New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-01


WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.-Admiral KiIIitt, of the
British West India Squadron has received orders from
his Government TO prevent all flibustering expedi.
tions to Central America These orders have especial
reference to Gen; Walkers contemplated emigration
to Nicaragua with large number Of men.
1t is reported that the President is about to issue
another proclamation against the violation of our
neutrality laws.
The above dispatches may deceive those who are
not of the fact that such things areEgotten up
to order and for an object. The object of the first
dispatch is too apparent to deceive those who are
aware of the fact that there are those at Washing
ton and New York who would stop at nothing caleu-
lated to defeat the Amercanization of Nicaragua un.
der Southern auspices. And there are others again
callous as to the means they employ to defeat Gen.
Walkers aims and objects, even to the sacrifice Of
American lives and property.
1t is evidently from one of these sources that these
dspatchesEemanated. If there was no other cause TO
doubt their correctness the many and conflicting dis
patches set aoat by the telegraph in reference to the
affairs Of Nicaragua would afford sufficient grounds
in this instance. But there are other causes for
doubt In the first place. this emigrating project is
of too recent date to have afforded time to dispatch
the intelligence Of its organization and destination to
England, and receive the order which the dispatch
says has been received by Admiral Killitt, of the
British West India Squadron, from his Government.
It is not at all likely that the English Minister at
Washington would issue such an order in the face of
the fact that the expedition is to be unarmed that
it will embark in an American vessel properly cleared
from an American port, and under the American
flag. To interfere with such an expedition would be
an insult to the American Government and an out
rage upon American citizens.
The British Government would not dare attempt
this unless it has ceased to respect National Coy
ernment and flag. That English naval officers did in
errere with the affairs of Central America and incite
the other States to invade Nicaragua is true but it
was done cautiously and secretly as not to conflict
directly with our Government or the rights of our
citizens This was done to prevent the ascendancy
of American influence in that State where English
influence is less than in either of the other States
That this will be done again, for the same object
there is not doubt but that English naval officers
will assume the responsibility of preventing unarmed
Americans from landing in Nicaragua in the charac
| ter OF emigrants, is by no means probable. But BY
putting forth dispatches to that effect it is hoped tx
impair confidence in the emigration project and detel
those desirous of emgratng from doing so, by hold
ing up the British West Indian squadron as scare
crow Observation must have convinced every gen
eral reader that the telegraph is very unreliable il
reference to everything pertaining in any way tc
Nicaragua and that it is as likely to be in error il
this instance as it has been in many Others Thai
the President will issue his proclamation in regard tc
any violation Of the neutrality laws is more than
likely. That is expected. W.