Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-03-02

prepared to receive hundreds of human
beings within ii space in which life is al
NEST impossible, SD we shoad be bound
to let that American vessel pass on. But
The rioft we claim is to know whether
vessel pretending to be American. and
hosting the American flag, be bona Gde
American.
There must be some great misunder-
standing upon the subject: but, conSi-
defing the Importance ct maintaining
this risft--a right net peculiar to Eng
land: considering that we are contend
inc for rioht wi.ich-is The only security
against fraud, against the grossest abuses
by parties Interested in this iniqultous
trafIlc; considering that we are now the
advocates of IA principle necessary tor the
interests aud security Of all maritime va
tions.-it is my deity 10 state, IN the lace
Of the House Of Commons, that the claim 4
10 the riui,t uf visitation contei ded for in
The tcspatch # Lord Aberdeen has not
been reiir qushed; that, IN this subject.
there was made no concession whatever;
and that to The principles laid down in
the despatch Of Leld Aberdeen we adj
here at his moment. [Cheers trom both
sides Of the iionse.
With respect to the treaty which we
have entered into with The United States;
in signing that treaty. we consider that
we hate abandoned noeright OF visitation.
We do not understand from the United
States iaat they entered into that treaty
with any engagement from US TO abandon
he right of visitation, which. II not neces-
sarily connected with the question oftEe
s!ave-tade. we thought that it was step
IN ad -ance when United States prufessed
readiness 10 dePatch naval force 10
the coast of Africa, for the purpose If
suppress;Hs the sias e.tradc. We did rot
accept the detachment of that naval force
as an equivalent for any right which We
claimed: yet, still We thought that for Il
great country like the United States to
take that step with Us on the coast of A.
FLEA, although the power Of visitation il
limited under the treaty in such case, al
though we claim 70 right 10 visit slaves.
Jona fde American, aud tie right is To be
exercised BY vessels Of the United States
we thought. say, sep in advance
towards the ultimate suppression OF the
slaye-Jrade to accede to the proposition
of the United States.
But. in accediug TO that, we have not
abandoned our claims in The sighted de
gree: nor did it ever make any part ct
cur intention, during the controversy. to
abandon the right to which we lay claim
in the despatch have mentioned.
Hear. hear. hear We have not con-
tented ourselves, sir, with leaving this
fact to become known by ii declaration in
this House; but since the appearance Of
the Presidents message. we have taken
an opportunity Of intimatiug 10 the I'm
ted States the construction we place on
tie treaty. Cheers. trust, sir. that
| have said enough TO satisfy the House
on this point. trust. alsn, that altho'
compelled to avuw a material difference
Of opinion betu zen the two Governments
upon this mat erial question. | have stat
ed this difference Of opinion with the res
pect which wish TO maintain towards
the high authorities Of the United States.
Hear, hear.
.FrigaTat loss ct'hfs in ireland. The
most swec ping loss sf'l(e occurred on
the coast Down, in Danhrum Bay, among
! the shipping craft which belong to New
castle, ard Annalong. little fishing viii
lage uear krkeel. Tie fnIlowing cOm-
n,unicalien, dated N4wcaste e, detais tie
tragic result:
=. A most awful catastrohe has bcfallen
this village. No fewer than forty.six
fishermen, belonging To Newcastle. per-
ished in the storm. Such scene Of de-
ISOLATION. amentatiGn. aud woe. as this
place presents. has seldom been witness
ed. But the melancholy calamity has
not been confined tc eur Immediate loo
ality al"ae.
- Few miles further up the coast. at
-Annalnng, twenty-seven other individu-
ais were lost; making an aggregate ct
seventy-three. About twenty of the
poor creatures belonging to this place,
who were lost. have left wives and chit-
dren, who were entirely dependant upon
them for maintenance; many others were
the chief support Of aged parents. AS
nearly as can be ascertained, SIXTY chill
dren have beer lett fatherless. Thus. a.
long with the panes Of bereavement
which the survivors have to suffer. the
great bulk OF them will consequently be
reduced to Ike very lowest state Of dest'-
tuition.
HE Mediterranean appears to have
been severely visited by the storms that
caused so many calamties last week IN
the Channel. Several vessels were lost.
The packets from the I.evan-and AtSl-
ers We're eight DAYS in errears. e
Semaphore Of the 18th states that the
win'l ragged with such violence at Genoa
during several days, that the inhabitants
residing near the pier had been obliged
to abandon their houses, where their lives
were in danger. Several vessels had
been thrown on the Italian coast.
Mr. Cpl ,ONpou hos ruhlIshpd a letter