The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-29

We publish to-day the official correspondence OF
the State Department upon the subject of the out
RACES OF the British cruisers In the Gulf together
with the report OF the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons presented to the Senate yesterday in reference
to the resolution directing inquiry as to whether
any legislation ia necessary to enable the President
to protect our flag and citizens from the aggresons
of foreign Powers. This report is exceedingly
important psper. Upon the point Of resistance 70
the pretensions OF the Dri1isn W snit ana searcu
American vessels II Is emphatic and unequivocaL
The committee make no RECOMMENDATIONS, put
append TO their report series oil resoiu
tons reafhrming the principle that visitation or mo
Hesitation OF American ships is an nfraction OF the
sovereignty of the United States-that the recent
apgressions demand such unequivocal explanation
from Great Britain shall prevent their occurrence
forever In the future-that the committee approves
the action OF the President and prepared to re
commend such future legislation a. circumstances
may require.
The steamer Arctic left this port yesterday for the
Gulf She takes out orders to the Home Squadron
to warn British vessels against visiting American
merchantmen, and, In cases Of persistence, to pre-
vent Il by force The Water Witch will leave Nor
folk today for the Gulf and the ordnance ship Pro
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her equipment Ia completed.
In Congress yesterday the Senate discussed the
Miscellaneous Appropriation bill The corespon-
dence respecting the surrender Of Cen Walker was
received and ordered to be printed resolution TO
extend the present session Of Congress TO the 2lst
Of June was presented. The House passed the Post
Office, Army and Ocean Mail Steam Appropriation
bills. 81 s5l 900 appropriated for the ocean mails
The private calendar was taken up, and seventytwo
House and seventeen Senate bills were passed.
The steamship Moses Taylor, now over due from
AspinwsIl with the Pacific mails, had not made her
appearance oil Sandy Hook up 10 q late hour last
night
We have additional reports OF murderous doing
Of the banditti in Kansas Though there arc nc
doubt plenty Of rascals Ia Kansas ready for any vii
Iany, We place 10 confidence in the stories Of the
Eapuunary acts attributed to Montgomery's band OF
the Missouri borderers that now going the rounds
They are doubtless for the most part fabrcations
the black republican letter writers invented 10 diver
public attention iron the recent Developments con
corning the corrupt lobby editors and politicians.
We have file Of Bermuda papers 10 the 18th In
slant. but they do not contain word Of local news
There is no report Of the movements Of any Of tn
British war vessels at that station.
special meeting Of the Young Mems Republican
Central Committee was held last evening. The bes
part Of the evening was spent in a tedious aebat
upon the coutestng list OF delegates from the Twer
tieth ward. II was finally decided that the Gridle
ticket should be admitted. The rest Of the evenin
was spent in an endeavor 70 elect officers for th
year. There were about sixty persons present
The q salons of the Excise Commissioners beoom
more ludicrous every day At their meeting yester
day they did little more than direct the clerk 10 in
form Commissioner Kerr that his presence in tn
Board Of their next meeting IL indispensable.
The Committee on Roads Of the Board OF Aide
men met Yesterday, and heard different parties Civ
their reasons why Eighth avenue should or shoul
no, be graded from l47th street 10 the Harlem rive
ut they took no action on the matter.
The Counclmens Committee on Railroads me
yesterday 10 consider the subject Of licensing sma
city cars, but one appeared 10 speak his view
on the subject, they adjourned without doing any
thing.
The Usury bill passed at the last session Of tn
Pennsylvania Legislature was signed al Harrisbur
yesterday by Governor Packer.
The elabt barrels of -four from new wheat sroun
at Augusta. Ca, the arrival Of which we noticed
few day. since has all been sold at ~ per barrel
Private letters from France speak Of injury W III
grape vines In several Of the departments, an
especially about Ia Rochelle, Bordeaux and II
Haut Garsnne.
The cotton market yesterday was Ices buoysnt and a
tive me ss'ee wtre COS fined 10 sbou, 800 bales
b.ss q secut i3c for middhng upiands, while sm'
sale vas reported At Nc. IessL The -four market vi
rather easier for common grades, while the high
qualities were unchanged Sales were more freely mad