The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-18
THE EUROPA'S MAILS.
ACCOUNTS OF THE GREAT IRISH EXODUS.
THE SAN JUAN DIFFICULTY.
TIE BENICIA BOY IN LIVERPOOL
&c., &C.. &C.


at ten O'Clock yesterday morning. Her mails ware dee
patched t. New York by the shore line-las now rou!s
and arrived here at eight O'Clock last evening
There ID no news In addition to that recei,- o. Gle
graph from Halifax.
The Unixd States bad received rno'N overha ng in
the English House Of Commons
The San Juan Difficulty I'm Parliament.
In the Houss Of Commons, on the 80 inst, Mr. FIrz
GERALD asked the Secretary OF state for Foreign Affairs
whether he has prepared 70 give the House
present poetion OF the ms between
this country and the Uoited States with reference the
Island OF San Juan, whether be had any objection N
lay the spop depce with the United States govern
ment that subject upon the table of the House. He
.shed further TO ask, although he had not gwen poscs
Of b,s int TO do 40, what the present condition
OF sfairs a. 10 the occupation Of and Jurisdiction
Gland OF San Juan, in consequence Of the srrang
made with General Scott. He also WISHED 10 know
whether the pobs lord had counter prooos
ton from the United States and whether he bad msds
any other proposition United aen % Of
the compromise which be proposed having rejected
Would the noble lord aso what tho nature OF
the compromise that had been rejected by the United
LORD j. RussEr-As TO the last question cannot pro-
perry give an answer at present, for It would
vsnMnI 70 expn nov tue nature Of what the honorAoe
think fairly In accordance with the OF the
treaty Of ls46 The present state of the question this
We made proposition IN August last which refused
by the American government they stating again
their claim 70 the channel which they bad originally
cismed after the treaty We Intended TO reply TO
ibst there some question whether the american
government would give sny reply to our despatch, but
the las Intelligence received that Gen. Cass execied
To receive orders from the President 70 prepare
TO despatch dpends upon the terms II thai a~se>r
wher lay TIE correspondence ts- tb,e, ohsthsr
frth.r rsp,y the part of MJstss go~rsm.nt
wall Je nec>sSoyy TO toe state OF the occupation OF
the ,ano Of ssn juan the House IL aware tost General
Barney thought II p'sce eight hundred
q battery o. guns the island. Gsnsra scott was
ssut there with from the President to use hts xn
discretion. the basis OF Mr. Secretary Mtrcy's oes
patch, which il well knosn 20 al Of General SCOTT,
acting In The spirit Of toAt oesps,ch, Immediately scot
away from the island all but hundred men, aod de-
clsted that neither party oush, have uve irs
dicton wbiie the question pending He also sen,
away the guns, asd Informed the Governor or vsptol
vers leland arc Ami nj OF what be had done Tho
Governor OF VaDoouvers Island oid slider hi nsef
author zed 70 enter no any compromise or sgre.e.ot
Nth General Scott not having hs, any from hons
Orders have tipce been sent 10 the Admiral to land 100
mar ineetbe same number OF the United StA.es
had on the island. We said al the that Il was
sirly In with what t1e
hao declared that there should exclusive IN 1sic
ion exercised Id the Island There has been ne douog
IN the mind Of the Governor OF vsucouver's Islsni
~hetber SHOULD have q magistrate island Iesi
Il might create confusion How that hss been dccide1
cannot ssy but such the state OF ars OF
my last intelligence