Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-11

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lxTEERPOsaFION or EaEE EuzAE AUs
THORITHORITIEs TO ARREST THE
BBETIsH OI7TRAGEs.
a Autographs disE aich ia yesterdays issue Of fhs
Gisaseraf announced thaf the G5vernor-G eneTal Of
. Cnha bad af length determined 70 mak8 an effort
for fhe prevention Of further violations Of Spanish
sovereignty by she Briiish Cruisers, and for thar
purpose had ordered ous feet TO ihe scene Of
lhess aggressive operations Eiih insiFuctonsto in
serpass Fer iho prvsecion q neutral vessels IN the
Cub,n poris. The report comes dirseIlg from Ha-
vahs, ADD j., We believe, entitled 70 general ers
dencs
Ia tahirg this aefiss step. Gen. e0nsha does no
thina more thaa Fhst is imPsraiiTsl7 demanded By
the obligations Of his posiLion, and EAat ought to
have been done upon the earliest intinaiion Of
the conitnissioa of such 0niragss in the harbor Of
Saesia L. radde The fact IS iadspGtable that the
Spanish susherites, from = hat esese We viii net
andertake 40 say, have been shemefully remiss in
this matter, and their delinquencies haVe excited
almost ss much Indignation among The American
people, as lhe conduct Of The inmedisis perpelra-
tors Of these frsQneBt acts Of TiOlsues and agzes
sion. True, L IS alleged by Cuban journal. in
excuDaiion OF their e0nduel that the resident au-
ihoritiss Szgns in Grands we're poHerless 70 en-
force fhs regsSous % international eonity in the
rst instanes AMI that as tbs Vice GoFsrnoT Of she
Jurisdiction Nas Informed of The high haHded pro-
eeedings, he sent The necessary force and look msa
protec the adjoining coasts and @ prevent,
at al hazaFds aBy further interference with Che
American shipping by British eFmsd vessels. But
this plausible excuse viii hardly bear eese soEUliny.
The ''BuEsard' and 'StyK" have treated with sub
lime disdan the mandates of the Vice Governor,
and as far as We eau Learn. that funeiionary has
seduleusly avoided coming in direct coliaioa With
the offending cruisers.
The circumstances Of the case warrant The con
Vicion that the spanish authorities we're extremely
ioafh 70 10 their duty ard aat the intslgsncefr fro1
Washington went very far TO influence The present
dissemination of Che Governor General. he jour
nal in question acknowledges the rsesptea q very
siguihcant news from the Federal meiroPek4 and
loudly applauds the firm and decided policy - the
United S1Rtes Goyernment. A the san tlE1s, il
expresses ihs positive assurance thet the Afitish
commanders have transeended their ilstFaettons,
and thai their conduct viii meet Eith itsproper
reward from her BFitannis Majesty ogeeAment.
The Spanish auihoriiies belray BE evident dlsp0s-
iion 10 make fair Westher AL rouhd and hence their
ssgernsas 70 attach al toe blame % TIE srbiirary
aud unaarran,Able acts Of hs British nafsl efeers.
But ne continusl recurrence of The oulragas 90
longer permits them 70 cherish this delusion; the
necessity Of Interpreting Is nov too imperious 20
be disregsrded. and Gen. Coneha is constrained
formally 70 assert The sovereignty Of Spain over
the Cuban waters. HoR far this late Interference
viii 90 10 quiet the dissatisfaction here e bis in
exeusable IaTdineEs, remains 10 be seen -SoHfh
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