The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-03-05
From The ". y. Journal Of Com.
Foreign News.

N..
) from England concerning the war move
ment;A,
y, The steamer Atlantic arrived at he,
dock on Saturday night, and the sieame,
ASIA ON Sunday afternoon, the latter
bringing tohdonsand Liverpool dates to
the nth inst. There is no news of the Pa
chic: The Asia, on Tuesday last, in 1ati-
tide, "A 29,s longitude, 40 10, off New
f6hndland, encountered iccbergs and
Feld ice, which she was eight houts in
passing. An intelligent passenger Informs
us that he heard the fog. bell before break
fast on Tuesday, which WAS the first fog
they had been in; and that soon after,
when it had dispersed, an iceberg was
seen about 4 irile to the southwarl, and
they Stacked keaaway and proceeded at
the rate Of about five miles per hour. At
one time eleven were counted, one Of them
ofsuch Dimensions, tiist, at distance of
four miles, lis peak was in range with
the masts ofan American clipper, midway
between the iceberg and steamer. On
the departure Of the Asia, the Pacific had
Been, out only seventeen days, SO that
news Of her may still be looked for The
Persia, which sailed three DAYS afterwards,
encountered icebergs and field ice, and
had number Of her paddle.buckets car
ried away in the collision.
The Asia brings presents, consisting of
plate, medals, DC, for the officers and
crow of the Kane Arctic expedition.
',.AMERIcA AND ESGLANp.AThe didicul.
tlrs! with respect to the enlistment ,qucs-
tion' and Central America, had iu the ear
ly part of February created some anxiety
in England, arising III part from the tone
of the London Times but it hal partial
ly subSidcl, owing the belief generally
prevailing AMONG well.:idformed people,
that war was utterly impossible on those
questions, between the two countries,
uoCsE OF Commons, Feb'y S.-Mr.
Cobdon asked Lord Palmerston tor some
explanation for the no ,-production Of the
correspondence respecting our relations to
the Government Of the United States,
concerning the two questions in dispute
the first relating to Central America, and
the other to enlistment. In the former
subject the nolle Lord had stated that the
correspondence was not completed but
1t was completed, for Lord Clarendon had
said so, and it had been laid before the
tnltcd States Senate. Ue then referred
10 the orders given to attempt 10 obtain
rSsrhils in the United States, 'and said he
should like to know who had suggested
that scheme. No correspondence had
been published on this snIj jcct, either in
this country or in America but it was
understood that an apology and an amend
had Deen made. lie was told that after
tbs apul ,gy other transactions had oc-
cu, rel which prevented the United States
Government from accepting it. He did
II It know whether this was SO or not
but rs we were wrong admittedly upon
this subject, it would be well If the cores
pondence were produced. the question
were allowed to be discussed in the
House Of Commons, he was sure sonr
way would b, found of settling the dih
Guilty. At all events he was certain there
was danger in the secret diplomacy which
had been going on in the Foreign office re-
latns to this matter. There would bc nu
danger Of a collision with the United
States, if the question were left to this
House. II there was unhurpi.y - war
holween the two countries, il would DC
ow;Gg to the secrecy of diplomacy, and
tile evaporation of The press.
Lord Palmcrston, after describing the
difhcnl;ie, which existed in consequence
cf the different Interpretation put up,n the
Bulwer Clayton treaty by the two govern
Inents, said this country had offered 10 re
'er the question to arbitration, but to this
offer no answer has yet been received
This was the present s.ate Of tho question.
and on consideration he had no objection
10 produce the correspondence, though it
was not yet completed. Referring to the
differences to the enlistment question, he
stated that her Majesty's Government had
expressed It's siItere regret t,at there
should have beeri'ahy violation Of the mu.
ncipal law Of the United States, and or
ders had beer voluntarily given to stop
the proceedings which Lad caused the
complaint. The American minister in
this country had expressed Himself
satisfied with the explanation, rhRd said
his 81 pment would also be salts
fled witHet; but the question was subse-
auently renewed, and tho correspondence
re.opcned. Three days before Parliament
met, he thought he should have been able
to'lay the correspondence upon the table,
but tho very day before Parliament met,
the American Minister presented Lord
Clarendon with farther despatch, ex.
ceedingly voluminous, recitins a variety
of circumstances which Lord Clarendon
had not the means of answering, wilhcn.
referring to our Minister at Washington
f,r details. The matter then stopped in
this way. Ifthe correspondence were pro.
dhced now it would end with this long
paper from America, to which no answer
could he given, because there were no ma
ierials for it: while. on the other hand it
would not bo lar, towards the British
Government, to allow this paper to go
without their reply. No long period
wbuld elap$e before this answer was made.
md then the whole CORES, ,ondence would
ae produced He quite agreed that this
was n m,tter Of grave importance, and
AL. al Il a