The New York herald., 1869-10-30
Minister Low and the Chinese
Mission.
Burlinsame's Treaties and Their
Probable Ratification.
The Cuban Junta and the
Hornet.
CAPTAIN HIGGINS ACTION DENOUNCED.
WASHINGTON, oct. 20, 1859.
General Butterheid's Resignation.

The New Secretary Of War.
The new Secretary OF War visited the War Depart.
ment to-day and had lengthy interview with Gen
era sherman. The Secretary has determined 10
take possession OF his 0fiice on Monday next. To
day number OF friends caiieo and were received
The Cuban Privateer Hornet--Unfav vornbIe
Comments of the Cuban Juuta the Con-
duct of Captain Higgins.
Considerable comment or an adverse character
has been made upon what is termed the mismanage-
ment Of the Cuban Junta in the matter OF the prya
teer Hornet II has been charged against them that
they employed an eX-Confederate for commander
and subaerns OF the same stripe, which only
injured their cause In the minds OF large number
OF people in the Northern States. Senor Lemus has
made statement TO your correspondent relative To
TINS matter which puts it an entirely different
hight. According % Mr.. Lemus the Hornet was pre-
sented to the Cuban Junta by certain parties who
stipulated that as condition precedent they should
have the selection OF her Officers and crew. This
was agreed 10, with the understanding that por-
tion OF her crew should be Cubans In their anxiety
to get ship the Cubans glad to accede to any
proposition, and believing that the parties
who had generously come to their AID
would place the proper Kind OF officers
| on board the Hornet they were content to have
their country represented by few marines aud
men. The Junta had no knowledge OF Captain
Higgins nor OF any OF his officers but they supposed
he had hls heart IN The business and would do his
best for Cuba. No persons could be more surprised
than were Mr.. Lemus and his friends when they
heard that Captain higgins had his ship into
the port OF Wilmington. They supposed she was on
ner way to cuba, and had made arrangements TO
supply her with coal and stores all along the coast
OF the United states ana on tue British possessions
In the West Indies, SO that she could not be com.
nm acc NJ
shipwreck, As soon as Mr. Lemus heard that the
Hornet was seized he addressed q letter TO Captain
higgins asking Tor an explanation OF his conduct.
Captain Higgins, however, did not reply to this
letter. and has acted all along II he did not Iecog
nIze Mr. Lenus IN his oncial position representa-
tive In this country OF the Cuban republic. Mr..
Lemus does not charge Captain Higgins with
rreachery, but ne has his suspicious thst all Is
right. Indeed, all the iacts ana circumstances
would seem point to the conclusion that the Hor-
net was run into the port OF Wilmington for the
purpose OF having her seized by the unre STATES
authorities. 1t has been discovered that The wife
OF Captain Higgins left New York soon after the
Hornet sailed south for the purpose OF joining her
husband at wilmington aud arrived there about
the time as the ship. Mr.. LeDlas THINKS
that perhaps Captain Higgins had dre,d
or being captured by our navy, and imagi1,d
that II he could put into an American iort
and come out again without molestatlon he
would be safe from ali danger from that quaier.
wilmington, however, was The worst place he ould |
have selected for his experiment. II he entertfned
this idea the sequel has proven. Altogetheit Is
manifest that the faith OF Cuoans in CaptanHig-
gins is considerably shaken.
Minister Low AT the state DcpRrtme-A |
British Diplomat Affairs in China+iur-
Iingume Treaties 10 be Ratified.
Ex-Governor Frederick F. Low, the new mister |
to China. called on the Secretary OF State to-b and
had q pleasant preliminary interview. Thfecre
tary intending to leave for New York this ening |
the conversation closed without any deBnitdnder-
standing as TO instructions or the Ministerh hove |
ments. The Secretary requested Mr.. Low tose the |
President which thai gentleman viii do to-Ifrow, |
and converse with him and obtain his wies in |
regard to the future policy OF the United Ses In
the affairs of China. The secretary stated II he
wished Mr.. Low TO 60 by way OF Europeot so
much to converse with Mr.. Burlingame as tdtend J
TO some other business of importance for gov
ernment. This can be accomplished with any
delay in the arrival OF Mr.. Low at his post, COM
munication with Pekin in the winter SON Is | d
almost entirely cut on. Mr.. Low Is readylcave | Q
Immediately having arranged his person,falrs : :
before departure from home. K
Mr. Wade the newly appointed Charge diaries 8
OF the British Legation in China, who recer yisl- | q
ted England 70 be married to Mrs. Herschel tighter Il
OF SIR John Hersche and who was in san ihcsco ! Y
q short time since, expressed dsapprovaf the n
statements OF Mr.. Ross Browne In regard China. | I;
Mr.. Wade stated that to say no progress been ! G
made in China was entirely erroneous. Inc first n
place as an Inauguration, the Chinese goument a
some years ago expressed intention to lsbllsh .
a foreign ONCE They have done so. and ate head !
of t Is the uncle OF the Emperor the Prince Kung | u
"A man OF rare ability and learnin The | '
government next proposed to educauyoung /
men in the languages OF all the ations
with which they had treaty relahs TO ,
act az Ministers OF the empire OF China.i oung /
men have been so educated and their reirksble
intelligence as exhibited, by Fung Laoeh nd ms
associates OF the Chinese Embassy, testify their
success In this quarter The Burlingame hDassy J
the product OF the too rapid strides OF estern
infiuence in the affairs OF China. The pvenment.
therefore. found II necessaryto do somehinT mme-
dately, and sent him out with rull powrs epre-
sent their interest Mr.. Wade then staed that In |
his opinion every treaty made by MrBurlngame
with the Western nations will be coIpleteF and
promptly ratined when the proper tme,rrtyes Mr..
Wade succeeds as Charge d'Affaires Mr-Acock.
Mr.. Low will probably formally reeve iis in.
structions after the return OF thesecleary OF
state, and will depart from here immeiiatey.
Kx-NIinister W0rthinEton's Opinion Of Lopez.
Mr.. II. G. Worthington. late Minsterto thl Argen.
tine republic, wishes n understood hat While he
does not favor the Brazilian side OF tie quarrel In
South America he does not entireD conttr with
General Mcmahon In his opinion 81 Lopez. lie
thinks that while many things charged upon Lopez
are untrue be is not quite the man heouCht To be.
Internal Revenue Receipts.
The receipts from interna! reven,e to-day were
sS5s224, and for the month. $l oaaa7i grand total
since June 80, seo,eo4, 100.
Supreme Court,
In the Supreme Court Of the Unitd States to-day
arguments we're made In No. ls4-Tne American
Wood Paper Company, appellant, VI. jacob D. Hefs,
s. A. Rudolph and John W. Dixon, appeal from the
Circuit Court for the Eastern District OF Pennsyya-
mia. General Butler spoke in fsvorN dsmissing the
bill In this case and Thomaa A. Jenskes opposed .he