The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-24
Mr.. Cdlderon 70 Mr.. Soult.


FIRST DEPARTMENT STATE,
Palace, April Is, 1854.
SIR: Friday, the l4th instant six o'clock in the
ming had the honor receive your excellencys note
dated the day before in mine of the l2h rela
tive to the :" Black Warrior AS was possible
have placed its in the knowledge of the Council of
Minister'S and have raised it to that of her Majesty With
their accord proceed to reply to your eScellency
In the first place the government OF her Majesty cannot
comprehend why your exceency arms that it has de-
cned to accede to the demand which that of the United
States has made upon its justice when have assured
exceency positively and repeatedly that what the gov
refuses to do is to pronounce inconnenty with
sufficient data, degrading sentence arbitrary and
consequently inexcusaby unjust against all the author
ties who may have interviewed in the affair." without hear
ing their defence and impeed by pressing exaction,
founded the representation Of those who suppose them
selves injured paying to the latter without examination,
the Of three hundred thousand dollars which they des-
ignate
The delay which its own dignity and its duty, well
as equity demanded from her Maestys government has
been very quickly justified by events if the recenty-re-
ceived certain although unofficial that the
Black Warrior had been already delivered to her cap
tain and thus the principal difficulty was arranged
Your exceency concludes your note with the manifesto
ton that you had said all that You had to The gov
eminent OF her Majesty just as little can add anything
until it acquires as il hopes to do in short time, an
exact knowledge Of what has happened Nor does it fear
that having its side the consderae resolution
which it may then adopt will arrive too late
avail myself of this occasion to to your excel
eney the assurance Of %y most nrpN I ssnsdsa
ton A. CALDER0N DE LA BARCA-
The MINISTER PLKsrorENrLARr of the United States.
Mr. Souls 10 Mr. Calaeron.
LEeArIoS Madrid, April 90 1854.
have the honor acknowledge the receipt yesterday
of your exceencys dated the 18th instant and TO
state in answer to its contents
That the facts repellng the probability OF her Catho-
lie Maestys government being, the nth OF April and
on this day. without sufficient data concerning wrong
by its officers at the port of Havana early
the 2Sth of February last having been contested
attempt its part set forth the alleged absence OF such
data as for evadng delaying the reparation Of
the injury which has resulted from the same, not only to
the property Of private citizens but also to the honor OF the
flag by which that property covered cannot be con-
strned otherwise than denial of that prompt redress
which was demanded of its justice AS such have already
represented it to my government
q That the arrangement which, according to unofficial
accounts has interviewed between her Catholic Majesty
authorities the Havana and the captain OF the 9Back
Warror settles the main difficulty question
However grievous the outrage perpered the captain
and owners of the Back Warrior may be- 1t sinks into
insignfcance when compared with the insult offered to
the dignity the nation whose colors it bore and will
weigh but little in the scale of the reparaton claimed by
the United States from her Majesy's government
have the honor 10 remain with the highest respect
sir your obedent servant PIERRE SoULE.
fro BE cosTIsuED.l