The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-27
The Foreign News.

The mails of the steamship Europa were, in part,
received in this city last evening, and we are en-
abled to place before readers to-day the details
of the interesting intelligence which that vessel
brought to us.
There are some points of this intelligence which,
1t will be perceived, are of peculiar interest to the
United States The first is, that, according to the
letter of our Frankfort correspondent, the Amerl-
can squadron IN the Mediterranean is cooperating
with those of England France on the Turkish ques-
ton. We do not know under what authority Com
modore Morgan, the commander Of that squadron,
is acting; but we presume that he is vested with
power to act as he pleases in all matters concern
ing which he has not been specially instructed by
his government. The same letter also contains
recommendation to our government, to purchase
the island of Patmos as a United States naval
station, which, perhaps, 1t would be well tor the
government to take into consideration.
Another point Of interest, connected with this
news, is an announcement, that while the French
government disapproves Of the course pursued by
NJ Poussin, It's late Minister to Washington, 1t
desires to refer the whole subject to the arbtra-
ment and decision Of mutually friendly power.
We doubt whether this will be accepted by the
American government, or that it will be received
with favor by the people of this country generally.
The business can be settled by the two govern
ments, without the assistance of a third power.
In regard to the Nicaraguan difficulty, and the
claims put forth by England on behalf of the Mos
quito King, it will be seen by article, which we
have extracted from the London Times that the
English government has taken the stand that the
claim set mp by the American company to the ex-
elusive privileges granted to them by the Mica
raguan government, is based on speculation, and If
insisted upon, will be resisted by that government.
On the other hand, the Times says if the American
company Is acting in good faith, and really intends
to form a communication between the Atlantic and
the Pacific oceans, for the purpose OF throwing open
the same to the commerce of the word--no one
nation having preference overanother-no obsta-
Giles will be placed in the way of the enterprise.
The English government certainly has no right to
assume such ground, or TO draw any such infer
ence; and if the cabinet at Washington are ami
mated with the proper spirit, they will not nego-
tate on any such basis. We rather think that the
time is not distant when the two countries will be
obliged to COMPREHENSION IN the matter,
one way or the other and that the sooner we de-
monstrate that we are in earnest in what we say,
the better II will be for all parties.
II is a singular coincidence that a diplomatic
difficulty has occurred between thr agents of France
and the United States IN China, but we are happy
to say that, at the last accounts, IL was on the
point of being satisfactorily arranged.
Our readers will find in to-day's Herald very
interesting collection of European intelligence,
and we will refer them to it without any further
comment