New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-02

In 1851 between Lord Howden and the Spanish Mni.,e
requesting the Spanish Government only 20 declare th
slave trade be piracy the United States and the BYs
rian Government have Done must not pass unnotced
And that single and moderate reqaes Of the British
Government disregsried there Is Ettle hope that
reason justice VIII prevail with the Spanish Govc-pmeu
10 abolish the trade especially II the correspond
euce since the Sic, Of July 1884, Of Lord John Rasse|
and the Earl of Clarendon with Lord Howden and ihe
answers Of the Count Of Acoy. the Spanish Minister ,o|
these Of the British Government be coz
sdered But Il s only just TO add that Mr. Crawford her
Maiesys Consul General at the Havana IN bis las, dis
patches dated the 2lst and 18th OF June, lsS eports
that there is manifest difference In the adopt
led by the Government Of Cuba TO check the alarming
extent Of the slave trade
Judgment il was worthy Of consideration whether the
three reat maritime powers France, the United States
and Great Britain could not at the present time Del
brought toombine in joint representations snd need
be scve for obtaining from Spain ard Braid
an actu Al suppression of this trainc
a5 The Brazilian Government have endsred any such|
measure unnecessary far regards Brazil but re-
cards Cuba Il matter Of great surprise that while
Srain i at this time indebted England and France for
their efforts to form trpsrie WIN me uui,ed
Government of Spain should not take warning from the
facts that one Of the alleged by b Government
of the United States for not joining haf convention Is the
cntrusnce Of the slave trade in that island Mr. Everett
in his letter dated Washington, LIST of December 1884, to|
Mr. Cran,ttsn the British Minister At Washington writes
will but allude 70 an evil Of the first magnitude mean
the African slave trade in the suppression OF which Eng
land ard France take lively interest an evil which
still forms great reproach upon the crvisaiion oil
Cbrsendom and perIetuStes the barbsrism o Area
but for which II Is Ia be feared there is hope OF al
comElete remedy while Cuba remains Spanish colony
% Commander Bunce of the Castor frs lie, employed
in the Mozambique channeler the last three years states
that the Portuguese Sovereignty extends for about
miles ON the east OF Africa that the slave trade hal
been carried on at several places that coast by Brazil
Jan shs until news OF the stringent laws passed by the
Brazilian Government arrived that since the brazilian
trade ceased the Spansrds have carried on the trade
slaves for importation to Cuba slaves nave oe.n also
Zau. ,ar frAua Al
syrs that the Portuguese authorities are both cognxan
of the slave trade and also enter into Il themselves lie
recommends Consul or British Agent TO DC appointed
AZ Mozambique give Information respecting ule save
ads which he thinks will continue while the market OF
Cuba is allowed TO exist and that the British cruisers have
been useful and ought 20 be maintained ther. iher,
are other details In his evidence worthy OF attention and
Le adds that more force of British cruisers Will be re-
ured as long as the trade slaves TO Cuba shall continue
- Your Committee find that Great Britain agreed by
, an Isis IN nav the sum OF 460l III Is Cd. part of
loan raised in England for the service OF Portugal ana
To pay all future hall yearly dividends acerung thereon
Also In pursuance Of convention OF January $50 ureat
Britain isd 10 Portugal the further sum OF t34ssOi
which two sums amount to principal sum OF tVSoo'o
and ii the interest paid thereon be rdded the ota amount
of 5O065 has been paid by Great Britain for the prom
ed OF Portugal in the abolition OF the slave
trade By treaty with Spain dated 25d September 1917
Great Britain paid in the year SIS me sum OF i'VovcV
TO Great Britain will amount TO -ll3fi9 paid for tho
concurrence of Spain in the same object Besides these
PAYMENTS on behalf of the gov eruments of Portugal and
san Parliament voted in the session Of 1890 the Of
$50 Geo; and in the session 1921, the sum OF t75OOo
Total fe25OOO to indemnity claimants for Portuguese
vessels and cargoes captured by British cruisers
- Your Committee would further observe that these
uaymeuts and liabilities ON account of Portugal and Spain
amounting 10 - 9s5 li5 bear only small proportion to
the exrense which Great Britain has incurred ~ the On
TO suppress the African slave trade within the last
80 wears To those payments and liabilities must be added
the expense which has been incurred with the same view
in maintaining ships of the coasts of AREA and
America an expense which would in great part have been
avoided il the slave trade had been abolished ~ might
and ought have been by the cordial GO operation OF tho
governments of Spain and Portugal
August H. 1883