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and preserve them antil hd age more gr^etul
t han otir own should arise to render them ap
propriate honors—hut if, as we low confident
ly believe, those honors have been hitherto
withheld, only because they have never been
suggested to the American public, and that
therefore, this effort will be cheerfully and mu
nificently patronized, we shall be enabled not
only to accomplish our original purpose in suit
able style, but to pay to the name of Mary
Washington, a tribute, which, in beautiful har
mony with her life, will be admired, not for its
r,>lemlor, but its usefulness^ viz: to endow an
institution to bear her name, for the support
and education of destitute female children re
stricted to neither sect, nor section, and limited
only by its ability to sustain them. This would,
indeed, be a monument worthy of n mother
to whom Rome would have raised her statues,
and Greece her temples. A perpetual memo
rial, its beauties would appeal not to the eye ol
the critic, but to the heart of the philanthro
pist, and invoke from succeding ages, unceas
ing honors for a female, whose power to bicss
her sex and country, was not extinguished ev
en in the grave.
It has been proposed to restrict our app’ica
tion to the inhabitants of our own Stale; but
we at once disclaim all sectional feelings. The
fame of Mrs. Washington, like that of her son,
is common property; it is a rich reversion, in
which every American has his peculiar inter*
e8 (— n o matter where He dreaw his first breath
—no matter in what State Her remains are de
posited—your interest in their memories is not
aleniated by the location of either. The ge
nerous impulse of his patriotism, recognized
no sectional dictinction—It knew no limit, but
the limits ofhis country—let them also be those
of our gratitude.
Such, then, are the circumstances under
which we claim your aid in thed scharge of a
debt of gratitude due by you in common with
ourselves; such are |he circumstances under
which we ask you to save our age and nation
from a reproach which our posterity would
give millions to wipe away from the escutch
eons of their ancestors. The compact which
binds us fogetluer as a confederated govern
ment, forbids an application for legislative as
sistanco--where, then, shall we appeal but to
individual iiberality ? - Frequent as are the
calls on your bounty, odious as they may be.
we will not, in the present instance, permit
ourselves to think it even a precarious resort.
American Matrons, we call on you to rescue
from oblivion the memory and the remains of
one of the noblest of your order: Fathers, who
watch with all a father’s feelings the ripening
promise of your sons, we ask here to realiz;
lor an illustrious parent, your own bright ho
nor: Young men, who owe all that is elevated
in possession, or honorable, ami distinguished
in prospect, to a father’s kindness, and a moth
er’s love—here prove your estimate of paren
tal virtue. Maidens, who seek no power but o-
ver th* affections, no homage bat that of the
heart—v»o claim for the peculiar virtue of your
sex it9 merited reward ; wa appaai to you to
vindicate our cause. Americans, whatever
relation in life you may sustain, whatever
State you may inhabit, if you value the repu
tation of your country and her institutions, you
will, by your contributions and your inflence,
prevent the memory of Mrs. Washington from
adding another item to the record of republi
can ingratitude.
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.
(Copy )
Arlington House, Nov, 24, 1830.
Sir—Tnis letter will, l trust, convey its own
apology. Upon yonr estate near Fredericks
burg, rest the remains of Virginia’s noblest Ma
tron—The Mother of Washington. The res
pect which you have shown towards these ve
nerated ashes, does you lasting honor, and
claims for you the esteem of all true Ameri
cans. But sir, still further tribute is wished to
be paid to the i.iemory of her, who was at once
the Parent, and the guide in youth, of the first
of Mao; and from whose stern, yet lofty and
admired precepts, f ho Father of his Country
derived that inspiration and character, that led
him on to the glories of his after life.
Antiquity, proud of such a Matron, would
have erected statues to her honour, and hail
ed her as worthy of being the Parent and In
structress, of a Fabius Maximus or the Scipi-
os.
It is proposed to remove the Trunins of the
Mother to a situation within the walls of sa,
cred Edifice—there to be reentouibed beneath
a Monument, commemmorative of the life and
character of the- most venerable and “ most
fortunate of American Matrons, who gave to
her country and the world * a Hero without am
bition-— a patriot without reproach ’’
It has been thought Sir, that highly as yon
are known to prize the relics that *ve such
interesting recollections to your domain, yeu
might perhaps be induced to yield them to
the prayer of the Ia9t but one survivor of
Washington's family, and the biographer of his
admirable parent. In this hope, L with a view
to their re entombment, as before expressed, I
have to beg of you the remains, assured that
whether fortunate or not, you will duly appre
ciate the motives which have urged my pi ay-
er.
I have the honor to be, sir, with great res
pect, your obedient servant.
(Signed.)
GEORGE WASHINGTON P. CUSTIS.
To Samuel Gordon, Esq.
[Answer—Copy.]
Dear Sir—I am just favored with your let
ter of the 24th inst. Being directed to me at
Falmouth, it prevented my sopner receiving
& answering it. 1 cannot, nor ought I to have,
any objection to comply wi'h your request to
remove the remains of the mother of General
Washington; and will render any assistance in
my power, by pointing out the place that I was
•hewn by Capt. Lewis. I expect, however,
that there are some old people that have been
longer residents of this place, and who attend
ed the interment, that could point out the spot
better than I can. There is no grave stone on
the place, nor any kind of mark to designate the
precise spot.
I remain, dear sir, your most obedient ser
vant.
[Signed] SAMUEL GORDON.
To George Washington P. Custis, Esq.
Arlington House, 15th Feb., 183L
To John S. Wellford, Wm. J Roberts, Rev. R.
Wellford, Tho’s Seddon, James Vass, B*nj.
N Barnett. C. C. Wellford, and A. W Morton,
Esqrs., Committee, &c.
Gentlemen—Having learned that a new
Church was about to be built in the city oi
Fredericksburg, and it being the wish of cer
tain most respectable citizens of Fredericks
burg and Falmouth, that the remains of the
Mother of Washington should be re-entombed
within the walls of a sacred Edifice, I was in
fluunced by these causes to address a letter to
Samuel Gordon, Esq. on whose estate is the
grave of Virginia's noblest Matron, begging
her remains, with a view to her re-entombment,
as before mentioned. Mr. Gordon has, and in
the handsemest manner yielded to my prayer,
and l have now, gentlemen, the honor to pro
pose, that you receive these venerated ashes,
and give them a lasting sepulchre within the
Sacred temple you are about to erect, under
such Monument, as a general subscription
throughout this great, free, and happy Empire,
will enable you to raise to the memory of Her,
who was at once the Parent, Guide and In
structor of tbe Father of his Country aud the
First Man.
1 have the honor to be, Gentlemen,
Wiih perfect consideration and esteem,
Your obedient and humble servant,
[Signed] GEORGE-YV CUSTIS.
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FO^SIG-tf.
From the New- York Commercial Advertiser.
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM EUROPE
Splendid successes of the Polish arms—Insur
rections in other Russian Provinces —End of the
Commotion in Italy—Insurrection in Servia.
The Packet ship Canada. Capt Macy, ar
rived at this port last evening, having sailed
from Liverpool on the 16th uith. The editors
of the Commercial Ad vert is- r have received
gate at Ancano, whence a “notification” has
been issued by tbe former, stating that “the
violation of the principle (of non intervention)
consented to by the nation (Fra nee).which had
promulgated and guaranteed it, the impossibi-
ty of resisting the great power which has al
ready occupid a part of the provinces with an
armed force, and our wish to prevent blood
shed and disorder, have induced us, with a
view to the pfiblic safety to treat with his Em
inence,” the legate. So that the Austrian
cunning has been an overmatch, for the slug*
gish diplomacy of tbe cabinet of Louis Phillip-
pe.
By the Brussels papers, it appears that the
Belgian Government is making active prepara
tions for war, and that the National Congress
is disposed to render it every possible assist,
ance in its chivalrous career, indepently of
authorising the Government to raise a loan of
twelve millions of florins, it has placed at the
disposal of the minister of war a supplemen
tary credit of six millions; and, still further to
meet the pressing exigencies ol the State, they
have empowered the government to employ m
the Belgian service a foreign General in Chief,
and some other foreign officers, who are to be
sworn to defend the liberties and integrity of
Belgium. There was a report that the troops
of the Germanic Confederation had entered
the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, on tbe 6th
instant General Billiard, it appears, has left
Brussels ; and, it i« added, that Lord Pon-
sonby is about to take his departure form that
city.
RUSSIA AND POLAND.
The news from Poland is in the highest de
gree exhilarating. The Telegraphic accounts
were received late on Saturday in Paris, that
the Poles had gained a great victory over the
Russians in an attempt made on a large scale
by the latter to pass the Vistula. The particu
lars had not fully transpired; but just before
the Chamber of Deputies broke up, the news
by this arrival, the r lull supply of foreign J *ar-
nals, including London of ine 15!%;hh] Liver- j was brought to General Sahastiani, who com
pool of the 19th.
It will be seen by tbe very copious extracts
we have given, that although the probabilities
of a general war have lessened, yet tbe affairs
mumcated it with joy to those around him
The combat was said to be long and bloody,
and the fighting to havo lasted for twenty two
hours. Such particulars as have transpired
of the N rth of Europe present a most interest- | ate alluded to in the annexed abstract of the
mg aspect. Toe Poles in a very brilliant action,
gained a signal advantage over Gen G i mar's
division of the Russian army, on ihe 31st of
March, of which fact the Poish official ac
count will he found among onr official extracts
There are also reports of another victory, still
more brilliant, said to have been obtained on
the day following—April 1st—the result of
w; ich was the total dess ruction of G dsmar’s
corps, and the captivity of himself.
These events, together wuh the renewed
reports of insurrections in L<thuania au>t Vol
hynia—the reported disaffection o'’ Fmoland,
and the discontents believed to exist in Russia
itself, have imparted high hopes that the va!
may yet he successful, fearlu
iant Poles may yet he successful,
are the odds against whieh they are contend
ing. In the battle of March 31st. the Poles
seem to have fought like tigers. Nothing couid
exceed the celerity of iheir movements, or
stand before ihe impetuosity of thi.-ir onsets..
There was another report on the London Ex
change on the evening of the»14rh. still
improbable, viz—That the victor of the Bal
report in the Chamber ol Deputies.
Wilna is likewise in insurrection in the rear
of the Russian army, and directly on the line of
their communication with St. Petersburg!)
The insurgents (as they are styled in the Ber
lin S f ate Gazette of the 2d inst ) were upon
the frontiers of tbe Prussian Provinces. Their
ciuef station, when the lasf accounts left, war
in the district of Augustow, on the banks of the
Nemen.
At the same time we learn that the Russian
General Jernialoiv, who formerly commanded
(be Rus'-iau army on the Persian frontier,
where be was displaced by Pascovitsch, has
raised the standard of insurr ction on the hanks
as of tbe V dga, and by a proclamation invited the
Russians to look out for a constitution for them
selves, as other nations were engaged in do
ing.
Berlin, April 1.—L-tters'from^Konigsberg
say, that outlie 28 h nit intelligence was re
ceived there Iron) the Russian frontier, that an
insurrection had broken out in the Government
of YVinla. According to these loiters the in-
kan himself, has fallen into the hands of the ; surgents having obtained possession of the fire
Poles. On all hands, however, the opinion was | arms of which th y had some time previously
gaming ground that (he Russian empire was in
no very enviable condition, and many suppose
that a few months will bring forth events with
regard to this 'barbaric power’ which will both
astonish and delight the civilized wor d
From the Liverpool Chronicle of 16 n April,
we copy the following interesting summary of
the news for the week preceding fnat date
Tiie Polish cause is advancing gloriously,
and the hopes of their ultimate and complete
success have now a solid basis on which to rest.
The spirit and vigorous manner :n which the
operations of the beaten divisions of Diehitcn’g
army have been followed up. have completely
discomfitted that hold and skillful leader’s nr
rangements, and the reported insurrection -n
the provinces in h*s rear und on his flanks,
of which there seems little reason to doubt,
mu?t compel him to a retrograde movement,
which he will not he able to execute without
extreme difficulty and severe loss. The fol
lowing-arn the accounts received of the-opera
tion subsequent to the victory of the 31 .it
M.arch, mentioned in another column:—
It is reported that tiie P iles have gar.^d a
new and important victory over the Russians
at Grosno; that the corps of General G i mar
been deprived and which had been deposited
at Roznyn. were advancing against Georgen*
burg from winch place a g it number of in
habitants had fl.nl to the Ru-«ian torrilo*y
On t Hor wav to Gcorgenburg ! he insurgents
are said to h ;ve destroyed and plundered se
veral s rnall places in the government of YViiua.
and to have repulsed several bodies of Cos
sacks, sent against them. From Til'd: we hear
that the insurgents have already shown them
solve* in t c vicinity ofTanroggen
Berlin, April 6 —Letters from Warsaw have
been received here by express, which contain
the details of:* verv serious loss which the
corps of Gen G**isn>»r had sustained by an a*
tack by the Pole* under Skrzynecki. executed
with equal boldnes* and success as on tbe 31st
March and 1*1 of April. The Polish comrnan
der-in chief was informed of the negligence of
the Ru<-sians at Wawer and Groehow in their
csintonnjcnts and camp. He led a corps ot
25 000 men on the 30 h ult to Prcga, and in
th<* oigbt of the 31st of March approached the
Russian camp; ’he road was covered with
straw, so that'the arli.’lery and cavalry advanc
p d without being perceived, to which th-
darkness of the night did not a little contribut
had been entirely destroyed, and he ! im^elt • The adv tnc- d gu rl < f Gen Gmsmar. const*-
severely wounded and a prisoner; that Marshal
Diebitsch, pressed ori ah sides by the P.h
ish army and the peasantry was shut up in ihe
tia; ot 8,000 or' 10 000 men, was first attack
ed. and almos^vholly destroyed. The Poles
took 4.000 msn and 16 *pi ce« of cannon.
marshes, and reduced to a most critical pusili-*The latter ornamented with green houghs,
on. The result of this fresh success is said io
be no fewer than six thousand prisoners and 26
pieces of cannon.
By accounts received fr.im Memel late ves
were brought into Warsaw. Skrzvnecki fol
lowed up hi« victory, and fp|l upon the corps
i of Gen. Rosen who, with 20 000 men was
posted at D-mhe-W;eiski He too was oblig
terday afternoon, to the 3.1 instant, information | ed to yi !d to the in put u »u- attack of the
of an important nature was obtained. Tho Poles—2000 pfi-nners and 9 pieces of can
letters ~~
mention that at Polang^n, about four
miles from Memel an .engagement had taken
place between (lie insurgents and Russian
troops, in which the latter oototiclVntH. Po
laogen Was in flames In Vo’hynu there were
not less than 18,000 organized insurgents who
had arisen in opposi'ion to the Russian power.
A British courier, who was on lhe road to St.
Petersburg, had thought it prudent to slop at
Polangen. It was s-»id that a Rusaian courtor
with despatches to the army in Poland, had
been se.zed by the insurgents, his despatches
opened and then bis head cutoff The regu
lar medium of communication had b**en sus
pended, and.the rising against the government
of Russia tboughout VoJhynia, CourJand, and
Lithuania, was expected to become general.—
The insurgents were to intercept all communi
cations from Danizic, from wtience the Ru9
sian Army in Poland received rqost of their sup
plies. The contents of the letters from Memel
were heard with great satisfaction by persons
engaged in Russian trade.
The insurrection in Italy is completely sub
dued, the Austrian troops having restored the
whole of the temporary deposed authorities,
in tbe several state? of Modena, Parma, and
the Popedom; and no explanation afforded, ac
cording to the expectations which M. Sebastia-
ni held out to the Fr«ncb Chamber of Depu
ties. A treaty has been concluded between
non. The R t*sian<* retired by way of Minsk,
to join the main body of their army Some of
the fugitives fled toSi*dlec, whither they were
pursued by the Cracownes Skrzvnecki had,
on the 1st of April, his head quarters at Minsk,
*vhere, however, he will.be hardly able to
maintaiu himself as soon as Dtebitsch, with
his wuoTe torce, advances against him. The
moral impression which this victory, by which
at least 20.000 Russians are put hors du combat.
will make, especially in the provinces in the
rear of the army, is incalculable, for their fa
natic priests, Ns formerly m Spain ami Tyrol,
excite the peasant to insurrection, and these
avaga hordes increase to such threatening
masses that the Rus^i^n ciytl officers and fron
tier posts are obttg d to take refuge ir. the Prus
sian territory.—Hamburg Correspondent
The private letters received in London on
Monday by Th'** Harot/urg steam boat from va-
ri ais p-»rf? ot Poland, Russia, and Prussia, fully
b ar out the success ot the Poles The pro
gress ot tbe revolution in Lithuania would ap
pear to be (Pv**n more rapid than is to be in
ferred from the accounts mthe German papers
A letter from Memel, of the 1st inst states
>e overthrow of the Russian authority ir*
YVilaa to he complete The first impulse to
the popular m .v* uients was given by the
priests, who carried their enthusiasm to the
extent of exhorting from the pulpit the people
persons in Lithuania holding authority under
the Emperor had been displaced, and scarce
ly any troops existed to offer opposition, as
the greater part had been drangh'ed off for
the invasion of Warsaw. About 200 Russian
troops had arrived in Memel as fugitives, in a
most destitute condition. The insurgents
were directing their march in considerable force
towards Polangen, where a depot of arms and
of valnable property existed. Some letters say
that symptoms of disaffection have been mani
fested in Finland also, and that the fidelity of
the troops stationed in that province was doubt
ed. In addition to the accounts in the Polish
Gazette, the private information from Ham
hmg states, that the battle of the 31st was re
newed on the 1st inst and terminated m a brd
liant victory; the Russians having lost 12,000
prisoners, 23 pieces of artillery, 5 stand of col
ors, aud nearly the whole of their arms, bag
gage, and ammunition. Among the prisoners
is said to be a Russian General and Li- four
Aides de Camp. Nothing seems left for Gen.
Dtebilscb, according to the Hamburg accounts
but a speedy retreat, and that under circuit)
stances so difficult as to call into action all the
known energy and resources of his character.
It is impossible to describe the delight which
these glorious efforts of the brave Poles have
caused on the Exchange ot London. They are
tbe theme of universal admiration.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
Warsaw, April 1.
The Commander-in-chief having learned
that Marshal Diebitsch had divided his forces,
and only left a small corps of his army to
observe the capital, took the resolution to pass
with a great part of his to the right bank ot
Vistula. .After having previously sent General
Uminski towards Ostrolenka to keep in check
the corps of General Sacken and the Guards
who were advancing there, he quitted Warsaw
during the night of the 30th ult., and attacked
at Wawer the corps of Gen. Geismar. who
were then intrenched in very strong and ad
vantageous positions. While the advanced
guard of the Polish army was engaged in com
bat with four regiments ot Russian infantry,
Gen. Sybinski appeared with his division on the
enemy’s right, attacked it by storm, and carri d
at point of.the bayonet all its redoubts and en
trenchments. Ha destroyed an entire regi
ment, forced another to lay down its arms, took
three cannon, two standards, and drove the e-
nemy into a precipitate retreat. In this com
hat, whiefi lasted more than two hours, the bri
gade commanded by Col. Romarino particular*
• v distinguiiliaikitself. The enemy, forced to
qui: very advantageous positions, which were
guarded & fortified since the 19th of February,
-ctreated to Milosna, where it attempted to
oake a 9taod, but was compelled to yield un
ler the fire of our infantry, which crossed it
from both sides. As tbe enemy was return
ing towards Minsk, he received fresh reinforce
ments; he then made many attempts to main-
am good positions, which the ground present
ed to him; but all assistance on his part proved
useless- Our troops pressed him rigorously,
and he did not stop at Dembewielkie, where he
rejoined the corps of General Rosen, which
occupied there a military fortified position. It
was then 5 o’clock in the evening, when the
resistance had become obstinate. The corn-
hat lasted till 10 o’clock at night. Our arid-
'ery occupied the position of the centre, our
Tirailleurs, fired from both sides, the fire was
lively and well sustained, but after a contest of
some hours the enemy was routed, his positions
abandoned to our troops, and he fled with preci
pitation. H.s loss rau«t have been very consid
•arable—it is estimated at 20®0 killed, and a?
many wounded. Many officers have fallen,
igiong others the Colonel Commandant of the
\Vilna Regiment. We have made 6000 pris
oners, for whole battallions wrere forced to lay
down their arms, & we are every instant hear
mg, that during the present day, additional
prisoners are hourly bringing into head-quar
ters
We have taken twelve pieces of cannon, and
i great many wagons of ammunition, and a
good deal of arms. The regingent of Fau-
cheurs (svethemen) having demanded arms;
we have assigned to them those left by the en
emy on the field of battle; they went to seek
h* m; and are returning armed with muskets.
Pile combat having lasted till ten o’clock^at
night, and the army being fatigued after twen-
ty-foor hours hard marching and fighting, it
was impossible to pursue the enemy.
"Nevertheless, the effects of this combat
promise us immense results, for tho Comman
der in chief, conformably to the plan which be
bad so happily conceived, proposes to attack
Ihe di-persed cantonments of Marshal D e
bitsch, and to separate him from the line of
bis reinforcements. YVe hope that this mill
iary operation so well and ably combined,
will lead to important results, and assure a com
plete victory to the noble defenders of liberty
and national independence.
“Tbe President ot the national government
Prince Czartorioski; M Becryckowsi, Member
of the Government; -and Count Malachowski,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, accompanied tile
Commander in Chief since the commencement
of the affair un i! nightfall, and after having
shared his dang rs, they have been witnesses
of tbe triumph with which he crowned this me
morable day.”
The following is the letter of the Generalis
simo, written from the camp of Dembewielke,
the 31st of March, at ten o’clock at night —
[Dembewielke is four miles, German, from
Warsatv, and one from Minsk ]
“TO THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.
“Before I inform you ol the important events
of this day, I must premise, that as the army
has fought and marched during the whole day,
it is impossible to collect all the particular re
ports so as to render a full account of the affair.
Forced to postpone this ilutv to a more leisure
moment, 1 hasten to communicate to the Gov
ernment the general result.
“This day the advanced guard of the nation
al army precipitated itself upon the corps ef
Genernl Geisraar, which occupied a strong,po-
ition at Wawer. After a combat of two hours,
his corps was beaten and pursued upon the
toad to Minsk. Every wheie as the enemy,
aided by Iresh reinforcements, which he contin
ually received, wished to profit by the posi-
( ions which thislroad so often presented to him,
bis efforts only drew upon him additional losses.
Finally the whole corps of General Rosen unit
ed at Dembewielkie, endeavored to stop 09;
but tbe battle which we fought there ended in
the entire defeat of tbe enemy, and the carry
ing <>f all his positions
“During this day, so glorious to tbe Polish
arms, the enemy has suffered a considerable
loss. More than 5000 or 6000 of his men have
been killed and wounded, as far as we can
judge at ibis moment.
“Among the prisoners are General Lewan-
dorski, and a great number of superior and
other officers.—We have taken 2 standards,
15 pieces of cannon-—of which a pari have all
their harness—fifteen wagons filled with am*
munition, and some thousands ol muskets.
“This victory is the more advantageous to
(he Polish arms, inasmuch as it has not been
bought on our side by any very considerable
loss. This is attributable to tbe surprise oft be
sodden attack which we made—an attack
which we followed up throughout the day with
the greatest rigor. Maoy of the enemy's bat*
tai ops were cut to pieces on the field ot battle,
others were made prisoners in a body. Being
above 20 hours on bor-ebnek, il is impossible
for me to furnish a more complete report. I
only pray of the National Government to order
a solemn service, to thank God for having de*
signed to shed his blessing upon our arms.
“The Commander-in* Chief
“SKRZYNECKI.”
The Paris papers of April 11th, state that
new and decisive victories had been obtained
over the Russians on the 2d of April, of whom
6,000 have been made prisoners, beside 26
pieces of cannon. This news rested on tho
authority of a despatch from Strasburg but
ivas confirmed by other collateral reports-—
The insurrection in Lithuania seems to be pla
ced beyond a doubt. YViina is in possession
of the national forces, who, after having re*
captured all the arm9 taken from theoff pro
ceeded to Georgenburg, driving the Cossack)
before them out of every village iu the route.
Other bodies, armed and organized, have
shown themselves in the environs of Taurogen.
The other reports which were prevalent in
Pari? on Tuesday, were, that Courland was in
insurrection: that the Grand SeigQtor had posi-
vely refused to pay the last instalment of his
tribute to Russia, and was still pushing his mili
tary preparations; and that the Kibg ofSwe*
den, thinking this a favorable season for taking
advantage of the distractions of .the Autocrat,
was -meditating an attempt for the recovery of
Finland, which his predecessors had lost to
Russia. A communication had been opened
between the Poles and the Turks, and.an Am*
bassador was actually upon hit way from War
saw to Constantinople, to rouse the Porte to
a co-operation. ' Considerable stress had been
laid ripon a Ukase published in the St. Peters
burg Gazette, by which the Emperor disban
ded the Finnish Rf gimpnt of Carabineers, a)
showing distrust of tne fidelity of that prov
ince These reports, savoring as they all did
ot war, had had the effect of rather depressing
he Funds in Paris.
The French papers seem to calculate with
increased fconfidence on a favorable issue of
the campaign to the Poles. The JWcssager
contains a long article to prove the great ad
vantages which the Patriots will acquire by be
ing able, as they now are, to ect upon the of-
f nsive against the Russians. The German ac
counts in these papers state that the Russians,
upon the 2d instant, attempted to cross the
Vistula, near Pulaway, but were repulsed,
which is an admission of the victory.
INSURRECTION AMONG THE OTTOMANS.
Tbe German papers received in London, of the 14 b,
contain intelligence of an insurrection ki the Ottoman
Empire, which, if true to the extent staled, must be fol
lowed by important consequences. We copy the follow
ing from the Time* of the 14th:
“Frontiers of Sertia, March 17.
“Since the suppression of tbe Albanian insurrection,
Peschid Pocba has devoted himself with the greatest earn
estness to the advancement of his private interests, aq4
ha» paid very little attention to public affairs. The tran
quility which appeared ev ry where to exist, and tbe false
assurances of fidelity, daily given by_ the Chieftains of the
Albanian a*id Bosnian tribes, so completely lulled him in
to security, that he b**d not the slightest apprehension
of the plots which the Pucbus of Sentarf and TravniU
hatched almost before his eyts; and which have for their
j ct nothing less thdn the dethroning of the Sultan.—
Winle neither Reschid Pacha, nor any of the persons a-
bout him dream- d of the danger which was threatening
the Vizier or the Sultan, one of the most formidable re
bellions which ever visited the Turkish empire, suddenly
broke out.
The whole of Albania. Bosnia, and part of Macedonia,
are in insurrection. The Pacha of Sentarf is at the head
of the movement. He has gone to the frontiers of Alba
nia, and Macedonia, and assembled cor®s there, wit!)
which be is to march to Constantinople; while the Pach£
of Traveuik, with his troops and several thousand Rosdi-
ans is marching against Reschid Pacha. Reschid can
not possess ir fficicnt means for his own defence; and as
t<» his making a movement in favor pf tbe threatened capi
tal, that is quite o**t of the question. In a word, ihe situ
ation of thi. Sultan is most serious. The re-establish
ment of the Janissaries, is the rallying cry of the rebels,
who are said to be in«tigaled by foreign influence. The
regular troops, on which tbe Sultan perhaps can alone re
ly, are barely suffici* nt to hold Constantinople in check,
if the insurrection has ramifications there. Indeed those
troops have on every occasion, shown less courage than
’he irregular militia, wboagp excited by their fanaticism
and rapacity, to vengeance and plunder.
“The East will thus again become the object of politi
cal interest; but unfortunately, it will also again be th®
theatre of a mast melancholy effusion of blood.
‘‘Hitherto the Sultan has delayed to all appearance de
signedly, tbe payment of the war contributions to Russia;
and he also endeavors by starting all kinds of difficulties,
to avoid the re-incorporation of the detached districts will)
Servia.
‘ Upon the whole, since the departure of the Russian
army, he has carried his head very high, end he seems to
forget that his existence has been protracted solely by the
moderation of Russia.
“The warlike preparations which have for some time
past been made by the Por-te, are chiefly confined to the
naval service, and appear to be connected with an exten
sive plan.”
Accounts have been received from Constantinople to
tbe 22d February. They state that the Turk is reforming
all his institutions, and giving equal privileges to Mussel-
mans and Christians. An edict to this effect has been is
sued, so that the sound of reform is already re-echoed from
(he shores of the Bosphorus! One letter aays that an
\lgetine vessel, bearing the tri colored flag, had lately en
tered the harbor of Constantinople. Tbe Captain’s char
ter, which was delivered to him at Algiers, by the French
Consul, qualified as French subjects the Captain and
crew who were all Algerines, and of.course Musselmen.
Toe occurrence caused a great sensation among tbe Turks,
because it waa the first visible demonstration to them of
the conquest and possession »f Algiers by the French.
FRANCE.
The Paris dates are to the 13th of April. The trials ot
the conspirators were not concluded in Faris; but no
doubt seemed to be entertained of their acquittal. On
Monday the Chamber of Peers brought to a conclusion
the trial (par contumaee) of the Barons d’Haussex, Ca-
pelle, and de Montbel, the Ex-Ministers, who have esca
ped from France. The sentence was as follows:—The
Court declares*
“The Barons d’Haumex, Capelle, and d* Mentbel,
guilty of the crime of treason;