The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-11
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TO TEX fREs0H MINIsrEa-GKKxKAL cAss' REPLY
TO LORD NAPIER.
w3sHseros, July 10, 1857.
Since the death Of Governor Marcy Secretary CAss has
partially determined TO make public the reply OF ttat DIS
cnguishsd official the French demand Cor indemnity
SO. losses sustained by French citizens at the lombard
rnens S Greytown. This demand II will be recolleced
repeated by England and in reply, copy OF the des
patch 70 Count Sarises was furnished Lord Napier. The
sect Of ths State paper furnshed in the British Par
raneot the 10th of June when Lord C. Hamilton rose
and asked what steps her Msjestys government had
cAken obtain compensation for the British subjec1
sidlng Greyt,wn, and whose property destroyed
when that town bombarded In 1854 Niscount Pal
replied that although the transaction one
Wbch must be characterized violent and cruel, YET
Authorized by the government of the United States
and the question which her Haestys government had to
the international law which bore upon the
POINT. 9" now IL inquest onabe principle Of inter-
national law" said ranerstou, that when one govern
deemed right 10 exercise acts Of hostility agans
any pan the territory Of another power the sab
tzeas OF third power who Nigh, happen to be rcs!den
IN the pace attacked had claim whatever upon the
government which, the exercise OF Ito natural rights,
oonm.nsd those acts Of hostility
banos . Lite strange that, with such views Of inter
nSooa law Lord Napier should be instructed 20 make
shs demand he did for compensation The truth is. this
opnoo Of Lord Pamcraon is only qustation from Mr.
Narrys reai argument. The Attorney General added,
s.tna, H. under the International law, repAraon could
have been demanded OF America Tor the loesss sustained
h, British subjects at Greytcvn ne .hould have pressed
upoo her esys government to take that urse The
cnurary opinion had been &c unwilpgy and with
reluctance BY the law advisers OF the Crown-And he
rnhi have said "Aer reading the reply Of the American
ecsctary Of State 10 the French demand for similar com
As there are man, ,hcse claimants scattered
IL drn 10 than,
"a we'd - 10 Governor NArcs fame, that the eh deurs
OF his sta,esmanship should be made public The State
pepamea, has VI subect under consideration, ana II no
inconsistent with public ysnd TIT cannot possibly
be-Ae ment will appear in the columns OF the
HaNp. II called for at one time By the United
yases Cour. OF Claims but refused This before the
r~sen, had Of the State Department entered upon hs
duties
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NOS N rHE NAVAL COURTS, Ero'
WASHINGTON, July 10, 1857
Tia Cabinet were In session today, aud the
Outstanding that appointments, both foreign and do
rnesue would be made Thefcsre some six eshs con
sular apo ntmenis that have been vacant for some
spoo,hs and they were doubtless filed to day.
Tho Cabinet and a few private friends are dining with
che President this evening ard among ihem Is Mr. Clifford
o. Maine General Cass for the Grst tine In many years,
yielded &c the solicitation of the President, and dned with
enc CAblne, today.
the administration received . despatch today, da.ed
"a Ious, from q leading pro slavery democrat which
read a. follows
Two thirds OF the pro slavery and free state men OF
Ssnsss Missouri and the Mississippi valley euthus!ast.
Ally endorse Governor walkers course In kansas Eve
yythi1g II the Territory d peaceful and quiet
Lieutenant Dslany has been before Naval Court NO.
% day and Lieutenant Corbp called by the govern
pnsni a. witness. He testified 10 the uno ,erlke con-
uo OF pulany In evadpg orders, BY granting license 10
q crew 10 visit shore which resulted In injury to The ships
discipline and disguised witness He related pccunary
transaction, In which Dalany had promised - certain
sum money and failed This, the with SO thought m
moral and unbccomns ofnccr and gentleman
Before % u No. the consideration OF Capt serretts
c~ss va temporarily suspended, aud Lieut. Rolando's
resumed Commodore Perry testified that charges Of
ruatenncss were nado against Rolsndo In the Chinese
goa and Rclando anxious for an investigation then
and there but he Perry refused 10 order aCour Martial
leter from Rosndo 10 Commodore Perry read, urr.
ing portance Of opportunity 70 expose the
Sssy Of the charges while the witnesses could be had
In Court No. Lieut.. Rhnd's Is pending. pro
Cost entered asans, charges being considered by the
Court which had been disposed Of by former Court
mis- Wa overruled aud Commanders Boutwell, and Mar
cnAnd tes.6ed on behalf OF the government, but I'd.
cad efficiently.
Nj Vaudeville, formerly Of New York. has Poem srs
ru,ed Surveyor General Of California In place Of Colonel
Jsck hayes who has been appointed Surveyor Generao
Iish