From England. The ship Plato
arrived "in Hampton Roads on Wed
neday last, bringing London papers
to the 12th October. The ..Norfolk
Herald says: WcTind in the London
.papers of the 12th, nothing of particu
lar interest, in addition to the advices
from the Netherlands already reeciv-"
cd. There was 'a .rumor in the Ger
man papers of an. intended Congress
at Trpppau, which had subsequently
.gained credibility. "'
Liverpool Cotton Market, Oct. 1 1.
'The market 'has continued in a dull
state throughout the whole of the last
week. The sales amount to 81 GO
tings (Alabama and Mobile at 6i to
.7id),2000 American nave been taken
on speculation.
A question, something like
our Sunday Mail question, has
lately occasioned considerable
discussion in Liverpool among
the rail road directors, with re
spect to travelling on the rail
road between that city and
Manchester on Sunday. One
party was against travelling al
together on tlmt diiy, and anoth
er in favor. .of.it without. any. re
strictions; but a third with a
humorous eilbrt to reconcile
matters between their consci
ences and their pockets, de
clared it is very wrong to travel
on the Lord's day, but that ne
vertheless the carriages should
be run for the accommodation
of those only who journey from
necessity. As that won! ne
cessity is one of lare import,
and it would not always be very
easy to ascertain a ' man's mo
tive for desiring to travel, the
conscientious parly at last a
greed that the coaches might
be run on Sunday, out of church
hours. Verily, this conscience
is a convenient scarecrow.
IXDtPEIVDENCE OF BELGIUM.
Brussels, Oct, G. The Inde
pendence of Belgium is decla
red! The following has just
been published:
The Central Committee taking into j
consideration, that it is necessary to
settle the future state of Belgium" de
crees: Article . The provinces of Belgi
um, violently separat-d from Hol
land, will constitute an independent
state.
Art. 2. The Central Committee,
shall submit as soon as possible a
draught of a Constitution. '
Art. 3. A National Congress, in
which shall be represented all "the in
terests, of the provinces shall, be con
voked. It sii di be their duty m ex
amine the project of a Belgian Con
stitution and modify the same as lliev
i ii -I. - .
aiiau ueem proper, and shair cause it
to be observed as a definite Constitu
tion throughout all Belgium.
' .Lelium is tree. The Kimr!
of Holland has been forced to
acknowledge that Belgium shall
hereafter be an independent
state. Prussiahas acknowedg-!
cd Louis Phillipe, as the Kin
oi ine rrcncli, and gives assur
ance that she will not interfere
in the affairs of Belgium,
llome and Naples, have recog
nized the new state of ailairs
in France. Greece, has at last,
it is said found a King iu Prince
Paul of Wurtemburg.
The most frightful accounts
of the excesses committed
by the Dutch soldiery in the
late combat at Brussels. I mvn
been received both in Paris and I
London. Letters published in ;
ine uonuon Morning Chronicle,
from a Clergyman of the
Church of England; detail a
scries of horrible barbarities.
Accordmgtohis account sever
al young ladies were violated,
and then in a kind" of savage
mercy, butchered before their
parents eyes.- A private letter
received in Paris? says: The
Dutch villains in the late con
test behaved with the utmost
barbarity, and committed every
kind of crime. Citizens- with
out arms, found by - them in
their houses were -crucified,
burnt, had tficir hands, ears, and
noses cut offhand their tongues
torri.out; the young ladies pf
a school were violated by these
monsters, afterwards massa
cred; in short, the diabolical
deeds committed by these
wretches are su'eh that it is im
possible to describe them, and
I should not believe them if they
were not confirmed by those
who witnessed them."
er mi a n y. T roubles- con
tinued in thef Grand Duchy
of Darmstadt. Bands of from
four to five, hundred men over
ran the country, committing de
vastations. All .the troops
were out,, and skirmishes oc
curred daily. The insurgents
seemed bent only on . putting
down all order and authority.
They attacked all the public
functionaries aud the custom
houses.
The insurrections in Hesse,
Cassel, Darmstadt, and Ilau
au are becoming quite serious.
A letter of the 2d October from
llanau, says: "More than ' 200
peasants of IJese Darmstadt
assembled, and entered by force
into Budiugen, where they
demolished a part of the build
ings. From thence they pro
ceeded toOrtenberg, and seem
ed determined to march upon
Greseii." Bavaria was also
threatened; and the Germanic
Diet was taking measures in
earnest to quell these untoward
revolts. For this purpose
troops were moving upon vari
ous points, in strong numbers.
But we have not room lor
particulars.
They wrote from Hanover that
serious disturbances had bro
ken out atLineburgh and Celle.
The people were in insurrection
against the privileges of the no
bles, and. demanded that the
King of .Hanover should reside
the country, or cede the crown
to the Duke, of Cambridge.
The Duke of Brunswick is
said to have abdicated in favor
of his brother, Duke William.
The abdicated Duke is said to
meditate .prosecutions against
the London papers for libels!
.Extract ofa private letter from
Amsterdam: -"A project is open
ly entertained- in thLs city of
converting Holland into a Ba
tavian .republic, as soon as
Belgium should be declared
independent. This project,
which many Dutch families have
for a long time desired to see re
alized, would reduce the Kinjr
ot the Netherlands to the simple
rank of Stadtholder, the only
title that the Princes of his
family held previous to the year
1814."
The letters from Germany
state that there is great com
mercial distress. At Berlin,
several failures were anuou need,
and at Leipsic interest of money
had risen to the rate of 14 per
cen t . pe r a n u u m . M a ny G e rm a n
emigrants had arrived at Rouen
on their way to America.
Spain. Tu intelligence
from Spain is of a character to
strengthen the belief iu an ap
proaching storm in that devo
ted country, though it is some
what doubtful whether Ferdin
and, making a virtue of neces
sity, may not prevent it by the
tinudy adoption of a more lib
eral form of Government. It
was, reported that he was on
the point of changing his Min
isters, and taking to his coun
cils men known for their liber
al opinions. In the mean time
energetic measures were in
process in the infected provin-
ccs to guard against infractions
of the public tranquility ,Thc
refugees and recruits, however,
continued to arrive at Bayon
ne from the interior, among
whom were the celebrated Lo
pes Banos and 15 other offic
ers; and reports from Bayonno
stated that disturbances had
broke out in several towns in
Spain. -
A Spanish Junta-is said to
'have been formed at Bayonne,
composed of Isturits, Calatrava,
Sancho, and Lopez Pinto. 1 he
refugees want neither arms nor
money. A telegraphic des:
patch from the Prefect of Bay
onne of Oct. . 3, says: "The
garrison of Pampeluna has sent
the following detachments to
the various points of the fron
tierTo the Valley of Bastan
250 men t lie Valley of Rortcal
200 Ochagaria 150 Roncc
vaux 300 Buriraetta 300 all
infantry, and 400 Royalist Vol -
untcers, tlie wliole under the
orders of Brigadier Juniato.'
The Temps, of Oct. 8, gives
a letter from Madrid, of Sept.
,27, which .says: "News has
reached here that the inhabit
ants and garrison of Cadiz have
proclaimed the Constitutional
Government.
A Loudon paper of thc24h
September, says, we are .ena
bled to state, jipon good author
ity that, through the mediation
of our Government, a convention
will shortlybe conelucd between
Spain and her late colonies.
A special Envoy is now on his
way to this country, from Mexi
co, to assist in the arrangement.
Russia, --There is no new
of anv moment from Russia.
i . f cit i, . ,
A letter Irom hi. letersburir
mentions that cholera morbus
was prevailing to a most lamen-
table extent in some of the
southern cantons. There does
not appear to have been any
toundation tor the rrankfort
letter writer's story ofan insur
rection, in. St. Petersburg.
The rumor probably grew out
of the discontented proceeilings
in Frankfort.
Fruncc. The .general com
plexion of ailairs in France
was becoming more favorable.
The Pope had acknowledged
the new government, and it
was confidently believed that in
a very short time every govern
ment in, Europe would have
ministers acredited to the court
of Louis Philippe. Iudeed the
French revolution seems to be
universally acceeded to a con-,
sequence, probably, of certain
indications among their own
respective people, that it would
be unsafe to' do otherwise.
Prussia is represented to have
gone further than a mere ac
knowledgment, and to have
approved of the . principle of
non intervention in the ailairs
of the Netherlands. If this be
true, it accounts at once for ano
ther part of the news, viz: That
the king of the Netherlands has
appointed a commission to pre
pare the project ofa law for the
separation of the two kingdoms
upon terms of amicable accom
modation. In the Chamber of Deputies,
on the 2d of October, a propo
sition was made to bring back
the ashes of Napoleon that they
might be deposited at the foot
of the column in the Place Ven
dome. The subject gave rise
to several animated speechei.-
i ne toiiowing is a portion- of
one delivered by General Lem
arque, in favor of the petition.
"If I were in camp, surrounded' by
my companions in arms, I would ex
claim without hesitation, 'Let us has-
ten to claim the remains of him- who
,o long led us on to victory. A vTc
ti m to ireaso n, he su n k am ongst us
a victim to his oWn confidence, ins
tead of the asylum he sought among
foreigners, he found a, prison and a
grave. If we have Jjeen unable to
tear him from the Jopk.to which he
was. enchained by the terror of his
enemies, let us- hot, at all' events,
leave his ashes in captivity.' 'Hut as
a legislator I do "not feel myself at li
berty to give way to the emotion's, pf
my heart witnout consideration, anp
suffer myself to be carried away by
my recollections of past glory. . Ra
tional policy ought to be our guide,
and the general interest our only end
and aim.. Let us then consider
whether, in our'present position, the
measure proposed tends lo the .estab
lishment of- public security, and
whether itA. may, not., involve it in
some danger. Every thing that re
lates to Napoleon'is of"serious import:
Ins name is a power in itself his
memory a worship: even death can
.not cool his ashes. But a-shbrt time
ago, if brought hack to the soil of
France, they would have sufficed to
. by. foi;iKners;w all is chWd
i eta I ! t tln ilii nnt it rmnncdrl urtrtii iiti
the right divine 'and the right of
the' sword have equally disappeared
before ihe rights of the 'people the
electoral urn has broken into pieces
the holy ampulla, and, by the. "same
shock, destroyed ijnpressi ops' less an
cient. Raised' to the Throne, not
by a body of soldiers, but. Hy the U
nited voice of the whole nation, a
new, dynasty reigns over us; planted
but yesterday at'lhe call of liberty, it
has alreailj spread deep and imper
ishable roots. Founding its legitima
cy upon our rights it" cannot bq at
tacked without disputing that whic,h
we are all ready to defend with our
lives, vvevmay, therefore,' claim the
ashes of Napoleon Bonaparte, and
accomplish his death-bed request.
Let Paris, like a new Athens; or a
new Sicyon, receive the ashes of a
new ThescUs, or a new Aratus es
corted by his old companions in arms,
ici mm ne nrougni uacK in nis comii,
who so oiten retunieu amongst us in a
tnurrplial car, amidst the acclama-
,- rut? u i . . ,i
same time remember well, that it is
the great Captain whom Eurone, A-
sia and Africa,, beheld covering our
standard with immortal glory, we
are. thus honoring, md not the Mo
narch,, who, while seizing the Scep
tre of-ChavIemagne, and the Crown of
Didier, did nqt sufficiently feel that
liberty, is. thd most precious of-our
rights, as-being ihe-most. indispensa
ble of our possessions. "
It was contended on the op
posite side that Bonaparte had
enslaved the nation', had viola
ted the constitution, and every
I national right; that lie; was the
cause of the invasion of France,
and sacrificed every thing to
maintain' his Imperial Crown.
The order of the day was final
ly moved, to put an end to a
discussion which it was consid
ered would lead to no good re
sult, and on the vote being'ta
ken the motion was carried by. a
large, majority. '
Algiers. The .latest" news
from Algiers is contained in a
letter, dated :u Bay of Algiers,
September 5." We make; the
following extracts-not helving
room tp copy the, .whole:
We have conformed here as
in Franco to the new order of
.1. : t . i . .
unugs. in ine marine as .well
as in the several corps, there is
a unaniniity of sentiments,, as
there, was ; before, .wfth; some"
rare exceptions -unanimity of
national opinions. .. It has not
been quite the same among the
officers of thearmy; Howe.ver
thearrival gf General Clatisel
now makes every body sing in
the same key.
The. Marshal (Bourrhont,)
dcpartell on the 3d, in the even
ing, on board a wretched jper
cnntjle,brig, belonging to.' the
Commissary General. .He had
applied to the Admiral fo a
man of war, vho sent back
for answer, that if it . was to gp
to France, he was ready to place
at his disposal any ship that
might suit him; but that (io did
nol tlnnk himself authorized ,
give Jiim one, if it Was his i
tention'to go to a foreign c0u
try. Two hours after this
swer, he- embarked with or'
his hyo sons, one of whom w'1
almost in a dying state,
sailed, it is said, for Mah0n ;
the evening of the same d
At the moment of his depart
a violent storm hung over t
city.
The Semaphore of Marsei'
les contains the following inj
ligerice from .Algiers: "Qe
eral Clausel is putting fiVe!
thing'upon an excellent1ootin;
He has revived the couraec
the army. All -the rcsi
tions sent in were aecepteofir
mediately. The Bedouins arl
the Moors are not treated wi;!
sufficient' severity. : The Del
of Constantine, who was mar
ching upon us with troops, hav
ing returned towards Constan.
tine, found his throne occupie,
by another. After . a blood,
battle,, thd. usurper was kilbj
the Bey resumed his throne,re
nounced all further attempt a.
gainst iis, and sent hx submis
sion to Gen. Clausel."
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V ' Hi."
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 133,
FOR THE FREE PRESS.
lo the Magistrates oj Edgecomk
' - County.
"Gentlemen: At the ensuing
vember term I purpose to resign ir;
office of Chairman of the Court c
Pleas and Quarter Sessions of
County of. Edgecombe. I have the
proper to announce my intention pr:
vious to Court, in order that yj
might come forward prepared tqde;
a successor to fill the Chair.
RWWD HARRISON
Nov. 13, 1S30.
Cetisus of Edgecombe' Cauntij.
We are indebted to Mr. I. Norflef
Assistant Marshal, for the followin
statement of the population cf th
county.
'f ree White Persons.
Mares, . ' 37S1
, Females? 3S49
. ' ' . 7G30
. Slaves.
IVrales, 363S
Females, 3437
' 7075
Free Colored People.
Males, in
Females, 117' '
. . . - ' " 22S
. - Total, 14,933
' -Among. whom there'is 1, white!
male deaf and xlumb, and 1 male sh
deaf 5 and dumb 2 "wh i te ferns'
blind, and 7- slaves "and colored pe
sons blindand I foreigner not U
ralized. The'population in 1 S 1 0
12,423 in 1S20-, 13,276 gain sin.
1820, 1,657. The increase from
to .1820, was but S53. - .
IVdrrentori Fall Races. -Fir
day, no entries for the colt's race.
Second day, the Proprietor's Par
$150, 2 mik heats, was won at thn
heats by y. M. West's bff. fullv
ter tp Marion, beating four others.
Third "day, Jockey Club Pur
5200," three mile heats, was won
two- heats by J. P. White's s. c.Cc
lier, beating three others.
Last day, the purse was taken '
R. H. Jones's s. c. Tom Bro
beating three others.
. Stale Elections. In New-Yor
Gov. Throop the administration
didate, has been elected by a larr
majority. For Congress. 23 ad mi'-
istration, and" 7 opDosition membe
are elected 4 districts yet to
heard from. '
In Ohio, Gen. M'Arthur,
opposition caqdidate for governor,rt
elected- by a small majority. E
opposition, and 1 six administrate
members are returned to Congre
Bolh parties claim amajorily in
Lejslaturethe election of a V