Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-05-08
From the Baltimore Sun, Mayo.
EIGHT DAYS LATER FROM EUROPl
INTELLIGENCE By THE STEAMSHIP
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The Cambria Run Aground on Cape Cod
Crew and Passengers Saved-Great Excite
ment in F-giand on the Irish Coercion and
Corn Laws-Probable Retirement Of Sir Ro-
bert Peel-Advance o; Cotion-At,empt 10
Assassinate Louis Pniippe-Flght OF Mar
vaez from Spain, &C., &c.
The steamship Cambria, on coming into Bos-
ton on Sunday last, went ashore on Cape Cod
The passengers and mails were saved, and it is
though! the vessel will be got Off
The news brought By her is down 10 The 18th
ultmo, and is OF pacific character The adj
vices that went out from this country by the Hi
hernia were considered in England as tending TO
preserve peace between the Two countries.
The English people are ensrossed BY their
own public affairs, and the excitement upon the
Corn Laws and the Irish Coercion Bill had
reached such pitch, that it wac. -rnee,,eedn tSi.
Re-, 9be 4 Peel would have ~ 'e''fe from
The opposition TO his measures was expected
to be led by Lord Stanley.
The Cotton market had advanced one-eighth Of
a penny, The Hbernia having carried out con-
firmation OF short crop.
Business generally was dull. No improve
inent since the last advices.
There was no change 10 note in the Flour
market, which continue firm al former prices.
alter the Easter Recess, on the evening OF Fri
day, when the Coercion Bill again came up
Nothing of interest resulted.
The Hibernia arrived ont on the l4lh.
The packet Montzuma left on lie Thursday
previous for New York, with 80 passengers.
Cotton has risen one-eishih on the receipt oil
the news OF short crops here by The Hibenia.
Ioroducc.-The arrivals have been large.
American Provision .Harkei-- Good inquiries
but few arrivals; stock small. From The East
the arrivals have been large.
Arrivals 0f C0rm-Scveral large cargocs OF In
dian Corn have arrived in Dublin.
Chess 1fade.-Therc is lille Of fine English
Cheese on hand in The London Market. The
demand tor middling is mol great. The stock OF
American is small-300 tons.
Orsa0r QHesi,on.-N Nothing new has trans.
pired on this subject, and matters remain in statit
quo.
Corn Irade.-Since the Great Western sailed
there has hcen an improved demand Tor wheat,
and the prices have risen somewhat. In Liver
pool The corn trade is better.
Bank Ehiiurc-I.atham 4 Co, Bankers, Do
veI, have failed. Liabilities, 100000. Divi-
dend, Is shiilings 10 the pound.
Manufacturing Distr,ets.-Thc latest advices
are of more favorable character. More busi-
ness has been doing at Rochdae in the flannel
ter prices have declined, generally the prices are
dull.
Electric Telegraph from Folkenstone.]
Ahe,npt IN Kill he HING ~ tie FIench.-A bout
s I-2 o'clock on THURSDAY as Louis PHILIPPE was
returning nom his drive in The forest OF Fontan-
b!eau, man seated upon wall fired al the King.
His family were with him. Several balls struck
inside the carriage, but no one was injured. The
assassin was arrested. His name is Leconate.-
He is an old General guardian ofthe forest.
Journal des Debates.
The Oregon question continues 10 be fruitful
source of discussion with the British journals
The speech OF Mr.. Webster, and the propriety
oi settling The dispute upon the basis OF 40 degs
were much commented on. The London Times,
by some called the organ Of Lord Aberdeen, Tho
il is more probably the mouth-piece Of the Hud-
sons Bay Company. is as bitter ever in derd-
ing and opposing the American title North of Co.
lumba river, and states that latitude 40 was as
far as The original claim nt the u States extend
ed, and that line had never been conceded by The
British statesmen. Ii conceded now, the Times
claims The freedom olthe Columbia the whole OF
Vancouvcr's Island, and the Straits Of Fuca, with
full indemnity 10 the Hudsons Bay Company Tor
resigning their posts.
The London Examiner says England loves
peace, but is ready for war.
England and the Ual,cd .Siaics-IHc Oregon
Queaim,.-The Times says the accounts from
the United States by The [ii5ernia 10 The begin
ming OF April have excited good deal of alien
ton. The message OF MIR. Polk to Congress is
not considered wariike. Indeed some OF the pub
lie sure,ies profess 10 the best guaranty for the
continuance OF peace, in the e1penseto which the
country would be put by arming for conflict
Seventy millions OF dollars bestowed upon put
ting the army and navy on footing for COM
mencing the emergency OF The case would induce
every man 10 contribute his quota 10 that aston
ishing sum to inquire into us necessity
The following extracts from an article in the
London Times, CT The 18th uli, show that that
paper does moi look upon the line Of 40 degrees
even as a certain line OF agreement, and gives
also the latest opinion which We fnd ON this ques-
ton:
In the whole course Of these negoiia.
tons. that which has changed most completely, is
the claim SET up by The Americans In 1918 and
1926 The territory in dispute was expressly as
serted. and clearly understood 10 be comprised
between the i2i and 49th degrees OF latitude. As
for the more Northern tract, between 40 and 81
40, we are not aware that The paramount claims
OF Britain to that part OF II, were then called in
question. The proposals oil II Tor partition,
ranged between the mouth OF the Columbia and
the 49th degree, but not beyond; and the Amer-
can Plenipotentiaries unsuccessiully claimed The
whole of thai region, but no more. Since that
time, and in their more recent discussions, they
have raised their demands; they have laid claim
10 the whole country; and then, as if it were the
farthest limits OF condescension and concession,
they revert 10 their former offer, the very same
which they before rejected
They have raised claim 10 ths whole OF Ore
con, not with any expectation OF acquiring the
entire province. but in order 10 reconcile us 10
terms we have before declared 10 be inadmissible