Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-03-28
FROM ENGLAND AND THE EAST
Correspondence Of the Nat. hteuieenc
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New YoRK, MARCH 10.
News one day later we have from Liver.
pool, which is rich in the debates ot the
members OF Parliament upon The address 10
'he Queen. The Duke of Wellington
'hought such state OF things unknown i'm
The civilized world. Lord Melbourne nal.
LATED the ou'rages as well as he could ON ac.
count OF the extent of our wilderness Terri.
Tory, aud the peculiarly Of our confederate
Government; but added that our Govern.
ment had been addressed upon the subject
with strong representations Lord Brous h .
am also said a good word for the United
States. Indeed, there was generally kind
ieeiing IN the debate, considering the nature
ofthe grievances complained Of Lord Dur
ham was very anxious TO bring forward i'm.
medIateiy the affairs Of Canada, and cues.
Toned Lord Melbourne as 10 the earliest
time. The East lhdia relations of the Brit,
ish government occupied good deal of lime
in the debate. al am not prepared Save
Lord Melbourne, "to bring in a bill for re-.
pealing the corn laws, nor will | bind NV.
sell on 10 future occasion 10 give nv vote
against the repeal" The Ministry is divi.
ded upon this subject
Sir Robert Peel, in the Commons. bore
Down quite hard upon our Government
tie quoted General Jack sons invasion Of he
F1oridas as 20 what the Americans tboup hi
OF taking care OF a People who could moi
take csre OF themselves, and as an excuse il
the Bri'ish should march over the lines and
redress their grievances with the piraies
themselves. The whole debate, as il refers
10 us, IS one ofgreat interest, and hope our
newspapers will fad room for il.
he Duchess d Or leans is below. with Ia
Ter news from Havrs. We have one dav
LATER from Paris, but nothing remark able
he " ind is East, and before morning will
probably, bring US fleet OF ships.
FROM Rio Janeiro and Buenos Ayres I've
have later daies. From Rio there is moth.
ing OF interest but commercial news. Gov.
Rosas, IN his Message TO the Buenos Ayrean
Legislature, speaks with some emphasis of
The aggressive conduct" of the CAPTAIN of
The U. ,. Corvette LEXINGTON. about
which presume some negotiation IS now
going on.
From Maine we have Bangor and Angus
la dates OF The 18Th. The news is someyv ha,
important, and would al first view appear
less pacific than thai received for ,wo or three
days past. Mcintyre ceases TO have charue
OF the Maine forces on the Aroos,ook. and
Jarvis is again placed in command. lie is
considered On all hands more prudent y, Il
much ADLER man. Two expresses came 10
Bangor on The 18th and i4tb from head
quarters; that Of The 18th arriving at right.
and bringing an account Of an apprebepded
attack from the British forces. Gen. Holds.
don's men at Houlton, in consequence. were
posted off 10 The Arooslook. This tumor
occasioned no great alarm, and the apprehen.
sIons OF Mcintyre seemed to be confined
pretty much 10 himself The express Of the
18th passed Immediately on TO a ugus,s and
lis contents were not known. The second
express, il was believed, contain ed despatcb.
es from Sir John Harvey 10 Gen. Scott -
Tie British troops are collecting at MAZDA.
waska. About 1000 draughled and regular
troops were on The frontier. This news.
however, is not considered warlike here and
is not so in fact.
a letter TO the Portland Advertiser. dated
at Augusta, the 18th, says that il was un.
dersiood hat Gen. Scott had received LET.
ter from Sir John Harvey the night preyi.
Gus, which was quite pacific.
A Resolve has been reported 10 the Maine
Legislature, and was made The order of the
day for Monday, declaring, IN substance
that when SIR John Harvey absndons ali
idea OF occupy ing tie disputed territory with
a military force, or o! attempting an expuI
sion Of tbe civil force soni ihere under The
Maine Land Agent, then The Governor oil
Maine vii withdraw his forces