Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-05-29


rage, with'a view to make il the subject of
reclamation upon the British Government.
Answers to somc of these publications have
been received, and copies of them, agrcca-
bic to the annexed list, are herewith trans
mitted for your information, as well as for
your prompt action. You shalt be kept
advised OF these assaults on our national
rights.
q. In addition to these aggressions on the
high seas and indefcnsible acts of violence
against several of our merchant vessels, said
to be eleven in number forcible entry and
examination has been committed by a Brit
ish armed steamer in the hm'bor of Sagua
la Grande, in che island of Cuba. No au-
,thcntic report has reached the Department
with the exception. of a letter from our
Cosuls General mt Havana, and of which a
copyis transmitted. Proper measures have
been taken to procure all the necessary i'm
formation, which will be forwarded YOU
When all the facts have been asccrtaned,
proper representations will be made with
out delay to the Government of Her Cath
clio Majesty against this search of Ameri-
can vessels by the e,naval forces of another
power, within the territorial jurisdiction of
H2P'iu' IlC bONOTulucDU Ot INC lnlCGQ'
States is satisfied that the Government of
that country will adopt the, most efficient
measures to protect their vessels rcsorting
to Spanish ports from awlcss VIOLENCE
Such protection they are entitled to, and if
1t is not secured elsewhere it must be foaud
IN the power of our own country.
Secretary Cass says he is not informed
whether any injury was sustained in couse-
quence of the proceedings against those ycs-
sells, If there were, it is cxpectedit it will
be made good by the Spanish Government,
or by means of its interposition with the
Government ofGreat Britain.
These fagrant violations of the rights of
the United States, h adds, have excited
deep feeling through the country and have
attractcd the attention Of both houses of
Congress. Their continuance cannot fail
60 produce the most serious effect upon the,
relations of the two countries: The PrcSi-
dent confidently believes that the British
naval officers, in the adoption ofthese high
handed measures, have acted without the
authority, aud have mistaken the views of
their government. But it is not less due tn
the United States that their conduct shall
be disaVowcd, and pcrcmptory orders issued
to- prevent the recurrence eofsimilarplpceed-
ings You communicate to Earl Malmcs-
bury the reasonable expectation of the Pres
ident that this subject shall receive the i'm
mediate attention Of her Britannia Maics-
tvs Government ind that the officers who
have been guilty. of these outrages shall be
held properly responsible for thcirconduct,
and that whore pecuniary interests have
been injured the interested parties shall
the particular attention It Lord NahncsbSury fSlfy
to the occurrence at Sagua la Grandc, and
to the just expectation o. the United States
that the measure of redress adopted by the
British Government upon this case will be
such as to mark with its displeasure tho
conduct of the officer whose proceedings
have given serious cause OF offence to a
friendly power, and to prevent similar in
tcrferencc hereafter
LETTER FROM OUR CONSUL GENERAL AT
HAVANA.
Mr.. Blythe, Consul General at Havana,
communicates to the State Department, un
der date of April Goth, statement of the
capture of the schooner Cortez, of New
York, by the British gun boat Forward, ON
or about the 10Th of April, about half way
between Havana and Matanzas. He says
that for some time past number of Brit
ish gun-boats and large vessels have been
active in cruising for slavers on the north
and south side of the island. Many com
plants have been made by Americml mas
ters that espionage has been exercised over
their vessels both annoying and insulting
IN their characters The American brig a.
A. Chapman, tratling to New Orleans, was
thus annoyed on her last visit to Havana.
llcr coipWandor complained and expressed
-teafsof being pursued and boarded Sim
liar complaintswerc made few DAYS after
by Mr. Simpson, captain of the Brownsville,
4n.the same trade. Samuel Urhershay.,
ses tlrcsbark Glenburn, of Richmond, com,
planned that he was stopped ON the 18th of
Aprilby the British steamer Basilisk while !
on voyage from Antwerp to Havana, and !
boarded by an officer who stated that ne
had orders from tho A,dmiral at Jamaica to
board any vessel in the neigliborhocd Of
Cuba.
Scvcrslaffidayits from passengcrsop board
the Schooner Gortcz accompany Consul
Blythe'B letter, one of whom SAYS he was
robbed BY the crew OF tho British gup-boat,
the captain of which was drank. There is
also the evidence or the scamon, sustaining |
the facts alleged.
The documents were referred 10 the Com
mittcc on Foreign Rotations
9lss 1fet 2-c.ssf - s-5ts ttr,t tit
= TRw YoRK, May 20.-Tho steamship,
Black Warrior from Haynna has arrived |.