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——“A pod’s hand and prophet's ftr*,
Struck the \ild warblings ofhis lyre.”
THH FLAG OF THE WEST.
‘i Xnf a tfar forvi.t/i't/, i.ut u stripe polluted."
Ne'er wav’d beneath the golden sun
\ lovelier banner tor the brave,
Than that our bleeding fathers won,
And proudly to their children gave!
Not earth a f.jrer gem can bring,
Or freedom claim a brighter scroll,
Than that to which our free hearts cling—
The flag that lights the Freeman’s soul! |
Its glorious stars in azure shine,
Tire radiant heraldry of heaven —
Its stripes in beauteous order twine.
The emblems of our union giveiu
And tyrants wtyh a trembling gaze,
Survey its bright and meteor glare—
While glory’s beams around it blaze,
And rest in fadeless splendor there!
Look, freerften! on Us streaming folds,
A' gallantly they range afar.
Where Freedom's bird undaunted holds t
The branch of .peace and spear of war —
While high amid the rolling stars,
With words which every heart expand,
Within Iter beak serene site bears
The badge of our united laird!
Behold, thy star-wrought ensign sweep,
Thy country’s pride, the tyrant’s bane —
Unrivalled on the foaming deep,
Unconquered on the battle plain.
Along the exulting mountain gale,
’Tis borne with Wild majestic llow,
As trailing meteors sky-ward sail,
And leave the dazzled world below !
From shore to shorp, from hill to hill,
Where freedom’s voice hath yet been heard, j
’Tis welcomed with a holy thrill,
And oil rebellion's flame lufth stirM.
Around the globe thro* every clime,
Where commerce wafts or man hath trod, j
It floats aloft, unstaiu'd with-crime,
But hallow’d by heroic blood.
Tho’ France has crush'd her Bourbon flower,'
And soir.cd the flag her valor sought,
Bite holds it as oppression’s dower —
A name is all the boon it brought. v
’’Tlio’ Albion boast her cross of blood,
Eucrimson’d on a thousand plains,
Yet Freedom’s cause she hath withstood,
And mark’d it with redeemless stains.
But thine, Columbia! thine’s the prize,
To cheer the free and guide the brave—
To wave, tlirough earth’s remotest skies,
And plant upon oppression’-w grave.
Thine is the standard freedom wrought,
To rear above the lion’s form.
Whose flame their marty r’d father sought,
To cheer them thro’ the battle’s storm, j
Fla" of the fret! still bear thy way,
L ndim’d thro’ ages yet untold,
O’er earth’s proud realms thy stars display,'
Like morning’s radiant clouds unroll’d.
Flag of the skies! still peerless shine,
Thro’ a'ther’s azure vault unfurl’d,
Till every hand and heart entwine,
To sweep oppression from the world !
Fhiladblphu, July, 1831. T. (•■ S.
EIGHT' DAY S LATER FROM
ENGLAND.
By the arrival at an early hour this
morning, of the packet-ship Columbia,
Gap A 1 )clano. from Portsmouth on the
Ist of August. the Editors of the Cour
ier A Enquirer, have received their tiles j
of London Papers and shipping Lists to |
the 3lst of July inclusive.
The news by this arrival is of the high- J
est importance, as bringing information
that Prussia has thrown off the hypocrit- ■
ical cloak which she has so long worn,
and openly declared for Russia against
the Poles. The neutrality of one of the
great Allied Powers, being thus destroy
ed. what is there to prevent the imme
diate interference of England and
France ? This is the question that agi
tates London and Paris, and which we 1
trust will he answered by these pow ers
taking in concert the necessary steps to
preserve Poland from the hungry vul
tures that again seek to annihilate her.
The London Courier of the afternoon of!
the 27th says, *We have this moment re
ceived from an.official source the lUdar
ationnf Prussia relative to Poland. The
Prussian Government has just declared
■that it is not ventral Polish affairs : that
it considers it has a right to aid Russia
in every way—in facilitating the pas
sage of provisions and munitions of war
to the Russian army in Poland—and to
treat tho Poles as revolted subjects, in
tine, that the present state of Prussia is
inactivity lint not neutrality. This de
claration will, no doubt, change the pol
icy of our Cabinet, for, the system, of
non-intervention not living adhered to tvy
other powers, we are not hound to keep
it ; besides, inactivity is a voluntary
situation, which makes no engagements, I
and which is against the system of non
intervention : for allow Prussia to say
to-day it will adhere to neutrality—to- j
morrow it may enter I'oland with its ar
mies, without other powers having a
word 'to say.
Fi'ancccaouot permit this new puliti
cal situation, which, in liu*t. is nothing
vise than direct intervention. Our Cab-j
ine.t, we trust, w ill on this occasion sop
port these liberal -principles abroad
which we are strenuously advocating at j
.home."’
'Onthe situation of Poland we haw
. merely to remark—it is as had as i; well j
can he. A small hand of gallant spirits
ev( cy w here evince their determination
to perish sooner than yield to their op- !
pre sors—they achieve victory aftervic-
I lory, hut alas, each battle diminishes
their number, and renders their fate:
more certain, unless England and France
interfere to save her. The murder of
Gen. Giobrnd in the Prussian territory,
calls loudly f *r vengeance.
The cholera, it w ill be perceived, lias
broke out in Berlin and driven the Ring
and his family from that city; that the
Courier Crnnmis s<ales, that letters from
Italy announce positively that the chol
era trior tors lias maiufcstvd itself in Fi
fe -sine and at \ncofia.
In England the Reform Bill progress-1
cd slow ly in the House of Commons, and
so certain is its fate in that House, that
hut little interest is felt in the question.
POLAND.
Prussia has at length w holly cast aside
the flimsy mask w hich she has hitherto
worn with respect to Poland. A corres
pondent upon whose authority we can
rely, last night communicated to us the J
following statement: —“The Prussian j
Government at length unblushingly a-,
vows the foul partizanship to Russia (
which it has hitherto scarcely taken pains
to disguise. It has just put forth a do-'
duration of war against poor neglected, j
hut still magnanimous Poland. In this i
State paper, the government admits
broadly that it is no longer neutral, and
it then proceeds to contend for its right,
under treaties, of supplying the Russian
army on its frontiers, in Poland, with
arms, ammunition, and all the necessaries
of war. It concludes by stating if it
docs not at once proceed to adopt more
rigorous measures, it is to be understood
as arising from the position which it bus
at present taken up, which is one of “in
activity” not neutrality.
Here, theft, is the first direct depar
ture from that system of neutrality a
mongst. the Great Powers of Europe
which has been looked upon hitherto, as
tying up the hands of the English and
French Governments, with respect to Po
land. But if Prussia, from the middle
ground, advances upon one side tw o paces
tow ards Russia, why may not other pow-j
ers, without any violation of the princi- j
pies of treaties, advance two paces on ;
the other, towards imploring, apd. we j
leai*, expiring Poland ? Is it that the j
approach is to he eternal, that despotism
and oppression .ever find willing and ac-!
. tive supporters, w hilst the cause of irijur
■ed liberty and oppressed nations never
meets with but languid friends and slug
gish champions ? \7e arc not sorry that
| Prussia has thus exposed itself ; the un
disguised hostility'of an enemy is better
| than the base treachery' of a pretended j
friend, and the holy cause of Poland may
require an accession of sympathy by the
increased detestation which this new act
of baseness will produce amongst all the
well-disposed people of Europe, arcady
too much disgusted with the double-faced
conduct of Prussia upon this subject.—
Our correspondent hopes that the change
of situation will not escape the notice of
our own Government, a hope in which
we, averse as we are to see the country
upon any account committed to a war,
warmly entertain. The subject is, how
ever, worthy of their serious considera
tion.—Herald, Z&th July.
Just as wo were going t<> pvece. we
received the Paris papers of Monday.
The Journal des Debats states that tin
corps which had crossed the
V istula consists of 20,000 men, with 84
pieces ofartillery. It is commanded by
Count Pahlen.
The inhabitants of Warsaw Have re
ceived orders to provide themselves w ith
provisions for six months.
The main body of the Polish army was
at Modlin. The Generalissimo intend
ed, it was supposed, to offer battle. The
troops, it was said, were full of enthusi
: asm.— ■ Courier , 27th.
Private Correspondence.
.Paris, July 28. —YVe arc without
news from Poland to-day, and remain,
consequently, in extreme anxiety respect
ing that brave but suffering nation. By
reference to the map, yon wilt have seen |
that the principal point at which the Rus
sian army crossed thv Vistula was dose
upon the confines of Prussia, in order to j
avail themselves of Prussian assistance.!
aid to avoid tin possibility of interrup
tion from the Poles. Boats, it will he
recollected, were supplied to them fromj
Thorn. The immediate object of the!
Russians in this movement is not to bring i
on a general engagement, or to march
upon Warsaw. It is rather to secure;
supplies for himself, and to ravage and
destroy the troops in that part of the
Palatinate of Warsaw from which the
capital drew the greater portion of its j
supply of provisions.
[From the Messenger des Chambres, dat-1
ed Thursday.] .:
A letter from Memel, dated July 13.,
says, “As soon as the new sw as spread j
here that the Polish General Gielgud had ;
entered the Prussian territory, the t'oun
scllor of the district, M. d’Auers wand,
went to Langollen, and requested the
Geueral to re.pass the frontiers. The Gen
eral replied that he had been forced to
seek a temporary asylum in Prussia.—
The authorities did not at first think of
refusing him an asylum, hut it was soon
: seen that, other Polish uud Lithunanian
troops were approaching our frontiers :
|*lliey were the commanders'of Gielgud's
corps. Animated discussions took place
between thedittercntchicfs of these troops
1 during which an officer blew out General
j Gielgud's bruins. 'Phis murder excited
j the indignation of the Polish troops, and
the most complete disorder reign amongst
I them.” •'
Pakis July 27.'—The news from Po
land is sti 1 too contradictory to-day to
enable a positive opinion to lie formed up
o!i tha operations of the tw o armies.
A letter of the 17th states that Rus
sians did not pass the Vistula no;ir Plock.
Other letters of tlie iGth affirm on the
contrary, that this passage was efi'ected
and even mention several points of the left
bank ot it as being already occupied by
the Russian troops.
II Marshal Paskcvvitscji has decidedly
passed the Vistula, a manunivre would
entirely cut off his communication with |
Russia: there is no doubt that the sup-:
port of the Prussian Government is as- J
sured to him. With the frontier of Bos
nia in his rear, he will receive, provis
ions and munitions by two high roads:
that of Thorn to \\ arsaw, and that of
Posen to the same capital. This man
oeuvre of the Russian army is the most
unfortunate which could happen, and
should the Poles he defeated, it will be,
ow ing to this position.
Bn the other hand. General Gielgud I
has just been assassinated by a Polish of
ficer, at the moment w hen he was lay ing
down his arms upon the frontiers of Eas
tern Prussia. It is added, that Clila-.
pow ski was also forced to retire from it.
Warsaw'. July 18. —On the 14th Gen.
Chrzanski was attacked by Rudiger s
corps on this side of Minsk, 5 miles from
War-saw. The Russians wore obliged
to retreat, followed up by the Poles ;
the loss to the Russians was in killed and
wounded 3000 men ; the Poles have tak
en 10 officers and 900 men prisoners. !
captured 1000 muskets, one cannon with j
the horses belonging to it, baggage, j
Ac. The loss to the Poles in killed and j
wounded is trifling.
Field Marshal Paskew itch's main ar
my encamped between Lissno and Kikal
on the 12th, and ou the same day a great
part of it passed the Vistula, between
Warsaw and the Prussian frontier. A
great number of barges have arrived, for
the use of the Russians, from Thom, from
which tlioy are constantly receiving the
necessary materials lor bridges, as well
as provisions, Ac. of every kind. In
consequence of their having passed the
Vistula they have lost all communication
by the road by which they arrived.—
The whole tract of the country between
Modlin and the Prussian frontiers is in
the possession of the Poles. One of the
feats of the. Russians must he observed.—
In Sienjne they broke open Church,
robbed it, and left the Cholera in the
place. The above’is official, and sign
ed bv bv Skrzvnccki, but is only an ex
tract.
The Polish head quarters have been
since the army left tow n at Modlin, but
they have again passed the bridge at that
place, and the head quarters are now at
Brynzicki. The Poles arc at Sachaczew,
and neighborhood, so that we may ex
pect hard fighting on that side of the
tow n. The'field of battle from Minsk to
Kaluzxa. is completely covered with
dead bodies. Skyrnccki himself has
joined Chazanski, and w as fighting with
the Russians (Friday and Saturday.)
hut no certain details as yet are known.
It is said several more prisoners and 3
nieces of cannon are taken. All your
letters have been miw ilamy m-iix-e
1 received them. This must have been
done in Prussia.
'General Rozinecki has had the audaci
ty to w rite to the Cainmander-in-Chie!
to say that he can now treat w ith Paske
w itschi ; hut, should he not w ish to do
so, then he might with him (Rozinecki.)
lie would be the mediator, being a good
j Pole and 'patriot, of w hich his papers
! would convince them, if examined bv the
*
Polish Government.
New batteries arc still being made, so
tli at, if tlir Russians attempt to enter
Warsaw by force, there would be a
dreadful havoc among them.
The Commander-in-Chief has written i
a letter to the King of Prussia, inform
ing him of the abuses liis Custom bouse
officers commit in assisting the Russia.is, !
Prussia being a neutral country ; but
the King sent his letter back, saying
lie could not acknow ledge him.
A person just arm ed from Podolia
says, news liad arrived of an insurrec
tion having broken out in the Ore Gov
ernment.
It would appear from these statements
that the insurrection in Lithuania is put
down, and thattlfc Russian forces will
again descend towards the Rug and
inarch upon Warsaw onthePraga side,
whilst Paskewitscli will attack tirat capi
tal by the left hank of the V istula.
A hundred and fifty thousand men will
perhaps soon be assembled round the he
roic city. Rut the Poles, as a compensa
tion for superior numbers, will have the
advantage of a central position, anil of a
broad river separating the he ieging ar
my in two. Tliey may still be able to
overpower the enemy’s corps separately,
as they have already done at Grochow
and Wawcr. It is lamentable to think
that so many heroic efforts should only
end in bringing hack the Russians to the
w alls of Warsaw, and that Poland is a
lmutto try her last state. The sympathy
of the popple is e\ ident. but the Cabinets
who guide the people repress their gen
erous enthusiasm.
h’rnm the JloniGi" Herald of July 50.
\Y e received last night the Piu.s pa
pers of Wednesday and Thursday. That
capital had already entered upon the
coni'iiemoration of “the glorious days of
July,* hut mi a way to remove from the
minds of the timid, all fears of unpleas
ant results, and to reassure the real
friends to the revolut ion against all dis
c red i table eonsequenees. Wednesday
had been dedicated to mourning for the
slain; the whole poiiulatidn of Paris,
therefore, appeared, bearing marks of
their sympathy and respect for the occa
sion. The King, attended, by the whole
of his Uoiirt. took a conspicuous part in
the national rites, and assisted at the
founding of edifices v\ jiicharc to. serve as
more lasting testimonial to the great
triumph; and generally the evening of
that day, to which our accounts reach,
had closed in upon the solemn ceremonial
of he morning in a peaceful grave, and
hemming manner.—Amongst the acci
dents to tiie spectacle was the appearance
of Don Pedro, the ex-Einperqr of Brazil,
wlo was seen riding hv-the King's side,
aisl seeming to share with him, strange
so it may seem with his fallen fortunes,
in the sensations wnich the occason sug
gested. 11 is “Imperial Majesty ” —a ti
tle which the .Monileur rather pertina
ciously gives as often as it alludes to him
—seem to have so completely suited his
features to the atmosphere of Paris upon
this day of grief, that' the Parisians,
whose sorrow is seldom so absorbing as
to spoil their joke, declared that he was
“the very model of resignation,”—no
small compliment, by the way, pour wn
Rio dccliu. The next day was to he one
of universal rejoicing.
Hut the people out of doors seem upon
this affecting occasion to have set an ex
ample of harmony which has been hut
ill imitated* by their betters w ithin. The
contest concerning the Presidency of the |
Chamber of Deputies is still carried on
with an acrimony w hich reflects no credit
upon the Ministerial party. M. Lafitte,
the man to whom the revolution is
more indebted than to any other—or at
least he w ho has lost most, for he has risk- j
ed and lost his all by it— is not only un
generously anil unconstitutionally oppos- j
ed in his fair claim to the Chair of the j
Chamber, but the most foul means have i
been resorted to by the Ministry to im-!
pede his access to it.
The Chamber of Deputies met on the
of July, when the King of the French
delivered the following speech.
Npeecli of (lie liinig of I'raucc.
Chamber of Deputies— Saturday.
As early as eight o'clock in the morn
ing the crowd assembled round the
Chamber, the doors of which were not
opened till noon : the first rows of the re
served galleries were occupied by ele
gently dressed ladies : the gentlemen
I were seated behind. The hall was fitted
lup in the same manner as for the royal
j sitting in 1830. On the right and left of
the throne, which was erected in the
place of the President’s bureau, were
seated the Dukes of Orleans and Ne
uiours. Below the throne, to the right
and left, were the seats of the Ministers,
and immediately below them the Mar
shals of Fi ance. The seats of the Peers
i were hut scantily occupied. YVe remark
led Messrs. de Broglie, de Casses, Pas
quier, Roy, Portal, the Duke de Choi
jseui, Simonvilic, Talaru. Nr. The left
i side, allotted to the Deputies, w as entire
ly filled. Messrs. Lafayette, Guizot,
I Lipin. Lafitte, Royer, Collard, Mau
gniu. Ch. de Remosat, Theirs, V iennet.
and a great many other Deputies, took
thei l itiouu! nvnt.i*
A great number of strange fares was
observed on all the benches. Among'the
i aw Deputies wo particularly remarked
Messrs. Arago, Fourfredc, Merillious,
Nc. r
At one o'clock a salute ofartillery an
nounced the arrival of the King : the
Deputat ions went to meet him.
The Queen, accompanied by her chil
dren, and Madame Adela ide, was intro
duced into the gallery reserved for her
near that of the diplomatic body.
Immediately afterwards the King
dressed in the uniform of the National
Guard, entered, preceded by tlie Deputa
tions of the two Chambers, and followed
by a numerous stall'. Cries of “V ivc le
Roi” rose in the halJ. His Majesty, hav
j ing uncovered, took his place on the
throne, having on his right hand the
Duke of Orleans, in the uniform of a
Colonel of Hussars, and the Duke ol'Nc
| mours in that of a Colonel of Lancers.
The King, still uncovered, said to the
Peers and Deputies, “ Gentlemen, he
I seated.” He then put on his hat, and
delivered the follow ing speech in a firm
voice
“ Messrs, the Peers axd Gexteemex
Depctuss.”
“I am happy to find myself amongst you,
in the centre of this place where France has
received my oaths.
'‘Penetrated with the duties which they
have imposed upon ine, I’shall always give
effect to the national will, of which you are
the constitutional organs, and 1 expect on
your part the frank and entire co-operation
which will assure to my government that
strength without which it will he impossible
to answer the expectations of the nation.
“I have said,Gentlemen, that (lie Charter
shall be a truth ; what 1 have said is accom
plished, the Charter is the constitutional mon
archy with all its conditions, loyally main
tained, witlfall its consequences frankly ac
cepted. (Lively applause.)
“ It is true that by the uniform action of all
the powers of the State, wc shall put an end
to these prolonged agitations which feed
Ihe guilty hopes of those who work for the
return of the fallen dynasty, or of those who
dream of the chimera of a republic. (Loud
applause from the chamber here interrupted
i his Majesty and loud cries of • Long live the
King!’) Divided upon the object, they agree,
however, in tiio will to overthrow, no matter
at what price, the public order, founded by
I the revolution of July, but their efforts shall
be disconcerted or punished. (Fresh applause.)
“ In calling me to the throne, France lias
willed that the royalty should be national;
it did not desire tout royalty should he pow
erless. A government without strength
would not suit the desire of a great nation.
“I havejust returned from travelling in France;
|he proofs of a Iff ction which 1 have received in
•his journey have v< ry deeply touched mv
heart. The wishes ot" France are present to
mv thoughts: you will aid ule to accomplish
•limn. Or.’cr shall he protected;—liberty
■ho guaranteed: tin I every factious effort
confounded and repressed. Thus that confi.
deuce will he renewed for the future which
can alone re-establish the prosperity ot the
country.
“it is to carry this into effect—it is to
consolidate more and more the constitutional
monarchy—that 1 have caused' to he' prepared
the different projects of laws w hich will be
proposed to you.
“You will, 1 hope, recognize in that which j
has for its object the -decision of a great eon- j
stitutional question reserved by the charter ;
for the examination of tho Chambers that 1 j
always seek to put our institutions in harmo
ny w ith the interests and wishes ot the nation
enlightened by experience and matured by
; time.
| “You will have likewise to examine, con-
I forinabiy to the promises of the Charter, the
projects of the laws destined to complete the
! departmental and municipal orgnninzation, to
determine the responsibility ot Ministers,
and of other agents of Government, and to
regulate the liberty ol’ instructions.
“ Some other projects of laws upon the
recruiting of tho army, upon the penal code,
upon finance, and on different public interests
will he equally submitted to you.
“1 admit the whole extent of the sufferings
which the actual commercial crisis has caused
.to the nation ; lam afflicted at it, and l ad
j mire the courage w ith which they have been
borne. 1 hope that they now approach their
| termination, and that soon the consolidation
lof ordrr will give the necessary security
|to the circulation of capital, and restore
|to our commerce and industry that Spirit
land activity which, under a Government
always guided by the naffbnal interests, can
(only be momentarily interrupted.
| “'file State of our finances is satisfactory:
| if our wants are great, abundant resources
! arc available for their aid.
“ The annual budgets for 1831—1832 will j
be presented to you in the opening of this i
session.
“ Reductions have been made in the dif
ferent branches of the administration. —
They would have been carried still further, it j
the increase of our means of defence, and j
the developeinent of our military force, had
not, up to this time, imposed upon us great!
sacrifices. (Bravos.)
“ 1 shall hasten to diminish this burden as
soon as I shall have acquired the certainty of]
accomplishing it without compromising!
tiie dignity ami safety ot France.
“ This certainly will depend upon a gener
al disarming. France desires this—theGov
erumentsof Europe will feel its necessity,—
the interests of all require it.
“ i have the satisfaction to announce to
you, that up to the present time 1 have not
been under the necessity of employing all the
resources which the Chamber had placed at
my disposal.
“Since the revolution of July, France has
regained in Europe The rank which belongs
toiler. Nothing henceforth shall wrest it
! from iicr. (Bravos.) Never was her hide,
pendence better guaranteed; our National
Guards, who are worth armies, the fit deposit
| orics of the inhcritcnce of our ancient, glory
\—u ill and fend this independence as they have
: Intlierio protected our internal peace and
i liborfv.
“ 1 have to felicitate myself upon .‘lie am
icable relations which foreign governments
preserve with mine.
“We ought to seek to preserve the bond of
friendship, so national and so ancient, which
unite Pranceto the United States of America.
A treaty has terminated a controversy for a
long time pending between two countries
which have such claims for mutual-sympathy.
“Our treaties have been concluded be
tween the Mexican anj Haytian Republics.
“AN these acts shall !>e communicated to
you as soon as they have been ratified, and
when the financial stipulations which they
contain shall be submitted to your sanction.
“ I have given neworders to our cruisers
to secure the execution of the law of the
last session, for the more effectual suppres
sion of the slave trade.
“As ssoou as f demanded if, the troops of j
the Emperor of Austria evacuated the Roman '
Stales. Areal amnesty, the abolit ion of con
fiscation and important changes in the admin
istrative and judicial system, have been given.
Such are the ameliorations w hich will, wc
hope, assure to these State?, that their ran
quility shall lie no longer troubled, and that
the equilibrium of Europe will he presi rved
by the maintenance of their iudedendence.
“The kiiigdowin of the Emv Countries,
as constituted by the treaties of 1814 and
1815, has ceased to exist. The independ
ence of Belgium, and her separation from
Holland, have been acknowledged by the
great Powers. The King of the Belgians
w ill not form part of the German Confederacy.
The fortresses raised to menace France, and
not to protect Belgium, will he d< molished.
(Kong applause here again interrupted the
speech.) A neutrality recognized by Europe,
and the friendship of France, vili assure
our neighbours an ■independence, of which
we have been the first support.
“ The power which rules in Portugal has
committed outrages on Frenchmen—lt has
violated against them the laws of justice and !
liuniamty ; toobtain redress vainly demanded,
our slii|>s appeared before the Tagus. I have
received intelligence that they have forced
the entrance of that river; satisfaction up to
that time refused, has been since offered.
Ihe Portugese ships ot w'.u - are now in our
power, anil tlie tri-colored flag floats under
the walls ol Lisbon. [Great applause, and
cries of long live the King.]
“ A sanguinary and furious conflict is pro
longed in Poland. This conflict excites the
liveliest emotions in the heart of Europe. 1
am endeavoring to put mi end to it. After,
having offered my mediation, I have sought
to induce that ot the Great Powers. 1 have
wished to stop the etlusion of blood ; to pro
s(*rve the soujh of Europe from the evil of. the
contagion which this war is propagating j and
above all, to assure for Polaitff, whose cour
age has recalled the old affections of France
—[Fries of Urnio]~tlic nationality which
: has resisted all time and its vicissitudes.
[Loud applause.]
“ You will doubtless judge, that in these
difficult negotiations, the true interest of
1 ranee, the jnterests of her posterity, of her
power and her honor, have been defended
with perseverance and dignity. Europe is
now ctyiviiiqrd of the loyalty of our disposi-
tion, and of the sincerity
the preservation of peace; but it; -
the demonstration of our strenrrh • *3
war, that we rely, should we b e caT i ■■
to resist unjust aggressions. 1 vt
“It is resisting in the politUi- 1
full wed Up to this time, that tve dw\\ C
to assure our country of the
revolution w hich lias savf-dour lihewJiJ
to presort e them from new conimm; M
w ould at once compromise our exist ’'9
the civilization of the win Id. I
“ XVe approach gentlemen, the arm* 3
yersary.—l shall with satisfaction )Lf|
joined with me in its solemnities. \ '
he grave and touching connncrnonS
awaken sentiments of union anti a "
which can alone consecrate our trim ml*?
The speech appeared to produce o-reyl
upon the assembly.
The sitting was closed in the midst of
of “ Long live the King.”
The King was received throng' oiithK
sage from the palace to the Chainbr r witljS
popular applause.
SPAIN.
Madrid, July 14.—(Private Correstws
ence.) —It is confidently stated that wi
about sending from 40,000 to 45,000 el
lent tioops of the line in the direction of
French frontiers a considerable im
Royalist volunteers. There are some {
w ho think that his Majesty will give thee
mand of this army of 100,00(1 men to
august brother the Infant Ron Carlo
- ‘ .
It will he pt rccivcd by the following
cial documents that Ron Miguel hn< ah
been chastised for his infringement |A
the rigids of nations.
Paris, July 28.—The Mon'iteur contri
the following report from IL-nr Admiral Ba
Roussin to the Minister of Marine:—
“On board the Suffren, off Lisbon, .bdv i
“ I have the honour to inform you,Sit, j
in obedience to the instructions you sent i
the squadron under mv command has this ]
forced an entrance into the Tagus, andiel
laying broadside to, under the quavsofLis
|in front of the Palace. The action cl
mcnccd at half past one, and in throe. 1k
! arid a half all the batteries of the (Juliet ■'
! passed, our men shouting “ Vife In
; we had compelled every Portugese slfqj
! war which formed a line across the rive
] strike her flag. They are in number efj
, namely, the Don Juan Y[., of 74 guns,3
] gates of 48 guns each, 2 sloops and 2bf
j < >n the summons 1 after wards made, #f
j tngucse Government consented to (mi
! the satisfaction 'France demanded. 1 encl
] you the answer. lam about to ensure
; full execution of this treaty, and shallH
i the honour of transmitting you a deti
j account, as soon as the mission ontrniW
inc siu.ll be accomplished.—At prcscnfll
confine invself to assuring you that
j man lias done his duty. According toy
i order, and in •consistency with the nstb
| character, 1 waited till we were firedyx
j The forts of St. Julian and Bugio, vdiicl
: fciul the mouth of the river, were cniW
’ play upon us Co r ten minutes beforeweA
j bring our guns to bear. 1 beg leave tw
i that, by most unexpected good fortimt;
; squadron, which, for throe hours nod r
remained at lietwern 400 and ~>W e
only from so many largo' batteries liitfic
conceived to lie impregnable, haswqicwii
but a very slight loss. Accept <k<-.
(Signed) “ Baron RRI SBIN
THE ttK.tSO.V _
THE FRESHET.
VY c sre gratified in. being able toffl
that file high river lias no! been product
so much mischief as might have bam 1
bended. 'J'lie rice plantations above Ilf
ingson’s Island, have generally been 'i
water, hut as it is falling rapidly, thesis
mg Rice cannot be seriously Injured. S'
as.was previously harvested, had bam si
deposited in the Earn Yards. The follifr
from the Augusta Chronicle informs hsf
state of the river there.
“Since our lust, the water in the Sava
River, has greatly subsided —and now i
mo'st assumes its wonted beauty and gf
dour, while it affords a good navigable
Boat River —Some ot" the wharves aw P
forms have sustained considerable inj' r .’>
extent of which cannot be correctly
cd, owing to the water being over ll * 1111
w harf. The damage to the crops, A',
tlier direction from the city, along thowar
of tire riv<;r, as far as wc have been in™
lias !mcn very considerable —some p* ll
have lost their whole crop hv the 800- .
the Jjist four days, little or no ran h" ?
in-the city, although the weather Id ' 5
front being settled.”— Sor. Geo*
■<&&&* ~ , . o
From tlie Cheraw Republican, ofAojnW''
AWFUL CALAMITY.
Our town has been visited witliaw
which must be long and severely ft,
consequence of the successive h<.ny.
which have fallen for two w eeks p# s b°
ver was discovered to be rr.pidly rimga3
ly as Friday morning last; It contir.u
rise until 5 o’clock on Saturday wM*, 1 ” 1
half past 7 o’clock, that beautiful aoM
Bridge over the Pedee, yielded betove.
destroying flood. Not a wreck is n( J"
maining to tell w here it stood. l i,|f 1
the overwhelming violence of the I'""' ’
notliingcould w ithstand it. As the uf
incut of its yielding before the
fleed, two white men and two n.et'wo
entered And were passing thron'd', 11
withstanding it had hern reduced •‘'T
plete wreck, having been crushed In
reached thia end, astonishing
wore all saved. As to the amount o 0
sustained by the crops, it is imposM "■
'l’lie low grounds on each side in
for more than, a mile in extent. '
vast sheet of water. Wc learn ■ ** a .
hank from this, fifty miles down W
has boon bjt.ki it—-of course the '°* v
are completely inundated. But it w
quire more time and space than wc c _
nuind, loobroniclc the disaster. 11 c
certainly surpasses any within the ifl<
our oldest inhabitants.
From the Camden Journal, Aug |Jtl , , .
Sitlurthtg
Wn are visited vyif'i o.ie <" "