Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-03-23
Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.
WAquINcPoS March 6

The debate Central American affairs, so
iraught. with interest, and so productive of alarm
was concluded to-day, by peace Grafton from
Mr. Everett. Mr.. Everett has dispelled the war
| clouds for the present. and held out a promise
and a prospect that the peniing question will be-
settled In manner consistent with the interests
and policy of this country, and of all other par
ties concerned.
Mr.. Everett says that the overture made by
Lord Aberdeen's government seeks an adjust
ment of the pending difficulties upon almost any
terms; that they are reudy to abandon the Mos
quito protectorate and aid in reconciling the con
hctng views of the Central American States
MI. Everetts proposition to send a full minister
to Central America for this purpose has been
embraced by Congress-, and MIR. Everett has
no doubt that proper person, such IL man as the
President will no doubt select, will succeed ia
this obJect--one more important, as Mr.. f.
thinks, than any that the ministers to European
courts can be charged with.
If the hostile States be reconciled to terms.
the Nicaragua canal, so important to the com
merce of all nations, will be prosecuted, and if
not, that important work may be considered as
indefinitely deferred.
The Bay Islands affair, MIR. Everett thinks, will
be explained, and their colonization abandoned =
The Truxillo matter he also explained. rs affect
lug only disputed right of British subjects to
o " 'og"ood in certain place, and as limited to
Inc oo!ect OF recalling the force OF Honduras
until the right, in question, be properly ascer-
In fine, Mr.. Everett's speech would seem to
suuW t''ae tfle administration and the country
w. 10y " "
Some of the British newspapers have held,
and still hold, different tone. But it is very
probable that Mr.. Everett's views are correct.
1t will be surprising event in British history
to see her giving up any thing but, in this case,
her interests may dictate that policy.
These petty p, otectorates were useful inven-
tions in their contests with Spain, two centuries
ago, but are troublesome and expensive.
The statement in the papers that a treaty
founded upon the contract between the Mexican
government aud Colonel SIoo and his mixed com
pany. is before the Senate, is mistake. The
contract and correspondence between the Mexi-
can Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mr.. Conk-
ling, in relation to the sub ject, are before the
Senate.
Mr.. Conklng has sent treaty as yet. He
is not authorised to make one, but he will trans
nit whatever project may be offered to him,
as a new proposition. and within his instruc-
tioas.
The Senate is very thin, and is expiring daily
by deserton. Senators present at the democrat
ic caucus, which regulated the appointments Of
officers of the Senate, state that no charges were
made against Mr.. Beall, the late Sergeant at
Arms.
The appointment of Mr.. Campbell. of Mo
bile, secessonist, Justice of the Supreme
Court wns expected, and was consum-
mated to-day.
The appointment of Dudy Mann as Assistant
Secl etary of State is unexcepti Ha .is sB
dfss ssnd liberal Inne, was the agent selected by
the late administration to visit Hungary.
Ion.
The Vicksburg Sentinel publishes a CORES
pondence between the editor of that paper and
the Hon. d. w. Adams, and their friends, from
which it appears that Mr.. Walker having pub
lshed article which Mr.. Adams considered
as calculated to reflect his character, n chal-
enge was siven-but the Intervention OF f'onds
prevented meeting, and sntis settled
no difference =" tho oasis That the article re-
tferred to did not reflect on Mr.. Adams
TJTHoGRApnIc SToNE.-The New York Tri-
bnne saws: 1.-The Ohio Marble Land Company
have discovered on their lands on tho Ohio river,
onnosite Portsmouth, Virginia, valuable quarry
of photographic stone. This has been tried
by several of the leading photographers in
this CITY, and pronounced OF excellent qua-
tv. Specimens of the stone are now under
going very delicate tests anu II Is expected
that the quarry will prove equal to any in
the world. We believe this is the first dis
coyery of the kind out Of the kingdom OF Bava-
ria
We understand that of one hundred and hfty
10 one hundred and sixty clerks employed ~ the
Census Office, all were yesterday dismissed OK
cept some half Dozen Republic Of yes
Suspension of Shipments 10 CALIFORNIA.
BALTiMoRE, March 81.
Shipments of flour, provisions and other goods
Tor California are partially suspended, in conse-
quence OF an apprehension that much lower prices
will soon prevail Vessels are more plenty, and
fret ghts have downward tendency.