The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-22

you. but damn your country p is common coffee.
house salutaticn. Go down Broadway-every shop
prefix Of English" as a Recommendation. Yet
the very dealer abuses England, while he 10 selling
Its ARTICLES. America has been called the land of
verbal novelists Ito give flights. Of fancy mild
nancy but il is assuredly land OF boosters A
true Yankee AYERS that their ships sails faster their
horses quicker, their men fight harder their
women love truer, their manufactures are PETER,
their commercial schemes more extended, their po-
thai IN their land can be invented or Imagined lar
tHnscends whatever exits in England. We can at
ford to hear all this--the gasconade hurts US not
we hear II as we patiently listen to child talk ing
OF encounterng vast giant; but what we endure
we must not foster, for the child's sake. England
lsno blusterer, and certainly never sought to lntin
such mighty tall walking" as Lord Aberdeen's
speech is likely to accelerate. All he said-his
leaving no stone unturned TO promote peace-is in
contraventou OF the Premier's manly declaration
We have" said Sir Robert Peelat the close OF last
session." we have rights, and having, prepared
| to assert and maintain them" Has Lord Aberdeen
forgotten the cheers which this annunciaton OF his
(Peeps) intentions elcitedi If SO, he il the only
| man IN England who has
| Lord Aberdeen wishes for peace !; 90 do we-s0
does every sane mani Great Britain-but we would
anxiety for the welbeing Of the whole human race,
Lord Aberdeen wishes tor peace-he Is taking the
worst possible means to procure it-worse, because
impossible; worse still, for that IT is abject To at
mote war. We have had enough Of folly in what
seemed like warike preparations. The Belerophon
fitted tor service In eight and forty hours to show
what England could do does she not know what
she can do! After playing at soldiers, az it were,
che returns re irscta, IS unrgged, and laid up IN
ordinary. Must not other nations have imagined
we had something serious in view by such marvel
ous celeriiy, and could they expect Great Britain
would parodise the exploit Of that general who
marched his troops up the hill, and then marched
down again! Are We to emulate the Roman hero
S~SHk 49,
| to pick up shells upon. the shore The panic that
seized all England, when France, on a raft, was TO
invade US, was ridiculous; but we did prepare; the
% sd
speech and press) inform Napoleon that we should
make every effort" to concllate him, end trust to
avert his wrath. "Come, If you dare - was Eng
lands watch-word, not her war-cry.
America does not hate u.s. but she hates Our supe-
riority; and there is utility giving her. even
Tor moment, an opportunity OF chuckllng over our
| depreciation that will be put upon that timd, weak,
| and illjudged Grafton How the House had patience
10 listen to 1t, Is matter tor amazement However,
It has been delivered, and cannot be recalled
| has been printed, and cannot be SUPP ressed. All
that can be done ID by actions prove that
the country by no means sanctions the timorous
twaddle OF her Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Eng
land does not wish 10 encroach nPon America, but
she will not be encroached upon. She wants no
more than her right, but that she will have. The
confct-if conflict must come-will be dreadful,
| OUT never IOI u moment uOuDtIui. Amelcn VIII
fight bravely, and to the last, but she yield
We shall not triumph in the conquest. We must
mourn for the sacrifice OF human life, but life itself
cannot be put IN competition with our children's
| rights, our nations honor.
STEAM SHIP GREAT WEsTERN.-We learn by
private communication, dated Liverpool, April
3d. that the above steamer would start from Liver
pool on Saturday llh April, at the exact moment OF
10 o'clock Is min. A. M. There were already
ninetyeght berths taken at the date Of the letter.
and number OF passengers were expected from
Paris. Altogether she will have about one hundred
and twenty passengers and one hundred and fifty
tons OF goods 1t was the intention OF Captain Mat
| thew's 10 take southery route to avoid the ice,
which abounds at this season OF the year in the
therly lattudes The Captain calculated upon ami
been made on board, both In the engines az well az
in the stewards and Cooks department, adding
much to the speed, safety, and comfort Of the vessel
STEAM SHIP GREAT BRITAIN. huge eviathan
is at present In the Queens Craving Dock, where
she may be seen in all her gigantic proportions
She has been Placed on the CRAVING blocks for the
purpose OF cleaning her plates below the water.line
and also effecng several alterations and repairs II
the old screw from the end Of the propeller shaft, to
! be replaced with new O1e We some time ago
suggested that stays should be passed from one
ange to the other on the extreme outer edge Of the
new fianges; this would give great strength to tho
screw and offer very slight resistance in the water.
To make this vessel as complete a. possible, no ex-
pense has been spared during the time she has been
tenslve alterations. This looks as if the directors
intended to trust more to her proved superior sailing
qualities and they show their wisdom in thus
fitting the Great Britain for any unforeseen casualty
that may hapen to her machinery, az the screw ap-
paratus 10 not perfect II appears that the boat,
from her buoyancy, rolls considerably; and to pre-
vent this, two bends are to be attached below her
water line, on each slde ITO feet In length, two
feet deep against the side oil the boat and projecting
two feet. This will give horizontal resistance to
the water equal to about 40 square feet, and by
much vertical resistance prevent rolling; but At the
time there will be near 600 square feet Of
sstance to her passing through the water, and this
consequently must prevent her making the same
Roadway as before-probably to the extent of two
der the colossal specimen OF iron shipbuilding, we
could not but admire the perfection oil work manshp
in every part all is close, smooth, tight, and perfect
SO far as ateral and labor can make il 20 faults
in design there may be Imperfection more or less
attaches to all OF man but the imPcrections In tina
Great Britain do not belong the workmanship be-
slowed upon her. We believe she will be found to
prove stout, safe, and seaworthy craft ever
crossed the Acknowledgements Journal
The FAMINE INyANAroLIA.-Extract of letter
dated Smyrna, March 2, 1876 An extraordinary
thing has happened here Mamma, OF a gutinous
substance, OF which they make bread, has fallen in
immense quantities in large district of Anstolia,
where the people were starving previously will
endeavor to send you a sample il 10 selling pub
licIy ia this district at abou: l7s. per quarter"
The disdem Of precious stones to be worn bxths
worth l6, 600 O00f The large central diamond u
estimated at 1000 000t. THIS dadem 10 10 be pro-
sented to the bride BY her imperial father
France.
From the European Times, April Al
PARIS, March 00.-Since my last little has been
said in the press about American Affairs, and
nothing at all in the Legislature, This must not,
however, be ascribed to any sudden indifference Oh
the public to what is passing in the United States
for the interest felt therein is great a ever it was
But the truth is, that the intelligence we have re-
ceived during the past month, though of very inn
portant character, has not been very exciting. Tho
voting Of resolution by the House Of Represents
tyes put end to the Oregon treaty, was clearly
ioreseen the delight OF the American population at
Sir Robert Peel's tree-tradc measure was expected;
and the refusal Of Mr. Polk to submit the Oregon
question TO arbitration did not cause much surprise
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