State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-02-09
From The Norfolk Herald, Jan. 10.

Ills Britannia Majesty's despatch brig
Pantaloon, Capt. Cory, arrived at ihis port
on Saturday morning, in 90 days from
Falmouth, with dispatches for the Charge
d'Aitares of the British government at
| Washington. We are not permitted, of
course, to know the nature of them, but
rumor, alWas busy on such occasions, has
decided that they relate to profler of the
mediation of Great Britain to adjust the
unfortunate difficulty between France aud
the United States.
The Pantaloon left Falmouth 9th De-
ccmber and brings London papers TO the
Cpd. We are indebted to VIM. Gray, Esq.
ii. b. Ms. Consul at this port, for the loan
of the Public Ledger, Of the latest date,
from which we copy the only articles it
contains which can be of any interest to
our readers. The acceptance OF the
French Government of the mediation of
England was the current runlor of the day,
to which the Ledger as will be seen, hest
tates to give credence.
The French Chambers were to open on
the Goth December.
LONDON, December 90.
In the absence of authentic information,
some of our contemporaries indulge them
selves in speculation and we have there
fore, variety of rumors. Thus we find
one OF them giving report, that, on Fri
day last, intelligence had reached our gov
eminent, announcing the consent of the
French ministry to accept the offered me-
diation of this country between the Gov
eminent of France and the United States.
That such a communication has not been
made TO Lord Palmerston we will not take
upon ourselves to assert; but, forning u
Judgment upon the tone assumed and the
temper still manifested by the Paris Jour
mails, almost generally, OH the subject, we
cannot but doubt the correctness of the
information thus sent forth. From the
following passage, copied from a long ani-
Gle on the American question, inserted in
the Quoiidienne of Friday, it would indeed
appear that British interference on the sub
Iect is the last thing desired by France.
The Quotidieane Observes
SIT may he now conceived why we,
who think that the interest Of France
should be the sole, the supreme rule of
french pollcy, have so great an aversion TO
every thing that can augment the already
too great ascendaacy of England over our
Cabinet. 1t is in that view the English
mediation in the affair of the United States
appears TO us dangerous and fatal. We
regret it because the result of it most clear.
ly would be to place the Doctrinnaire Cab
met i'll still more complete dependence on
the Wing Cabinet We regret it because it
is new step in those deporabIe ways by
which England draw us into its train, in an
interest of its own towards AN end which is
not ours, against Power which, though il
is its own enemy, and perhaps because il is
It's own enemy, is TO us our most natural
and most sure ally"
The power here alluded to by the Quo
tidicnne is Russia; and the policy of this
country i'll rendering its mediation between
France and America is according to the
views taken by the French journalist, to
prevent France wasting her resources in u
war with the United States, only that she
may avail herself more eflectually OF
French mid in a contest which at no distant
period must arise out of the conflicting