RUMOURED DISAGREEMENTS WITH THE UNITED STATES

Lyttelton Times, Volume VI, Issue 347, 27 February 1856, Page 8

RUMOURED DISAGREEMENTS WITH THE UNITED STATES

[r;om the Colouia' 'J'imes ami Tasmaniau.'] 1 ins niiiiiiiir assumes a inory fonrndaiiie appearance than was at first suppose! \y e sul.j..in ihe f«,il,,win{r jvimjirapli Jhmi the/i<mfc lelegraph, of Oct<.her 20 :—

The Powerful, 84, Captain .M\.s«r-y ordered ;?. •!' ni I 1!l!C:i 5; 1'"! i]:' C'"->^l^ CO, Captain \»'f,lesk V : PendrU-e, (50, Capiain S.vu.uur, (.screws) ; au-l Rox;tn;nrl, 6, [ra/|,iie. C'.niMia.ji.l.'r O'ro!':e;i. t<» '„. Bermuda. It i s nniir.ured that ti.e m»v, mem is in cus^equfiice ..! t! IP .\ :ne ,.i can G-neruu-eia Lavin- rerpli, <t t- s,,ne commaincsuj.iu ma-ie M diem by the Brin-h Govern. me:H,_ on tl.tf suijcci',,!' C.il.a, in a tune insuitin? I" Uli-, OCMIt.V i!i the hi»l)L'M (i.-ir.-L-K. T:^. .-iiiifiieaij Go. oiiiiJ).;.';! hi-ls the i'-'-i-rUsh Govcniuje'U lo iieiv.iii; whn i>iev are ai^iii ; ifiU tl.ejn that Eiigl^n.! has its ha'n.u fiili aii't-adv, i::ui thai, in lialunca of Jiiifjland's intcifV retice wiiii them, they will do as they picas" ;m to Cuba. The Powerful goes first" to Lisoon before

steeling for J.nn.iica. The Powerful takes supernumeraries for the Neptune and the Si. George, thiee deckers, at Lisbon, and also for the squadron on the West India station. These two last-named ships, now that the Neapolitan business is settled, are also expected to go to the North American station, so thai :i force will lie assembled that will be more than sullieient t'> defend the honour of England and the interests of her colonies.''

The real grounds of the quarrel between England and America are not yet, it. would appear, published. We take the following from Lhe Habarttm Mercury, of January 30 : —

" The first note on the p.vhish side was sounded in a defiant article in the London Times, announcing that the British fleet in lhe West Indies was being strengthened to intercept a buccaneering squadron leaving the American ports, either for our West Indies colonies or Ireland. This, as a probable casus belli, has sreneraily been rejected by the whole of the English press, and the Times has since become more pacific in tone ; but in company with a great many other English newspapers, the cause of disagreement is now said by it to be due to the fact that the British have a colony in Central America, contrary to the terms of the 13ti l-iver-Claytou Convention, by which it was agreed that Central America should for ever be a neutral territory. The American press and Government officials shifi the quarrel to other grounds. Several foreigners have been tried in ' ti.e United State:; for recruiting for the British army, and previous io their trial the United States Attorney General wrote a letter to Jud^e Kane, in which very strong language against ! the British Government is used. The prisoners swore, but were not able to prove, thai they were employed by Mr. Crampton, the Briiish Ambassador, and others. Several of the United States papers have demanded the recall of Mr. Crampton. The ne^s from the United Stales which reached Liveipool on the 4th of November, is to the eflect that Mr. Cramptou says he is prepared to prove that the informers who'were tried wu-e foreign agents, employed io embroil the British and United State.3 Governments ; and that, if he is recalled at the instance of thf American Government, no successor will be i appointed in his place. •'The same mail also brings intelligence that the United Stales officials have seized a vessel at I New York, which is suspected of having been ' fitted up as a Russian privateer."

SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCK AT HOXDUUAS. [Froii] i} ie A^. O. Picayune.'] • An earthquake \v;.s experienced on the ultimo, at Tn.xiilo. !t Wils ;l severe sh~ )C k throwing down several houses, and dnnv.ginrr' a number of others; the puoliu bnildin^.s si.s" tamed thur share of injury. The inhahitants were of course much alarmd, and .nsheil into ttie open country. Furtnnateiy, n-. iiv e « as f-ir as is yet kn^v.f, were lost on the occasion. For full particulars we shall have to wait a later and more direct arrival. Of the state ofaff.iirs between the Government forces and the insurants iin.J of poH'ic-il raaltevs Rej.erally, we have nothing h.ter hv the Creole than what has already been" received