The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-21

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tent American squadron. The principles Of maritime law
asserted By the Uatsd States render the efforts Of hsr
Nasss government powerlsss for the ssassmsnte the
By the treaty Of 1912 between Great Britain sud IN,
maintain the coast Of Africa sufficient and sdequas,
squadron Of suitable number and description 70 carry 10
al! Y no, h Isss than eighty guns. .,
rcscbcd the government Of the United States to the ec,
that there has been relaxation In this respec, tue
enclosed tabular return shows The number aud smea
OF British vessels stationed the coast the drst Of
January o. each year from isas 70 sSI inclusive i
years has been 10 ships and las guns In Is years tbs
force has been above the urt prescribed by treaty in
number. THIS Is 10 be regretted, end not informed
Of the causes Of the dimnuton Il may havs been owing
Russi.S var; may have been caused, and think
probably, by tie removal OF an old fashioned class OF
ships and the substitution OF newer and more efficient
kind, furnished with auxiliary engines. Whatever may
have been the reason the rsnstory and the
correction spontaneous. On Tho Lat CT January 1857,
upon the African coast, whose diligence been signal
lied By repeated captures will probably De allowed
IN ~ 81 n n Ss.S
During the period IL tue accompanying table DO
correctly framed the average force set apart for THIS
duty by the American government has boon, tho 1st
January each year. aboat vessels II guuu but
the force hsbituay actively engaged in cruising on
less by one fourth We consider the SIZE Of ths ships
employed their withdrawal for purposes Of recreation
and health and the movement OF Che reiefs whose ar
rival Goes not correspond exaty With the departures
the vessels whose term OF service has expirsi.
II Is far from my purpose, In presenting these redec
tons TO the OF the United States to
the merits Of Great Britain TO dsparage tue conduct Of
America should III convey the sentiments Of my gov
or spirit Of rsprosch To rsist upon nsrs literal exc.
cuton Of the provisions OF the treaty OF lS42 would be
embrace very low estimate Of the great moral duty In
cumbent on both governments, alike with view to the
vindicson Of their laws and with regart to toe highest
interests Of humanity and civilization TIE letter Of the
treaty o. 1912 might be oosei yea by both parties aud
nothing would done for the extinction Of the slave
trade Her Majeetys government hope that the govorn
raj ex oansve exerton OF our mutual engagements not
because those binding but because they
sauiary and just The traffic in slaves Is still porse
vering and audacous bu. il reduced 10 compass The
field Of action was never before limited aud SO
accessible is almost restricted to the Cuban market
that the operations OF her Majes,ys cruisers be
conded by the nterpostion Of numerous zsAou, well
adapted and well directed squadron from Amorics, the
object Of 30 many aspirations and many sarid will
be at length accomplished
have the bono. 70 be- With the highest oonsasrson
Hon. LEWIS Cas-. Secretary OF State.
LORD NAPIER TO Mr.. cAss.
HER BRITANNIA MAJEsrY's LEGATION, !
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL, 1888. J
SIRH is again my duty, under the instructions of her
Majesys ovsrnment, TO communicate you some adj
tioDs particulars respecting tue recent revival Of the
African slave trade under the fraudulent assumption Of the
American hsg. / have thought right At the time
to select from the correspondence Of her esys officers
certain pavssges which indicate the origin Of tue present
traffic and illustrate the system under which is carried
In the hope that Information thus impaired may be
servceabe to the government OF the United States their
endeavors to suppress this increasing evil.
In the accompany ing extract Of despatch from Captain
Burgess, Of her A.essys ship Heca.s is stated thh
the late expanson of the Stare trade has been stimulated by
the formation Of company n Cuba styled s "Erpeiuion
Of Africa the ezaence of mhich is duoUed, and 0hich
supported BY house of notorious opniercs. THIS 0ocia
tio has del,beray adopted the of American uesscls and
assumed the Ameic flag for the purposes Of eir nefa-
rtOtg commerce.