The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-30 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES
A telegraphic summary of the following appeared
in our impression yesterday :
LIVERPOOL, TVZSDAT.
At a late hour last night the British and North
American Royal Mail steam-ship Cambria, Captain
Miller, arrived in the Mersey from Boston and Hali-
fax; the former of which ports she left at noon on
the 16th, and the latter early on the morning of the
18th inst. The Cambria brought 42 passengers, but
no specie on freight. Her mails arrived in charge of
Lieutenant Redlich, R.N., admiralty agent.
The Africa arrived out on the afternoon of the
13th inst.

The Cambria passed the United States Mail steam-
ship Franklin, outward bound, on March 22, in lat.
48.16 N., lon. 40.6 E.; and the Royal Mail steam-
ship Europa on the 27th.
The United States Senate, on the 14th, resumed
the consideration of Mr. Clayton's resolution, calling
on the President for certain correspondence con-
nected with the Clayton and Bulwer treaty.
Mr. Mason (dom.) of Va., took the floor, and referred
to the Winter of the treaty, aad to the recent report of
the Committee on Foreign Relations respecting questions
growing out of its construction, and the conclusions at
which the committee arrived upon the subject. As to
the question whether the British settlements at the
Belize are or are not in Central America, they declared,
as their best judgments, from the information before them,
it was a fact that those settlements are within the limits of
i Central America, and, therefore, any attempt to extend co.
ionisation on the part of the British government would he
is contravention of the treaty of 1850. The Senator from
Delaware, Mi. Clayton, acquiesced in all the conclusions to
which the committee came, save the one above stated, and
in a manner of anticipated triumph said, in effect " I join
issue with the committee, and am prepared to show that
the British settlements at the Belize are not in Central
America, but in Mexico, in the province of Yucatan." He
was surprised at the decided tone of the Senator, the com-
mittee having presented the question as an alternative
'Wetly—if these possessions are within Central America,
then the extension of British dominion there is in violation
of the treaty—if not, the treaty will not apply to it.
He was surprised at the Senator joining this Waite with
the committee on foreign relations, because it was utterly in-
consistent with the letter which the Senator, as Secretary of
State, wrote to the British minister. Then he refused to make
the admission which he now does, vie., that the Honduras set-
tlement is not in Central America. Mr. Mason referred to va-
rious maps, making comments upon them, to show that the
British settlements are within Guatemala, and that Guate-
mala claims the territory. For the present, until he should
be further ialormed, he should claim that the British set-
tlement is in that republic or state. He should rely on
Guatemala herself, and take it prima facie as true, that
Great Britain is nut to colonise, or assume greater autho-
rity than she had when the treaty was made. It was due
to Guatemala that she should believe the British pessimisms
on in her territory. When the question comes up as to
the United States and Great Britain, we must answer it.
Looking ezclusively to the interests of this country, the
government of Great Britain is to be held, absolutely and
unqualified'', to every engagement in the treaty in rela-
tion to Central America, in every particular. Peace be-
tween England and our own country, above all others is to
be preferred, but not at the sacrifice of national safety and
sat:anal honour. That statesman or that man who would
precipitate his country in a war, recklessly oe rashly, on any
mistaken opinion, deserves to go down to posterity with
alleastion ; and the statesman or man who :woald sacrifice
the national honour or safety from any fear of war, would
go down to posterity with a deeper execration. If other
nations permit England to seise on their territory, be it
L bet ea this continent she has gone as far as sbe can,
sec asssens peace. lie made no charge of bad faith
@gabs* Zealand for a violation of the treaty, because he
bad no such information : but just so certain as the seasons
return, and the earth revolves in her orbit, this continent,
sad the whole of it, so tar as the welfare and safety of the
United States are concerned, must be free from further
British aggression.
Mr. CLAYTON (whip), of Delaware, replied, saying the
Senator from Virginia would not hold Great Britain more
rigidly to the execution of the treaty than he would. Ile
concurred with him that the honour of the country re-
quires it; but at the same time he would not involve his
country in any unacceoiary conflict, and get into a war
while we may be in the wrong. He knew very well the
wmamittee put the ikuestion in an alternative form, and
=.• from the b.st judgments before them. The senator
Illinois (Mr. Douglas) said the other day, " We
don't love England, and England don't love us." An
American legislator should love hisown country. Out fore-
Where declared that in war we should regard all nations as
enemies—in peace, friends ; and the Father of his counts y,
in the most solemn manner, in his farewell address said
we should cherish no hatred and no love for any foreign
countries. As to getting up a hatred against England or
France, be thought it was calculated to do an injury, and
disturb our amicable foreign relations. The chairman of
the Committee nu Foreign Relations (Mr. Mason) had said
the British settlement is within Central America, but he
thought the senator spoke merely on ea pule information,
and should not have relied on the Guatemala maps exclu-
sively. Why did he not refer to British maps in relation
to the subject? Must there be no respect for England,
with whom we made the treaty? The Guatemala map it li
-
self excludes the British settlement in Belize, and lionduras
does not pretend to claim it. lie then proceeded to vindi-
cate the treaty, which, as Secretary of State, he had made
with England, repeating his former positions, and replied
to Mr. Douglas.
Without concluding, Mr. Clayton gave way for an
executive session, and shortly after the senate ad-
journed.
On the 15th Mr. Clayton resumed and finished his
address, and the Senate adjourned.
By way of Charleston we have the melancholy
announcement that Vioe-President King, on the
3rd inst., declined to take the oath of office, for the
reason, as be alleged, that it was improbable he
should ever assume the duties of the office, and there-
fore the ceremony was unnecessary. Should he re-
cover, he observed, the oath C*4 be administered in
the proper place at Washington. Though the vene-
rable statesman himself evidently despairs of reco-
very, his friends arc encouraged with the hope dist
he will yet be restored to health.
An arrival at New Orleans from Honduras repels
that great excitement prevailed on the island, in ens-
sequence of her Britannic Majesty's war steamer De-
vastation having anchored off Toupillo, and demanded
the surrender of the place, in the name of the Mos-
quito King. The inhabitants were given two hours'
time to decide, before the commencement of a bom-
bardment.
The inhabitants yielded to superior forces, but so-
lemnly protested against the outrage.
The Mosquito flag was hoisted, and the Honduras
flag pulled down,
The British war steamer then proceeded to Limas,
and cannonading was afterwards heard in that quar-
ter. It was presumed that a contest was going on
between the steamer and the Honduras troops.
A severe shock of an earthquake was felt at &Use
on the 10th of February.
The New York Herold, in reference to the above,
states:—" We are informed that President Pierce has
already received semi-official information with regard
to the recent operations of the English steamer De-
natation against Honduran, which will probably be
sent to the Senate before its adjournment. The ca-
binet have had the matter under consideration, and
we expect to have shortly a more definite exposition
of the views entertained by the administration.
By the arrival of the Uncle Sam at New Yore we
have dates from California to Feb. 16 raft She
brings 310,000 dole. in gold on freight and in the
hands of passengers. The rainy season on the Isth-
mus had closed, and the travelling had become lo

markably good.
The Alta California, Feb. 16, says :
The largest esins-monthly shipment of gold dust ever
made from this port wee manifested for the steamer C
fornia. Though the risk was judiciously divided by ship-
ping a large amount by the Panama, it still properly be-
longs to the regular semi-monthly steamer. The following
is the list, in addition to which 900,000 dole. by the Bro-
ther Jonathan, stated to have been shipped, may be wonted
—making the aggregate for the middle of February, 1863,
upwards of three millions seven hundred and ninety thou-
sand dollars
doll. dole.
Page,Bacon, & Co. 1,000,000 Stephens & Bancroft 24,380
Adams and Co. sto,oeo Bolton,Barres,&Co. 17,400
B. Davidson 332,800 C. and Benjamin .. 15,000
Burgoyne and Co 380,000 Wyckoff and Co. .. 16,418
Dread!, Sateer,and Hussey, Bond, and
Church 90,000 Hale 30,048
Tenant and Wilde 38,000 D. L. Rosa and Co 19,200
J. B. Thomas .... 69,000 Basing,Casselli,&Co lO,OOO
8. J. Meyer & Co. 30,300 Collins, Cushman,
Wells,Farge,& Co. 73,448 and Co
F. Argenta and Co. 30,000 Other shippers

Total 2 890,568
By the Brother Jonathan 900,000

Total .. ...3,790,558
The largest previous shipment was made by the Panama,
on the 30th of November last, which was a few dollars over
2,682,000 dole. Tennessee took oat, on the lit instant,
2,430,000 dots., which, added to the present shipment, will
make the aggregate for this month 4,220,558 dots.
We take the following from the San Francisco
'Arabi, Feb. 13:
The news from the in.crior has been of unusual interest.
The ludisns on Dry Creek have kept the neighbourhood in
a high state of excitement and alarm, on account of their
bold robberies and evident hostility. Some brisk fighti g
has occurred between them and parties of the whites sent
out to chastise them. In these men:lnters the Judahs be.
hayed with great courage; several of the whites wrls
killed, and on one ,vcasion were compelled to
the iv -
iug the enemy mute.: of the field. Reports from Sin I