The New York herald., 1845-07-06

and even to proceed 80 far as TO negotiate treaty
subject TO the examination and APPRECIATION OF the
Legislative body. He justifies this action OF Con
gress by the lmmnence OF war, and the absolute ne,
cessity OF resisting the unjust policy OF the Unltec
States. He states that the preliminary propositions
OF Texas had been received, and the Mexican go
vernment having signed It's readiness TO enter upon
the negotiations TO which il had been invited, the
negotiations would or would not have effect accord
ing 10 the Judgment which the Mexican govern
ment should form upon the honorable charac-
Ter and advantages with which 1t could be con-
cluded. But should Texas, contrary to the
expectations she has held out to Mexico,
assent to annexation, he urges upon Con-
gress Its duty TO that the justice and rights Of
Mexico as well as the honor and dignity of the ma
ton should be protected and the Executive support
ed IN the protest il had made against Annexation
lie alleges that the Mexican government has done
all IN It's power to prevent rupture with the United
States, at the same time that II has strenuousy
sisted the Annexation OF Texas. He relies upon the
Justice OF the Mexican cause and course of proce-
dure to compensate for any of force to secure
the integrity of the republic This is the most war
like passage OF the address, and it is uot very definite
in its suggestions. We but give clue to the general
tone of II. He congratulates the Chambers upon
getting rid so easily of political State prisoners, and
concludes with some general and common place re-
marks upon the duty of Congress and the Execu-
tive to exert all their faculties fulfil their duties to
the country.
Ell Sigio Die- Nuepe advocates with zeal the
claims of Gen. Herrera as candidate for the Presi
dental chair OF the Republic.
The recent outrage upon the French Minister,
Baron Aleye de Cyprey, as we have noticed above,
occupies the attention OF the papers. The French
Courier is exceedingly indignant at the treatment
celved by him. and expresses its opinions In no mca
sured terms The Sigl0 defends Mexico and in SO
doing alleges that the acts Of violence complained of
were the outbreaks OF Ignorant rabble that there
intention to insult the French Minister, and
that as soon as he was recognized as such, all vo
ence ceased, and he and his suite were protected.
Ot q
respondents Is said TO be its way to Califor
MIA, under Gen. lniestra. A Mexican editor remarks
..God grant they may save that precious territory
from the claws of the foreigner" The peculiar em-
phasis which our correspondent places upon the
word 'said" shows that he doubts whether the des-
tlnaion OF these troops is really California, and in
this he agrees with the writer OF the letter we pub
sh from Vera Cruz.
ANoTHEE Destructive CONFEDERATION AT QUE
sEc-ONE THIRD MORE OF THE Cry IN RUINS
The painful intelligence of another disastrous conha-
grafton in the city Of Quebec reached us at in slip
from the Office of the Montreal Courier, through Virgil
and Rices Express
The fire occurred the night of Saturday last 1t will
be by the extract below from the Quebec Gazette
that the St. John Suberbs has been destroyed well
considerable portion of the St Lewis Suburbs. depu.
tation, consisting Of the Protestant and Roman Catholic
Bishops of Quebec the members for the City, of
the Members of the Corporation, and two other
leading citizens of Quebec had arrived at Montreal for
the purpose of waiting upon the Governor General to
request that he would Immediately Parliament
for the purpose OF getting appropriation for the relief
of the sufferers by this well as the previous fire. and
to assist in enabling parties about to rebuild to do so IN
substantial manner and of material not so liable
to destruction by fire the buildings which have been
consumed,
[From the Quebec Gazette, June 80.
On Saturday evening, the 2sth June, just one month
after the great fire Of the 2sth of May which destroyed
part of St. Vaer's and St Johns Suburbs nearly all ST
Roch and the west part of the Lower Town to below
Hope Gate fire commenced in ST. Johns Suburbs
fhn IarIa ypha mad Tho
25h May.
On this occasion the wind strong from the north
east it to the west the 2Sth Of May and the
weather very dry AT both times the fire began to the
wndward of the densest part ofhe suburb and was car
red throughout the thckest part of the dwellings to the
leeward.
The fire has destroyed nearly the whole of St. Johns
and part of St Lewis suburbs from St Johns Gate and
the northwest angle of the walls along the brow the
Coteau Ste. Geneveve neatly to the Tower No. a. and
up to couple of streets below St. Lewis road nun.
ber of houses in the scattered streets near Tower No
having escaped, and few the Cote dAbraham, and
three or four in the vast extent destroyed,
We have heard of only or two lives being lost
Although it in the night, most of the inhabitants
warned by the rapid progress of the fire othe 2sth May
made their escape time with part Of their moveabes
II was only about o'clock on Sunday morning, that
the flames exhausted towards the Tower No a. by
there being nothing to burn, and by blowing up
number OF houses north Of the st. Lewis road.
meeting OF the General Committee of Reliefappoint
ed by the citizens after the fire Of the 2sth May met yes
terday at O'Clock and ordered distributions of prov
sions Sc. to the destitute All public buildings were
thrown open to the sufferers, and tents pitched
west of the citadel but many persons remained with
their effects along the walls of the tcwn and in the fields
Numbers sent for by their relations friends and
quaintances in the surrounding parishes.
The scene of desoation distress and aicton and the
former conagaton the value of the property destroy
ed probably greater The population fist John Suburbs
about ten thousand and the population Of ST. Rochs
had mostly found refuge in st. John Suburbs
Quebec is now reduced to the Upper Town within the
walls and the Lower Town from the St. Charles below
Hope Gate to Cape Blanc, the St. Lawrence the ex
tent which it occupied, but then sparsely built
after the destruction of the Suburbs during the sege Of
l775 The remaining houses in the Suburbs are about
as manp as there were half century ago. We have
them spread out to contain about twenty -four
thousand inhabitants, many of them wealthy, most Of
them proprietors of their dwellings, and living comfort
ably. This was the work of perseverng industry and
general good conduct; and trust will be persevercd
There is truth which the recent misfortunes must
have strongly impressed upon the minds of all it s that
every inhabitant has direct interest in the good and
careful conduct of every individual who lives fre
quents the same city, particularly in regard to fire.
Quebec formerly might be considered fortunate in ex
emption from great fires. he total of the fires which
have happened during the last seventy years do not
equal one ofthose which have occurred within month";
and it is remarkable that no very extensive fire ever be.
fore occurred in the Suburbs
There fire to-day the roof OF house in stva-
eis Suburbs the toll gate but speedily got under
nightly patrol IS getting up, and the subscription
list is at Mr. Crcmazies bookseller, ST. Fame street.
TRACK OF THE tRE.-From D'Arguillon street where
1t commenced, it extended on the side to St. oa-
chin street. and on the other to the brow of the hill
streets As swept onward widened until it reached
Artillery street. in the st Lewis Suburb the South
and the north side to the edge of the St. Rochs dis
trict all and between DArguon, St Francois, Glacs
ST. John, St George, ST. Dion, St Augustin st. Joachim
and Nouvelle Streets were sheet OF flame Passing
over the burial ground, destroying the small English
church in its progress the breadth of its path
deraby contracted. quarry intervening between the
burning houses and the remainder Of the St Lewis Sub
urbs tended in great degree to prevent its further
tension to the South, and indeed contributed somewhat
to arrest its progress in that direction 1t swept onward
.,xp
Olivier Richelieu, Deligny, and St Peter streets
did it stop until thad reached Mr. Green's stone house
at Mount Pleasant and now the Upper and Lower
Town is all that remains of Quebec At least II 900
houses have been destroyed and $4,000 persons nde-
ed houseless 1t is reported that many lives lost
and we fear the rumor is too well founded The suffer
ers for the most part, saved their furniture. The pre-
vious fire inspired them with dread Of its extension.
and at an early stage Of the fire those at distance
moved their effects to place Of safety. The
CONSERVATION and peculiar appearance, indicative OF
mental oppression apparent in the countenances ohe
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