Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-06-20
From the Phil. Ledger.
ARRIVAL OF THE
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Eleven Days Later from Europe.

STEAMSHIP GREAT WESTERN.
Eleven Days Later from Europe.
The steamship Great Western arrived at New
York this Monday morning, having left Liver
pool on the 3Oth ult., with news eleven DAYS
later from Europe.
The news she bring is interesting and impor.
tant.
The steamship Cambria had arrived out with
the news of 4 declaration Of war against Mexico
Shy the United States government, and passage
aofthe bill to raise $4,000 volunteers. This news
produced great sensation in England, and the
sympathy of the British public was altogether
in favor Of Mexico, as the weaker party, though
in the war of invasion against the poor Sikhs the
same public had very little sympathy to throw
away Notwithstanding the weakness and inferio-
Tlry Of the Sikh government compared with the
power of E,s'an
The Great We stern, it is stated, ia the English
papers upon the i.i--hest authority, brings out
the answer of the British Government to the no.
tiee Of the passage Of the Oregon resolutions, ard
that is Of a coscihctory character.
Great rejoicings had taken pace in conse-
quence fthe successful, termination IT an event
annually expected Queen Victoria has given
birth to another daughter, which anno,int cement
was received as usual with demonstrations o. Joy
and gratitude. The Queen i. "doing as wei IS
can be expected" The event occurred on the
23d
The excitement in reference TO the Corn Bill
still existed. The measure may be considered
as safe. II has passed the House of Lords on
second reading by majority of47. The Lon
don Sun says nothing whatever can prevent the
triumphant settlemen. Of the Corn bill.
The fate Of the Irish Coercion bill is sealed !
Lord George Bentic has declared that the great I
body of the Agricultural members are opposed to
its future progress.
The Corn market was depressed, and transac.
tions in the Grain market limited
The King and Queen of France are expected
to visited England early in July
EscArE OF Louis BuoNApARrE rnoM Han
On Monday last, the Prince succeeded in effec.
ting his escape from the Fortress Of Ham. after
a close imprisonment of some years having as
sumed the disguise Of "a workman, he contrived
to elude the vigilance of the sentries to regain
his freedom, without any molestaton from the
battalion Of infantry that formed the garrison of
the Castle, and TO arrive safely in London, where
we believe he is at present
The Morning Herald says as the Prince escap.
ed At o'clock Of the morning Of the 25th, and
as the event was not discovered for 10 hours
afterwards. he could easily have reached the
Belgian tsooticrs. only 90 leagues distant, long
before the Telegraph itself could have been set
to work. The papers say he embarked at the
Valery.
DESTINY OF rHE CAvALRY.-CALIroRNrA TO
BE TAkEN.-Wc find the following in the last
Naehvi lille Union:
ave understand from a reliable source, that
il is the intention of the Government TO send
force TO take possession Of that country and TO
hold on TO it. I, is supposed that the mounted
men from Aakansas, Missouri, aid probably
trum Tennessee, will be directed to California.
We sincerely hope that this information be true,
and from the source through which it is derived,
we are satisfied that il is reliable. We regard
California now as ours, and with that result all
will be satisfied.
CAL,roRNIA-Th Washington correspon.
dent of the Philadelphia u. s. Gazette writes
You arc aware that orders were some time
ago sent 10 Col. Kearny, Of the dragoons, to
put himself at the head OF body OF dragons
and mounted riAemen. and take up his line OF
march for Ssn,e Fe, aud it is supposed he will
then be ordered into California. But his pre-.
sence there will not be necessary, it what ]
earn be true, and have it from the best au.
hority, namely, that the emigraats who have
a.cy gone from Missouri to Oregon and Cali.
md are regularly orgsn'zed into a reg i'nent Of
mounted mcn-rfemen, as every man at least
las bis rife.
This body of men arc tn proceed to the South
Pass with their wives and children, household
stuff 6ocks and herds, and then, sending the
after, (,heir Amics, &c., to Oregon, with a
.uficient escort 10 protect them, they will pro-
iced themselves, at once to California, where
hey are determined TO effect revolution, dis,
Mss and send away the Mexican authorities,
stablisha government of their own, and tnke
,rmal possession Of the Province. About two
undred OF these men are hardy moun,aineers,
no are perfectly familiar with the Rocky
fountains. where they are at home, and all of
lem resolute, brave, determined, energetic
zen, whom no danger can duunt. no obstacle
npede, no force, not five or six times their own,