The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-02-16 00:00:00

POREIGN INTELLIGENCE,

The packet. ship Stephen Whitney, Captain Thompson,
which sailed from New York on the 17th ult., arrived off this
port on Friday night, and the packet-ships Columbus, Capt.
Barstow, and Roscoe, Captain. Huttleston, which sailed on
the 22d; arrived on Saturday afternoon, and the Acadia,
which left Boston on the Ist and Halifax on the 3d instant,
arrived on Sunday evening, after a fine run of thirteen days
and a few hours from Boston. By these conveyances we
have received New York papers from the 9th to the 31st ult.
In the New York Herald, from the 18th to the 22d ultimo,
inclusive, the affair of Mr. M'Cleod is the only topic of po-
litical interest. It has called forth a display of envious and-
bitter feeling against this country for which we were scarcely
prepared, and Canada has become an object of greater inte-
rest to brother Jonathan than ever. The Herald informs its
readers that it had dispatched a special correspondent to visit
the country, and report upon it for their information ; and
that this was the first attempt of the kind ever made by an
American newspaper. The observations of the editor, and
his "picture of England," in which we have some difficulty
in recognising ourselves, will be read with interest :

At this time no information could be more deeply interest-
ing. The progress of British aggrandizement in every part
of the world, savage and civilized, ought to alarm all inde-
pendent nations. Within a few years she has possessed her-
self of every strong point in the European or Asiatic seas,
and has just set one foot upon Canada and St. Jean d' Acre
in the Mediterranean, while another is firmly planted on the
extremity of the old continent, upon the island of Chusan in
the Chinese seas. Her territorial encroachments, by land
and water, under various pretexts, outstrip the career of
Rome in her most palmy days.
But if England were content with European or Asiatic en-
croachment, we might pass it by in silence. Her ambition is
as active on this continent as in the old world. She has for
half a century held possession of a large tract of American
territory in Maine, and now refuses to give it up. She is
making the same encroachments in the north-west—on both
sides of the Rocky Mountains. Under the plea of suppressing
the 'slave trade, she seizes our merchant vessels in the African
seas, and sends them for adjudication and .confiscation
wherever she pleases. Not content with these encroach.
ments, her minister at Washington, Mr. Fox, most inso-
lently demands the liberation or Mr. M.`Leod, who is con-
fined at Longport under a charge of being one of the perpe.
trators in a case of robbery and murder in the waters of New
-York—while in Canada, across the line, every preparation
seems to be making to invade our soil, for the purpose of
rescue, or to intimidate the authorities into compliance with
their demand.

In one view, our vessels are seized—our territory held—
our waters invaded—our citizens murdered—our property
outraged by British agency and British subjects. It is time
for the American people to wake up and look about them.
They are of the same flesh, blood, soul, mind, spirit, and
race as the British are, improved by an intellectual founda-
tion of sound democracy—of that quality which crossed the
ocean and planted their institutions at Plymouth, instead of
tolerating the abuses of aristocracy in their native land. The
various attempts of England recently made on our rights
will, we trust, be taken up with proper spirit by the new ad-
ministration. It is time to look about us sharply—and Gen.
Harrison is the man to do it.

The foregoing Is from the Herald of the 19th ult. In a
subsequent number the subject is recurred to, in an article
headed—" Canada and the United States—progress of
estrangement." The writer complains of the strong lan-
guage used by the journals in speaking of the arrest of Mr.
M`Leod. The following is a passage from the Montreal He-
rald, specially noted :

As nothing is now too base for the officers of the republic
to sanction, we should not be surprised to hear of British
officers, who were engaged in the war of 1812, being seized
and put on trial for damage done to the citizens of the sepa-
rate States, by orders of government. The principle of Mr.
Forsyth holds good in all cases of a similar nature; and the
British government is so much respected by the American,
that it is powerless to save its servants for obeying its lawful
orders. This state, of feeling cannot last. The cup of ini-
quity is fast filling up, and we should like to see that country
left to itself. Those persons who firmly believe in Provi-
dence overruling the affairs of the world, cannot but be im-
pressed with the conviction that a government which does
not acknowledge a God, and acts as if there were no God,
must ultimately be brought to desolation.

The recrimination of the republican °mete then runs as
follows :

It is very evident, we think, from the various movements
of the day, that it is the purpose of the British government
at home, or in Canada, to exasperate the feelings of hostility
between the people of Canada and the people of the United
States, under the belief that Canada can be better governed
by creating a war feeling among its population towards the
people of the United States, than by permitting party fac-
tion among themselves. The correspondence, therefore, on
the subject of the Caroline has been transferred from London
to Washington, and placed in the hands of Mr. Fox, in order
to form a subject of excitement among the Canadians, and
thus to enable Lord Sydenham the better to consolidate the
British North American nation, by way of a counterpoise to
the United States republic. Things are coming to a pretty
pass. The approaching trial of M`Leod may lead to some
strange scenes—perchance an emeute on the border before
the-winter is over. Where is General Scott ?

The Boston papers contain an account, on the authority of
a gentleman of Maine, of an outrage alleged to have been
committed, by a party of armed British soldiers, on three
gentlemen, named Thomas F. Templeton, George Cady, and
John Kenwick. The gentlemen were, it is stated, on their
way from Bangor to Canada, and were stopped near Mada-
waska, by the soldiers, who " insulted, and without provo-
cation, assaulted them. Mr. Cady was knocked down with
a blow from a musket ; Mr. Templeton.received a bayonet

wound in the shoulder; and Mr. Kenwiek, trying to escape,
received a bullet in This thigh. An officer then came up and
checked further ho4tilities. If this statement is correct,"
adds the paper, ",the occurrences will not tend to allay the
excitement on the subject of the North-eastern Boundary."

We subjoin some
" MISCELLANEOUS EXTRACTS."
AN ATTEMPT TO MURDER DEFEATED.—It is stated in a
Baltimore paper that on Saturday evening the play of
" Zarah" was performed at the National Theatre, in
Washington city, D. C. Previous to the performance; two
pistols were borrowed and loaded with powder, by the gen-
tleman who loaded them, in presence of Miss Virginia
Monier, manageress of the theatre, and her sister. One of
the pistols was to be discharged at a character personated by
Miss V. Monier, and the other at a character representedty
Mr. Johnson, during the progress of the play. The person
who was appointed to fire at Miss Monier, (as if by the in-
terposition of Providence,) thought he would examine the
pistol (which is not often done) previous to the. act. He did
so, and to his astonishment found it loaded with a ball. This
induced an examination of the other, which was to be dis-
charged at Mr. Johnson, when it was likewise found to
contain a bullet. Thus, in all probability, has timely caution
saved the life of a young and beautiful actress, who other-
wise might have fallen a victim to barbarous demonism. And
had it not been for precautionary measures, Mr. Johnson
might also have passed to that. bourne from whence no
traveller returns."

No clue has yet been had to the detection of the guilty and
dreadful monster, who evidently designed the destruction of
human life. '

PROGRESS OF CIVILIZATION.I—FrOm the Arkansat Ga-
zelle of December 23, we learn that during the Snow storm
which occurred some weeks before, six Cherokee Indians
were frozen to death in Beaty's Prairie, Benton county, in
that state. They were all of them in a state of beastly in-
toxication when they left the settlement.

ANOTHER CAPTLRE IN FLORIDA.—The southern papers
state that Colonel Harney has had another action with the
Indians near Key West, and captured fifteen of the Indians.
Chakika, the chief of those who plundered and destroyed
Indian Key, was killed, it is stated, by private Hall, of the
2d dragoons. The chief was engaged in cutting wood when
the soldiers landed, and on finding himself discovered, ran
for the grass. Several started in pursuit, but they all gave
out except Hall, who followed until he had almost overtaken
him, when Chakika smiled and extended his hand. Hall
levelled his rifle, and, the ball sinking deep in the brain of the
chief, he fell dead in the water, but a short distance from the
island which was the depot of his plunder:
SOMETHING ROMANTIC.—The St. Louis Republican re-
lates a singular incident. Two ladies residing in Illinois, on
their way home in the evening, were accosted by a man on
horseback demanding their money. In handing it to him,
the wind caught the bills and carried them some distance off.
The man dismounted to pick them up, and the ladies rode
off as quick as possible. When they arrived at their own
gate, they found the robber's horse had followed them, hav-
ing escaped while he was picking up the bills. A large amount
of money was found in the saddle bags, but nothing whereby
the owner could be identified.

The following is from the Herald's Philadelphia correspon.
dent, dated January 21st.

The stock of the United States Bank is so wholly in the,
hands of speCulators that it is next to impossible to ascertain
the real price that it commands in the market. The truth is,
there are but few bona
fide sales made in it. Those who
became holders at 120-30 cannot afford to humble their pride
and furnish their purse so much as let it go at present rates,
and those whose hands are clear of it cannot...be incluced,t,
touch it at any price. Thus the chief transaction in it is by'
the bank itself and a few other brokers and speculators. One
thing is quite certain, the bank does not feel more than half
as comfortable under the resumption as it and its immediate
retainers would like to have the public believe. The deter-
mination to have coin has been much greater than the bank
has permitted its friends to state, and its means much less.
Depend upon it, that notwithstanding all the whistling to
keep up spirits, the bank is at this minute shaking, as with
an ague fit, from very fear, and unless aid is furnished it, and
substantial aid too, there lives many gray-haired persons who
will see the third suspension of the United States Bank !

After a snow-storm for the entire day yesterday,, which
gave place to rain and hail, which has continued up to the
present time, you may imagine better than I describe the
condition of our streets and the general depth of the slush.
No body ventures out who can avoid it, and business is given
pretty much the go by. The bustle visible along the wharves
a few drys since has almost wholly subsided. The travelling
by railroad I perceive is not obstructed, as your paper was
here this afternoon by two o'clock. Much apprehension is
entertained that there may be another freshet. The tides in
our rivers arc high.

The jury in the case of Eldridge was in court this morning,
pot agreed of course, 'when Judge Conrad more than inti-
mated that he should never discharge them. One of the
jurors has a physician attending him, and another was made
since his confinement a father.
Mrs. Wood is still unable to appear as " Norma," and
the Chesnut-street Theatre, as a consequence, remains closed.
Something is hinted about the lady's situation.

MONEY MARKET.
(From the New York Herald, of January 30.)

FRIDAY, JAN. 29-6 P.M.—A startling fact has been de-
veloped to-day. It is fraught with the deepest interest to
many large interests in this city, and deeply involves the
existence of many banking concerns. The U. S. Bank has
effected a precarious resumption by means of borrowing on
this side largely to meet present wants. This was, however,
acknowledged insufficient to meet her necessities' and-at the
very moment of a final failure, the bank receibed advises from
England giving her authority to draw, it is stated, to the
amount of £1,000,000., or 5,000,000 dollars, on certain par-
ties in London. Whether this credit was based on cotton,
to be remitted from the South to meet the bills, or upon other
securities, does not appear. The institution has, however,
issued to the three Philadelphiabanks, in payment of balances,
over £200,000. of sterling bills; she has issued £225,000. to
settle her debt due on dishonoured notes, and other large
sums, making £1,000,000. sterling of bills drawn on the
London house. These bills were issued at a very low rate,
and have been offering in the market for this packet at 6,1
freely. Sales to some extent last week were made. The
permission to draw, although said to have been arranged some
:time before, was not given until the latest minute of the
Eacket's sailing. The reason of this was, that the Bank of
ngland, on hearing of the negotiation, intimated in pretty

strops terms to the houses concerned, that the bills would be
discredited, and also stated that it was the policy of the bank
to discountenance the paper of those cencerned in shipping
coin. One moment's reflection as to the position of affairs
in England, brings the conviction that this would undoubt-
edly be the case. The bank had little over £3,000,000. in its
coffers at the latest dates, and the difficulties in regard to
foreign exchanges were far from removed, and the bank has
for some months proscribed the paper of those houses en-
gaged in the export of bullion. The exchanges are in favor
of this country; and a small actual decline would cause an
import of coin from Great Britain. What course then is the
bank likely to pursue in regard to a borrower that throws
£1,000,000. of sterling bills in the market in one operation,
with a prospect of coming for more ? Precisely that which
she he has followed on former occasions, particularly in 1836,
when she struck down the American trade without the slight-
est hesitation. If she did it then' when we were so- large
customers, she is far more likely to do it now, when the bor-
rower in this instance is the only obstacle in the way of a
revival of the export trade, and who is atthis moment operat-
ing, through her suspended branch in New Orleans, to raise
the price of cotton upon the English manufactures, and con-
sequently to retard the English export trade. The discre-
diting of these bills will be productive of the most disastrous
consequence as to all connected with them. Money in this
city is easy to be obtained on good securities ; but in Phila-
delphia and Baltimore, money is scarce, and must continue
so. There is a fair business doing in sterling bills.