Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-06-25
FOREIGN NEWS.

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our files of English papers to the 9tb inst
We make the followin, extracts
GREAT BRlrAN-During the month o
May the number OF wrecks reported was l2s'
in the month of January l5l: in February
l62; in March 10; and in april l42 making
a total during the past five months of 765.
Sir Eiward Bulwcr Lytton appeared be-
fore the electors of the county of HEREFORD on
the Sth, in consequence Of his appointment to
the office of Secretary of State for the Colo
mics in Lord Derby's government, and was re-
elected without opposition.
/ Mr.. Dickens, ina card, denies the truth
] of the rumars lately circulated against him,
while a Uniting the existence OF long stand
ing domestic troubles, which have been ami
cably arranged.
| The following is from the Times City Ar
! ticlc, June 5.
although the intelligence from New
York by the Persia was not calculated to
cause any increased disquict regarding the
pros poets of the Cuban question, the tone OF
the most respectable journals being concila-
tory, ard the Am ,rican public having already
discovered that many OF the alleged outragcs
were simply the fabrications Oh Spectators.
the English funds fell Is. but rallied again. -
In the House of Lords on the Sth, Earl
Malmesbury, in reply to the inquiries of
Lord Clarendon for information in regard to
the operations in the Gulf, said
! am not in a position to give the House
any aseertained Information upon this sub
ject. Up to this time our information has,
in a great measure, been derived from or
parte statements, made on the side of the
American government. If these are correct
~ reported, and proved to have really taken
I place as described by the American Govern
ment, certainly her Maestys government
are not prepared to justify them. QIcar J
trust that great deal of cxaggcration has
taken place in the description | have seen,
though at the same time, | must confess |
fear that some acts have been committed that
are not UNSUITABLE either by international law
or by the treaties that exist between this
country and the United States. am in
formed that on one occasion body Of men
were landed from one of her Maicsty's ship
on the coast of Cuba, though that is of course
Spanish question, which can only be incl
IDENTIFY mentioned when speaking with regard
to America. Statements have also been
made that considerable ANNOYANCE has been
occasioned to American trading vessels lying
at anchor at Havana from system of row.
ing round those vessels, watching their cart
/ goes taken out and taken in, exercising sur
yeillanee and e>I ionage over them. and finally
ly chasing them out to sea after they left
port. 1t has also been stated that man
American ships in the Gulfhave been brough
to by our cruisers and searched.
Now. l say | have not the least idea
whether these statements are correct or not,
but these are the statements made, and your
+ Lordshps know that neither international
law nor the treaty of 1913 would Justify us
in taking such measures as these | entirely
agree with what my noble friend has said Il. to
the Amerieanhag being constantly prostituted
to cover the slave trade, and other Illegal acts
and think it is highly desirable that some
agreement should be made between the two
countries, by which it may be distinctly I'M
/ derstood what proceedings ought to be taken
by their officers respectively Tor eircctually
discovering the impoSitions to which have
alluded. and which will not be offensive to
honest traders. (IIear, hear) 1t is to that
point have directed the attention of the
government of the United States. and that
no later than in Il conversation which had
this morning with the American Minister,
and | think may say there has not been any
great difference OF views between us. UIear
hear) After that conversation has been re
ported to the United States government, af-
ter the delivery ofthe dispatch which have
written to Lord Napier, and after the orders
that have been sent to our officers in those
seas, hope there will be no repetition of
such acts rs have been described 10 us,wheth-
er truly or not. clear, hear) In these
circumstances | feel that this country need
remain under no apprehension that anything
will occur to break the alliance that 50 hap
PLY exists between the two countries.