New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-20

To ,he Associated Press
WAsHSGros, Wednesday, May 10, 1854
The President sent brief message to the Seasteh
day usnsmiaiug some documents in replyto a resds
ton heretofore adopted. The most interesting snos
htm is a note TO Lord Napier, dated May 4, in wta
Secretary Csss says that in his letter to the latter
he 10th ut. he alluded to the statements then apgsg
ing ic the public journals that merchant vessel Of ts
Uuited Sta;ee the n. b. Borden had been fred al ~
boarded by British vessel Of war; the Styx, of he
coast of Cuba and had informed him that be had n
oeived no official Information upon the subject, al
therefore could say nothing as to the truth Of the n
port, but that he had taken measures to sscetSa
whether such an occurrence had happened. liz nov
sni,ted to bis loidship copy Of letter from he
Collector of the Customs at Ssvannsh incIosirgs
statement Of the captain Of the n b. Borden, By which
it appears that an upjust able &C. OF has beea
con mitied sganst q merchant vessel Of the Uoited
states to which the attention of her Msjestys Gwen
requested in the confident expectation that The
&C. will be disavowed, and such measures adopted -
called fer by the circumstances and Is vii tend 10
plsven TIE recurrence Of sl proceedngs heresisef.
Lord Napier replied, May 10, that he bad the honor
10 receive Secretary Casss letter, conveying IN &C.
count Of the circumstances which alleged TO hsvs
attended the boarding Of the American vessel n. b.
Borden by her Msjesty's steamer StyI. He ssyS
hos Il at smiited copies Of Gen. Cssss eommuucsn~
20 her Msjes:ys Government and TO the Commsnk
L.Chief Of her Msjestys forces on the West lsfs
station.
Ger. Case writes 10 Er. Dallas, May l2
SIR: The accompanying papers, copies OF the org
nails which have Just been received, will make ksov
70 you that another outrage has been comm tied sgnx
the rights Of the United States bya British srnsS
yessel which calls for the immediate attention q The
British Government.
| am persuaded tia. If the occurrences took pisce,
thus il stated. the conduct Of the British etosn
VII be dissvowed and condemned.
beg ysu would communicate to Lord Mamesba1
the eanest desire e the President that this pssetoa
which seems to become uore prevalent, of d..sinss
III ssaicting American vessels, snoud be dseoer
ued, snd thst the most peremptory order s1 thS
!Urpcse should be given ard enforced. Such msH'
re e called for by important considerations, shes
Will readily occur TO yor.
While this Government is determined to use q
Liopei eHertons fer the suppression of the Save
Irtds, Il not ess desirous that the just imn1nhs
If vesseA Ct the al 60 States upon the ocean shows
Re preserved. Wh.tever may have been TIE uS
ttJscts OF tie voysge Of Tire Corses, she nad papn
s;scrg ter American character, she was subject
Ieitber capture BY the British cruiser.
90 rot coubt tibet the facts reported will be fully %
vest:gs,td by orter Of the British Government, ~
proper metsuies token TO pTeyeLt the recurrence OF
similar act hereafter call Jour att. rtion also 10 ~
circumstance. reported BY the Consul General at BIZ
vans shopng Il existence Of kind OF police .ys,e
BY which American vessels 10 tia. port are " s.e,s
,nd irteif,red With, and have to Eequest ts.. ~
bIiIg tie MISTER TO the attention Of the Esl .
M0nestury, viii q view - tie correction Of sN
Cen. Cas-, in letter to Secretary Touesy, Myh
conmmiostes he statement Of the ConsslI;ssefas
Havana, reistive TO the aggressive ourages rscessP
committed sgaios, a vessel Of the United States ~
adds that he Il firmly persuaded that the British wv
eunert viii ret justify these acts, and that h"P.
sibie the proceedings in this case may nc, have
Of tie ilagrsnt character pcesentei-s,in the 'age
calls for tie immediate st;enii Ct tie Govern"e.s
So MJ. Dallas has been instructed to bring u @'
cot siderstion of the British Government sA'
view 20 srch action as the oueGmstsaee
msrj. Oorsges Of this nature again.'
vessels if lorger continued cannot fail to lesiw
UNPLEASANT consequences. 1t aPPes~ taa