The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-13
FURTHER NEWS nv THE ASIA.

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We subjoin the following items OF intelliycn
brought by the Asia
Portugal.
RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED SrATEs.-The Lis.
bon correspondent Of the Times, writing on the
| 18th u!t., says:
cloud complaints are made here Of the loss en-
tailed upon Portuguese vessels by the threatening
manner in which Mr. Clayton and Mr.. Clay con-
Quoted the recent negotiations respecting Ameri-
can claims upon this government. hear Of two
or three vessels which, even in England, were de-
prived OF their return cargo, and obliged to come
home in ballast, from the fear of American repri-
sails 1t Is TO be hoped the Portuguese flag will suf
fer no further prejudice as it has already paid dear
enough for having once protected Don Pacfco,
and placing him in position to bring about this
new system of assessing state claims Shippers in
Portuguese vessels may be assured there is at pre-
sent no risk Of American reprisals.
"The new Cabinet at Washington shows no dis
position TO appropriate to itself the odium pertain
ing to Mr.. Clayton, and, in any case, cocrcve
measures can be taken without consulting Con.
gress, shippers will be in good time if they
their precautions until they find President Fillmore
has actually presented a message upon the subject
for the decision of Congress in 1851. find some
of the principal European courts are taking into
serious consideration the American Interpretation
of international law in the of the G enera Arm
strong, and believe that it has strengthened their
disposition to resist and provoke settlement Of
such new features in the law OF nations as the
and in regard to which it appears France and Eng
land had short time back come to an understand
ing.
''With respect to the particular of the Cen
eral Armstrong, Lord Palmerson has evinced a
disposition to evade it so long the discussion
rest. upon tho special, although unjust plea that
Portugal Is compromised by the impr udent confes
sions of her government at Rio de Janeiro in lSl4
but, setting aside those confessions, and they ought
to be set aside, our government would be especially
bound TO support Portugal in any further discus
sion Of the case, not only in consequence of its
peculiarly English origin, but because Lord Cas-
tlereagh had, Secretary of Foreign Affairs In
lSl6-l7, officially declared to the Portuguese Am
bassador in London, that the United States had
more reason to expect TO be called upon to give,
than to claim satisfaction"
Denmark and the DuchIes.
The Waffle belligerents in the Duches still
continue "as they were.' The generals of each
army strengthen their respective positions, but it
seems that the diplomatic proceedings at Downing
street the real cause OF this naction; and hat
there is expectation, if not hope, both sides,
that some way will be found to stop the further
sacrifice Of human life. At meeting of the Eu-
ropean ambassadors in Downing street, on the 23d
of August, Austria formally gave in her adhesion
to the protocol of the I'd of August whereby all the
powers agreed to respect the integrity of the do.
minions OF the King of Denmark.
AT the time, the radical journals predicted that
Austria would never give her consent; and wild
hopes OF future complexities were built upon this
presumed dissent. However, Austria has concur
red, and now Prussia alone stands out. 1t is idle
TO suppose that this latter power long stand iso
lated among the other great powers OF Europe, and
and humanity to bring about speedy adjustment
of the whole dispute. is, however, most difficult
to root out the seeds of ambition which have sprung
up In 80 many quarters in Germany.