The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-22

tUoneeponoence u the PhnA teiphia Ledger.
WASHINGTON, August 10, 1854.
Adrics from Spom-Evartsro and the Queen
Moshr-Cwbo, IN Regard TO the Rerontion-
Prospects Of Purchase IN the Fuspye-Senor Cn-
eto and his S,.ccessor-Our Consular Agent 10
Curacao and has Dt6acuifv rfh the Dutoh Gor-
srnor-Mr. Gadsdsn and The Fugitive Siace.
Private sdvices from Spain represent the position
OF EspaItero as anything but enviable. He may
Danish Du Camarilla and the intriguing woman
Christina from Msdrd-even from SPAIN but their
influence will be felt from Paris or London. or, ii
they should go far north. even at St Petersburg.
Meanwhile, tits not likely that Mr. Soule will be in
Of Cuba; ndeed, doubt whether he was ever
charged with such q commission. Cautious over
lures we're. no doubt thrown out here. In Wash
ineton, of which Mr.. Cueto might have
Madrid to do so. The impression created here was
that Mr.. Cueto would, ere long, have expressed
his willingness to negotiate for the sale OF the
island and that from hundred to. perhaps, one
hundred and fifty millions OF dollars would have
been rendered for It by the United States. II re-
mains now to be seen whether the new Envoy Ex-
traorCiDary who will be sent out by the Duke Of
vittoria viii be Instructed to make similar over.
lures, or whether he will simply be authorized to
announce the advent of o more liberal commercial
policy, not OILY as regards Cuba but Spain herself
One thing, however, remains certain-viz., should
Espa'teIo be overthro~n by q loyalist party, and
the Queen Mother restored to her former influence,
there wilt be no difficulty in efectng cash tran
sacton for the island. The nerous Terum Of the
new status will be main,anable only by large pec-
mary sacrifices Tor viii nett ler the Spanish trea-
sury nor its credit could possibly prove sufficient.
Our Consular Agent Mr.. Young, has Just returned
from Curacao, having got into difficulty with the
Governor Of the Dutch West Indies Our treaties
with European towers are not sufficiently expli il
en- the subject OF Consuls to their colonies, and
powers are granted to the respective Governors Of
theee which place our commerce with t,em ia pre-
cartons position do not be ieve that the Governor
of tie Dutch West Indies has trarscended his
powers but do believe that if the latter be exer
c'sed as they now exist, thee is no use Of having
any Consul, or, indeed, Consular Agent In Curacao.
Gov. Marcy is about to take the subject in hand TO-
gether with other matters approaching settlement
Of our difficulties with his Majesty Of the Neither
lands.
Mr.. Gadsden, our Minister to Mexico, will no
doubt I've sustained in his determination to refuse
protection or grant passports as citizens Of the Uni
ted States to fugitive slaves in foreign countries.
In the abolition faction should get hold Of this
isolated fact, and oistort it for their own purpose
would here state that there have been many pre-.
ce6eDts for the act of our Minister to Mexico and
that in every instance the government here has sus
tanned its Minister abroad. Ministers Of European
powers have never been known to protect their fu-
gitvc subjects in foreign countries, though they
have claimed, and sometimes tried to kidnap them
for the purpose Of inflicting summary punishment
upon them.