The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-27
EUROPEAN INTELLIGBNCE.
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ARRIVAL OF THE CANADAS MAILS,


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ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA'S MAILS.
The steamship Canada reached Boston about half past
eleven O'Clock Saturday night and at four O'Clock the
next afternoon, Mr. Bailey tho Chief Clerk In the Bos
ton Post Office started with the foreign mails In
DIAL train for this city, where be arrived about ten
sclock-haviDg made the In six hours. The be-
tween Boston and Springfield distance Of hundred
miles made in two minutes less than two hours Mr.
Bailey having been detained by accident former
OCCASION evidently deter mined to make for 1t this
time His conductors Mr.. Bean to New Haven, and
Mr. Dennis thence to this city Mr.. Harrington the
baggage master entitled to our thanks for the early
delivery Of our bundles
We learn by the c., that the steamship Washington,
Captain Fitch which left Southampton the 9th inst
for New York had to put back to Cowes next morning
having bcen struck bys heavy during the night In
the channel which caused damage ieckworks
forecase go Her repairs could not be finished
than the 1lth when she would probably be able to sail
again for New York This accident may probably allow
the screw steamship Andes, Captain Hutchins,
which sailed from Liverpool the 9Th, to arrive hero
first The United States mail steamer Franklin Captain
J. A. Wotton, having had intermediate shaft fitted
left Liverpool the l1th for Havrs She would
the latter port for New York, touching of Cowes for
mails and passengers the 18th and therefore about
due with two days later news,
We find but little general In foreign files that
has not been already anticipated BY telegraph from
Halifax
The London papers give currency to the report that
the Russians have met with most disastrous defeat in
Ciroassa The former Is stated lost thirty thousand
and hundred guns in battle with the united
Circasssn forces under the Leadership Of scham Bey
The new imperial crown for Napoleon Ill was nearly
completed, and would be entirely finished before the
close Of the year. 1t will be worth, including the da-
monds transferred to it from the old regal crown twenty
thIee millions Of francs 1t is said to be only mas
ter work Of the jewellers art but which will surpass
every in its richness in pearls and pre-
cous stones The jeweer, Lsmonner has been sent to
Russia to purchase various costly and the Prn
Matilda who has collection OF rare black pearls
has placed them all the disposal Of the artist ntruted
with the ornamentation Of the crown
Cuba and the United States.
THE LONDON TIMES AND THE CUBAN JUNTA-THE
POLICY OF GEN PIERCE, ETC.
From the London Times Dec. 10
We have received through the journals Of the United
States document Addressed ourselves and signed by
ban Juna Of New York which We are accused Of hay
ing overlooked important element the controversy
relating to Cuba-nsmely the desire Of the Cubsns
themselves to shake of tho yoke Of Spain On the other
hand informed that the passion for the annexs
on Of that island tAs Amsrican Union Is rapidly gain
ing ground throughout the United States ana
own correspondent at New York. who entertains great
condonce In the policy and character Of Mr. Pierce and
his gevssnmsnt, intimates that there many
sons for apprshending that approaching period
when the popular passions Of great and mghty nation
are to be let loose for of conquest and aggrss
1t Is one thing to consider whether the
Of the Island Of Cuba BY Spain is such justify
and another thing to consider whether powerful neigh
boring nation is justified in fomennS tendencies
insurrection for the purpose Of eventually annsKng
this flAnd to It's own tefritories II have
been more frequently directed latter OF those
questions than 10 the former it is because dspute be-
interest than props nsity conquest ard on
the part Of the most serful nation of World
have doubt that the Cubsus serious grounds
of complaint against their Spanish rulers and good
policy q we'll as justice to the colony ought to induce
the Cabinet Of Madrid to rely other besides
foroo for the maintain Of its authority In the
But 1t by suitable representation. Madrid and
by REASONABLE correspondence New Orleans or New
York that this object best be pronoe1 aud the
more Spain has been threatened by conspiraces and
actual Invasion the more suspc and has her
administration become 1t also DO true that many
of the Cuban planters Of opinion that union With
the United States would be to their advantage because
it would place the institution slavery under the pow
erful protection of the Southern States and 1t would
relieve their produce from the import duty of thirty
P,. per cent: . now Levied on 1t in the ports Of the
serious consequence than the political derations
arising out Of such revolution. Tie xoefiepce
have had OF the emancipation Of the Spanish colonies
both in Mexico and In South America leads the
evitabe conclusion that in throwing OF the
10 onS Of sna1eE Sn n,S
institutions which thought be best adapted
to the genius Of the Western hemisphere and were,
wesiths, have ended in social aud political dissolution
whenever they have been adopted the Spanish 1t
probable that such revolution this transfer Of
sovereignty implies will never be effected in Cuba
without contest which must expose the com
merce Of 3 the island to very formidable oonss;
st. Domingo. But even supposing Cuba to be
peaceaby handed over and annexed to the Union (for
its independent political existence is hypothesis
worth discuesipg), state Of things would then
arise whieh would give rise to the utmost perpexity ard
peril The American confederation recognises tue inde
pendent sovereignty Of a,h of its separate STATES
oep in the limited and provided for by the const
tuition That constitution rests the principle of ssf
government and has yet occurred that the fe
dsra authority has been required to pero any of tho
duties which devoye by Law on the sstss themselves
ion 1 wea % would Do the Sond
cumstances what would be that Of island densely
peopled with negroes but only protected by It's
militia The extension to such Q country OF insti-
tutions framed by tho great constitutional states
men OF Virginia and OF New Englend for their
Swn Sse rous 10 n the most opposite sess IN;
Mexico would be inconsistent with the established prnc
pies and preudicis to the internal policy Union
The eternal strife Of would thus be introduced int
the Srate Of the United Staee and suoh provinces
possessions would probably be ultimately held as
QueIed territories, rather than as sister States.
In spite Of the assurances OF Don Gaspsrd Cisneros
very much doubt whether the OF American
nexaion prevalent or powerful In Cuba itself except
with the American adventurers who have settled there
Lopez Cuban and landed In the island to make o
revolutions Jet be at betrayed aud hunted down
by the country people OF all csssee and it Is highly I'm
probable that the population Of leland which
Catholic and to some extent monarchica should BE-
disposed to merge its existence in nation utterly
opposed in religion, and political sentiment 10 al
its traditions We regard therefore, the cry Of
Cuban which Is raised In the United States
BY few renegade subjects Of the Queen Of spain,
pretence to In degree the prevailing passion
OF the Americans themselves. II Is not In eyes
question OF first rate importance to foreign powers to
whom Cuba may belong; and II tho Court Of Spain
thought proper to sell It's interest In the island esd
some portions OF the continent, We could advance
tenable objection against such But the