Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-12-13
WASHING TON.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, ls45.
. Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and
inseparable."

Amidst the alarms Of war which have been, at
the supposed Executive signal, SO emulously blown
about the land from, many Democratic trumpet
our readers will hardly be surprised if we confess
that we found, not without first feeling Of dismay,
the fonowmg new announcemcntof another tribula-
ton, another foreign difficulty.
The latest New Orleans Courier de la Louisi-
ane-that Of the 2Sth utmo-and the paper is a
very responsible one, of INTERCHANGEABLE princi-
ples-makes the following statement:
One of our friends now in Washington and
who has had occasion to visit the port Of Norfolk,
has within few days addressed to us confden-
tial letter, in which he lets us perceive that
cordng to what he has heard read from the in
structons transmitted by the Navy Department to
the Commandant that-s-to-be of the Brazilian
squadron" ECommodore Rousseau, of Louisi-
ana, the part which this officer will have to play
in the La Plata question, and the Anglo-French
Intervention against Rosas, cannot fail to be an
exceedingly serious one.'
The Courier, from which we thus far translate
literally, then proceeds to repeat the information
which it has thus received and it is to the follow
ing effect
That Commodore r. is detained to await the
Ministerial answers of France and England to a
formal protest which has been offered by our Gov
ernment through its representatives at those Courts,
against their armed interference upon this CONT
nent, in the case Of Buenos Ayres and Montevideo.
That no categorical answer to this protest had
yet been received by our Government; which may,
therefore, delay its action until, the French Cham
bers and English Parliament assembling, shall be
seen whether not the Legislative bodies of those
two countries shall approve disapprove the con-
duct of their respective Cabinets.
That if their decision be the former, (approval,)
our squadron under Commodore Rousseau will be
directed, in concert with that of Brazil, to demand
the immediate raising of the blockade of the ports
of Uruguay and if this be refused by the Anglo
French fleet, to come Immediately to blows with
them.
Its budget of " condolences thus unfolded, the
Courier proceeds, very demoeratcally, TO express
its loyal Joy at the imagined course Of the Execu-
tive here. II considers the case more urgent and
therefore as important that of Oregon; which
last, it says, can bear year or eighteen months
delay. And it estimates at about eleven sail each
the combined American and Brazilian fleets which
are to act.
Now, we have said that all this, so solemnly told
by an intelligent editor affiliated with the powers
here, and processing to derive his information so
directly startled us, the midst of the buzz of so
many other threatening things about us. Coolly
considering il, however, we compelled to reject
it, and to prefer our own information of what Com
modore Rousseau is charged to perform. As far
as we can learn, his mission is pacific, CONNER
cial, and 1--WE therefore think) better one.
Our information, from common but credible re-
port is that he is instructed to examine the coun-
tries on the Paraguay and Panama rivers, with a
view to ascertain what commercial advantages they
offer to the enterprise of the United States That
he is also to negotiate but il is with the authorities
of Paraguay, in the hope Of extending our trade in
to that rich and hitherto secluded territory and to
pave the way to regular diplomatic relations with
its Government.
This is the more agreeable version, we think, as
well as the more probable And, if the British Par
lament and the French Chambers were not sitting
to be consulted the Congress of the United States is
A New STATE.-The people Of WISCONSIN are
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