The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-03
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HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.
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Further Developments Relative to the
Troubles with Spain.
Another Proposition to Annex the Sandwich
Islands.
THE ANTI-SLAVgRY CONVENTION In BOSTON.
QUARRELLING OF TIE CRAZY ABOLrTIoSIsrs.
THE SOUTHERN MARKETS.
&c., &C., DC.

&c., &C., DC.
Interesting from WashlnQtou.
IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE FROM sPAIN-sPEcIAI
MESSENGERS FROM MADRID-MILITARY AND NAVAL
PREPARATIONS OF sPArN-INrEREsrIN0 FROM THE
SANDWICH IsLANDs-NEw ANNEXATION PRO-
fOsALS.
wAsHIsoroS, June 2, 1854.
Letters and dispatches received here by the Spanish
Minister and at the State Department give a few in.
terestDg facts to the present state Of affairs at
Madrid
According to one letter. two messengers had left Ma
drid; one from Mr. Sou6 to Mr.. Marcy and the other
from the government TO Senior Cueto Spanish Minis
ter The last named messenger bears important nstruc
tons to Senior Pezuea The OF the dispatches to
Senior Cueto Is warke The letter also that Louis
Napoleon has pledged his word to the Spanish Minister
at Paris to the effect that he will stand by Spain against
the United States in the Cuba quarrel
The statement that six thousand troops are to be sent
to Cuba is correct They will leave In divisions of two
thousand each.
At the time it is stated that General ODonneu is
hiding himself in Madrid and preparing for a military
nsurrecon which is arranged to break out previous to
the departure Of the troops for Cuba
The Spanish Mediterranean feet has been ordered to
Cuba For these military and naval operations much
money is needed Government has made an unsuccess.
ful call upon the bank of San Fernando.
The Madrid authorities in very bad state of mind
about Cuba they fear that they will soon hear Of ano.
ther ibusterng expedition directed against that island
The English government has been questioned as to its
attitude in the coming QUARREL the answers are unsats
factory to Spain.
Other letters received here state that Mr. Soule has
utterly failed in getting the Spanish to listen
even to the demands made in regard to the Black War
nor affair." and that he has written to the government
hAr hiatt fhora d hnr xno<.
DO had from the Spanish government, as they dS not
believe that the United States are in earnest.
Upon the eassembng Of both houses Of Congress- pro.
baby by Thursday of next week. President Pierce intends
TO send in message representing the critical position of
our relations with Span and asking for
for the outfit and expense Of two special
to be despatched to Madrid to assist Mr. soule in endea
voring to bring about satisfactory arrangement of all
outstanding difficulties This will be all that the Presi
dent VIII deem necessary to in regard to the matter
at this time.
The instructions to these Commissioners who win pro-
badly be Messrs. Daas and Cobb, announced in the
HERALD more than week ago, will be to demand the re-
call Of Pezuela to insist upon the Captain General for
the future being clothed with diplomatic powers so as
to be able to settle any disputes which may arise hereaf
ter between the United States and Cuba without re-
errng the matter to span and also to demand repara
ton for the varinrs nsst-~s~- iAAa
xens, according to the st already communicated to Con-
gress.
Messrs Cobb and Dallas to supersede Mr. Sou6
but to advise with him. and act joint ministers.
How Mr. Soue will like IT, has possibly not entered into
the calculation Of the people in this meridian.
It is not believed that Spain win acquesce in these
demands but 1t is supposed by the administration that
by adopting this deliberate course, taken connection
with the proclamation against flibusters, it will
demonstrate to the world that the United States
not the aggressors and when that is accomplished
with Spain and the acquisition of Cuba viii be popular
and extremely moral consequence. This Is the determi
nation of the Cabinet to day, and such give to
you and vouch for its being strictly accurate report
We will not guarantee that there may not be change
before Sunday.
The State department have received dispatches from
Mr.. Greig, the United States Consul at Honolulu, to
the effect that the King of the Sandwich Islands had
renewed the application to be annexed to the United
States, either as territory state, and urged
an immediate decision, on the ground that
England and France pressing him to such an ex
tent that unless the United States interfere promptly
there would longer be opportunity Of doing So
Mr. Greg replied that he without any instructions
the subject power to actbut he ultimately consented
to open negotiations private individual subject to
the approval otherwise Of his government It is
pected that the result of these negotiations will reach
this city in the course Of q month, and that thew
viii present, directly an application for admission
into the Union, unless. iaeed some unforeseen dicuy
-houd arise In adjusting the prelimnsries between the
King and Mr. Greg It Is understood government is
wholly uncommtted in the matter-discretion being
judged by Mr. Marcy to be the better part Of valor
CoNvIcTs ESCAPED FROM THE PENITRTIARY.
Two desperate villains, named Frank Camper and Jo
seph Alexander, escaped from the pententiary this
morning The former sentenced to eight years i'm
prsonment for mansaugher, and the latter to the
term for burglary and half their terms had expired
The officers charged with cupable negligence,
the prisoners got the wall and escaped In open day.
and their absence was discovered for some time.