The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-01-01

transit open for the common convenience
His lordship insisted that both landings
in the two cases were equally right, or
equally wrong; he esteemed them to be
right: and certainly any attempt by flll-
busters to defeat the operation of Sir w.
G. Ouseley would be put down.
! also incidentally remarked that no
gretted that his lordship had expressed
some leaning in favor of Mr.. Belly's pro
iects. He disclaimed having done 50. Mr.
Belly was patronized neither by England |
nor France. Hewas speculating adYen-
I cc.t'r. II T3Ls iiilniJtc9Ia1 by whom the /
work Of opening the transit was effected. |
If any of the citizens of the United States |
held an unexpired or unforfeited contract, |
he would be entitled to go on lie was !
not intimate with the merits OF the sever
| al claimants to contracts.
On the 2lst OF October. the Secretary
of State wrote to Ir. Dodge, at Madrid,
requesting information as to the ultimate I
designs of Spain on Mexico, and also as to |
the alleged causes of tho late hostile pre- |
! parations.
Under date of November Is, Mr.. Dodge |
| replied
/ sought and obtained an interview
l.
| Maiestys Minister Of State, causing your
dispatch to be read and translated to him.
and at his request have since furnished
him with copy Of the same.
HetOok no exception whatever to any
Of the views or determinations therein ex-
pressed. He assured me most earnestly
that, in the movement which duty, honor,
and self-respcct had constrained his gov
ernment to make against Mexico, Spain
had not the most remote intention of in
terlcring with the well-known policy of
the United States, as eXpounded by Mr..
Monroe and reiterated by yourself. or of
attempting anything for the present. more
than to afford protection to her citizens,
and obtain redress for the injuries done
theIn-he averring that they had been
robbed and maltreated in the most inhu-
man manner He said that they would
not receive back, nor attempt to govern
Mexico, nor any of the South American
. States. were she or they to request such
government tO-morrow-that all Spain
expected or desired in that quarter was
1 the retention in peace in her present pos
sessions. lie went on to say that the enor-
mites recentlyperpetrated upon his coun-
A.. trymen were of such an atrocious char
acter as to demand the presence Of a
! ! Tampico. but that no troops to operate
0 on land had been sent. and that the Of
/ fcors in command had been instructed to
. avoid. if possible any conflict with the
/ ! MeXicans.
I The papers in reference to affairs in
: Mexico, are followed by dispatches from
: Commodore Mcintosh, detailing the cir
Z cumstances of the late outrage on the
: Washington. The following report of
/, the affair was made by Capt. Jarvis, of the
. Savannah:
UNITED STATES SNIP SAVANNAH"
y San Juan del Norte, Nov. 20, 1858.
) SIR: | have the honor of informingyou
s, that since l wrote you this afternoon,
" have the following information:
Two officers from one of the British
Is ships in the harbor. boarded the ''Wash
p ington" within fifteen minutes after she
M come to anchor, and asked Capt. Church
es hill the following questions: "Wher
"a tromf' GLOW many passengers hav
or you" allow many days from New
T. York p Did you stop at any port ol
II your way out|
'r These questions were answered. The,
y, then wished to look at his passenger-list
IN Captain Churchill then referred them t
he his purser. On looking over the list whicl
he they received from the purser, they "asked
ld GLOW many passengers have you 2" II
= | answered. hy stating the number. oar
.rt they all Americans?" "No, they are O
Il various nations" care they armed2" "No
he any, TO my knowledge" "Did the Amer
ry ican officers who boarded you examin
your hold?" mo" Mr.. King, the frs
mate, who was present at the interview
l,oF . of4.
any information on the subject the
Al might obtain it by applying to one of tn
American ships-of-war in the harbor.-
They replied ''that their instructions wer
SO to obtain their information direct"
.b- The above is all the information hav
ar received, and | shall await your frrthe
. instructions upon the subject.
80 am, sir, very respectfully,
oa your obedient servant,
ID JosEPH r. JARVIS, Captain.
,L- | Flag-ofhcer JAMES c. MCINTosH,
Commander-in-ohief Home Squadron.
n On the receipt of this report Comm
bv dore Mcintosh wrote to Capt Aldham,
nm the British vessel Nalorous, as follows:
Oh of this affair quite enough has been &
ms certained to cause me deep regret at Il
he course pursued, and much anxiety.
persevered in, or again repeated, of mai
mo tanning the peaceful relations at prese
70 | existing between our two Governments.
in MY instructions are most rigid in re
no | ton to the boarding, delaying, or exami
+ n ing of American merchant vessels bv {
tad | vessels-of-war Of any other nation. anC
see no difference between the doing
,ad | whether in search of flibusters or AT
,est cans. They look to no such differen,
ler and it cannot for a moment be admitted
bn | These instructions must be executed
nan the extent of the power intrusted to l
command, and ! assure you that it W
nri be most agreeable to me if it can be do
ON without the slightest misunderstanding
Ass relation to our respective duties and S
,rn- | preserve the peaceful relations which n
am and hope may continue to exist hetwe
,tv. our two nations. To secure this most
if sirahle end, vessels under the AmeriC
red flag calling at the ports of Central Am,
ac- ca must be exempt from visit or search
lita- any account.
Of A part of my duty here with port
IAN of the squadron under my command, is
tied prevent the landing in Nicaragua. Co
me- Rica, and the other Republics of Cent
der America. all filibustering or other lille
q re- expeditions, should any attempt it, fir
the the United States under the Ameri
- flag; and the officers in command of
the ships of my squadron are strictly instrl
,ont ed upon this point. There can, thereto
de- be no possible excuse ior the lnteierel
civ ! by the ships-ofwar of her Britanic Ma
II ! TVS navy with the vessels under the An
,atic lean flag, and it is to be hoped that
hort officers commanding them will desist fr
lie | creating all unnecessary excitement
heir the danger Of an interruption to the q
ron- | understanding which at present exi
particularly as ] received, under date
shin the 7th July last, the assurance Of C,
i bv modorc Kellett that he had issued instl
and tons to the respective captains and @
nisb manders of the ships and vessels un
,ver his orders ''to cease visiting or interfeI
rexi- with American vessels in these waters.
that In reply to this letter, Captain Adj
res wrote rs follows:
her ! must express my great regret
m of you should consider the act of visitins
host American merchant vessel within
" Of port, which is under the protection
sent Great Britain, for the purpose ofobtair
lent, the information which is usually reou
mea- by all civilized nations from vessels er
than ing their harbors or those under I
V of protection, or in any friendly port, in
nno- same light as delaying boarding. and
esult aiming OF an American vessel on
lead, high seas IN search of slaves or pira
leln2 -" ''iAi iiioIe uotl ply regret Inat my
ing in accordance with the establis
'allas usages in this respect should cause 70
apprehend any such grave danger as
been towhich you allude.
esbu There are some circumstances wi
ly in appear to have escaped your attent
rhicb and which ] beg 10 bring to your no.
nonc The Washington had been boaruec
,royi' the United States ship Savannah prev
,een,- to my sending boat to her' anu ~
,eeiil- had been permitted to enter the har
Nlo- Il was evident. Judging from the decf
secu- ions Of the United States Cfovernn
inter- ora;nst ali Illegal invaders, that she
nv IN ,,ot employed by the filibusters, for in
hich, nos, r.os sbe would have been forbidden tc
o @ .ne ter the port.
80 After the Washington had anohore
;ai.L this port. the usual and natural cour
II sending to make inquiries and oh
1ired news was followed. No prohibition o
mat friendly intercourse between Amer
dious merchant or passenger vessels and
thus maiesty's ships had been made know
polti- me such intercourse =, ,custonIry in t
of peace among all civilized nations,
h the is never objected to by her AISiesty's
States GERS when pFactised by United States
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