Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-08-16
From the Huntsville Democrat.
BRITAIN AND TEAAS.

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The ratification OF the long-Pen-
ding treaties between Great Britain
and Texas were exchanged at two
o'clock on Tuesday the 28th inst. by
the Earl of Aberdeen, plenipolen'i2Ey
of Great Britain, and the Hon. Ash
bel Smith, plenipotentiary Of the Re
public of Texas.
These treaties are three in number
"a treaty Of amity, navigation, and
commercial treaty undertaking me-
diation by Great Britain between the
Republics of Mexico and Texas--and
treaty granting reciprocal right OF
search for the suppression of the Atrl-
can slave trade. They were negotia-
ted in 1910, and concluded in Novem-
Der of that year by Viscount Palmer
ston aid Gen. James Hamilton. The
powers TO raufy the two first have been
considerable time in England, but
their completion has been delayed I'M
til tn ratiGcations OF the treaty gran
ting the right of search could be sim
ultaneously exchanged.
Art. /. The Republic Of Texas
agrees that if, by means of the media
ton of her Britannia Majesty, an un-
limited truce shall be established be-
tween Mexico and Texas within thirty
days after this present convention shall
have been communicated to the Next
can government by her Brittanic Maj j.
esty's mission at Mexico, and if within
six months from the day on which that
communication shall have been so
made, Mexico shall have concluded a
treaty of peace with Texas, then and
in such case the Republic Of Texas
will take upon itself portion, amoun-
ting to one million pounds sterling, of
the capital Of the foreign debt contrac-
ted by the Republic of Mexico before
the LIST of February, 1882.
Art. 2.-The manner in which the
capital Of one million pounds sterling of
foreign debt, mentioned in the prece-
ding article, shall be transferred from
the Republic Of Mexico to the Repub-
lie Of Texas, shall be settled hereafter
by special agreement between the Re
public Of Texas and the Republic OF
Mexico, under the mediation Of her
Britannia Majesty.
House OF COMMONS, June 30E-
TREATIES WITH TExAs.--Sir v.
Peel laid certain papers on the tabO'
by command of her Majesty, and said
These are the papers in respect OF
which question was lately put to me
by the Hon. and learned gentleman
opposite. They ale the treaties which
were concluded by her Majesty's late
government with the Republic Of Tex
as, and which we, acting on the almost
uniform usage observed in public have
felt it our duty, as there was no ques-
ton Of an exceeding of power by the
British government to ratify.
Mr.. O'ConnelI wished to know from
the right Hon. Baronet whether, since
the intination had been given to this
country that Texas intended to block
ade the western coast Of America, en-
bracing an. extent of700 or 500 miles,
he had received any information as to
the capability of Texas to make that
blockade effectual /?
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! Sir r. Peel said that the last &C
count which he saw from Mexico sta
ted that there was no bona-fde block
ade. He hoped that Texas would
withhold from the blockade. That
was his hope but he could give no
assurance on the subject. He would
repeat that the last account which he
saw stated that up to that time there
had been no effectual blockade institu-
ted by the Republic of Texas.
GONE TO SING SING.-Charies F
Mitchell who was on the last day Of the