Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-12-17
FOREIGN RELATIONS, THE UNITED
AND GREAT BRITAIN.

The National InteHgenccr concludes the
extracts from papers laid before The Bri
;ish Parliament in respect TO The suppress
sion OF the Slave Trade. These occupy
six columns of that paper. Mr. Everet.
transmits 10 Lord Ashburton the letter Of
P. J. Farnham, Of Salem, Mass, owner Of
the barque Jones'" seized by British
armed vessel al St. lIelena, asking him to
urge n set;lemen. Of that matter. In Lord
ALcrdpen's answer, this statement of the
Jones is made. The commander Of II. b.
NJ. Brig Dolphin, Lieut.. Li'tehaIes, sus.
pccling that the presence Of "lhis vessel
IN British waters was Il coHtravsnlion Of
British law" demanded 10 see her papers !;
this was refused She was searched, semc
slave irons found, and letter making an
ag cement, as il appeared TO Littehales,
for tho purchase Of slaves. The Jones
was then seized, (14lh September, 1870
sent TO Sierra Leone, and tried. Ine
Judge found that, as the master Of the
Jones would not show his papers 10 the
searching officer Of the Dolphin, thereby
resisting The inquiry which the officers Of
Her Majesty in commission have righ,
to make IN the character of any mercantile
vessel found within British jurisdiction and
suspected Of being Implicated in the Slave
Trade, he must pay the costs. The vessel
and cargo wcro sold on the 4lh Of Februa-
~, ls43, no claimant appearing before the
Court, for the vessel and cargo.
With regard to the claim for compensa-
ton, Lord Aberdeen jussiGes Lieutenant,
LitlehaIes in his conduct, saying further,
that the owners Of The Ioncs had their re-
inedy in appeal from the decision OF tho
Court, of which they did not avail lhern-
selves. An extract from letter of Lieu.
Littlchalcs fellows, 10 the Secretary of the
Admiralty, DENYING any use Of violence
while Selling the Jones denying also that
the master had offered TO show his papers.
Then follows Mr.. Evorctt's second letter.
dated May 18Th, 1913. The case of the
Jones was committed to tn, consideration
Of Niscount Palmerstou by Mr.. Stet cnson
on the 10Th Of April, 1911; i; was moi till
March ,, 1913, that the Anne rcan govern
ment reserved an explanation of the seiz-
u:c. Mr. Everett denies in toto The RICH,
Of search in this case, except by obtaining
regular search-warrant from a magis-
,ra,e Instead Of this. The only legal and
cqui'obic mode, Lieut.. Iiilehales took for
cibe possession Of regularly entered yes
sci ; refused to inform her master on what
grounds lie proceeded. and then sent her
TO the Coast Of Africa, The Court, instead
Of protesting the jones'. rs they should
have done by their showing, threw the
costs on The owners, amounting in fact to
her contisca,ion, only $4,000 remaining
above them FROM the sale of valuable
vessel and her cargo.
As 10 the matter of papers, the search
was made without resistance. The Jone:
was an American ship, had an American
crew. had actually been searched before b,
the Watercitch, and permitted to proceed
on her voyage. Her papers had beea ex
hibi,ed TO the proper authorities, and wer,
actually on deposite a, the office of tht
American Consul; the Captain offered tt
show them, bat was twice prevented by al
armed guard from going on board the yes
sci. This case presents features quite a
extraordinary as those of the "!ohn A
Robb," and Mr.. Everett concludes will
the remark that he "attaehes an impor
lance 10 the final decision Of Her Majesty
Government far beyond the value of tn,
. interests directly involved in the case O
} the Jones; and tina, he cannot but fea
that, if no other relief is afforded To tn
owners of that vessel than that which i
rendered by Lord Aberdeen's note of III
! End March, degree of dsconteni will b
! produced on the part of the Government
, and People of the United States, of a char
acter greatly TO be deprecated.
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