The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-04-29
Sixteen days Later from Europe.
ARRIVAL OF TIE
STEAMER CALEDONIA.

day, at IL, NJ, having made the passage
from.Livcrpool in lG days She brought
&c passengers TO Halifax, 76 to Boston,
and Is from Halifax to Boston
Tie most i.npc.;ant items Of iaforina-
ton ;,r0 !'H: =" ,obt. Pce's new tariff
bill has =, It's second reading n Tie
Il $ >,nd :!,a. ;,'. "nc,,,cr v;;.: .:orv over
the '-i:i..<, in i"ui;,, .lc British have sub
ducd that PEOPLE entirely.
The depression in the money market,
and among commercial circles is even
moro lamcntablc than at previous advi-
ces.
His Exccllcncy Mr.. McLanc; the
Amcc;c"n Minister. was prevented hy
indispoS;tion from attending the Queens
drawing groom on the i.,til ull: but lIrs
McLanr, t':a lady Of his ExccIlency,
was present: md a.so the Secretary o..
Legation, Mr.. Ganzevoort Melville.
The packet Ships Alontczuma. Capt
l-owber, and Nlarmion, Capt. Edwards,
arrived cut on the 26lh uI,., and the
Joshua Bates on the 9th
Extensive and formidable Qualifications
arc in progress at Ilavrc and Cherbourg;
and other maritime places.
A free trade league has been formed
in France.
VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO TIE French
CoURT-Privatc letters mention that
the preparations for the visit Of her Ma
jesty Queen Victoria, to the King and
Queen of the French, were proceeding
without intcrmission at the Tuillcrics.
Neully, St. Cloud, and Versailles, and
particularly at the irianon.
WARL1KE PIErARATIoNs.-Thc grea-
test activity continues in all the dock
yards in England, and the recruiting for
the armyis still going on with great spirit.
5000 soldiers were order 10 India, 5000
Of which were to proceed by the over
land mail route. 1t is now stated that
that order will be rccindcd. There is
rumor current that an additional num-
her will proceed to Canada.
THE OREGON QUESTION.
Nothing now respecting the Oregon
question had transpired since the sailing
of the Unicorn. The editors of the Bos-
ton Journal have been favored with a
copy Of the London News of the 4th
instant, which winds up a long article
in the following terms -
"We hear now of an offer 70 be made
by Great Britain to accept M. Gallatin's
proposal Of the 10th degree to the sea.
the line 10 be continued through the
midst of Fnca's Straits If the United
States refuse such an offer, which would
leave them the best ports on Fuca's
Straits: we can only say that they are
determined to provoke war and deserve
Its worst consequences.
Nor do we think that they woul,,, or
could refuse, if the national intcs6s ~
desire were consulted on the Il
the Columbia river. Some have pr, >:
sed to offer the free navigation Of the st.
Lawrence TO the Americans in return
tor that of the Columbia might be stipu-
lated. as we before mentioned. for ne.
rod OF ycars-say TO the end of the cen
tury.
Should the American Government re-
fuse such an offer, we might presume
that it would refuse any offer, and was
prepared to bully and 10 fight. But no
party in the United States would be
long tolerated in the maintenance and
pursuit OF such feeling, the consequent
ces OF which are sufficiently formidable
TO deter any, except tho pcrvcrsc and
the mad
The sooner this uAimatum is profercd.
ami The resu!! known, the ho':er. The
present state OF Mexican a.lairs rtn ;crs
oVr poSltillon, with respect to the Co
xernmcnt OF Washington more critical.
l'aredes and Almontc arc both nl.1rcd