Daily American telegraph., 1851-12-22

tion OF E EngIand and France Tor the Pro-
lection OF Cuba--The Right OF Search
The Administration thankful for sm all
Favors.
From the documents accompanying the Presi-
dents Message, it appears, that at an interview
at the Department of State, on the 9th Septem-
Der, 1851, Mr.. Champion, the British Charge des
Affaires said to Mr. Crittenden, the Acting Secre-
tary Of State, that "her Majesty's Government
adeem it due to the frankness, which ought to
"characterize the intercourse between the two
" Governments, to state to that of the United
I" States, that Her Majestys ships of war, on the
"West Indian Station, will have orders to pre-
"vent by force any adventurers, of any nation,
"from landing with hostile intent upon the Island
"of Cuba"
AT another interview, on the 9th October, Mr..
Crittenden replied, as follows:
81 am instructed by the President to express
his regret that such orders, as those mentioned in
the despatch from Lord Palmerston, should have
been deemed necessary and proper by the British
Government"
"The President is Of opinion, that 80 far as re-
lates to this Republic and its citizens, such an
interference as would result from the execution Of
those orders, if admitted to be rightful in them
selves would nevertheless practically injurious
in its consequences, and do more harm than good.
Their execution aoould be The exercise of a sort of
police oUer the seas in our immediate vicniy covered
as they are acah our ships and our citizens, and ID
tc0uLd mUol0e moreouer 10 some ertent, the exercise
Of ajurisdictioa 10 determine what expeditions Of
The character denounced and aoho aoere the guilty
adUentarers engaged an them.
/" The President deems it unnecessary to say
m at prpaant IN the auhiact of thasa orders
than to add the expression of his hope that there
may meyer arise any occasion for carrying them
into execution"
To this touching appeal-this spirited protest
against the exercise By her Mestys uessels Of soar
cfa sort Of police over The seas in immediate pi
ciaity, covered as they are qoih our ships and our
citizens '-H. B. Majesty has been graciousy
pleased to accord favorable hearing, and accord
dinghy, Lord Palmerston, to quiet all apprehen-
sons of the abuses and collisions, which too GER
tainly-not too probably-will ensue, sent u dis
patch to Mr. Champion, who read it to Mr.. Web
ster in an interview on the 10th November, and
subsequently, on the 18th November, transmitted
copy of the same to the Department Of State
Here it is
"FoREIaN OFFICE, October %, 1851. 4
"SIR IL have received your despatch, No. 20,
of the 9th instant, and | have to acquaint you
that her Majestys government approve the course
pursued by you in communicating to the Govern
ment of the United States the orders issued by
her Majesty's government to the commander in
chief of her Majesty's ships in the West Indies
respecting the prevention of lawless expeditions
against Cuba.
/" IF you should hare any future correspondence
wih the Secretary Of State of the United States on
this subject you may assure him that every care pill
be taken that in erecating these preventive measures
against the expeditions of persons aohom the United
States government itself has denounced not being
entitled TO the protection Of any government no inter
ference shall take place wih the la,efl commerce of
any nation. am, &c., &C.,
"PALMERsToN.
"JoHN f. CHAMPION, esq, &C., &c"
Here the correspondence with the British
Charge ends, and we are left to infer-indeed
taken in connexion with Mr.. Websters note to
Mr.. de Sartiges, Of the 18th Of November, it is
certain that this gracious concession of her Bri-
tannic Majesty's government was perfectly salts
factory and conclusive; so that now her Majesty
ships of war are to " exercise sort of police oper
the seas in our immediate oiciniy"-to stop, visit,
and search all suspected vessels, and to exercise
a Jurisdiction 10 determine what expeditions are Of
the character denounced and rho are The gully adj
venturers!t' But who would be SO ungallant as
to object to this, having her Majesty's gracious
promise that great care shall be taken not to in
terfere with the lawful commerce Of any nation,
and that her commanders viii not punish, hang,
or otherwise put to death, any but those who,
according to their Interpretation of the Cuban
proclamation, "are not entitled to the protection
of any government
We reserve for another occasion our views of
the correspondence with the French minister,
Mr. de Sartiges.
European News.
We on Saturdav last Announced the arrival of