The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-17
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THE MAILS OF THE ARAGO.
THE eBRITIsH oUTRAGEs" IN ENGLAND

| THE HBRIIlSH OIJTRAEFS' IN ENEJ
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! Wrsr I'm, - ni i'fsh ohptFS TO THE
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IN. III lhe mouse oi Cominons on the 3lst ult Mr..
InnuSfI S;'u lie Wsi'ea I" can the attention of the
rouse ana the government to certain occurrences
between our vessels OF war and certain American
merchantmen. IL appeared by the American news
papers, tha' III tle narDor oi Hagua la Grande,
p on tle so' cu's. @ o ouna: the poat OF Brit
. 'P ~ s.' iS Hloi prl'lSh seameh armed,
anu an o'hee' poai ucu I"eiVe American vessels.
ana one spanish vessel lying IN that port demanded
10 see ther papers ana TO inspect the hold and that
even IN some cases they had bored the casks of the
cargo.
NOW, the place IN which that was done was not
small suspicious creek, but large port of consider
aple trade ana resort ior commercial purposes. The
next were several cases of vessels having been fired
INTO and searched. He did not mean to represent
these occurrences as re'B alarming, for he ebecred that
the interests Of both countries 'rere too deeply engaged
for cter cishing to 90 10 'rdr; still it desirable
to maintain the most friendly feelings between
them and with that view he had thought his duty
TO call the attention OF the House to the subject, in
nope that the government would be able to give
such an answer as would alay the feeling in the
TWO countries. 1t was stated that the government
OF the United States had in consequence given in
sructions to the collectors of customs to report all
outrages committed on their ships by British arms.
lie allowed that it might be that some of the YES
sells mentioned in the American newspapers might
be suspected of being engaged in the slave trade,
and that therefore British officer was quite iusti-
fed in going aboard and demanding to their pa
pers, and inspecting their hold. but he did not think
they were justified, under the circumstances ofthose
vessels IN the Port of Sagua la Grande, in boarding
them. The right honorable member concluded by
asking whether it was the fact that certain Ameri-
can vessels had been boarded and searched by Eng
llsh vessels?
Mr.. Wapole said that this was the first intima-
tion which the government had received of the facts
stated by the honorable gentleman. and he would
ask him to postpone the question till tomorrow this
day. when the government would be in position
to answer it. (llear, hear.)
After few words from Mr.. d. Griffith and Mr..
lngham, the motion for going into committee of
supply was agreed to.
In the House of Commons on LIST of June Mr.. Lind
Foreign Affairs whether it was the case that several
merc5ant vessels belonging to the United States en-
Coast Of africa had hnon frod into INC oardod
search and detained bv Rritisb crnsers. and If so
bv wbot outbor;tr or!nndar hoo ;st,nt;ns , al
the commanders Of those sbins eo oct9
Mr. 8 Fit1rarold rcrratrod tbot bo oorld NOT
rive satisacorv answer last night to tho nnastion
of the honorable gentleman as hc was aware tbc
bonorohl oantlnnsn ,aS onxiom tbat so, ,s,ver
sbouId mo ont bv the mail which Iait Hi; eynning
He benScd TO saw that in rcfrpnce to tho cases which
the honorable gentleman stated TO The House last
npbt The oorc,,uoc,t had uo o6;c;oI knn,,Icdae of
tLso ,,boterer TLc tot,ae,t sncsy, ct C.n, ~ "y,
York ne,rr10ncr Cbe New YonK Trp ,Inl had Leeu
fo.,rorI,{ M tLe oo,er,,nen, h., tL P;t;L a,L@a
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with rngard to ona ooOo that or +bo Cortoz bo
had como 10 a d;I;rent conoIs;Nn from that nr tho
American nnwsnorors and r.oS ;ncl;nod ~ th;mt
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OPINIONS OF THE PRESS
~ FROM me A''oo" foSt' June ~
Although we are not disposed to admit without
reserve the apparently highly coiored accounts
winch the New ork papers have recently publish
ed concerning the proceedings ot certain British
cruisers in the Gulf of Mexico, still zee see quite sMt
pcem an those accounts to JHyy the bettet hdtdnother
question, eqao'y dWc"H Of settlement 'ch h"t Of the
Cdgtdrt, andds the manipulation Of her WsjcSty's
present ddrtsefs. The subject has already occupied
the attention OF the American Senate, and we are
informed by dispatch from Washington that the
President has demanded explanations from Eng
land and Spain sin reference to the search and
visitation OF American vessels in the vicinity of
Cnna ana dts harpors.
We are further informed that specific orders
ron to stop the Interference with American shipping
from any quarter whatsoever, and that three
additional tilgatcs nave Deen actually dispatched
to give practical enforcement to the resolution of
the Senate, protesting against that which 1t des-
cribes as 'acts of British aggression in the Gulf
of Mexico" No one, of course, imagines that |
British cruisers In these days exercise the right OF
visitation and search for mere motives OF idle Gu
rlosty, or for the purpose OF giving gratultous Oh
fence to the people OF friendly Power.
The object with which American merchantmen |
have lately been OVerhauled has been to ascertain
whether they were engaged III lawful commerce or |
participating in that most ahomnable OF all traillcs
the African slave trade-a trade which Is con- !
demned by the positive law OF the United States, as
it is by the public law OF the civilized world 1t is
well known that Cuba has long been the most lucra
tive centre of this inhuman commerce, and that
England for more than nall a century has made
every cndcavor, by blockadIng the coast OF Africa
and by treaties with foreign Powers-mutually con-
ceded the right OF search-eiectuay to destroy the
occupation and profits OF the slave trader.
For this purpose the British government has late
ly changed its tactics by placing cruisers around
the island OF Cuba to intercept homeward and out
ward bound slavers. Now, it unfortunately hap
pens that the men who engage in the slave trade
are not very scrupulous in the of artces which
they hope will screen their vessel from the exami-
nation of foreign cruiser A SLAYER manned by
the viest scum that can be picked up IN the Portu-
gese ports on the coast of Africa, will hoist. just as
it suits its purpose the English, French or the
American flag; and truth compes us to add, that
vessels of this kind have been sometimes owned and
commanded by United States citizens.
How, then, can it be possible to ascertain the ma
tonality of any vessel sailing to or from a suspect
cd slave mart except by the exercise of that right of
visitation and search which, in reality, is as neces
sary measure of high maritime police as that rule
of public law which declares that pirates may be
seized and punished wheresOever found. In the
three cases mentioned by our transatlantic contem-
poraries, United States merchantmen have been
brought to- and their papers have been examined by
British cruisers In one of these the ball fired from
the cruiser lodged in the mainmast of the American
brig "close to the captains headr' These state
ments are probably exaggerated but if they should
turn out to be correct it is difficult to see how the
Cuban slave trade is to be suppressed if every YES
sell whether coming from Boston or direct from the
coast of Africa is to hoist the stars and stripes in
the face of the British cruisers, and say "Search