The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-06
Our foreign Corresponding.
LONDON. 18Th Jlne. 1910

1 LoHDoh, ioM June, lS4J.
Parliamentary debate, reported in the Times
of the 18th instant is remarkable for the inaccura
cies of the Ministers in their illusions TO American
affairs In the course of this debate Lord Palmer.
ston palpably COMPOUNDED the case of Mcleod with
that of the Caroline and Lord John Russell spoke
of Lord Ashburton and Mr.. Webster as having
settled the Oregon difficulty From one portion OF
| Lord John Russell's speech, it might be inferred
that he maintained still the right TO impress British
seamen from American ships One would naturally
have thought it rather late in the day to renew thai
pretension
Last night Mr.. Gladstone made an Intellectual at
tempt to induce the Ministry to dsallow the Cana.
dian indemnity act for losses during the rebellion
The debate stands over for this evening, but the
Ministry are determined to support Lord Elgin
and the public is with them. Sir Allen McNab il
here, but is scarcely spoken or thought Of
The General Board Of Health have made a re.
port, which was made public yesterday, in which
they spoke of 200 cases of cholera since May %
IN the whole country, more than the half of which
were fatal. This circumstance is considered a re-
newal Of the visitation Of the disease, and the ag.
gravated mortality is ominous of its approaching
| extension to all places which abound in impurities
| or are not properly ventilated in general terms
such places as ordinarily generate typhus or putrd
fever.
Although the Frankfort Diet, properly SO called
is defunct, fragment of it is at Stutgard, and is
sues orders from time to time, which the Arch
duke Regent disregards. The fall of German
unity seems near at hand, for never was a country
so completely split up into heterogeneous particles
The papers Of to-day state, that Mr.. Doneson took
leave of the Court Of Berlin on June 10TH for the
purpose of proceeding to Brussels TO wait unit
the affairs of the German Union are more settled
than they are at present"
PARIS is suffering from two plaques at once, the
cholera which carries off about 600 daily, and the
Red Republican and Socialist party, which ex.
erts every effort to produce another instruction.
They were near success few days since, but the
prompt appearance of overwhelming masses oil
troops dispersed the ten thousand rioters before
they had time to erect single complete barricade
The mob was headed by Etienne Arago, who was
arrested Ledru Rollin had, in a speech in the As
semby on the day before, invited the people 10 take
up arms against the President and Minister'S on &C.
count of hostltes against the Roman Republic.
1t is probably true, that in Rome just now, as in
most revoutionized places in Europe lately, the
mass of the insurgents is not native, but French,
Polish, and other refugees and propagandists. OF
course they are aided by portion Of the people in
whose name they act
No sooner had the practical utility of steam been
proven, than the late Pacha of Egypt one of the
most acute minds Of his age, ordered steam
frigate to be built. This was not mere SHE'LL ca
pable of bearing certain pressure of steam, but a
fiL-rigged ship in mutation Of our Princeton, 900
feet long, 49, feet beam, % feet Deep with engines
Of $50 horse power placed in the hold of the ship,
communicating their force directly to the shaft of a
propeller Of l4l feet diameter. Mehemet Ali, not
wthstandng the success and rapidity with which
he had introduced European arts into his domin-
ions, was yet unable to construct the machinery
for his frgate in Egypt and was forced therefore
employ foreigners to carry into effect that portion
of his enterprise, and Messrs. Miller and Ranen-
hill of this city were entrusted with it. The selec-
ton udcious, as those gentlemen had, through
peculiar relations, at early period become well
acquainted with the direct acting plan Of commu-
nicating power TO the propeller. Every thing else
means. The ship, with her internal gorgeous ar
rangements gttering with rich inlaid work to
suit Oriental taste, was all performed by Egyptian
hands. The ship builder, too was an Egyptian
Mohammed Bey, one of the numerous intelligent
Egyptians who had served pupils under Euro
pcan masters, supported by the liberal and far-see-
ing Mehemet The Shmkie, when finished pro-
ceeded hitherto under canvass, commanded by
Hafuz Bey, with an Egyptian crew. The steam
machinery being completed and the ship ready for
sea, Hafuz Bey gave grand fete to some 200 in
vted guests during trial trip on the 9th Of June
The beautiful ship, with her unseen agent of pro.
pulsion, proceeded from Poplar stairs, on the
Thames, to within few miles of Shecrness, and
returned to PurAeei, having obtained a speed OF
l0s knots during the trip.
The Princeton and the Sharke are the only two
war-steamers yet completed Of full steam power,
full-rigged. We hope the former will not return
too soon from the Mediterranean, to afford chance
for the two sister ships Of the Delaware and the
Nile saluting each other.
Yours, &c.
Correspondence Of the Republic.