Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-16

40, relal,., to vessel, named the r'iSrnh,
n'' .,J sailed from 2io de Janero under the nag OF
W.. : laden with sa 10 trade equipments, LOT Tue
u Africa herewith tss.,smit TO you, for commu-
the Government of ID. u s. the accompany.
f'''.,c, from despatch from ser Majesty CONF
II ae,s at Rio dc lane'ro, stating Mat the Pilgrim
,nrned to that port in ballast, after having landed
.,s-::' o. saws PALMERsToN.
Il. .x,,ac, from the Rio Commissioners despatch
:,asusl Il, 1910, was encl0sed'l
r;seoant Pamerston to M Sterenson
Foreign office, Dec. s, ls4o.
.-Iknyc 10 acknowledge the receipt OF your letter
-, mn inst. together with its enclosures on The
m Of the African slave trade, and beg TO express
'is'ts 10 YOU for that communication, and for the
r::.m.,ion which it contains
1 f.rence to the suggestion contained in the pa
,ocl,sed TO you, that blockade should be nstltu-
r., the Gallinas and at New Cess, as an ehectuai
~ Ems OF putting down the slave trade, have much
asuse aequantns you that blockade has Tor some
F' ma, been regularly maintained at the Gallinas
~ her Maieslys ship Wanderer, and by other vessels
-, the direction OF its commander and at New Cess
:. be, Malesty's ship Forester.
with reference to the suppostion OF the writer
.f,be paper which you have sent me, that British
,,.rs abstain from taking vessels before they nave
yss on board, in order that, by capturing SUCH YES
,,,ors may get more prize money, nave 70 explain
. ron. that it is only since the passing OF lne ac'
! is;o that there has existed any legal authory 10
.,,demn Portuguese ships, detained tor beng equip
I'd for slave trade, and not having slaves actually OH
,d and therefore, until that act came INTO operation
~ The coast of Africa her Majestys vessels conid NOT
draa Portuguese slave vessels until they had actually
aiken their slaves board but with regard to Spanish
vessels the treaty Of 1885 between Great Britain aho
s,ain paye the liked British and Spanish commission
s., mower TO condemn slave vessels under the spanish
Ing if found equipped for the slave trade, even
hev might have slaves actually on hoA-s 800
~, the period which has elapsed since mat treaty mas
80, 20 operation her Maiestys cruisers have taken
nd sen, in for adjudication, So Spanish slavers with
o,, slaves board, and since the year 1850 her MA
i,s,ys cruisers the coast OF Africa have detained
mi sent in for adjudication II Brazilian vessels with.
az slaves board and only two with slaves on board
Yoa will see, therefore, from these facts, that the
c,r Of the paper in question is entirely mistaken IA
oposing that the British cruisers on the coast OF Arl-
10 70 prof, instead Of the performance OF their du-
g and have further to state, in proof OF the Jealous
,Yv Of the British cruisers that all the slave YES
~. .,n, in for adjudication before any mixed commits
ans whe,her in Africa the West Indies, in Brazil,
h,ra been detained and sent in by British cruisers
-, one Of those vessels having been detained BY the
3i.es or any of the other contracting parties to the
s.es under the stpu!atons of which those slave YES
sais were condemned
4 Stevenson, Esq PALMERSloA.
Tise0aat PdlmeTSton to Mr.. For.
Foreign Office, Dec Il, $50.
SRI received your despatch Of the lst of April last,
srd IN compliance with the wish therein expressed, on