The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-17
The Slave Trade.

OPINION OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT on THE AC-
In the House of Commons on the 4th inst
Sir G. PEcHELL moved address to her Majesty for re-
turns Of all vessels their and tonnage, seized on
the of the captain and the ship that cartue the
same from the first day Of January, 1863; specifying
Heher with sReEs on latitude and nS 10
Of slaves captured during the period and Of her
Majestys ships and vessels employed the coast of
Cuba for the prevention Of the slave trade, from
the sh day Of July hss last to
committee last session to inquire into the amount
paid by this country for the suppression Of the slave
existing the subject carried into effect. That
committee, after obtaining very valuable evidence
to the unanimous conclusion that Spain ought to be re-
CURED far possible TO carry out the treaties into
which she had entered with this country for the suppress
sion Of the slave trade. The government OF Brazil had
already yielded to the made to them by
her lnjesty's government and very competent
witness-a Braziian-who was examined before the
committee, stated that the suppression Of this
question Of the repeal of the corn laws had been
in this country; It was shown however, before
slave trade mainly attributable to its encourage
ment in the island of Cuba for though the Captains
General Of that island In protested to endeavor to carry
out existing treaties, it notorious that they had
connved ct the landing OF slTes. 1t was stated by
Captain Hamilton, one OF the witnesses examined before
the committee that, in his pinon II the slave trade
with Cuba could be prevented the whole of cruisers
the coast Of Africa mightyery safely be withdrawn
The present Captain General Cuba since the report OF
determination to all the cxertions in his power
to put stop to the SLAVE trade lie (sir G, PechelD
government to take the Captain General at his word
and to test his sincerity by keeping up the small
naval squadron staoneJon the shores Of Cuba In 1852
this country had upon that station six sailing vessels and
four steamers which would be amply sufficient to sup
press the traffic. If thc were properly managed but in
this number was includ the flagship, vessel Of
ty.four guns which, tstead Of remaining the Cuban
coast at Halifaxduring half Of the year. and at
ua gr ha1I 10 unadro VnuId ho
maintained the coast of ouba and that it would he
placed under eactnt superintendent fS,9sl o4l had
been laid out by this country besides the expense OF the
cruisers to put down the slave trade and he trusted
that no portion # ships would be withdrawn from
the coast of Cub where the SLAVE trade wa, now con-
combat not ohy with the Emperor Of Russia but tho
slavedealer afo.
Mr. HUME Npported the motion The only committee
that had been unanimous the subject Of the slave
trade was Tat of last year and their decided conviction
that Cha was the only place where the slave trade
lila had been in the highest degree honorable to that
country No slave had tor long time past been landed
in Brazi tho only delinquent that remained SPAIN
and IL lvr treaties with enforced we could at
withdraw twenty four or twenty ships Of war
from we coast Of Africa
Mr.. BAnIK supported the motion. II was essential
that he fraudulent and iahess conduct Of the Spanish
government should no longer be permitted. Most
surlv unless she fulfilled her engagements with us
ana took care that Cuba should longer be the grand
nd indeed sole scat OF the slave trade which she had
undertaken to Suppress she could not fairly complain if
INTO the hands Of the Americans.
Sir j. GRAHAM said that the unanimity which had
characterized the Slave Trade Committee " last year in
favor Of the energetic suppression Of that trade the
perfect representation Of the unanmy which character
lied the Parliament snd people Of this country that
subject and he felt that he should not have been per-
forming his duty were he not-as he in position
TO do SOTO state that, notwithstanding the
great efforts which had been made and we're
making to prosecute eHectually the war in which
now engaged, we had not in the least degree
relaxed efforts both the coast OF Cuba and the
coast Of Africa TO suppress this most nefarious traffic
Hear hear No reduction had been made In the force
either coast (hear, hcar) and great watchfuness
being applied to suppress the trade at lagos He
quite agreed that infinite credit due to the govern
nent OF the Brazs for the energetic cooperation which
preston Of the slave trade (Iear, hear) There
doubt that the honest cooperation of Spain TO the
same purpose would be more efficient than the
efforts Of large squadron OF cruzers; and there
little doubt that. at present this CO.
operation was unfortunately withheld notwith.
standing the solemn engagements into which that
mad entered for that purpose and notwithstand
ing even mo"y considerations which had been given to
her. Lord Clarendon and Lord Howden had not ceased
men, q. MADRID on The subject; these representations
would continue TO be maca and the most strenuous ef
forts applied to cause Spain fulfil her solemn promses
that though he could not at concur in the proposition
that, by ,roy collateral argument e oere TO hand
CDtd 10 the Cned States the endeavors OF our cruisers
both on the coast OF Cuba and tho coast OF Africa
should be- II possible augmented and every used
for securing the real oopcration Of the authorities at
Cuba. Hear
Mr.. CornKS pointed that the honorable member
Inverness Lao not proposed tlat ~ SHOULD hand over