The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-25
THE LATEST NEWS.
Our speeIaI Wa.hIngtpn Desp.ach.

The LATEST NEWS.
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Our Special Washington Despatch.
THE DESPATCH OF LOBD MALMssBURY AND THE
RIGHT OF ssAhoH-MoNslsUR BELLY THROWN
oVkRBo ARD-THR sALH OF sONORA FIsHED OUT
THE DOCUMENTS DISCOVERED TO BE THE WORK OF
A LITTLE coNFIDaN0H NAN AND MOST GIaAN-
TIC CONFIDENCE GAME.
wAsMsaroS, June "A, 1865.
There great divergence Of opinion here In relation 10
the settlement OF difficulties with England. General
CAss thinks the despatch Of Lord MAlmesbury aaacosy,
and that The question Of the right or search virtually
settled but there other members Of the Cabinet who
do not agree with him, and there Is impression
that the White House leans 10 the latter view. Tho
ground tsken by the dissentients Is that Lord Malmes
burys concessions settle present OF complaint,
eAd in cautious and diplomatic way seem 70 wave the
right Of search But apology and the offer Of PREPARATION
settle only the individual instance under discussion, and
the diplomatic Of minister do not bind me
eut Of England for ell time To come Tho greas
principle Of tho immunity Of our ships and Tag from
remains unackpowedged by the British govern
ment STILL and the only way in which this can DO per-
Enanenty arranged by formal disclaimer OK mo rgnt
Of search. and declaration, jointly by the two gov
ernnents, Of their Interpretation of this great
principle Of tho law Of nations. Lord AAmes-
bury's dispatches 10 Lord Napier have no
binding effect any more than his verbal assurances 10
Mr. Dallas upon The future of the British govern
cnens and any Eoglish minister may renew the OBJ
poxious orders which have been readily cancelled
The dispatches from the French In
regard the proceedings OF Mons Belly in Central Anne
RIGA perfect contrast 70 the polite Of
lord Malmesbury. Mons Sartjges is directed TO
in the most unqualified terms that neither
publicly nor privately has Mons. Belly any authority
whatever from the French government and that does
not sympasbise in bis plans, either politically Or common
cay Whether the present state Of Europe has had any
thing to do with the dctaon of these dispatches from
European courts 70 their ministers government
cannot say; but l DO know that Mons Ssrtges Is
csesis gy anxious In regard 10 the questions forming
in Europe, and is apprehepsve Of carly there
No4withs,a this disavowa of the French Minister
have 10 believe that the grand scheme Of Mora
President Costa Rca in c0nnexion with Martinez Pres
dent Of Nicaragua, the chiefs OF other Central American
States, ard Belly, Msud Co., known 10 the French
government and IL is said to the British alec that they
were Of the ntrgues to form confederation to
place The control OF all routes under the pro-
lection Of European Powers In the original scheme
offer have been made 10 New Granada, by the
federated Ceua American States for tho of Pa
and the Issbmus up the Arato thus hedging OF
the United States Ia every direction and making trou
tary 70 these republics and TO European influence There
men. prvy to the plan and favored it, Mons. Belly
has precgaed the question and rendered less pracl
cable
The late startling despatch in the HERALD coucsrnug
the sale Of Sonora to American contractor for COLOMBIA
ton purposes, has made my duty TO inquire into the
matter and having done co. am grathed in having the
opportunity TO denoupce the whole affair as supendous
confidence cams Of little confidence man.
busy, fussy little fellow, from New York PhlAdel-
ph has been here ard has sho bis papers here and
there connection with this Sonora contract and while,
primo fac they plausible those Of the Gardner
claim, l am afraid they really of the sane fictitious
character The features OF his scheme precisely
reported the HERALD They represent the contractor AZ
having secured from agent OF President Comonort
grant OF 80 900 of land Sonora with certain
privileges Of colonization and sovereignty attached and
skfuy has this "conractor managed his CASE that
OF fret he deceived several senators and members OF
Congress. But on consulting Senior Robes and other
Msxicans and Monsieur Garay, about II, they
all ridicuied the idea, and spoke OF the said
contractor" in very nst,ering terms The man,
understand, here and dare say that he may have
succeeded In making raise here and there, Of few
hundreds and perhaps thousands from greenhorns
ready for grand speculation.
You msy therefore set down this thirty nine million
acre colonization the premu confidence game
OF the nineteenth century Bat had the contract included
the whole Mexican republic there smpletons who, to
the exten, Of fifty, hundred or thousand or so,
would have swallowed the bait Let your gin enterprises
hide their diminished heads and let the individuals sold
by this Sonora remember hereafter that the fool
and his money soon parted"
TUX GESnsAL NEWSPAPER DEsPkrcH.
WASHINGTON, June "a, 1858.
Mr. pallas the OF his despatch dated the 9Th
OF June, ALLUDED 10 a conversation he had with
lord galnesbury, 10 whom, following the spirit Of his
instructions refused to make any concessions what
ever In relation vsi search" and he about to
eod bis letter With the report OF unavorabc issue Of
emo interview, when he was agreeably surprised with
sudden change 10 AFFAIR." and lord Mamcsbury, HIMSELF
at the request OF Mr. Dallas wrote the minutes OF another
converssicn which he fully accepted the doctrine in