The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-24
THE LATEST NEWS.
Settlement Of the Right Of Search Question
with Great Britain.
THE RIGHT ABANDONED BY ENGLAND.

Inc hldHI AbANDUNtD BY ENGLAND.
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The Foreign Policy Of the Adj
ministratiOn.
CLAIMS OF OR CITIZEHs.
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MONSIEUR BELLY AND THE TRANSIT ROUTE
Our Special Washlngtoa Desuasch.
WASHINGTON, juno "a, 1855
All apprehension of difficulties with Great Brs... -.
the question Of the British cruisers may be sayed. =.
there Is now no doubt thas Lord NAlmesbury m.
officially communicated to our government sasisfactsrx
explanations. The principle laid down in Geasrsa
communication 70 lord Napier Of the loth Of Apa
arc recognized sound international law on this question:
by winch the British government win BIO RovsrneA
Thus the rmnes Of the administration and thu able x
position Of the case by tho veteran statesman in tho sass
department have solved In few weeks question q
great magnitude and Of long standing.
[Gen Glass; letter Of tho 10th OF April alluded 10 n sss
above despatch, lays down tho policy or tho Uaitsl
States on the right Of search In strong and emphsss
terms. Tho following Is an extract
The President Of the United States In bis annual ss
sage to Congress- In December 184l denounced this pro
tension to desin and examine American vessels q IN in
terpoation into the maritime code Of the world 70 which
the United States would not submit Tho years vnioh
have passed since this authoritative declar aon marked
these ssgressons while they have added nothing o As
strength Of the claim have served but to confirm the 60
IN Ss Ter 2 T. No oaaose
ton Search visit, II 10 equally assault upon the in
dependence OF nations. Mr. Webster, in despatch IN
that what In Great Britain and tho United States known
BY the right Of search Is called by continental ursts
ncsion Is Tie Britain government msintains Ssswes.
visit and search" And he further remarked, that
the visitation q vessel, to answer any vauasle
TO the sight Of papers, perhaps carried with q
deceive ana produced on demand, but 70 search for
the previous course OF the voyage 10 a ex
animation into he language and general appearance Of
and equipment Of the Vessel These msers Il Is oSy
search.D ~ -
for the assertion and prosecution OF this pre-
tension furni.h BY their very nature powerful argu
was oontended in is support, that without s ercr-
else the spuiations Of certain anti slave trade treaties
ito which the United States not pary) could
be enforced and "hat the happy
the States Of Christepdom in this great object hs cup
preston Of the slave ade) not merely justices bat
ders indispensable, the right claimed and exercised
by the British government" And IL conten fed
that without seven the laws Of England might be At
defiance BY her own subjects" And these considssa.
the British government in justification Of this at
tempt to change the maritime law OF the world. Bud
they rejected by the Ucd Stdte oho claim inwoa6k
tyor their vessels and hold TO that great code
kgity Is the interest Of he strong ou the pcak TO
e. or Of any partial corssssaon q Povsss to iapotSs
into any principle howeucr convenient this may b
found And they derive neither confidence nor cousola-
ton from the assurance given 70 their Minister IN London
by eminent British statesman at the head Of the Fo
reign Ofce that their vessels not entered their
vessels "Dor American that such vessels
10.
ponds upon the rights OF the United States tho
ooseS Or The motives Of The o@esn ocsps By Wss~ n =
violated merchant vessel upon the high is pro
tected by her national character. He who iorcibly
enters her, does 30 upon his own responsibility.
Undoubtedly vessel assume national character u
which she Ia not entitled, and IL sailing under false
Of nationality TO which she has claim. As the iden
thy OF person must DO determined by the officer bear
such officer % must the national identity OF vesssl be
determined at like hazard TO him who, doubtng tho
flag she dspys searches her To aacertan her
There doubt may be circumstances which would 70
Tar 70 modify the complaints nation would have right
boarding officer had Just grounds for suspcon de-
ported himself with propriety in the performance OF his
fed Of his error, nation would mako such an act
the subject OF serious reclamation. Il thing to do
md sn spo eaSuse M py the attending
thing 70 claim right Of action, and the right also Of
determining when and how, and 70 what extent, snail
the interest Of this country is involved but n ciosel
connected with an object dear 10 the American people,
ns edom Of their citizens upon the great hioh'cay Of ~
sccrld
In addition 10 this the first letter Of Cen Csss TO M
Dallas on the recent ousrsgcs written the 18th OF
May, reached London before Lord Mamesbury made his
speech in The House Of Lords the s inst and also
before he wrote the despatch to Lord Napier which
has been handed to tho Secretary Of State Gen C4sss
letter 70 Mr.. Dallas was a. follows
DEPARTMENT sran, I
sn-hc accompanying papers, copies OF tho originals,
which have been just received, viii make known ron
States by British armed vessel, which calls for iss
immediate attention OF the British government. am
stated the conduct q the Britain oosr win BE- S
MAlmesbury tho earnest desire OF the Predess that this
practice which seems 10 become prevalent Of de-
tanning and searching American vessels should be dscou-
tnued and that the mos persmpory order for thai pur
for By impmsnnf considerations oaS cil readily occur %
yoA While AIS oovsrnmeu fs determined % all
s. os lsa dssircu toi az Just imwunisv n a. rss.s
Of Ne United Stats upon hs should BE- presrrsd
Whatever may have been the true objects Of the voyage
OF the Coree she had papers sho wing her Americas
character abe subject neither capture
BY British cruiser do not doubt the facts reported
viii be fully Investigated BY order OF the British govern
meut and proper reasvrss ta-n % pr,p<rf a. y,uy.os
Of q similar act hereafter.
am, air, respectfully, your obcdiens servant,
Later and stronger Instructions had also reached Mr..
Dallas before the san met, which day lord Mamssbury
in reply To Lord Clarendon, said
TO that point have dirccied the attention Of tbs
government OF the United states, and that no iaser
than in q Conversation which had this morning win
the American Minister, and I think may say thers
has not been any great difference Of views between
(Bear hear After Nat conccrsdfion has been reported 10
ne United Sfd,es government, after h< delivery Of The des
patch which hacs riaen % Lord Napier ord qffer ne
orders that has BEN su officers ~ hoss seos HOPS
here ,r b no repetition Of such acts hav been descibf
vs. whaher true nat (Hear hear In thsse csrcru-
he,sn hat anything ,cH 10 break the alliance naf
90 hapyly eriss bcpcew the tro countries.
On this basis, Indicated In Lord kalnesbury's do
spaich the administration consider the question sesdl
number Of captains whose vessels have been boarded
nv The Dritsb cruiserp In the Gulf have been ssking