AMERICA.

Wellington Independent, Volume II, Issue 79, 15 July 1846, Page 2

AMERICA.

£From the Australian Journal, Jane 23.] (From the Times, February 16.; , The Britiab. and North American, Royal mail > steam-ship Hibernia, arrived la the Mersey froiii" Boston and Halifax, this afternoon,- bringing advices Ir-om New York to the 31st of January, with . miscellaneous accounts from Canada. The advices confirm the pacific tendency of thost) previously received. The proceeding of Congress with regard to tha Oregon question are interesting. Resolutions had been introduced by the moderate party, and in both houses are favourable to submitting the dispute to arbitration in the last resort. An attempt to make the Navy Bill bear upon the notice question had failed in tue Senate. Tue discussion in the lower house still continued, but without eliciting any new ■argument. A highly interesting debate had taken place in , the Senile on Mr. Allen's motion, protesting against foreign interference in the affairs of the ludepeudent republics of the west, in this instance Mr Calhoun again, though unsuccessiully, exerted his iuflueuce to prevent the reference of the resolutions to the Commijtee ou Foreign Allah 5. The New York Courier and Enquirer supports the concession to Great Britain of tue free navigation of the Calumbo, in order to obtain grounds upon which to demand, ia return, tne free uaviga* tion of the St. Lawrence. The New York Albion, supported by the Mont. real Gazette, announces the discovery of a new and impoitant fact beailng upon the Oregon question, that a Mr. Thompson, of the North. wc»t Company, aud now a resident in Montreal, had been the first to cross tbe Rocky Mountains at the source of tho Columbia, had discovered the northern branch of that river, explored that part of the country, aud traded with the Indians, several years betore tuo advent of JLewia and Clarke. The Oregon and other questions were under din'"" cusaion ia the New York Legislature. The reception of the President's message in Europe was deemed highly favourable to peace, Mexican affairs attracted much attention. Advices of the successful termination of the revolution achieved by Paredes, and ihe refusal of the overthrown Cabinet to receive Mr. Slidell, had beea teceived, and the probable effect of these movements upon the relatiousof the United States with Mexico had giveu rise to much speculation. It was gene« ra.iy believsd that Paredes was hostile to the sap* posed relinquishment of Texas/and few, therefor, anticipated that. Mr. Slidell's mission would be attended with Buccess. The journals now received call upon the Executive to demand from Mexico that the'nature of tbe existing inter-natioual relations, whether those of peace or war, be at once defined ; if peaceful, that then the Mexican Government receive an American Minister j if warlike, that then the United should proceed without delay to reprisals, It was announced that orders had been despatched to assemble the home squadron in the Gulf of Mexico. The language of the reputed official organ upon this question is » 8 tollows, in reference to a rumour that Mexico had declared war i— " War may ensue, but it has not been declared, as far as we are advised. Mexico may be ni»d enoough to resort to this extremity, or to reject all our demands for justice, as.they, will probably be urged by Mr. SlidelU The retail'of such a count

on her part may compel us to resort to more dcci. B ive measures for obtaining justice. ««We will not undertake to predict the result; but Mexico must be infatuated in her counsels to resort to a species of policy which will call for some active measures on our part, to obtain the settlement of our legitimate claims. We shall wait dis. pasionately, but with no little impatience, for : the final result of the contemplated negociation." The Union also notices a rumour current, that it was the intention of Mexico and France to put a French prince on the throne of Mexico, and makes npon it the fallowing comment :— •• We will not undertake to say there is no truth in this rumour, which is not altogether new j but certaiu it is that we are not advised of there being any foundation for it in the official despatches. Mexico is apparently in a state of transition; and it becomes the.United States to keep watch aud ward over her revolutions, as well as the maintenance of our own rights." rbil rumour was very, generally current; and the assemblipg of a large Spanish fleet at Havannah was received as confirmatory of the suspected interference.. The accounts from Canada are unimportant The journals continue to note warlike preparations along the frontiers, and to discuss the aspect of the Oregon question. A meeting held at Montreal had passed resolutions inviting the northern members of the American United States to separate from the Slave States and join Canada. The Canadians viewed with some little alarm the near approach of a free trade in corn. ; [From the Morriing Herald, February 16.] Birmingham.—l understand that the private letters received in this town from America, by the Hibernia, are highly satisfactory, end well calculated to allay any uneasiness which might have previously existed respecting the stability of our friendly relations with America. The opinion is now still stronger than ever amongst our merchants and manufacturers that there will be no war. There are commercial men in this town who really know more about the actual state of the question at issue, and the wishes of the truly influential portion of the American people, than half the editors in the' States; and if these gentlemen are to be credited, there will be no coniict for a piece of barren earth, which the youngest man living may never live to see worth a cent to the present generation.