Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-09-23
From the New York Journal Of Commerce and
Herald, September IL.
.aRRIHAL OF THE GREAT IVES
TERN. ID DAYS LATER FIR ON
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.aRRIV.AL OF THE GREAT IVES
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EUROPE.
The steamer Great Western, Captain Hosken,
arrived here last evening from Bristol, having
left that port on the LIST inst. Our dates from
London are to 10 o'clock A. NJ. of the 3lst ult.
We find no intimation that Mr.. Fox had been
instructed to demand his passports, in case Nc
Leod should not be discharged without trial.
The tone OF Lord Palmerston, in replying to some
questions propounded TO him by member of Par
lament, is all that could be desired. MIR. Web
ster's letter to Mr.. Fox appears to have had an
excellent effect.
There is no later intelligence from China. In
fact, the latest dates from that country which had
reached England on the departure of the Great
Western, came by way Of the United States.
The principal news is the meeting of Parlia-
-ment-Queen's speech-the amendment to the
address by the Tories, and the defeat of the
Wings after four nights debate by majority of
81. The Wing Ministry has resigned, and the
Queen sent for Sir Robert Peel to form a new
Ministry.
Mr.. Roebuck put several questions to Lord
Palmerston, in the House Of Commons on the
2ith ult., respecting the Mcleod case, but moth
ing new was ELECTED. Lord Palmerston refusing
to give any explanation further than that nothing
could be more honorable than the conduct of the
American Government in this matter.
The weather had been remarkably fine the
crops had materially improved the harvest in
the Southern Counties had made great progress;
free wheat was Cd. a bushel cheaper, and flour Ia.
per sack cheaper than the week before.
The Harvest in France is very promising.
Teas have fallen in price.
The dates from New York we've to August
18th, by the Acadia steamer.
The weather had lately been fine, and the pr-
ices of breadstuffs had declined.
The u. S. frigate Brandywine and corvette
Preble, sailed from Gibraltar August 18th, for
g. Mahon.
The Majority against the old (Whig) ministry,
as indicated by the votes the Addresses TO
Her Majesty in reply to her Speech, was 70 in
the Lords, and 81 in the Commons. A few
members were absent.
THE M'LEoD CASE.
The following part of the remarks Of Lord
Palmerston in reply to MIR. Roebuck: -
SIT was quite true, as the hon. and learned gen.
tleman had stated, that upon the first demand
made by Her Majesty's Government for the libe-
ration of M'Leod, an answer had been returned by
the late Secretary Of State of the U. S., which
was by no means satisfactory, and he (Lord Pal
merston) was quite ready to admit, doctrine
of International law, that no one country had a
right to state in reply to demand for redress for
wrong done either to another country, or to the
subject of another country, that il had peculiar in
situations within itself. (Hear.)
Nations dealt with each other as aggregate
communities-they knew nothing of the internal
institutions of each other; if wrong were done,
redress must be given; and if the laws and con.
stitution of the country did not enable it to give
that redress, that nation must alter its laws, or
submit to the alternative, which, in such case,
becomes necessary. (Cheers.) Now, altho' the
first reply of the American Government had been
as he thought, entirely wrong to the principles
OF international law-although he considered that
reply to be unsatisfactory-yet he had now the
satisfaction of being able to inform the honorable
and learned member for Bath and the house, that
from the present Government of the u. S. COM
munication had been received, containing for
NAL instruction given to the Atty. General of the
u s., with reference to this question, containing
doctrines just and consistent with the law of ma
tions. and perfectly in accordance with the princ
pies upon which Her Majesty Government had
demanded the release and liberation of Mr.. Nc
Leod. Hear, hear.)
LONDON, Aug. 27.-All apprchensions of hos
Utilities between the United States and this coun
TRY, arising out of the detention of Mr.. Mcleod
by the authorities of New York, are happily Sc,
at rest. Lord Palmerston's replies last night in
the House of Commons to string of questions
proposed by Mr.. Rcebuck, conveyed renewed as
surances that Mr.. McLeod's safety, and eventual
and not distant release, had been pledged to the
British government by the American authorities
Of this we have never entertained a doubt,
Globe.