Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-11-23
What Col. Webb thinks.
The New York Courier and enquirer hos an ar

The New York Courier and enquirer hus IN ar
ticIe en- The hun,bup War.cry and the London
Times assertions in regard to Sir. Buchonnsn's
telling tie British Gov eminent thatlhe Americans
sympathised with the Allies. Col. Webb, its
edi:or, says:
alt so happened shnt We were in London at
the perIos referred 10 by the Times, andln daily
intercourse with 10th Nj. Buchanan aud the
EIsllsh Minister of foreign alfuirs5 and wesresk
advIseuIy when we say that Mr. Buchanan used
NO such language, made no such pledges anu
gave no such assurance as The Times alleges 10
nave teen used ans, given. On the contrary, Mt.
Buchanuan, in all his conversations with the Minis
Try cautioned. them against undertaking the power
Ut RuSsIU; and pTedIcletl, first, that The Emperor
WOULD not ygild TO their demands 10 evncuate the
PTovincts Of Atoldayia and wallachia; and see.
onjIy, IhatIf war followed, II would not, and
could not be brought TO speedy termination
HessBid distinctly TO every membeI OF the Minis
try who addFeSSEIl him OH the sut,IectI that the
vary StrluReut laws OF tie United States IN r1la-
. ton Z, the preservation Of our Neutrality, would
he Strictly enforced; aud that under no cILcun-
BnRceSs would ne perlnIt, or connlSe al Inc hl'ing
out Of PIIVateeEJ in our ports. II he Ut the Same
time cauiioaetI the English Government against
any lei pt to elfOTce Its antIquatsd notions Of
IhsIiEhly Of bellgerentS against the doctrine OF
the United States, that free ships made lice goods'
aud our general construction OF the rights OF neu-
d Is
member, We addressed a-iettsr to the London
Times" DC.
The ColOnetthen goes on to say TINT Ameri-
cans did sympatbize with the allies at first, but
Lord CIaIendon's unfortunate speech, in which he
spoke Of the English and the Fleucn alliance as
embracing all questions in all parts of the world,
had changed that feeling, and the hostility to the
uIlies was then aggravated by Gen. CASTS speech
onthe subject. &C., &c. ssa.as $40
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9rThe London correspondent OF the New York
Comm rcial Advertiser writing under date of Nov
ember 81. says. in regard to the money market:
'.In the money market the rates of discount re-
main unchanged, but there is evidently better
feeling. The Bank Of France continues TO draw
gold fomus, butnot TO an extentto absorb oil that
has recently arrived from Australia, about $780,
600 OF which has found its way to tue Bank Of
England. In the manufacturing towns, The pres
sure for. money has been less active than in Lon
don, and a. Manchester short bills have been dis
counted at per Mt and three months bills at 81
In London, the latter Of the best quality, can
scarcely be negotiated under 8 per cent"
OF the appointment of General Codrington to
the chriI command of the English forces in the
Crinsa in place Of Gen. Simpson, resigned, lie also
Says
..rhe news Of General Simpsons resignation Of
the command Of the army in the Crimea las been
confirmed. and General Sir William Codirgton ia.
been appointed his successor. Sir William enter.
edthe service in 1921, and being just 80, is con-
paranvely young. His physical vgOr hos been evil
denced by the fact thai he is believed to be tbs
only ofic,r who has teen able TO Keep his Ios'
without ,nslu.i. sion :ince tie ccmn.e"c. mt Mt q
tie war, According TO report, he has not beeu nb-
sent from illness or any other cOuse fer single
day. With regard 10 military skill and the power
Of exercising influence over large bodies Of men.
tie best testimony IN bis favor is that the ap-
rointme nj is understood TO be thoroughly popu-
lar Que among the troops.