fforeign anti FRANCE. —War appears actually to have broken out

between Morocco and the French in Algeria. The ifoniteur of Tuesday publishes de-

spatches from General Lamoriciere ; in one of which, dated from the Camp. near Lall, Magruia, at ten o'clock p. m. on the 30th May, he states that he was suddenly attacked on that day, two leagues within the French frontier, by a body of 1,700 or 2,000 cavalry, belonging to the Emperor Abd-er-Rahman ; which he repulsed without difficulty-

" The following, according to two prisoners who escaped from the sabres of the Chasseurs, is the cause of this sudden change. A person allied to the Imperial family, and named Sidi-el-Alamoun Ben Cherif, arrived this morning with a contingent of 500 Berbers, sent from Fez by the son of Maley Abd-er- Rahman to form part of the troop of observation assembled before us. Sidi-el- Mancona, excited by an ardent fanaticism, declared that he wished at least to see closely the Christian camp, and matched forward not withstanding the oppo- sition and observations of Del-Grnaoni ; who, although be objected, according to the Emperor's orders, dared not give an absolute refusal to a prince of the Imperial family. The want of discipline of the Berbers and the fanaticism of the Negro troops became more and more excited in our presence. and the battle was fought. 'Whatever may be the construction put upon this recital, war exists in fact. Fortune will demonstrate to what degree it will be carried."

On Friday, the Chamber of Deputies, by a majority of 190 to 53, Toted 7,500,000 francs to defray the expense of adding 15,000 men to the present force of 96,000 already in Algeria. On Friday and Tuesday, the hill for the improvement of the great harbours of France was under consideration ; and the sum of seventeen millions of francs was granted to establish the auxiliary harbour of La Joliette. near Marseilles ; twenty millions for the improvement of the port of Havre ; a similar sum for the port of Marseilles ; and smaller sums kr the improvement of Bordeaux and the building of additional lighthouses on the coast.

UNITED STATES.—By the Ohio, ship intelligence has been received from New York to the 24th May. President Tyler had created a "sen- sation" by the avowal that be had stationed an army of observation on the frontiers of Texas. The Senate had passed a resolution categori- cally demanding information on the subject ; to which, in a message dated on May the 15th, Mr. Tyler replies thus-

" In consequence of the declaration of Mexico communicated to this Go- vernment, and by me laid before Congress at the opening of its present session, announcing the determination of Mexico to regard as a declaration of war against her by the United States the definitive ratification of any treaty with Texas annexing the territory of that republic to the United States,—and the hope and belief entertained by the Executive that the treaty with Texas for that purpose would be speedily approved and ratified by the Senate,—it was re- garded by the Executive to have become emphatically its duty to concentrate in the Gulf of Mexico and its vicinity, as a precautionary measure, as large a portion of the home squadron under the command of Captain Conner as could well be drawn together ; and at the same time, to assemble at Fort Jessup, on the borders of Texas, as large a military force as the demands of the service at

other encampments would authorize to be detached. • * The Naval Officer in command of the fleet is directed to cause his ships to perform all the duties of a fleet of observation, and to apprize the Executive of any indication of a hostile design upon Texas, on the part of any nation, pending the delibe- rations of the Senate upon the treaty, with a view that the same should promptly be submitted to Congress for its mature deliberation. At the same time, it is due to myself that 1 should declare it as my opinion, that the United States having by the treaty of annexation acquired a title to Texas, which re- quires only the action of the Senate to perfect it, no other power could he per- mitted to invade, and by force of arms to possess itself of, any portion of the territory of Texas, pending your deliberations upon the treaty, without placing itself in a hostile attitude to the United States, and justifying the employment of any military means at our disposal to drive back the invasion. At the same time, it is my opinion that Mexico, or any other power. will find in your ap- proval of the treaty no just cause of war against the United States; nor do I believe that there is any serious hazard of war to he found in the fact of such approval. Nevertheless, every proper measure will be resorted to by the Exe- cutive to preserve upon an honourable and just basis the public peace, by re- conciling Mexico, through a liberal course ofpolicy, to the treaty."

The land force would consist of sixteen companies of foot-soldiers, and seven of dragoons, under the command of Brigadier-General Z. Taylor. The vessels to be under the command of Commodore Conner were—in the Gulf of Mexico, the frigate Potomac, sloop Vincennes, brig Somers ; under orders at Norfolk and ready for sea, sloop Venda- ha, sloop Falmouth, steamer Union ; at New York for repairs, brig Rainbridge ; under orders to return from the West Indies, sloop Preble. The Senate passed another resolution, requesting to he informed whe- ther a messenger had been sent to Mexico with a view to obtain her con- sent to the treaty of annexation ; and the President had communicated an additional message, accompanied as before with a large Dumber of documents. The reply, dated May the 15th, is in the negative ; and Mr. Ty ler advances this reason why that step had not been taken.

" It was not regarded by the Executive as in any degree requisite to obtain such consent in order (should the Senate ratify the treaty) to perfect the title of the United States to the territory thus acquired—the title being full and perfect without the assent of any third Power. The Executive has negotiated with Texas as an independent Power of the world, long since recoguized as such by the United States and other Powers, and as subordinate in all her rights of lull sovereignty to no other Power."

Two other passages in this document are worth quoting as extraordi- nary specimens of slipslop style-

" A messenger has been despatched to our Minister at Mexico, as bearer of the de,patch already communicated to the Senate, and which is to be found in the letter already communicated to Mr. Green, and forms part of the docu- ments ordered confidentially tube printed for the use ot the Senate." • • • The recently-appointed Envoy from the United States to Mexico will be sent as icon as thefinal action is had on the question of annexation; at which time, and not before, can his instructions be understandingly prepared."

There was some talk of impeaching the President for exceeding his power under the constitution ; but it is generally doubted whether the proceeding is really an excess of authority. Several speeches strongly -condemning the annexation had been made in the Senate. Of one by -Mr. Benton, which bad attracted much notice, a New York paper gives this indication-

" He first shows, by a very full examination of Executive documents, that the territory proposed to be annexed is about five times as large as that which was ceded to Mexico by the United States in /829, and that the term reannexation ' often am lied to this project, is a base fraud in words. In speaking of the treaty itself, Mr. Benton maintained the following points- '. That the ratification of the treaty would be, of itself, war between the United States and Mexico. 2. That it would be unjust war. 3. That it would be war unconstitutionally made. 4. That it would be war upon a weak and groundless pretext."

The House of Representatives were engaged on the bill making ap- propriations for the naval service of the country for the year ending the 30th June 1845. Amendments were proposed, limiting the number of petty officers, seamen, and marines, to 7,500 men, as provided by the law of 1842, with other reductions ; and providing that only one-half of the appropriation for the fiscal year should be expended in the first six months. These amendments were resisted, on the ground that the United States ought to be prepared in case of hostilities in Texas ; but they were carried.

General Cass has published a letter declaring himself in favour of the annexation of Texas. Briefly glancing at the geographical advan- tages, and the identity of the races in the Union and the independent province, he dwells more at large on "the military point of view,'— putting foremost the plea that an European Power occupying Texas would command the Southern frontier of the Union.

The riots at Philadelphia had not been renewed, and some of the rioters had been committed for trial. The papers mention as an in- stance of the bad blood engendered by the feud between the Irish and the Native Americans, that, in vengeance for the Philadelphia cot flict, the Irish labourers on the Lachine canal, in Canada, had threatened the Americans employed on the works with death if they did not quit that part of the country.