Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-01-22
Rkc1zAR. WAyesaToy CORRESPONDENCE

character. The anxiety and news as TO the fate OF
the San Francsco-ihe news expected and received
from Europe-the death Of Me- MUnLENEEIG-ihe
debate in the Senate on the Central American ques-
ton, and the debate in the House OH the lNGRA-
HAM resolution, and the passage Of that resolution
and the rejection in the House of the ILL from the
Senate relative to the Assistant SCI re.ary of the
Treasury-constitute it week of much more than
ordinary interest
1t is but this morning that we have the painful
intelligence from the San Francisco of the loss of
240 of those on board including one hundred and
fifty United States troops The number saved
Therefore, is about 800 The San Francisco is total
ly lost The barque Flora Bell arrived at N York
on the afternoon of yesterday with two hundred
and thirty of those on board the steamer Upwards
Of one hundred men, women and children were got
on board the barque kiby, the first vessel which
came to the relief of the San Francisco the Sd Of
January the ship Antartic from New York for Liver
pool bore down for her. and on Wednesday, JAM
4th, both vessels commenced taking off passengers
provisions and water and by sunset ON the 4th had
all on board.
The Hon. Mr.. ,MUHLENBERG of the House of Rep
r sentatives from Berks Dist. Pa, died on Monday
night. The two Houses adjourned next day.
Gen. CAss made his great speech on the Central
American question on Wednesday the llth He
justly arranged the construction of the Clayton Bull
wer Treaty given by the English Government In
fact it was not wise to make any treaty the sub
ject. In general, we should avoid making treaties,
glaring cases excepted, such that of the Ashbur
ton Treaty and the Oregon Treaty, with great pow
ers Such treaties must be more positive and ex-
plicit than they well can be made with such pow
ers, or,they become a nulGty, or serve only to
produce..new disputes With Great Britain, under,
present circumstances, / think we should have no
new treaties. We are growing faster than she is
considerably. In making a treaty of general
character she will claim for many years to come to
have her own Interpretation. Great Britain, a. e.
its government, consisting chiefly Of the nobles and
mercantile and manufacturing arstocracy, goes
about the world with an air as though an Archan
gel Anghcised would be better angel than one
straight from Paradise, supervising the affairs of
another country. We must have navy Of strength
sufficient for our own seas before enter into the
practical contest for that supremacy in universal
Of which into effect by prudent and bold measures
is the essence of the Monroe Doctrine. Let our
steamships be built and let II 1913 miles ofra-
way now in process of construction by the States
be finished, and then let assert in the gulf of Mex
iso by naval ornaments suited to aur dOitoire, the
great American principle called the Monroe doc
time.
INUKAHAM resolution was passed by the tri-
umphant majority of ia to 8. The bill from the
Senate in relation to the Office Of assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury was rejected by vote of lO7 to 10
The objection is not to the principle of the bill, but
because it was timed in such manner and came
from such quarter seemed intended to cast re-
proach on Mr. GUTHRIE. This the Representatives
of the people, after full and mature deberatiou
have decided to be without foundation and that the
able Secretary has administered the Treasury De-
partment in 3 satisfactory manner, promotive of
the interests Of the country. This is first rate
verdict
The foreign news is of great Importance. The
steamer Baltic arrived on Thursday evening, 18th
inst, at New York, her newspapers are to the 9th
of December.
The London Times in its latest editorial thinks
war inevitable, and that it must spread all oyer
Europe and Asia.
From the return of Lord PALMERsToN to the
Ministry we may conclude that the British Govern
ment has come to the conclusion to prepare for
with Russia in conjunction with France
The London press states, that the allied fleets
have doubtless entered the Black Sea- although the
public are unaware on what day or with what in
structions
The Persians and Russians have opened direct |
with each other.
The overland mail from India brings confirmation
that the Shah of Persia had left Tehenem with an
army numbering 10000 cavalry, with 1000 pieces
Of cannon and 10000 camel loads of ammunition, |
t. cooperate with Russia At latest accounts the |
army had passed zabriz. The Shah had also sent !
an embassy to Dost Mahommed to point out the |
advantages of his siding with Persia and the Rus
slams.
The Turks themselves estimate the loss they sus-
tanned at Sinope, in ships, munitions, and treasure
at twenty millions of pasters.
From Bucharest to the 18th of December, it is
stated the past three days large masses of troops
had been marching upon lesser Walachia and that
Prince Gorchakoff had taken the command; and at
a Geographic despatch from Omar
Pasha states that he is the intention OF these
is to attack Kalaifat
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