The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-04-25
FOREIGN NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE
STEAMER AMERICA

this morning with wind, weather and
light.
She has ~ through passengers.
FTightfMl ShipUrecks.
! The English coast has been visited by
a severe hurricane on the 18th March.
Causing much destruction of property and
irIghiiul loss OF life. Amongst other YES.
sells lost was the John NJ. Skiddy,' which
was driven on shore al Wexford and 10
tally destroyed; Captain, passengers and
crew were saved. The Howard from
New Orleans was also wrecked. The
steamer Adelaide from Dublin was losr
near the mouth of The Thames and every
soul on board, numbering two hundrsd.-
The coast was every where strewed with
portions Of vessels that have fall prey 70
the elements.
Smith O'Brian and companions are n
! Van Diemen's Land. The felons were
granted tickets of leave on condition ef
their engaging that their liberty should no.
be used as means Of escape. All except
O'Brian, accepted the boon He has been
sent under surveillance to Maria Island.
India.
The Austria mail has arrived from In.
dia, bringing dates 10 the End of March
from Bombay, and from Calcutta to the
2Oth February. There are evidence. of
growing uneasiness on the part of the peo.
pie, and several rather serious demons,ra.
tions have been made agai nsi British sale,
AS an inevitable consequence more valua.
BILE territory has been annexed 10 the Ess
India Company's possession.
The trade at Bombay was unsatisfacto-
ry except for Produce which was scarce.
The money market at Calcutta was
stringent. Affairs presented more en-
couraging aspect.
France.
At Paris. although there 10 increased
excitement, and great bitterness botweeu
conflicting parties, the only marked events
of The Regiments, which the Government,
had not succeeded in quelling; and second,
popular demonstration in a small way
against Louis Napoleon. Perhaps the
most significant event iE the legislative a..
semoly was the proposition of NJ. De La
Roche Jaquelen, friend of the President
10 the effect that on the lst Sunday in June
the nation should be called to pronounce
definitely on The form of Government
which it should choose TO select; that sv.
cry elector should be called upon to in.
scribe on his ballot Monarchy" or IRE.
public" That if the "Republic" should
acquire majority it should be proclaimed
in the chamber by the President of the
Republic, and if Monarchy obtained tbs
majority, it shall be proclaimed by the
President of the Assembly. This remark
able proposal was received in solemn si-
lence by the majority and by derisive
sneers by the Mountain
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public is so deeply in debt, that nothing
but the possession OF the lmperiak Crown
can extricate him, and that he is at present
engaged in negotiations with Russia, for
the purpose OF possessing himself of that
now necessary protection. The Govern.
ment are now perseveringly at work in
introducing the measure, a coercion in
which the majority Of the Assembly sup
port them.
Greece.
Advices from Athens are to the l9th
March, but they furnish only confirmation
OF previous reports. Eleven of the cap
tured vessels have been given up to Sir
VIM. Parker. A courier arrived with des-
patches from London on the 18Th.
Rome.
A recent number of the Roman .7Grer.
fiser says that the return of The Pope of
Rome has been definitely fixed for the 9th
inst. The speedy return of his Holiness
appears 10 give general satisfaction.
Portugal.
Advices from Lisbon state that Commo'
dore Martin was concentrating his squad
ron al the Tagwis. in anticipation OF
hostile visit from the American naval for
ces TO enforce settlement Of the long
standing claims of the American Govern
ment.
Tuscany.
The Tuscan Government has refused to
accede TO Lord Palmerston's demand ofin-
demnity for losses sustained by their sub.
jects at Leghorn last year. The difficulty
has been submitted 10 The arbitration OF the
Sandman Government.
Russia.
An Imperious note has been addressed
by the Russian Government to that of
Prussia, on the Schleswig Holstein dis.
pute after enumerating all the points at is
sue, the note says there are so many facts
which the Emperor cannot regard with in.
differance and from which he cannot, In
release the Prussian Cabinet
The note concludes by distinctly intima.
ling the determination of the Emperor TO
employ decisive measures, If necessary
in support of the Danish side of the con.
troversy.
A serious rupture has occurred between