The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-08-21
FOREIGN NEWS.
loDAYs LAfER FROM EUROPE.


The steamer Hiberna arrived at Boston on
Sunday afternoon, in the short passage of thirteen
days. We are indebted to Messrs. Adams s. Co.'s
Express for Wilmer & Smiths European Times,
OF the 9TH inst, from which we make the follow
ing extracts:
Parliament was expected TO close about the 9th
instant
The weather continued unfavorable for the
crops.
Flour and Cotton are both advanced in price.
Mr. Charles Ware, distinguished American
merchant, residing in Liverpool, died on the tn
instant
1t is said that several English manufacturers
about 10 establish factories in the Zull Verien
Mr.. McLane. the newly appointed minister
from the United States, has arrived at Berkeley
square, London. The London press announce his
arrival with cordial greeting.
A deputation waited upon Lord Aberdeen on
Saturday last, respecting the claims of British
merchants upon the governments of Brazil and
New Greneda, for losses sustained at Para and
Bogota.
Arrival of the I" .acadia"-'Phe ROYAL Mail
steamer Acadia Captain Harri on, arrived
here on the Goth ult., at eleven O'CLOCK. A. NJ,
after a very good voyage of IL DAYS 1S hours
from Boston. 1t having been notified by telegraph
that she had on board Mr. McLane, Envoy Elk
traordinary and Minister PIenipotentiary from the
| United States, number of persons assembled at,
the pier TO witness his landing, as mark of re-
spect. During his stay in town he occupied
apartments at the Adelphi Hotel, and proceeded
on Friday to London. BY the obliging prompti-
tued of the agents, Messrs. ID. and G. M'Iver, our
papers were landed and forwarded to London by
an express train, where they were read at the
principal public establishments the same evening
| The Celebrated Big Gun.-The remarkable
specimen of British skill which was so lately
manufactured in this neighborhood for the United
States steam ship Princeton, is now destined in
conjunction with its fellow for the armament of
the frigate Constellation, which is being altered
into a steam ship. The Princeton, it is ascertain
ed, is too small to carry without detriment,
either of these enormous engines of destruction
The Constellation won the first laurels of the
American Navy, in 1899. under Commodore
| Turner
Commemorative elements continue to be an
object of serious apprehension, and fears for the
safety of the harvest daily on the increase
The weather continues broken, the temperature
is low, there is little sunshine, and the absence
of warmth is supplied by occasional falls of rain,
which in some districts have done serious, but
not irreparable, injury to the growing crops. Up
to the present moment the amount of injury, ia
ken in the aggregate, has not been heavy, and
with the return of fine weather. the produce Of
the fields would speedily ripen, and the result
would equal, perhaps exceed, the yield of any re-
cent year. The danger is as TO the future. The
harvest, under any circumstances must be late,
and late harvest is always perlous.
The state of the weather has been making it.
self felt in the Cotton markets. The gloomy at
mos phere of last week chilled all disposition for
business, and prices on the midding kinds of
American declined Id per ID. The sales of the
week were only $4,000. Yesterday, however,
the market rallied little, spectators nib
| bling, and matters wore n more healthy appear
ance The sales were 5000 bags, and of this
quantity 5000 were taken on speculation. In
the manufacturing districts there has been no
change worthy Of notice. Business remains in
nearly the same condition as at the sailing of the
last packet, with, perhaps, less buoyancy of feel
ing, owing TO circumstances at which we have al
ready glanced.
In the Iron trade there has been more doing of
late. The price of Pig Iron has been reduced in
Glasgow, where it commands e3 rs. cd. per
ton, and in Liverpool se3 l5s. Bars realize Ell
rs. Cd. to 67 l5s. The price of Rails rules
from go los. TO se10 per ton.
ANNExATIoN OF TEXAs-The annexation of
Texas. which may be regarded as consummated,
is too important event in the history of nations
TO escape the lynx eyed vigilance of the press in
this quarter of the globe, 1t has been freely com
mented on since the arrival of the Acadia, last
week, which brought the resolutions of the Tex
all COHpIeSS. ne annexation is not, OI COuISe,
palatable to John Bull which is, perhaps, the
best reason why it should be popular the ives
tern shores Of the Atlantic. The leading organ
of the late Government, the Morning Chronicle,
makes it the subject of bitter attack on the for
eign policy Of the present Cabinet, which might,
and ought, it contends, to have prevented the Cd
tastrophe. 1t is ridiculous TO hold such language.
The Ministry could not have prevented the an
nexation, if they had strained every art which
diplomacy suggests. The policy Of Mexico, ever
since Texas wrested her freedom from that imbe-
cile power, has step by step, accelerated the
event at which the latter is now so chagrined-
The ungraeful, not to say piiful, conduct Of San
ia Anna in constantly keeping in g." hot water"
and actually making war upon the people who
first defeated, and then, with generous herosm,
gave him life and liberty, caused Texas TO be at
tracted, as sympatheiically as the pole attracts
the needle, to the United States The citizens
of that country were in feeling, as they now are
in name, citizens of the great Republic-one COM
mon sympathy Of country, and kindred and in
stitutions. animated alike the minor and the ma
Ijor Republic. The sar-spangled banDer'' has
increased another stripe, and has baf1led the poll
cy of European slatesmen-those long headed
persouages, who fancy that, like Joshua, the sun
ought to stand still at their bidding
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