The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-05

The following letter, In regard TO the AFFAIR between
government and N. Poussn appeared In the Bsls-
.smuiesn Of yesterday 1t Is introdased by the
editor an extract from private letter of gentle
man Of this city to his friend in Baltimore
NEw YoRH, Oct. q 1S49.
sipgusr dsvslopemsnt has been made
here within the last twenty. four hours I will
trouble you with my source Of information, but
the facts, and know you may rely on them lie says
that the for de Tooqus vs's letter
ftrsctions to Nj. Poussin-that the rupture with NJ
Poussn was the result Of do rocQuevie's jgno.
rance Of the Law Of salvage and that he could not ais
mics roussin without digracing himself He says he
has seen the Instructions Ut de rocqnsvie to Pous
sin in the of Carpenter and that they direct Pou
Sin to address TO our government protest against the
Law OF salvsge and ag4ust the seizure
and detention Of the Eugene involving the dignity
OF the American marine, and that there In
sulDg expression in the letter Of foussn far which he
which 10 not TO DO found in nj.
most the very words in M. de Tocqusvile's in.
structions, except that In which NJ Poussin went out
Of his to about the little interest Frenchmsn
felt when they bad occasion to condemn American
officer In any thing he could say In sef-defence.
He says also that NJ. de Tocquevs, who 10 lawyer
but literary sarant was entirely igaoraut of the law
Of salvage exiting in Mexico and sent documents to
Poussin from which he inferred great First
that salvage could be claimed unless
by national vessel or man Of war asked him how NJ.
De Tocqusville came TO be so mised- ray msled. be-
cause hear that there 10 no difference of opinion
amosg the jurists here who all concur that Carpendsr
was clearly entitled to salvage and had right to de-
tain the vessel not merely under the general maritime
law Of lien, but under the settled Law OF Mexico.
which allows the sslvor to detain the vessel saved
until bond given for tho payment of the salvage to
be assessed by the Mexican juaiciAl tribunals He
says that NJ dc Tocquevis read the violent attacks
made in the Mexican papers upon Lieutenant Car
pender and upon this country in the autumn Of last
year In which they charge that the American people
nation Of plunderers and pirates the Eu-
genie was seized and forcbly detained by Carpenter,
who they fad, not entitled to salvsge first be-
the vessel bnged and secondly, because
the demand Of salvage by man Of disgrace
to the American marine, and no other nation claimed
IT The first abusive article on the subject pub.
hed by the editor Of the ofcia organ in the city Of
Mexico who has deep hatred for our country on &C.
count VI the Mexican lie further says that the
French charge dsarss 1T Mexico sent all these vo-
lent articles home TO his government and Joined
m the hue and about the seizure of the Eugene
for talvsge disgrace to the American government
and people Upon these documents NJ. do Tocquevills
acted and instr Poussin dema the disgrace
of Captain Carpenter, not doubling that the Hexi.
editors understood the case. Thus II was that
Poussin Infused all the Mexican maisvolence and ig-
Of the usagss Of nations into his reply to Mr.
Clayton. The latter little dreaming that M dc Too
qpeville was interested In ths question Of
honor and Of course not supposing that the French
Government would sustain the Instructed Mr.
Ruth to lay before NJ de rocquevis and the President
OF France the very insult which NJ De TOcQuev Vile
himself from either ignorance Of the law Of maritime
states and Of France herself had stupdiy directed Mr.
MIR Rush oomrlaned Of III. Insult that Dstionsi v.s
sell was not entitled to salvage The complaint Of
government therefore took him by surprise. ssysit
Was determined to reea Peussn In July last but that
Al. de Tocqueville having committed himself by his
instructions, could not recall him for Obedience to
them and dared not rst the recall the ground that
he had attempted to lecture our government on its
own dignity and honor he had told him that both
these violated by Carpenters conduct This too,
he accounts Tor the extraordinary delay in NJ dc
Tccqueviles to the complaint Of the American
government he doubling What was proper to be done
In so embarrassing Q position. He thinks too, that
this slso for bis letter to MIR Rush. which
have he attempts to plicate the Secretary
Of State and thus to his minister He says he
has no doubt NJ Psussn would have been recalled
promptly " n de Toequeville had not got thus In
volved ~ his own folly In the affair He thinks M.
Pou,sn will be recalled, and that Mr. Rives will DO
received