The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-05-26
FOREIGN NEWS PER STEAMER
BRITANNIA =.

bHi IANNIA. fl.sst
Ihe advices from England BY the stsams,
Britannia, which we copied from the Philsde,-
phia Ledger, in our Saturdays paper, are fullx
confirmed
we give summary. of such additional Ia
selligence, as we deem interesting
II appears. the accounts from this country "a
no visible effect on the price of English Sscuri.
| ties. The settlement of The Oregon Question. a,
the basis Of the 49,h parallel, continued to h,
regarded az fair settlement, to which the lead
ing statesmen, on both sides of the Atlantic would
| combine to give their aid.
Lord Aberdeen has recognized the Annexation
OF Texas, to this Union, by informing the Custom
house authorities, :" that the produce of Texas.
! may be regarded, as the produce of the American
Cnion." This we conceive, in the present state
OF our foreign relations, az a very important item
, of intelligence
The Britannia brought out several " FriendJv
international Addresses" from different towns
and cities in England. to towns and cities of thu
United States one from Exeter, to Philsdel,bi,
was signed by sixteen hundred Of Eugland's fair
daughters.
$1,000 bushels Flour, 5000 bushels of Wbe,,
lo.ooO bushels Of Corn, 1000 packages of Beef
ano looo do of Pork, had been imported into
Liverpool and London, from the United States,
within few days of the sailing of the Britannia.
Inc accounts from Ireland are very gloomy,
and every day adds to the misery of the people
In that unfortunate country.
Many Of the districts are SUFFERING the horror.
OF famine, and fever is on the increase. The
balliDasloe hospital is crowded with the sick.
Inc French papers, are filed with details Of
Inc attempt, on the life of Louis Phippe.
In the course of discussions in the Chambe,
OF deputies, it was remarked that M. Theirs, and
'ndesd every other speaker, spoke of strongly
maintaining the English alliance and M. Theirs
also declared, when speaking of the United St.tss
Navy, that he could never bring himself to he
iiove that, under any circumstance, France copN
Dc plunged into war with the Un,ed States.
HE Message Of President Polk, produced the
same effect in Paris, it had done in London.
In recent debate in the French Chamber of
Deputies M. Dupin, stated that England had. in
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the let January
last the following vessels of war, 6 vessels of 8
decks, of 80 guns, of74, 5 of Al, 1 Of IS, ID
eloops, and 2 steam frigates and corve,tes.
The accounts from Cons,aniinople announce
the arrest of Mahmoud Pasha, tho Paymaster-
General of the Army, on a charge of having en-
oezSied tho public money to tho amou, of .el6O,
600.
The Cholera, is said, to have reached Russia
from Persia.
Mount Hecla, is again in a state of eruption.
The poor in the Highlands Of Scotland, are said
to be in great state of destitution.
The number of German Emigrants, on their
way to this country, this season, is estimated at
$4,000.
THE IRISH COERCION BILL.
This unjust and Tyrannical Bill, was before the
British Parliament, at last accounts, from Eng
land, and was'politicslly so blended, with Sir
Robert Peel's Corn Law Bill, that il was the
opinion Of the most intelligent editors in that
country, that the Corn Law Bill, would not BE-
carried. without the following. Coercion BIZ, as
a rider.
"The lord lieutenant is to proclaim district
in which murder or other outrage occurs, az
disturbed and the whole Of the inhabitants ofthat
district will be bound, after such proclamation, to
remain within their own homes from sunset to
sunrise that is to say during certain season Of
ihe year, for sixteen hours out Of twenty -four
All persons found trsusgressing the regulation will
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