The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-04-17
From the N. Y. Evg, Post OF Monday
LATE FROM EUROPE--ARRIVAL or
THE GREAT WESTERN.

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THE GREAT WESTERN.
The steam packet Great Western, Cap
tain Hosker, which has been looked for
with SO much anxiety has arrived. She
left Bristol on the Odd OF March, with lO9
passengers, arrived off Sandy Hook last
evening, and this morning abou, half past
o'clock passed up the East River, and
came to her usual landing place at the foot
Of Pike street. The cause Of her long
passage appears to have been the strong
gales and violent squalls, accompanied with
heavy seas, which she had to encounter
during three weeks, the wind blowing per-
petually from the West until The two last
days of the voyage.
BY the Great Western we have received
London papers to the 22d of March, and
Bristol papers to the 23d, both inclusive.
The Liverpool steamer had not arrived
in Eng land before the departure of The
Great Western. New York papers, how
ever, to the % of March, containing the
Presidents message in relation to the boun-
Diary question, aud sketch of some portion
of The debates which ensued in both Hou-
ses of Congress, were received by the pack
ct ship England on Tuesday the l9,h of
March.
The tenor Of the Presidents message is
spoken of IN the ministerial papers rs
" firm but concilialory." The tory papers,
however, trent it in II somewhat different
manner, and attack it for not dsavnwing
the claim of Maine to exclusive jurisdiction
of the disputed territory. The proposal of
Mr.. Webster to take possession Of The ter
rI'ory on the 4th July does not appear to
have produced much excitement. 1t is re-
markable that the whole affair had produc-
ed no variation in the funds.
The subject of the Presidents message.
and the proceedings Of Congress had not,
however, been brought before Parliament
before the departure of the Great Western.
GREAT BRITAIN.
In the House Of Commons on the 18Th
of March, Sir S. Canning desired to know
of Lord Palmerston whether the ministry
had been informed of The Course which the
American Government proposed 10 take in
consequence Of the recent collision which
was reported to have taken place on the
boundary, between Maine and the province
of New Brunswick.
He also wished to be informed whether
there was any reasonable probability of The
nceocIat'nns which had now been carried
on for eight years for the settlement of This
question nf disputed territory being brought
to IA satisfactory terminationi
Lord Pnlmerston stated in reply K" hat il
was not yet in his power to state what
course the American Government intended
In pursue. He would be, howrvpr, fully
justified in stating that the most friendly
disposition towards this country prevailed
in that quarter"
Sir $. Canning.-" What is the date Of
the communication 10 which the noble lord
refers2"
Lord Palmers,on replied, "tha, he did
not remember the exact date, hut the CONF
had reached him by rapid
conveyance (the Great Westerly He could
not say whether the result of the negOcia-
ions referred to by the hon. gentleman
would be satisfactory or not; but this he
could say, that both governments were nn-
mated by most serious desire TO obtain
such a result"
A correspondent Of the Bristol Mirror,
whose letter is dated London, March 81,
In London the news from the u
nited States has not produced the variation
of solitary fraction in the funds. People
here seem to treat the idea Of a war with
A merica as an sbsurdty."