Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-06-12
Cote foreign Nems.
Arrival Of the Cambria.

Boston on Monday, June I'd, bringing
papers to May 2Oth. So short a time
elapsed between the sailing Of the Great
Western and the Cambria, there is no
material difference in the aspect Of af-
fairs.
We are indebted, as usnal,to Living
ston and Wells Express, for copy Of
Wilmer & Co.'S. European Times of
May Goth, from which we take the fol-
lowing -
We have expressed our opinions as
fully relative to the present position OF
matters between England and the U.
States on the subject of the Oregon ter
ritory, in the European Times which
the Great Western carried out, that we
deem it superAuous to 60 into the ques-
tion again. The time which has elapsed
since that steamer sailed has been too
brief to admit of any change Of public
feeling on this side Of the water. Indeed
no change is likely to occur. We have
given elsewhere, the spirit Of the Eng.
lish press, on the news which the Gale
donia brought home last week, and our
American friends can hardly fail to be
gratifed with the calm and dispassion-
ate temper in which the subject is treat
ed. Hopes are entertained that the in
timation conveyed in one Of the New
York papers, that special Minister
probably Mr.. Van Buren-had been
selected to the Court Of st. James, for
the purpose, if possible, Of satisfactorily
arranging the point in dispute. We
can only repeat what we have before
stated, that on the part Of the British
nation no desire exists to measure arms
with the u. States about Oregon, the
umbrage is to be found in the language
of Mr.. Polk; but all politicians appears
TO be agreed that the present is the true
time--now or neuer-for bringing the
affair to a conclusion.
CoMMERc1AL.-The Cotton Market
continues in quiet state. Prices have
receded fully a farthing per pound for
middling qualities, but the better kinds
Of New Orleans has not been quite as
depressed.
A London paper proposes the disso.
luton OF the Hudson Bay Company's
monopoly, and the opening Of the Ore
gon Territory to British subjects on the
terms ofsjoint occupation with the Uni>
ted States, leaving the settlers 10 govern
themselves. The settlerssare govern.
ing themselves already.
Four Hindoo Brahmins are resident
in London University, that on their re-
turn, they may diffuse knowledge Of
the science among their countrymen.
There appears to be some misappre-
tensions as to the precise character in
which Mr.. Ashbel Smith has returned
from Texas to this country. The facts
are, we believe, simply these. Mr..
Smith was, it may be recollected, up to
a veiy few months, Charge d, Affairs
of Texes, both in London and Paris
After an absence Of some years from
Texas he solicited his recall. His re-
quest being granted, he left England.
He was replaced in the Texan Mission
to Europe by Gen. Terrell, late Attor-
ney General Of Texas. This appoint.
ment was made by President Jones,
when the Congress of Texas was not
in session, and on its assembling did not
receive the approval Of the Senate, and
consequently became void. President
Jones, has, therefore, reappointed Mr..
Ashbel Smith; and that gentleman, cor.
sequently assumes the ordinary diplo-
matte functions Of the mission, and has
arrived in any special charater. r.
Four thousand poor tenants in Ross
shire Scotland, have been turned out of
house and home by the "laird O the
Manor" the lands they cultivated being
wanted for game preserves. a mum.
ber Of them, some aged and infirm, have
taken refuge in grave yard, and have
pitched tents for temporary shelter on
the graves of their ancestors.
TURKEY.-The Ottoman government
being determined TO carry out its plans
for the moral and physical ameliora,ion
of the country, has organized ten thou
sand commissions, destined to set out
and visit in detail various portions of
Asiatic and European Turkey, for the
purpose Of reporting upon the improve
mcnts that can be, without too heavy
charge on the national resources, intro.
duced to further public instruction, ad.
vance agriculture, commerce, trade, the
means Of communication, the establish.
ment Of hospitals and places Of refuge
for the poor, &c.
PoRTUcAL.-A railway from Lisbon
to Cintra is about to made forthwith /;
and an English engineer is now at Lis.
bon. surveying the proposed line.
RUssrA.--The government Of Russia
has applied TO houses in Liverpool for
the admission of Russian sailors into the
mercantile Marine Of Great Britain,
whichl has alarmed the government Of the
latter.