The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-30

mass of diplomatic generalitles which msy
mean something or may mean nothing at ALL
But In all this portioning out of the conti-
mental crowns and kingdomsto the three houses
born TO empire RomanoH, Bonaparte, and
COburg-csre is taken not to forget the universal
European sentiment, that the national advance
of the United States on the American continent
must be delayed, and if possible thwarted. The
Bishop of Oxford thinks this can be done by
turning Cuba into q free African colony
Louis Napoleon thinks it can be done by grow
ing cotton in Algeria, bringing some hundreds
Of thousands of negroes to Martinique and Qua
dalupe, and sustaining the germ Of q confedera-
ton of the African Antilles in the Haytien EN-.
pire. Spain. the crackbrained Quixots of Eu-
rope, believes that che can do the deed by libe-
rating the negroes in Cuba when abe can no
longer hold that island, and then COUGHING her
doughty Lance in vengeance against this
country.
These are the reasons why England wishes to
lay over but not settle the right Of search ques-
ton now. She will continue to assert the ne
cesslty of police Of the ocean, which is the
only ground upon which she has ever
really defended her exercise of the right
of search in time of peace; and If we do
not agree to that she can then resuscitate her
practice at some time more propitious to her
than the present one of serious complications in
Europe. If there is really desire on the part
of England to settle this issue and extinguish
the African slave trade, let convention be at
once entered into, setting forth full dis
claimer of the right Of visit or search and
let the United States and England unite in q
joint declaration to Spain that the market for
African slaves in Cuba must be closed, or the
two governments will undertake to close them
themselves. Let it also be stipulated between
the two governments that the American feet
on the coast of Africa shall be withdrawn and
placed on the coast of Cuba that the English
feet shall be instructed to land men aud burn
every baracoon and town on the African coast
where the slave trade is carried on; that the
American cruisers shall be instructed to chase
every SLAYER on the coast of Cuba even into
harbor, and land men and burn every bara-
coon or town that harbors the slave traders or
their victims The only objection to such
convention as this is, that if it is entered into
and the joint declaration to Spain be made,
che will sell us Cuba for one-half of what we
have offered for it. But this is precisely what
England does not want
A New SPECK or WAR-THE INDIAN BATE
OF SNAKE Notwithstanding to all the &C.
counts received, Col. Steptoe, with detachment
of the United States army, has suffered disas-
trous defeat in battle with the indians in the
Territory of Washington, on Snake or Lewis
river, near its junction with Clark's, or me
north branch of the Columbia river q the
exact details of the fight we are g. ye. ignorant;
but it appears that it was commence by the
Indians, fifteen hundred strong, whih Col Step.
toe and his command were cEossiDg the rivera
fordable stream; that the government aroops
were reduced TO a prec'pitate fight, aud that
they loet some fifty men killed, much Of their
baggage, &C., and all thef animals excepting
sixty mules. We do Mt know what was the
force of Col. Stepto but We presume that It
could not have bef'.icss than three or four hun
dred men; and st1h 3 ds'ea. Of such force by
even fifteen hundyed indians cannot very well
be explained, excer. upon the theory of crimi-
nal negligence or bad mana cement.
Weawait the official report. In the mean
time it appears that the government interprets
this reported battle as the beginning of gene
raj Indian war in Oregon and Washington Ter
ritories, and that, accordingly, strong detach-
ment Of the army, originally intended for
Utah, will probably be marched to this
new theatre Of war, under that terrible
Indian fighter, General Harvey. Of the
costs of this new war we may form some
idea from the locality Of this Snake river battle
1t is something Of ajourney from Leavenworth
to Fort Bridge or Camp Scott but to reach
this Snake river battle ground from Camp
Scott a still more dreadful desert march of
about six hundred miles will have to be made
The costs Of the army transportation, therefore,
of General Harvey will be a nice figure by the
time be reaches Ae Columbia. The Oregon
local authorities nd people, If we are not
mistaken, have already presented claims to
Congress amounting 70 five millions of dollars
on account Of Indian iostilities ; and thus It is
very likely that the spectators concerned will
take good care to make mother Florida drain
upon the Treasury before hey are done with it.
IL will, therefore, become the duty of the
while engaged in reducing the
Indians to submission, to kee, sharp look ou.
after these Indian war jobbers and spectators.
who are at the bottom of all heee Indian dis
turbances
tems from Correspondence.