The Press.
London, England, 1853-12-24 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

" The President opens his message with a thanksgiving
for the general prosperity the country enjoys.
"The diplomatic relations of the United States with
foreign powers are stated to be essentially unchanged since
the last assemblage of Congress. The pending questions
still under arrangement with some of these states are in
course of amicable adjustment.
" Negotiations are in progress with England respecting
the fishery question, and there are Mir prospects that a
mettlement of a favourable character for American fisher.
men will he c • to.
" The President next refers to questions of au em•
hamming nature that have arisen between the United
states and England respecting ('antral America. England
propottes arninements calculated to ptoduce an amicable
adjustment of the matters to be arranged, and the American
Minister now in London is at present engaged in the pend-
ing negotiations.
"'Tae President recommends that the boundary line
between the United States and the British North
American provinces in the nortlewest should be traced
Kiel marked.
" The message reports that some progress has been made
in negotiating a treaty of commerce and navigation with
France.
" In reference to the piratierd expeditions against the
island of Cuba, the message declares that since the last
Congress no nttempta have been made by an unauthorised
expedition within the United States against the Spanish
colonies, and that, should any movement be made with such
an object in view, all the means which the President has at
his command shall be vigorously exerted to repress the
attempt at any such organisation.
" Congress is recommended to make prompt payment
of the Spanish claims in the case of the schooner Antialad.
" With respect to the Koszta affair, the President
declares that, after a careful consideration of the matter,
he has arrived at the conclusion that Kozata was illegally
seized at Smyrna, and that he was wrongfully detained on
hoar.! the Austrian ship of war, and that at the time of his
seizure he was clothed with the American nationality.
The acts of the American officers under the circumstances
are also declared to have been justifiable, and they are
fully approved. The compliance with the subsequent de-
mands of Austria is declined, while the principles
maintained by the United States Secretary of State, in
his correspondence with the Austrian Minister, Baron
Ifalseniann, will on all similar occasions be applied and
enforced. _ .

" A brief reference follows with regard to the expeditions
despatched to China and 'Japan.
" The dispute between the United States and Mexico
regarding the Mesilla Valley is stated to be unsettled.
" The message reports that the United States Minister
at the Court of the Brazils has been instructed to negotiate
a treaty with that empire by which the navigation of the
Amazon may be opened up.
" The recent dispute with Pent, arising out of the oc-
currences that took place at the Chinches Islands, is repre-
sented to be in a fair way of settlement, Peru agreeing to
grant indemnity to the parties outraged.
"The Treasury report shows a surplus for the fiscal
year of thirty-two millions of dollars' out of which sonic
thirteen mill* of dollars of the public debt has been
paid, leaving the present debt of the United Sates at fifty-
six millions of dollars. The President recommends that
further progress be made towards extinguishing the debt
of the Union. lie also recommends a reduction of the
tariff'. _ _ _

" The navy is declared to be in an inefficient state, and
measures fur its improvement are recommendd.
" An increase in the army is also considered as neces-
sary, especially on the frontiers.
" The Postotlice revenue is reported to be deficient to
the extent of two millions of dollars.

"The President declares himself to be in favour of aid.
ing the Pacific railroads by all constitutional means; and
the message concludes with a brief allusion to the death of
the late Viee•President King."

Fresh outbreaks of epidemic disease have visited
New Orleans. Scarcely had the yellow fever ceased
its ravages and permitted the terrified citizens to re-
turn to their homes than cholera appeared among.
and at the date of the last advices had already
carried off 114 persons.
Kozsta, the Hungarian, has arrived in New Pork,
but his presence created no sensation. Mitchell,
the Irish refugee, continued in high popular favour,
and was running a course of receptions, dinners,
public meetings, and speechmakings. His friend
T. Francis Meagher is going to California.
Melancholy news had arrived from the Salt Lake
region. The United States surveying party, com-
manded by Captain Gunnison, and Captain Kern,
chief engineer, had been attacked by the savage
Utah Indians. The two above-named officers were
killed, together with six of their companions, and
only four persons escaped to tell the sad story.
The Government was much blamed for not send-
ing strong military escorts with these surveying ex-
peditions.