The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-22 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

The United States mail steam-packet Amp
arrivedat Southampton yesterday, having left New
York on the 9th inst. She brought specie far
England to the amount of 271,900 dollars, and few
France 190,000 dollars._

On the 7th inst., the President sent to Coupes
his Message upon the question of the arrest of the
filibusters in Central America. He mays :
In capturing General Walker sad his command after they
had landed on the soil of Nicaragua, Commodore Paulding
has, in my opinion, committed a grays error. In regard to
Nioarsgus, she be; sustained m injudica by the act of Cos.
modem Paulding. This has enured to her benefit, and re-
lieved her from a dreaded Invasion. She alone would have
any right to complain of the violation of her territory, and
is quite certain that she will never alifeiell this right. It
unquestionably does not belong to her invaders to complain
in her name. She has been rescued by Commodore Pauld-
ing from their usaults. The error of this gallant altos
consists in exceeding his instructions and landing his milers
and marines in Nicaragua, whether with or without her con.
sent, for the purpose of making war upon any military force
whatever, which he might find in the country, no matter
from whence they came.
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The President gives Commodore Paulding credit,
however, for pure and patriotic motives. He de..
clues himself u determined u ever to execute the
neutrality laws, observing :

The mime of unitise on foot or providing the means for
military expeditions within the United States to make war
spinet a foreign state with which we ate at peace, is ens
of an aggravated and dangerous character, and early
engaged the attention of congress. Whether the executive
pommels any or what power under the constitution, inde-
pendently of congress, to prevent or punish, this sad
similar offences against the law of nations was a subject
which engaged the attention of our most anima states.
men in the time of the administration of General Washing.
ton, and on the occasion of the French revolution. The
act of oomgrems of 6th June, 1794, fortunately removed
all the difficulties on this question which had
existed. The 6th and 7th motions of this act, which
relate to the present gnedien are the same in substance
with the 6th sad Bth sections of the act of April 20, 1818,
which have now been in force hir a period of more then
sixty years. The military expedition rendered criminal
by the act must have its origin--mnat begin or be set on
foot in the United States—but the peat object of the law
was to save foreign states with whom we were at peace frees
the ravages of these lawless expeditiessum=seffing from oar
shores. The 7th maks dew, which simply
deems mime and its pemilmemet heft, he,. been =
to accomplish this purrs sod res our in
duties In order to rinder tin law elpeeral, it waa =OW
Ng is prevent the °err*. on el ea* expeditions to theft
consummation after engird ancenedad in leaving our shoe%
This has been done ellselnally, and IR dear and explicit
guaga, by the authority glum to the President under the Bth
mastics of the act is=peg the lad and naval forces of the
United States for the purpose of preventing the carrying an
of any such expedition or enterprise from the temtory ere
jurisdiction of the United States, spinet the territory or
domain of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, dis.,
trict, or people with whom the United States is at poem.
For these reasons had Commodore Pauldg intercepted the
steamer Fashion with General Walker and his command ea
board at any period before they entered the port of Son Juan
de Nicaragua, and conducted them hack to Mobile, We
would have prevented them from carrying on the expedl ion,
and have been not only a justifiable but aprai eworthy act.
The President goes on to condemn, in the severest
terms, the enterprise attempted by Walker and his
accomplices, saying :
It well deserves the severe punishment inflicted upon it by
our laws. It violate the principles of Christianity, se.
ratty and humanity, held sacred by all civilised nations, end
by none more than by the people of the United Stares. Die-
guise it as we may, snob a military expedition is an invita-
tion to !bitches and lawkes men to enlist under the banner
of any adventurer to rob, plunder, and murder the anemia.
log cruses of neighbouring States, who have never done
them harm. It is usurpation of the war making pow,
which belongs alone to Congers. The government itself-.
at least in the estimation of the world—beoomea an woos.
pito, in the commission of this crime, unless it adopts all the
mans nernewry to prevent and punish it.

The President remarks, however, that it was only
through the action of the judiciary that Walkee
could be lawfully held in custody to answer say
charges against htm, and therefore even when the
United States Marshal brought him to Washington
on the 29th ult., the executive was unable to recoil
aim him as a prisoner. In conclusion, the President
says :

It is beyond question the destiny of our race to 'prod,
themselves over the continent of North America, and tIY
at no distant day, should events be permitted to tales *lf
own natural course. The tide of emigration will Bow bin
South, and nothing am eveednally arrest its program. X
permitted to go there peacefully, Central America will ma
contain an American population, which will confer drip
and benefits as well upon the natives as their reepeodm ge•
vernments ; and liberty under the restraint of law erfil pew
serve domestic pesos, while the different transit rontesaersa
the Lamas, in which we are so deeply interested, will ham'
assured protection. Nothing has retarded this happy cce•
&tics of Weirs so much as the unlawful expeditions whisk
have been fitted out in the United States to make war up*
Central American States. Had one half of the number d
Andean Mama who have miserably perished in Ms Id
dkestroas inelition of General Walker settled in Nicer.
ova as peaceful emigrants, the object which we all duke
would are this have been in a great degree acesentbstad!
Thus expeditions have caused the people of the Oiallig
Ausarten States to regard us with dread sad implika.
It is oar policy to remove this appAsalion, sad ear
vines than that we intend to do good, sad ad
evil. We desire, as the leading Power on this condom; le
open and, if need be, to protect every transit route scree' des
isthmus, not only for oar own benefit, but for that of tits
world, nd thus open a free amen to Central America, Pi
through it to our Pacific par maions. This policy wss coot.
mewed melee favourable auspices, when the expedition
under the command of Genteel Walker romped from our
territories, and proceeded to Punta Anne& The truth is
that no administration can successfully conduct the heap
affairs of the country, in Central America sr alembics, ifS
is to be interfered with at every step by latrine military ekr
peditions set on foot in the United States.
Accompanying the documents p üblished is a letter
from the Secretary of the Navy to the commander d
the steamer Fulton, dated October 12 last, in whisk
he tells him that his instructions do not authorise
him to act arbitrarily or upon mere suspicion, bat
where he found an American vessel manifestly Br-
gaged in carrying on an expedition or enterrisa
from the territories or jurisdiction of the United
States against Mexico, Nicaragua, or Costa Rica, his
will use the force under his command to prevent its
and not permit the men or arms engaged in it or dr
stilled for it to be landed in any part of Central
America or Mexico. Similar instructions were sent
to Commodore Paulding.

A despatch from Berne says :—" The Federal
Council has applied to the government of Geneva to insti-
tute an inquiry to ascertain what have been the demeanor
and conduct of the Italian refugees in these latter times."
A Berlin letter states that M. do Jaamund, tbs
chief editor of the Politielies Wocheiblet, has been elated
by the Prism. of Freesia to draw up the official account el
the marriage ceremony of his etc, Prince Frederic William 4
with the Princess Royal of England. Thin fact has km
much remarked on at Berlin in consequence of M. de
legman& having been for many years at the head of the
above-named opposition Journal, which has Jassy' de•
fended with great many the idea of German unity and the
principles of ultra libenalhon.
" The Rhine," says the Costrrier chi Bas-Rhia,
" now presents the most curious appearance. In tens-
queues of the drought which has prevailed sinter Yet
summer the river oppoeite Kehl has no greater width theet
the ordinary one of the 111; and all that remains of the
stream is entirety on the German side of the river. TheaY
bed forms a wide beach of sand united to the French teak.
All the boats which support the French half of the bridge
are aground on the sand, and thirteen or fourteen Badge
boats only remain afloat. The bank of sand and gravel
which now supports the bridge not being perfectly level, the
platform of the bridge describes the most singular curvet.
The water Is remarkably oleic, and towards the Germs,
side the heads of the .piles of the old fixed bridge may be
clearly perceived at the bottom of the stream. N
visitces are every day arriving at Kehl to witness title
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ever, within the memory of man," says the
Salsa Aiblie of Lyons, have the waters of the Mons NA
and of the &One Use se low as at the present nicsame.
Navigation has become completely impossible, weft
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boats of the lightest draft."