New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-09-21

expected the American commander isoorrd - rs
uh HI, sslor. soi the French bark % the rocks shu
snrho-ec her in safety slonzsite the Iris Inc n,
fusns,r ssksd Tor com penssticn. N me insure .,
vsse for rs men vho hsi saved the bark ana De'
crew from destruction He vas eniued % ooa' g.,
tiou 20 Il VAS decided by NJ CLTFosp our ..n.'
ter u Mexico lste Attorney General OF 'he 0e'ee
St.,es' when the mst,er ~as referred - am ~"
also We understand 10 the opinion OF NJ sVh>sVN
o,- uresert Attorney General But aihough re $50
s.ked and expected to receive salvage YET 20 Use u
own words thirty hours having elapscd "ieno.'
csirng a snswer. be had already res'''.l ~ - =
captain resume tn charge OF Der, wren % rsSe'u
no- from the consxiDec ssyicS that ne co1o NOT -"
In he matter a. TIE vessel not yet m poTt Nha
AZ the same moment the captain Of the huzeois eo
ing board. he returned the vesse4 - nm 80
under these circumstances that NJ foVssi> "to'e e
LEGATION o. fSANcE,
W,ssi> sroN. May 81. 1919
Sfs re-4 v~d on the Ssh Of Nay The note hch you
did ne The honor % address the sane day pa az
20 ne esliug lpon he Oogernnens o. sne ..s
OF ne American steamship lis toward The French mp
Euseui- Of Hsvre which bad upon The bsnk OF kso
uesr The anchorage OF Anton Lzardo -
The eNp snaiions given by Commander Carpenter are
no. nature NJ Secretary Of Ssie such as 10 dispe
the d'eoneu which hi. proceedings have caused 10 my
lie considered he lays. ard he .tll considers ,hat
the u salvage lhai he ughis acquired ny
him IS me saver o. the vessel .aved, en- ~ 81 ~. .
Keep rosses-on Of her until bis eNsvsg art preensoas
n y ssi.ied BAT his opinions have little interest
n our have occasion condemn his conduct
lea I'd on the Cahac, =, Washington. NJ Secretary CT
In The Of he French SONrnrcat 70 alsfess
severe reproof 10 INST o1cer OF me American navy, ~
order hat The error which be has committed point
Involving he dignny o your national marine might not
From your answer Mr. Secretary Of SAFE. sm uufor-
.gnsl-y induced 20 believe hist your Government, sub
scoes 20 nc strange doctrines proes-ed ~ Oommander
Csrpenter. - tee steamer Iris ard have oty 10
protest 10 the name OF ny Government against these
have the horor 20 be, " h distinguished eons'ders.
lion. your moe. o5edienl srrysni. ...
GUILLAlM E TELL POJSSiN
Hon j VI CLAYTON. Secretary Of Stale.
There has been. in fact no doctrine sdvsnced in
gard 70 the case Of Commander Carpenter. nor was
sge. Nh Pou'sin. AZ u 10 make out case Tor ce'
Euncston, assumed that strange doctrines had been
adopted by the Executive, which compromised the
" ID gritty Of our national marine"
Ia his note Of May 90 the French Minister spcsSs Of
Of hi. previous communication dated 18th OF May N
relation % this subject as ore merely csAng upon the
Government Of the United States % Gisavow thu con
duct OF Commander Carpenter In point Of fact, his
OF the 18th ~ May not only demanded such Dis
svowsl but Insisted that blame al should
De laid on those who thus considered themselves EN-
powered TO substitute arbitrary Tor Justice
The Government night have accompanied disavo~sl
OF Commander Csrp-nder conduct with severe cen
sure but dissvowsl ct the principle OF salvage, or
hls right % H. wog.d OF necessity have impusd
severe cepsure Mr. POvssINs note oi the 18Th of May
WAS rot understood, nor could 10 De Interpreted
demanding merely dsavossl OF the law u1der
which COMMANDER Carpenter claimed salvage for
MS crew. To demand upon the PREsfDRsr 70 c.s-
law OF the lasn the usage OF nations under
the law Of nations IL would have been sufficient an.
.wer to have replied that IL Is not the province OF the
Executive 20 msse or repeal laws IL Is his duty 70
execute them they actually exist Mr. Pous-in's
vas construed to charge Commander Carpenter with
abuse OF authority in Illegally OBTAINING the French
ve- -.
It will observed that the defense Of Comm .nter CAR
PENDEs placed ia the hands OF the French mister
9Th the expectation o. their being forwarded TO the
French Iyernment; ard with the hope cxpresssd ~
the President that inspection Of the papers would
remove the mlsun .erstsndug which existed regard
hs conduct M Pou.sn did not give the Cabinet of
France an opportunity OF deciding the in It's
aspect but Immediately denounced the commander,
WI bout considering bic defense, which he regarded
mater Of ile iarest N his when he had occasion
% condo mn the conduct OF IN officer OF the Unted
states An mpertous refusal 70 permit an American
ohcer % be heard In his defense by the Government
which accused Was not msde more pa atable 10 the
Executive by The IN AZ accom- panied
H. The United States Government had asked, as an
aci Of common justice 20 merorous and faithful
officer. that he be- heard in "a matter at citing bis
private and official character and ~ wss natural 10
suppose that his condac, in saving French chip a,d
abandoning bis claim 10 salvage, would exempt him
crnsUre thrush IL nvht TAIL receive the spyro-
patton OF the French Government IL WAS ie.t 10 be
cue 10 Commander Carpenter hist he should not be
condemned without evidence or a heariugi aud re-
usal OF common right was deeply rit. unjust,
nsoIsnt and rude Mr. Mason. the late Secretary Vt
the Navy, IN letter 10 Comm 4nder Carpenter dated
Nov % s;s had officially approved HE course In This
very matter: there was no evidence adducei against
hiu and ye, Mr POUssIN decides that NJ had commit
ted an act which derogAted from the digniy OF the
National marine, and proceeds % impiiczte tue Amer
Government In the di-cfedtabe conduct OF ia OIL
Ger. He protests against the action Of The American
Executive IN the name OF the French Government
thus presenting hms.f before the President and his
csbiBet having been commissioned 10 lecture them
upon what the d. nifty and honor OF our IA
unns marine
On the receip of this extraordinary letter the Pre-
sdent Determined 20 submit Mr. Pouissins corre-
spondsnce to the French Government without ss'um.
ng 20 prescribe the course which that Government
should adopt under such peculiar Circumstances To-
ward friendly power; and Mr. Poussin was duly
advised OF this determination In coming 70 TINS ce-
c.iOn the President actuatef by profound rc-
gard for the existing friendly relations with sister
Republic and sincere desire tina, those relations
.hOud continue undistur0ed Accordingly, the whole
rrrspondence was communicated % his Excilency
tte ulster OF Foreign Affairs, on the Ish Of July By
Mr.. Rush.
At ength finding 1t apparent that the French Gov.
eminent wholly refused redres. the wrong inflicted
hy the French Minister the President iet himself
strained ~ terminate Mr. Pouissins official intercourse
with TIA Government and Ihus preclude ppOrlunty
which might be az ain abused
The relations thus terminated between the Minister
OF France and the American Government DO not imply
or necessarily lead To a cold hostile iniercommuni-
cation between the two Governments. Ia the Of
Mr. Jackson, Minister Of Great Britain whose relations
with this Government were terminated by Mr. Madison
IN 1909 in more peremptory manner, and for less |
pointed insult difficulty between ths country
and England. A; another tune may refer 70 that !
mi sunderstanding a. length but suffice IL say
tor the present that unless France 10 emulous Of
dihculty with this country-Of which We have evi
druce Ia anything that has hitherto ranspfednO dis
turbsnce Of the friendly relations between this and nst
country can possibly occur
In putting end 20 the Official relations % Mr
PoussIN with the United states. the Executive mas IN
formed both the Government Of France and the late
Minister OF France that any communication through
any other channel will be respectfully received and
considered