Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-05-13
FOREIGN NEWS.
From The New York Sun and Herald

drrtred.
The Steamship Britannia, Can't. r. B.
Cleland, arrived at Boston on Thursday
morning last, at . o'clock, bringing intel.
ligence from England up TO the 10Th ult.
She left Liverpool or the Goth, at o.
clock, p. NJ, arrived at Halifax on Tues
day. the 4th inst, at o'clock, A. NJ,
and left at , p. NJ, the same day max
ing the passage from Liverpool to Boston,
in Is IL days. She brings papers from
London TO the 10th ult., and Liverpool to
the Goth.
The steamer President had not arrived
out, and great excitement prevailed in
Liverpool and London IN consequence.
Nearly all hopes Of her safety were given
up, and insurance could scarcely be ef-
fected at any rate.
SETTLEMENT WITH CHINA.
BY the overland mail, which arrived al
Marseilles on the 4th utimo, and reached
LONDON on the 9Th, intelligence has been
received Of the settlement of the dispute
with the Chinese authorities at Canton.
This was not effected until two of the forts
at the passage Of the Bogue had been
stormed by the British forces, the fleet of
war junks destroyed, and the batteries
higher up the river bombarded by the
fleet. Then the Governor ofCanton, see
ing that the time for procrastination was
past, sent to beg for suspension Of hos
tilties, and commenced the negotiation,
which speedily led TO settlement Of the
dispute, at least so far as he had the pow.
er of settling it. The following are the
terms agreed upon:
/. The cession of the island and bar
Dor Of Hongkong TO the British Crown.
All Just charges and duties to the empire
upon the commerce carried on there 10 be
paid as if the trade were conducted at
Whampoa.
2. An indemnity 10 the British Govern
ment Of six millions of dollars, one million
payable at once, and the remainder in
equa! annual instalments, ending in 1916.
8. Direct official intercourse between
the countries on an equal footing.
4. The trade Of the port Of Canton to
be opened within ten days after the Chi.
nese new year, and to be carried on at
Whdmpoa till further arrangements are
practicable at the new settlement.
The details Of the settlement of the
China Question are not fully given, but
so far as they were understood, 1t appears
they are not satisfactory to the English
merchants. A correspondent ofthe Morn.
ing Chronicle, under date Bombay, March
lst, says:
+" As will be supposed, the terms Of ar
agreed upon by Captain Elliot
and the Imperial commissioner, have been
made the subject already of great deal
of discussion. The prevailing feeling is
decidedly that Of dissatisfaction, but this
may be in some degree attributable to the
dislike so generally entertained of Cap
tam Elliot"
MACAO, Jan. 81, ls4l.-Chusan, it is
understood, will be evacuated, and no
port will be open to the northward. The
future course OF the opium trade does not
seem TO have formed subject Of discus
sion, but we understand opium may be
into the new settlement although
still contraband in China.
The general trade, this season, is to be
carried on at Whampoa; and until we
learn the proposed measures of the Brit
ish Government, with regard to Hong
Kong, we cannot pretend to say when it
is likely to be diverted TO the new settle
ment. Altogether, we look upon the ar
as very unsatisfactory de-
Of compromise, and we fear the
only real and tangible result will be a pay
ment of 100000 dollars within the spe-
Gifted time, collected by some additional
imposts on the foreign trade. We do not
learn that any reduction of the existing
heavy duties is in contemplation, or any
modification OF the Objectionable Hong
system; but we trust, when the details OF
the arrangement are promulgated, we
shall find these matters will be properly
arranged, and some hope be afforded Of a
more secure system Of trade for the iu-
ture.
The Eas. Indian China Association has
held meeting and adopted letter to
Viscount Palmerston, expressing their.
dissatisfaction at the arrangements enter
ed into between Captain Elliot and the
Chinese authorities. This letter was
signed by all the heads Of all the houses
en- gagged in the China Trade at Liverpool,
and forwarded TO London. Lord Pal
merslon had appointed the 2lst ult. as the
day to receives delegation from the mer-
chants on the subject.
The American news taken to England
by the Caledonia, appears TO have given
general satisfaction.
No less than l6 steam frlgates are or
dered to be Immediately built at the DIFF
ierent dock yards in England.
McLEoD. We find nothing of impor-
lance in the English papersHn relation TO
the case of Mcleod. The course of the
British Government appears to be too pa
cific to suit some of the rabid Tory prints.
The London Morning Herald of the 18th
ult., in fiery article on the Mcleod az.
fair, says:
England inverts at the present day,
the great maxim, Pdrcere SUBJECTS ct
debellare Superbos.' She exercises pa
tient endurance of insults towards such
States as Russia and America, who are
somewhat acquainted with the art of war,
but layishes her thunders upon Chinese