The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-16
TnE ssBB. G1sa oUrRAGEY' IN ENGLAND.

The Gu 1stson I'm Purllament-Frssh Orders tn
the 'evest India Fleet Opanions Of the Press
In tho House Of Commons on the 3lst u Mr.. Lindsay
ssd he vshed 10 call the attention Of the House and the
70 certain occurrences between vessels OF
war and certain American merchantmen. II appeared by
the American newspaper that In the harbor Of Hagus h
rauae port the south coast Of Cuba The boat Of
an officer, boarded twelve American vessels, and one
Spanish vessel lying in that port, demanded 70 their
papers and to inspect the and that In
which that done small suspicious creek but
largo port Of considerable trade and resort for CONNER
bss rs S d. I
eusd that tie Interests Of 60A conniss srs deeply
sss Sss 1 s q maintain the most 90 friendly ssns
between them; and with that view he had thought
to the subject in hope that the would be able
70 give suoh answer - would aay the feeling 10 the
two countries It stated that the government OF the
United States had In consequence given instructions to the
collectors Of customs 70 report all outrages committed on
their ships by British arms He allowed that might be
that some Of the vessels mentioned In the American
papers might be suspected Of being engaged In the slave
trade and that therefore British officer quite just
Aed IN going :Sos.d and demanding 70 zee their papers
Justified under the circumstances Of those vessels In the
port Of Hagus 10 Grande, In boarding them the right
the fact that certain American vessels had boarded
and searched by English veaselsP
M WAIP0IE said that this was the nrst numanOn winch
the bad received Of the facts stated by the
honorable gentleman, and he would ask him to postpone
the question TIL 10 morrow (hs day), when the govern
After few words from Mr.. ID. GRIFFITH and Mr. INGHAA,
the motion for going into committee Of supply was
agreed TO.
In the House of Commons on LIST Of June Mr.. LINDSAY
begged 70 ask the 6nder Secretary Of State for Foreign
Affairs whether the that several merchant
sells belonging to the United Sates engaged In the trade
with Havana, with the West Coast OF Africa, had been
fred into, boarded searched, and detained by Bri.
tish crukers; end II by what authority, or under
actY
Mr. g. F1rzaxRAID regretted that he could not give
satisfactory last night to the question Of the
honorable gentleman a. he was aware the honorable
gentleman was anxious that some answer should 60
out BY The mail which LETT this evening He begged 70
say that in reference ID the cases which the honor
able gentleman stated 70 the House last night
the government had official knowledge of them phateuer.
TIE stateet merely cut from Ne1 Fork newspaper (the
By the Brstisk Ambassador at Wushingoa With regard
70 casehat Of the Oortez-he had come 10 different
conclusion from that Of tho American newspapers, aud
inclined 10 think that the capture properly made
VIA regard 10 hsotker he could only say that her Aa
jetys government would deeply regret that any such occur
should haue taken place. and that they anxious
the government Of the United States that ncA
should take place The real difficulty from the
fact that savers almost invariably hosed the American
Aas Her H.testys govsrnment had sgnned 70 the gov
ement Of the United States that they ready 70
adopt such the latter might suggest 10 meet
that difficulty. Orders had been already YEN, osa By tie Ad
miroity giving perespty instructios to officers to o.
the utmost caution, and those instructions would again
Be CAREFULLY repeated. (Hear, hear