The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-27
States u. Basco. have the hopor u be- n very
+! especiIully, your obooient fervant
C. III =. DE la F1GANiERO,
Genr nj Part

especluly, your obocient iervan.
| G. II :. DE la F1GANIsRO,
Consul General OF Portugal.
sot rIiIRs DISTRICT ~ NEw loRK !
{. ! nftsict Attorney > once, Feb 20 1850. !
Sir-.eA evening hsl III. honor 20 receive your let
ter bearin., date tll 2lst list when a subpoena ~aa
issued The ot tie United States against Banco
directed yoa 10 spar ~itnes on the sh day o'
February inst ytu did not comply with the requisitlon
but dressed n's lett eT IN which you took TIE ground
thai CopsuGener ydI s.re not bound % appear
witness. You also stated that u would appear ut
your CHE, and proEsund ntsrrogatbriss you would
e,ser such questions might te properly put 10 you
The question fIrren.'d py yOur ntten lance AZ
! w,~,s was could 20, or not ~ led a court o
Justice. and as deemc The matter Of gray. mporancp
.epcr,ed to tho state Department II Washington your
rsfuss 70 rtteut wrness an also enclosed copy
| OF your letter to ms setting forth the rca-
sea Of snch non.attendl-see, u SOW appeirs thss
the s.cfstsry o. State has cRfl-d the attention
of tile Ea'oy Ixtraord1cry and Minister PAnipo.
tsniiay Of Portugal TO tho subject and with sach
happy rcsut 70 induce yoi 20 withdrew your okgc
tons 70 attend before the proper tribunal IN which tic
investigation had according 4, the laws ~ the United
states. N'ta This mote you Wiz receive subpona 70
attend wltDess sonlay arnt. 26h iys,t at I.
~, whom hope 10 have the pleasure OF meeting you
ihave The heaSr to be- sir very ssseesiuy your obe
United Stat,s District Attorney.
CossrIArkC CySErAL PoEruGAL,l
New York, Feb ~, 1885.
joins McKEoS Esq nltod states Attorney for th, dis
tiict Srl have received the letter cid honor
10 write me- thls day aud regret exceedingly to per.
c.ve thatI have the Of myself
Ia bs Understood letter 7th mat
did take the ground you state that "as Consul
General Of Portugal not bound 10 appear a wit
ness did Ates that if you would call my Of
flee would answer eueh questions you might properly
put to me nor cid in my subsequent letter OF the
2lst inst withdraw my objections attend before the
proper tribunal, in the you pleased TO convey
This perverson OF the meaning Of comnunca atoms
compeIs 70 tndcayor to be explicit Being sub
poDaed, as Consul General OF Portugal, to appear
witness stated to you that my Official duties retained
my presence at my office that in my consular
capacity was exempted from being compelled 1, ap
pear ano quoted the ariies OF the treaties wherein that
exemption is stipulated; but offered 10 answer la for
NAL way-that IL, as witness under oath OF
any question put 10 me In respect 10 the Of the
United States w. B faaco Ia consequences of q de-
sTstch received from Washington by tho Portuguese IL.
cation sdcresFed you my letter OF Tie 2lst inst aud
referred You TO my former aforesaid commuuica WON,
reiterang that in virtue Of my Office aud treaty pl.
ationr drcirned to be- summoned imperative y--,hat
II, fubpunaed as witness but that IN accordance
with thehe Atpustions | ready, willing,
and even bound, TO anaver any admissible quss.
ton, and give all the information you may think |
possess IN the Investigation question. trust shall
not this time, he misunders,ood and In regard
subpona enclosed In your letter, beg leave inform
you that II being couehed in the sans terms az the
former, and that having laid it before the Envoy Extra
| ordinary and Minister Plsnipoten.ary OF Portugal |
have been directed by him not hs privileges
secured by treaties TO consuis OF Portugal until the
and the United States government have the honor
be, sir very respectiully your obeden. servant,
q. II. !. DE la FIGANiERE,
Consul General OF Portugal.
sou1ruRs DIsTRIcr oY NEw YoRK
L. S DISTRICT ATTORNEYS orIcE, Fob. -, 1855 I
sIR--The communication received by me this morning
from you puts your refusal TO attend witLcss
matter of mere etiquette as To the manner Of obtaining
your attendance The object Of the law win be an,wcrod
by your voluntary nppea Al far ms nct
have per'onal desire TO compel your sttenianes
cannot undertand that by your voluntary attendance
and teatIfyng you vii waive your rights. You
doubtsdy wish 10 assist and not impede the action OF
the government of this country In the execution OF their
lave against the slave trade raie which {, denounced
by the lsw OF Portugal well those of the Untad
stat's Permit ne to assure Of tho renewal u my
Commissioner Merton, at his oGce at College place.
dent servant, JOHN hckEOS,
United states District Attorney.
CosEriArE GENERAL PoRrruAL
INV YoRK Fob 20, 1851. !
Jony McKRAs, Fsq., United states District At,ornsy
New Yori Sir--I have the honor to ackno seAg9 tas
receipt your letter oi the an inst and while Lays
amsre matter Of etiquette but ia The form pre- rls@
by treaties beg 10 ray tfat your letter suficert
y amounts to written inva.ion for m" 70 appear be
fore Mr. Commissioner Norton, at II O'Clock to-day,
shsll have the pleasure 70 meet you there bsvs the
yHnt g. H. :. DE Ia FfH ANiFRF
Consul General q Portugal
txAsISATlos or TuE PORTUGUESE consul.
With tL.re explanations, the Portuguese Consul Gene
raj, Henry Steuart rc Fgnnierc then sworn and
deroseaI sm in the comm sson business In sew York,
principally in the Importation OF wines of Portugal
France; receive various products from ,hose coun.
tries agents for enc houie onlJ wo have MT
esived any moneys from parties aboa. hsvs had
ney deposited ~ith ship eagoss and furnish sup
Plies ier yelsels DO not know that have put.
chased vessels, have bought vessels To- transient
persons have only purchased one yepse the bg Nan
cy for account 81 Don SayRdor is Castro last juary
Msreh never had any interest wilh him In vessel
b,fcre, the only time | geeolcet seeing him then;
Lon salvador il n resident Of Cuba purchased her
through the ship brokcrs, Freeman Co. dI not sup.
ply her tia money paid By ms aud Afterwards paid
bach by Don sAlyador lnoy pclol, ,ay him In h,
ary last, Jtleye he veEt to tie cost o Africa
the Julia Moulton he was IN the hAbi, Of com
ing to- NY store, Don Salvador al'o usel %
with ia lanuAry last. uuderftood he ntereft.
cd The Julia hoolton paid no bus ior furnishing Tie
julia houton. The yttnrss continued TO enumerate
other ye,fs but deniei making any expenditures Tor
ih,m. Grst heard OF IL Mlanfoa between the lsih
and .lt Of Iecemtcr 1853 thenhcarl from Mr. Csba 10
10 that he had chartered her, hal Cabalieros MONEY
30 The amount of " 800 in my hands dii not pay
hing for A. vessel rrc'g ne ho hAi meaey 9TH 9th
Gross examined by tbs District At,ornsy-I pah The
,tpping. niaster, tie s,eyedore of tho Miilanion,
bot not pay eby such BIDS Tor Tie julia hodl,pn St
the Republic, DO not know either directly o. In.
directly that the NlanIon engaged In tbs
slaye ttate, and before they left here dd not knor
anything Of any Of the Other y.sss referred TO- being
In the slave trade. There are two Don salyaiots ps
Cairo, the man in Caba Who received the slave. l.
not tie man I testified 10 knowing; he l. AEother
ptuOn knew the captain ~ tho GLamurgsn, tho two
Don ssltadorr father and ,on; 10 not hIow Who
went out IN the 0lsmoTgan fuy,rcArgo vent - the
Hook In her when she bounI 70 tho coast ~ Afr
hat vas tie nnt time she ven, out there wsr- many
gentsmen en- bsatd she came back in distress the nsHt
time she went I did not r. In her.
70 br Edsardt-I had 10 funi. from Mr. salvsigf
De Castro from The of the Nancy Republic,
employed In the slave irse. never hsi usis n any
party 70 b. employed for that purposs VIII brought
letter my ohcs 20 deliver 70 bnoy neither directly
Indirectly have had anything 70 10 9TH The siAr.
business, hal any c0nysrsAtion 18th any u
tboss parties 10 relation "a the Eave trade,
ID. testimony for tho EoVernmcni !. nos elsss1, Ani
the I'd dourBfd ~ Wsinekiay next, wh~n AF, An
thcu viii move "a dlsFalsG The compliant,
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Police Intelligence.
CHLEGH ~ GRAND LARGELY.
esnr Amt f0r g,Ata larceny yss rlay -.
fore Ju,uce rsaFcy o. ths s~cond ds're, police ooar;
Ly n- afa of wlllArs stevens 4 Williams a. gf3