The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-07
INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.
Another Batch Of Diplomatic
Papers.
he BsgIiSh view Of the Cuban Slave Trade.
THE NEW CABINET,
30. de.. DO.


Oar Warrington correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 1853
Highly Important Documents CONNECTED 10Th the
.Siaud of Cuba and me Sape Trade.
While so great an interest attaches to every i'm
portAnt master connected with the island Of Cuba,
and while the slave traffic is so VIGOROUSLY the OBJ
jsot Of the fostering care and projection of the
Spanish government, feel confident that the do
csnsnts which I forward to you herewith will be
deemed highly important and interesting. They
are copies of diplomatic correspondence which
passed between the Spanish Minister of Foreign
Affairs. Lord Palmerston. the British Minister to
Madrid, and the Spanish Penipo en.iary to London,
In the year 1871.
The correspondence from The desire of the
government At Madrid to procure the dismissal or
recall Of the then British consul TO Havana, who
bad rendered himself obnoxious on account Of his
well known anti slavery sentiments, and OF the vi
GLANCE which be exercised in impeding and exposing
the Carrying on of the slave trade in that island.
These documents have been procured from the
parliamentary hles in London, and are at this time
particularly spposre, from the almost parallel cir
eunstanoe of Captain General Caledo endeavoring
70 rid himself of the equally obnoxious British consul
10 Cuba of the present day, Mr. Crawford, az ainst
whom the like objection exists, that ofexercising
toe vglant supervision over the slave traders. In
another view, they equally worthy of attention.
DOCUMENT no. l.
rranslatonl
FROM THE SPANISH MINISTER FOREIGN AFFAIRS FIR
RER, TO H. "a CHARGE D'ArPAIREs, Mr.. ASHTON.
MADRID, Feb l6, 1S4l,
sR,-when had the honor to transmit to you on the
Both Of last November the Regnl Erequsr which you
requested in your note Of the 10TH in order that Mr.
David rsrnbull might be authorized act ., B. Us
Consul ct Havana subject TO the conditions
thsrsan and under which alone consular agents ad
mtted into the Spanish colonies the regency igno-
rant Of some peculiaties attending that individual
which Dame subsequently to their knowledge the
nrmation OF which sba presently have the honor Of
stating places him under this sbsouse mpossbity Of
remaining ip that appointment Her Asjsstys govern
msnt when 1t received tho rt ar the saii in
dviduals procee dings being desrous such conn-
geAoy soud that Captain General OF the
bland OF Ouba might axe use Of the unmitsd powers
with which invested and which you viii have se.s
by the sad exeQuatur quite clear and POSITIVELY with
regard to the consul Of nation With which Spain
intimately connected wrote to General AAva Spanish
Minister to London the 18th of December Of last
year In order that he might state verbally to Lord
Palmsrston the advbablsnsss Of appointing to HavanA
another in the Of person who has lately
been favored with thai situation No reply hitherto
beS0 recsvso either NON General Aava or Lord Palmer
sten upon this subject but the official reports from
the Havana allow Of longer delay obliged to call
the attention Of II. b Ms government to Mr. David
Turnbuus proceedings without concealrg the surprise
felt by the NJ perceving that the choice should
have fallen precisely upon person who, without
esalirg 1t from British government was going to AZ
ford for serious dis greeae
The result il that when Mr. Turnbul named he had
Just published in England work entitled Travels in
the West" with the intention of calling the attention of
his government to the necessity Of adopting plan
for the abolition of the slave trade in the Cuba
In his work he describes the condition Of tbs African
rsss In that colony suffering systematic narsyrdomn
aAd he recommends the serious attention the Mixed
The principal authorities Of the Island Of Cuba have be-
ONE - alarmed At me arrival Of Mr. David rurubu bis
IDEAS with regard to the African slave trade) which he
published being known that they have all made
Representation to the metropolitan government pointing
ntthe dangers which that colony from the prs-
Of ths British consul whose pernictous doc
raee have already been dsem mated among peace
hi nbahitants and flied tAsm with conformation and
alarm bsoause they believed to b. doc rnes admitted
By England from he very fact Of their being sent
30 Havana a Consular agent With view 10 prepare
W o!,n''. before sh: eoun,snan..s them openly and
Thsss are the grounds for mplorins Her Britannia
Majesty 70 be pleased to recall Nh. David Turn
may net BE- qualified In peculiar and dangerous way
With regard 10 the sland Of OGbs, il s Impossible
that tho pre- sent British Consul should remain
TO this eject have been ordered by the regency to
address this reolsmstion 70 you same time
have the honor to declare 70 you that q G. Ms 90
verB0snt Il positively determined leave no means un-
tried in order to fula relgiousy and efiectualy the
spulattoOs Of the treaty entered into With England in
lsss for the Aboion Of tho slave trade for which end
The NEST positive orders this the Cap
Ans Generst u the Islands Of Cuba and Puerto Roo to
carry into effect under their responsibility ths
10 London Ass instructed TO declare the
- Lord Paimersson.
with which thu cabinet Madrid proceeds in 40 inpor
eant and nonsptous affair and that II 1t does demand
with Justice ON lie side that the British gosernuen.
should adopt resolution which without any har
itself will promote the welfare OF friendly aud allied
country the consequences Of such measure far from
being an oppoion to the object which was held in view
when tbs before N entoned treaty Of 1888 signed
Will usdoubteoy contribute to render it binding
tsisned5 JOAQUIN 5s NJ. DE YERRER,
Minister OF Foreign Affairs &c.
&c A.,u1, Assro~ Ksa ii B NJ. Charge dAfairs,
Madrid
NO II.
yaom vlscovrT rALNKRsroS. BRITISH sEcRsTAaY OF 20
ax,ou AFFAIRS Nh. Ashton. MINISTER AT MADRID.
March g. 1841. !
Sal have received and laid before ths Queen your
de+pstch of the 23d ult enclosing copy Of note from
Her Msjssty Consul At the Havana and requesting his
immediate recall have to instruct you to present
sys ssvsrsmept Ia. no wish to srotscs Mr. rurns or
ssy other British agent proof can bs adduced that he
has committed any ac which Justly render: him liable 70
Nsissys government Ia persuaded that the government
Span rs toe Just even to wish that any individual
mould be stismstirea BY removal from bis appoint
uslees specific charge ,be Eubctanhated
Nov. Her Maiesty's government cannot but remsrk
that the OF Mr. applying fer the removal Of
Mr. rnbuli does not sege one single act done by
h In his capacity Of Cossa which could justfy his re-
Dovai 6ut snaI notr ionhds the sppcsuon Sncn con
ains solely ssd trely upon literary work watch Mr.
Turnbui has published and upon opinions which he Ia
supposeA eptsatain. that the slave trade Is crime
vhih ssght to be severely punished and 'ecsuAy pro-
lie nrsA place it cannot sesspe rema<k that de-
nand fse the expulsion or dismissal of man, not
for ANYTHING be has done but for book which he has
pubeed and for ppions whish he s supposed to hold
would have excited surprise proceeding from the
mni&w Of an absolute and despoto sovereign like Rerdi
nApd VII but could little have been expected from The
minister OF constitutional Queen like Isabella ii who
reisns country 10 which the liberty Of the pres,
spd resdo Of thought and OF speeoh established ~
fundamental principles Of the social system and rights
besonsipg TO the humbest man and 1t was stu
less be expected that such doctrine should be acted
upen BY spanh ministry Of the present day becsuse
In Drrbsbe that there not many among those who
hold psSiEsD nj ooe under Quees Isabella Who have not
S<f in their persons In that Of relation
iend been made 70 feel the bitter injustice Of this very
doctriDA during the reign Of Ferdinand VII
But in the pext place Her Msjestys government can
ths government Of Spain that the doctrines and
oainnna ~ Be enNItained By Mr. TurnbulL so