Mobile register and journal., 1845-04-25
tions OF the Union lie repeate after il has been

tions OF the Union A lie repeale after has been
contradclsd, and secuted BY all well informed and
honest men, is n lie raised 10 higher power the
square ola lie. Mr. Tyler ntimated in message
time ago, that doubts were entertained by some
whether Texas had not originally formed pari Of the
territory OF the United States and been improperly
aPnaed from them; but, MIR. Polk resoluely alirnls
that "fexas part Of our country, WAS tn
wisely ceded away Ioreign power, is now indie
pendent, and Possesses m undOubted right ge
her sovereignty in ours - The whole assertion ut
terry groundless-Gr-I, because Texas formed no
part Of Louisiana when sold by France and second
", b. cause the bounda treaty with Span concluded
in 1919 defaitiyely wiped out all such tquvocal
claims forever. But in this discussion guInpn nj
is practicable; the vol Is resolved on seizing his
prev and il signifies but liule that the lamb stood
drinking lower dnwn the brook
Mr. Polk holds some what similar though less
precise, language, as 10 the Oregon territory. He
pledges himself the very outset Of his career, aud
with knowledge that negotiations are actually going
on between his Cabinet and Great b. ltain, thai the
American title the country Ol the Oregon is clear
and UNIQUE stonabe. But il may spare time likely
10 be consumed in veiy Improbable discussion, f
| We express an opinion, AT least ms decided his
| own that in spite Of his maiauders, and what he
terms his c0nstiluii ona rights, the territory of the
| OreQoniw never be wresled from the British Crown
| to which il belongs, but by war. MI. Polk AYERS
that 10 enai se the limits of the Union 10 extend
the dominion of peace additional territories and
increasing mills ns bun he will find that when they
are 80 Ear extended include the ighfu possess
slons Of the British empire, they will encounter the
hostility and the resolution of people not inferior
To the populace Of the United States IN spirit in
resources.
| From Winners Liverpool News Letter of March %
MonsTEk GUS ron AMERICA "A monster
gun ,as Just been manufactured by Messrs. Forsythe
and Preston, o Liverpool, which is intended To
place the that burst board one ol the Ameri-
4 sInrIf ina lnuf tho 81
cretary eff State, and wounding several other oic ia
| nersonages. II is made of malleahle iron, is IL
leet long aud weighs II TONS cwt. ora. IL lbs.
The PATRICK liENRY.-A rumDr prevailed in
town yesterday HAT the fine Jacket slip Patrick
Henry, Capt. Delano, which sailed from his porl on
| SUNDAY as, for New York, with upward Of 800
graits on board, Loot in the channel. The
NOR vas destitute Of lounda ion. In passing The
ruskr the Patrick Henry and Shakespeare came in
collision, hut ltlle Or M damage was done, and both
vesseh proceeded on their WSy-the Patrick Henry
| for New York, and The Shakespeare fer Liverpool,
where the arrived yesterday,
| FAILURE OF AN AMERICAN House. IN GLAs.
Gow.-Advces from Glasgow mention the failure
Of Mess. J. & & Pattison & Co., of thar place,
who have a house in New York, and who have done
u large BUSINESS. Their debts are said 10 amount to
upwards d / l60 900. Of which il is said 10000
are owingin England, while several Scotch firms
are spokenof MS likely to suffer.
meetiig OF The creditors Was held on the 9th, at
|
| il WAS agreed that committee, composed Of five of
their number, should he appointed 10 take charge of
the estate Will they should hear from Mr. F. Patti
son, who vent out in the Cambria. The creditors
agreed 10 tike Whatever composition the committee
might propose, and about lbs or lbs the pound
| il expected
| LONDON, March ia duel with pistols took
lace on the Bots de Bong lone Tuesday morning,
b tween NJ, DeiarIer, manager and proprietor OF
La PrssSe, and NJ. Beauvallon of the editors Of
lie Globe in WI CHI NJ. Deiarrier was morally wound-
ed. He ex,ired before he could be brought home.
Our p,i,a,, lie ter describes him as a man OF very
considerable talent as an administrator, and adds
| thai he ia universally lamented.
FROM TaE EAsT-The h.lf.monthly overland
umd arrh et ON the 22d, bringing adyices from CAL
cu,ia to the 9Th and Il, III Madras 10 Il e 18th.
The intelligence is by no means coplous or inpor-
| tant
1t was reported from Affghanisian that the pes
thence whici had recently afflicted that country had
been eeted by iamine and that an attempt had
| been made - assassinate DOst MahOmed; he was
wounded but ma, killed His sou, Akbar Khan,
was at JeliaIabad, Of which he believed to have
| that purpose in view.
| The Supreme Government of the Anglo Indian
territories had undertaken legal reform Of great
importance--lo declare the law Of England the gem
eral law throughout the whole territory, and ior all
| pei sons eSept Hindoos and Mahomedans.
| EXPLOSION AT ALGIERs On the 18th nl. an
explosion look place AT the marine arsenal at Al
gers, which destroyed the igh house and did "iher
damage 10 a considerable extent The residences
ef the comnssarv of marine, the director OF the post
| and others, were thrown down
The explosion took pacs in tive magazines, sepa-
rated from each other by ditch at the foot OF which
the light house stood. The orig lin Of the fire is IN
known, as the magazine had double doors and had
not been entered within fifteen days. They con-
tanned only small quantity Of powder. Considera-
| BILE injury done in the port, many enormous
stones being lhlown To great distance