Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-11-06
Foreign News.


Great Britain. There is some slight de.
cline in the Cotton Market. but The Corn
Market remained firm. There was still
about as much uncertainty relative to the
crops as there appeared to be as per pre-
vious dates. Large quantities of flour
were arriving at Liverpool from the Unit
ed States, which amounted to 1000 bar
rel> in the week ending on the 4th ui,.
The government Of Holland has taken
measures to admit wheat. barley, po,a-
toes. and other articles of necessity at a
very low rate of duty.
The wool trade is brisk, sure proof
of the healthy state Of The Yorkshire dis.
tricts.
The cold rains and subsequent frosis
have injured the crops in England mate
rally. In Scotland and Ireland the crops
are somewhat better. but in The latter the
poiatoe crop has suffered considerably
by the rot.
O'Connell is again "on tbs wing
The repealers of Iipperary recently gave
him banquet at which he expressed
strong conviction that the EepeaIers would
eventually come off victorious.
France Paris, Sept 3O-Much a,
tentinn has been paid in this capital, both
by the press and the public, to the recent
arrivals from the United States with re-
spec, to Mexico. The probability of war
or no war has been discussed; bnl all Jour.
malls and all parties are unanimous in
thinking that it would be the very hight
of folly for Mexico TO auemp, hosiilties.
The journal Des Deba,s. the Govern
ment organ. takes peculiar view: Itsays
that the Mexicans have been jones' ct de-
p0uiHes but advises them-to use the
words Of an American philosopher-"to
grin and bear IT," because, it says. if they
dom they will give the United States an
excuse for seizing another tremendous
slice, perhaps all Of the Mexican domn.
ions. The Deba,s thinks tina, lie grand
people. as il calls them, of the United
States, have very itching fingers for the
property of their neighbors. and it advis
es them to be somewhat more scrupulous
for the future. les, Europe should find IT,
self called upon, by regard for It's own
interests and dignity. TO prevent further
gigantic increase of the already gigantic
dominions they possess.
The tale of the Times. Of London. of
the finding Of slave shaekies in the wreck
of the noble American vessel. the Nilsson
ri has been received in the city with va
ried feelings of contempt, disbelief and
! Indignation.
Germany. The religious agitation re
| mains pretty much in the same state -
| Upon The whole, however, perhaps
| Ronge, the apostle Of the new faith, has
| increased the number of his adherents -
/! Our government views his proceedings
with great disapproba,ion, as they are all
| determined to discourage il as much a.
! possible. A recent order from all the
ministerial departments of this country
| declares that any official giving it coun,e
nance, or any other Of the new religious
! sects. shall be dismissed.
Potatoes are suffering from tire same
malady as in Belgium, and upon the
whole the crops will be scan,y.
The Saxon Chambers have commence
ed their si,nngs which promise to be very
stormy. The recent troubles a, Leipsic
caused an agitation which are far from
having subsidized. In all parts of Germa-
| ny the most intense excitement exists.
| principally on account of the new reli.
| gion. But il may be the flashing Of the
waves which precedes a tempest. Ger
many, in truth. has slept too long, is
high time she should awake.
BELGIUM, the 10Th of September
the Chambers assembled, and after The
4 usual prelimularies. The Ministers pre-
sented a proa de loi for providing for the
subsistence Of the people, in consequence
| of the failure of the potatoe crop The
| law contained provision for allowing 2.
600 600 francs to the government. and
for permitting the importation Of -four, .po,
tatoes, wheat. &c, on-a mere nominal
/ duty. The law wa. adopted by both
Chambers, without amendment in few
| days. On the 25th, the Chambers had
brought their extraordinary sitting TO a
| close.
7 The London Times is endeavoring to
bring disrepute on our Navy as we'll as our
Government. by circulating a report that
''Slave shackles of every strength and
size for men and women, old and young
I have been brought up from the wreck Of
the Missouri, which was burn, at Gibral-
ter, and by carloads have been carried to
the store. The Times evidently wishes
to create the impression tha, this U. S.
Steamship was engaged either directly or
indirectly in the Slave Trade. The New
York Courier completely uses up this
SANDER by showing tina, i, is customary
in every man of war of euery nation to
have certain number of hand cuffs and
shackles as part Of lis ordinary arma-
ment. either for the confinement of pris
oners which may be taken, or for the
| crew in case Of insurrec,ion. The CON
plemen, for such frigale as the Missouri
is $50 letters and 800 hand cuffs.