New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-06
FROM BRAZIL.
The Hen. james Watson Web On me
Case Of the Florida.

From ,hs RIO Jsu.iro Jofaa de Conn,eSeo Of Oc. ID
LITTER OF MR.. JAMES WATSON WEBB 70 THE
BRAZILIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN APFAiRS.
LEGATION OF IHr UNITED STATS,
no DE- JASElIo, Oci. e. 1901.
The undersigned. Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister pensctentiary OF the United States aas the
honor acknowledge the receipt ofa note oil thus date
from his Hxcepency Senior Joan Pedro Dias fieria
the Council OF His Majesty the Emperor Minister snd
Secretary Of State for Foreign Aais. In which he caus
the attention Of the undersigned 70 an alleged violation
of the neutrality Of Brazil and the onsc thus given TO
its sovereignty by the commander OF the United States
corvette wachuset; in capturing in the port OF Bahia
an armed vessel which. under the name OF the Florida
is STYLED vesselofwar belonging 10 certain States Of
the Federal Union that now. aud have beeu for
three years in rebellion against the Government OF the
United states and vessel which the said Goycrnmen NJ
declares has nationality and insats " al respects
q nd for al. Purposes, that she is q piiAte.
The undersigned has no official information in regard
10 The alleged capture and violation of tie neutrality
and sovereignty Of Brazil beyond that contained an the
note OF his Excelency the Minister OF Foreign Amsirs
He accepts however, the exposition OF his Erce!!ercy
~ exact in all its particulars. reserv,n1 neyeffheess
the right amend any which may have occurred
in the statement. from the fact that u only An eKpsrie
relation from the authorities OF Baha.
Tho undersigned, before entering upon sravsr inter
national questions 70 which his attention has been
called Judges II is competent foy him. oct Of
Instice 10 his Government and his country, b make
soe obsey ai0ns to whether tue people who re6esd
against the Government OF the United States are
actually belligcrent Power, and not band OF rebel
Ious traitors against the Government to which they
owe aliegisnee. Of which they always formed part
and from which. for purposes Of war or peace tdey
were never separated
The facts II the in regard to their preensons to
constitute benigerent Power against the States
are here considered. The var now w,9in6 bstween
the Government Of the United States On che part.
and the Southern people the other. commenced Oh
tho i2,h OF April 1861. and was known In England
about the lst Of May II the year. SK DAYS eiel'
ward Lord John Russell Secretary OF State Tor Foreign
Affairs declared in the House Of Commons tha prob.
ably the English Government would recognize these
Rebels as beligeIent Power and fifteen days after the
English Government received notice that rebellion
had broken out in county, miNoitnns " which
all nations are subject and from when neither England
nor Brazil ia e1empt-ths Queen VI England by procls
nation recognized those in rebellion sgainst the Gov
erument ut Washington asa bes'igereot Power and
OF beiaerens thus considering them III every respect
consi 70 those against whom they rebeued In brief
Enelapd degraded the OF the United n scs
tn ehc level Of those who are In open rebellion against
-. authority and elevated the Rebels to position OF
s"ns;itv with powerful nation. with which she had
nrofsssed disposition to entertain the most friendly
relations, both commercial and political.
This act Of the British Government was - mnch
essss b would have been the recognition Of The in
jtstco II would unqueSticnaby have bsen 90 cons;d
ered, France and other European Powers had not |
Immediately sustained the great Injustice Of England
10 which Brsx aeo ~ soon - possibe gave nsf sane
lion and approval.