Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-05-14
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Eight Days later from England.

weather foggy and the ship running at half speed,
and about taking soundngs, the ship struck on the
Beach of Truro, five miles from Highland
height, Cape Cod; the engines were reversed the
anchors thrown out and every exertion made to get
her of, but without effect; it was about half tide
when she struck and the weather calm though there
was a considerable swell of the sea. At the last
accounts she was heading south, and very little appre
hension felt for her safety
At Truro two passengers went ashore and took an
express conveyance to Boston.
The news is quite important cotton has advanced
of penny, to farthing pound, in consequence
of the news by the Hibernia, confirming the previous
accounts of defect, in the amount of the crops
The great event is the attempt to assassnate Louis
Philippe, and the terrible excitement in France 1t
is generally believed that his assassination would have
been the signal for revolution in France and
the establishment of Republic.
There is great excitement in England on the Irish
Coercion, and the English Corn bills. If the first is
passed. the other it is said will be defeated and Sir
Robert Peel will be compelled to retire from the
Ministry. terrible time is then expected, all over
Great Britain. Business of almost every description
was still in uncertain and stagnant state. The
corn and iron trade remained about the same as at
the last accounts.
The British Parliament had again met after the
Easter vacation. The principal topic of discussion
the Irish Coercion bill, and it was thought the
new tariff would not be brought up again until that
was disposed Of.
Matters in Ireland were growing and worse.
The accounts Of the famine in that country are truly
deplorable.
Navarez had been driven out of Spain, in conse-
quence of the disagreement between him and Christina
to the general joy of the people
Nothing later from India.
Lord Brougham had been cutting a figure at Paris.
Lord Stanley, it was said, was preparing to take the
lead in opposition to Sir Robert Peel.
THE OREGON QUESTION: The following extracts
from an article in the London Times of the 18th ult
show that that paper does look upon the line of
490 even as certain line of agreement, and gives
also the latest opinion which find on this question
In the whole course of these negotia-
tons, that which has changed completely is the
claim set up by the Americans. In 1918 and 1926
the territory In dispute was expressly asserted and
clearly understood to be comprised between the Add
and 49th degrees of latitude As for the more north
ern tract between 40 deg and 81 deg. 40 mn we
are not aware that the paramount claims of Britain
to that part of 1t were then called in question: The
proposals for partition ranged between the mouth of
the Columbia and the 49th degree but not beyond
and the American Penipotentiaries unsuccessfully
claimed the whole Of that region, but more Since
that time and In their more recent discussions, they
have raised their demands; they have laid claim to
the whole country and then, if it the arh-
est limits of condescenSiOn and concession, they
revert to their former offer, the very that was
before rejected. They have raised a claim
to the whole of Oregon not with any expectation of
acquiring the entire province but in order to reconcile
terms have before declared to be nadmissibe
nara llpl Is tn all
lntents and purposes the same thing that it twenty
years ago.
We intimated an opinion some time ago, that the
49th parallel ought conveniently to the basis
of arrangement, but 1t is clear that such pro-
posal must be accompanied with extensive con-
dtons than those heretofore annexed to it by the
Americans. 1t must leave the whole of Vancouvers
Island the navigation and harbor of the Straits of
Fuca, the free of the Columbia and its northern
branches down to the sea, and indemnity COM
pensation TO the Hudsons Bay Company for the posts
they would be called upon to surrender. We do not
pretend to point out all the spulations which would
be the part Of prudent and Just policy to require
an equivalent for a concession so much below our
original claims, and we firmly believe, our just
rights But the cession of the vacant soil might be
polite and endurable, provided the private rights
already long acquired and enjoyed by British subjects
duly respected and they must beyond all ques-
ton, be protected by the Ultimatum of England.
Between these two proposals lies the question of
peace and war narrowed as these controversies
always to small issue but nevertheless, broad
enough to swallow up the peace OF the world. The
moderate members of the Senate make the 49th par
allel their fighting lne.'' President Polk is evil
IDENTIFY more inclined to lean to the side of resistance
than of concession and on our side we can really
discover no motive of reason argument to justify
in any farther departure from the position assumed
long ago by the British government and confirmed by
the emphatic declarations of the Ministers of the
Crown.
The OREGON QUEsTIoN.-The two following let
tiers published the close of the correspondence
on this subject, printed by order of Parliament
Earl of Aberdeen 10 M. Pakenhdm.
FOREIGN OFFICE March Sd, 1876
SIR have much satisfaction in conveying to you
the entire approval by her Majestys government of
the steps which, reported in your despatch of the
18th of January, you took, and of the letter which
you addressed to the American Secretary of State,
for the purpose of ascertainng clearly and authorita
lively whether the United States government would
be disposed to admit the application of the principle
of an arbitration in the Oregon question any other
terms than those which they had already rejected
In thus acting you have, in the most udicious and
satisfactory manner, anticipated the instructions
which 1 preparing to forward to you this
subject.
We have nothing to do but await Mr.. Buchan-
ans reply to your appeal to him, although collect
from your despatch that your proposal will certainly
be refused. Should that reply however, be of such
nature to give any ground of hope that the matter
in dispute may be brought TO an amicable issue by
means of direct negotiation, shall gladly avail my
self of such opening. If not, it will then be for
her Maiesty's government to consider what measures
it may be expedent to adopt, in order to meet any
Signed ABERDEEN.
The Earl of Aberdeen to Mr.. Pakenhau.
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