The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1841-04-10
ARRIVAL OF THE
STEAM SHIP BRITISH QUEEN.
sly DAYS LATER FROM ENG
LAND.

o'clock, aier most tcmpesluous passage
or24 l2 days. All the floats of her lar.
board paddle wheel, and all the sails were
carried away in one storm. She comes
ont under lie command Of Lieut. Franklin.
Il. N.
Tho Queen brings sixty-one adult pass.
eugers besides several children and servants.
The storm that struck her lasted 10 conse.
euiive days.
The Queen put into Halifax las, Wed.
nesday, repaired her wheels, took in some
coal and lel, on Thursday.
The news she brings is of most inter-
esting aud highly important charscter.-
There is terrible commolion in England,
occasionei Jointly by the failure of the Chi
neee Expedition, and the Mcleod affair."
The packet ship Westchester arrived on;
on the 9th with Mr.. Pickens Report from
the Committee on Foreign Relations, and
this occasioned greater excitement, than
the news of the future of the United States
Bank.
The London Times" printed the whole
OF The report. with most abusive comments,
The news had an important effect on
stocks Of all kinds.
letter from Paris states that a great fall
took place in French funds in consequence
OF the late news from America.
ihe news fiom China is of the most
gloomy character possible, and very per-
picking 10 England. And the news from
Egyptis scarcely less So The Eastern
Question has been opened in a new form.
Admiral Elliot has left China for England, ),
IN consequence ofa palpilalion of the heart.
There is rumor that Lord Palmers,on)
is 10 be called TO the House Of Lords.
DR.. Bowring brought over that bottle of
wafer from The River Jordan with which
Vicloria's baby was baptsed.
The Bishops have made great noise be. !
cause there has been two masquerades gv-i
en- at Dlurylane theatre.
All the markets were affected by the newsE
from America; aud on the 9Th of March, al
report was circulated that feet of 10 saiiss
OF the line is ordered 10 assemble a. Gibral- /
ter, IN consequence of the trial of Mr.. Nc.
leod. 1t also stated that Lord PalmerstonE
has sent out orders to the Ambassador a, !
washington to demand the immediate re
lease of Mcleod.
The Earl of Bosse is dead.
sSir David Wilkie after painting porlrailE
OF the Sultan of Turkey, has returned tos
England.
Ine Electress OF Hesse is dead.
we And il utterly impossible in out limi.E /
ted space, 10 give at this momen. even al
synopsis OF the comments of the press mponE
sl,fs intelligence, but upon Mr.. Pickens'
report Which seems to have created the {
creates! slock,the Globe says-"The pa,n.S
iui effect which this in,empera,e party dol E
cumeni' must otherwise produce on theS
strongly cherished hopes OF the people ofa
'nis country, of an amicable adjustment ofE
ths dispute, will be much relieved by ,hek
tone OF the principal speakers in the debate
which ensned on the question of printing!
The Report.
The Times ssys:-We shall not quoted
from this offensive and unjust TRADE, ,bul WEI
earnestly invoke our readers TO study il i'm
erfenso for themselves, and then iudges
themselves what chance exists of fair orr
Just treatment for Great Britain from thosek L
authorities with which such catalogue oil
insults could have originated. (
The Dispatch says, ''lhe stoppage of tbeN
U. .. Bank will cause great deal of mise
ry mere as well as in America Shares
which brought two years ago G24, are no.
anxiously sold al el4 los. &
MOST IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE Z
II SQU.2DRON ORDERED 1O al
NERIC.4!
The Times and other papers state aa III
gositioe fact that some ofthe squadron, &
6siteoea 10 consist Of ten sails oftheE
t,ne, ieaich had been engaged on MeE
Coast Of Syria, had been sudde,aiv Or.
dered of the Coast Of .7merica, 10 s,tp-
port The remonstraacc of The Bri,ishE
Minister, Mr. Fog, against The ..;uSi.E B
ctdi murder Of McLeod.r 4
lyaatry for Hul3or!-The Times alsoE
stated that "three battaiions had been gutK
sisdaeai ,ader orders for Halifar,'' ansE
odds, God Knows how The home seryiceE
Of The realm could be furnished afler thelrE
departure" L
The Atlas says, "War with America
mus, aud viii as surely follow npon then
murder Of Mcleod, as the light of morningH
follows The darkness Of night; bat then ,hiss
war will be war without any definite obi
jeci, except revenge for any injury whchE
cannot be atohed."
The news from the Continent we iind ofB
very litiIe interest. L