The St. Landry whig., 1844-10-03
/ By Yesterday's Mail.l
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
rbe steamship Britannia arrived at Boston on
ara 10th ult., bringing II days later news
The Cotton market gave way, on the arrival
ae he Caledonia with advices, confirming the
beliefin a large. Cotton crop, and prices receded
: rhe House Of Lords met on the End rltimc.
when lie Judges gave their decisions IN the
case 6f O,Connell and the other State Prisoners,
confirining the Judgment given BY the Irish Court
Iof Queens Bench.
The Pfincesde Joinyilleth has followed the bonn
bardnent Of Tangiers BY The bonlbardl1ent and
occupation d, Mogadorc. on the l5til august
After the destruction of the towns ana loils, ne
took possession Of the island and port.
The accounts from Spain announce the arrival
of the Queen mother and the Queen at the seat
Of government. The affairs Of that unhappy
c%cuntry continue in a state of the mast inexpli-
cable confusion.
Imports Of Cotton to August 30th, l,230,794
bales: same time last year, l,382,394 bales.
Estimated stock, 9t5,630 bales same time last
year, s70,64O bales. Taken on speculation,
1913, $50 bales ditto, same iodof184 26l,-
$50 bales.
These items make upthe cream Of the news
st is all we can give to day.
n1-The President left Washington on the
: lI7th ult. on a visit to a mineral spring IN Fred
! erick county, Virginia. Ills lady Is on a WISH
: to her relatives in New York,
FRoM Texas.-The Clarksvile Northern
IS Standard Of the 4th inst, says the following is
the result &c the election in that county, 50 tar as
&c heard from, for President of the lone star Re
public:-Jones, 40 Baslesod, 32o,
y The same paper says ueh. nufiespn rs
= rivedein this place On Saturday last, and address
y. z-1 ~ I, .SIo j fx,nna asc lnplf on that HaV.%aE FpM
left the next day for Lamar. The General APP
II peared to be in excellent health,
g The Standard adls-.sit is now eight or nine
: weeks since This region ofcountry has been visit
ed. by any thing like a good, seasonable rain {
c Crops are severely injured planters say they
ed will not make more than half a crop OF cotton.
CAN'r DO rr.-The Southern Traveller, in
NJ, noticing our calculation as 10 the result OF the
- Presidential election, says if we cannot give Mr.
Polk more States than. New Hampshire, South
~ Carolina, Alabama, Illinois and Missouri, We
u may !. take 'em ALL We beg to be excused.
Though we cannot conscientiously give Mr.
he Polk more, there are three States in the cata-
oa logue we will not consent to take on any TERMS
2 We will not have a State which, like New
Hampshire, proscribes Catholics; nor one that,
Ut like South Carolina, breaches treason and dlsll-
Mon, and denounees our nortiten brethren asa
lDunu oil TODDefS; HOF 1illliOlNy WiilGn buNS-
on, down to Mortnonism We have no objection
to Missouri and Alabama but the others we will
hig not have, even to secure the election q tienry
Ciay.-Iropic.
no. SOMETHING TO THINK oF.-lhe late &C
To- counts from Europe, says the NewI orkC CONNER
cial Advertiser, are of a threatening and uneasy
pot character. The relations between the two
greatest warrior powers, France and England,
w, have suddenly become almost belligercnt, and
tea many in both countries, as well as Americans
10. returning from beyond sea, are seriously OF opln'
eat ion that a war is not improbable. A terrific
war it will be, if it comes; audit may involve
:, important consequences to the people of thest
Ia United States, remote as We are from the scene
mat Of conflict, fiji comes it will be mainly il no
are wholly anayalwar; the Struggle viii be on thu
pro- ocean, where we have such vast interests expo
sed.
mi. Consumate knowledge and prudence will b
ele. required from our Government in this emergen
uch cy. Can we look 1orthese in James K. Polk
ers'' Aman scarcely known even in our own politic0
kistory-untried, inexperienced, offering n
iife- guarantees, in his past life, Of s~tatesmanshi
nine equal TO the oecasiana Here is soinething for tn
5 in people oftheso United States to think of.--Iropic
Gu -
Hon. Ben. Harding, the indomitablc Ken
the lucky wing, has been appointed by Governe
the Owsey, as Secretary Of State.
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