The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-03-09

be carried INTO N3HSSan. j ne eSessel Wds
thus taken imtn 5 iii*I, port, mt Rol,ns
,ary, by th-se who a,ltiig lawful antlinri.
IS over her but fnrcihly and vfeientlr.
against The masters will, aud with the |
cunsent If n.bniy but iltemu,iheefs aud
murdrrrrs: f,r there l. nosesidruce ihart
these nulrages were committed Will Tue
concurrence OF any nf ,hrse slaves except
those actually engaged in them. Under
these circumstances, it wrdll srrm't0I
have been The plailrand "bvi,us duty Of
the a,ihori,i.s at Naussan, the rort sI
friendly p,Iwrr, to assist the American
c,.i,sul in putting an end 10 the captivily ,of
the master and crew, rrs,oring to them
the control IS the vessel anh enabling
them 10 resume their r"yaEp. and tu take
the muiinerrsand mur'!errrs io their "wn
country tu answer for their crimes before
The proper tribunal. O,r canf",rnttrrivr
Ilnw anv other Course could be jasiiy a.
dnpird, ."r how the duties inumsed BY
that part "f the code regulat hg the Inter.
course "f friendly States, which is gener.
alIy called The comfy ;of naiinns, could
otherwise be fulfilled. Here wa M vio
lalinn Of British law attempted Or intended
on the part of the mastetofille "Crenle,"
nor anv infringemenfof lhesprincipies Of
the law &c naiens. The vessel ~as5law-
imIly engaged in passing from por. To port
in the United States. By violencesand
crime, she was. carried against the mas
ter's will. ont "f her course, into a f.iend-
" power. ,Allwas ille fesullgpt fprcr.--.
'CrrtaiMly. ordinary comfy and hospitality
entitled him ti7:sHch assistance from the
amh"ri,ies ID the place as should enable
him 10 Resume amf prosecute his -royage
and bring The offenders tp justice. But III (
s,eall$of this. if The facts. be as rppresrni::
ed in these papers, not only din the an: 9 ::
tlsoriiirs give, no alif"r any such PURPOSE
but they did actually interfere tn sci Tree.
the slaves. and 10 pnahleihemt" di*perses
,Itense lr.s brynnd the ieachsat the mas.
ter Of The vesselior :l,rir owners. a pro.
crp,ling like ihis ssranndt hut cause deep
feeling in The United States, Ii has been
my purpose to write you at length upon
this subject. in order that you might lay
before The Government "f hrr Majesty,
fully and withnlii reserve. the views seiIttr.
tanned up n i, by that ofIhtU Uhited STATES,
aud ,hepr"un,ls m which those views are are
taken. Bu, the early return nfthe packet
prrrlutles The .nprrtunity of gning thus in.
To- the case in tlis drs ,iatrh. and as L,rti
Asl,hur,un may shortly be expected here,
il mas be better in.entrr fully iutncit With
him. if his pawcrs should be- broad en"ugli
~ embrace it. Some knowledge "f the
case will have. reached England before his
departure. and very probably his Gavefni
ment may have given h.n instrur,ions.--.
Bull request, new Iilieles., thai YOU lose
.nu {, mpsin calling Lord Abprdeen's alton!
tini, tniiin general manner. g. giving him
a anarratise yaf The transar,inn. sntli Rs MAJ y
he fra,npd frunr'il,e papers canlnlhni, ate'i.
wilma distinct declaration that t:tile iar,s
turn eut as stated, this G.vcriihrrt thinks
i. a clear CASE for itdrmnification. q
You will srr that his Letter of the 7;h
January, 1887, tJs.Mr. Stevenson, re-.
sner,ii,p the claim far rnmpeIsatiUn in the
cas- s,Gf ihp..Com,l," !" :. Encomillm," and
.Emprpri.e," Enrd Paimprston. says, that
s"H. Ms Governmens is df oPipinR that
the rule by wl,icil these claims shnuld be
decided, is, that lluse cldimatts must be,
.,n.idered- entitled TO compensation " hn
wer. lawfully IN I,ossessioTnf ihtirsla
ui, in the Bri,isirtfrritory, aud y h" were
disturbed il,llreir legalpussr ssinn Of ,hose
ayes hy yf'nr.inlafirs ofsihr British to-
vrrnu eni." This admission is broad e
unDph to cover the ,ase Of the Creole. II
rs circumstAnrrs arr correctly staitd.-
But i. dues nnt extend to what We cansid.
rr the tue dnctrine, accnrding 10 the laws
and u.agrs uf nations; aud, thrrrfn,e. cam
.ru, b., arquirscrd in as the exactly cor
rec, general rule: ltsppears 70 This Co.
vrrnmrnt tha, not only is no unfriend'y
in rrlercncc by The local authorities tn be
allowed, but ,ha, aid and succor should be
txtendrd in these, AS in "thrr cases which
NAV arise, affecting the interest Of clllzens
If friendly States.
We know no ground OF whichzit just
To saw that these colored people had come
within. and were within. British: ,rrritnry
in such +nse as that the laws of England
affecting and regulating the .conditl"" ot
persons co,na r. babIy act upon them: AS
has beer already said, they were not there
voluntarily; no human hri"g bel"ngingto 10
The vessel was within British territory 6f
.i; own accord, except The mutineers.
There being no imp"rlati"n; nor intent
of importaiio,,, what rit hi had the British