The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-03
Interesting from Portugal.

The AMERICAN cLAIMs-THE AMERICAN SQUADRON
AND THE AMERICAN MINISTER.
OuT sdyices from Lisbon tn.the 9Th ult. in
scnslyr.
The American razee Independence, and steam
'ffipai. M.sissiPl, were sul ia the Tsgls, It being
anticipated that Mr. Clay would demand his p,ss-
sports IN consequence Ut the non-admissiou of the
claim ~, pecing the priyateer General Armstrong.
The L'sboa correspondent Of the L7nd0a Times,
writes under date ol the Q. h ult a. iOilowsi-
Nesre uithin t~o days Of tbs time fp-cid-d By
AIR Clay Tor the recognition q American claims upon
ma, sooa.,rtsd YOU -ish tas Conference counts
fhoulAr lsjal had with Ar Clay Nsrfted By Mr..
Martin ghs Osil~d states consular agent on the "a
sheb sx2s oss appears 20 have BEEN i1-istsd
tbs lowNtt ndmi.sihle sattfaeti0s for the whole. In
cuaiug thu senrsl Armstrong priva'e-r AZ sl52 OOo
ana tsi &C., fer the others council ~ state. pre-
siGsd ~ tbe queen. aTan called for the fol.
io~ing cay, ~hso the conclusion cone to ~as much
the same hat have before indicated AZ the most
rrohabse a. u - d@eid-dly the most prsdeat via
The samis-ion Of the 81 90 9Th reusrAs upon the
enorbitsncs Of r,ms Of tn cisims sud the doubt
tel net 20 say unjust prn riples upon which others
arr baDd~d s'd fr~ rJasai noi 70 ad.sf tha II the
~ "A. Arbitration af kisr # S.psx< o. ether
pc.rr Vhsss dectsioa sfiu
s'H's 70 st=ntas Jis sns principles acsicsd il I've
hear the Portuguese note. drawn up after the
Courcil state couid be In 10 Mr. Clay be-
fore yesterday and believe " enbodies species Of
protect Agaibst OF the claims thus admitted
through eesreion-for. under the circumstance,
Mr.. Icy has virtually co-f,ed this gOsetnment AZ
s..sIaneot not admitted 10 Just wih r-Ear
M ,i-ys threat placed before tb- Eyes OF this go
vernHseft tn f fines recently Indicted upon Greese
nor c-uid Portugal al TO the injury b'r hsg would
tustAn al dststt porte f0r vunt OF charters NC du
ns tbe dora rer nj bstwrea the rupture ~ oiplnma
tc relations gith this court AID decision ~ Jon
arese Cor aeanst Lord Pamerston's pac.dc0 plan
spf cspturisg merchant vessels Toe sivs
-aims hruitssrtly Assessed against weak nation.
much oOolt. h0wevvr wbrtisr the admission 81 the
fstteo ~ti prevent Hr Ctay's retiring from this
s-oUrt - ubdsrstand his Instructions Will lead him
70 90 ta cunsssueucr - the oureccguition n the
'tenstI Armstrong tiaim but l think ne Uuitsd
States crgfess ana people ought put in msdiste
veto utul any farther steps against Portaxs except
BY ess % FAIR srbifratiou Even ~ the
Mitisttr had upon -rfyue0us statement ~ facts,
c0uissscd IN 1914 N. jutice the a-ner Armstrong
sla,m upon kneisnd Portugal be uailet 10 that
srsisssien VITA Fore tsterpret.rirn that " T. bound
- r~y wh-n ~ land refuses sal coatets ths facts
esith ceun,er proofs equally good credible
than ths American privatcsrs Interested sion
30 got So how this BE- done. wheo the q nited
ate govefhmebt had IT, elf pnaticay Iec In
1874, after tell nves. ot the ease, 10
nothing the circum-t g. Justify Ia
having ftcDurr any other Wsapuns Assin-t Portu-
gal but thnte a arguaent aud inipottanisyv uhtch
had then A. now. fasd % secar- the reccxutioa OF
tLe claim and sdmstivn u prisepis OF
Interested IN opposing IN snort [ cannot se- hsw
pustuual w. eth enadns - Justice % b. ns-i 20
her ha.ty aud incpn -idefate adu-in ~ stI aud no
account taken those made tbHty ysars after cards
by he eove nnasnt the Unitea states. upon full
fnvertsnatiou o. all thp circum-tsnc.a
-AsI anticipated. Mr. Clay reply TO che Count
Of Toinp upon the Aru,i.soo gens.
raj Arms rorg claim a Sshta.t CoHs~it ai u.sd-
nssA Cs~A u 1AO@af' rs''dsAss 70 eotssAsr gA1