Polynesian., 1858-07-24
HONOLULU, JULY "a, 1858.
Che 1)olpnesiau.
EIGN NEWS.

by the arrival OF the cllpper Dark FdnRy MAJOR,
Capt. Patty, in Is days from San Francisco, we re-
ceived the United States and European mails; the
former to June 5th, New York; the latter May
%, Liverpool.
From the foreign journals at hand we quote and
cOndense the following.
War Debate i'm the Senate.
The War Debate in the Senate lasted several
| days, the Senate singularly unanimous on the
point that the British aggressions upon our COM
merce should be stopped, now and forever. Mr..
| Mason cited both English and American authori-
ties to show that no armed ship of any nation has
the right to stop, visit, board, for any purpose.
| Mr.. Mallory proposed an amendment that the
| American people cannot permit such ag5ressions,
and therefore legislate to enable the Executive TO
adopt measures to prevent the continuance of such
indignities But Mr.. Mallory eventually withdrew
| his amendment In favor of one by Mr.. Hale, to
the effect that the acts of the British belliger
ent in character, und should be resisted by all the
power of the country. He considered that the
acts of the British should be met by acts, and not
| by arguments.
Mr.. Toombs was in favor of Mr.. Hales amend
ment. and further, that the British ships of war
in the Gulf should be seized and brought to our
own ports or sunk, and that we should be satisfied
with nothing short Of this.
Mr.. Seward concurred in the spirit of the reso-
lutions and fully endorsed the promptitude of ac-
ton in sending to the Gulf force sufficient to
sink every British cruiser.
| Mr.. Douglas recommended that the Wabash for
example, should be put on the track of the Brit
ish gunbOat Syr or Buzzard, follow her up, cap
ture her and bring her to an American port. Then
would be time for explanations If England should
Gvow the cruisers acts, it then became interna-
tiOnal question If she diSavows them, it only re-
mains for us to say what punishment We shall in
tiict on those lawless persons who have perpetra-
ted these outrages.
Mr.. Hammond of South Carolina, and Mr.. Crit
tenden of Kentucky, spoke conservatively and ar
gued against doing aught hastily They thought
that England should first be asked to disayow the
the recent aggressiOnS of her cruisers, and if she
refused to do SO, then should be the time to pre-
pare for war.
Mr.. Wilson of Massachusetts,, hoped that orders
had been given to ships in the Gulf to sink or
capture the offending vessels.
This subject, debated during two days, has been
made the special order for tomorrow.
Mr.. TOombs declared that he had been ready for
q war with England these ten years, and now, that
there was a chance of an outbreak, he wanted to
be 50 counted in" The Senator thought that our
government should sink the British ships which
committed the Outrages, sezing them bring their
officers to some port in the United States and there
hang them. In fact, Senator TOOmbs made a
speech for buncOmbe, and he has been accordingly
laughed at. Nevertheless, these British agrees
ions upon our commerce smOothed the way for the
Fifteen Million Loan bill, and on the 2Sth it final
ly passed the Senate by vote of % against IA.
The British Outrages---The Universal Ameri-
can Feeling.
The events at New Orleans have eclipsed for Il
moment the war-fever that has seized upon the
tion. gave you in my last, some particulars of
the recent aggresslons upon our commerce by the
the British cruisers In the Gulf Of Mexico, and
in this communication, | shall continue and COM
plote their history up to the present date. In my
time | have never such universal popular
excitement. 1t is ike whirlwind, and Wings,
Democrats, and Republicans are carried along in
it without thinking. There is no dssentient voice
in the general clamor, with the exception Of some
few journals nOtOriOus y In the British interest.
The voice Of the people Is for war-proyded that
England does not, now and forever, abandon the
Odious right to search. The unanimous sentiment
of the country is, that the American flag protects
the American yessel-''nIggers no niggers"-
and they will not admit that the question can be
argued They will not allow the old dispute to be
revamped and become the subject of long diplO
matte correspondence. In word, the question us
far as we are concerned, stands thus: England
must disavOw and make reparation for the acts Of
her cruisers Ill the Gulf, or she must fight. There
it is: VOr pOpuH Uor D.i. | bow to the decree,
though with cOmpunction of conscience that
many of the reported outrages have been greatly
exaggerated. But whether they have been exag-
geratlOns or not, 1t must be remembered that the
fright of search has been again exercised by the
British, and that it is for the principle are con-
tending more than for any damage our merchants
have suffered.
Lord Napier, who has the reputation of being
an honest man, Processes to be thoroughly nom
plussed by the existing state of things. In the
absence of instructions from home, he has des-
patched special steamer with orders to the Brit
ish Admiral the station, to have the vistations
discontinued, and the only fear to be that
collision should take place between the British and
American naval forces in the Gulf before the dis
patches reach their destination. We of course
looking with the most intense eagerness for the
return news from England, due about the 18th
inst, for on that will depend the issue of peace
or war. The \. Y. Albion, British organ, says
that England will never yield to the pretensions of
Gen. Cass, that the right of visitation cannot be
allowed even though the vessel be suspected say-
er.
Instructions TO American Vessels in the Gulf
The instructions given to the commanders of our
vessels are understood to be very decided. They
have been ordered at all hazards to stop these ag
gressOns, and to interpose American guns between
our merchantmen and the British marauders. If, !
therefore, the British naval officers have received
on their part, positive instructions to overhaul
American vessels in searching for slaves, and if
they continue the practice collision between the
British and American naval forces in the Gulf
seems not only possible, but a, very probable |
event.
The Right Of Search ON the High Seas.
Several American vessels recently arrived at this
port, Boston and Philadelphia, from the West In
dies and Gulf ports, reports having been unwar-
rantably brought to and overhauled by British |
cruisers southern coast, in violation of all
usages at sea- the pretex being to search for slav