The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-21

Halifax She left Liverpool on Saturday afternoon
the 9th instant and has therefore fourteen days
and FIVE hours in making the passage.
The arrival Of an American squadron 10 the Tagug
for the purpose Of enforcing demsnds upon the
Portuguese government eaussd much excitement in
England.
omsr Psshs, the commander Of the Turkish army In
Rumelia has been into Bosnia with 900 troops
fer the purpose Of suppressns the instruction which
has broken out In that province.
The Wurtemburg cabinet having disagreed on the
German question have resigned office; dissolution Of
the Diet is, consequently, daily expected.
Imrortant from Portugal.
rBE AMERICAN cLAIas-ARRIvAL OF THE UNITED
sTATEs soUADRoN-THE DEMAND on THE GOVERN
MINT.
The American squadron have visited Lis bon for tho
purpose of demanding from the Portuguese govern
ment the sum Of 10000, said to be due to them
their demand is In some points reasonable and just
but in others the British goyernmert is mplicated
and rome Of heir complaints very long standing
The American Comm odore has given the Portugusse
p days to comply with his demands and at the expi.
ration Of that period has avowed his intention OF
making reprisals and desi ming sufficient merchant
ships to satsfy the claim
1.-Two American ships of the Independence,
so gun frigae and the Mississippi first class steamer
necessary TO enforce payment certain claims made
10y the United states government upon that OF Por-
tugai These claims are Numerous aud varied 10 cha
racter and some of long standing The principal Isl
claim for the destruction Of American privateer
called the General Armstrong. which was pursued
into yayal Harbor, in the Azores by two British
vessels OF war. ~ time when at with
the United States, and being attacked by them, the
Amerc ans were compelled to set IRE 90 their vessel
and escape to the shore. 1t appears that, although
the Portuguese government responsible according
TO the law OF nations for the dsmrge done to vessel
of Aendy power while In their waters reat Britain
is really by the rules OF equity se party who should
De responsible; but this idea is repudsted by the
kpgSsh government, who have Left OF Portugal to
get out Of the ssrspe as they best can. The de.
manded on this claim Is 1000 douas.. Terrified by
the arrival of these warlike strau ger. ;he mnistry
held council TO which they invited The foreign mi.
pisters in hopes chat something in che war of arbra
zion might be effected; but the American minister re-
fused 70 hear OF any arbitration aud insisted pay
ment made by that time he said that ne ast
demand his passports and the squadron would proceed
20 MAKE rerrssis II Is supposed hat the s"ir will be
settled by an offer Of mest by which the
Americans can scarcely refuse needya debtor This
matter formed subject of discussion &, Chamber
OF Deputies on the ed OF June when the President Of
the Council In the absence Of the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, made l.ng statement of the affair, in which
excessive and concluded by saying thar the Portu
gueee covers ment would give required an answer
In the time specified but the house IN ght depend
upon IL that the answer would be such "a would be
conformable to the honor and dignity OF tho nation
be. the refusal the part of the Amarcans TO sub
init 20 arbitration will ente the Portuguese to con-
siuer cdsps Jtdsrts Au1 u call Great Bril-
taa under all treaties to aid th in their exremi-
ty. Thus the affair rests at present"
Correspondence of the London Times
During the twenty days aowed by the United ststos
Charge d'AGars for this government to decide upon
che tevera claims he urges for their guion the
interest they naturally excite In che public mind has
led me 70 make some inquiries respectiag them and
mod the most important r'fsrenee to the American
armed prVa,eer General Armstrong, OF 30 t1ns and
80 men, Captain Samuel C. Reid which destroyed
at the neutral port ~ Fayal thu % z7h % septe
Ser, 1874 by ssss Brsh forces Plsntagsn.t "a Cap
tain Robert lloyd; Rota IS. C~ptsia SOucrvile All
Carnstion bris-csptain DeRtham uadss tas following
Accordins TO the American verssn, c.ptai, Reid and
nine Of his ofcrs srd crew made OATH and p~ctss,ed
before the United states Consal AZ Fsyai tho 2ith
That the Genersp Armstrong, having r,llci from
NewYotk for a cruise ON the nh. put into Rsyal on
che 26tA at noon 10 get supply Of frch water, that
tho erw was employed in taking It on board during
the afternoon and at sunset discovered the British
vesssls doubling round the northeast point of the
port in which they ultimately anchored atTP.M,
part, ndics.ing Intention violate the neutrality
Of the port induced Captain Reid toordsr his brig TO
be warped IN shore close Ter the a the castle;
that In the act Of doing four boats his
vessel oiled With armed men. Captain Eaii repeatedly
hailed them and varned them 10 kesp OF, which they
dsreeardng he ordered hi men to Gre them. which
was done aud sillsf and wounded several men The
wounded The first rsutcnsnt: they th.h aed Co tier
ships and prepared fcf second aud more Formidable
attack. The American brig ia the m an,me ga.
placed within haf cables length Of tLs shore end
within half pistd shst % the castle
soor n ,r midnight y or a. some state II boats,
supposed &c contain nearly 100 with III cannon,
swivcls, burdcrbusscs and other made violent
attack on The said brig whtr severe cutest ensued,
which l,tee nearly ~ minutes aad Terminated In the
total defeat ana partial destruction Of the boats with
immerse la--hrT en- the part ut the Dritish.. The
fos of tho Americans "a che action oue lieutenant
and seaman Allied aud two lieutenaats aud Ave
sesmen wounded AZ daybreak the brig Carustion was
Drought close in, and b. gan heavy csnnonade on the
American brig when Captain Reid finding further
sittsnce unavanc abandoned the ssel' after par
TALLY d,etrol ing her, and soon after the British set
nov awe You the English version ia tho afldsvt OF
sobert FAwset, second lieutenant Of the rsutagenet
made W Fs-a before the Bri,ish vice Consul ON the
sarne day, the 9Th Of September. via
THAT monday, the 26th inst a. about o'clock in
the evening he Lieut. Psssctt ordered TO 60 in
che pinns guard boat unsrmed on board the brig
sruston to know what armed vessel was At anchor In
the bay, when Captain Benttan, of said brig. or
aered him 10 inquire Of said vessel twhch BY NORMA
on vs.. r,,,.,.sr ,bev ssled 70 az they were Ane.
rcans aud desired the English boat - keep on on they
would Are ito her upon which w o .s. "a
che act OF so doing. when the Amertcans insfbe mo'
wsnton manner fred int said boat. hied two men
and wounded seven some of them mortaiyi and thii,
notwithstanding said Fswsett frequently called CUT
vet to murder them that they struck and cslle1 for
resistance of any kin1 was made, nor
20, N hey DO IT, not having any arms, nor OF course
sens 10 nttsck said vessei also several Portuguese
beats at the time OF said unprecedented attack were
aoing ashore which IL seems we're said TO DO armed
Ycur columns will not admit Of foil extracts rom
The numerous Lengthy despatches received aud writ
ten upon this snaiS by Ribeiro the Governor 81
Fayal; but shall presently quote some essential
noiuts premisng that the Prince Regent Of Portugal
held his cont AZ Re De Janero IN 1874 and on tho 22d
OF December instructed the Ninsttr Of Foreign At
fairs Marquis of Aguar 20 addres desratch 70 ths
FpeIsh Lord stfapgford inclosing acePy
of TIE Governnr OF fayals very Partial report upon
the occurrence. just received AZ Rio, ard stating
Your IA celiency will observe the base attempt OF the
pritish commander at the time he menced the un-
provoked attack the American prvsteer, TO attri
brte those violent measures to the breaking ofthe
trsty on the part Of the Americans in the ur-t in-
stance by rtpelng the armed birgcs that - ut
r the purpose Of recon soirrg that vessel adeoca ug
With The most manifest durlioty. that they cou-
ouep ty the eggressors. His Royal ighncss has di-
,accd his minister NJ the court OF Lonon 20 make the
trongss reprssentstion before the prsao Regent ri
tbe united tingdom, aud to require satisfioion aud
decentralization, not oliy Tor his s9b'cts Cnured ny