Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-28
THE FISHERIES.

The late accounts from England show that re-
port is generally credited there that Mr.. THOMAS
Barring, of the well known firm Of Barring, Brothers
Co., is about to visit the United States on spe-
cial mission from the British Government for the
arrangement Of the fishery dispute. It is certain,
say the leading journals, that Mr.. BARRING has re-
Gently had frequent interviews with Mr.. LAWRENCE,
the American Minister. In reference to this report
the New York Commercial Advertiser communicates
the following information:
We have been put in possession Of private lstters Of
the highest authority which place this matter In some
what different light Mr.. Barring positively declines any
diplomatic agency in the matterhis visit to this coun
try being originally planned account Of his own bust
ness operations. There is doubt, however, that in
this matter he thoroughly understands the views and
purposes Of the British Ministry, and has their entire
confidence; and it is all improbable that he may
unof6ciay talk with Government upon the subject
and eectualy the misunderstanding which seems
to have prevailed We assured that the view which
have taken Of this maerprecsely that put forward
by the London Morning Heraldis the correct one, and
that the paragraph in the Herald was official"
We reproduce the paragraph Of the London
Herald, above stated to be official, as follows:
In reference question which naturally at this mo-
ment absorbs the public attention both in England and
the United States, the facts follows: Her Majes-
tvs Government have made claims the United
States and have Withdrawn no concessions made to that
Government No renewal of the long question
spectng the Bay of Fundy has been mooted Lord Aber
deems concession of 1845 respecting that Of the
guarded it by his Lordshp by assertion of our
rights the whole bay) remains where it was The
disputed Interpretation Of the technical terms of the treaty
Of 1918 remains where it All that has been done by
the Government is to strengthen squadron the
Of Newfoundland Nova Scotia and New Brunswick,
defend right which the United States do not and
did dispute namely that of retaining exclusively in our
possession the within three miles of shores
from the Entertainments of both French and American
fishermen; and the American vessel, the Coral, was
seized within quarter Of mile of coast. Our
squadron is now no larger than the French the
same coasts. Our right is that which demands the re-
spect of all nations of the globe, acknowledged by
international law and if for many years successive
Governments have neglected to protect their FELLOWSHIP
ect France and the United States always protect
theirs both in America and in the Channel only
be grateful Ministers for repairing their
fatal supineness We shall return TO this subject upon
which both here and the Atlantic the public have
been most grossly misinformed and misled"
The London Times of the 14th instant has a
oonciliatory article on the same subject, which,
whist it maintains the justice Of the British con-
structon of the treaty, concludes as follows
If themeasures of our Government have been abrupt
let the Americans recoect that the proyocaton given by
their fishermen has been VIGOROUSLY great If our
Ministers have acted rudey, their Senators have not
been far behind The interests of the two countries and
Of very many beyond, dependant on our mutual
good WILL and easily reconced with each other
that pacific adjustment ought scarcely to be the work
Of day 1t is not from England of 1852 that America
win fail y receive the considerations Of amty"