New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-06
The Pon-.In DlncElfr.
TIE 5stirrrs 4n.rioau Pue-shes tie following pr.
sie letter as = docurnsni 70 be relied on

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NT DE.s L'.'--- A singular develop
meas h-- been made here within the last - hours
vii 70; trouble you Ti;h my source Of Information,
but French gentleman OF our acquaintance ascer
tanned the fact-. snd know yoa ms rely on them.
He says that tho reason Of " de T1cquevi-- letter
% our Secretary q state = tns h- defending rs
o~n Instructions o. Psussn-inst ihs rupture villa
" 2. ~ss the result Of Il &c ~ 9leV.e's own ignc
ralce OF the law 81 savage end that be could L1t ds
miss ?. without di'grsciL- himself
He says ne has the Instructions Of N De Tocaue
vile g. foussn IN Doe OF Carpenter and t5at tnry
cfect Pouss.n 20 address 70 government protest
ssanst ae ia o. salvage and consequently against tae
seizure AMI detention 20 the Eugsuie invovcs the
disniy OF re Amer m marine AMI trat there $ D..
sn Insulting expression m he Letter OF Pou.-in. f'f
which - ~. lntcrtCuu uuicatcr which not % 0e
found N almost the very words in v IL T0ccge
Viies Instructions, except tnst "a whcl n P1lssu
vent cut OF MS way 70 sheer about The Itie Interest
frencnnen lett when they had occasion o. condemn
,n Anleica1 oricef n a4y Thin. &c could say 10 SET
defense.
he ssy. also that NJ De Tocquevile. who IS no law
yer, hut literary ssysn, entirely ignorant Of The
law OF salvage existing In Mexico aai sent documents
70 Poussin from which he inferred two great errors
Fifst, That saivsee could never D. claimed unless
sci bliged and second that salvage could never
5a claimed By national vessel rnsn.of war asked
aim how ". de IO-7levl.!. came % be 30 mls.ed-l
say ms.ed because hesr thst there Is ne difference of
opinion among the jlrists here who al concur that
Carpsnter was clearly entted 10 salvage. ana hsi
r.hI 10 detan the vessel, not merely under the zen
era maritime Law Of lien bat undo the settled laW q
Mexico which slows the ssvor % dets.l the vessel
saved Until bond 4 given for the payment oi the
salvage 20 DO assessed 5y the Mexican Judicial irou
nsis He says that y DC locquevile read toe violent
attacks sde 81 the Mexican papers upon Lieut. Car
oeuGer and upon this country IN the Autumn Of asst
YEAR ia which they charge that the American people
we're nation OF plunferers ana pirates tnat me ~
genie was SEIZED sud torclty detained by Csrp-ndef
Who a. they said not entitled 10 salvage hfsi, De-
cause the vessel was rot bged and secondly because
n. demsnt a salvage oy man oi.waf was disgrace
% fnc American marine and 40 other ntinn Claimed IT.
The nrst abusive article on TIE sui was pu1lsn.
ID hy the editor OF the official organ. 10 the ciy 90
Mexico VINO has deep hatred Tor our country on sc-
count OF Ice Mexican War lie iirtuer ssys thst ino
French Chargc dAiAns, a. NrNl,o, sent al these 'io
lent articles home % bis 0~u Government Hnd I.nrd
In the hue and cry SPOUT the ' seizure oi tht Lugeme
Tor salvage az c.ssrncc % the American GoFernmsnt
aud people pom these documents y ct 4urt-tflir
acted aud Instructed ~ Feussn 70 demand la- de-
grace VI Captain Carpenter, no, doubling that IN
Mexican editors Understood the case lhGs 70 ~-s that
POussn Infused ali the Mexican raicvo'ence and ifno-
rance Of the ussges a. nations into MS reply 20 Af
Clayton. The latter. little dreaming inst NJ De- Toe
al. Vile was personally interested ia the question 90
honor and Of course not suppOsing tnst the French
Government would sustain tns insolencr, instructed
Mr. Rush 20 lay before NJ lie Iorqu-vle ana ne Pres
ideut OF France tho very insult which ~ De kOcrue
Vile from either ignorance ot Tee law Of Maritime
states and OF France 81 stupidity drectet NJ Poussn
Ia Derpe;rsto lie says ~ De Iocqlerle fully beloved
u NJ Rush complained Of the insult, tina; a national
vessel was not entitled 70 sGvagc. The complaint
Of our Government therefore took him by surprise
tie says II was determined % recall foussin 10 jay
last but hat N de Iocquevule having committed HIM
self by his Instructions c0ulf not recall him Tor ODE
dience TO nern and dared not rect the recall On thc
ground that be had attempted % lecture our Govern
nen On its dignity snd honor ~ De had told him
that both these were violated by Csrpenders conduct
This too he says, accounts tor the extraordinary &c
lay IN " de- TOcqusv.ies answer 70 tho com plant 90
the American Governmental doubling nat was proper
10 De done IL so caoarrassinsa position. He thinks.
too that this also accounts for his letter 10 Mr. Rush
in which you have he attempts - imphcste the
Sccretsry OF state and thus 10 save h, own Minister
H. ssys he has no doubt Pol.sin would have been
ncaled promptly II H. dc TocqueViile hsd not got
thus involved by bis own folly in the atiir Tie thinks
~ Poussin will BE- recalled and tia! Nf Rlves VIII De-
received