The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-08

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The statement, republshed here from New
j. Walker has concluded to depart at an early
day for Bombay, with the expectation that he
win be met there and taken TO China by the
steamer Powhatan, is certainly erroneous. The
Navy Department knows nothing about any such
arrangement; and surely it must be supposed to
be rather familiar with the orders under which our
naval vessels sail. The Powhatan was last heard
from at Maurtius, believe, on her way to Ma
cao under orders to Join the East India squadron.
She has ere this, in all probability, reached Ma
Gao, and finding Commodore Perry and all his
vessels had sailed for Japan, followed I'M pursuit
in obedience to her orders. No orders contra
vening those given when she sailed have yet
been forwarded, and it would be quite impossible
to send any ont to her now in time to reach her
ere she joins the fleet on the Japan coast.
The last news from China indicates still more
than ever the necessity for the presence Of our
new Minister there at the earliest day. 1t seems
now quite certain that the rebels are fighting UNI
der the banner of the cross; that religious sent-
ments, and emotions, and impulses govern their
every movement Religious enthusiasm inspires
them with courage that knows no fear of death,
because the warrior goes into the battlefield with
the full conviction that duty calls him there, and
that death in such cause insures him eternal
happiness beyond the grave. All history teaches
that men who strike for their religion are almost
always invincibe. The purest morality, the
most enoblng Christian virtues at such time,
develop every spark of enthusiasm into burn
ing, Jealous fanatcism, and mans whole being
all his powers mental and physical-are strained
to their utmost tension. An army which in two
years. time has increased from two hundred indi-
viduals to millions, and who warning under
pressure of such motives against barbaric power
power having no strength save in its material
elements-cannot fail.
The ball is rolling on with rapidly accumulat-
ing speed and force. The close of the war and
the triumph of the rebels seem almost at hand
If we hope to treat with the new government
our Minister should be at hand Just when the new
order Of things is developing. Still it is true
and let not the fact escape public attention--ws
have no vessel in which to send Mr. Walker on
his mission. 1t is nonsense to say Mr.. Marshall
and Mr. Davis got along very well without a
steamer, and therefore Mr. Walker can. There
are no means by which he reach China, even lift
were not likely in the present unsettled state ofthe
empire, that he would need vessel ever at hand
to convey him from one point to another. Every
vessel of the East India squadron is off to Japan.
There are no means of Communication between
Hong Kong and Shanghai, or Macao or Canton,
that man in Mr.. Walker condition of health
could possibly avail himself Of Shall we say, let
an inferior man take his place, whose robust frame
and iron constitution can stand the pestilence at
II +bo e ,b,r
ton is no more absurd than the cavllings of the
few who insist there is need of vessel for Mr..
Walkers use. Certain am, he will not depart
except he can 60 in manner making success rea-
sonably probable; and it is equally certain the
Government cannot employ the needed ship ex-
cept by purchase or charter.
Messrs. Marcy and Champion did not return
from the springs last evening, believe; but they
will probably arrive ere this reaches the eye of the
reader. There are some knotty points in the
fishery negotiations which have not heretofore
noticed Reciprocal free trade with Canada is
not all the British Minister asks in return for free
fisheries. i'll am not much mistaken, Mr.. Cramp-
ton avails himself of this opportunity to test the
views Of the American Government upon the
policy of unrestricted free trade between Great
Britain and the United States do not suppose,
of course, that he demands this as a condition of
the treaty; but am inclined to think he will give
Mr.. Marcy the opportunity to disclose how near
to that mark this Administration, in view of the
overlooking treasury, is prepared to bring the
tariffs on British goods.
Mr. Champion, however, does demand that the
United States Government shall repeal its bountes
on Goldfish That, suppose, cannot be done ex-
y q Al,
tie doubt whether Mr.. Marcy will undertake to
guarantee it. He also demands the issuing of
American registers to vessels built in the BIRTHS
provinces, and asks that British vessels be admit
ted to free participation in the Atlantic and Pa
cfc coastng trade. In return, he proposes to
weld us free fisheries close in the shore, thus alb
rogating the three-me restriction to which we
submitted by the treaty of 1918. AS we claim as
right, sustained by indisputable evidence, all
that Mr.. Champion proposes to yield us, except
the privilege of fishing within distance Of three
miles from the British shore, it is not probable the
negotiators will agree any such terms.
The exploring expedition to the North Pacific
ocean and China seas, under Commander Cadwal-
lader Ringgold, has been heard from by the Navy
Department, at Funchal, Madeira, on the 9th
july. on which date the squadron arrived there,
in twenty days from the Capes of Virginia.
All on board were well.
Charges were preferred some time since against
Commodore Aulick, by Hon. r. G. Schenck, late
Minister to Brazil, Captain Inman and others,
which seem not to have been very serious, the
President and Secretary of the Navy having re-
fused to subject the Commodore to court-martial
investigation.
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seem to be progressing more favoraby than they
were sometime since, and there is probability
now that some suitable arrangement may be eff
fected.
The Belgian Minister is also very anxious to
make postal treaty, but hitherto the Department
has not appeared to be ready to negotiate. The