The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-06-20

~tionont. should it pass by a great majority
here, will give their assent shall give my
hearty support to the motion for the third read
ing. (Great cheering)
And Sir Robert Peel, in bringing the debate
,Oa close, abiding to this passage of the oPP0-
saion leader, said:-
aTpe noble lord q. Russo,D says he hopes
ina the discussions which have threatened the
maintenance Of anlicable relations with the
United States will be brought to a fortunate
close. Sir, think | can appeal TO the course
which we have pursued, against some Obloquy,
acme misconstruction, som Instructions, that
we were abandoning the honor Of this coun-
try-I think | can appeal TO the past experience
Of this Government, that it has been our ear
nest desire, BY every effort consistently 'oih @e
national honor, to maintain friendly relations
riM every country on Me face Of The globe. This
principle, 50 long as we are entrusted with the
management OF public affairs, will continue to
influence us in resaect to the settlement Of our
unfortunate differences with the United States"
(Cheers)
The sam journals that bring us these most
friendly and pacific sentiments, publish, in a
iuxtaposition that would be ludicDus, were
not the matter too serious fora jest, such para
graphs as the following:
"The experimental squadron, we are told,
= . - --.-.. E aa,,aa oF tbo Ennut sbiOa OI
the line and a number of steamers, has sailed
from Spithead on short cruize up the Medi-
r terranean. The mannuvring OF this squadron
attracted immense numbers of people from all
parts of theekingdom to Portsmouth and adj
/, miration has been warmly called forth by the
fine trim and splendid tactics Of these vessels
of war. Steam, as new and powerful auxili-
airy in war, has long commanded the attention
Of naval officers; and experiments neither few
nor far between, have been proceeding fol
some time past, in order to ascertain where Q
4 steamer is weakest from attack, and how she
can be most scientifically protected from tht
consequence of hostile shot. We mention this
TO show that the new tactics which the first ma
val conflict between two great maratime pow
ers must necessarily call into action, have no
escaped the study and attention of the Admi
ralty,n
And again:
"Two srrgeants, two corporals, two bombar
! dicrs, and twenty gunners and drivers of tn
q Royal Artillery Volunteers, were selected yes
torday afternoon, and medically inspected a
the Ordnance Hospital at Woolwich, for specia
service on the borders of the Oregon Territory
and will proceed about the latter end Of tn
present month or beginning Of June, for thei
destination, under the command Of Capital
Blackwood, promoted last month from the Roy
al Horse ARTILLERY. The Terrible war steame
is expected to take them TO America with
j supply Of guns and stores. Three thousand ez
"A ~cavators are also to proceed from various part
Of this country, and assemble at a certai
= place on the Hudson Bay Company's territory.
The above for the Atlantic and east coa'
and the Pacific and the west coast. The 70
! lowing for Canada and the frontier lakes.
CAT Kingston Notifications are in progress
erection which will render the town impregnI
BILE from the water, it the various towers an
batteries and the ramparts of Fit, Henry shoul
be provided with heavy cannon. On Poi
Frederick a battery and tower are about to
erected; the contract for which work has bee
L. taken, ! believe, at Gl9,O00. This point, ju
=, ting out between the St. Lawrence and Ridet
riyers.into the Kingston harbor. looks direcll
as it were, up the centre of that harbor, col
mands q fine view Of it, and is unquestionab
a point Of great military Importance; but we
'ol' It not under the protection of Fort Henry,
mt would want elevation to make it a tenab
post.
' GAS it is, however, it is Immediately und
~ the protection of the guns Of that fortress, a
wy will Form a sort Of advanced battery. Ced
We Island lies 10 the southwark and eastward
this point. 1t is a small island, rising to
'OH elevation Of about 40 or 50 feet from the wat
! entirely composed Of red granite and limestol
'na' This is also under the protection Of Fort HI
ISIS ry, and commands the entrance of the St. La
YIN renee. A martello toweris to be erected up
- it. The contractors are now engaged in ex.
waiting a foundation, but the work progress
~ at a snail's pace, as the rock is so hard that
=. tools employed in drilling make but little
preston, and are frequently broken. Direc
!, in front Of the market building, lately cree
in Kingston, the water lots formerly occup
by forwarders have been cleared Of the wo
en- warehouses which were built there, an
large batteg is in progress Of erection.
In front Of this again, there is a spot, 0
distance Of about 200 yards, where the WI
is shoal, not being deeper than Z feet. He
martello tower is to be erected. AT dista
OF about half a mile westward Of this pc
at a place known as Murray's Point, ano,
tower is in the course of erection. This sta
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