Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-23

FOREIGN.
FOREIGN NEWS CoNr,srEp.i
/J:r.,,o,J day,s 10 The o2d UitimO.

FOREIGN EWs-iCo>r,Nrrp.l
(Lirerpoot dates 10 the 22d Wttm0.)
The intelligence from the u. >, ana Inc arfiVa! ilo
thence by the Great Western, OF special messenger
with the treaties for the settenentoi Inc many Pe"u
inc questions between England and America, 10 consi'
dared favorable and the latter event has gwen unVeF
sal satisfaction Nothing, has as yet transPeo mere us
To the terms of the treaties; but they arr generally sup
posed to be such cannot ia 10 give the utmost
faction 10 the people Of both countries, anu al all events
the settlement Of the long pending difficulties - re-
oarded as matter Of no mean importance ne 'e"S
rave an impetus 10 the cotton trade, ana te uouo'
entertained here but that, as soon as American cleo.
shall have been established, these treaties VIII 'ehu
much 10 the extension oil Tue faoe a"u eo"i"''ee "
tween the two countries
The London Times is the only paper that makes any
comment upon the treaty; 1t says
"With respect to the merits OF the boundary treaty.
.s ,ve supposed il may be considered as con
cl,ded we confess that the whole we regard II
rather with satisfaction than otherwise we WIZ 60
tlr,berfi is be considered as the price OF pp"cr
we say we regard 1t with untnixed satisfaction lfue'
we have conceded large portion OF the 'e''itoiy ~
d,snu,e true we have yielded what we have hitnef'o
maintained and as think, justly, TO be only our
true and legitimate rights; true, we nave gwen up
posilions and granted privileges which were inosPu
iably ours and which were therefore pure ana apso
Int cfts. but in return, have got SO iar the CTS
ntrd territory is concerned all for which We wanted
That territory-al tina. could make II valuable 10 Us
or any one eise-vz SO much OF mat territory Us 10 "
tcicnt 10 secure the COMMUNICATION between ri'ue
reckon md Quebec; we have got sufficient space Sc
cored TO us along the whole right bank OF the 81 Inv
rence. we have in short, substantially got me as
uued territory for we have got all that we co"u use
Of ii; and we have got, besides, we believe we may
saw the blessing of rEAcE-honorabie aho, we noPe'
i firm aad lasting peace
n,, ve susnend our further Judgment IN this mater
mill we hear more Of the details Of the SUBJECT ms
much however we may say-'hat although OF n"u'sp,
no dishonorable cesson would be worm hidh"G ee
10 avert great calamity as war oe'"ee" ~. :,
and America and that for this reason, viz.-thal Il
would be Intellectual for the attainment oil 'ha PURPOSE
vet that the prese ccsson, certainly as lar as
is aishonorabe TO neither party. The suosanHai pe
neiit of both countries has been secured oy ~ anu u
either partv may be thought TO have sacr'hced more VI
mere temporal and material advantage nan ne v
,y which has done so, for her gladly claim that no.
nor"
In our last nrmber had the coed fortune 10 fur
nish exclusively 10 the American public the fact that
the splendid steamship Great Western, which has so
often ploughed The vast Atlantic with such wonderful
exactitude and regularity, a5olt TO be withdrawn
from the trade, aud the company dissolved Subsequent
circumstances fully testify the truth OF announce
ment From statements made during the last ten days
it appears that she is intended 10 perform all the voya-
ges for which she hus been adrertscd and then she is
TO be Sold together with tie whole of the establishment
belonging to the company. 1t is reported that the
concern has been anything but Furnishing one; and
at the present time is indebted in sum amounting TO
nearly tI0000. OF this, $4,000 are owing TO their
bankers The building of the large IRON ship belonging
so the company has been Suspend and Will require
about IL, 900 complete her The subject of Atlantic
steam navigation Is now attracting much attention IN
England and II daily becomec evident that
company can withstand the cost, unless backed BY
Government contracts
The West india mails again TO be transmitted By
sailing vessels. TIE miserable and gross nsmanage
pent which has, throughout, marked the movements
of the Royal Mail steamers has given such dissatsac
lion, and the complaints To Government have been so
lond and frequent that the contract is to be broken
mp. An arrangement has been entered into for the fu
transmssion the particulars of which will be found
below
The results of the arrangements for the West
India Mail Steam Packet Company, Will be these:
The mails will be despatched twice month from
Falmouth as heretofore all the British possessions
in the West Indies except Honduras which will have
its mails monthly through The Havana
The mails for Havana will be dispatched twice
month, as heretofore.
the mails for Laguayra, Porto Cebello, Santa Mar.
tha Cartharena, Chngres Vera Cruz, and Tampco,
will be despatched once month
The Mexican mails and passengers will be conveyed
by steamer.
The other monthly mails will be conveyed by fast
sailing schooners OF 100 Or leu tonS IN COMMUNICATION
with the steamers.
The following places will not be visited by any Of
the company's vessels, viz: Surinam, Berbce Santa
Cruce, Curacao Bahia Honda, Marecabo, 81. Juan dc
Nicaragua, Ntw Orleans, Turks Island, Mayaqucss
and Ponce, (rorto Rico,) Crooked Island, Rum Key,
Charleston Savannah, New York, and Halifax.
The Berbice mails will be transmitted by land from
Demarara, IA formerly.
The new plan to Gene fully into operation by The
steamer leaving England the 30 Of next month [Oc
tober)
EAST INDIA STEAM NAvIcarIoS.-The steamer In
dia having performed her last voyage from Suez 10
Bombay against the height of the monsoon-a circum.
stance unprecede nted in the annals OF nayigaton-it
may be interesting TO compare n statement OF that
steamers performance her last two voyages, the
fret having been made in the far season, and the Sc
cond against the strength of the monsoon. On her
first voyage, the India left Calcutta the 10th of
January last and steamed 10 Suez in 23 days mud IA
hours; running $40 miles, 1891 miles per day,
suming Csc tons Of coal, or = 10 lbs horse power
per hour On the second voyage she left Calcutta OH
Of May, and steamed in 81 days 4,65S miles against
the wind, and averaging l37 niles, per day, and under
sail four days distance $3.50 miles consuming 900 tons
of coal, u lbs per horse power per hour. This re-
suit ia most important, Us showing that the communi
cation by steam can be kept up with the Eastern side
of India all of the year. On the first voy
uge the Calcutta letters reached London in 46 days
the second voyage her letters were detained "a days
Egypt waiting conveyance.
FRAscE-The news from France is not altogether
devoid Of interest There were two or three warm de-
ba,es, both in the Chamber of Peers and Deputies
on The Regency BILL which was finally passed by both
houses in the forms brought forward by the Ministry
The Chambers have been prorogued until early IN ia
nuary The King and family have taken up their quar-
tiers at Eu The Paris papers of the 3st nlt announce
that great fears entertained there in high quarters
hat the treaties between England and America would
not be ratified. The royal ordinance, promugatng the
Regency BILL appears in the Moniteur of Wednesday,
letter from ST Petersburg the Augsburg Gazette cen.
firms The reports in circulation of the complete failure of
the Russian expedition in the Caucasus, under Gen
Cralbe The LOGS Of the Russlsns is estimated al quo
soldiers and 30 officers Austria has lowered her du