The New York Herald Newspaper, May 17, 1854, Page 2

i ADDITIONAL FROM EUROPE. | Our London Correspondence. ALBEMARLE STREET, } \Procapmiy, Lonpon, Tyesday, May 2, 1854. Napier Outdone by Dundas—Great Cry and Little Wool —The Marquis of Angles cy—The Operas—Prospects of a Bad Season in London—he West End People Looking Forward to the Gazelte—The New Crystal Palace at Sy- | denham. Pe Admiral Dundas has the best of it. Sir Charles Na- pler bas sunk into the shade. Od has been bom. barded, part of the town stove in, and a severe blow in flicted on the prestige of the Russian arms, while they are blocked up in three divisions in the Baltic, and Cron- stadt enjoys a peaceful security. What ia the name of all that’s possible, has prevented the Black Sea fleets from doing mischief before? We are a very slow people. Dundas bas been monarch of all he surveyed for more than six months, and when allghe world anticipates some daring exploit—frightful carnage —unlimited prizes—Westminster Abbey and s0 on— <smontes parturiunt nascitur ridiculus mus !’? Storming and slaughter reminds one of a loss we have allaustained. William Henry, Marquis of Anglesey, died in Burlington street on Saturday last. You will re- | member be was stized with a paralytic attack about six weeks since; from this he had never quite recovered. All his family came to or remained in town, and his sons and grandsons received his last breath. His life is mat- ter of history, and you will recall to mind that he was one of the last wonuded at Waterloo, by astray cannon ballcrushing his knee. His death forms an obituary tripos with those of Beresford and Londonderry, his for- mer ccmpanionsin arms. All of them hastened to join, | in a glorious tomb, Wellington—who so often led them to illustrious deeds. | From grave to gay: Two opera houses again urge their | claims ona hesitating public. Herr Formes had a mé. | sentendu with Gye, of Covent Garden, and has transfer red himself to Drury Lane. A cantatrice of some ce-' lebrity, Madame Caradori, stands on the pedestal of the Her acting is passionate but very crude, | ind Ler yoice more powerful than pleasing. We dropped | Ja to cee her “Lucrezia Borgia” done last night. Geaaro ca by a Signor Pavesi, who is most respectable. Mr. Hamiion Braham sang Duke Alphonso strongly and | unmusically, and acted very badly, The prices are very | bw, and the affair altogether does Mr. Jarrett, the prima donna. manager, considerable credit. As tor the other house, Grisi and Mario are not expected to arrive till the end of the month; so Tarberlik sings Otello, Mlle. Sophie Cra- velli the “Favorita,” and Ronconi, hoctor Duleamara; but the house is always thin and invariably cold. The ballet department beggars description. The season is horribly dull and everybody complains sadly. ‘The West End tradespeople are all looking forward to the gazette. | The little Queen does her best to attract somebody to London. Last night chere was a juvenile ball at Buck- ingiam Palace, in honorof Prince’ Arthur. Of drawing rooms there is an abundance, and, to give a climax to ‘fetes generally, she attends a'bal masque at the French Ambassador's, coming off in about ten days. Cryatal Palace shares rise steadily. Great anticipa- tions are indulged in relative to its success, but I fore- ode what is calleda smash gencrally. I should not at all wonder if the company tails, and that government will have to come in to save it from ruin. D. Our Paris Correspondence. Paris, April 30, 1854. Movements of the European Democrats—AUiance wich the Legitimists—Lhe Coming Revolution in Spain—Want of Spirit Displayed by the United States—Effects of the War at Paris—The Emperor's Popularity— Will there be any War ai all? I have just returned from a tour through Germany and Switzerland; and as I shall spend afew days here ere I leave for home, I cannot do better than jot down some notes I have made en passant, for your amusement and benefit | Simultancously with the active preparations for war which are being made ¥n the dockyards and barracks, preparations ofa different nature are being matured as well here in private rooms in the faubourgs St. Antoine, and la Cité, as in London, Berlin, and on the Rhine. A trank, and apparently a reliable, alliance has been formed between the European liberals of all nations, There are Spaniards—men who hate the Queen and her govern- ment, and who oscillate between a Spanish republic and a fresh tabal of constitutional monarchy under some new bead; Frenchmen, whom the imperial régime has driven from their country, and who are eager to shorten the period of their exile; Germans, thirsting for an opportu- aity to repair the faults and omissions of 1848; Italians, filled with hatred and revenge of Austria, and less confi- dent in their own strength than in sympathy and sup- port from abroad. All these have at length recognized tue necessity of banding themselves together for the Htainment of their common end. At least such is the mference from the coalition into which most of the Jeaders recently entered, at a conference held in Lon- dona short time ago. It was there resolved that na- ‘tional rivalries should be forgotten, and that all should work together for the promotion of democratic prin- ciples and the overthrow of the established governments of the continent of Europe. Ledru Rollin was chosen as the leader of the party, and the conspirators separated ‘with high hopes of some opportunity looming out of the present imbroglio. Immediately afterwards an understanding was had with tie legitimist #nd Orleanist exiles. Guizot, Changarnier, and the royaliat exiles, met at Brussels last week to con- certaction, They refused to co-operate with the repub- licaus; as in point of fact any such engagement would Lave become futile the moment success attended the movements of the insurgents. But while acting inde- pendently, the supporters of Henry V., the Duke of Ne- mours, and the Count of Paris, promised to render whatever aid they could towards dethroning Louis Na- | poleon, : Of course it is impossible to ay at what moment chance may batch any of these schemes. A military reverse—a Gnancial crisis—a diplomatic embarrasement—might in twenty four hours restore Ledru Rollin to active life. If, at present, any one country is attracting more attention than the others, it is Spain. The fall of the Queen, and possibly of the monarchy, is imminent. Spain contains qrithin herself every element of self-destruction—none of aational prosperity. Her government is corrupt and weak, 1 mies are disaffected, her people in semi-re- bellion, her finances exhausted, her gredit gone; withal, her rulers display as much stolid arrogance and incura- ble stupidity as ever characterized them, The question is where is the kick to come from, which is to knock the tottering fabric to the ground? The republicans care but little whether the Queen commits political suicide, or the United States make up their mindat last to avenge the injuries offered to their flag: but, as it is generally believed that party antagonisms in your country will al- ways prevent any bold vindication of the national charac- ter abroad, most people expect that the finishing blow to Spain will come from the Court itself. Mr. Soulé seems to be making himself very ridicu- jous at Madrid; his rumored affaire de cour with the queen, will be likely to do him more harm than good. It is a great pity your government had not entrusted the miseion to some man of extensive political experience and cool judgment. Had such a diplematist as Buchanan.or others | would meAtion, filled Mr."Soulé’s _ place, Iam led to believe that the acquisition of Cuba would have been comparatively easy, and very possibly your minister might have been the means of effecting ery desirable changes in the institutions of Spain. At present, the only’ person of real influence in the kingdom h ambassador. re beginning to feel the effects of the war. loas to Paris when the Ru went, They were auch generous fellows, with pur: flowing and hearts always ready to inflame, that in the quartier Notre Dame de Lorette, at all events, Louis Napoleon’s popularity was seriosly impaired by the war. Elsewhere. too, as hostilities became a settled fact, the difference botween a state of peace and a state of war, so far as trade and money are concerned, began to be perceived. Be- aides, the Russians, foreigners—generally Englishmen— doubtful of the movement of the fands, Austrians and Prassians questioning the course of their governments, And others, from a world of similar motives, have gradu: ally shaken the Parisian dust from their feet, and left ug Hence, in streets where six months ago you could not dave hired an apartment for love or money, whole rows of untenanted windows gape in melancholy vacancy Bula of Chambres a loner, and Appartements ditto dangle from every second door. Shopkeepers . finding the difference in their sales. Even servante’ wages have fallen. You may perhaps wonder that none of these changes, which alfect Chat moat sensitive class, the operatives, have led to any movement on their part. But you must not suppose that the Parts workmen have suddenly become patient and long suffering. Not many days ago a strike took place somewhere near Batignoles, and serious consequences were apprehended. The Emperor had been forewarned, however, and he privately caused money to be distributed among the workmen, and sent every man away, if not rejoicing, at least indisposed to rebel. He used {he same policy at the last rise in breadstuifs, notifying the bakers that the price of bread must not be raised, but that he would pay them the difference out of his private fan It is, perhaps, to these facts that we must ascribe the high popularity which the Emperor now enjoys. Stran, to say, even among those who are suffering the most se verely from the effects of the war, nots murmur is heard . y France is pursuing. Pablic indigna rely against Russia and the Czar. If t Paris he would fihd it rather hot ring whether this war {s se. yracles proclaim that there will * Dundas has orders not to fight ‘o undermanned, and the men s0 J, thet he can no nothing; and that, at-the Prussia will step in with the air of a father, A gerents shake hands. Youcanasably v © Of (ysas we. Certain itis, that much concealment coptoa baye Ween practiced by the British and | | rence, after well calculating upon the chances of its | King for the house and lot owned by him in Athens, and | and France were both on their side, and would also take | the Sestanellis of this classic land. | graphical position, are matters of interest just now. % t the public haa muck to leara im) . The shallowness “of the water at Were tik Seon dasigha ot ait pas short period durin Bey hpi yer oped ‘ ue designs of ll parties and the ern ee wee “THE FAUBOURG. | igable, tends to hinder foreign vesscla of burden from ente! the straits of Yenikale, and occa- Our Constantinople Correspondence. sions the shipment of a considerable portion of the pro- duce brought down the Don in lighters to Caffa aud Odes- Coxstamivorix, March 12, 1854+ | 1." ccrecially the latter. All the products brought down The United States Pledged by Exeitable Tourists to Sympa- | the Dniestr, the Bygg, and the ., are exported from tise with Everybody and Beerything—Mr, Mazwell’s | Odessa, but owing | fo the dificult avigation of the frat jg | and mentioned rivers, far the greater of th Speech at Athens—the Moral of all such Gratuitoris | SCru teought to Olesen from Podolia’ and the Ukraine, Declarations—Dr. King’s Sentence of Banishment Re | &e., is conveyed to the town in carts drawn by oxen. The versed by the King—The Means Taken to Stir up the , roads traversed by these carts are only practicable at ae Gree i «| certain seasons of the year ; and nothing would contri- Lower Classes of the Greeks Against the Turks—Ingrati- | {Ke so much to increase the commerce of the port, and tude of that Incomstant People. | the prosperity of southern Russia, as the opening of im- Just when the present insurrection was breaking out | proved communications with the interior ; whether by in Greece, Athens was honored by a visit from an Ameri- removing obstructions in the channels of the rivers, con- tructi Is, r good common roads. can traveller, named Maxwell, Animated by the thirst | *pcting canele, op railways, os for notoriety Which belongs to so many of the genus Among the articles of export from Odessa, grain, espe- homini, he Vegged the missionary-conaul of this place, cially wheat, occupies, as every one knows, a high rank ; Dut tallow is also a most important article’; and next to Dr. King, to érect ‘a flagstaff over his chapek consulate, and hoist the colers of the United States over it, on the it are linseed, wool, iron, hides, copper, wax, caviar, potash, beef, furs, cordage, sailcloth, tar, butter, isin- glass, ke. 22d of February, at his private expense. On this condi- tion Maxwell promised to honor Dr. King’s residence with 4 personal visit on this American anniversary, and to de- liver himself of an oration, which, for some time past, had been burning in his patriotic breast. This oration has given to the American government and people the coloring of partizans to the insurrection of the Greeks against the Ottoman Porte. The Greek pa- pers of Athens have published that the people of the United States were animated with the warmest friend- ship and sympathy for the Greeks; that they and their government would certainly sympathise in the insurrec- tion, and not fail to give it their support, moral and ma- terial. In fact, the aid of alarge military force, anda na- ment that the government of Spain had directed the | val force of a magnitude much greater, it is believed, Captain-Geveral to indemnify the owners of the Black than is possesséd by the United States, stands pledged by Warrior; on the contrary, it says that the Queen has the Mr. Maxwell torush tothe assi#tance of the modern fullest confidence in the zeal, services and action of Ge- Agesilaus, Leonidas, Pelossidas, Themistocles, &c., of neral Pezuela, and that he will bring the affair to a pro- the age of Bavarian Otho. The time, the place, (in the | per termination, recommending him at the same time to American consulate.) and under the ‘stars and stripes,” maintain the dignity of the nation. gave a weight to the promises of the speaker which, un- | It is said that there are 10,000 aiditional troops now Cer no other circumstances, could haye so deeply im- on their way to reinforce the army in the island. pressed the Greeks with the conviction left in their | minds of the devotedness of the American public or this ill timed insurrection, Some of the Athens papers have even published that the American Consul himself, Dr. King, has also pledged his government and countrymen at home, to the full support of the plans of the, Grecks in counection with their patron and ally, the Emperor of ussia. ‘The government of Greece, some days after this occur- Later from Cuba, ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP OAHAWDBA. The United States mail steamship Cahawba, R. W. Shu- feldt, commander, arrived at this port yesterday after” noon, from Mobiie the 9th inst.,and Havana the 12th, at 5P. M.,, making the run from the Moro to Sandy Hook in four days. From Havana we have papers to the 12th inst.; they contain nothing of importance except sundry decrees which have been recently issued, relative to the slaves in the Island of Cuba. ‘The Oficial Gazette of the 9th, contradicts the state- OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE. Havana, May 7, 1854. Peswela and his Edic-—The News fram Madrid—Rumérs | that the Captain- General has been Supported by the Home Government—Arrival of the U. S. Sloop of-war Cyane— Markets, de. We are in the dawn of new lights, under the-wise le- gislation of the Marquis of Pezuela, and in a few days are to have the African brought to our side in equal social and civil position with the white. He is proving to be | utility, advised King Otho to avail himself of the occasion, and most humanely and generously to relieve the Consul missionary, Dr. King, from the weight of the sen- tence of banishment heretofore pronounced against him for his pious endeavors to convert the Greeks to Protes- tanism: and +o the Minister of Justice communicated to him, ina formal manner, that the King had been gra- ciouslypleased to pardon him,and thus free him from the sentence aforesaid, Thus the government of the United States is at least freed fromthefurther prosecution of a suit as cost it much more than was involved by the ten minutes confinement of Dr. King, after his condemnation, when he searcely had time sufficient to date ome half @ dozen letters to his friends in the United States, and sub- sequently fll them up with the details of all the horrors Which surrounded him in a prison filled with mal:factors of the worse kind, &c., &e. And there only remains for it to procure the settlement of the amount claimed by Dr. the great levelling democrat of the age—stretching him- self far beyond the reach of British philanthropy, and | giving permanency of color to his administration. The law of his mind has not yet become a final statute, as immovable as the laws of the Medes and Persians, for the reason that there have been some slight objections to | overcome, more of personal than of legal value, which it was said were made right by a vote of advice to the “Regent of the royal audience,” from his Vice-Serene Highness, on Friday last. We are expecting to have the edict in the course of this week, after its diction is ar- ranged to suit the clegant taste of the classic chief. | We have the story “that the winter of our discon. | tent is made glorious summer”’—by the steamer Isa- bel; but then the terse reasoning of the Heratp that comes with it, shows but little foundation for the | plot. We established a battery, and a line of spirit | ual communication with the palace at Madrid, | (not here,) and were very soon in possession of | some singular facts. At the spirit-hall association rooms, evening of the 4th, we received intimation from aspirit of very reputable character, that Mr. P. Soulé was in a very equivocal position, ina boudoir curtained | off with royal emblazonry over the architrave of the en- trance—that he had been cajoled by the caprice of roy- alty, and lost his game, without winning even the com- mon smile that is lavished on more humble suitors for royal favors, ‘The result of the evening’s investigation, althongh very much confused, was, that Mr. Soulé, under the instructions sent to him by special messenger, had in fact effected nothing—that Mr. Tyng’s petition had been favorably heara, which went by “another conveyance, and that the six thousand dollars, and other money, paid by his house, were ordered to be refunded to him, and that while there wus affectation of displeasure with, the Marquis of Yezvela, that private letters assured him ‘that his Queen Would not forget to reward his noble conduct.’ Here there was a general squabble in the palace, grow- ing outof an aside flirtation which interfered with a private penchant of the Queen, und all our employes lovg the lines rum off to see, and take a hand in the for which, the Court having takeu a fancy for the ‘site, must be paid for, as per agreement, by the city of Athens. Y f course, aware af the steps taken by the ress the insurrection in Greece. The Athens pclaimed that the American govern- press not only send them military aid, but that England ment woul part with them against the Porte. Led on by the latter | beliet,-the lower classes of Greeks still labor to extend their operations into other: parts of the Sultan’s domi- nions. The efforts of the Turkish forces will not much avail, so long as they entertain the expectation of seeing an English or a French force arrive for their assistance; but so soon as they find that their arrival is to suppress their ill-timed insurrection, that an English army landed in Greece to act against the Gree se, it will convince them to the contrary. As to the anticipated ma- terial aid from the United States, it is not probable that the Greeks can reasonably expect much until after the anvexation of Cuba, whieh has more attraction than all Ii may not be out of place here to add, that the sym- pathy given so generously to the Greeks during theirlast revolution, has not been of much use to them, or rather that they have illy shown themselves worthy of it. The government of King Otho has given the cold shoulder en- tirely to England and France, which powers so nobly stepped forward in its behalf; it has degenerated ra- ther than advanced, and in place of aiming at the liberal form of government of these powers, it has aped the n despot, and thrown itself wholly into his arms. n excellent opportunity was given to it to be come civilized and progress, it has remained even in the rear of Turkey. A constitution forced upon Otho by his reople has been a dead letter. The pseudo elections of the representatives have been so many corruptions, and other expenses of the Court of Athens has kept the vl muse, and we could not get immediately a com- government continually penniless, A just demand wanding intelligence to order them back to duty. So redress on the part of the American government was we had to forego further investigation until the storm | dignantly rejected and kept at arm’s length, until for- | ad passed. When we again resumed, and the spirits | sooth the Court of Otho thought the Americans would wrre duly mediumized by the atmosphere created for fall at his feet which would h: spect, under o in gratitude for an act of clemency their use, we were apprized that sleep had come upon ve born the feature of justice and re- the inmates of the palace, and we were too honest to circumstances, but under the present desire te intrude upon the sacred privacy of royalty. seem as an insult to the common sense Our spirits are under such ward and watch of mother standing of an enlightended people. church, that we bave to select particular nights, when | anguage of the Greek press has had the effect of the saints are not all called out by our religious festi- leading the Turkish govesnment to suppose that there vi'ies. On the first suitable evening we are promised | was more in it than appeared “above bourd.”” It ima- further developements of the mysteries of the Koyal Pa- gines that the people of the United States, chameleon lace at Madrid, and the state residence of the United | like, can assume any and every color; that {heir sympa- Minister near Her Most Catholic Majesty. thy for the Sultan in his struggle against the presamp- | ‘The Spanish war and mail steamer Conde de Regla—the tion of the Crar will be thrown aside to aid and coun- old British Caledonia—arrived last evening from Cadiz. tenance this rame despot’s allies and associates in ortho- Of her actual news very little has been allowed doxy, the Greeks, ‘Consistency is a jewel” above all to transpire. ‘The Spaniards say that the intelligence price, .and for the Greeks to receive the sympathy of brought by the Isabel is not true—that no concessions America, they must first show themselves worthy of it, have been made—that the official action of the Captain- and in the true path of liberalism and reform, which General of Cuba has been justified by approvalof the unfortunately is not the case. Ministry, and the Queen bas given her own rubric in —— thanks to the Marquis of Pezuela, for his bold defiance The City of Odessn. and insults to the resident of the United States, (At | i i i i . any rate they were very anxious for. intelligence at our Odessa, its size, its importance to Russia, and its geo- Mi Tele an rohtoness relaxed {rom her own per Its sone] amusements and avocations to ascertain what her bombardment from a fleet of twenty-six vessels of war, has brought the unfortunate city before the public. husband had received. The evening was spent at home, Odessa was considered a celebrated city, sea port, and and it was mixed with a good deal of anxious thought. emporium of Southern Russia, government of Kherson, on After vigorous censorial investigation, those portions of news that may consist with the deep-current of our faith- the northwest coast of the Black sea, about half way be- tween the months of the Dniestr and Bugg ; latitude fol affections, may break upon us on the morning of the 10th, until which time we have to appreciate the beauty of 40 deg. 28 min. 54 see. North, longitude 30 deg. 43 min. 22 sec. East. Population, in 1838, 69,028. The rise of the vulgarism, that “ignorance is bliss.” Our town is very much divided in opinicn as to the quality of the news;and this emporium has teen quite extraordinary ; its foun- dations having been laid by order of the Empress Cathe- as we practice with the heaven telegraph, without royal license, we cannot make known what we have learned. Small though it be, it will be found equal to the results rine, a0 late as 1703, after the peace of Jamsy. It wasin- | "(Thin cs Begiment do not come into being with quite tended to serve as an entrepot for the cammerce of the 4), rapidity of puraght which very much annoys the Russian dominions on the Black sea, and has, ina great yice-royal dignity. It is, however, supposed that when The Untied statex sloop of-war Cyane entered port late ‘ f vening, Chagres or thet vicinity. I have not no springs nor fresh water within three miles of the last evening, from Chagi a y. town ; that the vicinity is comparatively barren and juve ney OF oie atiors of the ahi nd herefore can without wood ; and that not being on or near the mouth the Commodore, and will go to sea t#-morrow for Pensa- * 3 pla, to return after taking in stores, which are wanted. other hand, the situation hasthe advantage of being eon- °° { F tral and salubrious ; the bay, or roadstead, which is gen. | p,m JOU apers with the demecratic edicts of of the diplomatic abilities of Mr. Soulé, and would at once quiet publie apprehension, if made known to our people through vice-regal edict. i a al i "4 the African learns that he is a white man, in all his measure, answered the intention of its founders. Ithas Wim AUKan tttiet es, tbe idea of soldiership. will not been said, indeed, that a better locality might have been _ je uite so obnoxious to his mind, chosen ; and in proof of this, it is stated that there are have no news to communicate of her cruise; bat I learn “ : from the Spanish boarding officers that they were all of any grest navigable river, its communications with r called the interior are difficult aud expensive. ‘That these | }7¢l!.0m board, and that they called here exporting totind considerations have great weight is clear; but, on the 7 * Pe and as he continues to give to our young intel- a vee oir of oy 4 extens' st hg water | lig he strong food required, I shall forward for your a and the anchorage good ; the port, which is arti- advancement. Our markets are dull Sugar a drug. | ficial, being formed by two moles, is fitted to accommo- date above two hundred ships, and has a lazaretto on the model of that of Marseilles ; the inconvenience arising from the want of water has been obviated by the cutting of a canal, by which it is conveyed to the town ; and, on the whole, we doubt whether any position could have Leen chosen so well suited to serve asan entrepit. The vieinity is by no means so barren as has been represent- ed. Latterly, indeed, it has been signally improved by the formation of many gardens, he planting of sive vineyards, wn is Well built of soft calcareous stone ; but the | s being, for the most part, detached from exch there are fow handsome streets. But a more t™e- . that the streets are generally unpaved ; er rain the ground: is so deep that, according to | t, “itis not uncommon for gentlemen to be to leave their carriages in quagmires in the 7 dle of the streets, and to send oxen to drag them out. But some of the principal streots are now either paved | or macadamized ; and in this respect the city has been materially improved. The warehouses for corn are very extensive. The city is defended towards the sea by some batteries, and on ‘its east side is a citadel, which com mands the town and port. The space comp: the city and a small surrounding district, to which the fran- chise of the port extends, is bounded by a rampart. Though it cannot be called a manufacturing town, Odessa has some fabrics of coarse woollen and silk goods, and has extensive tallow refineries, breweries, distilleries, ropewelks, &e. Among the public b church or cathedral of § exchange, palace of the man Catholic church, a large and fine building, with public baths, large hotels, &e. On the quay feclsg the port, in the centre of the esplanade, isa statue in bronze in honor of the Duc de Richelieu, to whose enlightened administration much of the prosperity of the city is aseribable. Of the v 18 institutions which the city owes to the Duke, the 1, eum, whiel s his name, founded in 1817, is one of nt rganization has been modified nt it is divided into the facul arisprndence, and has attached and a primary schoo! with 250 pupils, and a library There gre also schools for s, founded in 1829 and 1835 a Jews’ school, aitended by about 400 pupils ; an instita- tion for the study of the Rastern languages ; schools of jon and commeree ; an orphan sehool, &. The nts, as in other commercial towns that have had sting of Rus: mans, French, &e Exchange—London, 93, to 10 premium; New York and Boston, par to + count. Freights- to £4 15 all Europe and end of the Mediterranean; Uni States outports, molasses $4 hhd.; box sugars $7 1214, $7 50 to $8 50. TROUBLE. May 8, 1854, News of the Settlement of the Black. Warrior Dificulty— Tow it has been Received in Cuba—Przuela’s Denial of | caty Behween England and Spain—Anticipated | ation of Further Decreet—Ihe Settlement of the | Black Warrior Affair Con(radicted—Sickners at Trinidad | —Danger to Poiitical Eriles Returning to Cuba, de. The long agony is over—the IaBor of the mountain is concluded, and a mouse, in every respect worthy the prevent American administration, is produced ‘The Isabel, from Charleston, brings us news that the Black Warrior outrage has been amicably settlod—that Spain consents to apologize for the insult to the United | States, and will respond to the owners of the vessel for damages sustained, and that Mr. Sonlé, being a favorite of Queen Isabel, will remain at Madrid The Crescent City confirms this news, which has fallen like a thunderbolt, destroying the expectations of all classes, and the hopes of the true friends of Cuba; and the calm that suecceeds the storm is now upon ws, Those who one week ago were elated and coniitent that the | hour of deliverance from Spanish tyranny had come, are sad, silent, and fearful that their former expression# of | joy may have been observed by the government spies,and that instead of deliverance, they may be doomed to an everlasting state of slavery. Even the natives of old Spain, nts here, who have wisely con- | cluded that any change of government must be bene- ficial, are ‘ppointed. They receive the news | and express themselves with that non.committal shrug of the shoulders that only a Spaniard can give, The American drops his head, “as ned and disgusted that | his government, after indulging in a bold flourish of words, should consent to be outwitted by the treacherous, deceitful Spaniard. The prophecy of ‘one of my former letters, by this act, is partially fulfilled, and aftera ‘de. lay" of some seventy days, we have “fizzle No.1. Of courte another delay will be required for instractions frem the President; and when Mr. Soulé can find time 151819, 4 cindy eonferced for aperiod of | the matter will probably be feferred to our perfectly rs, the importan’ { beinga free port; lisinterested friends, Johin Bull, Louis Napoleon, or some commerce has since rapidly increased. Not othex European power favorable to republicen institu. cing at the mouth of any great river, nor having ayy | tions, so that in the course of a year or two, with perse considerable manufactures, she is not a port for the ex- | verance, we may get fizzle No. portation of what may be called articles called native When we secure a President and Cabinet who will look growth . but im consequence of her convenient situation, to the interest and honor of the country, instead of de. *xcellent port, and the privilege which she enjoys, sheis, veting their whole time and attention to rewarding poli- as already remarked, the emporium where most of the tical hacks, and paving the way for re-election or succes produce of southern Russia destined-for foreign countries sion, then we mag hope for protection on foreign soil is collected for exportation, and where most of theforeign | then, and dot til then, will: the wrongs and insults that we have suifesed for years from the Spaniah | Havan. and ings may be specified the Nicholas, with a cupola, the overnor, theatre, barracks, Ro- ospital two stories in height, re! ation of young | #, Greeks, Jews, Poles, Italians articles required for home contumption are primarily government be settled in a manner just to them telves and satisfactory to the people of the United States. This opinion is entertained b; erect ange the American residents of the it was forced upon them when it was ascertained that Mr. Pierce had ‘tched a mi wr to Madrid to demand tatisfaction. he submitted the facts to Congress previous to this act of folly, that body, we feel assured, in their united wisdom, would have moved in accordance with the wishes of the people, vindicated tfieir coun- try’s honor, and commanded respect of other nations by sending a fleet to the island of Cuba, and, if necessary, negotiating the matier afterwards. As the case now stands, the pirate escapes from the just punishment of his crime, because his mistress, to gain | Sethe See i ores Lae mad f cen pleads 'y, and agrees e damages ined; and so this old offender, ‘comfeasedly first count in the indictmeat, is allowed to The government here’ well knowi forfeited the island, and feeling that justice slumbering 80 long, was a1 |, began to prepare for defence, ne- “groes were armed, troops were sent for, and every pre- paration made for'a respectable i Within w days we have had a full denial of the ex- Spuity direct from the, Capiatartenerdl The gull bow: ‘rom we ever, is too barefaced for belief. It was at to and part of a decree published for the enforcement of that very treaty. I will send you a copy, so you may judge for yourself ; you will also see that it contains the usual amount bombast, and that its object is to 8 ilty of the t they had transfer certain slaves from their present masters to the hands of government. You will recollect, in my last let- ter I stated that the Captain General was a devout Chris- tian. This proclamation proves that he firmly relies up- on Providence— he expresses himself with much wisdom and sa; ity, as our old friend ‘‘Bunsby’’ would say, “that God has blessed Cuba with disease, pestilence and hurricanes, to protect her from her enemies.’ From the moat reliable source I understand that two other decrees are to be published immediately—one is to permit mar- riage between whites and negroes, the other that all slaves can emancipate themselves by making four an- nual payments of $50 each—virtually reducing the price to 8200. The old adage, that “‘acts speak louder than words,’’ must convince every rational mind that these great sacrifices and destruction of the interests of Cuba a.e made in compliance with secret treaties, or at least in submission to the wishes of Great Britain. Let the United States once decide that they do not desire the ac- quisition of the island, and the Cubans themselves will strike a blow for freedom and release from this whole- sale oppression. They are satisfied that Spaifi is plotting with the other Powers for their destruction. The eman- cipation of the entire slave population would surprise no one; it is well understood that the Captain-General holds the power to do it. With these things staring them in the face, the real owners of the soil of Cuba would re- volt, if they possessed power to act. Will the United States permit this European interference and consequent destruction of the islara? _I have just been informed that the Spanish steamer, direct from Cadiz, brings newspapers to the 12th o| April, positively stating that no settlement had been made in relation to the k Warrior; but that instead the Captain-General bas been fully’ sustained by his governmeat. God Heli that the news is true, and that the advice of the of Spain has not been taken. The steamer Isabel sails at seven o'clock, and I am compelled to close abruptly. The sloop of war Crane ar- rived yesterday from Aspinwall, and sails this afternoon. Hayana continues healthy; some few scattering fatal cases of fever has frightened many out of the city. At ‘Trinidad there is much sickness. Warn all political exiles not to return to Cuba or place themselves in the power of this unreliable govern- ment. Only two persons have come forward and claimed the advantages of the decree—they are now close prison- ersin the Moro. This fact alone illustrates faithfully the character and treachery of Spanish tyrants eee ee Affi irs in Venezuela. OUR PUERTO CABELLO CORRESPONDENCE. Pusgrto CaBg.1o, April 25, 1854. Emancipation of the Slaves—The Congress and Government of Venezuela—Markels—Railroads. We improve the opportunity to drop you a few lines by this vessel. The Venezuelan Congress, as you will probably have learnt, has delivered itself of a decree abolishing slavery, immediately, throughout the country. Thus all of the niggers, both white and black, are free to act as they d—d please. The late owners of the slaves will be obliged to sing a merry song for a consider- able time ere they get hold of the remuneration pro- vided in the act of emancipation. Congress still remains in session, but we have not heard of any important measure lately issued by that awfully dignified assembly of wise men Should this body take it into its head to advise the Executive Department of the government to send a military and naval force to assist the Emperor of Russia in his designs, we could not doubt of the result, as such a measure would give a preponder- ance to that mighty potentate that no other nation or combination of nations would attempt to resist. The government of Venezuela is composed of a precious set of people, indeed. e schooner St. Mary leaves no American vessel in this port. Coffee, ordinary quality, 11c. a 114¢.; hides, de. yer Ib.; cocoa, $21 » $22 50 per 110 Ibs. We learn that the engineer, a Mr. Dougherty, from New York, who has been on here several months surveying a projected railroad between this city and San Felipe, re- turns ina few days to your city, with his estimates made out and ready to be presented to the anxious Yankees for their approbation, and what is still more important, to obtuin a goodly subscription of stock. batever may be the result of the road in the end, there is no doubt that this country would be benefitted by an intro- duction of capital, and the energies of the Yankees in the course of time would produce such a change as none of these people at present dream of. OUR CARACCAS CORRESPONDENCE. Canaccas, April 15, 1854. Literation of the Slaves—Ceremonies Thereupon—Object of Congress in Passing the Bill—Mixture of Color and Races in Venerucla—Ejfect of the Emancipation Law upon the | | such invoices, cannot be justly denied to them. | fe | local magistrate whose certificate he has authenticated, | | Slaves—Indemnity to the Slaveholders—Salary Tar—Act | Prohibiting Claims by Foreigners for Losses Caused in Political Disturdances—Dissatisfaction among Foreign | Residents — Religious Ceremonies — Gunpowder Turned intoa New and Advantageous Account—Decline of Po- pery in South America—Prevalence of the Smallpox, de. Itake leave toinform you that the liberation of the slaves passed off well; the promulgation of the act of emancipation by the Governor of Caraccas excited much attention, not, however, so much from the philanthropy of the measure, as from the civic and military procession, in which President Monagas and his Cabinet Ministers joined. Lithographic cuts were stuck up, representing the Congress and a group of negroes, male and female, in great exultation, with one in the foreground in chains. President Monagas stands between the Congress and the negroes, In one hand he holds a scrotl, on which is writ- ten ‘Liberty,’ and on the other a pair of iron fetters broken asunder. The friends of Monagas pretend that he has immortalized himself by this act, and they style him the second Liberator. But the fact really is, that the introduction of the measure did not originate with Mona- gas. It was a political movement by certain members of Congress, with the object of ingratiating themselves with the President, to maké the Monagas popular, and hop- ing thereby to meet their reward. And it has leaked out that a certain leading member received four thousand dollars for urging the matter through. The measure was introduced and urged through Congress with the greatest precipitancy, for not a single member had time to cansult his constitu- ents Leyond the province of Caraccas; but no harm can come by the emancipation of the slaves in Venezuela, for ' not more than ohe twentieth part of the population are white; they are a mixed population— From lily white to coal black rose. They are crossed principally by Indian and negro blood, intermixed with that of the European Spaniard, and these crossings have been so often for three'centuries, that it is impossible to tell which species predominates. The negro slave will therefore be received into the masses without any difficulty. On the Sunday after the promulgation of the emanci- yation oct the servants who bad been slayes, paid no attention to the pretended boon, and were not inclined © leave their good and comfortable homes to seek a }recaxious living in the streets, nor forsake those fami. lies in which they were born and brought up. They were scen as usual behind their mistresses, carrying the olfemicos (hearth rugs, such as are used in the United States) for their mistresses to sit or kneel upon in church; for the churches in Venezucla have neither pews nor seats and the ladies— bless them!—have their carpets spread on the brick pavement, on which they squat like Indians, or sit cross legyed—(I beg the ladies’ pardon, ) cross-fooled, like a tailor on his board; and in thig situa. tion they hear mass. A number of Monagistes assembled at the church doors, crying ‘down with the alfombras,”’ and abusing the ladies with indecent language, and tried to cause the servants to desist from their menial employ- ment in carrying the carpets to church, as usual, for their mistresses; and the following Sunday lice had to be stationed at the church doors to keop oer. It will be recollected that by a decree of the 21st July, 1821, all childrea born of slave mothers from that date were free, but compelled as manumesos to serve until 1 years old; consequently there were no slaves m under 33 years of age, are to be mnified, according to the tariff established, or valuation by law, by which sla could purchase their own freedom, which is as follows: From 15 {0 59 years of age, $800; 45 years, $200; 50 years 5 ears, $125; 60 years, $50; 63 years, $5; beyond alue. It is not known how many slaves existed Jay of the manumission. A tax Las been laid on all the salaries, pensions, com- missions, ko. of persons in public employ. members of Congress, receiving over $800 for the session, are taxed three per cent on the amount they may be on: titled to receive; and the President, receiving $12,000 er annum, is taxed ten per cent on the amount, or Eiicoo per year, towards indewnifying the owners of slaves, as ail salaries over $3,000 & year are taxed ten er cent, under the manumission act of the 24th of arch, 1854. ‘Another most extraordinary act of the Congress re ecived the President's signature on the 6th of March. It probibits all claims by foreigners for indemnity for losces ocgasioned by revolutions, political commotions, or from eo ‘cause, unless such damages shall be coursed by the legitimate authorities ; saving the right of the injured ‘ag 9 recover his damages from those who caveed them, act says nothing about citizens of Venezuela who may meet with similar losses, but ex- pressly applies to foreigners, so that revolutionary Thue the | commerce and citizenship, | rights of American commerce | row Rock, and the disease had broken out in | his lecture of the 12th June last, as repo: committed her own citizens. Every tiound to suppress mobs or a rising of ‘the citizens, if it does not, it must be bound by the consequence: where the rights of foreigners are trampled ae This seems to be wholly a new doctrine, promulgated by the Monagas dynasty, in the face of solemn treaties which guarantee the protection of fore! and their ro ; and if Venezuela is not capable of granting the neeessary protection to foreigners who are within her territory, or trading with her porta, it is time for other nations to take the matter into ‘their own hands. Will President Pierce submit to this act of the Venezuelan Congress, in the face of his inat 4 dress to the American people, the 4th March, 1853? Will the Earl of Cla submit to it? Veneruela should remember the famous law of Esperar, 1847, sui pending the payment of all debts for nine years, with- out interest, and which Lord Palmerston hurled back with ’ merited indignation, and o zvela, through the British Charge d’Affairs, nel Wilson, to pay all debts due to British subjects, which were suspended by that law, and the samo Congress which the [aw was obliged to repeal it and wake rations for the parment Sr all tosses r British wubjecta, ‘amounted to many hundred wusand rf American in Veneruela, to instruct the United States Affairs, Mr. Charles Eames, he shall have arri' to enter his solemn act, with notice that wed, ela responsible for all losses or damages sustained b: American citizens. or which may be hereafter sustained, in consequence of any revolution or internal commotion by tne citizens of Venezuela, the law of the 6th of March, He A ane ao the processions have ceased; the ol a8 5 ve ; tl wooden Saviour has been crucified—carried in funeral ar- ray, with the Holy Virgin in full mo ;.the body has been raised to-day; (Saturday instead of Sunday;) and the next object is to put the poor Jews to death for fulfilling the scriptures, what was com- manded by God, to save manki from everlas' perdition. The dresses of men are stuffed wit straw, with a mask for the face, the head and heart fill- ed with fire crackers; the man sur by the neck by ‘a rope in the air, and a torch applied to the feet. ‘The dcor Jew is soon enveloped’ in the reaches the heart—the fire ers explode—the body is blown to atoms, and all is over! and the good Catholics, with all their superstition, are ap) While on this subject, I will inform the shipping mer- chanta of New York, Philadelphia, dc. of the use made of the immense anit gunpowder exported to Venezuela. It is nearly all cons at the doors of the churches jn Caraccas and the.provinces, with the osten- sible object of attracting attention to the churches. Sixty or seventy discharges of small cannon take place, frequently during one service, with innumerable num bers of sky rockets, which are let off by day as well as night, from the church doors, and may be heard con- stantly whizzing in the air, besides fire crackers, pistols, &c., with the maddening ringing of bells during the ser- vice of the church. What Padre Gavazzi declared to his Italian brethren in rted in the Her- ALD, will probably be verified—that his Holiness will fin- ally have to seek refuge in Ireland. New Granada has taken the lead in throwing off the Papal yoke, thereby showing much wisdom. Her last Congress’ passed a law forbidding any contribution, either by the Central govern- ment, provincial or municipal authorities, in support of the church or clergy, thus separating enirely the church and State, and witharawing from all official intercouse with the Pope. Consequently the Pope’s Nuncio at Bogota has placed the lov: ing subjects of his Holiness under the French Charge d’Adairs. It is be- ieved all the South American republics will follow the example of New Granada, and the Bible will supersede the bulls of the Pope ere long, and the people will say amen. The smallpox is prevailing, and has been for some time, in Caracas, to an alarming extent. Hundreds of people who have been affected with the disease are hardly known, from the pox-marks on their faces. The deaths have been very great. There should be laws in every country obliging parents to have their children vaccinated, and prohinting the clergy from baptising infants until after the operation. {KAs those who presume to write letters from Venezuela are marked, I will subscribe myself FRANKLIN. Our Curacoa Correspondence. CuRacoa, April 26, 1854. Mr. Young’s Circular—Reforms in the Consulate Ofice— Opposition from the Jews—Necessity that the U. S. Con- sul should be Sustained. Considerable excitement has been caused by the is- suing of the following cireular by James H. Young, the newly appointed Consul to the Dutch West Indi under instructions from the Treasury Department :— UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL AGENCY. + Curacoa, April 20, 1854. The Hon. James Guthrie, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, has issued the following circular, which will hereafter be enforced according to instruc- tions received from that department. JAMES H. YOUNG, U. 8. Commercial Agent. ‘An erroneous impression exists with foreign | shipjers of goods to the United States, that the consuls before whom the oath is either taken or verified, have no pewer to examine the details of such invoices, but sim- ply to Verify the fact of such oath being taken before pas or by an officer in authority known to them as such. For the purpose of carrying out a stem of revenue duties, the government of the United States re quires that the accuracy of certain invoices should be ascertained and verified, and a reasonable time for Con- suls to accomplish that object, by an examination of If a Consul ascertains and has reliable evidence of the ity of the oath, either administered to him or by a he should notify the Department, which will transmit to him the original invoice and oath, to be used if deemed expedient, ina prosecution for perjury. An erroneous impression exists with many foreign shippers of goods to the United States, that the Consuls before whom the oath as to invoices is either taken or verified, have no power to examine the details of such invoices, but simply to verify the fact of such oath being taken before them, or by an officer in authority known to them as such. For the purpose of carrying out a particalar system of revenue duties, the government of the United States re- quires that the accuracy of certain invoices should be ascertained and verified, and a reasonable time for Con- suls to accomplish that object by an examination of such invoices, cannot be justly denied to them. Ifa Consul ascertains, and has reliable evidence, of the falsity of an oath, either administered by him or by, a local magistrate whose certificate he has authenti- cated, he should notify the department, which will transmit to him the original invoices and oath, to be used, if deemed expedient, in a prosecution for perjury. t wa TRIAL OF MAJOR WYSE BY COURT MARTIAL, The Defence of the Accused. NINTH, DAY. The Court assembled at the usual hour on Mondag morning, and, after a brief delay, Mr. E. W. Andrews, counsel for Major Wyse, read the defence, of which the following is an abstract:— After stating, in concise terms, the imperative necesal- ty which existed, under military government, for obedi- ence to the commands of rior auth '. quoted several cascato eone Ck nsnee i soul stances, an inferior officer is justified in disobeying the orders of his superior. Among ‘Capt on, rticular the case of the e enemy 3 in force. but the brave Cay 5 Mrelying upon the bretety at his men, disobeyed the order, and gained a victory. For this he received the approval of his aud ce officers. ‘Mr. ANDREWS proceeded to review the evi: and then concluded ts follows, speaking genet, pote. sia Le im accordance with the rules of the court: Im view, then, of these facts, as to the actual ~ condition of this vessel, I ask, can any one believe that my superior would have orde: embarkation, had they been in his I dare to Ge ge barked on that vessel. Am 1 then obedience because I did that whicl have ordered me to do, had all the facts known been known to him? Did I not carry out his resl ‘That I did not ployed in the transportation of Tnowledge’ periaps of every member of tala Court, and nowledge, perhaps, of every mem! within the ‘know! of hr of the officers ot the army, that old, batt worn out vessels, in which a9 Pp it traveller would venture to sail, have been cone sidered amply enough to'transport soldiers. When a steamer has 1 80 crippled by and hard usuage that sbe is fit for notiieg meee. waany ii she is handed over to the service of the army. often has it been the case, to use the language of Capt. Lovell, that ‘‘the only reliance of those who sail im these vessela has been upon the forbearance of Provi- dence and the proximity to the land.’’ Did the em- ployment of unseaworthy vesacls more than the comfort of the not for Pad Reciprocal OR overpment is not so poor that who it her bat- ft shall be treated worse than et emaet her cité- . But when life is a2 ve 80 lately seen, a worthless a) d 5; wi as we | Caller ede albonnd subject becomes one of the gravest importance. Human tele too precious tobe sacrificed to speculati: and varice. 0 should bear the ‘blame t know not. I sit in judgment on no one; but surely it is time that this trifling with human life should cease, and the safety of the soldier be consulted not leas than the in terests of the ship owner, with some worthless vessel to dispose of. It is ar and belief that this trial, whatever may be its issue to myself personally, will tura the attention of the government to this great’ abuso, so harge brought ageinst me a," conduct unbecoming ea al roug) me is, ‘conduct unt an officer and a gentleman.”’ This charge is ‘one and indivisible term, and cannot be broken by a fin of the Court.” (De kk 376; Simmons, ie 284.) sustain this charge, conduct must be proved which, while it impr the character of a gentleman, must also be discreditable to his character as an officer, and cast re- proach upon the military community. Let us, then, La ceed to an examination of the particulars of the specification, and see whether suc ‘ification has been Ye beeg! ‘The first point of this specification is, that ‘I id, just prior to the embarkation of my command, and without giving time to any competent superior officer to substitute any other officer of suitable rank, relinquish the said command, already greatly deficient in officers, to * hove th eaciat or tna rhen ‘I relinquished th lere the of e when ‘I relinqui the com- mand is made of importance, it copa to be inti- mated that! pu chose a time so late that no per officer could be found to fill my place. Now,what are the facts? It has appeared in evidence that instantly on receiving the communication from Col. Thomas, on the 18th of April, enclosing the report of the Board of In- spection appointed by the Commander-in-Chief, and his order to embark with my command on board the Fal- con, I relinquished my command into the hands of Lieut. Loeser, and despatched a copy of the same, by a 4 messenger, to the headqi rs of the army. fore receiving this communication Icould not have given iu my resignation, and I did so the instant it was received. I made no choice of time, for I had no choice to make. It ‘was impossible, from the reasons that influenced me, that the relinquishment of my command could have been. made at an earlier hour than it was, for the reasons of that relinquishment did not till that hour exist. The second point in this specification is, that the reason which T assigned for my conduet, in declining to ‘embark, was a “false pretence.” This must mean that I to be influenced by that which I knew to be false; or, in other words, that I did not myself believe that the ves{ sel was unseaworthy, although I gave this as the reason. for the relinquishment of command. What evidence has eee oe = rd ‘erorpe Lape! that a board of superior officers spect and approved this vessel, and therefore I must have known that she was seaworthy. But let us inquire into the constitution of this board, and the character of the report which it made. Was it a board whose decision I was bound to 2 Was it constituted according to the regulation of the army in such cases provided. The language of the Regulations, paragraphs 17 and 18, is a8 follows -— ‘The comman ing @fficers of the troops, or other officer eb "| : ae = ir kat rif Leg. ohe or more needful officers to accom) icular co! rs who are to embark o1 bourd the Pera for the eepecsioner ence As mm of t] on board, recure ske a report of the accompanying surge otion. Now, were the requirements of these tions com- lied with? Was a medical officer appointed on this ? No. Was I, the commanding officer who was to embark on the transport, connected with this board? to the officer far from it that I differed entirely from the conclusions which it embodied. Was the inspection ‘‘ most mintte,”’ as the regulations uire? So far from this being the case, several of the statements of this report were very far from the truth. ‘This report states that the hull of the Falcon is but five ears old, whereas, it has been a proved before you that it between seven and eight. is report states that the boilers are less than two years of age, whereas it hag been shown by the evidence that y are over three ‘ears. This report says that the coustruction of the n is the same as any other steamship in the Cali- fornia trade, whereas it has been shown that the con- struction of her upper deck is entirely different from that of the George Law and the Illinois, and other ves- sels in that trade, and that her frame {s very materially lighter. ‘This report states. that during ‘the last two Bay this steamer has been running out accident 0 hull or machinery, whereas it is in befc that only last November she put into ‘Charleston te die: d st ming Mr. Young, upon his arrival Mere, found that the af- fairs of the Consulate had been conducted in a very loose manner. The former incumbent being a Jew and analien, had neglected to enforce the instructions re- | ceived from the Department of State, and had certified | invoice s of merchandise shipped from this port, without requiring the shippers to make oath to the same. Very soon after the Consul’s arrival, he informed the mercan- tile community that he should no invoices un- leas they were duly sworn to before him. A delegation of the Jewish merchants, who have the entire control of business in this island, waited upon their Consul, and in- formed him that they did not intend that any new re- forms should be introduced into the Consulate; that they had determined that their invoices should be certi- fied without the oath; that he must recollect that he was now upon the soil of the King of the Netherlands, and that the King recognized no Consuls from the gov- ernment of the United States. Ineed not say that the Consul met these threats with the proper spirit, and in- formed them that he should obey the instructions re- | coived from his government, without fear or favor. The instructions received from the Secretary of the ‘Treasury were [ge on the 22d inst. in the Curacoa Courani, of which Isend you a copy. ‘The brig Mary Ade- laide, Forrup, master, of New York, had, at that’ time, taken in part of her cargo, and has since been despatch: to Rio Hache for the remainder. The consignee, a Jew, has despatched her, even without a certificate of the in- voice shipped at this port, thus setting at defiance the crders from the government of the United States. The Consul bas informed him that,he shall request the Col- lector of New York to hol the cargo until the necessary steps can be token usual in @ case of this kind. It is of the utmost importance to eur commerce with the Dutch West Indies, that our Consuls should be fully recognized by the Netherlands government; it is a notorious fact that the grossest frauds have been perpetrated upon the revenue of the United States by shippers from these islands, with the most perfect impunity. Some of these f auds have already been detected. The questiorow is, shall the Consul be sustained in the position he has taken, by bis government? Shall the rights of American citizens and American commerce be trampled upon by certify this government, and a merciless set of ping Jews, who ha 4 the powers vested in him, and in the face o! the publication of the laws of his government, load their versels sailing under American c.lors, acd send them to the United States without the necessary certificates from the Consul? The time has come for the American govern- | ment to assert their ch ay in these sions of the King of the Netherlands. Either let her sustain the Consul or recall him, and cease all intercourse with Cu- racao and its dependencies, Our merchants and our re- venues can do without the commerce of Curacao, The moment that we refuse to send a Consul there, that mo- ment the trade wiltcease. If Holland is blind to her own interests, and will not fully recognise the Consuls sent into her possessions, let her sufler for it. Let us protect our flag, and the agents of our government, who are sent abroad: Tt becomes the duty of the President to send a government Vessel to Curacao, with orders to bring Mr. Young home, and show the government of the Netberlands that we will maintain the rights of the gov- ernment that sent him here, the rights of American ‘The government of the Netherlands have already been sufficiently warned in regard to these matters, and with the case of Captain Gibson still fresh in their memory, we should think she would take warning hot to embroil | herself in any greater difficulties. T understand that the Consul has laid the whole mat ter before the Department at Washington ia its true light, and that he will fearlessly maintain his rights, and the eee CnoLera IN Missourr.—The Glasgow Time says that the cholera has made its appearance in some of the river towns. Several deaths have taken soe at Ar illiam’s to- bacco stemmery, in Bronswick. It is said thet there were cleven cases and seven deaths. Considerable ex. bo ng prevailed, and a number of citizens left the plage. ba | commence till tress, her hull leaking at the rate of eight or nine per hour, and her machinery so crippled that her engines were unable, without aid, to turn their centres. But let +e inquire, further, who were members of this rd 1g i rs “board ? One wa: equi who had employed this steamer a transport, and employed her without any be ad r qualities, and who could not ify what he had already done. Another Thomas, the chief of the staff at the headquarters where this recommendation had been ap- roved. Further comment frem me would, perhaps, te og hc gees and J accordingly leave it for ‘the Court to bigs We? own Recagrcien 5 Meg bof yr ol * sucha , irregularly constituted, even partial! and which, as the evidence before you has shown, was not in ession of the facts sufficiently to form a cor- rect judgment of the seaw of this vessel, to be regarded by me as infallible? It is averred in the specifi- cation that, after this report was made known to me, it was impossible I could doubt of the seaworthiness of this vessel, and that I only.pretended to doubt. ABut has not the proof which I have adduced in my defence abun- dantly shown that my knowledge of ‘this vessel was such that I had a right to an opinion, even at variance with that expressed in this report? I regret, Mr. Presi- dent and Cag ween fel = esi men this charge of ences, implying the lowest degree of basenes shoulh have been made. Surely, that which is so deat to every man—his reputation for truth—should not be lightly called in question. If I had thus acted, pre- tending to believe what I did not believe, the bread of merite etd should rest upon me all my hag 6 I uesire to speak in temperate lan; nor to forget the respect due to this court; but cat scarce repress should be brought been ad. ‘rsonal know! my indignation that such a charge sgainst me when not a tittle of evidence has le duced to prove it. I will not admit the thought that those who know me can possibly believe it to be true. ‘The thi io in this specification is, that I ‘‘shame- fully abandoned my men to a supposed danger to whicl: I was unwilling personally to expose myself.” As I was before charged with Talschiood, here I am charged with cowardice—I am said to have refased to go with m; command because T Was afraid to go. Mark, Mr. Presi. dent and gentlemen of the court, the inconsistency of this a tion with the one which jea it. Te said that my pretence that the Falcon was unsea- worthy was a false ence, because I knew it to be otherwise. Here it is said that I believed her to be un- seaworthy, and was, therefore, afraid to embark. If £ knew the Falcon to be seaworthy, then surely I waa not afraid to embark—cowardice could not have influenced me. Which of these allegations is true? Beth cannot be—one contradicts the other. But both ave alike false. Whe bas come forward to say that I acted under the power of fear—that I abandoned m: because dared not go with them? What evidence has been brought before you to show this? As to having aban- doned my men because I did not prevent their embarka- tion, it is well known to you that I had no right or power to prevent this. They were not under my orders at the time, but under the orders of the commander of this Veer! Major Sprague, who, himself, ordered them on board tle Falcon, and who has testified before you that Tcould not have prevented the execution of this order without having first deprived him of the command of his post. command over this detachment did not they were embarked. Mr. President and. Court, this charge touches me in the ‘Am Ia coward? Let my past life an- gentlemen of the tenderest point, Zi t those speak for me who have been my com- bi ins, Lact those soldiers whom I commanded ‘on the bat s of Florida and Mexico speak. Let c those officers who fought by my side speak. Let my commanding officers speak. Let those bear testimony who were oye-witnesses of my conduct when, on boart that ill-fated shin, for many weary day 1 stood face to face with death. Did my cheeks blanch’ when the wild waves raged around me and the shrieks of the drowning Tore abore the war of the tempest? Did flee from my dying comrades, when the swift pestilence smote dowa thone whom the sea had spared! Taz him that has seen me fly from danger and death when duty called me oa, stond forth and accuse me. ’ Pardon me, Mr. President and genttemen of tls Court, if Lhave toofar given way to my feelings, but your owm ~