The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-15
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE



NEW Yoax, Thursday night May IL, 1858.
The stxtcmant of Captain Howe, of the American
schooner Mobile with regard to the high handed outrage
perpetrated by the commander Of the British steamer
Styx has created great deal Of Indignation here which
has been rendered intense by the received by
telegraph from Boston this evening relative 10 similar
outrage committed off Inagua, the z9th ult against
the American brig Robert Wing by another British cruiser
1t be that the American flag improperly used 10
great extent by vessels engaged in the slave trade
protection against the consequences Of detection In their
Ubiquitous traffic but however may deplore this fact
and desre To punish the offenders, submit
TO vessels being fired into boarded and searched by
the cruisers any power on earth There be pos
sible excuse for the in which the British officer
behaved in the Of the Mobile it, have every
to believe, Capt Howes statement be true one
The American flag flying at the time she fired
into a rifle bullet whzzing between two who
at work the rigging she had appearance OF
being SLAYER; did not attempt to avoid pursuit and
when she had been boarded, her papers examined and
found correct the British officer instead of apoogzng
with hanghty manner, deigned reply to Captain
Howe's just remonstrance but stated he had orders
from his government to board every vessel he falls in
with passing up or down the Gulf" The boarding
of the Robert Wing on the day confirms the
officer statement and shows that the British squadron
on the American station has been Instructed to pursue
insoen and unjustifable than the pre-
tended right of search We have doubt that prompt
measures will be adopted by government to obtain
redress for this gross wrong if investigation the facts
subsantiate the charge 1t il better that flag should
hundred slaves than that vessel legitimatey
entitled to carry it should be detained and subjected
the humiliation of search by the armed vessels of
foreign power,
The indignation felt here at the above insult to our
flag would have been much more loudly expressed
it not that late last night the British propeller
Saladin arrived here from Kingston, Jamaica, with
sixty-one of the Susquehanna's crew. who had
been received into the British hospitals sick of yellow
fever generously tended and cured and back their
Inv he british In Rrtsh
noble act and deserves gratitude, but it is
off, palliaton for such conduct pur
sued towards the Mobile and the Robert Wing General
reply to Lord Napier with regard to this pretended
right to search ships in order to ascertain whether
they slavers not is the true docrnethe only
worthy of national dignity confidently trust
that it will be sternly carried out
The anniversaries occupy large share of the public
attention The proceedings of the really useful benevo
lent and religious societies exceedingly edfyng and
instructive, and calculated to do great amount of
good. There are other societies, however, by which
usefulness, benevoence, and religion to be
petely ignored and whose proceedings an outrage
every sentiment of decency and morality AT session
of the American Anti Slavery Society Mr.. Henry G.
Wright INDUCED in the following disgusting blasphemy
which cite example Of the rest of the proceed
ngs
slavery movement inception, great
obstacles and the greatest obstacle of the Bible But the
question slavery the Book had weight should have
himself he held its opinions perfect Tt did
slavery lied and its author though God sanctioned tho
crime no was infamous liar Church was in favor Of
slavery" fRa "
The ''wonen s-righs convention is also in session,
advocating the right of the softer sex to vote become
judges, clergy wom doctoresscs, presidents and State
governesses and in short be and do everything that
men and do Among variety of interesting
females who present to speak up for Themselves
William Lloyd Garrison is prominent actor and speak
er, and the famous Stephen Pearl Andrews of freeove
notorety entetains the audience with his peculiar views
the marriage relation and the right of to
change and experiment in order to ascertain the best
The trial Of Thomas N. Carr for publishing a libel
against Richard Busted, the corporation counsel in
the New York Herald, is proceeding Mr. Bennett was
examined to-day at great length and proved the insertion
Of the letter in his paper in which the defendant distinct
y charges Mr. Busteed with the most disgacefuy corrupt
practices in Office The good deal of inter
est and is likely to last for some days.
was somewhat hasty day two ago In writing you
that the recent sad accident the New York Central
railroad not attributable to the neglect Of the
panys officers 1t appears that the tragic by
which eight lives have been sacrificed, and numbers Of
human beings manned for fe the result of the
objectionable carcessness the part Of the railway Of
fcals The timben of the bridge VIGOROUSLY rot-
ten punk and the company had been repeatedly ask
ed to have the bridge repaired The matter ought to be
thoroughly investigated, and the guilty parties punished
severely.
The money market to-day was moderately active and
the demand both at the note brokers and at the banks
generally well met at rates very much in favor of the
borrowers The arrival of California steamer with
81, 615 351 in specie, cheering from the Golden
State, and the influence of bright balmy day, cheercd
the who work in the Walstreet hive and every
seemed to greet his friends cordially and with good hui
NOR Things are certainly improving The duties paid
at the custom house daily increasing in amount the
exchanges at the bank clearing house average SIS OO0
900 day to-day they SIC, 1886, III OIL and there
is evidently activity in several branches of trade.
Foreign exchange is quite dull, at the rates.
inaly, as those quoted in my last The next steamer
hence for Europe is the Ariel, for southampton and
Hayre ht
The following is comparative statement of the money
movement for the last two weeks of the four principal
cities where weekly statements are published:
Loans. Deposites. Specie. Grcuat'n
New York May sss LAG sas4ssI!e s7sS o5e
Boston, May 5l60700 Fl $4,000 1881 300 6,l6
Phiad'a, May 1874 1883 7,I4se2s 24O34s2
n Orleans, May 159S3Oa6 l66sl5a3 ss2452 7,9i5ssi