The Oregon Negotiation.
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The following paragraph appears
in the New York ''Morning News" Of
Wednesday last, which, with other
New York papers Of the same date,
reached us since our last. SAYS the
National lntelligencer of the 9th
ultimo.


GA report was in general circula-
ton yesterday afternoon that letter
had been received in the city from a
member Of the Cabinet at Washing
ton, by the afternoons mail, to the ef-
feet that a settlement Of the Oregon
boundary question bad been conclu-
ded in London between the British
Government and Mr.. McLane on the
basis ofthe 49th degree-,he propo-
sition having come from the former.
We have not seen the letter in ques.
ton, but have reason to regard the
truth of this report as in the highest de.
gree probable. We knosv the British
Government is anxious for the speedy
and amicable settlement of the ques.
ton. We knozu, too, that it was at a
recent day ready to offer the 49th de-
gree, before allowing matters to 60 to
extremities. Nothing can be more
likely than that, out of this anxiety
on their part, coupled with the fact OF
our Government having recently Of
fered to accept the line Of 40 degrees.
has grown definite treaty between
Lord Aberdeen and Mr.. McLane."
| Had this paragraph originated in
almost any other paper, we should
have passed it by as being a mere
embodiment of one Of the multitude
OF rumors from Washington which are
constantly on the wing in the great
commercial emporium. Nor do we
now give faith TO the rumor said tc
have gone 70 New York from this cit,
Of the actual settlement of the boun
dary question" at London. Bat te
the remarks Of the "News" upon the
rumor, we attach much consequence
r


from the fact that the editor Of tn.
"News," J. L. O'SulIivan, Esq, ha
lust returned in the Acadia from shor
visit TO Europe, during which he ha
doubtless had access, at London, t,
The best sources of information. Whe,
he says that he has s'reason to regar,
the truth of the report as in the high


est degree probable," and that h