Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-04-10
~<Gs Reporter.
a - THE BRITISH QUEEN,
=. AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM
ENGLAND,

- AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM
ENGLAND.
NHKAr EXCITEMENT TN RELATION TO THE Me-
LxoD AvrAin-NAvAL AND MIlIrAnI PRKrA-
PATTON AGAINST rnE .Uxirxp SrATEs.
We are indebted to the New Yotk Sun snd the
New Yofk JIorsid Tor extras containing late and
hghly inpor,sn, news from Europe, received Ivy
the BnrrIsH QuBES. She arrived at New Yotk !
at 3 A. NJ. on Sunday morning, having experienced
arough and disagrecable passage, and on the 3O,h3
uli having then been out 20 days. found herself ob
Vcd 10 put into Halifax for fuel. She ef. Halifax on
the lst and made to New York in three days.
The people Of England appear 10 have been panici
struck a, the intelligence which reached that coun,
Try ny the packets George Washington, United
States nnd Weschestcr from New York. The1
'irs named vessel took oil, the news of the stoppages
"f the United States Bank-he second that of thess
Indictment Of Mcleod, and the Wes,ches,cr Mr.s
Pickcns' Report in Congress on the Mcleod affair.
These three causes combined. created sudden pan
c among all classes Of persons, and the Funds al;
she Stock Exchange were materially lowered ins
consequence.
We find huttcIly impossible in cur limited space !!
10 give a, this moment synopsis of the com.
ments Of the press upon the intelligence put uponl
Mr.. Piekens' Report, which seems to have crea'cdl
the creates, shock, the Globe says the painful effect,
which this intemparate party document mus. 9th.
erwise produce on the strongly cherished hope of
the people Of this country, Of o.ncahle adjust
ment of the dispute, will be much relieved by theI
tone of the principle speakers in the debate which!
.cnsued on the question of printing the Report
The Times says:-We shall not quote from thss
offensive unjust TRADE, but we earnestly invoke
our readers TO study in ereso for themselves, andi
then judge themselves what chance exists of fair;
or just treatment for Great Britain from those au-l
thoties with which such catalogue ofinsults could
have originated.
From the Money articles in the same papers, wei
find that the American news caused panic in hcl
markets.
The Despatch says, "the stoppoge of the United
States Bank will cause great deal Of misery here
ms well os in America. Shares which brought
two years ogo 924 are now anxiously sold a, Cal
los"
CITY, 12 o'clock.-The effect Of the unfavorabcE
news received from America is wearing OF here, i
hut we perceive that il Is viewed in q serious light
in Lancashire, where people have begun 10 pur-
chase cotton largely under the impression that some
interruption to the trade with America may possi-s
bly, take place, ard that article has consequently I
advanced in price.
MOST IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE!
A SouoIron orf}errJ IN America r-Iho TimcsI
and other papers state as positive fact. that some
part Of the squadron, believed consist Of ten sal
Of the line. which had been engaged on the coast
of Syria, had been suddenly ordered off the coast Of
America, to support the remonstrsnces of the Brit.
sh Minister, Mr.. Fox, against @ihe Judicial murder
of Mcleod"
INFANTRY FOR HALIFAX.
The Times sso states, that "lhree ba,talions had
been ru, suddenly under orders for Halii1x," andl
adds, "Gol knows hcw iae home service Of the
realms could be furnished after their departure"
The Atlas says "Wur with America must and /
will as surely follow upon the murder Of M'lood,
hs the light of morning follows the darkness ofH
night; but then t.!is war will be a war withouts
my definite otject, except revenge foI an injurys
which cannot be atoEed."
We cannot occupy any more space with this ex- {
citing subject, at this tine bui we promise 10 re-
fer to it again hereafter.
The news from the Contincn, we find of very lit z
tie interest
In France every thing is as quiet us at our for {