The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-15
The News.

The British naval steam yatch Syren, Captain
Smith, arrived at this port yesterday from Bermuda,
after a passage of four days. She brought Lieut..
Richardson of the Indus, the flagship of the British
West India squadron who left this city last evening
for Washington, with important dispatches from
Sir Houston Stewart, the commander of the squad
ron, addressed to the British Minister Lord Napier
These dispatches relate to the recent outrages Of
the British cruisers upon our vessels in the Gulf
and in Cuban ports. We have ascertained that the
conduct Of the commanders Of the cruisers has in
CURED the disapprobstion Of the British Admiral,
who has issued directions for his subordinaes to be
more circumspect in future. So far as Sir Houston
Stewart is concerned, we are assured there will be
no further canse of complaint.
The steamship Philadelphia arrived from Havana
yesterday morning, with advices dated on the 9th
instant The British war ship Devastation had
called at Havana with dispatches from Admiral
Stewart on the subject of the naval outrages. The
exact purport of the papers did not transpre bat it
was thought that orders for the cessation Of the
action of the gunboat officers had been sent to the
Gulf of Mexico. Our Havana correspondent fur
nshes the particulars Of the boarding Of the Ameri
can ship Reliance, as well as some additional facts
relative to the late outrsges at Sagua la Grande The
United States steamers Water Witch and Fulton
were at Havana Commander Rodgers, Of the
Water Witch had had an interview with General
Concha, who assured him that he approved
Of the attitude assumed by Mr.. Buchanan to
wards the English cruisers. It was reported that
Commodore Rodgers, after consultations with
Lieut. Pym, Of the gunboat Jasper, and the British
Consul General, and Captain Walker, Of the Deyas-
tation thought that many Of the American cap.
tains were to blame In not showing their colors
quietly. and that the affair was not 30 bad after
all. Lieut.. Amy, OF the Fulton, had landed with
batch OF books containing, it thought, the laws
of the fright of search" Twenty cargoes of aaves
had been landed in Havana since March last, and
In no instance had the English war vessels inter
cepted them 1t is again asserted that the squadron
acts under orders issued TO the ships on the African
coast in ls49. The Grand Duke Of Mecklenburg,
cousin 10 Queen Victoria had arrived in Havana on
his way To New York. Colonel Kinney had left for
New Orleans. Sugars were firm. Freights were
DAN Sterling exchange on New York and Boston
vas at frOmA to u per cent premium
The UnNed States sloop-of-wM Constellation
rallied from the lower bay yesterday for the Gulf.
One Of our correspondents. writing from st. Do
mingo City on the Gath ult announces the safe
arrival al tha, port Of the steam frgste Colorado.
The performance Of the vessel during this her first
voyage, either under canvas steam, was fully
equal to that Of any other ship Of her class in the
navy.
Col. Harrison, the venerable United States Consul
at Kingston, Jamaica, died at that place on the
2sth ult.
Full details Of late and important news from Mexi
co are given in todsys paper. More extended re-
ference 10 the intelligence IL made In the editorial
columns.
The mail FOR Hamburg and Germany, to be des-
patched by the steamship Hammonia, will close
this morning at halfpast ten o'clock. Letters, pre-
paid or not, must be marked per Hamburg steamer,
and be deposited In the Post ONCE. The postage to
Hamburg IL ten cents. and 70 the interior of Ger
many from fifteen 10 twenty-five cents per letter OF
onequarter ounce.
AT the meeting OF the Board Of Aldermen last eve
ming lengthy report was received from the Street
Commissioners Office, describing infinitely the con.
dton of the various police station houses and sug
costing such improvements and additions are con
sidered necessary 10 render the buildings suhed u
the purposes for which they areintended
The Board OF Councmen were In session LAST
evening. The report Of the Committee on Finance
In favor Of appropratng 100000 TO the Central
Park Commissioners, was made the special order
for Wednesday. A committee Of five WAS appointed
10 act in conjunction with similar committee of the
Aldermen 10 make arrangements for the celebration
Of the Fourth Of July, and IS 900 appropriated for
that purpose. The resolution directing the Comp
troer 10 appropriate 900 10 defray the expenses
Of the Joint Committee on Accounts, who are en-
gagged In developing frauds committed upon the tax
payers, was called up, bat defeated by member
succeeding in carrying a motion 70 adjourn. The
Board meet again this evening.
In the Supreme Court, special term, yesterday
Judge Sutherland presidinassn order was issued ap
pointing William Anderson. Moses Ely and Thoma
Fitzgerald. Commissioners on the opening and exten
sion Of Chambers street
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