The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-16

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any cannon that Cadiz possesses. . modern shIpof-ws
could bang away elsurely at the city sending shot
shell into any part OF IL at every discharge When th
Colombo fred her salute, with guns only half loaded
upon entering the harDor several months ago, over
window In Cadix ratified and the houses tumb
ling down.
The spanards. having realized the facts or the case
waste no time and money their present forts. bu
content themselves with cutting the English Consul who
having written several letters abusing Csdiz nd
the place rather hot 70 hold him. ID amusing Il
see the poor fellow taking his lonely walk every evening
upon a retired part OF the public promenade, pom
dering perhaps upon the difacalty Of writing let
tiers in time or war that shall read well IN
time Of peace and please both the English and Span
people, But Spain has some good military engineers
and would suppose that such crisis this would
direct their attention the importance OF fortying
Cadz and 10 tho natural advantages which her hsrbor
presents for system Of efficient defencsa At its
four heavy guns IN the middle Of the bay Is another
rock ready 70 servo the foundation for Fort Sumter
These two works erected the hnrbor would be mprox.
nabe Not even an ron-cad couli run up TO the city
The whole horizon would be commanded by Spanish
rato Power these defenoss VIII b. necessary and now Il
the time 70 commence them. , 1865 4
No matter how the present difficulties may end il is
undesirable that the Spanish government grave and
just Of complaint against England In regard 70
smugvng Gibraltar Is perfect nest OF smuggers and
shsse fsows litsls out Of Spanish waters the English
governments raises great roc, as In the case Of the
Queen vc.cs. :. Sissssr = 2 shs s@usg!sm what
hcrs accounts Of the pursuit capture Of ono Or Two Of
they chased the smusgiers make Tor British waters
Nike fox for its hoe the English government admits
Ora case Il Hadr,s Sir john cmpon ne BsS S Mn
ister candidv confessed thsm but yet 0sVat Britain
win do nothing 70 facilitate Spain in protecting her
fingement Of the absurd rights Of English waters aOc
dentaiiy occurs
More than this: the two lines Of English steamers from
Cadis Southampton and to London ere notorious for
smuggling II is estimated that enough goods are smug
ssd through these lines alone pay hair The sxpsnsss
psasnt medicnss for Instance the robbery Of the
nue. Y enormous Paassngss. and srews I'll smuggis.
Investigation Of casgoss and persona immsdatsly thsrs
load oatcy about Interference with English prop
cry I'D cruelty 70 Ens':a sss.ss u: 5ssh lion
has onsadsd him, be gives great grow and fOams q
the mouth and a.hss about with b. tail and really
tooshess creature that Mast has caricatarsd we'll
These things are .sy .ggnvsiing @ country vsy
Ss knssaS
s.s spain although TOO weak . ashs alone VIM hardly
Americans are bssasr treated hero than ever bsfore
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1.-THE yherfy war" sn continues: but our Consul has
ss: ~ e % Sss
nssckasss 6sro have bssn sending sherry wine 70 tho
United States under the low duty valuing quarter
cask Of thirty two gallons q only sixteen dollars
Whist the Same sherry sslls for IN New York you
this practice or have consvod Il IL; but whom Capaia
r. FARRELL our present Consu oans out to Cadiz the
sort q customer Cspssn Tsxrsi earned bis once ~
his services in tho Union army. he raised his own com
pany,. fought In the Army u the wesb served Pro-
complmented BY that great soldier Add TO this that
Captain Farrell ID lawyer sd has BEEN editor and
100 shrswd to 30 deceived ana bold enough o AXE the
responsibility when he know he was right. Upon his
sDSns = c1 :DS s fond Ss
zion Of $40 quarter cask. when no sort or wine coad
b bought hsre q anything ss INST proc ana when
tai o. shsrrydom, and q csd1 ths great ansry port
This inconsistepcy having been pointed opt 70 The
70 sSe Uni}sd sssss WAS pos sherry 4 an t & siops"
they sid used % wash out shs tgns and for other
dry work about the = Ma ms VA ?. me nsws Tor
presented 70 the merchants new dilemma He asked
them hos, this stun notshsry, they could have
sherry and be refused 70 oounsEsgn their invoices
less they either gave the Inc psopsr vans enter
quarter cask, even q imitaoa sherry; Tor our rove.
laws declare that limitations must pay the tax
hs bold stand the merchants began % petition for his
removals but the Treasury having sent out
sherry could 5. bought FOR s1ssss dollars quarter r cs
that this price fixed 70 defaud the revenue our
government decided sosta,D Consul Farrell and carry
thus fr the United stasss psvsnss has NOT bssn ne
Loser: Ultimately u mus: b greatly the s.ing The
loss the qssntIsy Of gallons Compounded By ths
ncsassd tex The two or thsss Grms which had noso-
s y; 1s sow .Sd
send good wines without being subjected 70 unfair
would sad q Ssss
ing them al through at SO quarter cask Then be
had only marx The dinsrsnt casks with leaf letter
qualities Of wines these signs indicated and be cculd
easily defraud the revenue BY slipping through num-
reIl has taken the proits out Of that game.
Another operation OF his Is equally neat. Our laws
require thas the market value OF the wines shall 30
cared that this law could not apply 70 THAR $40 sherry
because II bad market value here no one being VIII
ling 70 buy such trash In Span. Captain Farrell ad.
mted that there might be justice In this view OF
the value OF their Wines but he suggested that The real
where they were sodrshss i to say. 10 the Uned
States. 'Pay the duty upon the price you get IN Anne
RIGA said he and will be perfectly satisfied This
was emptyng the unfortunate Spaniards OF the fry
ingpan into the Ore. and more petitions for the consus
removal ensusd.
another swindIe, from which American snip owners
had been the sufferers In contracting for freight
the captains and merchants agreed upon 20 many
dollars q tun. Now. eight quarter casks, holding
thiry-wo gallons each, make tun bat tho Spaniasds
prepared spurious quarter cas holding forty gallons
each Tho difference in the size OF the casks not
easily detected, and not until Captain Berry, Of tho
Berkshire companed TO the Consul that his ship held
much less wine than usual vas this fraud exposed IL
n bat fair to say and 70 say most omphacnly tbst the
old established houses both hero md u Jerex NOT
concerned in this businsn and gve the Consul sod the
revenue no trouble whatever but there number or
speculator grown rich upon their III gotten gains, who
have NO regard for their oahs and who take pride In
swindinr the revenues Of their own and OF al other
couutre They hate our Consul because he nsthor
be bribed nor intmidated the respectable wine mer-
chants respect him for the reasona The aduera
lions Of wines which quito distinct from any revenue
matters DO NOS como within the scope Of your Cadz
correspondent but must be seen In all their details at
Jerex
You would never BE- able 10 Judge Of the importance
Of this port the United states nor OF the hgn cetna
ton IN which the Spaniards hold our country, u you
were 70 CONSIDER solely the In which this Consul
late n supported BY the government IL 70 the oldest
American Consulate In Spain; II dates from the Presi.
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