Washington telegraph., 1862-05-07

1EE IANGiEkS AFFAlR.r-lf almost Gems
that the United States authorities are currying
favor with England by creating for themselves
opportunities of showing how ready they
to crouch and lick spittlc at her bidding. Ii
is probable they will soon have another dose
of it, and will, of course, escape another
eking.
In the British House VA Commons On th9
18th Of March Lass. in response to a call for
info rmntion upon tho subject. tile Under Sac-
retary of State for Foreign Ar airs, furnished
the following statement:
Mr.. Layard said he owed an apolory TO his
honorable friend and the House lur having on
previous occasion msinformci them on this
subject. In fact it was only ut che close af last
week that lie received the information which
he was now about to give. lie had stated be-
lore that two gentlemen, one tho purscr of the
So called Confederate States steamer. Sumter.
and the other gentleman N ho was formerly II.
D. consul at CadiZ-wcrC proceeding oil yor-
age from Cadiz to Lisbon, ,anl according to Mc.
Myers tine putser's, statement, hearing that
a fellow citizen was i'll at Tancicrs. they
landed TO see him, and were returning 10 eE.-
oatk, when they were met by the American
consul. accompanied BY Moorish guards arrest
! cd on the spot and carried 10 tile consulate.
| They we've then loaded with irons and cnEGnei
| in an improper place, The commander 0I tle
Sumter, hearing what Hal occurred. wrote
letter TO the Moorish authorities, anil sert It
to Mr. Hay, Her Majaaiy's consul, requesting
him to deliver il, and make use Of his iniu-
cnce On behalf Of ;he prisoaers. Mr. iIag
| delivered the letter, but declined to take al.
steps il the WAY Of interference This hap.
pened or the OH.
On the the Goth tie U. s. sleep D: war Iao.
arrived at Tangicrs. The captain landed wita
q number of his crew armed aal proceeded Cd
| the consulate The Moorish COyerlm-at in
the meantime, had learned that these gentle
men had been rc-ted ulon political accusl-
tions alone, AMI sent ieiter of rcnan
s., auce 20 the consul. The consul declined q,
surrender the prisons r, AMI fell back OF an
article in the treaty between MorO1c0 and thc
| United States. The I lth article of general
tro'S between Her Majesty and the Sultan of
Morocco stated that. should tic British Consul
| General or any consul, vice consul or consular
| agent, have at any time occasion t1 request
| from the Moorish government tie assistance
| of soldiers. guards or armed force f9r thn rur-
| pose Of arrestinS any British inject, tile dc-
maui should be complied with uu the rmcnt
Of certain fees. BY tAc 23d artirc We the
| tire ~ ba;Ueen Morocco an The United States
it was said that lie son ul ut ,ac Nj. M. should
reside tAuy seaport w tAe Moorish tolinjJH-
and should enjoy all tha pririlegra WITCH the
| c-nsu's Of any other ua.ina crjnr"l
When :. became known in Ian-iers that
| those caatiemsn were about KIN I.c Transferred
10 tie sioop lro, n large mt - of IUrn-
| pyaus and uativ .o-L place. IAcr threaten
ed the U. s. consul. aHl tar sometime sari-
Gus riot was approhaal.l. Tie L. s. cnusui
sent for Mr. Hay. hut hl drciiDcl to iufrr.ere.
l ~-sff d a. ~ trI N-.tiF tp
consul who fell back on t4c tla ltF- bir ii N
?oin ol ont thar the right rt aEu.iiHE as=g .um
belonged to the Moorish government, aul that
the article Of the tI"a.- ralar.ai ID tG rraNr ar-
Piled only to criminals. ami uUt 70 per-a.s
charged with political offences. IAa N. n.
! consul declined % reeaiye ha- Interpretation
OF the treaty. and on the reuoustr turc % thc
Moorish authorities. he threatened nut .nlr
| to lower his flag, but JH declare war against
Morocco. The au.lortrs w.rc SIR alarmed
by tl,is threat that the. iu'- COMP yi tn -ite
tle troops required. aal tf' Two gentlemen
w,r. u lchci down uf.'.r tle guard li iln.c
ar-r.' Jroo~s agl oi fla .trwa~ Cs tho VT up.
v'., were also aunci ..- fut rn board fln
!ur. Her Iaiestys e.r nctt believed tIfat
Mr.. ia. took rirL' view 20 Ai- lGtr tlrsU ID
/ oa. aEj approved Li cn .uct. i-nr aaaF
- give such con t.s..i.ii Z, ta- c'-r-' ia
tie ,ses IS mentioned. i- Xii course aa aiaur.-
! isy. Te have exjraa..-on laws with many
aa:.ouz. aai 50 ia- E.alai. Ba, neither
! she nor ;ac Crit-l >,.tes v.g!I heys ever sur
l,9ei tle arrest or O. n-'iraa, r,cH-a Within
her borders, nor Lts c.t.er cr taen ever as-
tempted it. Tho De-. kg-t aet af Nara,cou's
1 N-., which his apJ'a-ists 30 ra- attempt t.
justify, was the arrest Nj tAg Duke Din .-h.cr
ia German territory. lie was brought TO
France and executed ior y 4 oliti,al uai naC.
whether il be tAat tbe L. : autlo.ties have
| cowardiy trusted that tiay might violate rith
Lapuuity all national courtesy. ID their inter
course with so wea K a To1crnmeu. IVY Morocco.
or whether tl.y are really glad t3 Lave an &C.
| casion of further constituting Engr4aI. bg
yielding with alacrity, when she may interfere
I in I.lalf Of Morocco, witl vlInu shc IN Fly
! close alliance, cnu never - fully dcteruinc
They are capable Of eilhar pitch oc mrannea-
| hrtomu, AMI oyerbeariug iu'usiiro 10 the weak
gees always with fawniu4 .eryility N tAg pow
-rrul. In either event ten chances 70 one ;hat
they exhibit again to the world h7w low The
o nee rIcpI American Eagle Las fallen.
The closing sentence Nj tle S.cretary's re-
port i significant. lis hopes ale well founded.
We would like to be as sure Ut holding For,
Pillow, as we are that the spaniel viii again
turn on his back and hol UP Ai- paws f1r
mercy lie will be patted again and called
good dog,"
''The facts required no comment Hear
hear For the sake OF Justice of humanity
Of the right Of affording assy yium Is persons &c
| accused Of politi cal ofoncts-a claim preferred
! by the weakest and recognized IVY .ie strongest
| powers-he might be permit cd % express au
earnest hope that when the circumstances ls-
came known to the President " tie T. states
he would order the release oc tla prisoner /"
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April Pain. 1862.
| Editor Tliegrdph island ,o IU Hls .rr
rendered at daylight on Tuesday morning la-t
| Gcnls. Mnckall and CAN'T llc ba,h prisoners !:
some twenty-five hundred or three thousand
| prisoners taken. About three hundred and
fifty Of the 18th Ark. escaped-probhbly five
| hundred all told from the different regiments.
We arrived in tins city this morning after many
priyations and fatigue. Lieut. Col. Cook safe
llth Ark.-Col. Smith, MI captured, except