Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-12-20

Hi,hfy Ipporiam From Washington
D;rlomaiir Moren,eni of The Gorer nnsni- o .a'o
intelligence of highly important cnaraeso hy
Washington, relative 10 new movement ''auo ~
the present administration, having yer. " ,be
ant bcar ring on the commercial rea'on' VI '
country with England, p..L Min.
II anpoars thai Mr.. Pakenham, the BRUSH "'"
istcr, and Mr.. Buchanan, the Secretary o' s ~,
have had an interview with each o'her' W.
purpose of talking over and making ar'I" 80,
relative TO some new commercial 'reat!
this country and Euand. 1t such oe 'no :,
land we have good authority for boHer'"9 "n
is probable that such movement on ths
the British Minister originates with Inc p'"',"
Government, growing out OF the Pccu'l' F'''''
il sustans towards Ireland; the failure o' Tue
and The prospect Of general famine.
three years ago The subject of a commere"'' "easI
was broached by two of the greatest h'e' "''p
statesmen in this county. WealIudo 10 inc sp'1o"
of Daniel Webster in Baltimore, and so'era' ~
ters containing the same idea from John " o"',
houn, which were published in the f.ns,'s' "''"
American journals ". Y. Hrraid' 2N" ~"
Our correspondence from Washington Is to tho
evening of the 25th uIt. The probable appoint
ment Of the Hon. John SIideIt to special con-
mission 70 Mexico is stated as one of the current
reports in the city. The official paper makes no
mention of the subject vi 70 ,-' nero ~ 0''.o
doubt however, we bell O., thai Mr.. Shdr'I has
received the nD9oin' IT 2nn has nr'n.I' '""''
Members OF lngress continue to arrive IN con-
siderable rs in Washington.
One O. . a -duGgas anticipated Nd tho diplomat
ic corps. ..s ointment OF NJ. Harris, one
of the editors of tho Constitution newspaper at
Washington, to bo Charge d Agaires to Bnenos
Ayres, in place of Mr. Brens.-lM o. Weekly
Bulletin
Loss Of he arkansas No. 5.-The steamer
Arkansas No. 5. Capt. Pennywit, from LOUIS.
vile To- this port, was run into on tho morning oil
the 2Sth uit BY the steamboat Champion, gong
up, when about two hundred yards from the land
ing at Na.chez. The Arkansas was heavily
laden with flour, hemp, and other western pro-
duce, and a large quantity OF live stock. ohe
SINK in about five minutes after the contact. IN
ten feet water. The boat is n total loss: only
part of the cargo on deck will be saved. The
boat was partially insured. No lives were lost.
IN. o. Deha.
On the Goth ut., John e. Calhoun was elected
U. S. Senator of South Carolina, by the Legis!st
ture Of lha. State. rice y. F.. Huger rosgucd.- -
There were l39 votes. Mr. Calhoun gol 1857
Ex,rncl Of n letter from gentleman in Ireland
to his brother in New York city, daled:E ~
LIMERICK, Oc,dbef'2 90.
After speaking of the railway panic, he says
There is another pregnant source of anxiety
the failure ofthes Potato crop. should Not say
fai7ure for itSwas q rery abuRdam crop, but tho
fatal disease tl,at has nitSrkeI the poto:oe, all
ever England drnnd Irelnnd. " was scep,ra at
first of the extent of the rnalalv, seeing several
crops, my own among the rest, dug out and Pted.
This morning however. we came 10 open the pits
and found more TIN half of the poIa toes a ctsd
We have separated the good. ard sprinkIed dry
turf and lime among them tu CHECK further decay.
If this fails there will bo few potatoes fit for use
bv. chrslmns,. The late dry weather. having
checked the rapidi.y Of the rot. has given encour.
agemcnt tn nnny, but fenr II is only temporary
arreslihg Of it. and that wet weather will be seen
to I'M Jure the poatocs again. There are rum0rs
Of the ports h,'Ing opened by an order in Council.
bu, they wour! soon be opened by tho low duty Of
Is. However. a talk of this and the increased
tIghtness in the money market, have had depres-
sing effect on the prices of grain, which have fall
len within the last week considerably. Sir Robert
will probably wait until there is large quantity
under lock in this country. before he says "lhc
spell is broken corn and food be free. e.'-Mo. Rcp
OTThc failure of the grain and potaloe crop.
is creating great excitement, in Great Britain.
~ The vote on the adoption Of the New Con-
stItution of Louisiana, stands I2,l73 for, and
PAS against.
Arriral Of Consul Carr m Tangier.-Com
Smith, lust arrived ut Boston from the Mediterrn.
mean, writes that he has left Mr. Carr at his Con.
sulate. The Bashnw waIvrd his opposition to the
recognition Of Mr.. Carr Com. Smith giving a
certificate, and the Consul atiixing his sen to it,
that he could not wait for repIyto the dispatches
sent from the Emperor of Morocco to the United
States Government. "A, o'clock" he says 81
left the ship with Mr. Carr and some of the officers,
under n salute of l3 guns; proceeded to the land
ing. and as we approached The salute was returned
from the battery. AT the landing we met all the
Consuls in uniform, and the Basnw's officers and