Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-12-21
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OF TIE. LAST WAR WITH
ENGLAND.
The Americans are probably the most re-
markube peoFie on earth for promptuess and
/ preparation fog war after it exists. A vaIua-
bic corps Of 100000 men. armed. equipped
and disciplined, can be ready for the field in
thirty DAYS atsr war IS declared, and so il NAV
be said Of ships Of war. We viii state one
fact Illustrative OF TINS position. During the
war with England. and while stationed on the
BaTbaEv cgcst- we were surprised one dav.
while exploiting the ruins Of Carthage. to see
a sharp clpUe--blHt schooner under full sail.
+ WIKI taa Anglican dag floating 60 a brisk
+ breeze oaUs .iag Cape Bon, and making d.
+ rect tgr The Boy. We rode down To the for
. tress Of Go5et5a. ordered launch 10 Be made
ready aud found ourselves alongside the
Schooner just Is she mad east anchor.
Where are yoa from, sir -
/ ,'Fr1m Rast.n. replied the captain. q smart
dasaIuE-. 89sIur Young fellow.
''ln what passage -
! Tive tv-tlree days, sir"
\ W e 1e-.u Il have our misEiviurs. Twen-
tv-thrae davs from Boston We susDected
she had been fitted 0ut al MarseIiIes 10 cruise
+ in the Mediterranean. IT was the ABILENE,
( Captain ANyer II SIX runs and sayeuty-fve
.asa--a magnificent lutte craft. We went
down lGtY t.e trunk cabin
+ Nov. SIT, SAID the captain, s.I'I con-
vince you saat ye are fr5n Boston. and viii
show y1u Boston notions Of every kind, from
puunEt- $40 smoked ncrlug- down 90 wood
F Ell Ua-Ier-- He SOON Fl.ed tGc table vita
all the good -.-eer and solid comf.rrs with
which l1e 2us-1n.aus snow So well how to
turH5s,s SNIP. ''Ana here said he. lis the
Boston >eE-Iue:. Mtfar Russeli's paper" All
doubts Wer= now ~ an end; and while we
had been pasaSiu- If fare 70 which we had
/ long been egs-omed-homeIy fare. bur more
! welcome 0u s.lat accountable captain said
elf EoG [1c surprised st our short passage
/ 50 fer H7 saa Mediterranean. what TIli yau
say when tz.l yuu It IS just sIH-v days since
the keel 81 .ts4s. vessel was laid 30 Boston -
/ yet here We are We could scarcely cred
IitIt.
Nay, tlat's 1ot ali sir continued Cap
tain " ser, ~tsl usy way here of Cagiiari,
i captlted t-sC large briti,h ships filled with
valuable c4r-Fe=. ald ordered them fer this
pert They HE.. be here tomorrow morning
Wv haI' 81 g neutral port. IN which the
British exercise an unlimited Influence T.
They VIII ueFerperEit Us to 5al .he CarE0es.'
"N ell. SIR, we can only try"
Sgre enough. HeEc morning early, the an
cisnt CITY If IEGIs. h0n5-ed once BY the pres
euce Of ScIg.u Airjcanus. Hannibal, and 9TH
er distinguished pprsonagps known to history.
vas thrown Iu5g tie greatest cammatiou ON
seeing TWO large and deeply laden ships en-
tering the palt, -be stars and stripes floating
over the union Jack. Ii startled the British
consul aad all the corps aipl5ul.tgus and we
7 soon saw the whole Bevy cn horseback nd
F Nia- for the palace.
II smell sulphur SAID the captain
. There a st1rra brewing, and We shall have
a. seen.
/ In IN h.ar 2 message arrived by a name
luke thar we ETe~e wanted At the palace. At
+ Ger making eur toilette. SIGI Ambr0sIo. Uu-
chancellor aai Nu9faThl, the draEoman,
were s1as naareed, and OF we paced al
moderate. rate flr Bardo. The consular corps
I were all present when we entered the sALLA.
. The Bev, reclining as usual On his large Grim
+ son cushions, was busily engaged e0mbiug
mas long e5a-k hear5 wita a tartgise-sheli comb,
studded with ari.l-ants. and looking unusually
grave.
..Rha. 5oer an this mean. ronzul-tv-o
Brtsh prizes .el.arlng our port and for what
PuEpeseG'
$50 sail ezeal. your highuo-s -
e.ss hail against our Erealv with England =
''Certalr.v .s0r- If there Is such a pr5hIbi-
ton I'M the ,.sl@v-
The British eeasuI, most excellent mar.
EH7oiIed the parchment, to which seal Of
wax was apPerded nearly as .z-ge IS one Of
our western clza=es, and commenced reading
as follows:
81. is tartHo stipulated and agreed upoa.
that no European power at war with England
shall Be psrmitass % fl out privateers or 9TH
-r armed vezs.. IS: to cruise against the COM
nercr of Great Britain from, or bring prizes
into, the Fuaissn ports"
"Weii, Sir said the Bev. "what have vna
TO say To tha-z IS It NOT fllI and conclusive =
Entirely SOS rms il does not apply 20 rs.
We are ugt 2 European power.
That sir said the British consul SIS
mere evasion cf the Spirit al tnIs section aT
our treaty j "1 'u-saded 70 apply ami aoes
apply, to all Gl-is,.aH powers
~ cry prnHa.HT. sir; 5ut we are not
Christian P.Ee--' The whole court looked
amazed. TIE Bav raised himself up from
his cushions, a hearty pinch Of snuff
from sp.euasI diamond bcx- ana gave Us an
anxious aud lgg4i-5nE look
chow wl# E5a maae that appear sir =
said the British cRsuI.
~ cry eas-lv- Sir" We then read The fol-
lowing scc-la-s 5sg-n our treaty with IupulI- .
AS the Jairu States IS ID no way Chris
tJau governments, and eatartajns no hostility
towards any Denomination, K Is hereby un-
dersto0d ttai ms GI>Jug...nce shalt arise Re
tween she .H1 powers Oh any religious cues
tou
Il was useless II argue the point fu-ther--
We did natia any shape come within ta1 Dur-
view Of tislt treaEv. SO permission was given
to land the goods. and the ships and cargoes. F.
consisting Of every variety Of merchandise, F.
were sold ia one DIV. The consul sent for .
British blcckadluE squadron from Ataitai-
aut the privatear slipped out Of the bay, ran .
up the Archipelago, destroyed nearly Two
millions al 3r.EsH gf-cuertv. was chased round .