The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-12


The Monite,sr has announced the conclusion OF the
difference which has arisen between France and Portugal
upon The subject OF the vessel Charles ct Georges The
Emperor government had demanded the liberation OF the
captain the restitution Of the vessel and indemnity
for the injury caused to the persons interested in her
These demands have obtained an entire satisfaction His
Majestys government had presented them until after,
by repeated examination OF the affair 1t had acquired
profound conviction that was in the right and plain
statement Of the facts will suffice establish that these
demands were legitimate.
French vessel the Charles ct George authorized by
the colonial government Of the Reunion recruit for free
negroes by voluntary engagements arrested by Portu
ruese goeette in the Bay Of Conduccia possession de-
pendent on Mozambique She had on board her one hun
dred and ten negroes part of them recruited at Mayotse
and the Great Conorn Island and part of them at Matt
bone, on the Portuguese coast.
Having been taken Mozambique the Charles ct
Georges Is referred to tribunal which condemns her as
guilty OF having carried the slave trade sentence Of
two years Imprisonment is pronounced on the captain
the vessel ordered to be conscated and the negroes
found on board of her placed at the disposal OF the
local authorities.
according to the declarations made the captain and the
ycrcatons effected by the Minister Of Marine the arrest
u inc sese loon place beyond the limits Of tne M
Mozambique authorities then had no right to take cogn
zancc of the matter.
But admitting that the arrest performed in the
territorial sea- as the Portuguese officer etends It was
the conduct of the Mozambique authorities is no less un
ustiabe To demonstrate this il sufficient TO remark
that the Governor General and the commission charged
Judgment the Charles Georges did not take into
account either the regular papers with which she was pro
the presence OF delegate OF the French administration
board OF her. or indeed Of the circumstances which
ought to have left doubt about the egmateness OF her
mission, and the entire good faith of the captain.
We be rather astonished at the Portuguese athor
ties having chosen TO regard acts OF slave trading trans
actions which were strictly defined and regulated by French
legislation since the 10Th November 1857 that 70 say
some days before the Of the Charles Ct Georges the
Governor General had addressed the district governors
circular, the precise object Of which to regulate
their conduct with regard the French vessels which
might arrive any Of the Portuguese ports in order 10
Th.G M a
chat the authorities to take the greatest to
coniound such vessels with those which devote them
selves 10 the slave trade. After remarking THAI the
sells recruiting for laborers frequently have board of
them for the OF such aborcrs articles the
ihdins Of which IS regarded by the Portuguese de.
cree Of 1886 evidence Of the traffic i'll slaves
The circular adds, that serious embarrassments
might result from an nconsiderate application of that
decree 10 vessels which should be within the conditions
defined by the French law. The Governor General then
recommends the district governors 10 act with nch cir
cumsrecton with regard to the French vessels in ques.
ton, prescribing 10 them in of such vessels appear
ING in Portuguese port, to condne themselves TO init
mating to them the orders probitory Of the engagement
and cnlbarcaton Of eingrans. and exactng from the
captain written promise TO conform 10 those orders
The measures 20 be adopted with respect 70 the Charles
81 Georges were thus clearly indicated by the l'oru
gucse authority Itself and We cannot comprehend how
can have entered upon course contrary TO is duties.
The Charles ct Georges brought 70 Lisbon to be
iusged on appeal by superior jurisdiction. The Empe
government which has from the beginning neglect
cd effort engh,en that Of his faithful Majesty
about the character Of the Affair." hoped that the
cabinet Of Lisbon after having taken cognizanee of all
the circumstances OF the and the documents be-
longing tothe case al Mozambique, would hasten 10
knowledge the rreguary Of the proceedings which the
Governor General Of that colony had adopted towards
vessel against which not suspicion Of the slave
trade could be alleged. At first this hope mistaken
but the Portuguese government led by more attentive
examination TO views correct his deferred TO the
Just representations Of the Tmperors government. A
resolution formabe 70 equity by causing every
trace Of misunderstanding between the two countries
disappear will, We doubt not have the ciec, Of restoring
to the relations between them the character of
cordially as they had before this rcgretabe incident
occurred.