New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-25
EXECUTIVE SESSION.

During Executive Session to-day, two mes
sages received from the Presidenf-one eoImani
eating the correspondence, by Hon ABBOTT Lawrence
and others with tie Government Of 6reat brian ana
the State DEPARTMENT relative 70 the affairs Of Central
America There are over 100 dispatches communicates
continuing down to 1850 No opportunity was Afforded
OF examining copying any Of the papers. Ine mes
sage and accompanying documents were reierrea anu
orderedt 10 be printed
The second message communicated the
award Of Louis Napoleon IN the case OF the csam oy
the United Staies against Portugal concerning the orig
General Armstrong We make the following eAIisct oi
the documents: -
Mr.. R.ves, under date of December H. 1852, states
that pursuant 10 invitation, he attended AZ toe once
Of the Minister Of Foreign Affairs OF rance on
Der IL, where he met the Portuguese MINISTER "1n
uey were each presented with copy o. the AWAru-
Viihou. any intafion OF as nature and wlth decla
rrtcn that the Prince President had been 20 much oc
cuped recently, with the changes IN the GoVernnenI
Tbs, be had had DO opportunity OF delivering the award
in person or Ct an ealer day. Theawerd OF the Prince
President reciies the Convention by Portugal and the
United States by which was referred 70 hun the con
troversy relative TO the American prvsteeE, General
Armstrong which destroyed in the Port OF Fayai
on the 27th day Of September ISL, ana states tna1
having na;uroy considered and examined the evene
&c clear that the United states were a. war via
England Al that tme-thsf Portugal preserving her
neuralify-that the General Armstrong commanded oy
Captain Red was legally provided with letters OF
naToue and armed for prvateering Puposos-that she
cast anchor Fsya on the 2otn Iei4 IN inc
doninions of the Queen OF Portugal
ON the same day an English squadron ertered the
same port and On the following night w1tnout any re
spect for tie rights OF sovereignty and OF
bloody encounter took place between the Americans
and the English and the next day an Englsn vessel
came TO range herself the American privsteer Tor
the purpose of cannonadng her, and taat IRIS deter
,o;p5on beinp followed by the act Captain Reid and
his crew were induced TO abandon and destroy her lie
does not consider it clear that certain BRUSH ION
boss On the night Of the Goth approached the GeRer
Arnstr ny that these boats manned by men pro
81 nd he CONSIDERS IL
clear That these long boss having approached the Drlg
the crew Of the latter having hailed them ana ordered
d cm 10 be Oft Immediately tired upon them kihn
come aud vcunding Others MORALLY WlthOut any az
teu.tt isv.fg been made by the long boats 70 repel
force 10y force The American Captain did not apply to
the Po, .uese Governor for protection until blood mad
been sh6u, and when the firing had ceased' the oIiS
came TO anchor under the castle, at the distance Oh
stones throw. r
The Portuguese Governor then informed OF
whit was passing and on several Occasions ne inter
noscd with the British commander obtain cessation
cf boetltios and complained OF the violation OF neu
trsl territory, and effectively prevented some Amercan
sailors on land from enbarkng for the purpose OF pro
longing the conflict, which was contrary to the laws Of
nations The weakness OF the garrison prevented any
armed Intervention. Considering, In this state OF
things that Capt Reid, not having applied, from the
beginning for the Intervention of the neutral sovereign
and having had recourse arms In order to repel an
unjust aggression, has thus failed to respect the neu
trslty OF the territory OF the foreign sovereign AMI re-
Leased that sovereign OF the obligation in which ne was
of pacific Intervention. go.
From which il follows tha, the Government OF Her
Most Faithful Majesty cannot be held responsible Tor the
results Of the collision which has taken place, IN con-
tempt OF her rights Of sovereignty, in violation OF the
neutrality OF her territory, and without the local officers
or Leutenants having been required in proper time and
enabled 10 grant aid and protection to those having
richt 10 the same Therefore eve have decided aud
We declare that tie claim presented by the Government
of the United States against Her Most Faithful Majesty
has no foundation and that indemnity IA due by Por
iucn In consequence Of the loss OF the American brig
General Armstrong armed for priyateerng purposes
Ozone and signed &C. under the Seal OF State, at the
Palace of tie Tuleries, Nov. 30th 1882
(SigueD L. NAPOLEON.
By the communication laid before the Senate
TODAY relative to the Arkansas bonds appears that me
principal of the bonds is I'VE hundred and thirty-eight
thousand dollars-on which there il due pm interest,"
three hundred and twenty nine thousand three hundred
and fifty six dolars making aggregate OF ss61oo Oh
prnc psl and interest Besides the above the United
States hold OF bonds Of said State in trust FOR
the Chckasaw Indians, which no interest has been
received since July 1872 and which interest Is now in
arrear 10 the amount ESQ zoo making the aggregate Of
an the bonds OF the State Of Arkansas held by the Uni
ted States principal and interest, enc million fourteen
thousand and fifty six dollars. Congress has from time
TO time raid the Chckassws the interest on the bonds
held in trust for them.