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aft-s me onnened curtarpuuoeoee Whsch paa,fd
hsssssa tiessrs Pea aaa Psryth. relative 10
tks nrssess lzkss ~ hasa ~ Anisiad Esery
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whtrh Ansrss SD Esglssa are N ne Isasi an
tse1alsAtai. easnSs bal ~ inieresurg ~ osr rea.
des TAs tosa aaa aPtsil ~ MF. Fofsyths re-
~. al atsaes stssks ne reader. - sEessaiag-
y PsSP
.. Fer 70 .ur. FssssfA
Wsssuzssss. las %. 1851.
sta - sassFscsed 10 Espseseat 20
zee fAss az aftsotioa Of hss Maiesly's
gosstaessi hes besu seriously dsFeeisd
% The csse 81 ceFtaia AiEiesa negroes.
found On board The Spanish ship Ami.
sisd," the sane p~rsoas whose cause has
been Brought before the eosFss Of Law Of
the UOitsd States. sud Tor - hon power.
fol aud homane IaisFesi appears 10 De felt
IN thIs eouotTy 90 wen - an England.
u 10 known 20 her Msiesiy's govern
meni that these negroes were imporie
i3to Cuba direct fIoa the coast Of Africa,
IN q Portogaes slave vessel called the
regoFa. in the sumner OF 1880. and that
shortly alter their arrival, they we're ppr-
chased - slaves 81 the Havanna by two
Spuniards OF the names Of Jose Ruiz and
Pedro MOntez. RuiE end Moniex thea
placed the negroes on bosd the schooner
Amis:ad, intending TO convey them 20
snotherPori in Cubs. II appear that du.
ring the voyage. the segrSes. With sview
OF recovering their liberty. seized, posses-
sion OF the vessel, putIhe master TO death,
and ordered the remaining whites 10 ha.
vigate the vessel TO the coast o: Aries
The whites. hOEeysr, directed their
course tow ards North Amenea, until they
were fallen in with by the United States
brig Of war Washington, wheA the Amis.
ted was finally Brought into the port Of
New London. in Connecticut. The pro-
ceedIngs which have taken place subse-
qneDtly TO the arrival Of The negroes IN
the U. States are sufficiently well known
TO ycu.
Now, her Majssty's govsrnment have
to observe, that. since the year 1870. il
has become Vnlawfal. according 20 the
law OF Spain. 20 import negroes from At
rics - slssSs into the Spanish dominiooS.
and thai, us the negroes here FeIefred 10
bad been heNly imported from Airies in-
to Cuba, end could not by law be import.
ed usSisves they must 10 the eye Of the
Iswsbe considered a. free persons.
And Great Britain 10 also bound to4e-
msmbeT that the law Of Spain Nhieh G.
naliy prohibited the slave trade through.
out the Spanish domihions. from the date
Of the Goth OF Msy, 1870, (the provisi ons
OF which law are contained 10 the King
Of Spans Royal CedolA Of the 10Th Of
ID center, 1910 was passed in compli.
Snes with tTea,y'o obligation TO that effect,
by which the crown OF Spain bad bound
i,self 10 the crow Of Great Britain, and
] Tor which q valuable compensation, in
return, wss given BY Great Britain to
Spain. - may be seen by reference to the
ID, 3d. and 4ih articles OF public treaty
concluded between Great British snd
Spain on the 23d OF September. 1917.
Her mejesty's Govefnment. therefore.
are moved BY special and peeuliSr rea-
sons 70 take an interest In the fate Of
these unfortunate Africans, who ere
known TO have been illegally and lrlo-
nIously reduced 20 stnsTy By subjects Of
Spain,
Il is next TO be observed that Great
Britain and the Unitsd States have mulu-
ally engaged themselves to each other,
BY the lOth sriiels OF the ussty Of Client,
w NeN AAENA 1NeN EUINAN0te tON AsSH tltto
abolition Of the African slave trade. And
theirs can be no doubt OF the firm ihtea
lion Of both parties rsIgiousIy TO fulfil the
Terms 81 that shgsgemehL
Nov the unfortunate Africans whose
case is the subject OF che present repre-
seBtshon. have been ihroNn by secIdsB-
TAI circumstances inlO he bABds Of the
s1th critics Of tbs United States aud It
nay pFobsbiy depend upon The action OF
the UnHed States G0yeinmshi, whethst
Ibese persons shall recover The lreeoon,
10 which they ,sie entitled, OF whether
they shalt be reduced 90 slavery IN NO
la,ioh OF kno~n Laws snd contracts pub
licly passed prohibiting the eogiinosncr
OF the African slave tfsds by SpaBish sub
isots.
ltis under these circumstances that
her MsjesSy's Government anzioasly
hupe that the Pfesident Of the Uaiied
States Nill hnd himself empo~eTed 10
lake such measures b. behsli u ths slors.
said AiIlrsns 81 she'll secure 10 them the
pOssessT0n Of their liberty to uhieb. xi,h-
out doubt ghsy sIe by lss snblisd.
) avail utyself Of ;hIs occasion 20 Esns@
10 you The assurances Of uiy distinguished
eoasidsFsnOn.
HIS FOX.
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