Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-07-28


bia has been fallen in with at sea, when
only few hours out from Nassau, by a
vessel of the United Statesmen, however,
belonging to the blockadiug squadron.-l
The Columbia has since been re-captured
by the Confederate States forces off the
coast of North Carolina. The Nassau was
unnecessarily given up when she was in
sight of pursuing ship, and actually within
hail of the centres at Wilmington. Itkis
generally believed that the master was
bribed by the enemy. None of the other
vessels that have named had, up to the
latest dates been captured. During the
year 1862, therefore, the only vessel with
munitions of war on board for the Confed
crate States government actually captured
while running the blockade was The
steamer Nassau, and. as I have slated, 1t
is believed that she was treacherously
given up by the MASTER
The purpose of the above document was
to show the ineffectiveness of the block
ade, and here the Herald correspondent
remarks that if any of the British claims
for damages which may be put IN under
the treaty of Washington should be based
on the performances Of one or another of
the above ships, the present document
may be sufficient ground for their disallow-
apce.
On March 2. 1865. one month before
ing
'' Size: The marks of good will with
which your Majesty has deigned to honor
the undersigned on several occasions en-
bo'den him to solicit favor which he
would fain hone your Majesty will grari-
ousiy be pleased to accord. It is that be
may be permitted to present himself before
your Majesty for the purpose of making a
communication Of The very graves impcr
ko1o, ;oh h1 Ill
your Majesty will deem sufficient. cannot
we'll be submitted through an intermediate
channel Should our Majesty conde scend
to receive the undersigned. he feels as
snred that your Majesty will not consider
that he has exaggerated the importance of
the mater which he wishes to submit. He
begs your Majesty to accept the homage
of the profound respect Of his Najesty's
most obedient and humble servant.
TEXAN MARES NEST.
Among the papers communicated to Mr
Slidell by The Confederate government
were copies Of the complete correspon-
deuce OF the proper departments in the
affair of Mr.. B. Theron, who was French
and Spanish consul at Galveston. That
functiopary was so indiscreet as to write
to Governo- Lubbock to the fo!lu wing
effect
"Sir Will you Ebe kind enough to in
form me confdentinily of your personal
opinion on the following questions First.
The annexation of the republic of Texas to
the United States-was or was it not
good political mea.ure ? Second The
act of dsunion, and Of the junction of the
State of Texas to the Southern States
was or was it not another good or bad pc
ltical step taken by the State Third.
The re-es,ablishment Of the old Republic
of Texas-wil or will it lot be beneficial.
to our beloved adopted country 2? Your
answer to these questions will serge me as
guido IN my political correspondence
with tho governments Which have the
honor to represent"
Other circumstances tr anspiring stimuli
taneouely led the Confederate Government
to infer that movement VAS on foot, in
spire1 nv the French Government, which,
as it will be remembered, was operating
in Mexico at the time, to procure the Sc
cession of Texes from the ConfederacY.-I
Accordingly Mr.. Benjamin, secretary of
State, writes promptly to General Magru-
der as follows
L" Siy-Herewith you will find enclosed
letter addressed to Mr.. B. Theron,
French consular agent and vice-consul for
Spain at Galveston, Texas, requiring that
functionary to depart Immediately from
the COnfederacy. The President re quests
that you will have this order executed as
promptly as can be done without undue
harshness, and that you have Mr.. Theron
conveyed under surveillance to Matamoras, |
or any other convenient point on the Mex
lean frontier, when he can depart for Eu
rope if he chooses. Mr.. Theron will be |
allowed to make such disposal of his books |
and papers as he may deem proper"
Finally there is the following, which the |
Herald correspondent asserts is from O
functionary of the British Government,
who, it appears, used his position to facil-
itate bis operations as spy in the En-
peror's service It is dated Boston, July |
"a, 1856, addressed to the .Emperor's pri-
vate secretary. This person write,
SIR forward to You under the seal
Of confidence the resume of conversation
[ had accidentally to day with General
Meade, commander of the great district
from the southern boundary of Maine to
the confines of Georgia. The generals in
timacy with the administration must make
This communication of great value and i'm
portance. and l wish you to submit it to
MS Majesty the Emperor for his personal
inspe ction.
General Meade and staff having a
special carriage for themselves on the L.
Railr DAD, was invited to join them.
had the opportunity of asking, among other
matters. What aboat Mexico 2? The
General said he feared there would be
trouble about it; that the Monroe doctrine
would be enforced thus far. viz that the
Emperor would be probably invited to
withdraw his troops, SO as to give the Mex
leans fair and full opportunity of e1
pressing their real wishes on the form of
government they wished to adopt, without
being inf -enced by foreign force ; that
be refusal o: the Emperor would proba-
by be followed by an inability on the part
# the United States authorities to restrain
heir people in asserting the Monroe doc
rine that the existing force in Texas of ]
10 900 picked troops could be at once and {
Indefinitely augmented; in a word. that
no French protectorato would be tolera-
cd Profoundly impressed with the
eallty of this peep behind the scene, and
n accordance with the personal affection |
if I may risk suoh term) that I have
'!ways felt for the Emperor, / think il
most useful to his males that he should
70 acquainted with this, as forwarned, [
L must, in veracity, add that t
the general wished nae to un l
erstand that he had ONLY exDressed his r