The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-08-28
FOREIGN NEWS.

FOREIGN NEWS.
New YORK, Aug. 25.-The steamer
Asia has arrived, with Liverpool dates
of the 14th inst,
A committee of naval and shipwright
officers had been ordered to assemble
in London to decide upon the proper
arrangements to be made on the mer-
chant steamers, provided they should be
needed for war purposes.
1t is said that Thomas Barring is COM
ing to the United States on a special
mission to settle the fishery dispute.
Public feeling was calmer in relation to
the matter, but more ships were fitting
out at the Navy Yards
A correspondent of Hungarian jour
nal had been expelled from Paris.
The contemplated marriage of Louis
Napoleon with the Princess de Nasa,
had been indefinitely postponed.
Austria and France were about with
drawing their troops from Rome as soon
as the 'apal army is fully organised.
The cholera was rapidly spreading
and committing frighttul ravages IN
Prussia.
The Prussian Government had made
formal demand on the Swiss Confeder-
alton to acknowledge its sovereignty
over the Duchy Of Neulchatel, and, in
case OF refusal, war is threatened.
WITHDRAWAL OF THE GEORGIA UNION
Ticket. --- CHARLESTON, August ID
The Savannah papers state that tn" Exc
cutive Committee of the Union party of
Georgia have published a circular, with
drawing the electoral ticket selected by
the late convention, III favor Of Gen.
Pierce. The same circular calls for a
meeting of the Union Wings and De-
mocrats, to meet at Ataanta on the 18th
of September, to determine the course
OF the party.
AN AIRLINE RAILROAD is proposed
from Norfolk, Va, along the Eastern
shore of Maryland, through the States
of Delaware and New Jersey, to the
town of Freehold, there to connect with
the Freehold and Keyport Railroad.
STEAMBOATS, are to connect the various
termini across the Chesapeake, Delaware
and Raritan bays, and thus passengers
will be conveyed to New York from
Norfork from sunrise to sunset.
ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL MOVEMENT
MONTGOMERY. Aug. 25.-The South
ern Rights Central Committee of Ala
hama have called State Convention for
the 18th of September, to nominate a
candidate for the Presidency, Gen.
Pierce have failed to answer the queries
propounded to him.
NATIONAL WASHINGTON MoNUENT AS
ISOLATION. We learn that J. Il. Brown,
Esq, of Baltimore county, has been APP
pointed agent or collector for the Nation
al Washington Monument Association,
for Baltimore city and county, Carroll,
Hartford, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's and
Caroline counties.
SAFETY OF CAPT. MARCY. A letter
was received at Memphis on the 21st
inst, by mail from Capt. Marcy and
other, from Fort Washita, dated on the
first August, officially announcing his
arrival at that post, with all under his
command. The letter contains no news
of importance.
New ELEcroR.-The Wing Conven-
ton in the Third Congressional Dis
trict of this State, on Saturday last ap-
pointed John T. B. Dorsey Elector in
place Of W. w. Watkins, who resigned
on account of constitutional disoualti-
cation-he being State Senator.
The YACHT AMERICA. A correspon-
dent of the N. York Mirror takes the
ground that 1.-THE English manned Yam
kee built yacht America" was not beat
en- at Ryde "by Yankee model" but
that the America was sailed to be beat
en-, not to beat.
Hon. E. C. CABELL, of Florida, has
written home, saying that inasmuch as
the whig party of his State has decided
to support Gen. Scott, he will acouiesce