Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-09
FOREIGN.

ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENT STEAMSHIP.
New Yoxx March 3.-Tnls morning, at ~ eiock'
arrived the steamship President, Capt Roberts, orins
ing US news SIX days later from Europe
The President brought great number Of passeheeI'
among the rest bearer of dispatches from the British
Government. emit
The reports of the debate in both Houses of Parl'a
ment on the Mcleod case, which we place at iehs'n
before our readers, will be read with interest II WI"
be perceived that the Foreign Secretary LORD raners
ton considers the negotiation IN regard 10 hs case s.'
pending and refuses TO declare what course the 20
vernment intend 10 pursue.
From France and Spain, the intelligence IS without
Importance As to the East the advces are from Can
ton November 3; from Calcuita, December ~ IRON
Bombay January |; from Alexandria, january 20, "u
from Malta January 25The latest intelligence from
the Island Of Chusan is dated October -, ana ifol
Macao November By these 1t appears that Inc pos
,ure Of affairs in China remains unchanged, ana the
most gloomy apprehensons as TO Inc maj result u TAX
proposed negotiations were entertained.
Admiral Elliott vas still at Cbusan, which nao oeen
found extremely unhealthy. Out Of $3.50 men landed
there only 2c36 were fit for duty, chiefly owing TO oao
diet and want Of frssh meat. The Admiral was e3-
pec,ed 10 leave Canton about the middle Of NoVeh
Der IL
Lin had been deprived Of all authority, but he had
petitioned the Emperor and appealed TO ms mercy
pleading his good int nlIons, but admitting ms lnaoy
He declares that lac unjusy accused Of ROOFING 'ie
English of OPIUM since he has IN MS I"ssessoi 0P
tam Elios petition enreating hIm to receive II. ne
ndmils the superiority of the British IN war, out sus
qess that they may be tired out by delays ana SICKNESS
and couns.s the Emperor 10 make no CONCESSIONS Is
the English would thereuPon increase the't ae'ha"u'
md he presses opinion that their Interference anu
bIockade will draw them the hostility OF other Ma
irons At present. the external trade OF CHINA is quite
nj stand :,
The intelligence from India is generally Pacihc ano
no event had occurred SINCE the last dates OF iuch Po
h,cal Importance. Affghanistan remained Tranquil
The news from Khva and Central Asia was OF The same
character.
An oc,,on had occurred in Scnde, the LIST Decenl'
ber at kotr'ah, between 1000 Beoochecs !osteu aos
the hills and commanded by Nusseer man. "uo 9e
poys 60 irregular horse, and two field pieces, com
handed by Lieutenant Colonel Marshall. Inc oePoyS
attacked the position, aud desperate defence was
made BY the Belouchees, TIL four OF their chiefs ano
five hundred men SLAIN Six other chiefs ana one
hundred and thirty followers were taken prisoners
Nusseer Khan escaped FOOT but all the baggage Mc
was captured by the British, who only lost one ohcef
and ten prvates; thirty more were wouhaea'
HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBauARr
The Earl of Mountcashel wished TO call their lord
ships attention TO subject Of great rerest at the pre-
sent moment 1t would be seen from the pubic papers
that some correspondence had taken place between
MIR Fox and Mr. Forsyth on the subject OF the lmpr'
sonment Of Mr. NJ Leod, but no official information
had been gwen on the subject II appeared that many
members Of the Congress OF the u B had spoken III
violent manner The subject, ana that theiF tone
was not only dsrespecul TO the Government OF inns
country but harsh towards the unfortunate indi'
yidual who IN their power. lie conceived 10
be his duty humby to represent to their iordsPs inc
facts of thus case though he feared what passed IN tha
House would in time to save The HE OF thc
person who was now in custody. He [the Earl OF
MountcasheD had had an opportunity OF convers!ng
with Capt Drew, and that officer stated that Mr. NJ
Leod was not one Of the 40 who attacked the caro-
line. 1t was, he believed, ascertaned that MT VI Leod
was on shore acting he had perfect right 10 do as
one of the militia for the preservation OF his own pro-
perty and of the peace of his own country lie was
dong his duty, and obeyng the commands OF his supe-
rors. The United States, therefore, had no right 10
find fault with him. Ii appeared, however, mat four
witnesses had come forward and placed his LIE IN Jeo.
pardy II was the hope Of saving that llc that he
now brought the matter before them But The fate OF
this individual not the gravest part OF the matter
Differences had arisen out OF IT winch were hiuch
more important in public point of view, and he
hoped that the Government, IN taking steps 10 ad-
Just them, would not permit the national character
OF tins country TO sink INTO contempt ne govern
ment ought act with hrmness and DECISION IN TINS
case and sure he was If they did not do that from
the feeling manifested i'll the U. b We should be tram
Piled on aud continually nsulted wherever we went,
and that there would be safety for any English SUBJ
iect entering the States. This most Illuminating
iur the people ola great and independent conn
Try like England lie trusted then, that in the first
place the Inc OF this individual, who now suffering
in the dungeons of the u. 5, would be saved and IN
the next puce, that the Government would act as
to vnd,cate the national character.
The law vi nations was, as lar as he could Juoge
clear ON the SUBJECT party OF inaurauders, who
principally came from the United States, took possess
sion of an island belonging Great Bfitain.-This YES
sci was employed to bring ammunition, arms, and pro-
visions to these insurgents. THIS vessel had been pre-
vlousy employed as smuggler between the States ana
Canada He would ask, had she letters OF marque or
how could she have when coming from country
which declared itself at peace with the power rcbeled
against, /, plain she came as pratical vessel,
and as such she was treated. fan English vessel were
taken the open sea Tomorrow, without authority
from the government, and her crew hung up al the
yard-arm by the French Russians, he was sure tins
government would admit that such perfectly le-
gal course.
But the U. S. seemed to have law for themselves
and another for their neghbor Al any rate they had
chosen TO take this vessel under their special proec
tou and dpclared-perhaps with the view OF seeking a
quarrel with u.s. to whom they had not acted OF late
very friendly part especially since the boundary ques
tion-eyery man murderer who was engaged IN pu
nsh,np this praticai vessel III the Americans did not
seem reject every precedent winch was inconsistent
with their present views, he should refer TO her own
conduct IN 1878 where party Of the Seminole Indians
having made marauding party into the States teri-
tory Gen Jackson passed frontier took three FORTS
arrested two British subjects, and executed the with
out the slightest complaint from Great Britain, Le-
she convinced they had acted illegally hr.
Adams that occasion, wrote strong letter 10 the
Spanish government, mpress,ng on them the necessity
of restraining Their subjects from such hostile incur
sions The noble lord concluded by asking the noble
viscount opposite, whether any information had been
received from Canada by her hlaestys government of
the capture and detention Of British subject, by the
authorities of New York, charge OF murder, al
leyed to have taken place the occasion of the de-
s,ruction Of the Caroline; and if so, what steps her
Massty's government had taken on the subject.
V,scount Melbourne said he would answer the CUES
t;on which the noble earl had put TO him, without
terug, on the presen, OCCASION into all the facts and
arguments which the noble earl had preferred on the
subject, Her Majesty's government certainly had re,
ceiyed intelligence that an individual named M Iced
had been arrested by the authorities of the State OF ~
York on a charge of arson and murder, which he was
alleged 10 have committed the occasion of the sez-
ure and destruction Of the Caroline. MIR. For, our