Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-11-24

AUdW
The manner, in which the subioined extracts
from letters written at Washington are copied by
the National Inteligencer, gives assurance O.
the accuracy of their statements:
DIPLOMATIC PROCEEDING s.-As we have had occa
sion to remark heretofore, sometimes find in the
Washington correspondence of distant journals revela
tons OF official matters Interesting TO the Public, which
having no reason to doubt their authenticity, think
it right to communicate TO readers also. Such we
regard the suboned from recent Washin gton
letters, which find, the first in the New York Cour-
rer, the second in the Philadelphia Ledger-Nat. Int
From the Courier.
"THE DEMANDS OF THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT MIR,
w ebster says the Government deeply regrets both the
sailing OF the expedition from our ports and the riots by
which the dignity and safety OF the Spanish consul at
New Orleans compromised. But he says the
Government did all that, urder the circumstances any
Government could have done to prevent these oc
currences, and therefore owes neither reparaion nor
apology for them. AS to the losses suffered by
private individuals subjects OF Spain, resident at
New Oreans-he says the courts open for the ag-
greved, the same as they are in any country its
own citizens. He also suggests that the United
States may have serious reciamations against Spain
under the 9Th article OF the treaty ofl795 account
Of the massacre OF the fifty American prisoners on the
10th of August. The official and detailed reports of
these transactions establish that the victims were not
taken fngrante delicto, with arms in their hands, but
in open boats on the sea, without arms, and making
for American port. They tried, but only
examined Dy military COMMISSION, whose sitting
tended by fiscal. The prisoners all made the same
answer: They had come to Cuba part of an expe-
don to assist the Cubans in securing their liberty and
Independence under the assurance and full belief that
the island was in state OF When they discovered
their error, they Immediately, without any DELAY threw
away their arms and left the shores OF Cuba by the
first means they could procure. BY their own state
ment they peaceabe men, passing from Cnba to
the United States. They were executed without anv
trial IN which the contrary was or could be shown
'fhe prisoners were not allowed any advocate, nor
were they permitted to adduce any testimony corrob
oratlve OF their own assertions 1t will doubtless be
urged by the Spanish Government that the above
stipulation was never meant to apply to the case of
invaders OF their country or its provinces But it
would seem that this offence can hardly be excepted
from the class designated as crimes by the treaty.
"There is also the most conclusive evidence in pos
session OF the state Department that The charge OF mu"
tilatng the remains OF the prisoners This is
a matter winch cannot enter into diplomatic discussion
between the Secretary and the Minister but it is one
we'll calculated to exasperate the popular sentiment
against Span' and to render the adjustment OF the
questions she has started the more difficult"
FROM THE LEDGER.
"The Spanish difficulty as | wrote you yesterday
is as good as settled; and easy mater to settle
1t satisfactorily to all partles and without derogaon to
our dignity as nation England, | ina CINE really
employed all her friendly and good offices have the
ma Ter brought to an amlcabe conclusion; but | am
much mistaken if France has not acted little santen
dicularly, with view to mischief. Prussia has come
IN toward the end-no even as makeweight; for
Prussia is the most contemptible Power the
European continent. She will have had much to do
with the settlement as the man in the moon. Mr.
Webster required all The tact and wisdom of states
TO avoid popular clamor tine one hand, and TO
resist arrogant dictatlon on the other.
'The Austrian Charge d Affares the Chevalier
Hulsemann, is the most unhappy man in w ASH
ington. He has
paid almost daily visits to the State Deparm but
without receiving the slightest comfort from Mr.. Web
ster, the clerks, whom he confessed his pain
tu condition Why does the man not initiate his col
league IN London, who, when Kossuth appeared was
on pleasure trip to Belgium! Let Chevaer Hulss-
mann go to Cadada for awhile Texas, or up Salt
River, aud he will not be insued by shouts tor Kossuh
Would you suppose that, his peury went so far the
other day as to address Mr. Webster a note enclosing
a copy Of the Baltimore Sun. with letter from its
correspondent X, showing that the secrets of the De-
partment found their way into the spapersl MI
Webster acknowledged the note. thanked him, and
took no further notice OF It,"