Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-05-29
The British outrages.
WASHINGTON, MAY |,

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&" SECRETARY CASs TO LORD NAPIER.
The most Interesting paper among them
is note to Lord Napier, dated May 9TH,
in which Secretary Cass says that In his
lettcr to the latter, of the 10th ultimo, he
alluded to the statements then appearing in
the public journals, that a merchant vessel
of the United States. the III. B. Borden,
had been fired at and boarded by II British
vessel of war, the Styx, off the coast of
Cuba, and had informed him that he had
received no official information upon the
subject, and therefore could say nothing as
to the truth of the report, but that he had
taken measures to ascertain whcthcr such
an occurrence had happened. lie now
transmitted to his lordship acopyofa letter
from the collector of the customs atSavan-
nah, enclosing statement of the captain
of the III. b. Borden, by which it appears
that an unjustifablc act of violence has
been committed against merchant vc3-
sci of the United States, to which the az
tcntion of Her Majcsty's Government is
requested iii the confident expectation that
the act will be disayowcd, and such meas
urcs adopted as are called for by the circum-
stapcos, and as will tend to prevent the re-
currcucc Of similar proceedings hereafter.
LORD N.tPIEB's REPLYTo SECRETARY cAsS
Lord Napier replies, May 16, that he
had the honor to receive Secretary Cass'
letter, conveying an account of the circum-
stances which are alleged to have attended
the boarding of the American vessel, n. b.
Borden, by her NIajcstys steamer Styx.-.
He says he has transmitted copies of Gen.
CasS' communication TO her Majesty Gov
ernment and to the Communicating chief of
her Majesty's forces on the West India sta
tion.
SECRETARY cAss TO OUR MINISTER IN
LONDON.
Gen. Cass writes to Mr.. Dallas, May IL:
Sir: The accompanying papers, copies
of the originals, which have just been re-
ceiycd, will make known to you that onoth-
or outrage has been committed against the
rights oftho United States by British
armed vessel, which calls for the immediate
Sttention of the British Government.
am persuaded that if the occurrences
took place, as are thus stated, the conduct
of the British officers will be disavowed and
condemned.
d | beg you would communicate to Lord
Malmcsbury the earnest desire of the Pres
ident that this practice, which seems to be-
come more prevalent, of detaining and
searching American vessels, should be dis
continued; and that the most percmptory
orders for that purpose should be given and
enforced. Such measure is called for by
important considerations, which will readily
occur to you.
While this Government is determined to
use all proper excrtions for the suppression
of the slave trade, It's not less sdcsirouS that
States upon the ocean should be preserved.
Whatever may have been the true objects
Of the voyage of tie Cortes, she had papers
stating her American character, she was
subject to neither search nor capture by the
British cruiser. Go not doubt that the
facts reported will be fully investigated by
order of the Bntisl Govcmment, aud prop
er measures taken to prevent the recurrence
of similar act hereafter. Ieall your at
! tenton also to the circumstances reported
by the Consul General at Havana, showing
the existence ola kind of police system by
! which American vessels in that port arc
watched and intcrfcred with, aud have to
request that you bring the matter to the at
tention of the Earl of Malmesbury, with q
view to the correction of the evil.
SECRETARY cAss TO SECRETARY .ToUcEY.
General Cass in letter to Secretary
Touecy, May 13, communicates the state
ment of the Consul General at Havana rel
atiyo to the aggressive outrages recently
committed against vessel of the United
States He adds that he is firmly pcixuad-
ed that the British Government will not
justify these acts, aid that it is possible the
proceedings int this case may not have been
of the fragrant character presented. Still
the subject calls for the immcdiatcattentio
| of the Government, and Dir. Dallas has
been instructed to bring it to the consider
alton of the British Governments with q
view to such action as the circumstances
demand. Outrages ofthis nature against
our vessels, iflonger continued, cannot fail
Ito lead to mostupp pplcasant ntdenseauences.
1t appears that Several Bfitish armed veg
sells are cruising on the coast of Cuba, aud
that our merchant vessels are exposed to
vexatious interruption bythcir int6rferoncc
1t is proper, therefore, vessel should be
despatched with instructions TO render
prompt protection to all who nccdit, The
forcible search by cruisers of that power on
the high seas cannot be tolerated.
REPLY OF, sEcRETARY .ToUCEY.
The Secretary of the Navy wrote to tho
President on the 18th of May, that the Uni
| ted States steamer Fulton, Capt. Almy, had
been ordered to cruise actively on the north
ern' coast of Cuba, and take such measures
| as NAV he dceu,ed ,occnaaa,.,, In ,o,otaot an