FOREIGN NEWS.
Thn"latcst arrivals from London bring ve
ry important news. All Europe appears to
be in commotion, anil general war is
thought to bo almost inevitable.
An insurrection was attempted at Bou
logne, France, on tho 5th August. Prince
Louis Napoleon landed from a steamer,
"with about 100 men, Generals and Colo
nels.dressed in uniform. Somo of them went
to tho barracks, and cried " Vive Louis Na
poleon," and distributed money amongst
the mob. The disturbance was soon quel
led, and the'principal actors arrested. They
have since been conveyed to Paris, where
they were undergoing an examination at
the last accounts.
We copy the following interesting ex
trac ts from the New York papers.
We have received by an extraordinary
express the Paris papois of Sunday night,
with a letter from our correspondent dated
10 o'clock P. M.
The Monitcnr Parisian contains the fol
lowing article :
" Intelligence from Alexandria received
by Government states that the viceroy of
Egypt has replied by a refusal to the noti
fications which Rifant Boy was charged to
convey to him. He declared that he would
repel force by force, but that he would com
mit no act of aggression."
This news was brought by the Tartare,
which left Alexandria on the 18th of Aug.,
and arrived at Toulon on the 2Jth. The ar
rival of tho steamer at Marseilles with the
overland mail from India has not yet been
announced.
Rifant Bey, it will be remembered, quit
ted Constantinople on the 7th ult. bearer of
the quintuple tieaty, and the ultimatum of
the five Powers. The Pacha has valiantly
taken up the guantlct, and the war is now
the result.
The National publishes a letter from
Warsaw, dated the 21st ult., detailing the
" plan of campaign of the four Powers for
the execution of the treaty of London.
The Powers will begin by blockading Sy
ria, and taking possession of the Gulf of
Scanderoon, in order to menace Ibrahim
Pacha's flanks and intercept his communi
cation with Syria. Should Mchemit Ali
resist these measures, Syria and Candia are
to be invaded by English and Austrian
troops, whilst a Russian and Ottoman force
will march through Asia Minor and seize
on St. Jean d'Acre. In the event of the
advance of Ibrahim on Constantinople, Mc
hemit Ali is to be attacked in Egypt by an
English army, sent from Bombay and lan
ded at Suez, at the same time that the Rus
, , B?on flnnt from Sebastopol will land on the
Ibrahim. Tho limperor Nicholas, aceom
panied by the Grand Duko his son, was
supposed to have arrived at Kiew wero Gen
eral Paskewitch had e'stalished his head
quarters.. The report of the death of Wm.
"Witt, who had been appoiutcd the chief of
ins stall, was confirmed "
Prospect of War. Tho recent military
movements of men and ammunition, al
though on a small scale, are not devoid of
interest aUhe-premt critical position of af
fairs in the East. Two officers and a de
tachment of gunners and drivers of the
Royal Artillery have left Gibraltar on very
Bhoit notito, for particular service in the
Mediterranean. On Saturday last Lieuten
ant Tails, three non-commissioned officers.
and fifty gunners and drivers, embarked at
head quarters at Wonl.wich, on board her
Majesty's steam-vessel the Alban, and sail
ed within an hour afterwards for Ports
mouth, to bo transferred to the line-of-battlo
ship the Vangurd, of 80 guns, Captain Sir
David Dunn, Knight, K. C. B., who had
instructions to sail immediately on their ar
rival for Gibraltar.
The men were taken by suiprise, having
only Had one day's notice of the intended
movements. It is only about three weeks
nince the Numa freight ship sailed from the
Itnyal Arsenal, with a largo quantity of
military stores and 3,500 barrels of gunpow
der from Purfleet on board, and the Index
hired schooner is at present loading at the
Royal Arsenal with stores of similar de
scription, to supply the military stations at
Malta and Uorlu. Although these move
rnenls may appear as straws in compatison
with me movements ot the uriUsh Army
they show how tho wind blows. London
J imes.
FRANCE.
A rumor is current in Paris that a mem
bcr of the Cabinet has made 20,000,000 of
francs (800,000) by tho p3inc he has con
trived to produce. Tho pretended investi
gation of these shameless offences has com
menced, but can prove nothing but a farce,
as tho parties have no doubt taken excellent
care to adjust their matters so as to escape
legal detection and punishment.
A letter from Toulon, dated tho 25th in
stant, states that, judging fiom tho active
preparations which ire still making in that
arsenal, they anticipate nothing short of
war; 800 workmen rre, it seems employed
on the Villo de Marseilles alone, and sho is
expected to go out of the basin next week.
All the fortresses in tho neighborhood of
Toulon aro being repaired and niounted,and
the garrison is about to be augmented to its
full number. The Gilt Light infantry, at
present stationed at Toulon, has been aug
mented by the arrival of 1200 recruit?. By
tho 0th of September the number of men
composing this regiment will havo reached
3000. Vice-Admiral Rosatricl had left
Toulon for Tunis. The Euphrates steamer
was to sail on tho 2Gth,with reinforcements
for Algiers.
Louis Phillippe and the Ambassadofs.
The following curious statement is pub
lished by the "Univers.',
'On arrival at St. Cloud, from the Cha
teau d'Eu, tho King gnvo audienco to the
diplomatic body; the ambassador of Prussia
address all his Majesty as follows:
'Sire, tho King, my master, charges me
to express to you the hopes that no change
will take place in the amicable relations ex
isting between Franco and Prussia; he is
desirous of preserving the sentiments which
animated his predecessor."
Louis Phillippe replied : "The King,
your master, Monsieur I' Ambassadeur,
takes a singular manner of giving mo proofs
of amity, in signing a treaty which is an
outrage on Fiance. lie places himself at
the direction of a madman like Lord Pal
mcrston, to disturb the peace of the world,
and all your censored German journals aro
striving to represent mo as decided to sub
niit to pe'ce, at no matter what price!
Well, Monsieur !' Ambassadeur, I charge
you to tell your master, that my sentiments
aro very strangely misunderstood, and that
I will show Europo that I am King of the
French."
Tho ambassador of Austria was presented
in his turn, and also underwent the ill-hu-nior
of the King, who applied to him, among
other words, tho following :
' I thought Europo was too prudent to
expose tho peace of the world for a mere
whim. I find that I was in error. Tell
M. de Mctternich, Mons. l'Ambassadeur,
that 1 had hitherto considered him the first
statesman in Europe, and that ho forces me
to acknowledge that my opinion was far too
flattering. I had reckoned on hiui to assist
me in saving tho peace of tho world, but
now I trust but in the sword of France."
This scene made a deep impression on all
present at tho audience. M. Rothschild was
present in his quality as Austrian Consul.
Uneasy at the King's language, he went to
the Queen, expressed to her his astonish
ment at the King's irritation, and begged
her to intervene to bring his Majesty back
to more peaceful dispositions.
"When the King," replied the Queen
"has a line of conduct firmly fixed, I never
seek to divert him from il, and, bcsidci, I
share all his sentiments. Europe has paid
no attention to all our sacrifices, to all our
sufferings for the maintenance of peace, and
now she insults us by endeavoring to rep
resent us as decided on peace cost what it
may. This will not bp the ease. Do not
reckon me, baron, for intervening with the
King."
If wo havo not reptoduced tho very
words pronounced by the King and Queen,
warej)ositively assurd that tho above is
We caiTcerlily l!ieTiitIinTicTtycTTTiTr
information. It is important enough to
bo made known under existing circumstances.
ERIE CONVENTION.
Overwhelming turnout of the Democracy
of Western Pennsylvania! !
The convention of the Democracy at E
ric, held on the 10th inst. tho anniversary
of PERRY'S victory, was a '-smasher."
It numbered at least TWENTY THOUS
AND, and was composed of the "bone and
sinew," the true hard-working Democracy
of the country. Tho federalists had a con
vcniion at the same timo and "place, and al
though they spent thousands of dollars, de
rived from BRITISH bankers, were never
theless out-numbered by the unbought De
mocracy five to one ! I Western Penn
sylvania is all life, all animation, all enthu
siasm for VAN BUREN and DEMOC
RACY ! I Sho will descend upon the
BLACK COCKADE parly like a cataract
of ice-water, and assist in swelling the De
mocratic majority in Pennsylvania to at
least 35,000 ! ! Hon. William Beat
tv, of Builer, presided assisted by a large
nuinbor of Vice Presidents and Secretaries.
The Convention was addressed by Hon.
James Buchanan, William F. Packer, Esq.
John W. Forney, Esq, Col. Burnside, of
Centre, S. W, Randall, of Erie, and other
distinguished public speakers.
Tho following resolutions in favor of the
re-election of Governor DAVID R.POR
TER, were unanimously adopled. They
speak a merited encomium upon a worthy
and distinguished public officer:
firsolvcd That wo havo the most un
limited confidence in the intelligence, pa
triotism, and firmness of DAVID It. POR
TER, from tho able and efficient manner in
which he has sustained the mine faith,
raised tho credit of the Commonwealth at
home and abroad, we havo reason to be
proud of him as our chiel magistrate.
Hesolved That wo most heartily ap
prove of his recommendations in favor of
Bank reform, as also his energetic measures
in favor of completing tho unfinished por
tions of our public works
Jlesolvcd That wo huahtily respond
lo the voice of our democratic brethern at
Lancaster, in regard lo the iie-nomination
of Gov. Porter, behoving as we do that a
more fearless and independent Democrat, a
purer and belter statesman, never wielded
the destinies of out beloved commonwealth.
Magician,
INDEPENDENT TREASURY.
Tho following is tho fourth section of an
act entitled "an act to establish the Treas
ury Department approved on the 2d of Sep
tember, 1789, by GEORGE WASHING
TON: ' Sec. 4. And bo it further enated, That
it shall be the duly of the Tmjasuker to re
ceive and KEEP (lie moneys of the United
States, and to disburse the same, &c. He
shall at all times submit to tho Secretary of
tho lrcasury and the comptroller or cither
of them, tho inspection of the money in
his hands.
Tho following is the 30th section of tho
same act :
" Sec. 30. And bo it further cnacled,
That tho duties and fees to be collected by
virtue of this act shall be received in gold
and silver coin ONLY."
It will thus bo seen that the act to estab
lish a Treasury, approved by Martin Van
Buren on tho 4th of July, 1840, is identi
cal in principle with the act as approved on
tho 2d of September 1789, by George
Washington, that tho Independent Treasu
ry system is a return to the good old plan
of tho framers of the Constitution. That
Martin Van Buren, in recommending and
approving the system, is only doing just
what the Father of his Country did, and
that now, in establishing this system wd are
only changing piactices silently introduced
by Alexander Hamilton, tho first Secreta
ry of the Treasury, aud the great patron of
Fund Mongering Fcdorlisrn and Aristocra
cy, and getting back to original purpose of
the Constitution and to the original prac
tice under it. Main Age.
EXPENSES OF GOVERNMENT.
The Federal Editors keep stcrotyped in
their papers, in many instances, tho AT
ROCIOUS LIE, that under Mr. Van Bu
ron's Administration, the expenses of Gov
ernment have increased from $13,000,000,
to 39,000,000. Our Democratic fiicnds
should bear in mind, therefore, the follow
ing Facts :
1st. Expenses of Government for the
year 1839, instead of 39,000,000 as slated
by tho opposition, were only 13,320,800
18 ! This apears from an official statement
of the Secretary of the Treasury, and is un
doubtedly correct.
2d. Taking into consideration the ad
vancement of tho Republic in resources,
wealth, population &cj for the last twelve
years, the expenses of Government have
absolutely been less since Gen. Jackson's
ELECTION, THAT TUEY WERE BEFORE ! This
has been repeatedly shown in Congress by
tho friends of the Administration; and tho
Federalists have never been able to disprove
it.
3d. The President and the Heads of De
partments havo no light to use a dollar of
the public money until it is first appropri
ated by Congress, and the Federal partri in
o . , , -Lu
Extravagance, and the Democratic Party
the Party of Economy ! This has been
shown again and again, by reference to the
records of Congress themselves.!
4th. In three years of this administration,
a retrenchment of 12,000,000 ! has been
made in the public expenditures; and in his
last message President Van Buren recom
mended a further reduction of 5,000,000.
5lh. Gen. Jackson, by his veto of tho
Maysville Road bill saved 100.000,000!
of dollars to the people; and by adopting
his policy on the subject of Internal Im
provement's tho present administration has
.prevented a ruinous tide of public extrava
gance 1
Glh. The taxes removed from the people,
amounted in 1831 to $3,728,000; in 1832
to 7, 300,000; in 1833 to 19,789,000; 1834
to 21,445,000; in '35 to 20,453,000; in '30
to 34,088,000; making in theso years $117,
407,000 of taxes talcing off, which added
to tho taxes saved would bo TWO HUN
DRED SEVENTEEN MILLIONS
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL
LARS saved to the people under Democrat
ic Administrations.
7lh..In the last four years the reduction
on taxes was larger than the whole receipts
under Mr. Adam's administration.
Eastern Argus.
A FACT.
A certain whig having boastingly said
that we shall havo good limes as soon as wo
can get a change in tho .administtation; a
laboring man who was standing by said :
yes, if you can only elect a President that
will pay all the old debls of the people, and
relieve them from the consequonces of their
past extravagance and folly. Ho then asked
tho whig what they meant to do if they
succeeded in electing iheir candidate for the
Presidency. O! said he, we mean to make
the times belter. But what do yon mean
to do to make them better ? Why, we
mean to get the General Government to
assume the State debts, and to regulate tho
currency by making a Bank that will have
the power when one seciion of tho country
consumes more than it produces to enable
the people to borrow to meet their pressing
wants without tho necessity of curtailing
their expenses, and thereby producing a
stagnation in trade. Then said tho laboring
man.you whigs must beliovp that the art of
converting debls into currency is the real
Philosopher's stone. New Era.
A. B.
Tho notorious Doctor Dines, convicted
at New Orleans of negro stealing, has been
sontenced to fourteen years imprisonment
in the Penitentiary at Baton Rouge, at hard
labor.
MAINE ELECTION.
The result in this State appears lo bo still
in some doubt, notwithstanding tho vocife
rous crowing of the opposition papers pn
Saturday, The following, from tho Bay
Stalo Democrat of Saturday afternoon, is
the latest we havo on the subject :
Maine Election. Tho result is still in
doubt, and the scattering voles begin to ap
pear more numerous than was expected;
theio were 14 in Carmcl, and 15 in Dres
den. There is no choice of a member of
Congress in tho Oxford District, the demo
cratic vole being about equally divided be
tween Paris and Littlefiehl. There is no
choice in Washington and Hancock Dis
trict and the samo doubt in regard to the
Penobscot District.
The Senate is, of course, "whig," as the
Cumberland vote decides that matter. The
House will depend for its political complex
ion on the eleciionsncxt Monday to (ill va
cancies. Yesterday wo stated that if the
federal patty were to bo believed, the feds
had carried every thing. The complexion
of things is somewhat changed to-day. The
federalists arc not so sanguine of success,
aud tho tacts do not bear them out in their
boastings. The following table exhibits the
true state of the vote, by counties, so far as
wo havo been able lo obtain it, relying in
most cases in federal authority.
1840. 1838.
Fairfield. Kent. Fairfield. Kent.
Vork, 5400 4530 5577 -1580
Cumberland, C503 0079 C51C , 0112
Kcnncteck, 3389 7002 3822 0582
Penobscot, 44 towns,
inclu.tnajorities- 430!) 4203 4057 3833
Waldo, 4838 210G 40U0 2333
Piscataquis, 1459 1033 1300 1108
Lincoln, 517G 0322 5049 5833
Oxford, 30 t 43G5 2722 4278 2301
Hancock, 25 t 2177 2140 2300 2114
Washington;) U207U 2239 2118 2142
Somerset, 84 t 2380 3303 2329 3975
Franklin, 2042 1807 2002 1785
Total 44,408 41,079 44,995 41901
The majority for Kent is now only 271,
and the towns to be heard from, including
the county of Aroostook, gave a majority of
423 for Fairfield in 1838.
Wo have recently conversed with intel
ligent gentlemen from Maine, who assure
us that Maine, will give her clcctorial vote
for Martin Van Buren. In November the
Democrats will rally to a man; they have
resolved to triumph, and they will.
Wo have given in our table of tho Maine
election the vote of Piscataquis county as
stated in the whig prints, but the Eastern
Argus gives the returns from all but one
town, which add up 1196 for Fairfield, to
1128 for Kent, being a majority of G9 for
Fairfield, instead of 09 for Kent.
THE FEDERAL .CONVENTION.
Which came off yesterday at the eity of
Lancaster, was a complete failure Wc
li;ivn KP.nn n nnmhrr nf rrpntlninnn wlm wnnt
- h
eye witnesses of this political farce, all of
more than three thousand Harrison men
present, all told. Many of our opponents
here, are heartily ashamed of the whole af
fair; and now endeavor to screen themselves
from the disgiaco which this failure has
brought upon lie'hurra boys," as a party,
by saying they "entirely disapproved of the
Convention from the time il was first spo
ken of. Why then, did they paiticipate?
a moments reflection oughno havo convin
ced these men, whose feelings are so much
lacerated at the result, that any attempt on
the part of the federal party, to get up Con
venlions for tho purpose of outnumbering
the hardy sons of democracy, is too much
like throwing straws against the wind, ever
to bo successful. Next week, we will
give a description of this gewgaw conven
tion at length. Stale Cait. Gaz.
A good one. A Democrat arguing wilh
a Whig upon politics,brought him to a dead
hall by his forcible exposition of Democrat
ic principles. The Whig, unable to make
any further defence of his cause, wound up
wiiu uiu louowing :
"Well, we go for a change, and will vote
for 'Old Nick' himself sooner than Van Bu
ren." "That would bo strange," replied the
uemocrat, quick as a flash, "for it is not
often that you slick by your old friends."
At this tho Whig '"sloped," muttering
hard things about locofoco linpudenco and
tho "swinish multitude."
Whig Currcncy.'Vho Baltimoro Sun
states the assets of tho Palapso Savings In
stitution as follows: A counter.a desk.one
or two stools, or chairs, a piece of old mat
ting, a "long, low" red box. $5,000 of the
Wetumpka Trading Company of the state
of Alabama, a fraudulent concern, bought
at seven to ton cents on the dollar, and kept
on the counter for show ; $150 to 8200 of
tho bank of Romulus, Now York, broken,
kept for tho same purpose ; $5 in shinplas
ters, and a "silver ftp." The amount of
issues outstanding are estimated at from 25
to $50,000
The opponents of democratic government
put no faith in tho intelligence of the poo
pie; they, consequently, seldom appeal oi
Iher to reason or judgment, but seek to in
flame the passions, either by windy decla
mation, or some other excitablo humbug,
such as at present disgraces the self styled
"better society" folks, who got up log cabin
exhibitions and SWlll hard cider, in lmnn
of decoying the unwary into their net.laugh-
nig m mo same umo at mo gulls they may
natch. The leaders of tlm fprfpral nnrlv lin
lievo the people to bo too ignorant for self
governmcni, aim iience their conduct.
PRESERYING WINTER APPIjEs
A correspondent of the Albany Cult
tor recommends the following mode i
preserving winter apples, which won,!
lish for the benefit of our country subc.
Last April a ycar.I visited a fricnd.wb,
he made mo a present of a largo disli i
fino ilaored apples, and it being outofs,
son to havo apples in such u good siai.'i
preservation, I inquired his made of W
ing them. Ho informed mo that in the fjn
ho made a box six feet deep.which he ttJ
into the ground to a level wilh the sutfaca
then he filled the box with sound apples a,J
covered it with boards in the form of a if
but leaving an opening at '-th ends, 'nl
roof ho also covers with straw and earih
to tho usual thickness of an apple or m
latoe hole. In this condition he leaves n
till the apples are frozen, but as soon an
maw cuuiuh, nu iiiukcs n poriccily air link
and in a few days tho ("mat U
removed, and the apples aro as fresh a;
pcrieci as wueu iney wcio taken from tlj
trees.
I am a awaro that this is an excelled
plan, because, I know that most of MW
pies and potatoes in holes rot and decay,!!!
consequence of the warm and foul air accu
mulating having no opportunity to escape
I thought, however, to improve it. lm.
sequently, last fall, buried my apples in
usual way; then I took four'strips of one
inch boards and nailed them togcilier milt
form of a chimney, leaving a vacancy u
tho middle of one inch square; this I phrci
in the centre of the apple holc,the end resting-
on the apples inside, and the oilier e-J
projecting two feet above the groutil
Thls succeeded far beyond my expedi
tions. Tho vacancy in the chimney tin
barely sufficient to permit the wnnn m
foul air to escape, and nol so larne mini
the frost in to aflcct the apples. My family
during the winter, whenever they wisheJ t:
Knl'fi i n nl n c fill nAnan r I inn rnl. .mi....!
... IU. .1.111 , 1IUIV IClUUtej
!.! I ! 1 .!. . t . i
uiu umimiey, aim reaciicu ii wmi uie MM
to procure a supply, and then replaced il
again; and I can assure you that ol ei-ii
bushels which wero thus buried, only ihrci
rotlon and five or six slightly afliatcd ap.
nln.q wnrp fliRrnvprnrl. wliirin mi nnitrMir-.n
, ....,.. ...j .,,,gu
who bnricd their apples in tho old fashions.
way, lost a largo quantity.
WILLIAM J. EVER.
Caltawissa, Pa.. 1810.
A Sailor's luss. Wo wero limhlv t
mused at a little incident which is said t
have taken place at tho Fair in Huston, t
Wednesday. Among the numerous visit:
was a noble hearted jolly tar, who afa
having wandered about for some time.rief
Inrr (ho nnli fitifl unrlnil n rl iilno t ft vlntitt
suddenly came to the table of a lovely
rich young Iauy, when Jack, afier view,
the table and eyeing the lovely dainst j
could refrain no longer, and said 16 aim:.
kiss that girl" no sooner said than d
"I Oil ninv. snid lhn vnimtr :n v.rnnii .1
stepping lor war 1, and receiving a sweciw
Jack, nothing daunted, planked the moc:
and left, feeling ho had made a good L
gain. Salem Observer.
Great Corn Field. Col. Hastings, t
Winnebago county, III., has 175 acres t
corn in a single enclosure.
In England, the circulation of paper
noy increased from 1790 to 1820, to
$32,000,000 to $800,000,000. Dunr.giM
samo time the rales increased from one
eight millions of pounds sterlinjr-
What friends to tho poor I What pa!
rons of labor ! ! What lovers of lite:)
the paper money barons are ! I
MORE INDIAN MURDERS,
The southern papers bring iiitcllijcMef
mere murders by tho Scminoles. A piny
savages on mo 1-itn ult. on Hie uueuw-
Kineu a iwrs. liowell and two clulurtn.i
Mrs. Green, and wounded hot daug'iK'
likowise burning all the dwellings anJ "
ging all tho settlements up lo Fort Gil
Fourteen children wero slaughtered a f"
days before on the south fork of the Si
Mary's, supposed by the same partv. '
few days after Fort'iMoniae, a deserted m1
itarypost.in which a number of settlersbai
taken shelter, was attacked, and four p
eons, including a woman and two cltildrea.
were killed.
TRADE AT CLEVELAND, OHIO-
The rnnnrt nf tin, f!,illf.rinr nt filevclal'
on the 2d inst, shows that of proper!
which toll is charged by woighi, tlie f
rived at Cleveland, by way nf the can-il
ring the past month, 3-1,975,291 V"'ai
during tho month of August, last W"
8,500,011 pounds; of properly on
toll is charged by weight; there were &
oil from Cleveland, by way of cnnal.ilarn
the past month, 7,025,081 pounds; i!
tho corresponding month last year, 7.f
780 pounds.
Boct. CJalifm Moverf
French Klictintnlison Wocff
From Heading,
Informs tho public that lie has rcturenl uE-'
burg.after tin abtfiico since January a,n'l c-' i
found nt tlto Hotel of Daniel Snyder, where r'
be at all times ready to at tout! to patients
afflicted with Ithcumatie pains iu laohmlw " 1
IlloomisLurs Sept, j, IblJ.