The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-21 00:00:00

THE DISPUTE WITH BP T 1

•
Official papers respecting the dispute between
the Beitis6 and Brusdlaa goveremenia were dietralurted
yesterday. They ere very numerous, and enter fully into
all the &Pimlico( the occurrence. Among those of Liter date
is one from Earl Russell to Mr. Christie, on February 7,
approving the course adopted by the latter gentleman. Of
still later date are the following despatches, which poem
special interest :

11. MORENA TO naltr. EMI=
(Translation. Received Feb. 10.)
Imperial Legatim of Brazil, London, Feb. 9, 1803.
The onderripied, Ea voy Extraordinary and Minister
Plempollordiery of his Majesty the Emperor of Brasil, bee
the honour to inform the Earl Russell, Le., that be kis jets
received from his government two notes. doted the 51h
January lost, which peeled between the Imperial govern
-
mot of Brazil and the British Legation in Rio de Andre,
which have been. of coons, also transmitted by the same
Legation to the Right Hod Earl Reesell.
The tee dammede drew dimly what vieleot and de.
plorable mown ham 00011111011 ie the 'mire sedequent to
theextreordinary demands made by the iriten Legation
epos the Impend goverment, of which an account was
Brought by M last pedal hut Mal
lathe Ina of the.. metes obireeeel to the Tiritah mid-
dlr by his Eneelleney the Mimi* of Abran ten, Minister
and Semehay of Elate fee For Aft", it is Aged word
for wort as Mows :
"That the Imperial Geremonsot, Wag anxious to avoid
Si. impalation of mat soy pseeeN and himentble
me ma otooteleg quidione ; being node= to
etmerip4yeritheat bemit Mimi homer a=lt
to potting an end to the difficult n
which relatioas Mires. the- two goverormate are
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_es mei of the sae-
rebid it las is the "Mae *of ite caner—wilt to
ready, in modesties of whet is dated in the pots et the
20th of December led, reaped* the question of the ship
Prim of Wake, to item peeper Mete MU= Minister of
Brasil in London, to the effect that he pay there, near
protest, in the terms if the mid oda,. the sum which the
government of her Beihannie Majedy shall require. And
with respect to tae affirm of the frigate Forte. accepting
the intimation made by Mr. Christie in hie so= of the Ist
indent, of an &Artistica, the Koper algoverment wifftalte
care to inform Mr. Ohritie of the selection of an arbitrator
who may lodge that Trades ;it bob. nederstood that
such arbitration ehall Me to tab mignisance, not of the
duty of the Imperial govtsewttopot the laws of the
°miry into emetion, het eaty whether in the mode id
applying these awe to the officers of the- Forte. there Ze
have been any offence the British navy. Those
rations shall no 6 take effect until the reprisal. gall
have ceased, sad the prizes taboo shall he re-
leased. lastly., I must apprise Mr. Christie that if, mu-
Miry to what to to be expected, her Britannic Majeselft
government does not maim, in this arraogemeat, the
Imperial government will maintain id original position.
which is, that it will net eeriendes the honour and, dimity
of the nation, however it may deplore the evils that may
result from this reeolation."
The British minister, in reply to this tats, said se fel-
lows :—" Your Excellency may he assured that the napelmie
will cease from this mimed, and that deltoid Weems wtA
issue orders to release the prime without; &slay. The Ba
yard! goverment, for redoes whieb, without dad* it
considers planaible, has preferred to pay, eider preemie.
what may be demanded in the gaieties of the Rinse ef
Wales, to the adoption of tb• which I modal°
submit this question ties to ae "
The British minister said, however, in the some note,
that "her Britannic Majesty's government will be as liberty
to accept or to refuse the proposal of arbitration in the
question of the Forte."
bisit,sisal Mho( in feet erased, and the prize, being m-
end time the chief condition contained in the note of
the Imperial goverment leaving been fulfilled, the =dor-
lived bee received orders from him gewernmeet to Marne
the Hight Hoe. Lord Rowell, in order to learn from his Ex-
collmey if the goverment of her Majesty the Qnme in
disponi to ratify the arrangemets made in the terms of the
said notes of the sth Jamery between the Imperial govern.
meet and the British Legation. relative to the questions
which this armament ma intended to solve.
If in the affirmative the undersigned has received in-
'tractions to declare to her Britaned Majesty's government
that his Majesty the Rig d Belgium hi the arbitrator
Moms by ha Majesty the Emperor, to deeide whether, in
the mode of applying the law to the officers of the Forte
time might have been any offence to the British navy. And
the Imperial government firmly Mots that her Mejestie
government
will not hesitate to accept the choice of bin
the Emperor, as it has fallen upon his Majesty the
Wog of Belgium.
Finally, es to the question of the ship Prince of Wales,
the undersigned is authorimd, by bis government declining
to enter into any liquidation, and under the protests in the
terms of the note of the Imperial goverment to the Britith
Legation, dated the 29th of December, to deliver to her
Britannic Majesty's goverment, in a cheque upon the
Beak of England, whatever ins the government of her
Britannic Majesty may &mead in this pee.
resides this mourandeatioa to the Right Hon. Earl
Russell, the ondenigned remote his Excellency to be
pleased to ieform him of the revelation of her Britannic
Majesty's government in respect to the madmen= made
by the mid notes of the sth January ; as eta. if it accepts
I the arbitrator proposed by his Majesty the Emperor of
Brazil.

The undersigned earnestly hopes for the solution which
the importance of the affair requires, and takes, he..
(Signed) C. Moons.
LOLL SOY= TO IL MORZIKk.
ForeigionfSee, Feb. 12, 11t63.
The undersigsed, her Majesty's principal Secretary of state
for Foreign Affairs, in reply to the note of the Envoy Extra-
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of bis Majesty the Em-
peror of Bina, has the honour to inform him that ber Ma-
jesty's government accept the arrangement agreed to by as
eroLtage of notes between the Marquis of A break.' and Mr.
Christie ; that her Majesty's goverumeot will fig, as miss
as possible, the amount which they consider a just indem-
nity in the case of the Prince of Wales ; that they agree
to refer to an arbitrator the gnostic° relation to the Metre
of the Forte, in the terms proposed by the Brarilisa govern-
ment, namely, whether, to the mode of applying the laws of
Been' to the Milan of the Forte, there hes been any offer*,
to the British navy. And finally, her Majesty's government
accept the King of the Belgians as arbitrator, if his Majesty
will Jena to comsat to act as such.. _ _

Her ilajesty's government having accepted the tenni
agreed apoe at Rio Janeiro, are us williag to discuss the
terms of the protest of the Brazilian government.
The Brazilian government are persuaded that they have
right on their side ; her Majesty's government have a simi-
lar persuasion in a amitnu-y aerie. But her Majesty's
government wish rather to cultivate good relation for the
future than to prolong a coetroveny as to the past with Use
government of the Emperor of Brazil, which has is so gamy
respects a title to the friendship of the British governmeet
The undersigned, to. (Signed) Rusatu..