolved, Thatoar said Senators lie instructed
and our Representatives lie requested to advocate
the passage of a law prohibiting the issue or circu
lation of bank notes or paper, or paper tokens, of a
less denomination than five dollars, dv corporations
or individuals, within the limits of the District of
Columbia.
And, whereas, to restore and maintain a healthy
currency, the concurrent action of our neighboring
sister States is eminently necessary, therefore,
Be it further Resolved, by the General Assembly,
That the Governor of this" Commonwealth be re
quested to open a correspondence with the Gov
ernors of the States of Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina,
and urge them to co-operate with the jiassage of a
law restricting the circulation of Bonk notes in Buch
manner as to prevent the issue of notes of less de
nomination than $5.
On motion of Mr. Wallace, the same waa laid on
the table and ordered to be printed.
The Augusta Bridge. —ln the Boose yesterday,
on motion of Mr. llubbard, a Senate bill on third
reading incorporating the Nashville, Franklin, and
Columbia railroad company, was so amended as to
revive and re-enact the charter of the Charleston
and Cincinnati railroad company, and passed. The
object of the revival of this charter is to respond '
to the movements in Sonth Carolina to form an <
unobstructed connection between the railroads in I
Tennessee and Charleston, which cannot be done
whilst the bridge at Augusta remains as au impedi- '
went.— SaehviTk Hamer, 25th vlt, i
Matl Bobber Caiout.—Mr. "Jab. FiuKi»oN,~the
Poet Office Agent, lias had arrested aud confined
in jail at Washington, David T. Parkinson, the
mail rider between Abbeville, C. 11., So. Ca. and
Washington, Geo., cliarged with robbing the mail
under his charge. He confessed his guilt and ad
mitted he had been engaged at it some months and
had only got about thirty dollars, lie will proba
bly be tried in March.
Lord Granville, the new British Minister ol
Foreign Affairs, it is said, has given another evi
denee of liis friendly disposition towards tho Uni
ted States iu recalling Mr. Chat field from*Cctitni
America, where he has done little else, for three Ol
four years, than to foment difficulties between tin
two countries.
Treaty with Persia.—A despatch from Wash
ington in the New York Herald, states that out
Minister at Constantinople has concluded and scnl
home a treaty with Persia, which places tho United
States on a footing with the most favored nations
Telegraph to Cuba.—Joaquin Garideogo, o:
Cardenas, proposes, in a letter to the New Orleans
Courier, the construction of a floating sub-marim
telegraph from Cape Sable, in Florida, to Kej
West, and thence to Hieaoos, Cuba. The distanei
from Cape Sable to 11. is 150 miles, and the cos'
of the wire is estimated at SBOO,OOO. Mr. G. says
“The execution of tills project would augment bn
siucss aud commercial relations between tbo United
States and Cuba immensely.
The Congressional Banquet, in honor of tin
Birthday of Washington, says the Natunial Intelli
gencer of Monday, took place on Saturday eve n
ing at Willard’s Hotel. Mr. Senator Stockton, o
New Jersey, presided. About ono linndrod am
titty gentlemen snt down, of which the large ma
jority were members of Congress, only about fiftoct
or twenty being iuvited guests, among whom wcr<
Gen. Scott, Judge Wayuo, and G. W. P. Custis
Esq. Tho speakers of the evening were Mr
Stockton, Mr. Attorney General Crittenden, Mr
Thos. 11. Bayly, Mr. Toombs, Gen. Scott, Mr. Sena
tor Dawson, Mr. Thos Ritchie, and Mr. .Custis
most of whom, as wo learn, spokovery felicitously
Every thing went ofl'satisfactorily.
New York Bank Statistics.—The New Yorl
correspondent of the Suvunnoh Republican furnish
es tlmt Journal with the following statistics of lh(
Banks of that State :
In mv last, I gave a comparative statement ol
tlie leading items of the city banks. Since that
time, tlie last quarterly rei>ort has boon published
of all the Bunks in this State. The leading items
compare with the two previous quarters, thus:
.Tune 21. Sept. 27. Dec. 20.
Loans and disc’ts. $112,0*29,443 $100,705,340 $108.590,70(
Stocks 15,054,706 15,888,571 15,098,7#
Specie h,975,918 7,0*»1,5*20 8,806,821
Cash Item# M 0,554 12,018,249 10,272,366
Bank Notes 8,823,570 2,889,000 2,387,037
Due from Banks.. A 554,155 8,837,071 10,525,200
Capital 55.580,184 57,572,025 58,621,42*2
Circulation 27,511,787 27,254,458 20,228,568
Deposits 54,407,08*2 45,901,809 40,836,082
Due to Banks 23,859,135 15,997,9:10 10,498,006
Since the September report twelve Banks
eleven country, and one city—have notified the
Comptroller of their intention to wind up their
concerns, and ten Banks have gone into operation,
of which two were city institutions.
The Presidential Vote.—The following is the
relative vote on the Presidency at the last and at
tlie next election, under the apportionment by the
new census. The Southern States gain lour and
lose five members, making a nett loss of one mem
ber ; the nett gain of the North is seven, of whieli
California gives four:
States. Vote 1852. do. 1848. States. Vote 1552. do. I.SIB
Maine, 8 9 Indiana, IS 12
N. Hampshire, 5 6 Illinois, 11 J)
Vermont, 5 6 lowa, 4 4
Massachusetts, 18 12 Wisconsin, 5 4
Rhode Island, 4 4 Michigan, 6 5
Connecticut, 6 6 Kentucky, 12 12
New York, 85 86 Missouri, 9 7
New Jersey, 77 Alabama, 9 9
Pennsylvania, 27 26 Louisiana, 6 G
Delaware, 8 8 Tennessee, 12 12
Maryland, 8 8 Mississippi, 7 6
Virginia, 15 17 Arkansas, 4 a
N. Carolina, 30 31 Texas, 4 4
9. Carolina, 7 9 California, 4 0
Georgia, 10 10
Florida, 8 8 Whole num. 295
Ohio, 28 28 For a choice, 148
Tim Cobian Prisoners. —lion. 1). M. Barringer,
U. S. Minister to Spain, has received a very flat
tering card of thanks from the Cuban prisoners,
for his successful efforts in procuring their libera
tion.
Uxitbd Status Mint.—Statement of tlie business of th
Mint at Philadelphia for the week ending Feb. 21,1852 :
Deposites. Coinage. Payments.
Gold $1,280,500 888,888 874,827 2S
Silver 2,000 19,098 8,057 21
Total $1,282,500 857,981 877,384 W
One of the most serious strikes, which has evoi
occurred in the manufacturing business in En
gland, commenced on the lOtli ult., and Btill con
tinucs. The operatives in the various iron work>
in London and tlie provinces have attempted to co
erce the masters into regulations which they deem
inconsistent with the free and rational course of la
bor, and the .masters have determined to elosi
their operations rather than submit. A total ol
20,000 men, who were previously earning excel
lent wages, are thus thrown out of employment.
A colored man named John Tuscan, claimed as
the slave of John Pinckney, residing near Annap
olis, Aid., was urrested in N. Y., recently, lie
has been sent back to his master. lie lmd been i
fugitive for eight years, but declared that he wai
glad to return.
Mr. Paine of gas notoriety, is a lineal descen
dant, on the mother’s side, of the man who set the
river on fli c.
A Mrs. Montague, of Marengo Co., Ala., lias ro
ccivod from a slave of bers, now in California, a
' lump of pure gold, just os it was picked up in the
. mines, weighing about three pounds, and valued
- ot something over §4OO.
• Rather Rich. —English papers say “the loss oc-
J casioned by tho fire at the Capitol at Washington is
estimated at forty millions of dollars.”
Punch wants to know if four journeyman dyers
■ can earn tlirco pounds a day by dying, and spend
• it all, what would it cost a man to live ?
1 New Method or Amputating Limbs. —Some op
> orations have been performed lately at Vienna, by
[ means of platina wire heated hot, which has been
1 found to sever the flesh with as much case and co
" lerity ns a knife. One great advantage ottered by
t this method, is the very slight effusion of blood
, caused by the wire ns a dividing instrument.
’ Stumping too Far.—One of tho best jokes of the
season, is the statement that one of the candidates
! for Governor in New Hampshire, who is “stump
ing the State,” got some thirty miles into Canada,
makingspeeehes to the k’nucks, before ho knew lio
was out of his own “bailwiek.”
i
“L’Union Mcdicalc,” a review of New Orleans,
mentions the success of a new remedy against tho
i tooth-aclic. It consists in tho application of a piece
of cotton dipped in oollodium to the cavity of the
[ tooth, to tho shape of which it adapts itself while
soft, and when it becomes hardened adheres very
• strongly to the tooth, and is not liable to be affect
-1 ed by any liquid taken into the mouth.
An Albany paper states that Herr Driesbach
■ had a fight with his tiger last week, and came off
conqueror. During tlie exciting scene ho received
several scratches about his person, but no material
injury, and got out of tlie tiger’s dutches minus his
! vest and pants. Rather a ticklish rough and tum
ble that, we should think.
Pass them round ! —The public (and especially
editors and printers) are cautioned against a gang
of creatures prowling around the country, exhibit
ing sundry wax figures, automatons, <fcc., and
calling themselves “ Dexter & Co.” They “eliiscl
, ed” the Franklin Job Office nnd Herald newspa
per out of §l7, when they were here. Wc hope
our brethren of the press will “pass them round,”
to save others from being diddled by them. We
think they nre ambitions of somo notoriety. Do
give them a shove, and help them along I — Athens
Herald,
A gang of counterfeiters has recently been ope
rating in New York in putting in circulation coun
terfeit notes on the Farmers’ and Meclianies’ Bank
of Rochester. Three of the gang were arrested
and committed.
In Anderson’s “True Story of my Life,” there is
a story of Byron too good to ho known only to
those who have read tho book. The relator is
Thorwaldscn:
“ When I was about to make Byron’s statue, (said
the sculptor) he placed himself just opposite to me
and began immediately to assume quite another
countenance to wliat was customary to him. Will
not you sit still ? said I; but you must not make
these faces. _ “It is my expression,” said Byron.
Indeed 1 said I, and then I made him as I wished,
and every body said when it was finished that 1
had hit the likeness. When Byron, however,
bsw it, he said, ‘-it docs not resemble me at all;
I looked more unhappy.
He was above all things so desirous of looking
extremely unhappy, added Thorwaldscn with u
comic expression.
A Clear Sweep.— lt lias been generally under
stood that Governor Lowe, of Maryland, was about
to remove from office all tlie appointees of iiis pre
decessor, Governor Thomas, lie has done it, and
a prettier specimen of proscription we have never
seen. The list of appointments occupies two and
a half closely printed columns of the Baltimore
Patriot.
The Governor we suppose is, csßrying out the
principle of “rotation in office.”
Kosxiitli—Australian Gold.
The London correspondent of the N. Y. Com
mercial Advertiser, says:
• le week another letter has appeared
in the Times from Count Cassimir Butthyany, on
the history < f the Hungarian struggle. In this,
without impugning Kossuth’s patriotism, he calls
m question his career, and dwells expressly upon
his wiltulncss and infatuation in reposing confi
dence in Georgey. A reply from Toulmin Smith,
a barrister who took a warm interest in Kossuth’s
Sroccedings in England, has also been published.
lr. Smith now seems to admit the justness of
Count Battiiyany’s statements, und to consider it
probable that much of Kossuth’s course was “ill
advised.” He disapproves likewise of “the lan
guage held by Kossuth in New York, and often
elsewhere in the United States.”
The same writer furnishes the following interest
ing intelligence in relation to the Australian mines :
“ The advices from Australia arc to tho 11th of
November, and the last vessel brought £BO,OOO
sterling in gold dust. During the mouth over
which tlie news extends, new discoveries had been
made, and it was established beyond all doubt that
the chaaactcr of the countir, as"far as gold mining
is concerned, may be regarded in its general fea
tures as being almost identical with California.
The amount raised in the 5 months since the date
of the discovery (comprising the most unfavorable
season of the year; lues been £440,000, or at tlie
rate of upward of £1,000,000 per annum. Immi
gration is much desired, and the colonial authori
ties have voted £175,000 for the purpose. This
Bum will be raised on the security of the public
lauds, and the transaction will require the sanction
of the Home Government.”
The Now York ./Mirror says : “It is useless to
disguise the fact; the ship fever is raging in New
York. A disease as foul as the small pox and the
yellow fever, and more fatal than the cholera. Its
progress is no longer heralded in whispers. The
truth can no longer be stifled. It is not confined
to the station houses snd the hovels of the poor,
bat has entered the palaces of the. Wealthy. The
wintry air stays its progress, but let the warm
weather set in, and it will become a dreadful
scourge,” !
Oorreepondenee of the Chronicle <6 SmtineL
Washington Cut, Feb. 38,1853.
The birth day of Was hington U being observed
in the City that wm founded by Mm Mid beers bis
name, in away becoming the a oat of the Foderal
Government At the banquet given in lionor of
the occasion, Mr. Toombs paid Some attention to
the Magyar Chief that came in a different strain
from the Kossuth laudations, of which wo have
heard so much.
Some of liis friends fear that Gen. Cass has da
maged his prospocts of a nomination by his
intervention speeches; and his rivals are very wil
ling to make the most of tho political error, if it
ho one, us 1 think it is.
A President-making Congress is always a work
ing body ; but at the present session, its labors are
so arduous that tlie city is thronged with anxious
. and patriotic assistants, who, seeing the sum of
; $51,000,000 annually paid into the public treasury,
( naturally take a deep interest in the disbursements
of the ttco hundred million a by tlic winners in the ap
proaching political race, during the next four years.
! As yet, but few States or Districts have chosen
1 their delegates to National Conventions, onllcd to
i nominate candidates. So far ns I liavo discovered,
the higher law Whigs go for Gen. Scott. Mr.
Thompson, of Genesee nnd Wyoming countios,
■ Ncw'iork, who was removed from office by the
Post Master General for his active opposition to
the compromise policy of the Administration,
i has been elected a delegate to tho Philadelphia
Convention, nnd instructed to vote for the con
, queror of Mexico. The Stnto of New York, how
ever, is likely to go for Mr. Filhnoro by a large ma
jority. Tho opposition to him is confined to a few
j. politicians, whoso strength is by no moans to be
. measured by the amount of noise they make in the
world.
Among tho Democrats, Gon. Cass stands tho
, best change of running, if not of winning, in
another boat. Douglass is nearly oven with liitn ;
1 and Bnchannnn and Marcv, Butlor and Houston
are not far behind. It is moro than probablo that
the Southern Union Party will hold tho balance of
j*>wer between tho Whigs nnd Democrats, if it
' husband its strength for tho dccisivo moment in
tho eontost. Ai.riu.
Correspondence of the Chronicle rs: Sentinel.
Washington, D. C., Fob. SBd, 1852.
This day, tho anniversary of the birth of Gen.
Wasliingtou, lias boon celebrated in this city, winch
. he founded, by appropriate demonstrations. Tho
military have been parading/ tings flying, nnd guns
tiring from sunriso to sunset, /i oofnpany culled
the Continental! reminded us of tho old votorans
who fought in the Devolution, dfuHsod as they wero
in tho famous uniform—tlic Una uud yollow—of
j tlic soldiers of ’76.
On Saturday night, a great Congressional Ban
quet took place at Willard’s Hotel,,in commemo
ration of Washington’s memory, ami in lionor of
the principles nnd policy, which lie recommended
in his Farewell Address. I saw at tin)-Banquet
General Winfield Scott in full military costume
with his immense sword dangling at hiasido, also
General Henderson dressed, in uniform. George
W. P. Custis, Esq., woa present, tho Hon. W, K.
King, President of tho Senate, mid Judgo Wayne
of the Supremo Court. Mossrs. Crittenden, Stu
art and Hull of tho Cabinet also nppeured to take
great interest in tho proceedings.
The Supper was furnished in tho best style.
Stewed Terrapins is a popular dish, now, in
Washington among tlic connoisseur*, but I confess
1 don’t appreciate its merits, at least, if that which
I tasted at tho Banquet is a good specimen.
During the supper tho Marino Bund plnyod
some of tho old linti null airs, while wo all kept
time witli our knives, forks and champagne glass
es.
After supper Commodore Stockton, tho Prosi
ding officer, made some happy remarks on tho oc
casion, after whioh Mr. Crittenden delivered an el
oquent culog'mm on Washington's character, which
was listened to with profound attention nnd ailmi
rution. Astor him followed, Mr. Buyly of Virginia,
Judge Wnyno, General Scott mid Col. Toombs of
Georgia, who made a most eloquent defence of
tho foreign policy of Washington, and did not
spare tho Hungarian exile who is now on his tour
of agitation in the W est.
I saw none of tlic Intervention lneu at tho Ban
quet ; I supposo they begin to think Kossuth is
more populnv than Washington, in those days of
modem democracy. I think, however, tlmt when
tlic novelty of the mnttor disappear*, such men,
, Cass and Chase will ho ashamed of tlic ridiculous
course pursued by them, mid return to tho fold
thorn which they have so foolishly strayed.
Nothing of importance in n political point of
view has recently occurred here. The New York
and Baltimore lottor writers, after exhausting their
ingenuity in lielialf first of one candidate und then
of another, are now completely at u loss for cap
ital. They have held up Gon. Scott, as tho great
Whig likely to bo nominated, and Messrs. Buchan
an and Cuss as the Democrats who stand out pro
minently for the nomination. But, I believe, it is
now pretty well conceded that nono of tlioso gentle
-4 men will occupy that position. Conjectures under
circumstances of Biieh great uncertainty can be
but idle speculations or parcizan wishes that nrc
fathers to the thoughts. Ido not regnrd it os by
anv means settled that tho Baltimore Convention
will he able to fix upon any man to bear its stand
ard. From present appearances tlic elements arc so
discordant and incongruous that eycn rigid mem
i tiers of tho party begin to despair of a roconoilin
, tion. Tho Democracy of the North are at war
among themselves, nnd so ore tho democracy of the
South. Your paper of Thursday brought us Mr.
Stephen’s letter in relation to tlic recent movement
of a few Union members of tho Georgia Legisla
ture. it is considered here as a very sound, elo
quent and independent production. Sonutors and
many honest statesmen in tlic House of lieprc
sontatives and others who nrc disgusted with tho
i corruptions of all parties in tlic country, pronounce
it to be the best argument for a National Union
Party thut has over been written. I suppose, how
ever, the course dietuted by Mr. Stephens will bo
obnoxious to certain restless, ambitious mid in
triguing politicians in Georgia, who would rather
, be in full fellowship with their national party with
out principles, tlum|maintuin their principles with
out a party.
i The House of Kcpresentntiycs was not in ses
[ sion to duy, and the Scnuto convened for but a few
minutes. ’
It is supposed that the steamship Baltic left Now
York to day for Washington where sho is to be
exhibited to members of Congress, in order to
induce them to appropriate liberally to “Collin’s
line.” Great demonstrations aro to be made when
sho arrives. Georgia.
From the Savannah Republican.
Report of the Southwestern Railroad.
Tlic annual report of President Reynolds, of the
! Southwestern Railroad Company, bus been laid be
fore tlic stockholders. It exhibits tlio operations
of the. Company for the year ending the Ist Feb’y,
and the condition of its" affairs at that date. Tne
best comment tlmt can be offered upon the man
agement of tlie road is found in the simple state
ment of its operations and present condition.
At tlie date of the last auuuul report, there re
mained to be done about 25,000 cubic yards of ex
cavation and embankment, nnd equal to about
twenty miles of superstructure to be laid, besides
various turn-outs, freight houses, wells, cisterns,
and other fixtures to be provided. Tlio grading was
completed and tlic track extended to Oglethorpe,
so that the first train ran through to that (joint on
the fourth day of July last. Several freight and
other houses have been built in tlic meantime, and
engines and cars ordered and received. The junc
tion of the road with the Central Rood at Macon
bus also been so far completed as to permit tlic
transit of freight trains between their respective
stations. Cars, loaded in this city, may now dis
charge their freight at Oglethorpe.
The cost of the road, including all fixtures mid
outfit, at the date of the present report, had been
$705,500 27—being at tlie rate of $18,442 00 per
mile, including tlie junction line, which bus cost
about $19,000 00. Considerable further expendi
tures, it is believed, will be required during tlic
next year, to complete tlic work of junction ; also,
for tlic erection of additional shops and engine
houses, and for an increase of the equipment of
cars, engines, &c. For these purposes, the Board
have authorized the issue of $50,000 of bonds, in
addition to SIOO,OOO already issued.
The capital stock of the Company consists of 5,-
508 shares. Os this amount, there are
Owned in Savannah ...4,289 shsrm.
By contractors 505 “
By parties out of Georgia St “
In (Southwestern Georgia, chiefly, 688 “
6,508 shares.
SOB,BOO embraces tlie amount of stock owned in
Southwestern Georgia. To this may be added the
sum of $80,288, paid on forfeited shares, nnd we
liavo $99,088, us the amount, (and a small one it is,)
contributed by the planters to a work which lias
cost over $700,000, tlic principal benefit of which
is enjoyed by themselves. Wo liavo long enter
tuincil the opinion, tlmt it is to commercial com
munities alone that tlie country must look for the
opening of lines of railway, and for tlie organization
and promotion of all public enterprises of moment;
and tlie fact just mentioned goes far to confirm us
in tlmt opinion.
The earnings of tlie Rond, sineo the commence
ment of business, have been ns follows:
For freight and primage, prior to lift August $5,918 25
For up fr’ght (east’rd) rince Aug. 1.. $24,849 2!
For down “ (Westward)* 1 11 1 . 20,860 04
Up passengers $12,128 00
Down 11 lljm 23
United States Mail 1,260 00
Total earnings to Jan. 81st, inclusive $76,582 88
Number of through passengers 8,564
II way 11 ..18,563
Total number of passengers 22,182
being an average of 120 per day, for the half year.
The number of miles run by tlie engines during
the six months is 24,433 —number of bales of cot
ton transported, 27,034. On comparing tlic num
ber of way passengers with the through pussengers,
it will not tuil to strike tho reader that the people
aiongtlie line, and in the vicinity of the Rood, par
ticipate very largely in its use and benefits.
The total current expenses during tho above pe
riod, including $1,750 00 interest on bonds, and
$4,500 14 low liy burning 125 bales cotton, were. $26,922 51
The earnings being as above 76,532 88
Deduct current expenses 26,922 51
And we have nett profits for the half year $49,609 82
Os this amount there is now on hand $25,000 00.
Tlie balance lias licen expended in various items of
construction and outfit.
Tlie President remarks, in tlie conclusion of his
very satisfactory and lucid report, that tlic Direc
tors might have declared n semi-annual dividend of
four per cent, from the earnings of tlic last six
months, notwithstanding nearly one half the nett
profits were expended in construction. But us they
have as yet had tlic experience of only a half year's
business, and probably the best half of the year, it
was deemed advisable to await tlie result of the
whole year’s operations, when they shall be better
able to judge wliut amount cun with propriety bo
divided among tlic stockholders. From present
indications, however, there appears to him to bo
no doubt that shareholders may culculato on a div
idend, at the end of the year's business, of not less
than eight per cent.
Railroad Decision.—ln the suit of Kcnnard vs.
the New Jersey railroad company, a verdict has
been given to tlic plautiff of $2,500. Mr. Kcnnard
wus sitting in the cars with his arm out of the
window, which was broken above the olbow by i
coming in contact with a bridge. The bridge was ;
of the ordinary width. The Judge decided that a I
railway company was liable for all such accident* »
as arose from the construction of tlie road or it# 1
connections ; that carelessness on the part of trav- ]
cllers was no defence; and that a notice posted up e
that no traveller shall pnt his head or arms out of 1
the window, furnished no defence, becauso it may c
not and often cannot be read by passengers. VV o a
have some doubt# of tlie correctness of a *
which punishes the company for the oarelossnes# d
of the traveller. —RaUrrnd Journal.
New York, Feb. 24.— Tho steamer G**#™®** 1
for Chagrea to-day, with no le## than 500 pawwa
gers. *
Col. Gailsden—Rabun Gap Road.
This distinguished manager of Rail Roads, is
1 edifying tho roadors of the Charleston Mercury
1 kith his sago reflections and suggestions in rofer-
I cnoe to this new route, of which ho ha* made a
I moat important discovery, that it is truly “Caro
• liman.” As ho lias thought proper to reflect upon
i Augusta, and to refer to tlie “aid,” and tho motive
! forextending it, (not vory flattering wo think,)
afforded by Charleston Bonks to tho Goorgin Rail
• Rood, wo coll two Extracts for tho information of
1 our Citizens :
“In good faith wo relied on Augusta; and when
S in extremities, wo contributed onrmeans in aid of
their noble enterprises; not doubting that when
completed wo would bo permitted to participate in
the commercial facilities they wore designed to pro
i mote. We have been sorely disappointed, hotv
, ever, and a Rubicon lias been interposed between
. Lower Goorgin and Carolina, which, by a more en
lightened npeoontry influence, we are invited now
i to pass in unotlior direction,
i Tlie route claims onr preference in every res
pect, to those wo linve hitherto been patronizing.
It is not only shorter, but it penetrates onr State
in tho extreme Northwestern quarter, nnd connects
i directly withal] tlie Carolina ronds in progress,
, and thus passes by many of them before it readies
Charleston.
’ It brings onr Uppor Districts us near to tlie wa
■ tors of the West ns are those of Georgia by tlic
, Western and Atlnntlo Road, while it greatly slior
, tens onr distance to tlie beautiful valleys of East
Tennessee, and to the Railroad communications
’ now in progress, to Lexington and Louisville, ill
i Kentucky. Charleston will, by this route, tie full
( 50 miles nearer Knoxvillo than is Augusta ; and all
of the Cherokoe country west of Dalton, will find
it to their advantage to'reach Charleston, via the
Rabun Gap Road, in preference to tlio route by
- Augusta, with thu black mail now imposed by that
r municipality. Tlio delusion under which that
city has been misled, is not now to bo regretted.
’ it must nnd will stimulate tliis Stnto to the con
> struetion of tho Rabuu Gap Road, whether tlio
barrier at Augusta ho broken down or not.”
( “ Though laboring oursolvos under embarrass
ments, tlio South Carolina Railroad nnd hanks oon
-1 tributod to tlio enterprises which Georgia had ori
; gloated, and by routes which wore more Southern,
, and deemed by many wore advantageous, than
that by tho Rabun Gup. It is true, that onr mo
tive in tendering aid, was well understood; und so
f was tho confidenoo reposed, that whenever tlio
t works wore completed, wo should lie permitted to
( participate in the benefits they wore intended to
bestow. The little favor, however, our claims have
mot with, have not boon without results, which, in
tho end, will prove to our advantage.”
Tlio Colonel lias so distinguished himself for tho
ability and skill witli wliich he manages Railroads,
■ that his opinions on all muttora pertaining to them
1 are doubtless regarded as of grout weight in Cnro
-1 lina, and wo hopo lie may succeed in getting his
' fnvorito Rabun Gap or “Carolina" Road under
I weigh.
, Lord Palmerston—Tlie Ministry.
> No ovont in English polities tor some years, has
excited moro gonornl interest, or been productive
of more speculations as to tlie cause, than tlie
sudden retirement of Lord Valuehston from the
, British Ministry. Hence all parties have looked
with eager anxiety to tho opening of I‘arlinniont
for u solution of tho enigma.
As Ainoricon curiosity lias participated pretty
largely in tlie speculations oil tlio auhjoct, we sub
join a briof notice of tlio ullusion to it in I’arlin
mont, from tho London correspondence of the N.
, Y. Commercial Advertieer:
“ Tlio Ministerial explanations regarding tlio
retirement or dismissal of Lord i’aliiiorston were
brought out by a demand from ono of thu metro
politan members. Lord John Russell immediately
answered the appeal, und a discussion ensued,
which ended in disappointment, since it showed
that Lord Palmerston nail been treated with some
thing approaching to pedantic asperity ; while
on the other hand it failed to elicit front him tlint
complete refutation of his alleged approval of tho
; coup d'etat of Louis Napoleon which his friends
had anticipated. The first part of Lord John
' Russell’s statement showed that tlio dashing, self
reliant, ami often informal mode of transacting
business which characterised Lord Palmerston,
had for some timo offended the Prime Minister,
and hud created nil incompatibility, of which tlio
recent-rupture was merely the final development-.
■ When Lord Palmerston first, became foreign Miu
! inter, it was under Lord Grey, “ustatesmim of age
and experience,” to whom lie would look up.
Subsequently, when he hold office, Lord Mol
i bourne was at the head of the Government, ami to
f him ulso, from long friendship, he would show
f deference. But with regard to mniacit 4 , Lord John
complained he had never been able to exorcise
similar influence. The result lius evidently been
4 nil attempt on one side to acquire control by u
rigid maintenance of thu dry forms of discipline,
wiiilc on the other there lias been an equally plain
manifest itiontliiit na far us possible these tonus
1 would be treated as merely nominal. Two such
f natures could never work satisfactorily together.
, With a genial person-like Lord Melbourne, Lord
Palmerston could feel both ease and deference, but
1 witli a martinet lie was sure to kick. Between
i him and Lord John there was mutual respect, uud
| this feeling evidently survives their recent separa
tion ; but there was apparently no warmth or
cordiality, ami lienee when a case nroso requiring
t mutual explanations each party stiffly stood upon
literal |ioints, and any hope of an adjustment was
altogether vain.
The proximate onuses of tho rupture uppear to
1 linve been very nearly similar to thoso which were
ulledgcd by Lord Palmerston's opponents when
his retirement was annomioed. After the coup
d'etat of tlie 2d of December, Lord Nominally, tlie
British Ambassador at Paris, applied for instruc
tions. Under date of Dec. 5, Lord I’lilnieiston in
formed him of iter Majesty’s desire that he should
do nothing thut uonld wear the appearance of an
interference of any kind in the internal affairs of
Franco. On the following day Lord Nonnimliy
acknowledged tlie receipt of these instructions,
but stuted at tlie siune time, that in communicating
to tile Foreign Minister at Paris, the fact of his
having been commanded to make no change in his
relations with tlic French Government on neeount
of what had passed, that personage told him he
was already awuro of this intention, ns Lord Pal
merston had two days previously told the French
Ambnssudor in London that lie entirely approved
of the act of the President. Upon this coming to
tlio knowledge of Lord John Russell, who was
then ut iiis country sent, lie wrote more than ouco
to Lord Palmerston for nn explanation, llis
request, however, was met for two or three days by
a “disdainful silence,” nftcr which lie received
copies of further correspondence between Lord
Palmerston and Lord Nornmnby.
In this correspondence Lord Norinanliy had
compluilicd tlmt tlic warm approval alleged to have
been uttered by Lord Palmerston ill London,
placed him in nn awkward position, beeause it
expressed a more direct and favorubllkfcolilig than
he luul himself been personally iiistruwz-d to con
voy. On the other hand, the reply of Lord Pal
merston contained a denial tlint lie had Inshl any
language to tlio French Ambassador inconshfitoil
with tlie instructions sent to Lord Normnnby at
’ Paris to abstain from interference ; although’, if
1 Lord Normanby wished his private opinion, ho
’ would tell him that, in the inevitable struggle bo
-1 tween the President and tlie Assembly, lie
1 thought it better thut tlie power of tlie President
should prevail.
These despatches Lord John considered gave
no satisfactory answer to the real question ut issue,
namely, whetlior Lord Pulmerstoii hud or had not
, expressed complete npprobution of the coup. Eng
. land had always sympathized with constitutional
, government, and stiuhnn expression of approbation
from iter foreign Minister, without any previous
[ consultation of his colleagues, uppeured to him,
supposing it to have tuken plnoe, wholly inconsis
tent with the possibility or their acting together
tor the future. Lord John, however, still hesitat
ed to take any decisive step, and hoped tlmt bird
Palmerston “might propose some course by which
a separation might be uvoided." Nothing of the.
kind took place, and after several days’ delny, ho
advised her Majesty that Lord Palmerston should
be required to resign.
This wus the stato of tho ease ns described by
Lord John Russell. In liis reply Lord Palmerston
stated tlint iiis delay in answering laird John Rus
sell’s request for information was caused by a
heavy pressure of business, uiul by a desire to post
pone It until lie could get tune to niukc his expla
nation a full one. in thut explanation, ns soon us
ho was able to send it, ho pointed out tlmt tlio
words wliich hud been quoted gave a high color
ing to wlmt be lmd said to the French Ambassador,
but tlmt ho Uud undoubtedly expressed an opinion
favorable to tlio President as regarded the issue of
liis conflict with tlio Assembly. Lord John treat
ed it, however, us a communication wliich should
not huve been made without tlio sanction of tlio
Ministry at large, and thereupon required ids
(Lord Palmerston’*) retirement. Lord Palmerston
then explained to Lord Joint that the conversation
was purely uu imeffiiul one, and lie now asserted
to tho lioiise that the Prime Minister himself uud
ull the other Ministers, hod actually, in individual
conversations with the French Ambassador, ex-
S reused their own private opinions on the Presi
eut’n act with equal fulness, nnd hud thus pur
sued a cottrso precisely similar to that which wus
made a pretext for demanding his own resignation.
Ending liis explanation here, Lord Palmerston
wound up by pointing out that, “firebrand” ns ho
wss, according to his opponent*, ho had during the
singularly long period of his administration of tlio
foreign affairs of England, preserved (mace, and
that he now left office without a single point of
contention being open witli any foreign power.
At the same time, lie esimcially congratulated him
self tlmt tlie relations between England ami the
United States were ii(sjn a more cordial footing
than hud ever before existed. Concluding his re
view of the position in which we now stand witli
all civilized Governments, lie milled: “I think I
may say that in quitting office, I linve handed over
the'foreign relations of the country to my succes
sor with the honor and dignity of England unsul
lied, and leaving her character and reputation
standing high among tlic liutions of the world."
The whole of this dicnasion fell coldly and disa
greeably upon tlic House. Tlio Liberals conhl not
conceal that Lord Palmerston’s admissions showed
him to have palliated the unprincipled violation of
the French constitution by Louis Napoleon, hi a
maimer which grated against liis (tosition us the
long tried advocate of popular rights; while at the
same time, the rigid pride of laird John, and tho
unfavorable feeling toward the other Ministers,
prevented any cordial satisfaction at the degree or
success whioh uttended the Government statement.
The obvious explanation tlmt suggests itself of
Lord Palmerston’s conversation with tho French
Ambassador is, tlint it was a piece of diplomacy in
whicli strict conscientiousnes* wu» lost sight of. In
pursuit of his constant policy of peace witli France,
and witli tlie knowledge that Ismis Napoleon’s
temporary hucccss was certain, and tlint there wus
no coarse' open but to make the best of it, lie seems
to have availed himself of the freedom of personal
good will with the Ambassador to displny a degruo
of friendliness which lie never thought would pass
beyond tlie confidence of private intercourse. For
this insincerity and want of care ho bus paid tho
present penalty. If Louis Napoleon hod not viola
ted his solemn oath, it might have been open for
any one to have defended him, or at all events to
put favorable constructions upon liis motives, be
cause nothing was then known of his intended
career of revenge and confiscation ; but as circum
stance* actually stood it is held that no considera
tions of policy could justify any statesman in such
a course.
Amongst many persons, a strong opinion still pre
vails that Lord Palmerston desired to break away
from the present Government. The absence of any
movement towards concession while tlic rupture wus
pending, the “disdainful silence” wliich lie mast
have known would have rendered it imminent, and
his comparatively unimpassioued statement of liis
ease in tlic House of Commons, all seem to “how
that he sought the event, and that it was his wish it
should come about apparently without any direct
action on his part. lie thinks, probably, that ho
sees a period of danger wliich ho would not have
been afraid to taco if he had had unfettered power
in his own department, but that it is one wfi leh it
would be difficult to encounter with the trammels
attempted to be imposed upon him. A loluntary
resignation at such* crisis, would lmvc seemed hko
flying from re*(K>naibiilty. and a forced resignation
Was. therefore, gladly welcomed.
The opinions of the press upon tlio affair, so far
as they ure represented by the fivo daily London
papers, may be concisely stated. The Time* refers
to the approval of Louis Napoleon aa having been
sufficiently unequivocal to justify tho dismissal and
to draw down public condemnation. The Daily
News also thinks that by liis conduot in this re
sped “Lord Palmerston lias gono far to sovor tlie
link which united him to the party whose coufl -
dcncc he so long enjoyed.” Tho Morning Post
asserts that the motive for the dismissal assigned
by Lord Russell was not the true one, and that his
defence of hia conduct to Lord Palmerston “was
more derogatory to hi* reputation as a statesman
than a candid confession would have been." The
Morning Herald considers that th* entire debate
“was excedingly bald and unsatisfactory, but that
Lord Paluentou bad the best of it;" and the