The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-06-19
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The Washington correspondent Of the
| New York Tribune states that % letter re-
ceiYnd them on "Wednesday from Command
er Rodgers Of the Water Witch at KEY Wat
states that be had met here Tie british sloop-
oi-War Jhsper, which was IN search Of the
sfyx, and other offending cruisers, with or
ders from the CommOd0Tei station 20 arrest
them for their visitation Of American vessels
Commander Rodgers was informed by the
captain Of the Jasper that the British cruisers
we're acting under orders issued in hi7, no
new ones having been issued on the subject
Lard Napier received dsspatohes on We'd
nesday from tho commander OF the British
West India squadron, expressly dlsayoWlng
having anthnri zed the recent acts Of visitation
and explicitly disclaiming having arfy-iurtruc-
tlons contemplating such contingency or
possibility, He states further that immedi-
ately upon being informed Of the offensive
proceedings, be- despatched the sloop Jasper
IN search Of the htyX and other cruisers, with
orders 10 bring them IN, intending 70 hold
toe officers % q aliict account The instruc-
Tons under which the squadron Is now acting
are over ten years old
These dispatches we're communicated to
the President and Cabinet aud produced q
renellye feeling Of relief which N only quhli-
fed by the apprehension that some ~ our
vessels ordered to Tho Gulf may retaIiate.-
Lord Napier feels satisfied from this intelli-
genee, that hia dispatches from England. ex-
pected next week, Will authorize the fullest
explanation.
Instructions given to our Offices sent to the
Gull authorized them distinctly 20 prevent
any attempt 10 visit, dolatn, examine, or qucs-
lion American yossels Some reservation
was imposed, but tho margin was still Wide
I'll fDF FpIr I'LL IL
be entertained Mott Of the officers are, hoa
ever, discreet and able,
The following just remarks are from the
Hosfea Daiig Adratizer Of SATURDAY. AID
we're called out IN view Of the foregoing,
which It published the day previous
Tho Rumora Of War.
We trust that the accounts which we have
published yesterday and to-day, Of the entire
y pacific intentions Of the English communal
ers 10 the Gulf of Mexico, may be the end Of
the warfcycr Of this Spring. We have no
doubt tina, they viii be, unless, before this
time, some one Of our naval commanders in
the Gulf assuming the dangerous response
bilily Of taking our national government at
Us word, has rctalntrd with an unfortunate
zeal upon some Of the British cruisers.
The rumors Of wa have done, as FAR as
they could, the work for which the govern.
ment nursed them, aud, We might almost say,
created them. At the end Of q session OF
Congress, In which It's home policy had been
ovcrthrown, its treasury proved bnnkrupt,
and some Of its loading members compelled
10 defend themselves hyrhc plea OF dullncss
against charges OF pcculation, the govern,
mCnt had 10 give the American press and
people something besides Is own fullics and
failures to think Of and to talk about. II I
found that something la the prctcuco Of tho
probability OF a war.
For ourselves We nrc rot disposed 10 let |
the occasion pass without one more protest /
against such u system Of administration. The :
cabinet ministers knew ar well ON the 2Oth OF
May, Us they know to-day, that the English
government had no desire 10 encourage inn
pertinent interference with our commerce.
Whit We stated that week should have trcu
as well known 10 members Of the cabinet as
TO usi---that Lord Napier had perfectly open
W said that the home government would dis
av0w any action IN the Gulf which sayorcd .
of outrage, mud would recall or would punish
The Officers who were guity.of H. II the .
members OF the government knew this only .
unoilic lly, none the less, as we believe, did .
they know H. That uuGcr such ciscumAta!..
c IS Mr. Cass should take pne more opporn- 4
pity for calling from their rcposc his old de .
tpatchcs about search and visit" and TINT .
the PRECEDENT should be willing, for two or .
three weeks, 10 attempt to agitatc the couii-
try 10y the prctence Of an impending war; was
1n outrage upon the country. Three weeks /
have passed by and even sooner than could .
have been expected, the offensive acts have
been disoNowcd. The government knew as ?
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that they would be disavowCd What word
but the word "od,rage" is 10 be used then,
'or the rcitcrations which those three weeks
have Heard, from the organs Of the govern
rcnt in and out Of Congress, Of the dangers
of u more serious ISSUE
We must acknowledges that the people
know the government too well 20 be alarmed
II is not The first time that this game has
sect, playct by Democratic atmlaistrations.-
It is much more nearly tho hundrcdth. But
IN this case il has met so little success that
here is less danger that il will soon be play
at again. We have not met with person or
With journal, impressed with the slightest fear
If the contingency which the government
pretended was impending. The stocks have
,ccn unaffected, and the operations of COM
nercc unchangedi so precisely correct is the
estimate with which men of business regard
he officers to whom, for few Years, tie adj
is confded
rho Gen. Lano and Jenkins Afnir.