The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-03-19

bast, by proclaiming what an lawful licking
John Bull intends to give the Americans, ii
case ola war between the two goYemments.-
Il The London Telegraph, which assures its rea
ders that its Particles have been circulated anc
reprinted from Maine to Louisiana, from the
east to the far west, and, of course, must be
thoroughly, conyersant with every thing under
the sun, says that I'VE will calmly point out IL
our American brethren what we can and wha
n they cannot do if a war breaks OUT and ther
tells US that: -
+ "Our the British navy is the most power
full one that floats. In ships, guns, eabre ano
men, we can sweep the ocean from the Arctic
\ to the Torrld zone, from the Atlantic to the Pa
I clfic. Never before in England's history die
i Britannia more thoroughly rule the wave. p
! The American seaboard is ours. We can an
! initiate their commerce. As to their navy, il
is absurd to talk of it; the Americans them
selves confess that we could blow it out of the
waterin one broadside. Then how are the At
lantic cities of the United States situated?.-
There is not one city, from the Passamaquod-
/ dy bay, in the north, to Galveston bay, in the
south, which has water enough to float FRI
gate or gunboat, that we cannot batter to the
ground in twenty four hours. The following
cities in the United States are completely at our
mercy after war is once declared: Portland,
Maine; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Boston,
Massachusetts; Newport, Rhode Island; New
| Haven, Connecticut; New York, Brooklyn and
Jersey City, with all the towns on Long Island
sound; Baltimore, Maryland Wilmington, N.
Carolina Charleston, South Carolina; St. Au-
CUISINE, and Apalachieola, Florida; Mobile,
! Alabama; and Galveston, Texas; while San
Francisco is the certain prize Of our Pacific
squadron" t.tsr fe#-.as #@aa5 ..# tul
The Telegraph man surpasses even ourstump
orators at talking for Buncomb and appears to
have entirely forgotten the drubbing the British
fleet received, some thirty years ago, first at
Baltimore and afterwards at Mobile. 1t was to
have been supposed that the war in the Crimea
had taken all the military vanity and bombast
out of John Bull, and taught him to know him
self. His soldiers did little, except to de-
monstrate their own ineficiency and utter lack
of military skill and ardor. While .our navy"
the "most powerful one that floats, with All its
'guns, calibre and men, did nothing but sail
to the scat of war, where, although under COM
mand Of the most distinguished of all British
admirals, the officers and men for twelve months
eat their rations and drew their pay, and then
sailed for home; where they arrived in perfect
safety, covered with laurels-of shame, mort-
fcation and disgrace. Admiral Napier is even
now vainly striving to excuse their failure to
do anything whatever. We readily admit that
the American navy is a small affair; but just
now we have no use whatever for larger one.
Whenever circumstances demand its increase,
yankee sailors can, without any trouble, do so at
very short notice, by capturing and taking pos
session Of the British navy, ''the most powerful
one that floats, with its ''ships, guns, calibre
men, &c. Hull, Perry, McDonough, Decatur,
Stewart cambridge, and others, have shown
how handsomely such jobs can be done.
'"Ion," the well posted Washington cores
pondent Of the Baltimore Sun, noticing secre-
tary Marcys dispatch to the British govern
ment, demanding the recall Of Mr.. Champion
and the obnoxious consuls, who were guilty of
violating Our neutrality laws, says: 1t does not
follow that no other mode of redress will be |
satisfactory to this government, and I have
some reason to believe that, before long, the
British government will make the amende hon
orable to the United States, and thus remove
hat source of difficulty without a suspension of
diplomatic intercourse. l hazard nothing in
saying that the British government will not re-
'all Mr.. Champion, and that this government
will not send him away; and that if Mr.. Buch-
man does moi settle this matter before Mr.. Dal-
ass arrival, it is intended that Mr. Dallas shall
10 it, The instructions of Mr.. Dallas are be-
ieved to be of the most pacific character, and
veil calculated to effect pacific adjustment of
VI matters in dispute between the two govern
nents, unless, indeed, ford Pamerston should
re as obstinate and as hostile as he has been
generally believed to be in regard TO American
fairs. r. -
We believe that lord Palmerston is good
teal like president Pierce, and that, notwith-
landing all his buster and boasting, he will,
Ike the brigadier, sserawfsh.".s .-.-s -.-
The N. Y. Tribune, in an article on the aspect
f affairs between the United States and Great
Britain, says: ...r.-..... .-. ...- Tss
''We understand letter was received yes
erdayin this city, by F. B. Cutting esq, from
ttorney general Gushing, which states tAatthe
central American question is in a fair train of
ettlement. The Clayton-Bulwer treaty has
cen abrogated and anew treaty is to be formed.
The Washington Union contains the follow
ng official contradictions: cit is not true that
Ir. Buchanan has had high words with lord
clarendon on either Of the two questions at is
ue between England and the United States
IF course it is not true that because of these
LEGGED high words, Mr.. Buchanan failed to at
End lord Palmerston' S reception wa. :
Speaker Banks, of the u S. house Of repre- l
has appointed the following gentle
len to constitute the select committee to which ;
as referred the bill to provide for railroad and G
legraphic communication between the A tlan- {