The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-31

less enleeDled by an imprisonment of ten wears
so that long voyage would be torture to them
all, and death, perhaps, to some. They con-
tended, also, that, being u,sder the American
flag, they aoere free, and that they had mo riqht
to be taken dny,ohere bit achere they chose
"These arguments, backed up by the pre-
~ponderance of physical force, the exiles being
sixty-six, while the crew was but seventeen, and
the manifest determination of the former to re-
sort to extremities to carry out their intention,
compelled the captain to yield, and turn the
vessels head northward. They were temperate
and polite in manner, but about their determi-
nation there could be no mistake. They set a
guard, of threes or tours in turn, to keep watch
over the compass, and see that the ships head
was kept in the direction of the haven they
looked for. The weather was battling, and the
passage was tedious. The captain intended
making for Cork, but missed the harbor in a
fog, and had got as far as Ballycotton, but hav-
ing fallen in with Cork pilot, beat back again
so that at length, after a voyage of fourteen
days, the ship anchored in the man of war
roads,"
THE MAILS BY THE Nova SCoTIAN.-The Non
iteoU's Peace Article.-We have our files by the
Nova Scotian at Portland but they contain
nothing OF importance, save the article of the
Paris 1Noniteur, which is said to indicate the
pacific disposition of Louis Napoleon, and which
caused a great rise in the public securities
throughout Europe. The following are the
main points of the article referred to
+" In presence of the disquietudes-we take
pleasure in believing them ill-founded-which
have agitated public opinion in Piedmont the
Emperor has promised the King of Sardinia to
defend him against any aggressive act on the
part of Austria he has promised nothing more,
and it is well known that he will keep his
word.
France, it is asserted, is making consider
able warlike preparations. That is completely
gratuitous imputation. The regular effective
force on the peace footing, adopted two years
ago by the Emperor, has not been exceeded.
The artillery is purchasing four thousand horses
to attain the regulation limits. The infantry
regiments are two thousand strong, and the reg
iments of cavalry nine hundred.
" 1t is affirmed also, that the French arsenals
are displaying extraordinary activity. But it is
forgotten that we have all our artillery to change
and all our fleet to transform. This last under
taking, long since decided on, in order to give
to our feet its normal strength, is sanctioned
by the annual votes of the Legislative body and
Notwithstanding the most praiseworthy activity,
several years will still be necessary for the ac-
complishment of this operation.
Lastly, uneasiness is felt at the preparations
in our navy. All these preparations, however,
consist in the fitting out of four frigates for the
conveyance of troops from France to Algeria
and from Algeria to France, and of four screw
transports destined to provide for different pos
sibilities, especially for the service of Civita
Vecchia, and for the revictualling, by way of
Alexandria, of our expedition to Cochin China.
Such are the facts fully. They ought to re-
assure sincere men as to the projects ascribed
to the Emperor, and to treat as they deserve
the allegations of those who are interested in
casting doubts on the most unobjectionable
measures, and finging clouds over the clearest
situations"
LATER FROM HAvANA.-Sdodnnah, March
26.-Advices from Havana to the 10th inst.
state that the schooner Alice Bandel, with a
cargo of $50 Africans, had been captured, and
taken into Porto Rico, where the crew were i'm.
prisoned. Another cargo of 600 Africans had
been landed at Remedies, Cuba
AT Havana, sugars and molasses were i'm
proving. Exchanges were declining.
The British war steamer Jasseur was wrecked
off Jamaica on the night of the 4th of March
and the crew took to the boats Ten of the
number were subsequently swept overheard in
the gale. One boat containing the captain
and nineteen men, had reached Cuba, The
other boat, containing thirty men, is missing.
From PARAGUAY.-The New York Herald
has received the COrreO NercdntH and CorveC
do Iar,le, of Rio Janeiro, to February 4. They
contain advices from Rosario to the 18th, and
from Montevideo to the 9th of January from
which we translate the following:
On the 9th of January, President Urquiza
of the Argentine Confederation, arrived at the
capital, (Rosario,) accompanied by General
Cubic, Colonel Lopez, and other distinguished
persons
On the following day the United States
steamer Fulton arrived, having on board Com
modore Shubrick, and Commissioner Bowlin,
envoy to the Government of Paraguay Both
visited General Urquiza, for the purpose OF
paying him their respects.
The General received them with the greatest
urbanity, and had conversation with them, in
which he made known his lively desire that a
hostile rupture between the United States and
Paraguay should be avoided.
The Commodore presented to the President
a present, consisting of piece of Atlantic tele-
graph cable, bound with shield of gold, on
which was inscribed, " To the President of the
Argentine Confederation, General Jose de Ur-
quiza.
The Montevideo correspondent of the CoITeo
Mercantil, writing on the 9th of January, says
"Dr. Juan Gualberto Mendez, a young ply
stefan, recently returned from France, has left
on board of an American steamer, having been
appointed Minister aa hoe to represent the Gov
ernment of the Republic in the Diplomatic
Conferences which are to take place at Asun-
cion, for the purpose of arranging conciliating
mediation.
MEXICAN AFFAIRs.-The New York Times
publishes letter which is taken from the lead
ing journal of Vera Cruz, and which purports
to he written from Rome, by Gutierrez de Es.
trada to Francisco Xavier Miranda, Mramon's
confessor. The will advocates the conversion
of Mexico into monarchy, with Don Fernando
de Bourbon, brother of Don Carlos, as King,
speaks of negotiations whica have been or are
about TO- be established in Europe, and says
that if the European Powers should object to
the candidature of Don Fernando, an Arch.
duke of Austria would admirably supply the
monarchical necessity of Mexico, especially as
the GOODNESS between France aud Austria would
not be likely 20 induce the former to oppose
such scheme. The last resource left us-the
impossibility of the others being assumed
must be a Catholic Prince, of the house of
Coburg. This parsonage can bring to Mexico
no other prestige than that afforded by the de-
cded protection of the Powers who aid in ele
waiting him to that dignity. But here appre-
tensions of the influence upon this family of
predictions for Parliamentary forms, derived
from its alliances with royal families of consti-
tutional antecedent, are to be ep,ss.ained.
Senior Gutierrez discusses the precise form of
monarchy desirable for Mexico, referring to
writings Of his as far back as 1910, upop that
very subject, and reaching the conclusion that
I" Mexico would gain nothing by constituting
itself monarchy, should it be Parliamentary
in its forms" TIE this conclusion be assists
himself by reference to the history of all the
Constitutions octraysss in Europe for the last