Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-04-02

The follow ug statement Of The Creole case b. a
oonesponlcu, OF the New York Commercial Ad.
vert,ser plainly seis forth the merits oi ,he ease.
with the exception. ss we consider. Of one import
ana point The circumstances Justify a claim Tor
the SLAVES THEMSELVES. England has no eight.
NJ power under the governing laws Of nations 10
enact such laws as shall render nuyaiory ihe Laws
Of othos countries which DO not conflict With the
duty one nation owes another. II she does that
she phases herself ia a position towards that cOuu-
try that demands Sas.
Hut What Goes he SECRETARY Estate instruct Mr.
EyereIt 10 demandf The ~t,n~iug sshisnes con-
tsins he s,ruciionN-"B1 request. nevertheless
that you luse no ton, - ratihE Lad Aberdeen a.
tentlou 10 II Uhe vascl IN a general manner. AMI e.
wing him "a narrative Uithc Transaction such ~. may
be trained irpm the papers now comm Inicaied Nth
= distinct declaration. hU y hs yacGs fvras outGs
stated. lhis Government thinks I a case ior indetu.
: ni6sauOn.
What are fact. as ,ls,ed' Tn, Cr.o!. Un. honud
fom r chnoud Va New Oroaus.hANing one han.
dred and thirty a., slaves or board 81 ,-ieea uf he
slaVe-iiIe oihcn. n { anticipating russ upon The orr y
murdered a pusSeugcf named Hc~eil. VIM owned
S'ms Of The nrrr'ri Wounded the captain danger.
ously: aud he frsi mate AID Two of the crew severe
~; ard The slaves oHlutayd rnmPleie pO.se.sion of
ne biig. which uuioF Their direction went mta a
British colo ial yv-t. On the arrival Of The brig =,
Nassau. - tho request 1T The American Consul. ,hS
Governor ordered a guard on board 10 prev. AT The
ssvnpe OF The mutinrrr,. and VAN a Viev To inve,,i
gatOu was acsOtdlu,Iy made 10y t~o Brush Mage
trsi-s. AMI an examination ALEC took place nv the
cunsul on rep ~ Of the Magistrates nineteen Of the
saves nvre ,spr.aueJ toy the local su,horiie. =.
having been rAucemvd IN the muIiny and muir.
der.
The snrr-ud-r of those nineteen prisoners tn iLs
Armenian &, n-gi Nn refused On the ground that
the GoySrnDr wished irst O., communicate with The
Government ut L gland ou the ,uijsct. 1'srouHh
Tie inter sreurs e.. lHe cu;-uia' uuthsriuss he gfes-
~ nGmher ct Inc rc'AAinlug .l1 zee we're hseasgsi
and sncOErsgst 10 60 beyond the row or Of the B1s
tsr 81 Tie Vesssl c American consul by pro.
~ceedtuss which they could npi cuuIril.
THIS Ihc- - not the case Of slave going on shore
and escaping from the claims ofhis master or ob,ai
nIng a writ Of hHheus corpus, and thus awaiting him,
sell Of the laws ofths country whore he actually
was but the local government inisrferred to set him
Of liberty, and put hun beyond IAe reach Of his mas
ter The rule lad DO WI by I1rd Palmerston him
'eii - stated IN the despatch To be this; "ihus- ella
m1nIs must be sntiled To compensation who uer,
lawfully IN posscsIun Of Iheir slaves within tht
BRUSH IerrItory AMI who were disturbed in tneIr 10
gel pos-esslOn Of thuse slaves by mnc,iOnarios %
the British Government " This admission. IL u
euntendOd by Mr. Webster. Is broad enough to coy
or the etse Of The Creole; n is circumstances srt
correctly sraied. II Is however cOniendel by Nj
Webster that the rule should I . laid down brader
.han this and he goes on IN a series Of remarks a.
show what "a his judgement Is The true rule. A
view of these remarks ! shall not now take; bat he
Il that under the actual circumstance
Attending the care ofIhe Creole, aud these circum
stances are 81, arly stated. there IL 10 claim for
surrender at the saves but FIR remuneration. & IN,
clam as to the case under review is made to rec
uppE the fact that he Brush authorities Interfere,
10 set ihem Al Liberty aud put them beyond III,
r-ach VI the captain of the brig.