Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-02

to the Senate the correspondence IN relation
to the capture Of the American barque Pan
cbita by British ofhcer. who sent her to
New York or the ground that she was
SLAYER, engaged in violatiog the treaty st'pu-
lations betwee tue United States and Great
Britain. Amongst the papers Is letter
from Mr.. Dallas to Lord Clarendon, dated
Sertember lG.h. 1857 in which he says
"ADainst ench leading feature cbaracterrzlng
this transaction of the vislt, search and sell
zur.. the government of the United States
has uniformly, on all appropriate opportuni-
ties, for more than fifty years, openly aud
effectually protested, as inconsistent with the
law of nations, sanctioned by no treaty, sub
versve Of the separate rights and derogato-
~ to the honor Of independent DOM munities.
1t was not to exercise any faRcied privileges
Of war, for profound peace prevailed; and
vet without pretence Of belligerent Deces.
sity 10 respect to contraband or blockade
property, citizens Of friendly power we're
invaded and arrested, and the protection of
their national symbol irreverentiy sighted"
10 this note from Mr.. Dallas, Lord Claren-
don replied as foliOws:-
IL feel that can return no more satisfac-
tory answer to your representation on this
matter than by communicating TO you, for
the information of the Government Of the
United States, copy of a reply which
have received from the Board Of Admiralty
to the reference which | made to them on
the receipt OF your letter, from which you
will perceive that the Lords Commissioners
have highly disapproved the conduct OF Com
mander MOresby. and have directed that he
should be removed from the station where
he might again have to deal with vessels sns-
pected Of being engaged in the slave trade.
There can be no doubt that the detention
of the "Panchita." and the sending her to
New York, constituted an intraction OF the.
treaty between Great Britain and the United
States; bot the views which the British Ad-
miral on the station has taken Of Conman-
der Moresby's proceedings in this case, and
the terms in which the displeasure of the
Lords of the Admiralty have been conveyed
to that officer. will, feel assured, be salts,
factory to the Government of the United
States.
"But / feel equally assured that great al
lowance will be made by the Government OF
the United States for officers charged with
the suppression of the slave trade, who are
compelled to witness tue frequent and un-
chez ked abuse OF the A nercan flag in the
prosecution of the trade, and who see that,
under the protection Of that flag, aud IN con-
sequence Of 10 American ship-)f-war having
for nearly a tweive-mOnth appeared on the
| station, the nefarious traffic Is now carried
on in the most open and daring manner, and
! with a constantly increasing activity"
10 communicating this note Of Lord Cla-
reudou, Mr.. Dallas writes to Mr.. Cass, the
Secretary Of State, that by it, "the particu'
! lar case would seem to be satisfactorily dis
posed of. Commander Moresby's conduct is
disclaimed and censured; he is withdraw
! from the station as unfit to be trusted there;
and express orders are alleged to have been
given by the Admiralty which must prevent
the repetition Of such acts" But be adds
the following remark
81. is observable that the disavowal and
condemnation of Commander Moresby's pre-.
ceedings are with great reserve founded e.
clusively upon the stipulatloDs OF the treaty
| Of 1912. Except as inconsistent with the
arrangements of that treaty, bis insult to the
national flag, bis search and seizure upon
mere suspicion, might have been unreproVed'
You will pardon ne for suggesting that
while this pretension Of right to supervise
and reform the conmerciai pursuits of other
countries hy the means of visit and search
is thus covertly maintained against the frank
remonstrance of the Government OF the Uni
It'd States, it may be doubted whether 1t be
consistent with the national dignity to pro-
long the exceptionabe compact under whose
express terms alone al immunity is recos-
! Missed"