The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-06-10
Correspondence Of the New-York Tribune.
SOule and CalderOn.


Paris, Wednesday, May 3, 1854.
A series of ridiculously untrue articles have
lately appeared in the London Times, written
by it's Madrid correspondent, in explanation OF
the proceedings of Mr.. SOule on the Black War
riOr affair." The facts of the case are as follows,
and are derived from q source which place their
authenticity beyond question:
On the arrival of the special messenger Mr..
WinslOw, with instructions, Mr.. SOule prepared
and sent to the Spanish Minister of Foreign At
fairs, Mr.. Calderon dc la Barca, a very calm,
clear and firm demand, containing two propO-
sitiOns first, an indemnity /; secondly, guaranty
for the future, by the appointment of a diplO-
matte agent at Havana, with powers to meet
these cases.
This was delivered to Mr.. Calderon, with a
request for prompt response, but not specify
ing the time which was allowed to make the
response. At the end of "a hours, Mr.. Soule,
receiving no reply, another note was sent, in
substance the same as the first. and adding that
if at the end of "a hours response was not
received, he should take it for granted that the
Spanish Government approved the action OF
the Cuban authorities, and they should act ac-
cordingly. This was delivered by the Secre-
tary, Mr.. Perry. to NJ. Calderon in person.
When NJ. Calderon had finished reading the
note, Mr.. Perry coOlly drew out his watch and
said:
"Your exccllency will please observe that
it is now IL o'clock at II o'clock tomorrow
precisely, shall be here for reply"
Holy Virgin young man, what do you
mean ~ exclaimed the minister. .'Holy week
and a Sunday intervening, it is impossible r:-
ct was holy week in Madrid-a season devoted
to meditation and cards.)
Mr.. Perry left. Before the termination of the
twenty-four hours Mr. Soule received response
from Mr.. Calderon, stating that it was out OF
the power of the government to act in the mat
ter, inasmuch as they had received no official
intelligence from Cuba to guide them in their
negotiations, and adding that the manner OF
Mr.. Soule clearly indicated that the govern
ment of the United States was much more anx-
ious for a difficulty than for settlement.
To this Mr. Soule responded, again reiterat-
ing his first demands, aud adding, rather i'm
pcrtinently it must be admitted, that he was
satisfied that full information had been received
from Cuba, and that i'm reference to the United
States, they sought only prompt settlement
of the difficulty in order to preserve the peace
full relation which existed between the two coun-
tries that the continued insults which the Gu
ban authorities had offered the United States
had so eXaspcrated the people that prompt
settlement would be found the surest guaranty
of continued peaceful relations.
At this stage of the proceedings, the Queen
sent for Mr.. Soule, who, it may as well be here
repeated, is in favor at the palace, while on the
contrary. Calderon is hated by her. Her maj
esty. who INDUCES in very strong diet, into
which brandy and cigars enter largely, and who
is not very choice in her language, wished to
know of SOule what the row meant between
him and Calderon. On Mr.. S. stating the case,
she stamped her foot violently on the floor, and
said that CaldcrOn was a ID fool; that she
wished SOule would manage the affair SO as to
get her rid of him, and she advised him to press
him hard i" 1t is generally thought in diplo-
matte circles in Paris, that between Mr.. Soule
and the Queen, Calderon will be brought to a
conclusion-of some kind.