The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-03-17

kidrnf u The .LaEfrG Safes, lraasmliikl1Ee
report from. ihr Secretary IL Siale. IN re-
,ias 10 II, Kssalnsion u he Sena:f sdags-
81 On tie 18Th inEiani. a lias illslaial. ~.
Ihe ) isance q Mr.. M.lses,xsilizE COZ
iufouns:ion in relation 10 lhe action iaken
hy this Government IN lhe Creole case;
Fhleh report ramPrisrd aeaPr of the ial-
lowing leiier fnnin he Secretary Of State
10 our Minister II London:
NJ. wEHaTR1 10 NJ. EyEEFIE.
DslsikarsI q Stair.
Jaaa,Ey 29h. ia.
EDwAsp EsERETT. esq..ase- -.
Sir: ! EegFrI 10 be esaleed 10 acqnainl
syaa vi, ven sesasz< Occurrence. which
ilr,reki.y <sok place in port of one ol lie
Bahama islands.
II appears Thai the brig :. Creole" n
Richmond. Virginia. Insor master. ib9ugsl
30 New 0hesps. sElei .frpm IIssuplon
Roads an lllr y as.ai erinber Inst. with a
cargo Il Wsgehapliise. prnriIrliE tobacco.
and slaves. lahpni .IR5 in nnmber:) that
on the eye6sne ~ De 7lh Of NOres4lvs-
.somc Of the slaves tOse upon The crew nI
alle vessel. murdered , psssenger named
,Ileweil. who OWNED soHeg The negroes.
wounded the Captain dangerously, aud
ilhe first male AMI lw0 uf lheemE sey1xe-
~. thai lheSlav sn0R abl&ncd .cnHglele
possession Of The brig. which under their
direction was taken intn The port Of Ms
,sau, An The islaad &C New Providence.
where she arrived nn the maraing n the
9th Of The same mIfIlE thai al The re- quest
of The American CnnsIh in nal nlaer, the
Governor ordered guard ON board, 10
preyent The escape Of III matineers. and
With . vieR ID ip,ievesligaiion ofihe cir.
.slnstances uf lhF ease; that snch hives
iigliian was accordingly made BY iwo
BRITISH Magistrates. AMI ihst an examipa-
.tiop N ~ took place BY the Consul; .lhal
.cp ne report d ihe magistrates, nine:eeE
az Me slaves were imprisoned hy ihe 10
cal authorities a ! having beeR @'pseesned
IN The mlliny AMI lpnrfsg. md ksir spy-
render 10 the Consul. % Ne SEPT 10 the
United States for Tiai for these crimes,
vas refused. On the ground that the Co
vernon wished 6rst % communicate with
The Goyesnm,ni in England On The sub
beel; .lhai .thrsngh the interference of the
E,dpuisl fgikntiIies, ahi even before the
military guard was removed, the grea,qE
Jaamhsr OF ihs remaining slaves were IL
bsraIed. and encouraged 10 go beyond The
paver Of The master Of abe vessel, or the
American Gaasul, by proceedings which
neither DC Them could control. Y.his u
che substance OF the case, as stated in the
Gwo protests. one made Al Nassau apd one
at New Orleans, and the Consufs letters,
together With snnlsy dispositions taken nv
thhn. copies Of ~ Which pipes are hess.-
ailh transmitted.
The British Government cannot bit see
that this case, a. presea,ed IN these papers,
Is one calling loudly Cor redress. The
!. Creales' was passing from one port "
ibe URiiss Sstss 40 reesker, 10 voyage
pesfecay lawful. with merchandise on
board. ana aso with slaves, or persons
aDnunl 10 service. natives Of America, and
belonging 10 American ci,iz ems, and Which
arr recognised A. property by The Con
,stiiniion Of the Uniied States in those
states in which slavery exists in the
course Of ihs voyage sogs Of the saves
rose ussa the master and Grey, subduel
them. murdered one man. and caused the
vessel 10 be carried into Nassau. Tbs
vessel was thss taken u p BFHst port.
soi vGHE4riiy, BY shese who had the
lawful authority ovfr Der. bll forcihly and
violently, 2gaipsl the 4aslsrs will, apd
Siih he consent Of nobody but the mutt
nssrs AMI m1rderers; for there is m evi-
slense that these ontrages were committed
with the concurrence Of any Of the slaves,
except those actually eagaget in them.
Tutsr these circum Stances, II would seem
- have been the plain and obvious duty
of Il aathori,ies 81 Nassau, the port Of 4
f.iallv power. TO assist the American
CoS.N ~ Ssissg ~ cpd to the captivity
OF che master anl crew, restorisg ~ them
k..e control of the vessel, and enabling
them 70 resume their voyage, and 10 take
abe n s+iReers AMI lnarderers to their own
country 10 answer for their crimes before
The proper irTk anal. 0he rannot conceive
how any other course coald justly lie
adopted, or. how the dlties imposed by
that part Of The code rsgul ,iing the inter.
eoprst u friendly staies, which is gene.
rally called the camity Of Nations, eodld
otherwise be tglfllel. Here was no Ein-
lliipn Of Bnpfi saw a,le4 pied or inIenl-
.ei Oh the part u The master Of The % Gre
OLE nor any infringement of the princi-
sles q 4be lay Of nations. The vessel
was sawfaIly engaged in pa sing f:om port
To pori, ia HE i:a4a States. by VIC.
len:e and crime sh: was carried. against
the masters vii, opt Of her course. into
4he port Of a frieaey Power. All was
iae result of force. Cen2igAy, oTligary
comfy anl hospitality entitled hin TO
sgch assistance from the authorities Of lhe
plaee as shnald enable him to resume and
prosecute his voyage AMI bring the offend.
crs 70 justice. Bat, instead of this, if the
facts IL ~ represented in I'll e. plpe:s.