Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-07-23
Blythe Cambria.
FRENCH OPINION OF THE MEXICAN
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From France the accounts are OF some in
tcrest. All the Paris papers have published
Gen. Taylor's dispatches, and the opinion
appears to he unanimous, that the American
arms cannot fail To succeed over those of
Mexico, and that the MeXicans will be routed
as often as they oppose themselves to the in-
vading General. Ii is not with Mexico so
much however as with England that the Paris
press is inclined to think this country will
find itself embroiled, and one of the papers,
The Steele takes occasion TO say. that il has
received intelligence from high source at
London, TO the effect that the British minis
tcrs had held II Cabinet Council, aud had come
unanimously TO the conclusion, that it was
their duty to their country to resist, even by
iorce ui arms. the annexation of the CaliloT-
mas To tins countTy-an annexation, which
II Is assumed, the United States have already
determined upon. The other papers also an.
3 ucIpatc serious misunderstanding will
Great Britain from this attempt, aud even
state that the admiral commanding the Brit.
ish squadIons III the Pacific, has positive or
ders to prevent tho American feet taking pos
session OF any place on the Californian Cost
aud some OF them actually surmise that be
fore thus time conflict has taken place be.
tween the two fleets.
/ These stories, OF course, are almost, if moi
entirely without foundation The Paris cor
respondent of the European Times seems Ia
look upon the intervention OF France for the
protection OF Mexico against this country a,
altogether probable, and quotes am article
from L'EpOqWc-thc organ of NJ. GuiZot-tc
sustain his opinion. II the newspaper is Ia
b" taken as authority, the views OF the letter
writer are not unworthy OF considerable fol
the article rs iull OF ill-wil towards this couu-
try, III relation to its late proceeding in Mex
leo
! The Journal des Dcbats, too the great or
gan OF the Government, exhibits like feeling
aud thus concludes an extended article. il
which this country is represented as altogcth
er the aggrcssOr.
THERE'S, however, among the maritime ma
tions, some third power, to which this insa
table hunlor which pushed the Cabinet O
/ Washington, IN 1915, towards Texas. and
IN 1916, towards the CALIFORNIA;. and. conse
/ quently, towards the domination of the south
ern seas, mag give offence And Mr.. Polk
II he procures to-day to the Union the mag
nihcent acquisitionoi the CALIFORNIA;, pefl,op
exposes u tomorrow to the greatest peril: fo
can u bc possible To maintain for long tim,
UNITY ~ federal republic, extended over
spacc 81 prOdigiously vast as that which run
iTOm the CALIFORNIA; aud Texas TO Maine an,
in climates so difficult
There IS little in the way Of local news il
the papers. The session of the Chambers hs
closed, and tbe new elections will take plac
on the 1T OF August.
/ a fleet for the GuY Of MericO .-From IIol
\ land, we learn, that fearing tie hosGlitirs be-
I tween the United States and Mexico. may 4.
I injurious to tlie Dutch commerce, the Govern
ment has ordered a naval division to procce,
To the United States aud from thence II neces
ssry, TO the Mexican coast to protect tbei
merchants and their propsuy. THE division
was 10 SET sail from Flushing on the lst %
/ July. On the same day another division va,
to ~ TO South America, and subsequently, I,
/ Batavia.
Emigration from Germany. -Emigratior
20 the United States j. going ON most cxfeu.
aiyely. ln some place, tIic greater Dart oi
he inhabitants % Villages have taken tbei,
departure, aud, in one instance. the people ri
lone 'iilsge (n llcosc) young anJ oil male