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London, England, 1846-04-15 00:00:00

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ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIA.
LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING.
This afternoon, shortly after five o'clock, the Royal
Mail steam-ship Hibernia, Captain Harrison, announced
her approach by the firing of cannon, having made her
voyage from Boston and Halifax with her usual speed
and punctuality. She sailed from Boston on the Ist,
and Halifax on the 3d inst., and was thus occupied about
thirteen days from the former port, and brings 118 pas-
sengers. We are grieved to find by the New York
papers of the 27th uh., that the splendid packet•ship
Henry Clay, Captain Neye, the best and largest ship
belongirg to few York, has been wrecked on Squaw
Beach, during a fearful gale. Her value was estimated
at 90,000 dollars.
The political and commercial news is not of impor-
tance, the position of all the affairs usually classified
under these heads is still unsettled. Both the Oregon
and Mexican questions were at the time of the steamer's
departure in an uneasy posture, so much so that all
business was more or less affected by that uneasiness.
The former question was still before the Senate, who
had not concluded their interminable debate upon the
resolutions relating to the notice to quit. It appears that
one of the Senators, Mr. Dayton, had a,lted for infor-
mation of the President respecting the necessity for an
increase of the naval and military power of the States.
On the 24th of March a special message from the Presi-
dent was sent to the Senate in reply to a call of that
body, made, as already observed, by the motion of Mr.
Dayton. In this message the President commences by
a reference to his message to Congress in December, in
which he recommended the increase of the defences,
and especially the construction of a steam navy. That
opinion he re-asserts, and again urges the expediency of
augmenting the forces of the United States by land

and sea.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.—SENATE.
The speech of Mr. Haywood, of North Carolina, to
which we have adverted in our summaries of news by
previous arrivals, continued to produce a great sensation
in the democratic portion of the Senate for some time. It
has only recently been published, and the publication
bids fair to perpetuate the animosity its delivery engen-
dered. The folly of the executive, his shiftless, reckless
course, and the miserable contemptible trickery by
which Polk and his supporters seek to compass his and
their paltry political objects, without caring a brass
farthing for the real merits of the question at issue, are
deserving of nothing but ridicule ; and nothing but the
magnitude of the interests involved, to which these
people unfortunately are parties, prevents us from meting
out to them the full measure of their deserts. Mr. Hay-
wood has been regarded as an Administration man, and
his taking his stand in favour of attempting a compro-
mise upon the 49th degree of latitude was supposed to
indicate a change in the sentiments of the President to
the same effect. This confidential position was not de-
nied by Mr. Haywood verbally, but in his printed speech
the Senator disclaims such authority.
On the 18th Mr. Archer, of Va., addressed the Senate
in favour of an honourable compromise of the Oregon
question, and adversely to the claim to the whole terri-
tory. He took manly, patriotic, and pacific ground for
the settlement of the question, confessing that he had not
nerve enough to plunge the country into a useless war,
and that he did not abide by the maxim "our country,
right or wrong," unless it was to be applied during war.
When war came, all were bound to stand by the country.
The proper line of compromise was forty-nine, and Mr.
Archer thought the question should be settled by adopt-
ing this line.
Nothing of moment occurred until the 25th, when the
Oregon natice was taken up, and Mr. Sevier, of Ark.,
made a strong speech on the subject, in support of the
American title, and ridiculing the panic which had pre-
vailed in the Senate—he called it a senatorial stampede.
He took his stand on forty-nine. (What has become
of the 54. 40 men?) Mr. Sevier said there was nothing
in the Baltimore Convention—and he was a member of
it—that precluded the President from settling the
Oregon question by compromise. But Mr. Sevier thought
it probable there would be a war; and he gave his reasons
for the opinion. The people cf this country would con-
cede nothing south of forty-nine. The British Govern-
ment, he was convinced, would not give up the naviga-
tion of the Columbia river, which, by the way, was un-
navigable, as he believed. Therefore, the two parties
might come to blows. Nations had often quarrelled about
worthless things. He was convinced that if this question
should remain open till the summer and autumn elections
took place, there must be a war. The people of this
country and of Great Britain, too,were becoming excited
upon this question.
It was in this stage of the proceedings (March 24th)
that the message of the President was received in answer
to the queries of Mr. Dayton's resolve. We have given
the message at length, and without comment in this
place, as we have remarked upon it elsewhere. The
message, and the accompanying debate, is from the
National Intelligencer :
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
To THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES—
In answer to the inquiry of the Senate, contained in
their resolution of the 17th instant, whether, in my
" judgment, any circumstances connt cted with, or grow-
ing out of the foreign relations of this country, require
at this time an increase of our naval or military force,"
and if so, " what those circumstances are," I have to ex-
press the opinion that a wise precaution demands such
increase.

In my annual message of the 2d December last, I re-
commended to the favourable consideration of Congress
an increase of our naval force, especially of our steam
navy, and the raising o: an adequate military force to
guard and protect such of our citizens as might think
proper to emigrate to Oregon. Since that period, I have
seen no cause to recall or modify these recommenda-
tions. On the contrary, reasons exist which, in my judg-
ment, render it proper not only that they should be
promptly carried into effect, but that additional pro
vision should be made for the public defence.
The consideration of such additional provision was
brought before appropriate Committees of the two
[louses of Congress, in answer to calls made by them in
reports prepared, with my sanction, by the Secretary of
War and the Secretary of the Navy, on the 29th Decem-
ber and the Bth January last; a mode of communication
with Congress not unusual, and under existing circum-
stances believed to be most eligible. Subsequent events
have confirmed me in the opinion that these recom-
mendations were proper and precautionary measures.
It was a wise maxim of the father of his country,
that " to be prepared for war, is one of the most effi-
ient means of preserving peace ;" and that, " avoiding
occasion of expense by cultivating peace," we should
" remember, also, that timely disbursements to prepare
ror danger frequently prevent much greater disburse-
ments to repel it." The general obligation to perform
this duty is greatly strengthened by facts known to the
whole world. A controversy respecting the Oregon
rerritory now exists be ween the United States and
kireat Britain ; and while, as far as we know, the rela-
ions of the latter with all European nations are of the
must pacific character, she is making unusual and ex-
traordinary armaments and warlike preparations, naval
nd military, both at home and in her North American
possessions.
It cannot be denied that, however sincere may be the
desire of peace, in the event of a rupture those instru-
ments and preparations would be used against ourcountry.
Whatever may have been the original purpose of these
preparations, the fact is undoubted that they are now
proceeding, in part at least, with a view to the con-
tingent possibility of a war with the United States.
The general policy of making additional warlike pre-
parations was distinctly announced, in the Speech from
the Throne, as late as January last, and has since been
-eiterated by the Ministers of the Crown in both
Rouses of Parliament. Under this aspect of our rela-
tions with Great Britain, I cannot doubt the propriety
of increasing our means of defence, both by land and
sea. This can give Great Britain no cause of offence,
nor increase the danger of a rupture. If, on the con-
trary, we should fold our arms in security, and at last
le suddenly involved in hostilities for the maintenance
of our just rights, without any adequate preparation,
our responsibility to the country would be of the
gravest character. Should collision between the two
•thintries be avoided, as I sincerely trust it may be, the
additional charge upon the treasury, in makingtteevnet-
cessary preparations, will not be lost; while,
for the
the event
.f such a collision, they would be indispensablea
national honour:`
maintenance of our national rights
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be promptly given. The other recommendations are in
conformity with the existing treaty, and would afford
o American citizens in Oregon no more than the same
measure of protection which has long since been ex-
tended to British subjects in that territory.
The state of our relations with Mexico is still in an un-
settled condition. Since the meeting of Congress another
revolution has taken place in that country, by which the
Government has passed into the hands of new rulers.
This event has procrastinated, and may possibly defeat,
the settlement of the differences between the United
States and that country. The Minister of the United
States to Mexico, at the date of the last advices, had not
been received by the existing authorities. Demonstra-
tions of a character hostile to the United States continue
to be made in Mexico, which has rendered it proper, in
my judgment, to keep nearly two-thirds of our army on
our south-western frontier. In doing this, many of
the regular military posts have been reduced to a small
force, inadequate to their defence, should an emergency
arise.

In view of these " circumstances," it is my " judg-
ment" that " an increase of our naval and military force
is at this time required," to place the country in a suit-
able state of defence. At the same time it is my settled
purpose to pursue such a course of policy as may be best
calculated to preserve, both with Great Britain and
Mexico, an honourable peace; which nothing will so
effectually promote, as unanimity in our councils, and a
firm maintenance of all our just rights.
JAMES K. POLK,

Washington, March 24, 1846.
The clerk having read the message,
Mr. Webster rose for the purpose of inquiring into a
matter referred to in it, without intending to make any
commentary or any remarks whatever. It would be per
-ceived, from the reading ut the message, that it was the
judgment of the President that an increase of our moans
of defence, both military and naval, had become neces-

sary by the circumstances of the country. The amount
or extent of that necessary increase was net stated in the
message, but the President had stated that estimates,
showing the extflit of the necessary increase of our
memos of military and naval defence, had been com-
municated from the al propriate departments of the
Executive Government to the appropriate Com-
mittees in that and the other House of Congress
for their advisement and consideration. He would

not complain at all of this mode of communi-
cating to the Members of Congress the judgment of
the Executive on such highly important subjects ; he
would not complain of it, because, as the President had
said, it was not unusual. Recently. it was not unusual ;
but the practice was of recent origin, and, in his judg-
ment, it was one not to be encouraged. He did not know
whether the Hon. Members of the Senate who were re-
spectively at the head of the different Committees had
communicated these estimates in any way to the body to
which they belonged. And he rose to inquire, there-
fore, beginning with the Hon. Senator from Missouri,
who was at the head of the Committee on Military Af-
fairs, what that communication was, and whether he
could not suggest some mode of bringing it to the know-
ledge of the whole body of the Senate, because it was
Isaid in the message that the communication was made
with the sanction of the President himself.

Mr. Benton rose and observed, that a proper intro-
duction to an answer to the Hon. Senator's inquiry
would be to say that the information had been commu-
nicated to the Committees by the heads of departments,
in conformity with applications made by the Committees,
which applications were in obedience to resolutions
passed at the commencement of the session, instructing
the Committees to inquire and report what increase, if
any, was necessary to be made in the military and naval
defences of the country. The Committees were prompted,
as a matter of course, to make the inquiries of the proper
departments of the Government ; and the military Com-
mittee having made application to the Secretary of War,
that functionary returned an answer, which answer was
in the hands of the Committee. There was much of it
which it might be very proper, perhaps, to make public,
but there were other parts which the Committee thought
it would sot be proper to make public. The informa-
tion was all in the hands of the Committee, however (he
spoke of the military Committee alone), and they had
not deemed it necessary to take action upon it.
Mr. Fairfield said, in answer to the Hon. Senator from
Massachusetts, as far as related to the Committee on
naval affairs, that, subsequently to the passage of the
resolution of the Hon. Senator from Michigan (Mr. Cass),
instructing the Committee to inquire what measure, if
any, were necessary to be taken for the defence of the
country, letters were written by direction of the Com-
mittee, to the Secretary of the Navy, requesting infor-
mation and estimates ; and in reply a communication
had been received, and had been read to the Senate and
published ; and, in conformity with it, a Bill had been
reported, and was now upon the calendar.
Mr. J. M. Clayton inquired whether the Naval Com-
mittee had reported all the information which they had
received from the department.
Mr. Fairfield said the communication was accompanied
by reports from the heads of the various naval bureaus.
These reports were made by the heads of the bureaus
to the Secretary of the Navy, and by him transmitted to
the Committee, with the understanding that they were to
be returned to him again. They were transmitted to
the Committee merely for the purpose of enabling them
to make the proper estimates. These reports were vo-
lumnious, and were not communicated to the Senate.
Mr. Webster said he had intended only to make the
inquiry, but he desired now to follow it by a single re-
mark. After what had fallen from the chairman of the
Committee on Naval Affairs, he wished to ask two thing!.
First, whether the Secretary of the Navy, in communi-
cating the estimates, informed the Committee that he bad
the sanction of the President to those estimates ? And,
secondly, whether the communication which the Senator
stated had been made to the Senate, contained the same
informatioe, to wit, the estimates prepared for the
Committee, under the sanction and direction of the
President ?
Mr. Fairfield replied that the communication to hini
of the fact that the estimates had received the sanction
of the President was a verbal communication from the
Secretary of the Navy, who had transmitted them.
Mr. Webster said he understood the Senator to sap
then, that the only authority upon which he based his
knowledge of the estimates having been made out under
the sanction of the President was a verbal communica-
tion, and that not even that was communicated to the
Senate by him, on introducing the Bili for the augmenta-
tion of the navy. He had only further to say that, as
soon as might be convenient to the Hon. Senator wh°
was chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, who,
he presumed, had received information in the same way
of the estimates having received the sanction and been
prepared under the direction of the President—he hoped
that as soon as it might be found convenient by the
Hon. Senator (it was altogether in the Senator's own
discretion, of course), he would communicate, as far ns
was proper to be communicated, hnd no further, to the
Senate the information which the Committee had received.
He was quite content to leave it to the discretion of the
Senator from Missouri as to what portions of thatin-
formation were proper for publication, and to form the
to tics of public discussion.
Mr. Benton observed that, as chairman of the Conk'
mittee on Military Affairs, he deemed himself only the
organ of that Committee, and as soon as he had the
sanction of the Committee he would have great satisf!ie-
tom in communicating to the Senate the information
which the Hon. Senator desired.
Mr. Webster was understood to say (from his seat)
the Senator is an organ that I have more confidence 10
than I have in some other organs.
?,Ir. Benton (also from his seat) remarked that he re-
garded the secretaries of the departments as being the
organs of the President.
Mr. Cass requested the reading of that part of the
message which referred to the increase of the army and
navy. He remarked, that if he understood it correctly
the President now recommends a greater armament than
was recommended by him at the early part of the
session.

The passage having been read by the Secretary,
Mr. Cass said he would merely remark, that notwith'
standing every effort of his in the Senate and out of it,
this matter had been allowed to sleep for many week*
and he was glad to find that it was now pressed upon
their attention by the executive message, and not bi
British cannon.

Mr. J. M. Clayton incinired if the chairman of the
Committee on Naval Affairs how many ships of war were
recommended in the communication of the Secretary ?
Mr. Fairfield replied that he did not at that moment
recollect the number.

On the 26th, Mr. Allen, of Ohio, endeavoured to We
some day fixed for the closing of the Oregon debate, but
without success. [lt is not improbable that another
attempt will be made for the same purpose; the result
may be found iu the latest Congress proceedings.] .
Mr. J. M. Clayton's resolution, calling on the Pres"
dent for any further correspondence that may have taken
place between the United States and Great Britain, about
Oregon, so that the Senate might act advisedly on the
question of notice, was taken up.
A spirited debate took place, but no decision wag
reached; when, on motion,
.The Oregon resolutions were taken up, and Ml.'
Miller, of New Jersey, addressed the Senate.
The Senate spent a'n hour in Executive Session this
evening, ratifying the commercial treaty with Belgium'
by a very large vote, and afterwards adjourning to WO"
day next, against the remonstrance of several Senator!%
Mr. Serruys, the charge d'affaires to Belgium, will
take the treaty home with him.
Besides the Senators whose speeches have been 11.0,
ticed above somewhat at length, Messrs. Benton, Dll%,
Niles, and others, have spoken. Allen and Hannegial
have also been heard very frt quently, but the 54.40 party
is defunct—an omnibus would hold them.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
In this branch of the United States Congress nothing
of importance has transpired. Members seem to be
waiting the action of the Senate upon the Oregon gees'
tion. Their action has been confined exclusively to do-
mestic affairs. It would be u,eless to recapitulate their
proceedings.
It seems that early in the session the Senate Cora'
mittee on Naval Affairs addressed the Secretary of the
Navy to know what increase the naval force of the cowl"
try required. This letter was dated December 22. The
reply of the Secretary is dated Janu try 8. A little mote
than a mouth previous his annual report called for esti-
mates, to sustain a peace establishment, but, without eel
reason, his opinion is now stated to be, that an aeouma"
lation of na val materials and stores is requisite. He re-
commends the repair and equipment of all the vessels in
ordinary, and o: the frigates and sloops on the stocks,
suspension, for a definite period, of the limitation of
seamen in the service to 7,500, so that further enlist-
ments might be provided for and the construction et
three steam frigates, five steam sloops, and two steamer°
of a smaller class.

He also sent to the Committee the suggestions on the
subject of the heads of bureaus in the Navy Depart',
went, signed by Commodores Morris, Warrington
Crane, and Shubrick, without any expressed approval or
disapproval of the same.
These heads of bureaus, after speaking of the relative
naval forces of the United States and Great Britain, and
giving their united opinion o what one nation could or
could not do against the other, were hostilities to ensue'
proceeded to recommend first, the construction of two
classes of war-steamers, particularising as follows
:
One of the larger classes for Lakes Michigan and Huron,
and 27 for the Atlantic coast, and 12 of the smaller
class, for the southern coast, besides those which are
now available : that supplies of ordnance and ordnance
stores be lodged at different points on the lakes ready
for private steamers to he speedily armed in case
need ; that the number of sea steamers, like the Mis'
sissippi, but rather enlarged, should be increased to 5 '
that our frigates should be increased to 30 ; our sloops
of war to 40 ; that 5 of the frigates and 6 of the sloops
should be fitted with such steam arrangements as may
be best adapted to use in aid of sails, without materially
affecting their qualities as sailing vessels ; and that e*
force, besides the officers and marines, of about 28,630
men, will be required to properly man so many vessels.
Neither of these documents contained any estimates as
to the cost of this great number of vessels of war, and of. ,
the ordnance and other supplies necessary to fit out and
subsist them. On account of the absence of this veil
important and most essential requisite, Mr. T. Bode"
King, a member of the Committee, and a devoted friend
to the navy, paid a visit to the Secretary of the Nall
and requested that the proper estimates should be Diaa:
out and furnished the Committee as data upon whl4t:
they could frame such Bill as might be deemed expedient
Some time after this, the Secretary furnished to the
House Committee the desired estimates of the heads of
bureaus of the department before-named, which had pre-
viously been sent. to the Senate's Committee.
i hese estimates put di.wii the present force at sea'
ready for sea, or in ordinary, to be made ready, sower 111.
three, some in six, and some in twelve months, as 'l3
low ;—Five ships of the line, one razes, nine frigate*

- - -
twenty-three sloops, two sea steamers, eight brigs and
schooners, two harbour steamers, and four store ships.
The cost of preparing this force is estimated at 625,000
dollars.
On the stocks there are foar ships of the line; three
frigates and two sloops of war; one ship of the line p•.r-
tially finished at Sackett's Harbour and Lake Ontario;
one steamer is building at Pittsbuig, and another has
been contracted tor with Mr. Stevens, of New York. The
cost of completing such of these as can be finished, is
estimated at 2,955,000 dollars.
The beads of bureaus specified certain additional sup-
plies that would be necessary to the fitting out of the
vessels in question, and estimated the aggregate cost of
the same at 10,600,000 dollars.
They stated that the augmentation which it was be-
lieved the proposed objects imperatively required, would
be the addition of three sea steamers of the class of the
Mississippi ; of five frigates, and six sloops with steam
propellers in aid of their sails; 28 coast steamers, of
about 600 tons, with arrangements for moving along the
coast with safety, to carry two heavy guns and eight or
ten days' fuel; 12 smaller coast steamers, calculated to
carry one heavy gun, for the navigation and protection
of the sounds and passages which skirt the Southern
Atlantic States, and those of the States bordering on
the Gulf of Mexico; that one steamer be provided tor
the protection of the Lakes Michigan and Huron; and
13 new sloops, to be fitted with sails only, or with sails
and steam combined.
The probable expense of this proposed additional force
Was estimated as follows :

Dollars. Dollars.
3 sea steamers at
28 coast and lake ditto
12 small coast ditto
,000
5 frigates with steam 530,000 ~2,650,000
6 sloops with steam
12 frigates, if with sails only 40,000 „ 4,080,000
3
9 sloops

Making a total of 16,190,000
To which add for ordnance and other stores 1,030,000

Gives 17,220,000
Such, in substance, was the character of the recom-
mendations and estimates furnished the Committees of
Congress by the Secretary of the Navy—and which the
President says, in his message, in reply to Mr. Dayton's
resolution, met with his sanction.
Now, the question is which of the two sets of proposi-
tions and recommendations met with the President's
sanction ? The recommendation of the Secretary for 10
steamers, or that of the heads of bureaus for 40 ?

LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
IMPORTANT AND PACIFIC SPEECH OF MR.
WEBSTER.
WASHINGTON, MARCH 30.
The resolution calling upon the President of the
United States for any additional correspondence upon
the Orego❑ question was the prominent business in order
before the Senate during the morning hour.
Mr. Webster suggested to Mr. Clayton, the author of
the resolution, that it should not be passed. There had
been no doubt letters received from the American Minis-
ter at London. He judged so from the strenuous oppo-
sition of the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Relations to the resolution. The Government, it might
be presumed, was in possession of information which it
did not care to communicate to Congress. He hoped,
however, that all the information desired and necessary
to an intelligent action upon the subject would be com-
municated before the vote was taken upon the Bill.
Mr. Webster enlarged upon the merits of the question,
and reminded the Senate of the frequent offers which
had been made to compromise it upon the line of 49
degrees. The 49th was a line south of which England
could not allow herself to expect any territory; while
the navigation of the Columbia, for a limited period, was
a fit subject for friendly negotiation. The strongest
reasons addressed themselves to both countries for an
amicable adjustment, and the present was a most pro-
pitious moment for the settlement of this long-pending
controversy. The line eventually agreed upon would
undoubtedly be the one which had been proposed by this
country many times, and his wish was that the whole
controversy might be settled here and now. The country,
he earnestly desired, should at once set about a friendly
negotiation of the question. The question of notice, he
hoped, would be postponed for one month, in order to
afford time for negotiations.
Mr. Allen said the discussion commenced three weeks
ago in claiming the whole of Oregon. It got down three
weeks ago to 49. It was now proposed to give up the
Columbia river, and he supposed that in three weeks
more the proposition would be to surrender all north of
the Columbia river. Soon after, he supposed, we should
be ready to give up the whole rather than go to war.
Mr. Hannegan—Better that than go the Columbia.
Mr. Allen said that all we lost would be by the delay
of the Senate.
Mr. Webster said, he had not said one word in favour
of yielding the free navigation of the Columbia. If
the line of forty-nine was agreed upon, he supposed
that the navigation of the river might be yielded for a
limited period.
Mr. Clayton said he would not press the resolution to
a vote or action upon it. He thought the information
called for should be communicated, but whether it came
or not, he should vote for the notice, and putting an end
to the convention of 1827.
The Oregon debate was then renewed upon the main
question of notice, and
Mr. Barrows, of Louisiana, addressed the Senate in
* strong, patriotic, and common-sense speech on the
whole subject. He was in favour of compromise upon
forty-nine, and gave a very searching review of the
policy of the Administration.
Mr. Fairfield laid before the Senate the long-con-
cealed estimates from the Navy Department; now, how
ever, sufficiently known to the public, and the Senate
then adjourned.
The Sub-Treasury and the Tariff Bills have not yet
been presented to the House of Representatives, where
they must, according to the Constitution, originate,
although Congress has been in session nearly four
months. These measures, which are, without doubt,
the most important of the session, are in a fair way of
being put off until the last moment, or, perhaps, carried
over into another term.
The latest news from Washington shows that all eyes
are now turned towards the Senate, and the changing
views of the President on the important question
which now engrosses public attention, are deemed as of
but little importance, when brought into comparison with
the probable action of that body; for, after all, although
the President may embarrass the settlement of the ques-
tion by his duplex policy, and his ignorant blundering,
the alternate decision of the question is with the Senate.
if that body shall by a decided expressio❑ of opinion in
passing the notice, recommend negotiation and compro-
mise, the point of etiquette must be waived and negotia-
tions be resumed. And if, what is not improbable, the
Senate shall by a large majority either express its ap-
proval of the forty-ninth parallel, or recommend its re-
newal, those negotiations would be resumed with every
probability of being brought to a pacific and satisfactory
:adjustment of the question.

In regard to the effect
York Courier
by the publication oi
the Message, the New
receivedourter and Inquirer says
46 It .has been universallya document of int
little importance. It seems not to haveas
the increasedapprehension
in any
degree or in any quarter
Stocks, nevertheless, seem to have de7inofdywvaer; per-
ceptibly urn the receipt of the news at Newe
Mr. Calhoun's speech in the Senate on the Oregon
question, on the 16th,. excited very general attention.
Re regards the proposition to give
.the notice as of little
importance now, because the sentiment of the country
demartils the pacific settlement of the dispute ; and
althouvh he said that nothing could
the Administration,nduce him to vote
for the ,laked notice, asproposed by
he thinks: it not at all uakely that he may vote for the
notice, as modified in the resolutions of Mr. Colquitt.
The arm y of occupation in Texas, which at the last
accounts s giving symptoms of an advance, bad moved
from Corpus Christi towards the Rio Grande. It was
said that Gel tend Taylor's orders were positive to cross
the Rio Grande, and penetrate the Mexican territory,
should he e.ncounter any opposition from the Mexicans
in his march to that river. Numerous reports appear
throughout the papers of "large bodies of Mexicans"
having advanced to oppose the march of
little or the United
States army, but they were entitled to
credit.
The United States squadron had also resumed its
former station in the Gulph of Mexico.
The Mexican news is not important ;
no change had
taken place in the Government with the exception of
the substitution of Senor Tornel for General Almonte,
as Secretary at War. The New York papers say that
the project of a Spanish Prince on the throne of
Mexico, which was noticed by the Tiempo, was ill re-
'ceived.

The Courier and Inquirer has several rather severe
articles on this new movement. It intimates that
whoever supports such a project quarrels with the
United Statmese.Simooalso says the Washington Union.
In the meantime m
would ours were pretty generally
credited that Santa Annabe soon back in Mexico
with a good chance of succeeding in
ina counter-revolution,
and that be has a full understanding
States as to the terms of settlement of with the United
all
points in dis-
pute, including Texas and California.
The New York papers comment severely upon theproclamation of the Governor-General of
Possessions. ,i in which
the Punjia,ub was annexed to the Indian p One
of them says, " And yet England denounces theo annexa-
tion of Tex as as an act of rapacity, and as an evidence
of aggrandit:ement and ambition which the leading
powers of Europe are called upon to combine against
and resist."
The Henry Clay, 1,400 tors, and the finest and largest
vessel belonging to New York, went on shore thirty
miles from that city in a tremendous gale on the night
of the 24th ult. The sea made a complete breach over
her, and the masts were all immediately cut away. Six
Persons were drowned in attempting to go ashore in a
boat, two sailors, two steerage, and two second cabin
Passengers. The ship was valued at 90,000 dolls., and
her cargo, which was light, was mo,tly insured. A
good part had, however, at the last accounts, been got
out in n sound condition, and the ship might probably
6 got c Iff when the whole of lit r cargo whs out. Al[
cargo re mauling in the skip at the last accounts was in a
damaged: condition. There were about 300 people on
board, Ocutly,emigrants, all of whom were saved except