It appears from this despatch, that General BOURMONT is exer-
cising all the rights of a conqueror in the captured city—disposing i of its inhabitants at his pleasure, levying taxes, granting protec- tion, and, in a word, acting in every respect as if the possession of Algiers were to remain permanently with the French people. We see no reason why it should not, nor any advantage that it would confer on our neighbours to which they are not entitled. Much will doubtless depend on the result of the present dispute between the King and the Chambers. It is not impossible that CHARLES may find it quite enough to retain possession of France, Without going to the other side of the §ea for new dominions. The whole number of killed in the expedition is estimated by General BOURMONT at 400 ; the number of wounded at 1900, most of whom, it is expected, will recover. The son of the Ge- neral, we regret to add, is not of this number.
" Most of the fathers," says the Count, " of those who have shed their blood for the country and the King, will be more fortunate than I am. My second son had received a severe wound in the battle of the 24th. When I had the honour to inform your Excellency of this, I was full of hopes of preserving him. This hope has been deceived. He has just expired. The army loses a brave soldier, and I lament an excellent son. I beg your Excellency to tell the King, that, though struck by this family misfor- tune, I shall fulfil with no less vigour the sacred duties which his confi- dence imposes upon me."
The whole of the French elections are now over, though, when the last mails were made up, they were not all known. Of 432 members, 235 are opposition, 11 neutral, 130 ministerial, and 36 uncertain In the department of the Seine or Paris, the majorities against Ministers were overwhelming. The votes stood thus,—
Constitutional.
P.T. de la Borde .
. 1,720 Hinnequin . . . . 424 Vassal . . . 1,73G Leroy 406 Odier . . . 1,707 Baquenault . . . 434 Lefebre . . . 1,684 Bonnet 379
It is worthy of notice, that the electors in these cases were the most respectable and wealthy men of the capital—persons who in the nature of things must be at all times most averse from any measures that tend to anarchy or misrule. There is no doubt of the fact, that the Ministers must reckon on a very decisive majority against them, Dm it is distinctly admitted by their own orzans, who yet counsel the King to despise the voice of the nation, so loudly expressed, and to rule in spite of it. " Let us make a new war on the pirates," say they, " and the pirates will be overcome." As the greatest boasters are generally the greatest cowards, if the King, be so unhappy as to hearken to these people, who would persuade him, that to reign securely and well, he must trample on nine-tenths of his subjects, we have very little doubt, that at the first attack of the popular party, they will leave him, as they did his brother in 1814, to scramble out of the country by the shortest road he can. But he will not return as Loris did. There will be no second Waterloo. Neither English gold nor English. swords will vindicate the rights of a family which will have proved themselves incapable of exercising power, either for their own be- nefit or the benefit of their neighbours.
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