Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-07-25
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WAsHINGTos, July 22.-Aceounts continue TO reach
this city that our mercantile marine Is subjected to
the most annoying perplexities n the waters OF
Netherisnd India; so much So indeed, that unless
some remedy be lnterposed by our Government, no
American commander viii risk his life and the
property of his employer in those seas Several
cases Of mutinous conduct reaching to violent as
saults on the ships officers have occurred within
the past few years at Batavia, Gonvadaya and 9TH
er Dutch East India pOrts and when the authorities
we're invoked for protection the answer was the al
Legged outrages occurred under the American flag,
and were not recognizable by the Dutch authori
Ties. The cases Of the Hussar, Norman. and the
more recent one Of the Stag Hound in which the es-
timable son Of Capt Pussar was brutally murdered.
are well known in this city. The last named case
IS now before Ar. Hilzer the Socit of the Treas
ury and shows degree of supereiliOusness on the
part OF the Dutch authorities at Batavia amounting
almost to the offence of particeps criminis.
- Inc opinion obtained that we should have new
convention with the Government of the Hague,
ana unW such Convention is ratified the United
states should by all means send some Of our most
prominent naval officers to thar station. to guard
against urther injury
Joseph Gales of the National Htegigenesr died last
hlght; IN .he 10Th year Of his age He was during
tWo-thlrds OF his life, connected with that estab-
ilsnn1ent or several years past hs had been very
lnnrn put continued his usual visits to the Office I'M
III Tow the end of last week. He was deserved
" heid m the highest esteem by all classes of the
community: MS decease occasions the deepest
sorrow Mr. Gales is to be buried on Monday, from
his country residence, Elkinton, near this city.
There VIII probably be large procession.
Inc postmaster Oenera is abOuL TO issue an i'm
portant circular 70 postmasters, requiring in all
cases postage stamps aud not money TO be used in
prepayment OF postages. and prohibiting the use of
the dating stamp IN eaneelling postage stamps. A
neglect to cancel postage stamps etfectuaiy, to
postmark letters plainly, will be regarded as
OF serious censure If not removal and all postmas-
tiers are required to report every instance of such
neglect atthe appointments Office instructions are also
to be issued in execution of the recent provision OF
Congress for the return of letters TO the writers,
thereof, when they not taken out of the office
/ by the persons to whom they are addressed.
/ WASHINGTON, July 23.-By adyiees from Vera Cruz
of the 18th, It appears that the State of Chiapas in
Mexico, has been invaded by party of fiIlibusters
from Guatemala. They burned several haciendas,
and returned home with a large amount of booty.
Thenew Spanish Minister had succeeded in inducing
a number OF influential persons to petition Presi
dent Juarez to entertain proposals Of peace or at
least an armistice between The contending parties
who, however, do not appear to be possessed OF
much military vitality, or to have any money to
/ conduct their hOstilities