Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-04-01
ARRIVAL OF THE COLUMBIA.


The steamship Columbia arrived at Halifax on Satu.
day morning last in safety. She left Liverpool the
4th Of March; the 18th after several storms she
broke her intermediate shaft; the floats were Ii.
ken off the wheels her sails set, and under hem
she went till the 25h when her starbourd engines were
started, and under this, she reached Halifax.
Trade is terribly depressed.
The Bank has reduced discount TO per cent.
In England the prospects of business dismal at
present. but the necessity of increasing The forces in
China is promoting employment for the Army and Ma.
Wy departments.
Treaty on tie Right Search-The treaty ofths Five
Powers relative TO the Right Of Search, had been
signed on the part of France The following proceed.
ing took place in the House OF Lords, on the 2lst Of
February:
The Earl of Aberdeen, in laying the table treaty
for tile etectual suppression of the slave trade
signed by the representatives of the Five Great Powers
Of Europe and ratified by -four Of those powers express
ed his regret that France had not agreed to The ratf
cation of that treaty, and that he able 10 in
form the House when that raticatian might he expect
ed. He would say nothing calculated 10 throw tho
least additional difficulty in the way, but observed that
by the treaty Of 1885, which still in force the
tua right Of search fully recognized and established
the new treaty only extending the latitude in which
such right existed This the only material add-
ton in the treaty and he hoped ere long France
would confirm it, as the other Four Powers had done.
Lord Brougham expressed the deepest regret at the
announcement, and said in reference TO certain OBJ
]ectons urgeo III france, IL was perfect ana aDsoIur
deluson to suppose that there was, the part of ihe
Government, Legislature, people Of this country,
any sinister motive desire to strengthen for,ify
any supposed general right of search, to accomplish
any other object view whatever but the extinction Of
the African slave trade.
The London Times of February 10Th, has the follow
ing article on this subject:
"Our correspondent communicates in addition fact
which, if any doubt could be entertained of the
dor and loyantc of the French Government would
bear suspicious appearance. He states, that letter
in the of protest against the ratification of the
treaty by France had been presented TO the Minister
for Foreign Affairs IN. GuiznD by General Cass.--
The American Minister in Pesis, General Cass,
says correspondent, states in that document,
tina, it being indispu,able that under color Of the
treaty in question, England would pretend to
right TO board and search American vessels, and
that as the President of The Uued States had for.
may declared such proceeding could not in any case,
nor under any pretext, be permitted would ne
cessariy follow any such outrage That in such
all the parties TO such treaty would be regarded by
America participating in the guilt Of the Power
whch should actually thus assail American ndeperd
ence That he Gen Cass) therefore called upon the
French Government to pause it committed itself To
a treaty whence might result war between France
and the U. S.