Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-11-13
ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA
Eight Days Later from Europe.

ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA.
Eighf Days Later from Europe.
The steamer Caledonia arrived at Boston q
bou: 8 o'clock Monday morning the Sd ins,.->
The English dates are to October 10th inclusive.
Cotton was dull-the price Of Corn sill tend.
ing upward. The Bank Of England has increas-
ed its minimum rate of interest to per cent.
LONDON, Oct. l9.-The dock.yards and naval
arsenals of England exhibit extraordinary ACTIVITY
at the present moment. In many Of the ou,ports
steam ir'gatee Of the largest class have been or
dered by the Government to be ready by fixed
PERIOD according to the contracts, and the build
ers have been bound down in heavy penalties to
have them. like the old Commodore in the song.
mt Tor sea- at the required time. The contract
ors have recently been informed by the Admiral.
~ that the penalties will be rgdly enforced in
the event Of failure as TO time.
In addition, surveys are being made of the
coast and OF the outports, and preparations are
also being made for placing the whole in posi-
!ion OF the greatest strength and impregnability.
But the natural inquiry is, whence this warlike
activity! What is the occasion that demands III
We are at peace with the world; our ships ride
quietly on every sea- the foreign relations of tho
county wear pacific appearance. With all the
great powers of Europe We are apparently on tho
most friendly terms-not ripple disturbs tho
calmness of the ocean wave. What, then, can
be in the wind which indicates this strange and
unnatural prescience Of the storm! With tho
exception of the misunderstanding in the Rio do
la Plata, to which France, equally with ourselves.
Is party, there is nothing palpabe to vulgar
Ken IN this galvanic movement in The arsenals
and on the sea board. Those who profess 10 sec
farther into milestone than their neighbors.
point to the "Far Wes,'-to Oregon, for soiu.
ton OF the mystery.
President poIl Z.
have the disputed territory, irrespective of the
consequences. The spirit of his inaugural adj
Gfess, the same authorities add, actuates tho
PRESIDENT and his democratic Congress, The
comparative weakness of Wings in the Honse
as well as in the Senate, and the strong feeinua
which influence large portion of the citizens Of
the United States on this question. are adducsd
as potent reasons for the arming, and the orepa-
Iations tor onslaught, Of which the backwards Of
britain at the present moment give indub,able
proof. The preparations to which we allude ara
PROFESSIONALLY matters of fact; whether the in
terence deduced therelrom be correct, is another
question.
But the quid nuncs, who are never at loss for
reasons on which to build speculation. bowever
absurd, instance the fact of Mr. Everett HAVING
declined an invitation to public demonstration in
boston, on his return home, because he could not
speak except OF vague generaties, without vio-
iating othcia confidence, as proof that the rela-
IONS OF the two countries, arising out Of the
Oregon, are critical and likely to involve the last
aiternalive-war. We mention these circum-
stances, because they float on the surface of no.
litcal and conversa,ionary gossip, witteut at alb
endorsing them with our own identity or approx
al. Our own opinion is, that fight about tha
oregon territory would be one of the most reck-
less and insane exhibitions that the civilized
world ever witnessed and yet the fact s,ares
every one in the face that the Governments of
both countries committed to hos,ilities if 81.
ther carries out the menace of the other. Both
Governments are in false position.
A gratifying feeling prevails amongst the En-.
glish commercial world at the prospect which ex-
lists, during the administration of Preside Mt Polk.
OF having the American tariff denuded OF its pre-
sent restrictive features. more liberal tariff
would materially promote the prosperity and the
happiness of both countries?
-, .anofher Disaster Of the French at Algeria
There is little of interest in the foreign news of
the week beyond the tidings from Algeria. That
brave and unsubdued chief, Abd-el Kader, has
achieved another triumph over his French inva-
ders He surprised and captured another 200 of,
them. The poor fellows, it is true, wers sick,
and could make no resistance.