The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-03 00:00:00

TNGLAND AND AMERICA- il4Mq Arilsbr
OF SEARCH.

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and Lord Napier, with inArpny,
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York. Herald '
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.SECRETARY cAsp
The most interesting paper among thl44 r, a n e e.
Lord Napier tlatett May 4 in wWfi Sxeta
Ceres says tchni in. Ilk _fetter,,„of, ,th" 3. 10th ultiree,
hp alluded to the: atatem4inte.then ee,ppearing in the
;Pnhhe jearnale. that a merchant yeast' of the United
States, the a B. Borden, had been fired at and Iscrreed
Or . vessel Of war, the Styr, -off tee Oast of
Gobaearid had.inforened bun that be hai received no
ofaael information upon the subject,' and tberefcre could
ease nethir ^ .15440) the froth o the reoort, 'hut that he
L e foibseertain whether' sue% an °eel C.
r t ;IN now transiniped to hie lordship
a copy of a I.i..er frorn the collector of the customs at
Savannah enclosing. a statemert of the cairein of the
N. B. Borden, by,which it appears that ae unjustifiable
act of violence has been coninatel,agailiet a merchant
vessel of the United StMee, td)Which tbe attention of
her Majesty a Government Is regileibted, in the confident
exp ctation that :the act will lid disavowed, and such
measures adopted as are called-for-loy the circumstenees,
and 'as will tend to prevent the rectirreece of ci nilar
proceedings hereafter.
LORD NAPIER'S REPLY -TO.: SECRETARY CASE.
Lord Napier replies; 'May thathe hid thelneneer
I to receive Secretary Cass's letter Conveying an nee eee
of the circumstances whici are *alleged to have
the boarding of the American vessel N. 8., p
her Majesty'e steamer'Szyx. Ile'says be has f • ,;eeee
copies of General Cass's communication to her 7
government and to the Commander-in Cali
Majesty's forces on the West India station.
LETTER FROM SECRETARY CASE TO THE. A.
MIN ER IN I;O4)TP9N. '
General Cass writes to Mr,,,Q.;lias, May 12.
Sir,—The papn, Crtpi es of tee tees.,
which have just been received, will make kn esek
that another outrage in=as been ceminitteel u. (.
rights of the UnitellS*ates by a British tee'
which calls for the iionitediate attention ec.
Government; -
I am persuaded that if' the'occurieneee 'c
are thus stated the conduce of the Brill,
be disavowed and.coudemned. 'e
I beg you would p'.nitnunicata 'to • .4,•
the earnest desire ,of the PreSident tie _ ,
which seems to becorne coorelpfetaterii, nd as. i
searching, Aineriean.yesels, shpuld he eliscentinu.eci ; and
that the upstiererriptOry orders or that purposB should
'be given sun ei3fOreerl. S Oda's illaaeniejli• called for by
important considerations, 'which readily occur to
you. . .
While this Goverientent as deturmined to use a'l
proper exertions for. the suppressfon of the slave
trade, it is not less desirous that the just imam-
cities of vessels of the United States upon the ocean
should be preserved. Whatever 'may have been the
true objects of the voyage of the Cortes, if she had
papers stating her American character, she was 6ubj-et
to neither search nor capture by the British cruisers. I
do not doubt that the facts reported will be fully inves-
tivated by order of the British governree.nt, and proper
measures taken 'to prevent the recurrence of a similar act
hereafter. I call your attention also to the circumstances
reported by the consul general at Havannab, showing
the existence of a kind of police system by ivilich Anai ri-
can vessels in that port are watched and interfered with,
and have to request that you bring the matter to the
attention pf the Earl of Malinesbnry, with a view to the
correction of the evil.

SECRETARY CASE TO SECRETARY TOIICET.

. Gotieral Cas.s in a letter to Secretary Toucey. May 13,
communicates the statement of the Consul Genital at
Elavanna relative to the aggressive outrages recently
' committed against a vessel of the United States. He
adds that he is firmly persuaded that the British govern-
ment will not justify these acts; and that, it is poss:ble
• the proceedings in this case may not have been of the
flagrant character prezented. Stil the subject calls for
the immediate attention of tho government, and Mr.
Y D Was has been instruced to bring it to the consideration
of the British government, with a view to such action as
of the circumstances demand. Outrages 't.f this nature
, against American vesmls, if longer continued, 'cannot
fad to lead to most unpleasant consequences. It
,f appears that several British smiled' vassals are mils-
-. i..g on the coast of Cuba, and IW'nur Merchant vesitels
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are exposed to vexatious interruption by tbeir,interfer-
eons. It is proper, therefore, a vessel should be de-
spatched with instructions to render prompt protection
n to all American vessels that may need it. The forcible
grate.' by cruisers of that power on the high seas cannot
be tolerated. - •• I

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