The New York Herald Newspaper, December 12, 1849, Page 1

NO. 5667. ‘ sf +» MORNING EDITION----WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1849. Tmportant from Central America, AGGRESSIONS OF THE BRITISH. Seizure of the Island of Tigre. The Preparations for War in Honduras and San Salvador, G&c., Seo, Se. ‘We have received, by the mail steamship Ohio, the ‘following important information from Nicaragus, Hon- -@uras, and Sen Salvador, by the way of Realijo, Pana- gma and Chagres :— Our Central American Correspondence, Important Intelligence—British Aggressions in Central America—Seizure of the U. S, Island Tigre, Leon pe Nicanacwa, Nov. 9, 1849. ‘The official proclamation of the Governor of Hondu- ‘as, which I enclose to you, will give yeu an insight *éuto the character of the late outrages of the British agents, and the commanders of the war steamers Plumper and Gorgon, upon the sovereignty of Hondu- gas and Sen Salvador. ‘The island of Tigre, you will perceive, recently @eded by Honduras to the United States, has not escaped. Her Majesty’s steamer Gorgon, on the lith October, entered the harbor of Realijo, acting in con- cert with Mr, Chatfield, detailed a force for the seizure of the island, of which they took possession, tearing down the U.S. flag, and elevating the British in its place, and constummating their celebration in the mame of her Majesty the Queen. A correspondence immediately followed between Mr. Squier and Mr. Chatfield, the former demanding the evacuation of the itland, and the latter declining te wake any further concession than a reference of the ‘matter to his home government. He denies the right of Honduras to sell or cede away any portion of her territory, because she bas no national existence, being ‘a fragment of the Central American confed: ion, justities his lawless occupation of Tigre, on the ground that it is aure for debt. ‘This outrage to our fiag will, doubtless, receive the prompt attention of the government. ‘The insulting proceedings against Honduras and San Salvador have kened the pi spirit. The Central American ‘States are arming themselves to repel these aggressions. Gen. Guardiola, of Honduras, the noblest general in Cen- tral America, has arrived on the coast of the Gulf of Am- apala, and men are rallying around him. It is under- , alse, that the State of San Salvador is rapidly peising Somes So appears the British Charge has bimeelt into trouble, It appears that his prineipal lemand against San Salvador does not fall hat le te comply t remaii if he will attempt to take ssion of the en- ic “in behalf of her Majesty.” ‘The States of Central America look with confidence to the United States to see that their rights are re- epected. The policy and tricks of the British ts ‘here will be fully exposed. ‘fhe recent seizures have roused the old onal spirit, and the ouly inquiry is now, for arms—not men. A ship load from the United States would sell at a handsome profit in this market. PROCLAMATIONS. Iynaniran ts or Honvunas : ‘All governments which like our own, depend exclu- sively, entirely upon public opinion, to whom the laws are the only guide and polar star, always submit all their acts to the scrutiny of their fellow citizens, and “transmit tothem without delay or disguise the accounts f such affairs as materially affect the interests of the whole body of the people. Of such # nature, at this Present moment, are the events which have transpired ‘on our Northern coast, as also on the Southern coast, and which his Excellency the President has com- manded me to acquaint you with. On the 4th of the present month, the steamer Plum- per, belongi: the Royal British Marine, under the yp-command ‘of Captaia Nolioth. arrived at Truxillo. The tain of this steamer, without having any public malssion of any kind, and without any other credentials “than violence, required the commander of that port the of the sum of $111,062%, within # few hours, which sum, he eaid, was the amount of the claim of British subjects upon our government. At the same time, he threatened to destroy the town if the afore- waid, amount was not instantly paid down. The com- mai of Truxillo refused to pay the amount, inas- mI ‘as be had not the necessary funds at bis com- mand, and alse, it was not in his province to interfere fu such demands in consequence hereof, the captain immediately landed an armed force and took forcible porsession of the fortress of Truxillo. At the ame time, several of his soldiers perpetrated various ‘acts of viclence upon the people in the neighborhood, avé received from them the sum of $1.200, which was paid to induce not to accomplish their threat of on re-embarking ity, at command 0 hich properly, and without ex- called acts of piracy, and which and rapecious 4 to prohibit auy fur- nd ite dependencies. To this was also added the protest of the 6th of January, bs en our Sonthern coast, the British have done etence of obtaining tion jms of British subjects ras. the captain of the war steamer, the the present month, took posses. dan armed fore Gorgon. ont sion of the Isle of TS; pet up the British gepublic was, to eile down. and three disehs eapnon, celebrated the moun 4. ‘The com Pesmue ef + vernment, aud of the republic, pro- tested against such an nabeard of violence, an the Engiish Consul, a the mandan informed us, united with him this pro- test. On his reembarking, the com ater of 3 the Governor of a by America showld be Fe ustated on , he would return with his war Seoowe, 3 force, the British flag. The other govern- ments of the republic, as well as our © issions obarged to treat with the © e @’Affairs of the Uni ‘ted States residing in Nicaragua, have been made ae- quainted with these events, that they may take euch measures as seem to them proper, especially since he island ot Tiger has been by treaty approved of by he President, pisced forenalty 18 deposit in the power governm' tof tl orth. othe certain of the Gorgon, upon announcing to the commandant ‘of the island his intention to tuke pos- session. at the ane Sovtared hay sen esty conten , The'Sioption of other, nlesrures™that into tay. that even al de by the Consul were satis Bread sul fecl it neceseary to take the course he had ado The Tresident of the a, in hij consul upon these claims the 15th of showed that they were, many of thi ‘of foundation, but also desired that « person should be -appointed in order to verify them, a ina justand amicable manner in mnad fe Wo ccenpy our soil and to insult ua, ttack us, to occupy our soil, Seortieg t0 violence, making an exhibition of power, ‘trampling under foot the most sacred rights of a free rear, fiting of our weakness : 4 of our inability meet # the tyrant of the ocean. People of Honduras * Notwithstanding our own want of means to resist with effect. to md the inte- grity of our soll, and the dignity of our government, yet we need not submit to the unjust and violent 2onduct which oppresees us, for the Spang! Benner will be ried in our feas to assis! Aloate our rights and resoue us from in ‘right fing, resplendent wich glory. backed by Immense wit be our guaranty in virtue of solemn trea- bas generously pledged Iteelf to The identity of our principles. aud the fact that we are children of the same continent, is a band of union with that great power. Let us, then, confide in her re = under the bonds which ho na a. be oe ve blican nments | itt pve ePmndente of the immortal Werhiagton | The Ministry Sau of Honduras, at unga! f 2iat, 1849. See ve J. MARIA MONADA. {WE GENERAL MINISTRY OF THE SUPREME GUVERN- MENT OF THE STATE OF HONDURAS. ‘The President has been pleased to direct to me the jecree a oy hon dent, in whom the tate of Honduras resides. consi: defence of the territory of th duty to all other if necestary: seca peat jons x! arbte. bee act of hoauality against the Sta the Exeuntive would be responsible before the Legiete- ture, nod all the people of Honduras, it he did not take amensures of seourity— it is decreed as follows: — Att 1. All relation or cc nnection with said isiend, or with any other place lately ueurped by the l-nglish, as well on the shores of the Pacific oF hibited to all natives, neighbors a he State of Honduras Art. 2. The natives. neighboring peop! tants of the pot teh Dave been. at vaded by the the Int rior of the State within a mont! lication of this decree. After the ssid th that governments of | | of Union, overnment | he Antilles, te Inhabitants of sons mentioned, and their property, will be placed out of the protection of the law, it ow omit to obey this decree, unless they can show that it was physically im- possible for them to comply with its reg: ona. Art. 3. The effects an: is of all and any persons whatever in Amapala, or in any other place occupied by the enemy of our liberties, shall be held to be con- traband throughout the State, and shall, therefore, liable to seizure, Art. 4 Since, upon the 20th of the present month, the British forces embarked at A: and disarmed the one and established their authority there, and since it is probable the same acts may be committed in other frontier towns, therefore, to prevent such edures, which place the State in imminent peril, all the forces necessary to give security to the said frontier towns are commanded to be raised and collected, and Senor B. General Don Sentos Guardiola, Commander of the Line, is suthorized to defend the coasts on the south. The Minister of General Despatch will order this de- eree to be printed, published. and circulated, Given at T ipa, October 28th, 1849. JUAN LEADO. To Senor Ledo Don Jose Maria (Signed) RAGAMA., Above we have given the official documents from Honduras, consisting of two proclamations explanatory of the acts perpetrat by the British, in violation of the rights of the republican people of Honduras. It will be clear enough tothe reader, by the perusal of these proclamations, that the only ostensible cause put forward by the British for acts of such wanton and un- justifiable aggression, are certaiu pretended claims of certain individuals made upon the government. The same course has been pursued towards the State of San Salvador as towards that of Honduras, and claims have been hatched up against San Salvador, in order to selze upon that country also. The following reply to the British Consul, by the President Salvador, in answer to his Peg em Nee help to show the frivolity and injustice of claims set up against Salvador. It is a letter written by order of the Pre- |p in reply to one from the Consul, and is as ows :-— Sr. Sacvavor, Oot. 21, 1849. Mr. Consut. Generar or Her Barrannic Masesty— Si our official communication, with the accom- ying document, upon the claims of British subjects been received—the first of said pieces in sub- stance complaining as follows:—First, that not only the government of San Salvador has suswered none of the letters directed to it on this behalf, but has also de- clared to Sr. ldigoras that it would not recognize nor jaime which have been in part already paid, by the delivery of tobacco in the Jnion, Secondly, that in the same man- cts belonging to British subjeota:were ille- wally taken from the house of Kspsda and Pilona, and Ubai in their being claimed, the government ot Sal- vader evaded the claim, by ssying it would make en- quiries on ihe sudject, though it is now more than four ears ago rince the matter was brought to its notice; and a, that now the time is come to ‘stem of evasions and delays. , you injury has been done to Sr. Idigoras by the t he has suffered, without true and ‘legal that a sufficient reparation is required. Consul, the government of Salvador has con- stantly occupied itself with attending to the continual and uninterrupted claims you have made. It has always manifested the best desire to arrange all the complaints you made in the name of British subjects, at different periods. If at any time it has not instantly replied to you as you desired, 1t has been either owing to the want of sufhcient grounds for answer, or because the importance of the matter required longer delibera- tion. Thus it is that in this respect you, Sir, are en- tirely without cause fer your assertions. If Sr. ae in apy of his communications address- ed to you, has raid that the President of the State has refused to recognize or to pay claims already recognized, he has told a notable untruth; for the President knows well. that in @ business ratified by both parties tne one cannot draw back without the consent of the other party. Besides, you, str, have received in the Unton the full value of 25,000 dollars in tobaceo,as payment in full of this demand Therefore, the President has bad cause to be greatly surprised that @ matter, once terminated by means of arrangements made, should be re-produced. As to the acknowledgment and payment, which you pretend to have been made, of the credit for goods taken from the house of Espada and Pilona, | have the honor to refer you to the opinion of four gentlemen of the law. elready given, upon this subject, which will give you all the information you can require. It remains for me to reiterate to zm sir, that the supreme government of the State has never received Sr. Idigoras as the official mt of Her Britannic Ma- jerty, exercising the right of all uations to receive and not to receive foreign agents, as they may think proper. Salvador and Central America ha: ver bound them- selves to receive, as British Agents, those whom the Britich goverument may please to desiguate as snch, and impose upon us. |The document then proceeds to caplatn the matter of the imprisonment of Idigoras, showing that he is a native and subject of the country, and was legally tried and convicted of a criminal oainee, and justly sen- tepoed to imprisonment | Besides, my government thinks, with some reason, that even if Idigoras was a British subject, and had any claims against any in this country—and even if he had been condemned by the courts of the country un- justly—and if he had not been punished deservedly, for ‘& great offence committed—even then, in such a case, it is not you, fir, the British Consul, who are legally e1 titled to insist upon receiving euch indemnities aa he might claim. At you, sir, state in your note, that If these matters are not arranged on the terms you require, you will | take méusures to satisfy your demands in all the ports | of the State, the government of Salvador formally pro- teste upon the spot, that if this is done, the neglect to , the $15,000 in the month of December will not be its fwult, since the ingress inte the ports of the Union will thus be prevented. Th aré the terms in which the President of the State bas desired me to reply to you, sir, and to assure you, Mr. Consul, of the high consideration and res with which, &e., RAFAEL PIN: Amarsta, Iocann or Trowm, July 14, 1849, Interesting Intelligence under an Old Date—Intrigues of | the English in Nicaragua—Trip of @ California Emi grant. I never bave had time to give you a description of American ingenuity, manifested here some few months | veston, some months bound from New Orleaus to Chagres, separated i ize, Seventeen came across the mighty Cordilleras ef Central America, from Omen. ‘Their trip was romantic, as described by one of their | party. They formed into a company, marched twenty miles per day, and arrived in sixteen days in the port Not finding vessels in this port, they imme- | diately went to work (to the astonishment of the na- | tives) and built a vessel of 15) tome for three weeks, and embarked the fourth for Calitor- nia, They named her Jose Caceras,in honor of the commandant of the port. | ‘The English are creating « great disturbance on this side of Central America, I had occasion, some short | | time since, to go to Granada, in the State of Nicaragua, had the misfortu: h all this State. passing thro e most of toencounter t against the government; a two soldiers in the square of Leon, for attempting | eral Munos, He was sittin, dining. and nly several soldiers entered, made @ stab at bim, and omly succeeded in their fiendirh at- a wound one of his officers that was sitting near him The government party assured me that a certain MeNall, ople, for the purpose of overturning the government, My ") to sooure the British contract for the caval. Certain it ia, that they have succeeded #0 far as to put- ting them to cutting each other's throats. Inst | notice we had was, that Munos had left Leon head of 1.600 men, to attack Samosa, [before pul ho bad taken up headquarters in Ni- meantime, the rabble are robbing and | t random, | hope the Engl or that Brewn has done the English up. | on | was in Nicaragua, it was “ Brown and | and “ White and Brown.’ But White's } done Brown up, as per comtract. Court of Common Pleas. Dre, 11.—There wae no business of importance done, and the ceurt adjourned at an early hour. TERMS OF THK COURT FOR THE YEARS 1850 aNd 1851. Gasenan Tenses, 4th Monday Brrciat. Teams FoR fs Ist Monday, Judges. « Woedrat J ‘2 STnergbam Woodrum y Ipgraham mms, FOR That oF Isey ee * Juda ¥ Ist Monday, ant Ist Monday, Janvary.. daily at chambert,at10 A.M, The general and spe- cial terme will epen at 10 A. M ‘The rohooner Mobawk was wrecked at Onwego, on rrons drowned The earg> ole of whoat, was all Lost consisting of ¥.000 bash: | were awarded to the most meritoriow since. The party who were unfortunate in the Gal- | zs was distributing gold (British) among the | Interesting Intelligence from Hayti and St. Domingo. By Captain Molntyre, of the schooner Enterprise, ar- rived on Monday night, in eleven days, from Cape Hay- tien, we have been furnished with the following items of news: The Emperor of the Republic of Hayti had issued an edict, to take effect on the 5th instant, that no foreign merchant should do business unless he paid a license of $1800, Spanish, per year, in place of $900, as heretefore; or any foreign clerk, unless he paid $1000. No vessel ‘was allowed to take cargo, unless she had discharged her cargo at that port. The export duty on coffee and logwood was $50, Haytien m , per 1000 pounds, in- stead of $5, as heretofore; and in the same ratioon all merchandise, He has fixed @ price on all goods im- ported and exported. He was raising an army to march | ly resisted by jusiness: Jed saa nat the Bpanish pert of the islaes. B was e learn from Capt Morton, ef the schooner Ji and Eliza, which arrived yesterday from Port au Prince, (having left that port on the 20th ult..) that the go- yernment had just paid to the French a portion of the interest of the indemnity. A meeting was to take place, to take into considera- tion the better mode of equalising the distribution of coffee, Ex duties are to be increased on coffee and legwood, American provisions are getting scarce. The articles of British manufacture having been burnt b; the disastrous fire on the 14th, the articles of frat necessity, such as cheeks, osnaburgs, and finer goods, were on the decrease and scarce. ‘The Haytien squadron left on the 20th, destination unknown, suppored to be for Jacmel. bi Capt. M, also informs us, that the Em; the Spanish 4 The Frene! i Naide was lying at Port au Prince, waiting orde: ‘he British brig of war Persian, was to sail for the city of St, Domingo on the 20th ult. PROCLAMATION. Buenaventura Baez, President of the Dominican Re- lic, to the Haytiens Hayttens!—The new President of the Republic of Dominica addresses you, in the name of his fellow-oitl- zens, andin the common interest of all. It is now nearly six years ago that we separated from you, and declared ourselves independent; and this separation in spite of false assurances to the contrary, ie destined to bean eternal one. We may yet live as good neigh- bors, though under different banners. We have in- vited you to do this, by proposing a peace, which is ne- cessary to all our interests; but those who rule over J04 ave rather preferred to force you to leave your mes to fight against us, and doomed you to be shot, as many of you as were unwilling. ferings in the last campai, terminated 50 ir was to army, for Recollect your sut- which our brave Santanna loriously, and consider what confi- dence can you have in men who called your detest a victory! We have never attacked you; we have con- tented ourselves with defending ourselves against ag- gression, in the hope that you would imitate our mode- ration. "But patience becomes sometimes exhausted, and rince you would not have peace, now, then, in your turns, support all the sufferings of war on your own soil—on your preperties—on your persons. When we wish to attack you, we know well our advantages and your weakness. We can hurt you as much as will suit ‘ou, both by rea anden your rivers. Whily we oaly ave three cities on our coast—Saint Domingo, Puerto Piaia, and Samons, cities weil fortified and secure from attack—your shores are covered with innumerable vil- lages, villas, plantations, towns, and cities, built of wood, without any defence offering themselves an easy prey to flames and pillage. Your citics are goiag to disap- aed and their inbabitants to be driven into the woods. laytiens! Our fleet,well armed, well equipped, wellosm- manded baving numerous troops on board, has set sail to pillage yourcoast and Inpereept your shipping Watch, then, night and day. Watch on the North, on the ‘West. on the South. Drive your wives and children ia- to the morasses, abandon your “vids, to keep guard on the tops ef the rocks—your guns im your hands in the wind and the rain—and then when you go home you will find your houses burnt down. ‘ou know ali these sufferings already, You suffer. already, dreadfully b; this war. To it you owe the odious monepoly whieh ruins you, and the tyranny you labor under. See, then, what you will still suffer, if you contivue this war. Haytiens | We might live in peace and happiness, each on our own territory, making # mutual exc! of our cattle and tobacco for your coffee; but your rulers will not have itso. Well, then, beit so! Let all the hor- rors of war fall upon their heads, and upon yours, who will not foree them to better measures, By the President, BUENAVENTURA BAEZ. Minister of War, J. E. Avosa, ‘St. Domingo, Nov. 16, 1849, Anteligence from Mexico, Internal Disturbances—The Public Debt—Love, Depra- vity and Murder, ‘The rumor is prevalent of au approaching revolution im the distracted State of Yucatan. having for its ob- ject to overthrow the Governor, Sarbachano, The in- ‘urgent Indians, who at one time threatened to exter- minate the white population from Yucatan, and to cap- ture ail their cities, Kove fallen out among themselves. In consequence of this, they are now making their submission to the federal government, and availing Sr of the amnesty which has been offered em The government of Herrera is involved in great f- nancial difiiculties, and bas not money to carry on its affairs and pay itsemployces) The minister, Iturbide, propored to put the three millions of United States money ai the command of the executive. aud resigned in consequence of the refusal of Congress to accede to his propositions, This money is already sequestrated for the debts of Mexico Mexico is going abead in spite of all her diMeculties; they hay of our Fair of the Ameri- can Ipetitute, inthe city of Mexie: which prizes horticultural ¢! gra Atther time they are going abead in Literatu: A new play, in five acts, trom the pon of « young Me: can, M. Amierers, has been produced at’ the th and met with perfect success; It i tina,” ‘The arbitrary act of Canales, in having Gen, Flores shot rummarily, bas been taken up in the Chamber of Deputies, at Queretaro, The Minister of War has been called upon to give an account of this melancholy aad ferceious traneaetion. A tational guard bas been established in the city of Vera Cruz, but it appears not to get along so well as it thould. and that some disrensions between the offlzers 4 the troops threaten to render inoperative this herwise useful institution, El Locomotor, of Vera Crux, of the 3d ult athority of @ correspondent, that « wi pasted by the Congr e the pubic debt. It is proposed, by t blith & eom- mon fund, to be created out of ten per cent of all the incoming taxes and other revenue. to be pledged for of debts created y otherwise provided will be at libeFty to ea- mysterious sickness hitherto unknown in the anpais of medicine, which first was reported to hi “Its arrival there was eheuded. Nine hundred persona were sal hed with this disea in the honorable pursuits uiet and lovely fa all who knew dreaming of t situdes which, table dest! sources, the treasury was empty, and he was obliged to have recourse to individual patriotiem The merchant of Monterey, of whom we have spoke: he was wealth: \d he contributed of Santa A Ayh menee ame fot, Morris, of Philade! aebi bad recourse in his rupplied bis wants, and raj ism, But it was not t orifice of his private fortune, w! of Monter Adversity, or the ruins It Is henor, pri bring ruin upon us, So it was with our once qui: citiven of Monterey. In return for his Peg ke yubiie liberality, Gen. Sante An eaped distinguished honors upon tered him at Mexico, and finally made him a General of Mexi These hov He was like or merchant to whom { pen! of Major Mili may determine; neat bare to bear the most poignant suffering. ier populstion thereof, app le nd we rincerrly trust thet the hearts of other families may SKETCH OF THE ISLANDS—~THE EFFORTS MADE TO IMPROVE THE PEOP!.1 ETC., ETC. {From the Pacte (California) News, Oct. 16 acehut een ieteoaaastoc kaneis y. From their conquest by Kamel the First, until the arrival of the man nin eat meee ract government was most oppressive. tyranai- cal and bloody, ‘Through the Influence of the Chris. tian religion, idolatry was destroyed, and in later times, thro the same influence, the character of Lad g~ a. Bas Uae soak 9 Fos Phenol eby, um im! and, 60 faras jiberal but during theee changes there bas arisen aa, oppodt? tion to the more or less violent as th: actuated th 1826, the laudable efforts of the government to suppress the proverbial licentiousness of native fe- males, y the ensotment of a law against their going on board ships yurposes of prostitution. were stor ho would be ashamed to ackno: ey he part y then took, id this resulted in the visit and glorious victory of Lieutenant Percival, of the United States Navy. The result to, that officer, is well known to the reading publi, In 1839, the of things, on the part of foi ir fancied ta been introduced nt, certain mea- of that religion, who were mostly Frenchmen, from theisiands. At the same period the importation of epirits was prohibited There measures aroused the for community, and resulted in the visit of Captain Place, who rea laurels (7) in enforcing upon the government the Ca- tholic religion, and a treaty binding them to e wines and brandies ata duty uot exceeding five per cent ad valorem. Captain La Place also took away the | nty thousand dollars in specie, as aguaranty for the fulfilment of that treaty, which’ m , after passing from ship to ship en the Pacific ae was returned in 1846. Tn 1842, the government, fearing danger from tho ag- gresston of foreign powers. despatched Messrs. Richards | end Haalilio to the United States, England, and France, | for the purpose of obtaining @ recognition of the inde thoee powers, they were | successful ‘This measure excited the alarm of the fo- reignera, partioularly the English. The Engli eul, anxior 0 doubt, to anticipate the moveme the envoys, see leaving the aff enemy of the government, Out of this proceeded all grievances, ¢ principal of which were compiaints agatust the deci- sions of the courts which had begun to be established, aiter (be manner of civilized nations, The unaccepta- bie Vice Consul made his ex parte reports to the British dmiral, who despatched the Carysport, Lord George ulet, an is presumed. for euch demands and reclaw: might lay Lefore hi bs presei deemed #0 unjust, that the King, circumstances of doubt as to his position family of nations, chose to cede time being to Lord George Paul tion of the justice of the demands to the the British government. The Vico Cons fied that he had obteined a valuable colonial woquiei- tion for bis country, set off for Londen, in his pres bia views. vorable to the lar, and a ful! the occupancy of the by the torees of Lord Paulet bad not the cession been o dered # willing one. Meanwhile, theBritish Admiral on the station, receiving intelligenee of what had been done, hastened | to the isiands, and by replacing the Hawatian flag, re- Meved his lordship not only of bis honors, but of his convention of the the 12th and of July, 1839, was revived and in fulleffect. Atthe eame time, or about three hours after, he withdrew his forese from the town, leaving the fort and armament a complete mass of ruins. All the vessela were restored except the king’s yacht, a beautiful Baltimere clipper of 120 tons. which had been fitted up tn the islands at a considerable expense. The whole amount of dama- ges inflicted by the French admiral are estimated by some persons at $150,000, The geectign naturally arises, why hastbis injury been inflicted? Simply, it Would appear, because the Hawaiian government, in the exercise of a right clearly granted by France by the treaty of 1846, used the most stringent measures in thelr power for the suppres- sion of intemperance, an evil well known, and ackuow- ledged to be the most destructive everywhere, and ae" —s among Poly: laos. One would think a knowledge of the misobief produced by intoxication under their own observation at ‘Tahita, would have induced the French authorities to cherish, rather than outrage, the Sandwich Islands for their efforts to suppress it. The laws of Ta- biti, at the present moment, make distilled li- quors contraband, even to the products of France! How, then, with | what grace ean a French Consul anda French Admiral come {¢ rd to make a demand for # reduction of duties upon thi e, in ad- feaet islands® There is too much light know- edge in the world, at the present day, on the subject of temperance. There is too much good sense aud ster- ng justice im the French nation to sanetion, for » mo- ment, such inconsistency, and such an outrage upon ‘the moral sense of ail mankind. We have given the foregoing cursory sketoh of Sand- wich Islands affairs, drawn from books, authentic docu, ments, and other sources of information within our reach, for the purpose of inviting the attention particu- larly of our home government, and of bespeaking for the islands that sympathy and countevance which are much needed the present crisis; and we ture to express the hope that the republic of Fi will in- stantly disavow the acts of her officers in the late tran- eactions, and make all the reparation which the case demands. That the islands are incapable of defending them- selves against the aggressions of the great powers, is a matter of course; that they are capable of self govern- ment, and of main’ jeg their relations with foreign nations, is ly proved, aud well Known; that ‘obstacles to contend aguinst, fa great de- regard to ve it has passed d the before closing, We cannot retrain from congratulating that go- vernment on the firm policy it has pursued under the recent troubles which have bes of every pation, almost without exception, imcludiog the French reriding at the islands, ‘and by most of Aus- residing at San Franoirco. Circuit Court—Brookiyn, THE METHODIST SLANDER CASE. Before Hon. N. B. Morse Deo. 11—John €. Green ve. John Pierse.—Suit for Slander.— Damages laid at $5.000. This caso was resumed yesterday, for the third time, When the case was called it was generally believed about the court room thats settlement was about to take | place between the parties. The counsel wera closeted with Judge Morse, in conference together, in relation toan adjournment of the affair; but at 12 o'clock the court took a recess till 2 o'clock, without coming to any agreement. On resuming, the trial was ordered to go on, and the first witness called, was John Thackaberry, sworn.—Knows both parties in this suit, Q.—Have you had any conversation with defendant in reference to some charges which were made againet Jobu C, Green, before a Methodist convention? embarracsm ‘The foreign community had beco quite of @ differ mind, aud, compared witu sritich | rule, that of the mative authorities had become popa- | lar. in 1848, bya and Great Bi and nevor to take posseasion, protectorate, or iu any otber form, of part of which they are composed. The United interests emphatically, and sfaction to foreigners. In | trepgthen the mative element, marriages of native females with foreigners were encouraged, aud every inducement held out to them to becom cue realized. The ministers of king, with one excep- tion, were chosen trom the naturalized fereigners, the | judges, heads of police for the principal tow ustem bouse officers. t! every department where tranract business they provided with agents femiltiar with th: yes of their own country. Juries ves amd foreigners are composed a balf natives. but the judge can: ex the inferior courts At first these obang roduced great excitement and alarm. Opporition was raised against the oath of | allegiance, and even ridicule heaped upon all who ac- cepted of it. There was much cavilling against the laws, the decisions of the courts. aud the acts of thore reigners who had been inducted into of- 5 this opposition confined to foreigners ; remote from the seat of government were voluminous and warm in thetr petitions against foreign officers and the cath of allegiance, bat without pro- ducing any impression upon the goverament. These agitations were at their height im 1545, and were par- Ucipated in by the government agents of the | nited States and Great Britain, In the same year, new treaties were entered into by Fraoce and England with the Hawalian government, end all former treaties and conventions were declared void. One clause of these new treaties gave to the Hawaiian government the right to impose upon wines wod brandies, and other spirituous lijuors, any reason- able duty the goverument might think proper, pro- vided it did not am: to an absolute prohibition — vpon whieh the nt passed a law fixing the duty on distilled spirits at five dollars per galloa—it being understood that France was paying to Kugiand, at the time, ® duty of twenty-two shillings sterling upon her brandies, Mr. Ten &; the United States Commirrioner, shortly efter his arrival, as we have be informed, eepoused the cause, and became the legal counsel and advocate of an insolvent American firm, who preferred claims against the liawaliao government to the amount | of three bundred and seventy-eight thousand doliars. This claim was submitted to the arbitration of two American citizens, and during the pendency of the case betore the court a difficulty arose between Mr. Ten Eyck and the government; but, as we do not pretend to have # full understanding of the facts, we will not at- tempt togive a statement touching this part of the subject. We also pace over @ series of events in which Mr Ten Eyck bas been made to figure somewhat con- tpleuourly—the establishment of a paper im opposition to the Hewalian government. Ko —as our object is not to decide between Mr. Ten Eyck and the government of the Sandwich Islands, but simply to present, in a con- Genred form, certain facts which led te the recemt out- rage by the French Conrul Farly in 1848, Patrick Dillon.a conrul of the firet class, artived at the /rlands and succeeded Mr. Dudoit, the French consul. For some time be stood aloof from the opposition among foreigners, which at the time be- gan repsibly to decline—but he at lemgth commenced a series of intrigues with the mi sof the King, | caleulated to set them at lnggerheads with each other, and Dnally went ro far as to write a letter to Dr. Judd, in whieh be abused the minister of foreign relations, proposed his removal from office and new appo ts made agreeably with the viewsof Mr Dillon The ool- lector of customs, in particular, was vamed to be fixed upon by Mr Dillon aud Mr Judd, acting in concert. Ap soon as the knowledge of this letter came to the mo tice of the king, a copy was forwarded to the French nt, requesting the recall of Mr. Dillon, Not gin his intrigues with the ministers, id finding at the time little ympathy with the foreigners, Mr Dillow naturally sought other resources for couso- ‘The French consul, thus disappointed in the hopes of overthrowing the ministry sna of obtaining for bim- self, a8 Is ruppored, some fat office, aod floding himself mneagueteaiy thrown into the opposition, com- Menced a series official compiaints and de- mands, of © character either trivial or unfounded in justice. From « perusal of the official correspon- dence in a voluminous printed pamphlet, it appears that the Hawaiian Minister of foreign Reiations took official notice of ali these demands, arguing them at great , and finally referred them to the consideration of the government of France. waiting the result in the harbor the Garrendt, the command of forces it Was room ascertained joree the demands of the co . ai jor the admiral it ro of that Henol: jer jons from the French qovera- ont prebably he did not, or if instructions ued, the; -ntatementa an were based upon m: ub iting the arrival | goverament, was insisted the redaction ot f distilled quora, ‘Thy r, during bis so effect of exeluding poor liq esteemed, and . from the market. in answer to this of the cititeas the Hawaiian goverment reply to the effect | of 1nd he ht to im d the govern. jering to treat ppoint for the megotintions ere amionbly the proper. yieiding on 7 4 atill acknowledging to the go. TePeDt that the treaty bad not been violated, the sdmitaldeciared pull and vord the treaty of the 26ch 5 ered, 1546, to take place at 12 o'clock, M., of ths 20th | eburel Question chjected to, and ebjection sustained by the court. Q —Do you know Rev. Mr. Norris” A.—1 do; | am supernumerary in the Methodist have been in the ministry eince 1821; am pre} sent pastor of the Greene Street Chureb, in New York Q—Have you ever beard the general character of Job C, Green, as relates to temperance or intemper- ance! Objected to, and objection sustained by the court, with privilege to modify the question Q —Have you ever heard of the general character of Jobn C. Green, for temperance or intemperance, prior Yo the 28th October, 1548? A.—I have heard rumors respecting his character prior to that time; | have known Mr. Green a long time, and have beard people say he was not as tempe- a es be might be; his character was not weil spoken of. Cross-cxamined.—1 was acquainted with Green when be was partor of a church in Brooklyn; Mr. Green aud Judge likeman allowed me to be removed from Brook- lyp to New \ork, | boarded with mr, Pleroe, the de- fendant, when in Brooklyn; | had s diMeulty with Mr. Green, Because he proposed to me to aid him in putting down Mr. Carpenter, which proposition | resented; I uever made any fornia] complaint against Mr Green, before any elder; | stated my grievances in relation to Mr. Green's opposition towards me, in endeavoring to keep people away from my church; | made these charges Im Mr. Green's presence, in 153: stated cir- eumstances to prove my grievances; | have played on the violin, in the singing school of the church; | never made any report to the conference about Mr. Green's intempeiance; one of the ministers of the conference | whispered in any ear that he would not trast money in John C, Green's bands; Rey. Mr. Rice and Mr. Parker communicated there rumors to me; Mr. Rice first spoke to me about (ireom, in 1837; | received n» com- Pysation from Judge Pierce for testifying in this case; have heard the shaking of Mr. Green's hands was oo- easioned by drinking brendy immoderately; | don't lect the infirmity of Mr. Green longer ago than Rey. Bradley Siliock. sworn.—! belong to the Metho- | dist Eplecopal church for about Sfteen years; has known John ©. Green since 1820; | never saw Mr Green the worse for liquor; | have some recollection,of Mr. Green's being breught before the conference on @ charge of Intoxication. At this stage of the proceedings the court adjourned till this morning, when the whole day and evening will be occupied, Shey Court of General # “ Before the Recorder und Aldermou Jamison and Clark, Dee. 1 —Charge of Stealing Iron —A man named Coles Mosher was put on his deteace, charged with stealing tbree tone of pig iron from Newark, S.J. in December, 1648, From the testimony, it appeared that Mr Joseph Tuckeman, irom dealer, at 69 Weet street, in this city, hada lot of iron, consisting of fifty tons end bearing @ peculiar mark, transported from the Penpsylvania iron works to Newark, N. J. On its way to this city, at Newark, e lot fell short three t and subsejuently 2 tone 17 ewt. were found ine yard | in Duane street, in this city. The iron found in Duane street bore marks corresponding with thore on Mr. Tuckerman’s iron; it was traced to the possession of | the accused, who eaid he bad purebased it of « boat- | wap, or from @ vessel. The theft of the tron could not | be established by the evidenee. it only appearing that the return were short. The District Attorney eaid, that om this evide 1 could not ask for e convistion | of the prisoner, and the jury, under charge of the Court, returned @ verdict of “ not guilty.’ and the ac- | cured Wee dissbarged from custody, | «1 Bleck Lousebreaker,— A negro. named Henry Samp- | fon, alias James Bradiey, was tried on an indictment charging bim with burglary in the first degree, in breaking into the house of Asariab C. Flagg, of 4 West Seventeenth street, om the Ist of October last. It was proven that at about two o clock om the mornin, of the firet of October, the prieoner entered the v the premions mamed, by lifth the t basement wind When he had gained necers to the vault, he proceeded to unfasten the door leading to the house, by drawing the screws by which | the tastepings were |. He had proceeded thus far, end had taken off his shoes preparatory to going into the houre, when he was arrested. On person were found a case knife, a bunch of matehes, ai candle. Whenon his examination, the accused stated that he was intoxicated at the time, and did not know bow he got into the vault. Inasmuch anit wagnot proven that the prisoner did actually break into the bouse, it was hela that he could not be convief¥d of burglary in the firet degree, The jury returned a verdict of guilty of burglary in the -econd degree. and the ( ourt senten the prisoner to the State prison for five years and four monthe Triat for Horse Stealing ~A young man named George Crofton, was called upon to defend himeelf against a charge of grand larceny, in stealing @ horse worth $100, the property of eriey Holt, resididg at the corner of Sixty-first street aud Third avenue, on the Qyth September last ‘Mr Holt testified that the horse was kept in a pas- ture near his house; that the dey before the alleged theft, he hadseen him, aod missed him on the morn- ing of the 27th September; he could get no trace of him until the 26th of October, when be was informed that he wax at the stable ofa Mr, Morehead, in Twon- ty-first street, negr the Seventh a becalled at the siable and identified his horse, which he immediately took meagures to tr «8; Mt. Morehead stated he bad purcbared the horee of (Crofton, who was then ar- rerted; upon being taken lato custody, the accused said he bought the horse out ofa drove at U i's Head; Crofton had kept cattle in the pastute from which the horse was stolen; he had « lame horve there, alto, from the lst to the 10th of August, Mr. Morehead being calied to the stand. testified that he purchased the herse of Crofton, allowing him $106 0 $55 going to pay off « debt of that amount, he accused to withers, paid the balance of $40 im cash; be said he bought the horse at the full’ fea but bi receipt forthe money he paid foe im. On the part of the defence, several witnesses were called to prove a good character for the scoured, they (cious man, vy ef op bad before beem accused of horse stealing Counsel for the defence urged that the accused ougat to be acquitted, beenuse the theft of the property had not been proven, and that it was meoeesary im all cases | to man ‘feienious taking nt, oF convic- tio He the books to n It of | the Iron grating under | ity, and the court A é braid d bi o led hair about his head, was put om trial, ed with burglary in the first Prod ad teenie tei the ines of Lewis Mitchel, Ni ulberry street, on the night of the 14th October, stealing wearing apparel and money, worth in all about Caroline Mitchel, a small Germ slender build than otherwise, was ‘and testified, that on the night named ment she was awak room in which she husband, whom was no light burning, ai the figure er features. and as did not think otherwise than that it was he tered the room, until the person ap od reau and began to rattle a bunch wee out of bed, am tl P @¢ light of which man. risouer; a8 s00n as saw him, she darted at and seized hold of him, and called for assistance; he threat- ened to strike her, but held on; he then pulled out a knife and threatened to kill ber, but would not let go her hol It was provem that the doors were not locked, and the public prosecutor theretor joned thw o! of burglary) The Recorder commuaded the woman, who had shown such remar! in the arrest and detention of the prison found a verdict of guilty of graud Jar Court sentenced the prisoner to the four years and six months. Violation a the Election Laws. —James MeGinnes wag convicted of perjury, im falsely swearing, at the poll of the second election district of inch ward, at the Inte election Wm. F Godfrey, one of the Inapectors of Election in the Ninth ward, testifed that the prisoner came to the poll of the second district, and offered’ to vote; he was accompanied by Wm. Poole; witness warned him against swearing im bis vote, but, notwithstanding this Sdmonition, he took the oath, including tbe assertion that he bad not previously voted at that election. This was proven by two witnesses to be false. a4 be had previourly voled at the third election distrist: of the same ward, Joseph Garrison testified that he saw the prisoner vote at both piaces No defence was offered. The jury pronounced aver- oa of guilty, aud the prisoner was remanded for sen- nce. Before Judge Edmond Deo. 11.—Jonephin charge of obtaining was brought beto: pus. Tho Judge having read over the depesitions in the case, ordered the prisoner to be disol d. because the representations (by which the were obtained) appeared to have been made by the mother, and not by er. Bloodgood is a mild and modest tooking girt, parently about twenty yeu ff age, and was very beatly dressed. She appeared deeply te fool the un- pleacuntness of ber situation, and scarosly raised her eyes Lo meet the gaze of very crowded court, whieh was attracted, ne doubt, from the novelty of the young lndy’s position | Application to bail the Drurys.—The District Attorney raid, there was another affidavit—that of Justice Lo- throp—which states that no application warimade te bim fer an examination, betore indictments were tound Mr. Clarke,—If he swears to that. he will swear to am unmitigated misstatement. Counsel, the bebalt of the prioners. said that he saw annoane No press that the Distriet Attorney's oft opened either from without or within, amd that the a8 weil as some others, had the Court ot thone affidavits by the nd he was not rs could bavi District Attorney, P this moon. Mr. Clarke then proc gument 01 applic ae they are in custody they way be permitted te ubrestrained communication with their frieads; the treatment to whieh re subject in this respeot ta particularly barsh is no rulo in the statute Ubat it should be so; the property which has beem tuken from Mr. Drury. is, by the order of the Court, laced in the Broadway Bank. Cow tend> ed. that the seizure of thi watches, jeweilry, &c.) was i Jaw and liberty. Court—The oficers had no right to go to the house and tuke the property. A search wavrant is very pro- perly restricted. If au oftiger bas « warrant aguinst « map. he bas no right. by virtue of that warrant, to take bis property. Asto the papers seized, eould tl them to any Officer over whom the Court has control” Mr. Clarke— There is no guthority, perhaps, to reach the gang who ransacked the house They had uo au- = for their act, nor is there any precedent for such. Court—There is a precedent, but noauthority, The only question is, can the Court make any deoisiont ‘The Vistiiot Attorney has no papers. The Dietrict Atiorvey (Mr. MeKeon) resisted the application, aud argued with much ability on the eight several propositions made by the prisoner's counsel, He contended that they ought uot tu be al- lowed to withdraw thetr plea. Itwasa novelty ia prac- ce. A plea cf vot guity may be withdraw rT of guilty entered. The appli indictment, be submitted, ts too ta of his views, adduced the authorit | barber's Criminal Law, and (th Blackstone, pages 23%, 205, and 502. He (Mr. MeKeon) had no objection to the return of sueb papers as not necessary for the purposes of this prosecution, afver he bad seem them; but he bed not examined th Court—But (he watener— yet. hat Jo you want with them? The District Attoraey—Information bas reached me, from which | cau state that these very watches, which do not Appear to be connected WAth the case now, wilh lead very procably to the developement of ferther evi- denoe; and I ray, that fa @ city like this, where per- jury ean be bought, and has been bought~ where pab- lic flices have beem plundered. wnd where the lite of ® public officer bas been threatened, the Court ehowld not interfere in the matter here required. Crim beceane bold and desperate, and it must be foug boldmess; and he submitted that it was tho.duty of this Court not to thke out of the hands of the public offer apy meaus by which be can arrive at Lhe justioe of piacy is the ery of every Selon charged ofiepee against the i but if. the testimony Will amount to anything, It will amouat to & conviction of the prisoner Mr. Drary.— Mr, MeKeon, you will never have that Pigesure if, Grabam, representing the Attorney General, followed the same side with the Distriet Attorney, the application with much power. plication here was that the prisone d, on the ground of tilegal proseedings in the case, but the prisovers were held in oustody but cme day before the indictment was found, and that was no unreasonable delay in a case of au did not speak as to the guilt of enormity of the charge, ‘I'he lodiet and found by the Grand Jury on Tv ested; aud be would ask, why thi ation that there was Linued his were eubjeet, Ain be! Marites whieh were 4 upon the commi nature of bis 0 Attorney ( State than easier to drive the Attorney out of the } fer pronouncing their {1 Monday next. appearing, from the return to this ¢ of the Penitentiary, ti is pe i altentiary, after the t yas sentence, ead that she is inna ordered that she be forthwith dis risonment. Jourt, from an inspection of the following named ned .o confine | | erally be forthwith ere not discha: ppesrs, from illness, and the to thir « appearin ora were, on the 22d of at those persone were detained ir, the son for the purpose of whitewashing amd 'coep- ison clean and healthy; a cuetom whi sb hag sanctioned by the Of @ certain portion of the labor State, D em at to the Usiren States Bawa Pacer —On Se ur’ ay, in the | Court of Common Pleas, before Judges Pa" aos, Camp- ‘bell and Ke an argum: took piace ' jon a motion for rule to rhow 'y one of tt auditors, pointed to examine and distribate th¢ assets of the U. S, Bank, the third trust, should Act of Assembly of 1840, which 2s any of the jadges by blood oF mar gage, from belt ented es auditors) The persom objested to is Willem, that, ing, brotber to Judge King. “he judges fe the appointment was ma oy de] act, the validity of the sai olnment coal. be Atected. The ayplteation was refused Proud not be ream oreditore appited for, the rule,—Philedelphve Herth cimerwan, Dec Williem & Howt, fete Postmaster at Er iy hor been eceeted £65 depcudstions op thea ™