The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-06

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WAsHMGroN, August S, 1853.
The New York Herald Of yesterday contains =
letter from its Havana correspondent, in which
allusion is made to circumstances supposed to
implicate Judge Sharksy, late United States Con-
sui at Havana, in certain proceedings having
for their purpose the procuring of papers for the
notorious SLAYER Lady Suffolk. The correspond
ent himself exonerates the late Consul from cen
sure; but an editorial reference to the letter is
made, treating the affair on the seeming assump-
ton of the Judges guilt. | have taken some
pains to get at the facts in this case and the re-
suit of my efforts is presented in the interesting
official correspondence on the subject which
send herewith.
Allow me to add that Judge Sharkey is in
town, and expresses himself profoundly ignorant
of any transaction, honest or dishonest, which
could by any possibility have been tortured into
the shadow of foundation for the charge. The
facts, briefly, are these: The Mexican Consul at
Havana granted sea letter (which is vessel 5
passport to an American ship called the Mary,
alias the Mariana, and supposed to have been lately
the SLAYER Lady Suffolk-which had been sold by
the American owner, William Smith, to Mexi-
can. This sea letter was granted Cor protested
to have been granted) on the faith of an instru-
ment which purported to have been given by the
United States Consul to the Mexican Consul,
certifying the ownership of the vessel, and the
right of Willinm Smith to sell hor, &c. Judge
Sharkey pronounces the whole affair an entire
fabrication, if it refers to himself, and charges the
fabrication upon the Mexican Consul Vivo, or
some one in his Office. If it is true that there is
i'll existence any such instrument as that alluded
to, purporting to have been given by him or by
his order, or with his knowledge, he pronounces
it an unqualified forgery
But it will be seen, by reading tho correspond
ence, that no such document is on file at the
Mexican Consulate, where it certainly would be,
if it had ever been in Consul Vivos possession,
he asserts. The conclusion to be drawn from its
absence s-as the British Consul General inti-
mates-that the whole affair is scheme of fraud
from beginning to end--a fit closing chapter to
the history of Spanish official venalty and du-
plicity in connection with the Lady Suffolk. There
is scarce room to doubt, she has served Spanish
Cuban authorities in her nefarious traffic long
as is desirable, and now, in fulflment of the con-
tract with her owners, the Same officials have
connved at fraud and forgery to save her harm
less from the penalties of piracy, by changing her
nationality.
! Some days since noticed the fact that postal
treaty was negotiating between r. Schlerden, esq.
Bremen Minister Resident, and Postmaster Gen
eral Campbell, having for its object the reduction
of sea postage between the United States and
Bremen. / learn that the treaty was signed yes
terday by the respective parties, goes out in the
steamer tomorrow, and goes into operation on
the 18th. The arrangement reduces the sea post
age between the United States and Bremen to ten
cents per single rate of half an ounce. The ad-
vantages ofthis reduction must be very great; and
may we not hail it as harbinger of universal re-
duction of ocean postage to rates which will
greatly facilitate transatlantic intercourse
| 1t is fit that the advantages of such project as
this should first be shared in Europe by little, en-
! terprising, republican Bremen, which is really,
| to many intents and purposes, an American port
in the very heart of Europe, and one with whom
our trade is already doubling annually, bidding
fair soon to DO of the most important branches
| of our foreign commerce. MIR. Schleden, be-
lieve, is the first Minister Resident Bremen ever
sent to Washington. During his brief sojourn
here he has accomplished vast good for his
country, and incidentally, for the world.
| 0. b. McFadden, esq, Of Washington county,
Pennsylvania, has been appointed United
States Associate Judge for the Territory of Oregon
The steamer Vixen, which recently carried out
the last Gardiner commission to Tampico, has re-
turned to Pensacola, the commissioners having
concluded to return-when their business has been
accomplished-by the way of Vera Cruz We
may look for them now by every steamer.
ZEKE.