, 1844-05-18

The cause, of course, II the defeat OF the
Democratic party i'll the late Virginia ell
Confrmaiions.-The Senate, in Exc
cutive session, has confirmed the nomI-
nation of Samuel T. Burr, Esq, as
Secretary of the Territory of Iowa.
The Hannibal journal of the llth in
slant, says: "We learn that the Town
Trustees have this week, made arrange
ments for the immediate erection OF a
large substantial, and c~ommodiouS ware
house for the storage and Inspection Of
Tobacco.
A Washington letter writer states that
it is the settled determination of a MAORI
ty of the members of Congress to adj
joarn on the 9th of May.
Hho did W-AIr. Boggs, the proprie-
tor of the New York Evening Post, has
been escorted 10 Washington city by a
Government officer, TO tell what he
knows about the case of violated conf
dence, in sending a copy Of the AnneXa-
ton Treaty, Sc, TO that paper for publ
cation.
Scribe MSurrection IN Cuba.-The n.
York Journal of Commerce, of the Sd,
has the following extract from a letter Of
a recent date, written by an American
gentleman in Cuba TO his friend in that
city:
SAT this time we are under very great
excitement, in consequence of a s%ervile
instruction having recently been dis
covered in the island, and particularly
in this vicinity. Whites and blacks are
alike implicated, and many American
citizens have been arrested and placed
in irons and in the stocks, whom we
have every reason to believe innocent.
Fear and terror are depicted onthe coun-
t~cnances of all foreigners, and every one
expects that he may be the next victin.'
Important from Hati.-A letter dated
Saint Thomas, April 18th, says:-By
steamer yesterday from Leeward, we
hear that the negroes have broken into
Aux Cages and murdered the whites
and colored-that the President, Herald,
is killed. 400 persons have taken re-
fuge in Jamaica. In Port au Prince 4
similar attempt as at Aux Cages was
hourly apprehended.
England and Tsras.-Atar recent pub
lie meeting in New York, Gen. Duff
Greene made a speech, which was re-
ported in the Republic, On the Texas
question he made the following state
ment:
ale was in LondoI during the last
July Convention, (Anti-Slavery,) held
there. A Mr.. Andrews was appointed
20 hold a conference with Lord Aber-
deem, on the subject Of Texas. This
person subsequently made approaches TO
Mr.. Smith, then the Texan representa-
tive there. Mr.. Smith was my person
al friend, and he knew that | was in ia
vor of the independence of Texas. He
advised with me whether he should hear
this Mr.. Andrews, and on my sugges-
ton he heard what he had to propose.
He told Mr.. Smith that in a CONVERSE
ton had with Lord Aberdeen, that no.
bleman had informed him that Great Bri-
tain would guarantee a loan Of f5,OO0,-
900 10 Texas to prevent the act of an
nexation TO the United States. Surpris-
ed at this, Mr.. Smith called upon Lord
Aberdeen and inquired whether what
Andrews had said was upon authority,
10 which Lord Aberdeen replied that il
was! Mr.. Smith Immediately informed
me Of the fact, and requested that |
would lose no time il communicating it
to the President of the United States;
and | accordingly did So.
OREGoN.--The Western Expositor
of the 4,h inst, SAYS: