The New York herald., 1870-07-22

Enforcing American Claims
Against Venezuela.
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A Successor to the La,c TIenCA Minis
ter to be Appointed Immediately.
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Purchase Of Foreign Steamers feS tho
American Merchant Marine.
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Report OF the Commissioner
OF Agriculture.
Favorable Condition of Crops
Throughout the Country.

Fnfcbnso Of Foreign steamers by Amer.
| cams.
From the letters received here by different parties
In ohcal position concerning the failure Of Con.
gress to make any provision for increasing our mer-
camille marine 1t appears that the shipping interests
0f the country will suffer should the war in Europe
become fixed fact. Admira! Porter received
| letter to-day from prominent shipping merchant
OF New York who suggests that In the absence VI
any legislation on the part OF Congress American
citizens should buy foreign vessels now In ports
and risk the chance OF getting from Congress- when
it assemblies, permission to change their names
and tho privilege OF obtaining American
registers. This. the writer thinks, would answer
tho present need or the shipping interest while IL
would obyate the necessity Of making any general
change IN our navigation laws AT nearly every
session OF Congress u number OF bills arc passed
changing the names OF vessel, which have been
purchased 10y American from foreign owners and
partially repaired or changed. To be sure. these
are mostly vessels that have Deea wrecked upon
coast, and that have to be partly rebuilt; but it is
thought thai. in view OF tho emergency which has
arisen. Congress might be induced TO make some
exceptions as measure Of relief. Should this idea
be carried out OF the beneficial results viii be
that the vessels purchased VIII become the bona
.lde property o! Americans, and not he nOmnally
transferred for the sake OF enjoying the privileges
and immuniiies OF our nag.
Tho Late IrcncL ntinister-IIis Reusnins to be
sent to France-His Successor TO be Ap.
pointed Immediately.
The President before leaving for Long Branch, or.
dered guard OF honor consisting of marines bc
10 the residence of the late Min ster NJ Provost
Paradol. The guard arrived early this morning aud
! has been at the house all dag. large number OF
persons sought admission to view the remains, but
nobody was allowed 10 enter the house except such
as had the permission OF NJ de Jardin. NJ. Berhemy
Paradols predecessor. arrived here this evening.
| He proceeded at once 10 the late residence OF NJ.
Parado aud viewed the remains OF his successor
! Before leaving New York this morning ii. Berthemy
! received telegram from Paris instructing
him TO return 10 Washington, aud stating
that new minister TO the United States would
be appointed at an early day. The children of NJ.
Parado did not come TO Washington, but viii pro
c5ej To New York and prepare 10 return TO Europe.
1t has been decided 10 send the remains of NJ. Para
! dol on the noon train for New York tomorrow and
they, together with his children and servants, viii
return 10 France the steamer Lafayette next
| Saturday, tie same vessel in which they came from
France. Funeral services will he held to morrow
morning at ten O'clock at ST. Matthews Roman
Catholic church. NJ. Berthdmy will remain here
until new minister - appointed, which II is eX
nccted viii bc in a few days.
Tropb.e Threatened with yenezucIa-Pny.
pcnt NJ CLAIMS 70 be Enforced.
The department will in few days send three ad.
dnionai monitors 10 The West Indies The govern.
ment OF Venezuela having persstingiy refused to
comply with the terms OF the convention between
that country and the United States for
the settlement OF the claims OF American
citizens against that government the President
has directed that the United States steamer Nara.
gauset be sent To Venezuela to enforce the colIec.
lion OF the claims. 1t was stipulated by the terms
Of the convention that tie customs duties ut cei tain
ports OF Venezuela should be set apart for the pay
ment OF the claims OF American citizens Instead
Of this the government has Information that the
duties al those ports are devoted to the payment OF
claims OF French and German citizens the French
aud Prussian governments having men-ofwar there
for the purpose " enforcing the collection OF the
claims. Our government having waited reason.
able time now proposes 10 Initiate The example OF
, France and Prussia.
Obcimi Report al the Destruction of the Pirate e
Forward.
~ W. Low, commanding the United States steamer
Mohcan, OF the South Pacific squadron reports TO
the Navy Department or Mazatlap, Mexico, June 49,
the details Of the destruction Of the steamer For
ward, stating that on The 6tn OF that mouth informa
non was received 10y the United States Consul at
Mazatlan from oar Consul at Guaymas that a vessel
on the night Of Tie 15th of May landed between one
hundred and Two hundred men, III different nation
altics, taxing possession of and robbng the Custom
House, forcing orcien merchants 10 contribute funds
and goods to 4 laree amount, and compelling
the United states Consul, under protest. to
supply coal for the steamer, and taking on
board hostages eva officers OF the Mexican
| government; thus in time Of profound peace
between Mexico and San Salvador, commit ting acts
| OF war. The contributions were eXtorted from
Spanish, German English ana American merchants.
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be acting IN the interest OF PlacidO Vega but Vega
has not dec! ared himself 10 be active engaged In
the revolution. Everything In the civil condition or
| the country about Mazatan and ut san Bias, where
| Vega was supposed 10 be, was believed TO be quiet
| No active civt war existed, and the existence o.
civl war on this coast not having been recognized
10y the President Of the United States feeling sails.
! fed This vessel acting vessel Of war
| withou, proper commission and that she was fitted
| out the preteucc OF icing engaged in acts
| OF ciyn war; but in reality for The purpose
/ OF robbery, Commander Low deemed it his impera
! tive duty 10 regard her pirate and, TO assure
! security or navigation, he considered II equally his
I duty 10 pursue and if possible capture destroy
! her lie consequently made immediate prepara-
lions for getting under weigh IL beng reported that
the Forward was still IN the Gun Of California,
where he anchored with HE Mohican at Altata on
tho morning OF june He got no Information there
and ieft Tor la PaL. Al The latter place he was
equally unfortunate IN Obtaining information and
let there, and on the lsth reached San Bias, where
he heard The Forward had gone TO Boca Jeacapan,
place about haf way between san Bias aud Mazat
Ian, for the purpose OF going up the river and Iad
ing her plnnder The Mohican arrived there at day
ght on the morning Of the l7'h, armed and manned
SIX coats, under The command OF Lieutenant Bron-
son. the executive officer with instructions 10 1nd
the pira'ica steamer and bring her ont The boats
passed through The sur OF the Suier bar at seven
O'Clock. and shortly Afterwards Lieutenant Bronson
| signacd to the ship tina, the,Forwaia was In The
river, and that he was gong IN search Of her. The
party returned the next day In the afternoon, and
! reported the capture audNestruction by burning Of