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r..so. permitted to .Asm-i. would never have passed

plates pronuncamento, which is 10 give him dictate
rial power council Of ministers win be ESTABLISHED
the constitution snnullsd; and having gained this hrst
step il may be that General Santana follows the cram
pie Of his nAmesake Santa Anna, in Mexico and Sou
II meanwhile the proposed treaty should meet the ap
probation Of the Congress in Washington-whch, for
not-santana win, on the return Of M Cazueau who
on the OF his departure for Washington with the new
E Ss ~ q me treaty sy the ss@s
fhs fsht Of establishing military dspots at SANTANA,
and 49, Bay OF Manzanila the north western boun
dairy Of the republic will most materially facilitate the
plan Of Pieres administration to the acquisition
Domingo, where the Americans thanks to Mr. Caxnsaus
intrgues are Likely to procure footing BY right Of
treaty, win then be annexed to the Union a. slave
State The ssvehodng States acquire by this mastery
stroke four additional stars on their banner namely
Ss the and
behoves the friends Of humanity in the United States
oppose this shameful plan Nth all their moral power
which Mr.. Caxncau wrung from an inexperienced ma
ton.
The English Arctic Expedition.
AcouITrAL OF THE NAVAL OrFIDEGs AT COURT MAR
from the London Globe, Oct COL
The court martial the officers Of the ships left in
the Arctic has Terminated in manner 70 create
painful Impression 80 far the conduct Of the inquiry
has gone It must claim the fullest confidence. 1t hiss
drawn out the whole facts without disguise
tom all concerned have laid their before 1t In
manner suitable 70 the high character which the
vice Demands We do not EXCEPT Sir Edward Belcher
deasd that his view deserved CONSIDERATION and W.
| have Ne judgment of the court.
The ships whose abandonment called for the inquiry,
the Assistance, Pioneer Investigator Resoute, and In
trepd, in very Indifferent state regards the
sells the provisions and the The Investigator had
to demand the continued service Of the crew. most Of
whom out Of health and only four volunteered to
With regard to the willingness Of the commander,
Capt. MCure the public, we presume can entertain no
in bad state Of health, the provisions were def
Gent and additional supplies would have been required
The crews Of the Resolute and intrepid however, were
in state Of health upon the whole decidedly good.
The officers differed amongst themselves as to the
policy Of remaining or coming away Sir Edward Bel
chers instructions from the Admiralty directed him
to return home the provisions should be
reduced to such amount as would be not more than
sufficient for clear twelve months but to leave sup
plies proper depos for Capt Conson any other Of
the missing explorers who might be in need OF assist
SIR seeser was o acting %Ion ss
out distinctly he appears to have been prepar
duty under the orders Of his commanding
officer whatever they might have been and he gives
his evidence with succinctness aud Straightforward
that disarm every doubt as to the spirit of his
Captain Kellct who believed that out OF the several
. sufficient number could have been found to man
and to throw out travelling parties with great proba.
blity Of assisting Captain Colinson. When the 10Th
Of Nay he received orders to abandon his ship, the
tory ORDERS which ultimately he obtained. The par
tculars Of the entire have doubt been read by
the reader in the notices Of the report Of the nvesa
ton from day to day and he already of the
suit In several In pronouncng the acquittal Of
| Captain MClure Captain keet and Captain Richards,
their swords were returned to them with compliments
| from the President Sir Edward Becher was declared
have been acquitted and his sword was returned to
We have no desire to strike fallen man, and We
would willingly initiate the silence Of the court but our
readers have right to be enlightened to the
ing Of forms which might otherwise somewhat mystfy
them There is doubt that Sir Edward Belcher made
loJ hurn
ready stated condition in his Instructions that the
several ships under his orders should each be its way
home and to the eastward Of Barrows Straits whenever
their stock OF provisions shall have been reduced to
twelve months full allowance. 1t 10 true that the in
ssed to on s q aa IN Sd
Edwards zeal and intelligence and empowered
him ITO abandon the expedition altogether = but
ship the spot with without crew, As might fur-
nish every possible assistance which Captain Coluson
or Commander Mcclure might require Sir Edward was
empowered to send back only such Of the ships to Eng
land might not be wanted and his attention par.
tcuarly drawn to condition which materially quae
the authority to administrations any circumstances
ships, should induce yoa 10 believe that your nainns
out another year would tend TO clear up the fate of
missing counrymen." Captain Keletf, who desired to
remain, whose appears to have been in condition
TO enable him to do and whose vessel unimpar
| had remained the Admiralty would not havc censnrei
| him Sir Edward Belcher.
There have been instances in which officers for cxpor
ing expeditions have almost exceeded their instructions
Franklin bravcd death and starvation ITSELF by and
land and permitted by the Admiralty to venture
last fatal expedition after he had thus put
SUCH large Interpretation upon his instructions. Capt
Collinson is only amongst IN honorable list Of men
Kelett who have literally construed the permission to
venture as much as possible and have construed strictly
them to withdraw. None OF those could have been
required TO brave much they did; but the Asmi-
rality has never censured them and their countrymen
regard them with respect approaching to veneration
Certainly not Of them ever public OCCASION
ceived his sword in silence.
French West Indies.
The steamship La Plata, at Southampton, eng } on
October lsh had dates from Guadaloupe and Martinique
to The 2sth Of September
The Martinique journals state that the sanitary state
Of Guadalupe is satisfactory that Of Martinique;
but the prospects regard the crops of 1855 at
both places extremely probematica In succession to
not been sufeently abundant and il the crops are not
consequently diminished, they win be much retarded.
The coffee estates represented 10 be luxurian and
the disease which affected the trees for years
ing disappeared the crop Of 1S5455 is likely to surpass
those Of many past The attention of the planters
Guadalupe has been particularly directed by the go
this interesting culture (which has already
enriched the COLONY and furnishes article the price
of which is subject only to very slight variations"
large accumulation Of guano has been discovered below
pecpice at Anse Bertrand, Guadaoupe. 1t is Of IS
metre; in depth and BY means Of wnaass as ,S
hogsheads obtained in five days. Five thousand
hogsheads Of guano it is estimated contained in this
bed. The Count de Gueydor has announced officially
that 367 immigrants have been despatched from
Pondehery the 9Th Of July for Martinique and the
vessel would Absorbing $50 tons Of rice.
Trade OF Paris.
The Paris correspondent Of the London Times, writing
on the 10th ultimo, says-'.The activity which had
manifested itself in almost every branch Of trade during
the few days the fall Of Sebasopol considered
TAIN suddenly subsidized when that event contradict
ed but the period approaches when the shopkeepers
obliged to lay in their stocks for the winter
rnbe animation IL anticipated, in the absence Of
favorable political news Trade dullcr in Par.
during the last month than in the provinccs as may b.
by the last returns OF the Bank Of France, the
suits Of which all TO the advantage Of the branch
i banks The advices from Alsacc, Rouen, and Lyons
however, state that the silk and cotton
are not busy employed they usually are ut this
Those OF Paris received in the bcgiunng Of the
month some important orders from England, and
of them at work. preparing for the jour de Tan
The last intelligence from the United States loss