Polynesian., 1858-09-04
Che 1)olpnesiau.
EIGN NEWS.
From the mail by the John Land1

(RTom the mail by the John Land)
| From the Washington correspondents of Amer
| ican Journals we gather:
1t is stated that all the members of the admins
tration concur in regarding both the principle and
practice of the right of search abandoned by
Great Britain. The government has resolved, it
is said, to despatch an efficient naval force to Nj
caragua to protect our citizens there, and insure
the opening of the Transit route to the commerce
of the world. Late accounts from Paraguay indl-
cate favorable settlement of our difficulty with
that republic Our dispute with New Granada,
however, is not likely to be adjusted speedily.
The new constitution of that country was duly
signed on the 22d Of May. 1t is now looked upon
as certain that the Cass-Herran convention will not
be ratified unless prompt measures taken by
our government to bring the New Granadians to
terms.
WASHINGTON, June 26, 1858.
There is no difference of opinion in the Cabinet
as TO the plain unequivocal language of Lord
Alalmesbury'S despatch the right of search
question. The despatch is short and direct to the
purpose. As | said in my communication to the
Herald yesterday, Great Britain abandons both the
practice and principle.
Just as the steamship Vanderbilt left her pier at
noon on Saturday, and headed down the river to
proceed on her voyage to Europe, the ma jority of
the crew resolved on a mutIny, and struck Tor
higher wages. The captain, however, immediate
ly had the ships head turned up the river and the
mutneers sent ashore. In quick time a cosmo-
pclitan crew taken on board, being gathered
from about the piers in the vicinity of where the
steamer was lying, and the Vanderbilt sailed in
one hour afterwards as though nothing had hap
pened. She carried out 346 passengers and 1864
45l in specie.
WASHINGTON, June 81, 1858.
Count Sartiges yesterday had an official inter-
view with Secretary Cass, during which he. ten
dered the fullest and most satisfactory dsavowaIs
of all completely by the French government in NJ.
Belly's project in Nicaragua and Central Amer
lea.
The administration has resolved to place sufi-
cient naval force each side of the Transit route
through Nicaragua to protect our citizens and to
prevent obstruction of the passage on that great
highway by any cause whatever. The govern
ment is determined not to be tnfed with, and will
act the most liberal principle in insisting upon
freedom of passage to the commerce Of the world.
From New Granada learn that the new cOnsti-
tuition would come into operation IN May, and that
the Senate had Intentionally put off the decision on
the Cass-Herran treaty till that time. By this
constitution the House of Representatives would
no longer be part of the treaty making power.
The Senate can decide as it chooses, and over
rule even the veto of the President. The ratlfca
ton of the convention, or treaty, under these cir
cumstances is improbable. One argument used
now against the concession OF territory tor a ma
val station among the islands in the bay of Pana-
ma-and there Is some force in it's that Great
Britain, France and other Powers have intimated
that they would require the same concessions.
NJ. Belly has arrived, also the Prince of Wur-
temburg.
WAsHINGToN, July 2, 1858.
Monsieur Belly is in quandary. He finds an
amount of sang troid in Washington about equal
to the temperature of Mount Blanc concerning his
magnificent canal scheme, whereas he expected
to find heat of excitabity equal to the season
and his sangulne temperament. He does
not pretend to rival Vanderbilt, or any other steam
boat or railway transit man. All he wants is the
canal. He wonders why these Yankee capitalists
do not enthusiastically unite with him. 1t is said
Belly is ant, and he looks like How
can such a n0iUe sort of individual compete or
unite with such Il cunning old fox Vanderbilt !?
Vanderbilt interesting Belly and others to rake
chestnuts out of the fire is highly amusing to the
officials IN Washington. He has undoubtedly
got the kernel-the transit route-while they have
but the shell.
The report in part of the New York press that
the President had determined to take possession of
San Juan del NOrte, and that Lord Napier ap
proved such course, Is not tue. The President
has resolved, however, that the Nicaragua Transit
route shall be opened. The trickery of the Nj
caraguan government, or other officials, or the
schemlng of the steamship company mOnOpOlISIs,
will not be suffered to prevent the free passage
Of that important route. | understand there Is AN
agreement between the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company and Commodore Vanderbilt with refer
ence to the Nicaragua route. This, doubtless, Is
to keep mp the enormous profits taken from the
pockets of California passengers, and to perpetu
ate the monopoly.
England.
The bill brought in by the Derby government
to amend the law relating to the wills and the ad
minisration of the personal estate of British sub
lects domced abroad provides that every will,
codcil or other testamentary paper made by any
British subject, domicilcd al the time of his de
cease out of the United Kingdom shall, if made
and executed according to the law for the time
being of any part of the United Kingdom, be val
id and efectual, and admitted in England or Ire
land to probate, in Scotland 10 confirmation,
if such British subject had been domiced at the
time Of his decease in that part of the United
Kingdom according TO the law of which such will,
codiciI or testamenlary paper is made and execu
ted, and shall operate in all respects throughont
her Maiesiy's dominions as if such British subject
had been so domiciled II also provides that wills
made according to the law of the dnmlcile shall be
valid In cases of intestacy of British subjects
domiciled abroad, their personal estate is to be
administered as if they had been domiced in the
United Kingdom. The act is not to apply to wills,
&C., Of persons already dead.
France.
The attention of the Paris Debdts is directed to
the unfair manner in which the Indian Intelligence
received at MarseiIl"s is rerorted by the establish
ment which supplies the French and Belgian press
with telegraphc news. Ii says
We reproduced yesterday telegraphic despatch
from Marseilles representing the state of India
as highly favorable, and describing. the author
ity of commercial letters. the position of the Eng