The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-01-09
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Important from, Washington. ,

Important from Washington. ,
We extract from the New York Herald oi
Friday last the annexed letter, written by its
Washington correspondent, under date Of 2Sth
December
hasten to communicate 10 the Herald the
following curious and highly important disclo.
sures in relation to the official movement OF
Soulc, since his return to Madrid, the. inside
history of the O stend Convention, the f,lal
submission of Marcy to the war policy of that
Convention, and the last card which the adj
minisration is about to play, to regain the
sympathies of the American people.
An official letter has been received from Mr..
Soule, in which that gentleman tells Of his sey:
era interviews, since his return to Madrid, with
the chief officer Of Her Catholic Majesty's gov
ernment. on the subject Of Cuba. but which
met with no favor from that functionary, fur:
ther than that the suggc :tions should be placed
before his colleagues The next day;this was
followed up by II demand for another Interview
with Espartero, by Mr. Soule. This could not
be given, rs the home affairs Of Spain would
require for some time TO come the undivided
ltattenlon of the Minister Ea,ly that afternoon
Espartcro was seen in calacle with a fashion
able lady of Madrid, some miles outside Of the
city. Again an interview was asked for, rela.
tive to the Black Warrior affair, but with no
better success. Mr.. Soule now asks from our
government definite instructions in the. matter.
4 majority of the Cabinet is in favor Of an i'm
mediate negotiation for the purchase Of Cuba,
with Gushing as the champion.
ltis stated, also, 70 me, that regular conf
Dental correspondence has, for some time past,
been going on between Gushing and Soule;
that the exhibition of the letters from Cushing
was made at O<tend; that copies of the same
before this had been sent by him (Soule) TO
Buchanan and Mason; also as confidential, that
these letters show Marcy as opposed to Soule's
success, from hs personal hatred TO the man;
that he did not openly express opposition to
the object of soulc's mission, but that every
available opportunity was taken hold of to rem.
der it unpopular-Marcy's state papers were
not made to give the views of the Cabinet or
the President, says Mr.. G., and that this change
by Marcy has produced much of the trouble.
Can Mr. Gushing deny this evidence of bis
friendship and diplomacy? Can he deny that
four or five months since it partly determined
Mr. Svule to resign his trusts, and to beard
Marcy on his own ground? What changed
these intentions? Will Mr.. Gushing not say
that II subsequent letter from him placed veto
for the moment upon Soule's movenent2
These friendly disposed missivcs originated the
difficulty between Marcy and Buchanan: Ma.
son, ut Os,end, was made TO believe in their
truth; and when the proceedings of this Con-
vention are made known-if faithfully publish
edit will be found that a motion was made
and pressed for the three Ministers to resignin
body if Marcy should be retained in the Ca
bnet
Perhaps Mr.. Bayly, the Chairman Of our
Foreign Affairs in the House, was not made
sensible of these occurrences when he opposed
the papers of the Osteud Convention 10 he
placed before the House, for he gave his word
that he knew nothing OF the particulars Of that
Convention and there is no man who can
other than enjoy high regard for the word
Of the Hon. Chairman. Yet the facts exist, as
here stated, although | Imake no attempt to the
precseness Of the language used ON said occa-
sions. Mr.. Marcy can make use of these
wrupuus when his lncllnations will admit, as lie
is in possession of all that is interesting in the
premises.
A few days will bring you message, un.
called for by Congress, relative to Cuba, from
the President, in which the tone Of it will he
found not quite rs peaceful or harmonious as
his late annual paper. 1t will be of Marcy's
preparation, aud it is now nearly completed.
WRECK OF TRoop SHIP GREAT Loss OF
L1FE.-On the Goth of September, the Eng
lish troop ship Charlotte, from Calcutta to
Queenstown, was wrecked on reef in Algoa
Bay. At the time there were ON board of the
Charlotte detachment of the 9th regiment,
consisting of the following officers: Captain
Stapylron, Capt. Warner, Lieut.. Mcguire, En-.
sign White, DR.. Kidd, lGs rank and file, ID
women and 26 children. The unfortunate ship
struck on reef in the sight Of crowds ofspec.
tatnrs, who rendered every assistance possible
with liie-boats and Manby's apparatus; but in
spite of all their efforts she soon went to pieces,
and all the children who were on board, cx.
ceptng one, peristed. On the survivors being
mustered, it was ascertained that out of l6S
rank and file, about Is were saved. Of the
crew, which consisted Of "a, only Captain Af
hcck, his son, the first mate. ships butcher,
cook, steward, and two others were saved
The total drowned is thus stated: Rank and
file GO; women IL children 26; crew lS.-
Total III. The Charlotte was fully insured at
Lloyd's. She had general cargo on hoard.
AccIDEHTs.-Late in the afternoon OF christ
mas day, while the omnibus connected with
the City Hotel was in waiting before the door
of that establishment, some one threw fire
cracker between the lead horses, which caused
them to run of. Mr. Morse who was near by,