The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-15

ribbons, d.. which they win proceed 70 san 20
day. For stAtene Of pr oes At VIII on TIE read
ing goods were sold W. RIFE to the seventh page.
Mcssrs. Van Wycs Kobbs ToSnsend held
large catalogue sale o. nee e york and moro.deres
which attracted God and spirie ed company. The
catalogue comprised ,341 lox. With very few ex
captions all we're sold, AMI a. satisfactory urices
and many Of the more desirable and better class of
good fold better than goods Of similar Gesorig-
ton did at previous saies OF the season.
Messrs Wilmerdng & Mount held a catalogue
sale OF oilclotLs and woollsn carpets, which they
considered OF the best o. the kind they lad held
the present season, Far prices were concerned.
Woollen filing ing aims toid as 80. 35c. do. do.
dgured do Doc. 29C. cotton ingram 22c. @ 25c-;
wo,llen wOrsted 45c. Gao. The oilcloths were old
t,es and perfect goods, and sold by the square
lard at &c. &c.,, which was considered u be very
favorable terms.
| Msssrs. wilmer ding, Hoguet Il HaMbert held
catalogue sale Ct F:enoh goods ard English apl
| Canaan hosiery, &c. The sale drew o fair com.
pany. Some lots we're passed. For the general run
Of the goods sold fan prizes obtained, though
rather favorable 70 purchasers than previous
Sales OF similar goocs me pres ut season.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The American Board OF Missions, nc N saAs on
at Hartford was yesterday engaged II an exciting
debate upon me report OF committee recommend
ing the Board to refuse to obey tie laws Of she
Choctaw n lsion CT Indians, VT isgs forbid The
education O. slaves, and also very properly forbit
abo.tionista remaining a. any Of the missions
What viii the "highs- Jaw. fanatics attempt next
Our Relations witch rhe Datcn Gov ernIrcnt
.-sscrctsry Guthrie and rt- New work. Gus
tom House.
: The case Of Captain Gibson is not tie only
/ instance OF outrage on the part OF he Dutch
colonial governments upon our citizens, COM
| merce and interests For years the refusal Of
| the King Of the Netheglan to recognise Ame-
| rican consuis or commercial agents in his colo
| MES has Deen G subject Of complaint and a
cause ofinjury, not only to our citizens abroad,
| who are thus left unprotected whilst pur-
| suing their legitimate business, buC also a
means of enabling the greatest frauds to
| be perpetrated 10y those so disposed
| upon our revenue. This has recently been
brought prominei tly to the attention Of the
government at Washington by the spirited and
| intelligent stand taken by Mr. James IT.
| Young United States commercial agent at Gu
| racoa and which has led to his having been
| virtually forced to withdraw from the island
| A brief statement of The facts of the case win
| show that whilst the merchants Of Curacao, i'm
porting goods to the United States, and espe-
| cialiy to tic port of New York, set the laws Of
| Congress regulating such importations &C de-
| Gance, the Custom House authorities here, for
| reasons moi yet explained, and which require
charitable supposition to hope can be explained
upon any theory favorable to their integrity,
permitted this violation of law, in the face of
the most urgent circumstances from Mr.
Young.
Under the general law of Congress regulating
the subject it is declared that
II shall be the duty q every comm lnder Of
ship vessel belonging to citizens of the United States
who ha sail from any port OF the United States his
arrival AZ foreign port 10 deposit his register letter
and Mediterranean passport with the Consul ViccCon
SUI, CONNER cial Agent, or Vice Commercial Agent (i
any there he atsuch port That in Of the refusal
deposit said papers aforesaid he shall foercit
sud five hundred dollars to recovered by the said
Unitet .tates in any court of competent Jurisdiction
And it shall be the duty of such Consul &c on such
master OF comnanaer producing TO him clearance from
The proper officer the port where his ship vessel
may be; 10 deliver to the said master commander all
Of his sad Pnpers Provided, such master shan bavo
complied with this act and those Of the viii n this
supplement.
Ii is also provided by law, and issued in in |
structi0ns, dated July l6, 1851, that
In all future importations OF mcrchan se for account
OF non resident owners when the Invoices not a.,
goods must be sent to the public stores there 20 remain,
at the expens and risk o. the owners until the certif
cate shal be produced; and no bond will be taken,
heretofore, for the production of such certificate.
N aopformitu NJ IN o. af;a
Young, upon his arrival at Curacao demanded |
the papers Of the American vessels which we're |
loading for the United States But the Dutch |
authorities there declared that foreign consuls |
were rot recognized, and that unless the mas
tiers Of the vessels deposited their pa ,ers in the
Custom House there, they would be confiscated. |
1t also appeared to have been the practice to
ignore the presence of the United States Consul |
a. to the certifying of invoices and to have |
the certificates given by the Governor. Mr.. |
Young, o. course, protested against such
usurpaiion Of his authority, regarding it as 81 |
unwarrantable Interference in the conduct and |
regulation Of our own trade. Determined, |
however, that the authorities OF the island |
should not setup plea Of ignorance he caused !
to be published IN the papers there |
the circular Of the United States Secretary Of |
the Treasury, of September 20, 1913, which en-
braces the laws we have just quoted. In def
ance Of this publication and his solemn protests,
the brig Mary Adeline sailed for New York on |
the 23d Of April last, without any certificate |
to her invoices Of merchandise. The Consul at |
once wrote to Mr.. Reddeld, the Collector Of |
this pert apprsiug hun of the violation
OF law on the part of the master and shippers
of The brig To this letter no attention what
ever was paid, and the vessel was permitted to