Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-16
WMHINGFON NEWS and GaSSIp

present alliance. The French Emperor has
clearly gained advantages over her at every
turn all of which are at length being realised
throughout Great Britain, who wakes up from
the dream not only to see that she has been
outvitted 30 far, but that she is for some time
to come to be almost hopelessly in the power of
her tyrant, who is already King of England in
more matters than in putting her troops in his
uniform, which was done in the Crimea to
keep them alive-England having failed in
clothing her troops, as in ell other matters Of
the campaign.
It now generally conceded by far seeing
public men on the other side of the Atlantic,
that Louis Napoleon is earnestly bent on using
England for her own degradation, and is
straining every nerve to effect that object
while her utterly inefficient military condition
and her great necessities growing out of the
war into which he has entrapped her, give
him complete power over her.
In recent letter from Mr.. Walsh to tho
Jo~rna! of Commerce, we find his Louis Ma
poleon's) aims and England's danger graph
cally stated in words spoken to him (Mr.
Walsh) by Frenchman, as follows:
"The best service the British can do to them.
selves. "A France and the world, NAV be to
arrest the msrtie' aspirations and career of
the Emperor Louis Napoleon, by a speedy
peace. The battle Of Waterloo must be avenged
by other retaliation than putting the French
uniform on the British troops in the Crimea
His Majesty's NapoleonIa1 Ideas are far
reaching and not all disclosed. After he shall
have gathered laurels on The continent, the
domestic military weakness of our neighbor
will offer strong smptation. His Uncle was
no. satisfied With the subjugation of the con-
tinent from the Baltic to Sicily. We may re.
member the verse Of the poet al out Alexan-
der the Great Estuat infelix angusto in H.
mine mundi: the Nephew will think his world
toe narrow, until the United Kingdom be in
Guided. Our almies fraternize now, readily
and sincerely with the British but they could
be brought to act against them as willingly in
an expedition TO the shores and metropolis of
Albion whenever the Imperial call should be
made tits barely two years since our neigh
bors manifested real panic on this head"
General Average.-In an interesting cas- o
Of general average presented at the Treasury,
the following principles were held:
1t is the duty of the master, in cases proper
for general average, to cause an adjustment
to be made upon his arrival at the Dor. of
destination; and he has under the civil law
lien upon the cargo to enforce the payment of
the contribution, and may retain the goods
till the sums to be contributed by their pre-
prietors shall have been paid. In France,
the additional power to sell the goods, under
the authority of magistrate, to the amount of
the sums to be contributed, has also been con-
ferred upon the master by law.
But as a matter of convenience, and to pre-
vent loss upon perishable articles, it is not
unusual in the case of general ship, whore
there are many consignees, for the master to
deliver the goods immediately, taking q bond
from the different merchants for payment of
their portions of the average, when the same
shall have been adjusted.
1t is common in this country for an export
Or insurance broker to draw up an account of
the average, which i, more generally paid in
the first instance by the insurers. A party,
however, who is required to sign the general
average account as a condition to the delivery
of his goods, and who, believing the adjust
ment to DO wrong, protests at the time in
writing against an alleged error, is not con.
cluded by signing the account, and does not
thereby lose any right to have the error oor.
rected
The Case Of Estrampes and the Rights Of
American citizens abroad. EDITOR: Had
the editorial remarks preceding my commu.
nication published on the 18th inst, consist ed
OF reasons opposing my views, I would have
felt embarrassed In asking any further use of
your paper, but by citing the execution of
Arbuthnot and Ambrister, you compel me to
expose what / consider the irreleyancy Of
those cases.
The Seminole Indians, excited at the time
oy British emisssries committed the most cruel
atrocities, and an attack on a boat loaded with
wounded soldiers and women was the imue-
diate cause Of sending General Jackson" to
punish the enemy for murder and outrage
with power full, ample and general"
fastening on to the scene of contention"
IL quote FroeSs History Of tho United Sates,)
- General Jackson IVES soon in the midst Of
tie enemy's retreats Many were the soslps
torn from the heads Of persons of all ages and
conditions, from the infant child to the aged
A--aHj oAAADit0o VI ali
;. In the centre Of the villsge Of Mickasukee,
they found large high pole painted red, and
adorned with scsips. About fifty Of these
we've fresh, and many were recognised, from
I he color Of the hair, to have belonged to the
heads of Lieut.. Scotts parry"
Such was the sstive war and savage bar.
barity which suggested to General jackson the
severe and unauthorized measures which, not
withstanding the inhumanity and danger which
the time both by the press and the military
committee OF the House of Representatives
am therefore at a loss to Sc. any ground FOR
citing the cases of Arburthnet and Ambristsr.
Cuba was not before an enemy during these
recent scandalous trials; fllibusters were net
msssacres of old mon, women, and
they were not seen on the high seas
or on the field Of battle, and such is the differ.
enoe between the two cases that . magistrate
of Spain dependent for his appointment on
the continuance of Spanish rule, protests now
With indignation at the mode Of procedure
which to you appears justifsbls, and he de.
mands the execution Of some law which.
though not screening the guiltv NAV aat;sfv