Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-11-22
The nIa.on ana aIIdsI caas-..InIsEsstIas

TIE Mason and sIldsH Cass---IntsFsstins
Correspondence.
The n. Y. Evening Pest publishes the
following correspondents, which explains
ITSELF
"LoNDoE, Nov. ls, 1861.
zion. William q. SelOard, Sec. Of STATE, US:
UDear Sir: The commander Of the British
steamer Trent has laid before Her Majestys |
ministers statement of tho ioreible taking |
of several passengers from said vessel by |
Captain Wilkes, Of the United States sloop- |
ol.war San Jac'nto. What in the devil pos |
sessed Captain Wilkes TO 60 and do thatf-
Didn't he know that to be the very thing
that his government wouldn't allow British
vessels to do with American vessels, and
that our refusal to abandon the practice led
10 the war of 1877 By ell the beef In
Great Britain, II you don't apologize for this
indiRuity offered to our flag, we shall be
down on you to know the reason why. Her
Maiesty's ministers are particularly annoyed
that Captain Wilkes shsuld have so far ex-
ceeded his instructions Just at the present
time, when we are having little pitching in
| to each other about helligerent rights, break
ing blocKades, the supply Of cotton, and SO
| forth. Let's hear from you. What are you
going to do about III By the way, while |
have pen in hand-that was g very clever
maneuvre of Commodore Dupont'sat the at
tack on the lorts at Pert Royal. The fact Is,
there was naval genius in it. Ifw had
only thought Of doing so at Sebastopol we
might have saved our ships from good rid
ding. take the opportunity to renew,
&c. "BULL.
'P. s. If you have taken any Sea Island
cotton from those Confederate rascsls, send
it along Wen pay more for it than cousin
Nap. I"
"WAsH1EaToH, Nov. 18th, 1861.
"My Dear Honorable Bull Yours OF this
date is just in by telegraph, via Behring
Straits and San Francisco. You say that
Captain Wilkes took several passengers from
the British steamer Trent. So he did. He
took Slidel and Mason, the very two fellows
that we have particularly wanted. What in
the devil possesses you to ask Us to apollo.
pize for doing the very thing once which you
have done thousand times and claim the
: right to do Just when you plesse2 The truth
is, it was a new case for our captain, snC
= having no instructions, he cast about for pre-
C6QeuLot WHICH NC luu4Q IL buC Auo-AoASAS~
, practice of the British naval commanders
, don't know where he could have found I
safer example. On the whole, you may con
! slider that we apologize. shall look afte
!. the cotton and see that you have the prefer
t ence over Nap, if you offer 8 higher pric
Q than he dots
: 81 take occasion to renew, &C.,
f "WH. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
j.. "P. S.-We are in doubt here which wa
the more clever-Oaptain Wilkes nabbing Q
Slidell and Mason, or Commodore Dupont
e intersecting circles before the forts at Por
8 Royal. How much are you going to pay u
= for keeping Mason out Of England2
: W. q. g."
e sLoEDOE, Nov. IS, 1861.
+ ''HoN. WIZ. h. SEWARD, Secretary, &c.
: "Yours of this date is received. Her Ma
y jestys Ministers say 'lll right We onl
n wanted TO give little soothing syrup to th
J, Mulatto Confederacy. Quits about Mason.
q 81 avail myself &C., BULL"