The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-30 00:00:00

THE WAR WITH BURNAM

(lIY ELECTRIC TILLORACIT)
TRIESTE, FRIDAY.
The steamer Adria arrived on the 27th of August,
at a quarter to 3 o'clock, p.m.
She brings the two mails from Bombay, dated
June 25 and July 21. At the latter date the Go-
vernor-General was proceeding to Rangoon to settle
measures with General Godwin.

The Rangoon troops continued in a healthy state.
General Godwin's forces are to be largely aug-
mented, and the advance towards Ave will take
place in November.
The steamer, at 700 miles from Aden, had been
obliged to return to Bombay for want of coals.

(11Y IitIIMARINE TELEGRAPH)
CALMS, MONDAY MORNING.
BOMBAY, irl.l, 21.
The missing mail is safe. She put track from stress
of weather.

Twelve thousand additional troops have been
ordered to Rangoon.
Trude dull. Money market overstocked.

THE UNITED STATES.

ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA.
(FOWL OUR OWN CORRERPONDNNT)

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.

At twelve o'clock last night tke liritish and North
American Royal Mail steam-ship Niagara, Captain
Stone, arrived in the Mersey, from Boston sad
Halifax, bringing tho usual mails from the United
States and British North American provinces. The
Niagara brings 5.1 passengers, and 156,000 dollars in
specie on freight. By this arrival we arc put in
possession of two days' later intelligence than that
received by tho Hermann, at Southampton, on
Friday.
The Canada, from Liverpool, arrived out at Bos-
ton on the 18th, shortly before the sailing of the
Niagara. The United States steam-ship } ranklin,
from Southampton, arrived at New York oa the 16th
instant.

The City of Glasgow steam-ship sailed from Phi-
ladelphia for Liverpool on the 14th, with 300 pas-
sengers, and 50,000 dollars in specie.
In the United States senate on the 14th instant,
on the President's message, relating to the fisheries
being taken up, Mr. Seward, sena•or of York, made
a long speech, of which the following is a condensa-
tion:

Mr. Reward referred to the remarks, on former occasions,
by Messrs. Mason, Borland, Toucey, and SoulE, and to their
implied complaints of the course pursued by the admini-
stration. He did not suppose that any of the senators de-
signed any charge of a want of patriotism. The substance
of the charges was that Great Britain had recently set up a
new construction of the treaty of 1818, under which our
fishermen were to be excluded from the Bays of Fundy and
Chaleur—that an armed force had been sent to enforce that
construction, and that the President had not properly re-
sented this insult, but had negotiated, was negotiating, or
might negotiate, on the subject in the presence of a large
British force on the coast, in a mann. r detrimental to the
honour of the country. This was the amount of the cen-
sure imposed on the administration, and for no part of it
was there the least foundation. The Senate had displayed
no want of firmness in meeting this or any question, and
why should there be any presumption that the executive
department would not prove as firm and patriotic as the
legislative I This was a great commercial question, and this
administration enjoys in a peculiar manner the confidence of
the commercial interest, and of the conservative property in-
rest of the country. It was a question of deep interest to the
northern section of the country, and the President and
Secretary of State had been all their lives identified with
the people of that region. Massachusetts was deeply inte-
rested in it, and the Secretary of State was a Massachusetts
man, and to that state owed all he ever enjoyed of official
station. It was not likely he would neglect or fail in the
defence of her or her interests, The presumptions, then,
were that these men would not be wanting in firmness. The
arts had made a striking record of ono event in history,
where the Secretary of State was represented as defending
M machusetts from a distinguished senator from South Caro-
lina. Was it possible this was to be reversed, and was this
the picture to be painted representing senators from Arkan-
sas and Louisiana defending Massachusetts and her interests
from the consequences of a went of firmness of the Secre-
, tary of State ? That secretary required no eulogy from
him. He then applied Webster's remark in reply to Hayne,
in speaking of Massachusetts to Webster himself. He re- ,
ferred to and explained the provisions of the treaties of
1783 and 1818, and to the colonial and British legislation on
the subject of the fisheries, down to the act of 1848, which
called forth a remonstrance from Mr. Everett. The result
of a correspondence on the subject then was, that while
Great Britain adhered to the construction placed on the
treaty by the colonies, she relaxed it as far as referred
to the Bay of Fundy. The Canadian authorities resisted
strenuously this course, but Great Britain refused to en-
force the construction she had always held. This construc-
tion was not new. Great Britain had always an armed
force on this coast for the purpose of protecting the fish°.
ries from encroachments. When the new ministry, under-
stood to be in favour of protection, came into power appli-
cations by the colonies for bounties were renewed, and they
asked for a rigid execution of the treaty. Sir Henry Bulwer,
in 18.51, addressed the President, proposing negotiations for
reciprocal trade. The President declined negotiating, but
in his message informed Congress of the overtures and re-
ferred the subject to it. The British ministry refused to
grant bounties, but said the colonies should be protected
from encroachments by American fishermen. Simulta-
neously the British ministry, under date of July 6, informed
the President that her Majesty's government intended by
her forces to protect the fisheries from encroachments, ate. ;
that the British force was seven vessels, carrying 31 guns,
and the fiag-ship Cumberland, of 70 guns, making a total
force now there of 101 guns. (The force there during
last year was the frigate Cumberland, of 70 guns,
and other vessels carrying 64 guns, making an
aggregate force of 131 guns) Here was the mighty
naval demonstration which had alarmed the world—and it
consisted of a reduction of the British naval force from ono
hundred and thirty-four to one hundred and one guns.
This was not all the force there, but it comprised all that
was placed there by the British government. Before the
note of Mr. Crampton reached the l'resident, en alarm had
been created at the north-east. The President and Secre-
tary of State, acting entirely upon unofficial information,
informed the country, under date of July 6th, that it ap-
peared the B h government was aboet to change its
policy, and to insist on the resisted construction of the treaty,
and it was written to put American fishermen on their
guard. It contained no admission or concession to the Bri-
tish construction. The Mis.iseippi was sent to the scene,
and there the whole matter terminates. No negotiation
has been entered into—no communication with a view to
negotiation has been received or made—no overtures for
negotiation on the subject have been received or made, by
this government or the British. Nu negotiation is going on
under the cannon's mouth, nor has anything been
negotiated away under British duress.. All, therefore,
that had been said on these points was at an end.
No change bad been made on the part of Great Britain
of the policy heretofore pursued with respect to the fish-
eries, except to reduce her national force in these
waters. Admiral Seymour, who had been represented as
sweeping the icebergs, with a broom at the mast-bead, is
there, where he was last year, with his broom as large then,
if not larger, than it is now. Admiral Seymour is with his
squadron, charged with four duties, extending from the
North Pule to the Gulf of Mesico. Ile has charge of the
British navel interests on the coast, to keep an eye on Cute,
to watch Soulouque, and to protect the fisheries from en-
eroaehmente. From 1539 to 1851, twenty eight vessel' were
seised, all on the ground of being fishing within three miles

of the shore. Two of these were restored ; the others were
all condemned, and though brought to the attention of tie
government, yet no war had occurred. Sieco then lour er
five seizures had been made, but upon the alleged grows.'
that they were within three miles of the shore. Hi. re-
ferred to the correspondence relative to seizures in Jacksive
and Van Buren'e times, and thought this administration
had roared as 10UdI7 MI ever they did. As Great liritain
had made no change in her policy, the complaint of a want
of notice of course foiled. There was no ground for
alum, for things remained just as they hod been fur 'ears.
No fear could be entertained that the President would
negotiate away the revenue, for in beeeniber la.t he
said to Congress he would not negotiate, but submitted
the aubjeet for legislation. The complaint that the Pre.
intent had not seat all the navy to resist the British force
failed, because the British force had been reduced in-toad
of enlarged. The Miseissippi hid been sent, and it new
would appear on a fool's errand. No seizures have toms
made except within three mike, which could not be pro-
tected, and all without that distance required no prone.
lion. lle examined Mr. Soule's argument that no bay wait
within any nation's exeluaive dominions, the inlet tow he
was more than six miles wide, and the coast of whiell di l
not entirely belong to the nation claiming it. He thought
this proved too much ; if it were correct, then the harliour
of Boston, Long Island Sound Delaware, and Cht,apsake
bays, Albemarle &mud and the Bay of Monterey, would 60
divested of the exclusive control of the Unittrl Status. Ile
referred to Messrs. Cass and Soule, as having ba.. ti th, it
arguments on newspaper authorities, and, tolmeieg
their example, he concluded there was an end of the in oer,
by reading from a colonial paper that Admiral Seymour
and his forces were not there to enforce the legal and tip',
construction of the treaty, but to prevent the proviiitial
cruisers from doing so. Ile argued that Hiteland coital
have no interest in a war with the United Seater, end
pointed out the injuries that would result from such a
count, to her trade, commerce, and tinanct a. lie eind he
knew well that a war concerning these colonies, would cad
in their independence, or antics:diem to the United Sham
While he would rejoice at this, he desired no such eat et at
the price of a war. lie deft nded the administratiou up ,a
several other points centaieed in Mr. Soule's speech.
Mr. Soule rose to reply, but gave place to Mr. We;ler,
who moved that the subject be poodponeil tiil Tuesday,
which motion no quorum voted, and the senate at 4 o'des.i.
adjourned.

The Nero lark Herald contains the following re-
marks in reference to the foregoing:
The speech of Senator Seward, on the fishery quest »n,
and in defence of the administration, is a somewhat novel,
and, at the same time, important affair. It in novel for tb.•
mumn that it is seemingly an attempt to plaster up, ■nd
smooth over, the party dilikulty between himself and the
I'rt•sident—and important from the fact that he had pre-
;Leanly befit in consultation with Secretary Webster and
Minister Crampton, and doubtless spnke under a full know-
ledge of all the circumstance a of the ea•e. Mr. Seelig( showed
that England, instead of increasing her naval forth in the
vicinity of her North American provinces, as had been re-
preserved, said forth was actually km than it was a gear
ago by thirty-Omegans. Judging from speech, sail Mr.
Seward certainly appears to be well posted up in the fart•,
there is no more danger of a war with Great Britain now
than there has beta for several years. England doe. nq
wuut war any more than we do. It is hot her that Ls cre-
ating the ill-feeling—it is the provinces. She caunut afh,rd
a war, for by it she would lure her Canadian posmShiol...,
and that, in reality, is probably what they are aiming at,
in endeavouring to drive her into a contest with an.

St. John, N. 8., papers, of the 12th inst., state that
the bail to Commodore Perry and the officers of the
Mississippi was to take place that evening, and that
the band of the 72nd Regiment would perform un
the occasion. Time inh ibitants of St. John were
paying every attention to the officers of the Missis-
sippi. She was to sail fur Halifax on Friday. A
British war steamer has made its appearance off
Bathurst, N.B. 'I he St. John papers exult over the
announcement that Lord Derby has taken the power
from Mr. Crampton to interfere in the fishing ques-
tion, and think that the English premier will stand
by the colonies in the matter.
Fishing vessels arrived at Gloucester report that
the schooner Pilot, of Gloucester, bi longing to the
same owners as the Florida, also seized, has been
taken by an English vessel.
A telegraphic despatch states that the Helen Mar,
seized fur having fresh bait on board, and taken into
Public°, has been released.