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LETTERS FROM THE METROPOLIS.
No. ".
New YoRK, March 10, l5ll

New YoRK, March 10, 1911.
For several days past our city has been filled with
various exciting rumors with regard to our foreign
relations. The intelligence by the Steamship PREsI-
DENT, that the British government fully justified and
assumed the responsibility Of the destruction of the
Caroline, and that they decided upon procuring
the release of Mcleod, at all hazards created deep
sensation both here and at Washington. A special
messenger brought out dispatches to the British Min
lister, Mr. Fox concerning the tenor of which almost
every thing has been conjectured, although nothing at
oil is known. Upon one point there seems to lie
general concurrence, namely. that Mr.. Fox has ad
dressed note to Mr.. Webster our Secretary of State
demanding the liberation Of Mcleod: but in what
terms it is couchcd or what answer has been returned
are matters of vague and various conjecture. Cne
rumor saith that the requison has been torily
r.lSed another that our government has determined
to surrender Mcleod because the explicit avowal of
Lord Paimarst,n, that the destruction Of the Caroline
was an act justified by the government takes his
out Of the hands Of the local authorities 1t is the
prevalent opion that neither of these rumors is well
| founded. Mcleod will undoubtedly be tried as it is
said before Chief Justice Nelson, who has been re-
ques ted by the Governor 10 hold TIC court; that he
will be acquitted either the ground that he in
no wise concerned in the death Of Durfec that the
British Government assumes tho responsibility Of his
THAT even convicted, (Which it is next to i'm
possible that he should Ie) he will be set at liberty
by the Executives and that in no will war be-
tween England and the United States grow out of it,
The comments of our city papers upon the subject
have been even unusually stupid almost without ex-
cepton, they have breahed nothing but fire and fury,
some OF them declaring that within thirty days tic
ports on our seaboard would be completely destroyed
by the English Navy, the whole Northern frontier
swept by the troops in Canada, and our glorious Re
public bloted, ncontnently, from the face of crea-
onl while others quite foolishy, and il possible
with less semblance Of Justice and TRUTH have been
} clamorng like unkennelled hounds for war with
Britain firmly believing that the discharge of single
gun, somewhere our coast, would eficctually de.
molish the force of England and that her navy and
even her own green isle, would shortly be like Rich
ards griefs, ..
SIN the deep bosom Of the Ocean buried"
All this silly enough and is but the fair counterpart
Of the rawlings Of the Montreal Herald and the Lon
uon Times.
Another cause Of excitoncn, has hecn the Persona
difficulties between two distinguished Senators, Mes
srs Clay andk ing. II arose from discussion npol
a resolution offered by Mr.. Mangum, that Blair an,
Rves he dis ,ssed printers to tho Senate; in TIN
ih9 debate Mr.. Clay declared that the Glob
was anifamousraper an! It's editor m infamous man
Mr, KING m reply rcpelled the imp ,a,ons asains
"'airs character, and pronounced him, in morale II
: fenah Tor integrity, md in his standing in society
e on an equality with his assailant' The rciouder
4 Mr., Clay ID SAID to have been one of tremendou
severity in conclusion he said that he could reser
k M. HnTs eomparisoa Of Blair with himself " N