The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-09 00:00:00

SU

LONDON,

AMERICAN NEWS.

By the Royal steam-ship Asia, Judkine cern-
mei ,a
me.nder, weich arrived in the Mersey et 5.10 P.M.,
we hay- edvices from New York to the 28th ult. She
has 324,00.0 dolls. in specie on freight.
The United States' mail steam-ship Bel. ic, Com-
stock commander, arrived at New York on the
25th ult.
The steam-ship Empire City arrived at New York
on the 25th with 1,149 031 dulls. in gold dust, and a
large amount in the hands of passengers.
The United States' Secretary of State, Mr. Webster,
left Boston on the 25th for his residence at Marshfield,
where he was received with much warmth. The
Hon. Mr. Sprague, in his address to the Secretary,
alluded to the responsible duties now devolving upon
him with regard to the fisheries question ; and Mr.
Webster, in reply, said—
" Gentlemen,—Mr. Sprague has been pleased to refer
to recent cceurreeces. As to some of them, or at least
to one, it may not be fitting in me to say one word now.
'I he time has not come. But I would say, I may
venture to hope, without presumption, that I am not en-
tirely unknown at home or abroad—(Cries of No,
no ID—and I say further, if I have anything good and
valuable, I hold it in my own keeping, and will not
trust it to the waywardness of °there,. Friends and
neighbours, the time you offer me this welcome is not
altogether inappropriate. lam about to be among you.
The place I occupy must soon be vacated in the ordinary
course of events, and it may be vacated very shortly.
lam sensible of the kind manner in which the events
of my life have been recited. I ern willing to admit
that I am glad to receive the approbation of my coon-
trymen, in any manner they may be disposed to express
it—l am willing to believe in relation to the occur-
rences alluded to by Mr. Sprague, that by the blessing
of Providence and the favour of my countrymen, I
have done something to uphold the constitution and li-
berty, and maintain the rights of my country. There
is an end to all human labours and efforts. I am no longer
a young man ; but I am thankful, nevertheless, for
the measure of strength I still enjoy. I hope to enjoy
the pleasure of your kindness and ecciety for some
years to come, if such may be the pleasure of the
Almighty. Mr. Sprague has made allusion to recent
occurrences, threatening disturbances on account of the
fisheries. It would not become me to say much on that
subject until I speak officially, and under direction of the
head of the Government. And then I shall speak. In
the meantime be assured that that interest will not be
neglected by this Administration under .any circum-
stances. The fishermen shall be protected in all their
rightse ofaprmo paerrbtly a
Marblehead
hend i n
ad
phrase,
harlal s the, eit rh rightsey
cupation.
To ha
lbe
e
hook and line, and bob and sinker.' And why should
they not? They employ a vast number. Many of our
own people are engaged in that vocation. There are,
perhaps, among you acme who have been on
the Grand Banks for forty successive years, and there
hung on to the ropes in storm and wreck. The most
potent consequences are involved in thie matter.. Our
fisheries have been the very nurseries of our navy.
If our flagships have conquered the enemy on the sea,
the fisheries have been at the bottom of it—the fisheries
are where the seeds form from which these glorious
triumphs were born and sprung. Now, gentlemen, I
may venture to say one or two things more on this
highly-important subject. In the first place, this
sudden interruption of the pursuits of our citizens, which
had been carried on more than 30 years without inter-
ruption or molestation, can hardly be itestified by any
principle or consideration whatever. It is now more
than 30 years that they have pursued the fishing in the
same water and on the same coast, in which and along
which police has now come that they shall be no longer,
allowed these privileges. Now, this cannot be justified
vviihout notice. A mere indulgence of too long con-
tinuance, even if the privilege were not en indulgence,
cannot be withdrawn at this season of the year, when
our people, according to their custom, have engaged in
the business, wi bout just and seasonable notice. I
cannot but think the late dispatches from the Colonist.
iliac had not attracted to a sufficient degree the atten-
tion of the principal Minister at the'Crown, for I see
matter in them quite inconsistent with the arrange- '
ment made in 1845 by the Earl of Aberdeen and Ed-
ward Everett. Then. the Earl of Derby, the pre-
sent First Minister, was Colonial Secretary. It
could not well have taken place without his know-
ledge, and, in fact, without his concurrence or sanction.
I cannot but think, therefore, that its being over_
inadvertence.of England.
treaty a
fishing atyesilBlB was
lutioneedwiisth
vessel is
captured by one of her vessels of war, and brought in for
adjudication, the Crown of England is answerable, and
at
the e Crown
then we know who we have to veal with. But it is not
to be expected that the United States will submit their
rights to be adjudican d upon in the petty tribunals of
the provinces, or that they will allow our vessels to be
seized by constables and other petty officers, and con-
demned by municipal courts of Canada and Newfound-
land, New Brunswick, or Nova Scotia! No, no, no.—
(Great cheering.) Further than this, gentlemen, I do
not think it expedient to remark upon this topic at pre-
sent, but you may be assured it is a subject upon which
no one sleeps at Washington. I regret that the state of
my health caused my absence from Washington when
the news came of this sudden change in the interpreta-
tion of the treaties. My health requires relaxation. I
shall feel it my duty, as soon as my health and strength
will justify use in undertaking the journey, to return to
my post and discharge the duties devolving upon me to
the best of my abilities."
It was reported in Washington that the Committee
on Commerce in the House of Representatives had
prepared, and intended shortly to report, a British
North American Reciprocity Bill, expressly provid-
ing that the north-eastern fisheries shall remain open
to the fishermen of the United States. This, it was
said, had been determined upon some time back.
A telegraphic message, dated Philadelphia, July
27, says that the commandant of the navy-yard at
that, port had received orders to have the steam-frigate
Saranac overhauled, provisioned, and manned with
all possible dispatch. The Saranac would, it was said,
form the vanguard of a fleet destined for the Gulf of
St. Lawrence. In the navy-yards considerable and
unusual activity was apparent.
It was stated that the Lubeck fishing schooner,
lately seized by the British steamer Netly, and car-
ried into St. John's, New Brunswick, was, at the
time of her seizure, off Grand Menan. The captain
of the seized vessel says that he ran in for bait, while
the English say that he was fishing there. The case
will be tried at the Admiralty Court at St. John's.
The St. John's New Brunswicker of the 26th says,
that Mr. Webster labours under a mistake when he
enforce
s circular
the strictly,
her Majesty's
conventiontbat
toaccording to the opinion of the law officers of England.
gives
Government the i inpir6 ession
about by
Such the News believes is not the case. For some
years past there has been a tacit understanding that
American fishing-vessels should only be excluded
from those bays and inlets of the coast which are less
than six mils wide, and within which the American
vessels could not of course fish unless within three
miles of the land on either side. To do this the News
thinks will be sufficient, as nearly all the American
vessels are in the habit of fishing near the shore during
thelbest of the fishing season.
It was said that a large fleet of fishing vessels would
sail from the seacoast towns of Massachusetts as soon
as they were assured of protection against the British
cruisers.
In the Senate, on the 27tb, the Bill making appro-
priation for the construction of a ship canal around
the Falls of St. Mary was taken up. Mr. Toucey
said he would vote for the Bill, because this canal was
necessary for the defence of the country. Mr. Belt
saw no reason why this improvement should be
singled out and all the others rejected. He denied
that it was necessary for the defence of the country.
In case of a war with Great Britain, that region of
the country would need no defence. Great Britain
would not pretend to hold it against the vast papules
tion of the United States in that quarter. He pur-
sued the subject further, contending that other
works of improvement should not be delayed. He
moved the Bill be laid on the table. Mr. Butler
desired the whole subject of internal improvements
to be discussed. Mr. Cass said that the friends of the
Bill would show its importance. The Bill wa
postponed. 8
The. Democrats had a grand demonstration on the
26th, en which day the delegates from New York
and its vicinity proceeded in 15 steamboats to New_
bury, some 60 miles up the North River, for the
purpose of attending the great ratification meeting
According to the Herald, some thousands of people
were left behind owing to the incapacity of
the
steamers to carry any more passengers. The meeting,
at Newbury was very unanimous, and the nomination
of Fierce and King was ratified with enthusiasm.
One of the most remarkable features of the meeting
was the declaration of Mr. John van Buren that there
was no longer any Free-soil party among the demo-
cracy of the State of New York, for, all the objects
of the party having been accomplished, there was now
no longer any necessity for its existence.
The Whig party were assembling at the Niagara
Falls on the 27th with the object of ratifying
the no-
mination of Scott and Graham.
During a Scott ratification meeting at New York
on the 28th the Whigs and Democrats came into
collision, and a severe conflict ensued. In the course
of the proceedings one cf the speaker, asserted that
" the Democratic platform was
.of British materials,
under the patronage of The 'limes and the British
aristocracy.
A military review of the Irish regiments took
place at Ne w York on the 27th in honour of Meagher,
the Irish convict.
By telegraph from Louisville we learn that the
United States' expedition to the head of the Red River
had been encountered by the Catnittiches and Keoway
Indians, end eighty of the troops slaughtered.
The New York Herald gives some prominence to a
Montreal correspondent.'s c°lllmunicEdi°ll' in which
the oft• repeated tale of the progress of a movement for
the annexation of the Canadas to the United States is
repeated. The writer asserts that the publication of
a letter written several years back by Generel Scott,
in which he argue s in favour of such a consummation,
had given strength to the concocters of the scheme.
Accounts from the city of Mexico to the 10th
ultimo confirm the report that the Government had
rejected the application for an extra session of Con-

Freights to London—Grain, sd. to 51-3. per
bushel; flour, ls. 7d. to is. Od. per barrel; measure-
ment goods, 201. to 30s. per ton ; beef, 3s. 3d. to 33.
6d. per tierce.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE
PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY. The Fire Queen steam-
yacht, under the command of Lieutenant Mason, of the
Victory, the senior lieutenant of the fleet in commission,
is ordered to proceed from this harbour to Hyde,
to embark her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess
Catherine of Russia, her husband (his Serene Highness
the Prince George of Mecklenburgb), &c., and bring
them to Portsmouth.
18, Captain Fanshawe, was inspected
andT hheerD Daphne, 18,
yesterday by the Commander-in-
Chief Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, Gr.C,M.G., and
, CB., of the Excellent, who practised
Captain
gunnery. She sailed this morning for Chatham
epmtaiinn el
to be paid off,
The Niger, 14, (screw), Commander Leopold G.
Heath, whose arrival at Queenstown we reported on
Saturday, arrived at Spithead yesterday after noon. Her
Coast of African news we have already given. By her
we learn also that the Firefly steam-sloop, Commander
Seymour, had made a prize iu Juno in the Coacza river,
but she had no slaves en board. She also reports having
passed on the 20th of July the wreck of a brig water-
logged, with the mainmast standing, and the mainyard
hanging by the slhig:.; the foremast had apparently
been cut away. " Melrose" was on the port bide
of the stern ; poop round houie painted yellow
with white psneels, small topgallant forecastle, iron
bowsprit, cap, and bobstays; hull black, with white
riband ; no rigging remaining. Latittull 37.40 N.; long-
titnde 23.26 W. Also, July 30, the Nig,r boarded the
Swedish ship Gerda, from Gottenberg to New York,
with emigrants, all well. Latitude 45.44 N.; longituke
17.54 W. She exchanged numbers also with her Ma-
jesty's ship ifarpy, off St, Alban's Henn, yesterday, and
on her arrival at Spithead signalled to the flagship
" Harpy astern," which was the fir.t intimation the
-t.
public received of the safety of the latter vessel, al-
, thout;h she made her number in Sir J u.:n Ommanney's
waters, if Plymouth, on Friday.
The Vivid steam-packet, Master. Commander Snaithttt,
embarked her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent
yesterday at Covrcc, and conveyed her to Southampton
en route to Loudon.

Ten North Sea pilots arrived at this port on Friday
by rd i
lyvay from Dover for service n the ships of the
Royal steam squadron and armed escort. Ater report
ing themse-Ives to the Commander-in-Chief, he dis-
patched them to Spithead in his flig.ship's pinnace, and
put them on board the respective ships of the squadron.
Three, out of the four 120 three-deckers on the stocks
in Portsmouth Dockyard are ordered to be adapted to
the screw.

The No. 3 (Edward) tramped arrived at Spithead
o-day from the West Indies, with a detachment of the

.. .
34th Foot from Trinidad, and one of the 26th Foot
from Berbadoes.
The Wasp, 14, Commander Bereham, arrived at Spit-
head this afternoon from the coast of Africa.
The Furious, 16, advance steam-frigate, completed the
adjustment of her compasses on Saturday, and remains
ready for commission.
The Sprightly port steam-tender, Master-Commander
Allen, went to Cowes this morning with letters, &c.,
for the Royal steam squadron, and on her return she
brought in supernumeraries from the Harpy. She sails
on Monday with supernumeraries for Plymouth and
Rear-Admiral Corry's squadron.
The Dasher steam-vessel, Commander Lefevre, has
sundry defects to make good, and her crew have been
placed on board the Blonde hulk while she is being com-
pleted.
PLYMOUTH, Aug. 7.—Two line-of-battle-ships end
two frigates, supposed to be a
steamer,
Cur-
ry's fleet, were observed by the Brunswick
Captain Harvey, ou Wednesday last, at 7 sot, running.
towards Torbay. Wind W., fresh breeze. The ships
were under topsails, topgalla.ntsails, and royal'' °
frigate had her studding sails set a low and aloft ; the
other (the Arethusa), had her three topsails only- .
Admiral Corry 'd
fleet was off Plymouth on Friday at
11 A,M., and signalized Port-Admiral Sir John Osimmaet4
monde, was ahead, Limier three topsails,
Portion of Admiral
ney. The Arethusa, 50, Captain Thomas Ail. '''',l"
jib, the maintopsail to the mast. The Admiral's shit
Prince Reeen!, 93, was under same canvas; the Re
ney, 93, Captain Charles Graham, was under three top-
sails, maintopgallaut sail, fore and main tack, jib and
spater, full sail ' astern. The Leander, 50, CdPtu'le
George Sr. Vincent King, had same canvas as the Art!:
thusa. They left Torbay on rlhursday, and were won'
ing down Channel. Wind, Nlos.w , strong brer.vo_
made her The Blenheim steamship is reported as' having
number at the same time.
3 slip
Her Majesty's ship Algiers, building in No. „s
dockyard, designed by the Committee of Iteiaree'
is to be altered to a screw steamship
spanker, an
Her Majesty's frigate Trincomalee will go out of
har-
bour on Thursday next.
for
Messrs. W. B. Hutton, and Suns,
The merchant screw-steamer Emerald, CaPtilil Wal-
pole, with pslm oil, gold dust, ivory, beesystx,of London, .i.eo. aa
hero this morning. Her dates are—Lagos,ooMgouP,
Accra, June 12; Cape Coast, June 15; Si'r•-e,,te 28.
July 5; Gambia, July 11; and St. Michael's, ""In''' the
She is one of the first steamers dispatched from leyed
Thames to the Coast, where she has been aellsfieki)
during the last five months.. Her master (gros- from
' died of apoplexy on the 31st of July, three days
St. chief
St. Michael's, when the charge devolved 00 tho OR-
officer, Mr. Walpole. She brings 12 PaYel3ge;_and the
arrivo;
tlemen engaged in the coast trade. The ast:llMay; the
Elizabeth were at Porto Novo on the 21st 0,, George
Sylphide sailed on the 16th for Zanzibar; t`i eon the
Dean arrived from Lagos at .AlPiaied on the
22d of May; the Sultana, from Popo, arr'' from
Mari,
31st of May at Aoera; the Ada
in n, from
Porto Rico, Juno 5 ; and the G
Llineea Caoast, the
Porto Rico, on the 12th. At Cape New york,
t3ultan, from Landon, and the Gem, fla°;l3l,s ea the 12th,
on the 4th of June; the Emily, from BaL"-,'_.- The Clif-
and the Se:ll)nd, from Bathurst, on the 14tn_n
the ad of
ford en.' the Maypo, from London, arrived °
July at Sierra Lsone; the Y sailed therefrom foe
departed •
fur Nantes; and the Orion, from Bathurs:,
Davhilo Mon
London on the 7th. The schooner .
wa, totally
gales!. with run;, tobacco, palm oil, &c,, vans on the oath
wreek'ed at Lagos on the 27th of IsloY;erdam, with
the schooner Governor Vanderehb, ot Rai
Cape Coast;
outward cargo, was lost at Elmina, neear3iit
of July, in
both crews saved. The Emerald, on thhe barque Assam,
lat. 40 10 N., long. 20 17 W.., spoke t
of Greenock. h, 8, Commander
on the 4th,
Her 2..l,ljesty's sloop Water Witcri
from Lagos; the steam-sloop the 31st of May,
July; and the Alan A. Gardiner, arrived at .Aoorakeemos, , COMUIRLI-
PoIYP
a Leone on the 2d of
der C. G. Phillis, arrived at S
The screw steam sloop
same day, from Ascension. l:loath, arrived at
Niger, 14, Commander Leopold
d sailed on the same
Sierra Leone on the 3d of JulY, an
errs the coast and the
day for Cork. The Emerald repor ,
place in healthy condition.
r Av Montegue convict-ship
DEVONPORT, AUG. 6.—am‘se h
dispatc es.
still waits her sailing orders and
stripped off, and her
Cornwallis has had her
"Ppeirll be new coppared and
bottom is being caulked. She w for Hong Kong. She
steam-vessel Bleieorefhound arrived on the
fitted as a military de of-ship
will be supplied with half- and Lady Montagu
In the Sound— Qua, Hogue,
convict-ship, and Hat py Wainer' George, Sylph, Sans
St.
In H h
areour—lmpregnable,
Falmouth, Hamoaze,
Pareil; Trincomalee, Confiance,
Goodwill, and Tortoise ligahttasq.tander, 44 guns, Comm°-
, CHATHAM, AUG. 6 --Ma --- fitting for and .
with sea, is
lore G. T.sluot, is proceeding
stares on board, and will
getting her armaments and --
~h to get her powder on
shortly dro down to Gitlin"' au3ssa.
worn sails and rigging.
board, ands omplete fining for
12-gun brigs, have been
esission.
The Daring and Nerbocid", .
taken into deck to be brought
i"twosarodsifs'ttrienTa.sing the
Tire Aid navel lighter is lent
Duchess of Kent steamer"
—Her Mskstl's ship Vesta, 6TIEERNESS, SUNDA..,,-.
as inspected on the 402 I
26, CdptAu G. B 11.tarilton, ‘4,
.:,i. ‘,
~
0.. . .
in,t., by the Hitt. MoutaguelbnteoPl:er:y, 110.7.5. e .ptem to
Viee-Adniral the Hon-
, 'T, nhe salu ed the flag of the
At 130 P 31, on 11'165"'
COrnallitAile-ill Chief, rind balled r
prockeu on her voyage
will complete her crew, and then
so the West Ir.eliei.,.
-chip Mee team troop .. tPra, Com-
H-r Maj,sty'a screw s
d her decks caulked and payozl
wander J. Johnson, has had
terations are
Sotne a'. beina;
with Jeffry's marine glue.
A coating of the prepared
curie in her intereal tioneuts.
the has been put. oar d with osihe
thisher
mineral pitc,, reiste
of is generally neve .
bottom; (me 6pplie,ti,,p only
.. , s
sary, but the surtsce of the iron muchtheiregiia
is corroded,iler
are.toser venting is to be put
_on.. . .
andy- o
tiul;
perinteraline the process ef mretegapplying s:
.
0' to come out of 1 composition': The uegceru will be ready