Smyrna times., 1858-05-27

The BRITISH CRUISERS AGAIN Wore search.
ing Of American VesSeIs-Outrages upon
American vessels, off the coast of Cuba, by
British cruisers, continue to multiply. Two
new ones arc reported of a character certainly
calculated TO add to the excitement already
existing in the public mind upon the subject
Nevertheless, says the Express, it will do No
harm to allow a liberal margin for the exag.
geratlon--natural, perhaps, under the circum-
Stances--to the newspaper versions of the high
handed proceedings ofthese British men-of- war
1t is bad enough at best but seeing that Ger.
tam hitherto published statements from the
captains of some ofthe vessels searched are
proved to have been greatly over.colured, il
may be we'll to receive what is now sa id, and
what may have been said in future, with due
reference to the excited feelings of the parties
aggrievcd.
The instructions from General Cass to the
American Minister in London, TO demand OF
Her MajcSty's Government " indemnify for the
past and security for the FUTURE" are understood
to have been forwarded to the Vanderbilt,
which sailed for Southampton on Saturday,
The effect of that letter, therefore, can hardly
be looked for until about the end of next month.
Meanwhile, the report from Washington is,
that orders have been issued by the Navy De-
partment to have the U. S. steamers Water
Witch and Arctic, now at the BROOKLYN NAVY
Yard, prepared for sea at once, the former un
der command Of Com. IIartslein, and The latter
Under Com. Rogers. The Water Witch
mounting but two guns, however, and the Arc
tic is only steam tender. Until the Wabash
(4O guns is sent off, the Brooklyn Navy Yard
will have contributed but little to abate The
Bnzzard and Styx nuisance on our coasts. The
delay in sending off the Wabash results from
certain new arrangements necessary in conse.
quence of her sudden change of destination
from the Mediterranean to the Gulf but the
understanding is that she will leave in the
course of the week.
Nne-tenths Of the American Press condemn
the cruisers as going beyc ne all pretensions of
right or decency. Others think the accounts
are greatly drawn, as has been shown in the
revised statements oafApt. Gage, of the bargue
w. II. Chandler. The Boston Journal savs:
"Our government has pronounced the slave
trade piracy, and of course has agreed 10 use
all proper Efforts to suppress it as such. But
we all know that the slave trade has been car
rIed on with Cuba to very great degree with
IN the last four or five years. 1t is stated that
no less than thirty thousand blacks were sur
reptiously landed on that island during 1857
1t is equally we'll known that many of the
slavers rely for escape upon the running up of
our flag. Now if we are in earnest about our
desire to suppress this traffic, or mean to re.
main true to our engagements and the lam
guage OF our State papers, it is encumbent upon
us to exercise our full share of vigilance, the
more particularly on account of the advantages
we enjoy from nearness and from facility TO
penetrate the disguise of false colors. Bat, az
a matter of fact, we have been flagrantly delin.
quent in this duty. The British have detected
nifty slavers TO our one And yet the traffic
continues. Hence we see the difficulties ofour
course of action; we neglect our duty, and
that imposes similar neglect upon England,
or else the prosecution of it under circumstan.
ces dangerous to the rights of our commercial
marine. OF course we must resent the latter
transgressons. Ought We not, therefore. TO
remove all pretence for them by living up to
our professions o.
GT The aggressions on our commerce by
British cruisers brought out q Resolu,ion on