Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-04-11
THE LATEST ENGLISH NEWS.

York contemporaries to present the details of the
latest London news--being to the 9th ultimo-I
brought by the packet-shp Northumberland.
The tdngs of most importance are from India,
another overland mail having arrived with accounts
month later from the seat of war upon the Sutlej.
The general scope of the intelligence is unfavorable
TO the British arms it appearing that the discomh-
ture of the Sikhs in the battles of December was
much less decided than the first accounts would
lead one to suppose; that they had not dispersed or
rereated across the Sutle, but were still in formi-
dable force; and that the Ango-lndan commanders
had not been in condition to attack them. II was
reported even thata detachment of the Ango-Indan
army had been surprised and attacked by the Skhs
that the native troops had fed leaving the Euro
peans TO bear the brunt of the battle and that the
struggle was still going on at the date of the last
intelligence, with doubt as to the result.
The British Government was sending out large
reinforcements to the army in India, and great ac-
tivity prevailed at the naval and military depots.
The passage of the "Notce" in our House of
Representatives, and the commencement of the Ore
gon debate in the Senate, created much excitement
and not little anxiety in England. The French
papers were discussing the subject with their usual
earnestness. Opinions, however, were as various
as they on this side of the water-some thinking
that hosltes would ensue, and others being con-
ident of peaceable adjustment of all difficulties.
The British Ministry had been defeated in Par
Lament on question of no great importance, re-
lating to the removal of an Assistant Poor Law
Commissioner. The majority against them was 90.
The Irish Coercion Bill had been passed in the
House of Lords in Committee of the Whole 1t is
to be in force three years from October next. When
the clause read making it misdemeanOr pun
shabe with transportation for fifteen years, for any
person in proclaimed district to be found out Of
his abode between one hour after sunset and sun
rise, Lord Grey moved amendment one years
imprisonment with or without hard labor which
was lost on division.
| In the House OF Commons an amendment pro-
posing fixed duty of shilings per quarter on
wheat, 2s Cd. on barley, and 2 shillipgs on oats,
had been negatived after long - sir Robert
Peel had introduced resolution maxi MhN4t4
Indian corn, and rice immediately ffO0Vs tf>geR
era resolutions had been gone through in coIflit-
tee, and were to be reported Immediately.
THE OREGON QUESTION.
The London Chronicle has two or three edito-
rial articles the Oregon question and the relations
Of England and this country On the 9th it no
tced the passage of the resolution of notice in the
House of Representatives, and commences its com.
ments upon the fact by saying that if the notice be
. adopted by the Senate, there is but faint pros
pect of an amicabe settlement Of the Oregon ques
tion 1t alludes to the assertion that the passage
negotiation, and adds:
II why it should be at loss to understand
The Americans indeed say that they give notice. and thu
compel negotiate under the pressure of fearful alter
native, they succeed With them the notice another
step in the negotiation. 1t is, were, declaring their III
Misunderstanding the to force from US concessions.
This is the obvious the avowed purpose with which they
pose to terminate the convention of 1927.
ssI does not alter the that they resolve that is
intended interfere with the right and discretion of the pro-
IF the tn
sue negotiations for amcabe settlement of the controversy
respecting the Oregon territory Even to their apprehension
the notice evidently unfendy act that the House
Representatives felt bound qualify by the tina
does not imply much hostility ii expresses.
Let suppose the notice given. andt joint occupa
ton in lS47. Is there public man, either sid
the Atlantic who believes that will be possible to pre-
peace while the rights Of the nations left undo
fined in country occupied by the subjects of both 1t
wul blindness to shut eyes TO danger that certain
come upon if the joint occupation is suffered to terminals
/ before our conflicting claims are adjusted"
The Chronicle proceeds at some length show that tn.
Of the exaggerated demands made by the United
that they suppose England will make any sacrifice for the
sake of peace This is said be error and the Chronicle
that England will agree any line of boundary
north OF the Columbia.
The correspondence in which arbitration declined by
Government reached by way of Havre the 9Th
Of March, 1t is published length in the London papers
The Chronicle says that the refusal arbitrate complete
and decisive and after quoting the remarks Of Mr. Buchan-
an makes the following comments which copy in full
IF words have any meaning, this is the language Of par
who is either prepared to draw the sword is trying by
bold and braggar airs to er quiet opponent In either
clear. We and will not yield
jot If America UiH have war; nothing prevent her. We
do not invite it do not desire it. We deprecae both
calamity and disgrace civilization We readily adopt
every honorable avoid it, In the face of the whole
world prove anxiety for peace by proerng mode Of
settlement universally allowed to be equitable and which
the time demonstrates disposition entirely
the justice of claim What do Nothing
unless adopt the notion of few amnbe enthusiasts who
would every aggression by concedng what demanded
bloodshed, and whose shallow theories if they could
be tried would give TO the brutal and unpncped
the upper hand in nations and to the brutal and unpn-
cped nation the dominion of the earth The refusal Of arb
traon, repeat proposed in conciliatory,
throws upon those who have taken the the deepest
sbiy indicates spirit which, if animates the Amer-
people well their Government is wholly inconsistent
with the maintenance of peace
This REFUSAL however, is solely the act of the Executive
Government II sanctioned by the Legislature. But
in the time, the for terminating the joint
pancy of the disputed territory has passed the House of Rep
resenatves and is under discussion in the Senate What if
that but probable shall be- has been
by this time adopted by the Senate In what pacific mode
shall meet hese joint demonstrations of hostility from the
Legislative and Executive power of the United States We
gravey told indeed that the notice put end the
existing convention is not to be taken unfrendly
act nay that it rather desirable than otherwise and will
greatly promote pacific solution Of the dispute We told
this by American Representatives who have doubtless
for the anxiety with which they reerate the statement that
only for the sake Of peace that they would drive into
It surprises somewhat hear the very
doctrine propounded in England this