Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-04-28

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ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT WESTERN.

"",' "'.eu DAYS from BRISTOL with files Of papers
10 the I'd instant, tho day of her Saline. we
make the following extracts:
Three speciai messengers have arrived in the
Western one from the British Government 10
Lord AsHBuaroN, one from the French Govern
ment to the French Minister, and one from the
American Minister, in London; all in reference,
1t Is supposed, to the right of search.
HE klGHr OF SEAacH.-rhe Times of 3o,h
uit. contains Lord Aberdoen's reply to Mr.. Ste.
venson's note on the right Of search, and in its re-
marks upon this State paper says:
"Lord ABERDEEN begins by disclaiming all res
possibility Tor any expressions used by his pre-
decessor, Lord PALMrRsroN. He then explicitly
repeats his former renunciations on the part
ofthis country of all claim to a right of search
over American vessels in time of peace; and OBJ
serves that when vessel is once ascertained TO
be American, the British cruisers are ordered 10
abstain from all interference with her. ne sltr
SLAYER OR OTHERWISE. With American vessels
whatever be their destination, British cruisers
have no pretcnsion in any manner to interfere.
Such vessels must be permitted, it engaged in it,
to enjoy monopoly OF this uahallowed trade
but the British Government" concludes Lord
Aberdeen, "will never endure that the fraudu-
lent use OF the American flag shall extend the in.
iluity to other nations, by whom ii is abhorred
and who have entered into solemn treaties with
this country for its entire suppressinn.'
The news from China is only to the 1871, De-
ceinber--no later. The London Journal of Com
merce of the 18th states that Sir IL. PorrINoER
had returned from Chusan to Amoy and IIong
Kong, where it is said that he purposed waiting
until the reinforcements from Europe and India
reached the expedition. Ii was said that he was
dissatisfied with the Chinese fuliment of the con-
vention entered into with Capt. ELLIOT, relative
to the river of Canton, aud tina, he was about to
attack the forts, in the middle of December. This
was looked upon in India as tea-iobbng re-
port.
The Chinese have been repairing the old and
erecting new Notifications, also o5structing the
navigation the river.
In the House of Commons, on the 9th of March
there was a division upon the second reading of
Sir RoBERT PEEL'S Corn Bill. The vote stood
for Lord EBnNGToN's amendment I76, for the Sc.
cond reading 2Si. Ministerial majority lO3.
GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL PLAN.
In the House of Commons, March llth, Sir
Robert Peel brought forward new scheme of
finance. He shows deficiency of $40 DOC, 600
in the revenue since 1887. And he proposes, to
meet this and support two large wars, one in In.
dia and one in China, that property-tax be le-
We'd, terminable in three years, unless otherwise
determined by Parliament at the rate of I'd in the
pound, or 80 i9s 4d per cent, upon tho property
and the income Of the country, eyempting, how
ever, all incomes which do not reach $3.50
year.
He proposes general revision of the tariff laws
and modes Of taxation, diminishing in some cases
and increasing in others, but upon the whole rails
Ing the revenues TO such point to cover all
expenses. All funded property, whether belong
ing to natives or foreigners, to pay the duty.
This tax to continue for three years. There is to
he no property tax in Ireland but tax on spirits
From some cause or other, the temperance obliga-
ton in Ireland has ceased to be effective. There
has been an increased consumption Of spirits in
Ireland from the 5th Of July, lS4l to the present
a duty of four shllings ton coal exported,
whether in British or foreign ships, is to be inn
posed.
Lord BRoUGHAM has taken strong ground a.
galnst the financial policy proposed by Sir Robert
hA-i se>s@>1ees is "af. uaLH .Ru6ls .assrNsfad,
mas so long prevailed among the laboring classes
IS not at all slackened in severity.
The House of Lords adjourned on the Odd MI,
TO April 9TH, and the House of Commons adjourn.
cd on the same day, and was to meet again Aurl
4, when Sir Robert Peel's financial measures
would be brought forward.
FRINGE PAUL ESTERHAZY has made up his mind
70 retire from the English Embassy, and leave
public life altogether, in order to devote himself
TO the improvement of his vast estates in Huppa-
ny.
FROM INDIA.
The English have been defeated in Aifnhanis-
tan, having lost six thousand soldiers and most OF
the invading army. The news, which was brought
ny the Indian mali OF February lst will he fonnd
embodied in the following conmen, of the Lon.
don Times:
''Our contemporaries g We still more disastrous
account than we can ourselves vet credit of the
late OF our troops at Cabool. OF the assassina-
ZION OF Sir w. Macnaghten, in an interview with
Akhbar Khan, the leader of the insurgents. and
by the hand Of that Chief, there is, unfortunately.
no doubt. 1t is further said that the remainder of
our 400 men set out in despair from Caboo, In
the desperate hope of fighting their way 90 miles
through country, in itself almost impassable I'M
DER the attacks OF an enemy computed at about
10000. The last authentic European intelligence
announced this intended departure !; and the ma
tive reports, which are said always to precede, by
some days, the arrival of our own dispatches
went on to say that that departure had taken place
with the result to which, probably, the men
themselves had made up their minds-tfoir total
destruction. To these reports our own cores
pondent, whose letter cur readers will pcruse with
much interest, refers incredulously, mcntioninp
their circulation, but adding that they "met with
but little credit" Two papers, however, profess
to give the intelligence on the authority of sur
vivor, who with his own eyes seven of his
brother officers fall
Another letter describes the 1lih and Queens
when "last SEEM" as reduced to $50, but strup-
Cling through the snow still in body. The
hopelessness of such effort would seem only less
than the hopeessness of remaining where they
werc' or than that Of preserving their lives by
any cap'tulation. The fate Of the envoy, coupled
with the bitter demand that they should lay down
heir arms, leave their women, and so march out. !
would show them that they had little choice ey !
cept between dying with or without arms i'm their !
hands,, They chose, it seems, the latter. a |
choice becoming British soldiers, whose duty To
their country calls upon them to fall, if fall hcv