The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-08-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsHrSeroa July &c.

The President will probably, to-day, send
to the Senate, in answer 20 their call, all the
information he may have On the subject of the
the British orders relative to the Fisheries,
and also inform the Senate what measures he
has adopted, if any, for the protection OF the
citizens of the United States, employed in
those fisheries. The President will have a
list of captures to communicate, but not much
other information, except the British orders
of May 26th, which Mr.. Webster had obtain
ed from source in the colonies, and not
from the British Government.
The President cannot, probably, say that
he has taken any measures on the subject
and it is well known that there are no vessels
of war at his disposal which could be useful
ly sent to the fishing grounds in competition
with the British naval force. 1t was rumor-
ed that the Albany had been sent to the Gulf
of st. Lawrence but she is at Norfolk.
Commodore Perry is in this city. He says
that the Japan expedition is not delayed for
want of men he has seamen and marines
enough. But it is delayed, and is likely to
be so for an indefinite length Of time, by the
inability of the persons employed TO repair
and refit some of the vessels to perform that
service. 1t will be seen from this fact there
is no danger of the occurrence of collision
between our navy and the force under the
command of Admiral Seymour. 1t is still
question, too, whether the President, with the
assent of Congress, will undertake, by force
to repel the assaults of the British force up
on the American fishing fleet If he were to
do that it would be war. To whatever extent
prosecuted it would still be war.
The rumor that the difficulty was to be
the subject of negotiation between Mr.. Web
ster and Mr.. Champion, is, probably, erro-
neous. Mr. Champion is with Mr.. Webster in
Boston; but it is now doubted whether he
visited him in reference to this subject, or
whether he had himself certain information
or instructions in regard to it.
The British Government appears to be in
earnest and they will carry out their designs
and exclude the Americans entirely from the
most valuable part of them. After this has
been effectually done, this Government can
make representations in opposition to the vio-
lation of the Convention of l8l8.-Cor.
Char Cour.
WASHINGTON, July 81.
The River and Harbor Bill has at length
passed the House, and is to have hard strug-
gle in the Senate, but will probably pass 1t
will occupy so much time, however, that the
appropriation bills will receive but little at
tention, if Congress is to adjourn on the 3lst
August.
The effort to log-roll some twenty or thir-
ty rail road schemes through the House has
failed. Each bill as it comes up separately,
is killed off by the friends of the other bills.
The Michigan land bill, which passed the
Senate by large majority, was yesterday
tabled in the House. Gen. Cass may well
complain of this. He advocated that bill, re-
marking that Michigan had received little aid
from the Government! Mr.. Dawson told
him that, from Il telegraphic dispatch just
received from the Baltimore Convention, it
appeared that Michigan was to get the Pres
idency. 81 wish you would guarantee that, F"
replied Gen. Cass. But Gen. Cass has lost
his BILL as well as his nomination!
The daily occurrence of ffghtful sacrifices
of life on board of steamboats,, renders it
extremely necessary that Congress should
act promptly upon the bill for the better Sc
curty of the lives of passengers in vessels
propelled by steam. That bill has been ma
tured under the direction of experienced and
practical men, after patient and long inquiry.
1t has received the appreciation of the ASSOC
citation of engineers in the Western waters.
1t passed the Senate and is now before the
House.
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