Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-05-28
NEW FORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New YoRK, MAY 10, 1858.

New York, MAY 10, 1858.
In my letter of last evening wrote, under false i'm
pression that the Sandman fgate which had lately
rived and which heard salutcd by the FORTS is the bear
of contributions for the Crystal Palace beg your
pardon; l was in error; she is refugee ship.
perfectly remember when, under Gen. Jacksons Adj
mnistration two Austrian gates entered the port Of
New York, bearers Of political convicts. They not
received with all the honors and it distinctly init
mated by that Administration (which you did not exactly
approve but which had least the merit Of being
strong one to foreign Governments that it not for
them send their criminals paupers to shores
The question: it seemed to the then President
whether you regard them criminals and convcts, who
receive them but whether the Government deporng
them regards them.
No Government has the right deport her refugees
convcts paupers America If they Of their
own account it is chose know that there is
stringent law, with penalty attached, against
ships or captains which import paupers whether refu
gees not
America chose receive the Irish refugees as visitors
and guests whether properly not it is for
say If instead Of sending her convicts, whom you
receive guests to Australia England had transported
them to America, should you have received them!
You have allowed Sardinia deport her crimnas-ob-
serve do not say criminals but criminals under her shot,
ng-hither, and the consequence is extremely prob
able case of trouble with Sardinia The friends Of these
exies-Itaian Red Republicans doubtess-whose motto
is las sdw on the banner presented by Avzzana to
kossuth No por Ia liberia perl sdngue de- rana
1.-THE foreign refugees, living your bounty who don't
want liberty unless they get liberty through boodl
will allow the officers Of the frigate Of Sar
dinia, friendly nation land here without injury and
insults while the foreign societies. and the corporation
Of New York. receiving prepared to receive the
lies with all the honors.
At present the Italian refugees and their abettors
doing this thing; in few days. weeks, the Leander
will be lying in the port Of New York as friendly ship
and national guest and other refugees and the abet
tors, may insult her officers and seduce her to
boats rowing around her with marines prevent the
desertion but the abstraction Of her seamen think this
is shocking state Of things. Yours.
The suit Of the heirs Of Gen. LAFAYETTE against the
Countess PoSrAIBA and others was decided in tho
United States District Court the 18th instant and pre-
features Of interest The character Of the
case is as follows:
Congress the Sd Of March, 1903 authorized the Sec
rotary of War TO issue land warrants Gen. Lafayette
acres to be located in accordance with the act
for regulating grants Of lands appropriated for military
services On the 9th Of March, 1903, Congress autho
rzed Gen Lafayette to locate the aforementioned grant
Of land in the Territory Of Orleans land belonging
to the United States the ground TO be surveyed by the
party claiming it. In the year 1907 the agent Of General
Lafayette located third part Of Of his
the city Of New Orleans, the ground lying be-
yond the line of the six hundred yards then lately aban
doned by Congress to the city corporation The location
perfected in 1925 portion Of this tract marked
as vacant and portion marked claimed, though en-
braced within the limits Of the location The claims Of
Madam Pontalba and others derived from series OF
conveyances extending back the period Of the French
dominion in louisiana These claims were confirmed bv
the Land Commissioners. The Court decided that the
OF the Land Commissioners settled the cues
Of ownership against the United States and all par
ties claiming under the Federal Government Judgment
was therefore given for the defendants.
SUDDEN RISE on LAKE MioHfeAS.--The Chicago Tri-
bune Of the 18th instant says that the day pre-
vous there was sudden and very evident change In the
atmosphere which brought into Immediate
'equison About the time an extraordinary rise
observed in the Lake There was no great amount
IF wind at the time and the lake as calm as usual
Il began, however, to swell and flow precisely like an
ocean tide, each rise occupying fully fifteen or twenty
minutes then the lake receded and rose again to higher
point than before, till the water was about three feet
above the ordinary mark Then followed outside yerv
heavy SWELL and there every appearance that the
northern part Of the lake had been visited with tremep
dous hurricane.