True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-09-15
LATER FROM E11RopE

BY the packet ship South America, from Liver
pool, we are nnt in possession Of late files OF Lon
don and Liverpool papers. TIE sdvices from Lon
don are to tho I'd August, and those from Liver
| pool 10 the 4th..
| GREAT BRITAIN.
| In the House OF Com mons, on the lot Of A ugus
Captain Boldaro ask ed the Secretary for FOREIGN
| Affairs whether Com missioners on the part o
| Great Britain and America were acting together
| with reference to the settlement Of the North
American Boundary question.
"Lnrd Palmerston sn,d, in reply, that the gentle
man must have been aware that negotiations were
being carried on for the las' year and halt, be-
tween the British and Ameriean Gov ernm n e. the
object of which was whether q new commission
should he appointed community by the two govern.
menfs to endeavor by actual survey to trace the
line of boundary according TO the treaty Of 1882
A these ne qociaiions were mot vet brought 10
close, Of course he could not be expected 10 state
whit their present position was, but he would
state this, that the Central Government had np-
piled on the snbj C, TO the Legislature Of Maine,
and that the latter had pnssed three resolutions, OF
which the first was, that in the present state OF
the question they could Eot ngrse To a conven-
tonaI line of boundary. The third resolution
slnted that they thought it desirable that fresh
attempt should be made to ascertain bv actual
survey the boundary line and The two govern.
mente ore now in negotiation as to the proper
method OF appointing sueh q com mission as might
be adopted To undertake and execute that surveys
The question OF the French blockade Of Vera
Cruz brought before tho British House ri
Commons on the 28h of July. l, was com plain
ed by some members that either the French go.
vernment had not given previous noiicn OF the
block ade, or the British government had not com.
mun'ra'e ed their knowledge Of il i'm me distely.-
Lord Palmerston answered that he had given no
rice Of the block de as he knew OF il him
self, and thai, although it was usual with govern
msn.s ia ordinary cases TO give previous notice OF
a blockade, yet in this instance the blockade was
est blished by the French authorizes Oh the spot
The instructions which must have been given Tor
that purpose, depended on circumstances which
might render necessary, and in the case
OF eventual block ade, notice could not be given
until the block hde had been actually establish ed
In answer TO an inquiry as to the truth of re- |
port which prevailed and which had caused some |
lnessiness in London, that packets to and from |
NJ exlco had been interdic,ed by the French Ro-
1.-THE honorabie gentleman knew that Accord |
sernment from carrying specie, the property oil
private individuals, Lord Palmerston said:
ng To the strict doctrine of the law on block de
he French government would have been entitled
10 establish an absolute block ade, whereas they
had made an exception in favor of the packets in
aud out between this country and Mexico Two
lnesti MS were put to the French government,
whether they would allow these pack els TO carry
specie belonging merchants, and next, whether
they wond allow them to carry specie belonging
10 tho government, and required for the service?
The French government acceded to the lnttsr part
u The Request 10 allow packets to carry specie be-