The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-12-29
I'm portant Official Intellis ence from Great
Britain spain axd Denmark.

WASHINGTON, Dec. II.
We learn that dispatches by the Baltic
- e received to-day at the State Depart
= .ent. They comprise COMMUNICATIONS fropi
.ur Ministers at London, Spain and Den
mark
Mr.. Buchanan's papers set forth settled
determination on the part of the British
Minister, Lord Palmerston to offer no fur
ther terms of explanation or conci' iatlon
than those already made known to the
American Government. His language to Mr.
Buchanan is that the American Government
can expect nothing further through our eX-
,rtions to get the redress demanded by dip
fomacy. This sentiment is not intended to
convey hostility on the part OF Great Brit
ain; but it applies as a fixed determination
not to make further apologies. those already
made being deemed all that the case called
for.
1t would seem that Mr.. Marcy and the
President have agreed upon the one point
that in the event by the next arrival which
proved to be the Baltic there should be no
alteration in the British Minister'S course
towards the United States upon the subject
of her demand, which was satisfactory
apology or the displacement of her Minister,
the subject should be referred to Congress
for immediate action. The message ON this
point will not probably undergo any material
change.
According to the dispatches from Den
mark. there has been a recession from the
Sound Dues convention, which met on the
goth ult.. by the Governments of Englrnd;
France. Spain, and some other powers Our
more intelligent politicians think from this
that the demands of the United States for
the abrogation of this law, in her case at
least will be complied with, leaving to Eu-
ropean Governments and those interested,
to follow our example, or to continue sub
mission to impositions of long standing and
severity upon the commerce OF the world.
I can learn nothing from SIP in; but the
positive instructions sent within the past few
months by Marcy to Mr.. Dodge, our Minis
ter to Madrid, to invite the attention OF the
Spanish Government to our demands of long
standing. particularly for pecuniary redress
for injuries sustained by American citizens,
arc probably replied to in his communica-
ton.
THE MARTYRDoM OF GENIUs.-Mr. Erics-
son is still engaged in bringing his calorie
engine to perfection. The perseverance o.
human nature, in many instances. is really
astonishing. When all the world supposed
that the man who had expended the whole
OF his own fortune, ike" lSc "hO'"SA VI ~
wife, and the majority of his days, in the
pursuit of single object, that the human
will would have been conquered, and the
idea he sought to develope, abandoned. Bu
such is not the case. The fortunes are spent
time has gone; health has been impaired' TIT
. man has been ridiculed, and his schemes
laughed at; notwithstanding which he ceases
not to persevere For this reason-this per
severance-we believe he will accomplish tn.
thing he is at and bring it to perfection. l
he does not, he at least merits it-Bos'o'
Post.
e Gov. Merriweathcr of New Mexico
has arrived at Washington, and reports peace
and good will among the Indian tribes of tina
Territory. He has concluded treaties will
all the different tribes, which are now before
the Senate for confirmation.
* The contract for maintaining thu
fire department of New Orleans has beer
awarded to John Yoners for five years, a
100000 per year.