Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-03-04
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!ARRfrsBsoe THE CAMBRIA AT BosTos.
Pacific Ners-R Repeal Of tho Corn La,r
--Ghangesef :, the. Commercial Policy set
s Eugldhd.-Yeslerday's Northern mail
wasonly from Philadelphia but the papers
of slhat city aud also those from Bal'i-
more contain full details Of the foreign
news brought by the Br. mail steamer
Cambria, from. Liverpool, whence she
sailed Oh The dlh ult.
Extensive and costly arrangements have
beeu made byfhe newspaper press, Tor
The transmission Of the intelligence re-
,ceived byolhc Catnb and has resulted
: isesbis.case certainly furnishing the
Nhnle South and West with The news al
twenty -four hours earlier than they would
otherwise have hadit. -, -
In order to give our readers some idea
of the enterprise of our Northern hreth-
srefi af The press, wei give the following
particulars OF the transmission of the
news: 52.Eilf-'ts ~ s-,.s7 81 :: 4
Several Of ,he News York papers,
among hem The Tribune, sJournar of
Commerce, and Sun, the thiladeiphla
North American, and Baltimore Sun,
made arrangements for expressing the
nsws from. Halifax and Boston aud thence
thence TO New York, Phiiadel phia ard
Baltimore, aud this was theresul:
Steamer Kennebec from Annapolis, N.
S; Portland: ~ t" 81 vs.
Lei, Annapolis, Tuesday Feb. Il atts
Pm. "-f..,sr-.-
Arrived al Portland. Feb. IS
Stop1o have fires. 7a 40 minutes.
Distance, - .2SO miles:
Running time, tT4 hours.
;. The. Krnnebec from, Annapolis 10 Dig
by GU, was Obliged 10 make her way
through ire in several places G inches
thick, and twice or three times the ice
wasiso thick as 10 stop ier'way. - -
Expresses over land from Halifax. n.
s.. 10 Annapolis run in lOh. and SOM,
including sroppnge'an change of horses
Distance l3s miles.
The express was run With horse and
tied, and was number o.! times upset.
owing 10 the heavy dr'iis Of snow and The
passengers sinjurcd! Whole running time
81 hours from Halifax 10 This side East
Boston ferry. ',S -
Arrived al Boston aI9 P. NJ. Thursday
morning. Al New Y ork, a few minutes
after l2. 'noon.' '7''''
Asan Indication OF the cost Of this tru-
.yIy yinammoth undertaking, :iltisstated that
that $500 was paid 10 The owners of The
steamer Kennebec alone. &a-
But with This effort even, on which Of
course, no expense orexeriion was spared
:. Benne;,s soethe Herald, who. in connexion
witfrthes United States Gazette, had Far:
ranged an. express from Boston, was sue:
cessfiill in Obtaining the news severafhGurs rs,
in advance or their competitofs in those.
twotci,ies. g tTfis express fcas lbut seven
s hours and five minutes in nsrunnns from
Bos,fo1 ION Newl York, 1850 miles and from
:ifleiatter city to PHILADELPHIA in FIVE hours
aad fifteen minutes. The imp eSfinent,
IN sfte track from The mass Of fssnnw and.
sslash between New York and Philadel: !.
sil;a, compesle led The beafsf q heSekptessi
s;o abandon The sioconoiiy when wilsila,a a
lewsmiles f3lbe laiIer city, and lie fnish-
eil Siiis task en foote arriving as#above
stated. ~ 2, - n = s3
The ia,s news sl.b By, tho camhria is. pacific
s and gratifying. i has been looked .ll,I for
with Interest. aud will be.received by . all !
will, iioy, as lending 10 ailay any apPres
tensions of collision with Great Britain.
we have literally given up our paper,
this morning, 10 lis details, which will be
found in preceding columns .
Bo,h Sir Robert Peel and Lord John
Russell, condemn The course pursued by
Mr.. Packenham on the Oregon question,
in refusing. The offer of Mr.. Buchanan
z without consulting his government.
Ills said. that after The resignation of
Lord Lyudhrst, which is likely soon 10
take place, Sir Rober, Peel intends divi-
dina5,be political from the judicial ,(nnc-
lions. bvwhich the office olrLord Chan.
celloi will cease to be aIlecte! by the min
is,erial changes.
~ Thc British Army and Navy are both
tobc materially increased; The former,iI
is said iby tho addition Of two companies
10 each infantry regiment. and of Two
Z trnons 10 each cavalry regiment, making
in ali an increase Of $4,000 men .
Tie steamship iIibernia, Rytie, arrived
q at Halifax, Sd instant, took on board 80 80
!. additional passengers, making in all los
apdIeft The same day for Liverpool.
The Dutch Commercial Society has
resolved, in consequences OF The failure Of
the coffee harvestin java, lot TO offer for
sole, more than 100000 bales of coffee,
/ coimposeu of the fines. quality.
Lord Morrpefi1 has given his name TO a
document prepared by The Peace Society
recommending addresses from merchants
and other classes Of Great Britain, TO sim
liar classes in The United States, IN favor
,ros perpetual ami,y, and the reference OF
all points Of misunderstanding to the ar
.bilrslion Of disinteresied nations. -
alteration o. Duties on American pro-
duce.-The British Ministry propose to
make important reductions on mary OF
lie articles exported from america TO
England. I'VE hope,osee similar spirit