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FRANCE . Bonaparte and the English Press—Terrible Mortality amongst the Transports at < % enne—The Condemned at Bedamux * The Fete at J 5 t , Cloud—Fearful Tragedy .
FJIOM OUR OWN COERESPOJfDElST . Paris , August , 3 1 st . A fierce paper warfare has been going on between the Moniieur aud the English journal the Times . The former , however , has got sore from the merciless whacks of its London contemporary . The organ of the autocrat—may I not say the autocrat himself ?—got angry and disgusted at the naughtiness
of the Times , whom not the the most absolute assertions could convince . To tllO&e accustomed to be far above reasoning , who feel it the most horrible of all indignities to condescend to dis cussion , ^ it is gall and wormwood to have scorned and turned into ridicule the mmmmdques of the official prints . To show the unreasonableness of the Times , it is enough to state that that journal dared actually to question the official number of killed and wounded in the December massacre , notwithstanding the kindness of the Moniteur in recalling it . There were but eight or ten accidently killed says the Moniteur indignantly . Why , in
sayso , 0 mouth of despotism , you yourself exaggerate . There were not eight or ten persons accidentally killed in the " disturbances" consequent upon the coup d ' etat , there were none accidentally killed , the whole affair was a premeditated slaughter . The Times , however , will not give credit to the organ of the Prince ( why should the English journalists remember that he is a convicted liar and perjurer ?) , and the Moniteur , standing aghast aud powerless , the Pays steps into the lists and launches against the thunderer of Printing House-square the following volley of Bonaparte ' s humbug : — There exists , then , a country in civilized Europe in which the
liberty of the writer goes the length of defamation . There exists a press which , in place of preaching up concord and piece , performs the office of offering insults and calumnieswhich , in place of appeasing expiring hatred , studies each day to irritate and envenom it . Yes ; that country exisis , and is called England , and that press exists , and in London . A matter still more grave is , that it is a serious journal , the admitted organ of certain political parties , the Times , which has long since adopted this system of abuse , perfidiously calculated , and audaciously -written . It is only a few days back that the
Moniteur considered it necessary to protest , in the name of Franca and of her government , against the malevolent imputations of the British print . And yesterday we find in the columns of the Times fresh insults , not only against the man whom popular suffrage has proclaimed head of the state , but against the whole nation . The French magistracy , according to the English libellist , is a collection of prevaricating judges , sold by perjury to every government . The army , which has saved Euivpeai civilisation irom barbarism , a body of disorderly praetorian ; tho senate , that irremovable guardian of the
constitutional compact , a troop of mercenaries , without character and without power ; the Legislative Body , that direct emanation of the national sovereignty , a power ' without authority and without influence ; the people , in fine , the people , which is the soul of all these social forces , which has exercised its sovereign power on three different occasions , by the vote of the constitution , the election of its legislators , and that of its local representatives , the French people is a living rain , from which the breath of political life has departed , and which rolls on to death down the fatal descent of decadence , is a degenerate
nation which m its degredation only asks from the government amusements , reviews , and public fetes , panem et circenses . What , in truth , is the object of these reiterated insults ? Does the shade of Pitt agitate the nightly thoughts of the English pamphleteers , and cry to them , Hatred to France ? Is London about to become a second time the centre in which the most iusensate intrigues will be concocted against our country ? Will the British press again distribute through the world these odious pamphlets which fifty years ago disseminated between France and England so much national indignation ? To see
the persistence of these outrages and calumnies , one would imagine that a wot d'ordre is acted on to excite against France the arms of hatred and vengeance . The French government is so high placed , that it can despise these insults and calumnies , and content itself in the serenity of its dignity with re-establishing the truth which has been so impudently violated . And , besides , we comprehend that when one is supported by the suffrages of a -whole nation , one may disdain the powerless blows which are given in a foreign countiy by a vulgar and anonymous hand . But , if there is not have the principle of a
diplomatic difficulty , there is at least for us , who see the majesty of our countiy insulted by a British libcllist , a sentiment of national susceptioility which arises and festers in our hearts . The French people has never suffered , and will never suffer , other nations to intervene in its internal affairs , either by their sovereigns , or ministers , or journals . It intends to be respected ^ as a people merits which has always marched at the head of civilization , and which now again has just saved the world from anarchy . It insults no one , and will not allow itself to be insulted . And when , by the calm of its pacific
manifestations , it has just given so marked an example of its respect for authority—when , in dissipating in the political horizon the revolutionary clouds which darkened it , it lias ensured the repose and the future peace cf Europe , is it wise or proper or prudent to wound that national sentiment which for thirty years has had so much difficulty in restraining itself . What ! the French press has for the last thirty years been making unheard-of efforts to draw closer the bonds of union and friendship which ought to unite France and England . It preaches up without ceasing the oblivion of the old hatred which existed ; it praises the English people , and speaks of their affection for
France : it aceoniDlishes . in a , wovrl . fli p , mksinn of t . l-insp . xr * i \ hranee ; it accomplishes , in a word , the mission of those well inclined men who desire to consolidate universal peace by mutual sympathy , and by the fraternity of nations . And to that work of concord and magnanimity the English press responds by insults and calumnies , borrowed from the gazetteers of the times of the consulate . and the empire . But we do not render the English people , and still less its government , responsible for the insults of a press devoted to coteries and directed by badly-disguised passions . This abusive language , we
are certain , excites as much indignation on the other side of the channel as amongst us . May there not be at the bottom of all these incomprehensible attacks some personal ambition , which it is sought to satisfy by throwing the germs of hostility between France and England ? There are men whom the passion of power often urges to the most deplorable attempts , and who would not hesitate to trouble for that object the repose of societies . The wisdom of the French and British governments , the interests which unite them , the sympathies
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which exist between them , will know how to baffle these disloyal manoeuvres , and cause them , if they exist , to end in a ridiculous failure . " You will mark the Jesuitry and insolence of the scribe of the Elysee in daring to speak of the Decembrist bandit as "France . " No , it is not against France that is being excited the arms of hatred and vengeance ; every word of truth relating to the despot and his crimes is an act of love towards
Franceof hatred and vengeance only towards her cruelest enemy . Blind " practical" men might say that this war of journals , is a trivial matter ; I do not believe it to be sq , I believe that in spite of the confidence in the English government ( confidence shameful for the English people ) , boasted by the Bonapartist scribe , this pen and ink strife is but the prelude to one of a more serious character . England would do well to be on her guard .
1 rivate letters have reached here , escaping the lynx eyes of the government officials , from some of the tramportes at Cayenne . The mortality amongst them has been truly fearful . Tlie government have thought fit to deny this by saying that amongst them all only nine have died , and those were ill before they quitted Francs . Think of the horrible treatment they liars endured , as described by Magen , . Durrieu , and Victor Hugo , added to all which is the deadly climate , and think what tale is likely to be true . Speaking of Victor Hugo , a number of copies of his Napoleon le Petit have been seized in the hands of one of our friends , who has just been cast into prison . rCii
. X ^ lhe sentence on the men of Bedarieaux has been set aside by the Court of Revision , at Toulouse ; they will be tried again . The President ' s late late fete at St . Cloud was a most miserable failure ; no one came to ' see it from Paris but a few of the most miserable of sight-seers , and even they went away cursing the / fte and its projector , since the fireworks went out as obstinately as those that constituted the imperialist emblems on the Champs-Elysees . A letter from Angers mentions a horrible event which took place at Bressac , a village in the Maine-et-Loire , four miles distant , on the 24 th inst . Thirty persons , of whom eleven were
children , on quitting the communal school , were attacked by two butcher ' s dogs , and more or less bitten ; three of the children were horribly mutilated . The inhabitants of the village became so incensed that they procured fire-arms , and commenced an indiscriminate slaughter of all dogs , whether muzzled or not . They even fired at dogs in the interior of gardens , and , from the continuous firing , many persons fancied an insurrection had taken place . Many in this down-trodden land would not * have been sorry had it been an insurrection against the dogs of the Elysee .
SWITZERLAND . The Frieburg Elections—Mots—The Camp al Thin—English in Switzerland . The final result of the elections in Freiburg confirm the anticipations of yesterday ' s letter . Of 10 , 222 votes polled Charles had 6 , 946 , Folly 3 , 311 , Schaller 1 , 797 , and Rouiller 1 , 787 . The % Sonderbund party has thus an organ in the national council . Riots have taken place at Cagy and Frieburcc .
The troops of the Federal camp at Tliun have resumed their exercises , suspended by the recent desolating weather The men numbered 4 , 300 , all ( except 10 in hospital ) in excellent spirits , and under exemplary discipline . The English are swarming here thicker than ever , and we hear of them from all parts of Switzerland . The Valais « eems to be rejoicing in the presence of a tar greater number of guests than was ever belore known . "
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ITALY . ~~ ^ Robbery in the Boman States—Inundations in Piedmont—If ing Napoleon—Austrian Repudiation—Conspiracy in Skll ^' Rome . —The Diligence which performs the service befov ' . the Eternal City and Ciyita Vecchia was stopped on the n'lu of the 19 th by a band of eight men armed and masked l " \ r \ the passengers were despoiled , and the bags of the goveruiv qarried off . Two clays afterwards a Qftrri&ge was stopped '" . i robbed on the , same route .
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UNITED STATES . OUR AMERICAN CORRESPONDENCE . The Fisheries Dispute—Free Soil National Convention—T ] Liquor Luio—Movement in Mexico—Arrival of the Pacit }^ Fearful Steam-boat Catastrophe . ' ' ( From our own Correspondent . )
New York , August 17 . The fisheries fever is still keeping up & subdued raving amonnthose who are loathe to part with such an excellent handle for agitation , but even with such , hope is dying out , and their per . sistance is rather the effect of pride and obstinacy that any real belief that the fisheries dispute will come to anything , f u
excellent speech on this " much vexed question" was delivered by Mr . Seward , in the Senate , last Saturday . He regards the question much in the light in which I have always seen it . I d ,, not doubt but that Mr . Seward's speech will have a very considerable effect , for his influence is great with all the best men in the Union in allaying the unlucky irritations , which interested parties have endeavoured to fan into a flame of war . ]\^ while justly blaming my own countrymen in this matter of the fisheries , 1 cannot be blind to the conduct , both selfish u < ul underhand , of the British colonists . I see that the St . John papers exult over the announcement that Lord Derby has taken the power from Mr . Crampton to interfere in the fishing question , and think that the English Premier will stand by the colonies in the matter . I find in the Gloucester Telegraph the following information from the fishing grounds :
" There have been two or three arrivals from the Bay of St . Lawrence , and we gather the following information respecting affairs in that quarter . Captain Rogers , of the Schooner (! . & k ! Rogers , informs us that he was in the Bay of Chaleur , when he was boarded by an officer from the " Devastation , " and ordered out of the Bay . It was Sunday , and there were about twenty vessels in company . Some of them had made a harbour for tile purpose of passing the Sabbath at anchor , as many of the
fishermen are in the habit of doing , but they were all ordered to get under weigh , and proceed out of the Bay immediately . The officer who boarded the C . & N . Rogers , was insulting to the crew . Tne first he said on boarding their vessel was ] " that they had no business iu that place . " They were at the time about four or five miles distant from the " shore . The papers were called for , and the reason asked why there was no clearance among them . After the officer had looked at them < i
minute , he crumpled them in his hand and threw them up on the deck , saying to Captain Rogers , " there ' s your papers . " We also learn from Captain Rogers that the crew of an eastern schooner was taking in water at one of the harbours in the Bay , when a cutter came , and ordered them off in fifteen minutes , not allowing them sufficient time to obtain their water . One of our Gloucester vessels went into Fort Hood for a harbour for the night . A cutter was there , and the officers gave the crew permission to remain , but the people on shore made so much disturbance
about it that the captain of the cutter was obliged to order the vessel to get under weigh in the night ; and other Gloucester vessels were served in the same way . This is on the Cape Breton shore , and shows the feeling of the people of that place . The people of the Gut and at Prince Edward ' s Island are more friendly to the Americans . It was reported at East Point , that an American , while running off from a cutter was fired into , and the man at the helm had several fingers shot off . The name of the vessel was not known .
^ In my last I announced the nominations of the Free Soil National Convention , John P . Hale for the Presidency , and Geo . W . Julian for the Vice-Presidency . In Convention ' some 110 W 0 and eloquent speeches were delivered by Mr . Giddings , of Ohio , and several others . One , at least , ' of the resolutions contained m the report of the minority will , I am sure , meet your hearty approbation :
ll TM 1 t . i -i # . -. - _ m That we should rejoice to have democratic leagues organized in every part of the world , to co-operate with our own democratic league , in hastening the blessed day when there shall no longer be any tyranny to be execrated , nor any victims of tyranny to be pitied . " t The first liquor case , under the new law , in Boston , came , up mtho Police-court on Saturday , against an Irishman , for selling of
one pint gin . The case was postponed to this afternoon , ami bail required in the sum of one thousand dollars . The complaint was made by an Irishman . I have received the Mexican papers up to the 31 st ult . ' learn by them that the RebelHos movement was vcrv formidable . The disaffected , at last accounts , were , marching against Jalapa . Their object seems to be tho separation of the > Sute ot Orlyaba from the Btato of Vera Cruz .
ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC . By the United States mail steamshin Pacific , Nye commander , we have advices from New York to the 21 st ult . < telegr aph despatch , dated Baltimore , August 20 , communicates the particulars of a shocking steamboat catastrop he which occurred on Lake Erie , near Buffalo , on the morning 01 that'day . It appears that at about two o ' clock the steamer Atlantic , belonging to Messrs . Ward , came into collision with tne propeller Ogdensburg . A dense fog prevailed at the time ,
and , as the numerous passengers 011 board the Atlantic composed chiefly of Norwegian " emigrants , were unable to see the exact nature of their danger , they were sjreatly alarmed , and several leaped overboard . The captain endeavoured to restore confidence , and the steamer kept on her course , the officers hoping to be able to reach port , although the boat was leaking badly ; the water , however , gained rapidly on them , despite the effects of the crew , and by tlic time they had proceeded about two miles from the spot where the collision took place , it was _ 1 —""• ^ " * * " ^ ** ¦* ? ^^ *«/ X , * A ** BV * V ^«« V ^ 'V- *™ I -- — ] _ the
found that the vessel was rapidly sinking , the tires in engine-room being extinguished by the water . The emigrants , who could not understand a word spoken to them , by their ones and terror added to the horror of the scene . The cabin passengers , and all who eould be made to understand , were exhorted by the captain and officers to remain in the cabin , and prov&e themselves with chairs , setttees , beds , &c , all of vhicli were patent life-preservers , and would buoy them up in the water . Numbers , however , unheeding or not understsnding the advice given them , rushed overboard to certain death . At half-past
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BELGIUM . The president and secretary of the Central Committee of the Belgian printers , went on Saturday to tho Ministry of the Interior , at Brussels , to obtain information respecting the literary treaty with France . The chef de division endeavoured , says the Emancipation , to convince them that the suppression of the power of reprinting works would not be injurious to the printing trade , but they declared it would cause its ruin , and that of the trades depeneant on it .
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GERMANY . India Rubber Bayonets—Progress of the Cholera—Accident to the Prince of Prussia—The Press in Frankfort , Austria . —A letter from Vienna states that the Austrian War Department has authorised experiments to be made to test the use of a bayonet made of india-rubber ! It is to be used to instruct the infantry in the bayonet exercise , as thrusts can be made with it with perfect recklessness and safety . It will be to the musket what the glove is to the hand in sparring . Prussia . —The cholera has reached Konigsberg , two fatal cases having occurred on the 26 th . The Committee of Health has therefore been reconstituted , and has commenced the
necessary arrangements for the reception and attendance of the sick . It is expected that the autumn exercises of the 1 st Corps d " 'Armee will be countermanded . From ' Dahtzic the accounts are to the 25 th . The cholera has increased , and there were at that date from 40 to 50 new cases daily . Formerly the disease was exclusively confined to the Altstadt and the Kiederstadt ; but it has now spread to other quarters of the town . From the first appearance of the disease to the 25 th there had been 308 cases , of which 145 were fatal The troops of the garrison had suffered more in proportion to their number than the civilians .
In the town of Posen there were seventy new cases on the 27 th , of which 29 were fatal ; on the same date there were 428 persons under treatment . In Miloslau the epidemic had shown itself , and also at Lissa , in the immediate neighbourhood of Breslau . The Breslauser Zeitiung gives a gloomly description of the continued prevalence of the pest at Pleschen .
I he Areiiz Zeitung states , from Marienburg on the 20 th that the disease was still spreading there , and increasing in severity , especially in Weichselwerder and Nogatwerder . ° In the village of Nojau , of 350 inhabitants , 95 had died of the epidemic ; in Tragheim , with 250 inhabitants , there had been 43 deaths ; in Tausee , 30 ; in Gross-Montau , 39 ; in Liessau , 21 ; in Schadwalde , 20 ; in Kunzendorf , 12 . The Prince of Prussia , who seems to have been born under a most unlucky star , 'has again met with an accident . At the manoeuvres , near Stettin , on the 26 th inst . his horse , while at full gallop , slued and fell , throwing the Prince with great violence .
Ikankfort .- —Anofcncr journal has been extinguished at Frankfort . The Yolksblait was seized by the police on the 27 th who also took possession of the manuscripts of the forthcoming number , and ordered the paragraphs already composed to be distributed .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 4, 1852, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1694/page/2/
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