The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-26 00:00:00

With the answer from her Britannic Majesty's legation,
that both questions should be submitted to arbitration, the
Council of State was consulted, and, in conformity with
their opinion, the Imperial Government declared, by a note
of Jan. 5, that wishing to avoid that any intention should
be attributed to them of opposing any peaceable and honour-
able means of resolving the pending questions, wishing to
contribute to the prompt removal, without infringing on
the national. dignity, of the existing difficult situation be-
tween the Government of his Majesty the Emperor and her
Britannic Majesty's legation, they accepted the proposal of
arbitration only as to the question concerning the officers of
the frigate Forte, so that the arbitrator should pronounce
not about the right and duty which the Government has of
causing the laws of the country to be executed, but only as
to the point whether in the manner of applying those laws
any offence had been committed to the British navy.
As to the other question, the resolution already taken by
note of December 29 was maintained, that of paying under
protest the sum that should•be demanded by her Britannic
Majesty's Government. . . .

But, before all, the Imperial Government required that
the reprisals should cease, and the prizes made by the
British admiral should be released.
Mr. Christie having assented to the agreement on the
terms above propounded, and the principal condition
necessary for its effect having been fulfilled, the Brazilian
minister in London was authorised thus to proceed towards
her Britannic Majesty's Government.
Her Britannic Majesty having accepted the accord as
contained in the notes exchanged at this Court on the sth
of January, and fixed at £3,200 the amount that was to be
paid for the shipwreck of the Prince of Wales, the requisite
payment was effected immediately by the Brazilian repre-
sentative, with the essential declarations of the accord.
His Majesty the Emperor, acknowledging the sentiments
of justice and impartiality by which his Majesty the King
of the Belgians is distinguished and characterised, proposed
this august sovereign for abitrator in the decision of the
question relative to the officers of the frigate Forte.
This choice was well received by her Britannic Majesty.
His Majesty the King of the Belgians accepted with the
greatest benevolence the functions of arbitrator, which were
offered to him by common accord of the high parties in-
terested.

This affair is still pending, as well as the reclamations
which the Government deemed themselves entitled to ad-
dress to her Britannic Majesty's Government, demanding
condign satisfaction for the violation of their territorial
sovereignty, as five Brazilian vessels have been captured
and detained as prizes within the empire's own waters, on
the plea of reprisals, by war ships of the English navy, and
also a just indemnity for the prejudices resulting from those
captures.

INFORMATION RECEIVED SUBSEQUENTLY TO THE CON-

FLICT AT THIS COURT.

According to the reports received from the president of
the province of S. Pedro, of Rio Grande do Sul, the indivi-
dxals incriminated for the depredations of the English
barque Prince of Wales had been found guilty, and the
process been sent up in conclusion to the respective law
judges.
One of the criminals, the most implicated in that de-

linquency, who had returned to Albardao, was imme-
diately arrested, and the Imperial Government forwarded
the characteristic desCriptions of the others to the Imperial
legation at Monte Viddo, in order to claim from the
Oriental Republic the necessary measures for their being
apprehended and delivered over to the justices of the
empire.

These proceedings took place even before the transactions
which passed at this Court with her Britannic Majesty's
legation were known in that province, it not being oppor-
tune to acquaint the last with their result.