Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-03-27
From the New York Papers VI the ilh inst.
HrSsgRiYGN NEWS.
SIX DAYS LATER.

BY this arrival we have received most impor.
tant intelligence from China, by the overland !
mail, and exceedingly interesting and important
news lrom England, to which we refer our
readers
The Duke Of Wellington was SIZED with
sudden indisposton in the house Of Lords on
the j:H inst, but had SO far recovered from his
attack as to leave no doubt OF his being ay.a
shortly to resume his usual habits. His illness
was attributed 10 his exposure to the severity O
the weather.
The receipt Of New York papers in London
by tie packet ship Cambridge, with the cores.
POuIguco between Mr.. Fox and Mr.. Forsyth,
wiki regard to the arrest Of Mcleod, caused
mach talk and considerable excitement.
The Times predicts the most serious national
consequences from this affair, which was brought
before Parliament on the 6th instant, by Lord
Stanley and the Earl Of MountchaaheI..
The former asked Lord Pdlmers')n whether
the government had taken any, and il 50, what
steps, for the protection and liberation Of Mr..
NcLcod}
Lord Palmerston replied tia. the Government
had sent certain instructions, but till the conCu.
sion Of the correspondence was received it would
be impossible to send fnal instructions, and that
he was no! prepared at tha: time 10 state formally
what those instructions were
The Eoh Of ATouutchaselI asked similar
question Of LoII Melbourne in the House Of,
| Lo.d,, 10 which similar answers were given, STA
| ting also that Her Moiesty's Ministers would
take those measures which in their estimation
would be bcs! calculated to secure the safety oil
Her Majesty S Subjects and to vndcate the honor
Of the British nation
| In the course OF the debate upon the cores.
pondence between Mr.. Fox and Nh. Forsyth
Niscount PalmerSton said that he rather thought
his honorable friend would find in that c6rresPon-
dence that instruction had been given by the
American Government to Nh. Stevenson to ab.
stain from pressing the sab Get farther hcar.)
| With regard 10 the letter OF MIR. Forsyth he
| ,Niscount Paincrston) begged leave to say that
the case stood thus: In the case Of the American
citizens engaged in invading Canada, the Amer
lean Government diSavowed the act Of those cit.
liens, and stated that the British authorities might
deal with them as they pleased (near, hear,) and
Ihat there were persons concerned III that under
taking who were no: in any degree entitled to
the protection Of the United Satisfactorily
But in the other case they treated the affair Of
the Caroline as one to be considered as that Of
the Government, and in fac. assumed it to be
altogether Government transaction, and rot to
|
| Until, therefore, The British Government dis
o,cned these concerned IN The destruction of the
| Cdr0linc, IN the same manner as Ike american
Government had aloptcd an International re.
sp0aSiJi{ity in Tie late deteMi0nof lkLe0&, and
couM mol therefore change their ground upon
this Qucaion-(hear, hcar)
Mr.. Hume said that the noble Lord (Palner.
stony has Just made speech in answer to certain
questions which had been put to him by the no
Bile Lord, the member for North Lancashire bu:
he (Mr. Hume] wished 10 ask the House to sus-
pend their opinion upon the subject until they
had the whole Of the papers laid before the House.
| lie had himself papers in his possession that
would explain many things connected with this
question, and which, by the by, were not exactly
consistent with the statement which had just been
made. 1t appeared by the papers which he had
in his possession, that III January, 1888, mo.
ton was made in the House Of Representatives
calling upon Tie President 10 place upon the
table OF the House oil the papers respecting the
Caroline, and all the correspondence which had
passed between the government. Of tie United
States and lie British i )"ernueat on '..r sUJ;ec:
OF ih- destruction Q. the Caroline. la cyas,-
q0cUue Of that motion, certain papets were laid
upon the table, including one from Mr.. Stevens,
the p.ls2n. minister uc:e tIol the United Stats,
These were accompanied by 4 long letter dated
tic 18th Of May, 1888, from that gentleman,
ond ia TIN, letter the burning Of the Caroline
"os characterized in very strong language. He
also stated that, ugrecaOly 10 tho orders Of the
President, he had laid before the British Govern
lAcn; the whole OF the evidence relating 10 tnc
SUBJECT which had been taken upon the spot, and
Mr.. Stevenson denied he had ever been informed
thai the expedition aeaius: the Caron c was au