New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-02
The Capture Of the Florida -sorrefar,
Stewards Letter.

WAsIEGfOs Friday, Dec. ~. 1874.
u appear. from Official correspondence that
on the Nth OF November Secretary Seward wrote u
Miuister Webb iha, ts Government h.d Just heard Of
The capture O. the cTda by the Wachusei. At Bahia
ard % the conS-lucat ho,it!cs adopted by tho Bra
,naD forces IN thAt pori. and that in this
stage Of tie matter The President thought Il
proper ths; Hr Webl shoEid inform the Minister for
Foreign Afsir, tlnt po' ind,po,ed TO examine
the subject ufOn its merits carefully and TO consider
wbsieyel questions Iury aIi'c out 81 II IN friendly
and becoming spt K tat spi:it shogd DE- adopted ~
Ills Imports, Hr.cq;y's Governmcnf
On the l2:h of December Mr.. Bar1o.s, Charge
haAires 40 irte~f5. addressed S-cro,sfy seward n
letter il reference seDare % tho .orda ealing it
so &C., Of tho os. .snscercaIt gravity which inyolVed
manifest violation % the Territorial jurisdiction OF tie
empire and an otfenss i;s honor and sovereignty.
lie snto-s into The particulars N the seizure lie
concludes by saying:
"OA this occasion. remembering ihs GIFTED
statrs whose antee1 dsnss well known ana
noted In h..yo-v Nv Che energetic defense Of
and re- pec' f0r neutral rights, Tie under
signed cannot consider the event which occurred
a. Bahls othclyi.c dian as The ndiriGg act Of the
Commander u the "HoLusett, not authorized or sP
proyed Ly Lis Go,eins M oDd that will consequently
give ~ the G0Iernment OF His Majesty, TIE Emperor!
tAe eYu!ar1tiDr ard rrpgrl:lOB Which IN CONFORMITY
II
tsiuS frepdly and pacific relations with the Lh!eo
Stafe-.
"1fn ja-t reclaim ,on cfthe Imperial Government BE-.
ing lhus prevented 81, Undersigned awaits The IePy OF
,hc Hon Mr. sew ard ard, fully coniidiag IN hs e1'
atsd wisdom AID IL the ig,iios Or tie Cnltof S'atcs hr
haS not for Ia0nfi. doubted bnt thbi VIII lr ~
satisfactory She po1ois'iahle rghl wiich sGs tno
Imyir. aud t1s vast gr' iy II tas ohsn'c which Mas
done tc u usy iPqlisr.
Ser,etarv SeWGd 10 ks rrply, SAYS;
'Iealousy of foreign Intervention IN aHy Bonn, and
aHH#s 80 H. dom. Ia
foreign nation clfdrs principles IN the poAey %
the United STATE. . -,
"Yor have u sfetIs g,.g srpscicdt IA. President
.ouId di.ayow and Trs.st the proceedings ~ bshie
lie will sss,,Bd Gspt t0lp. and direct HIN 20 appear
before a court marital Tho Consul vt Bshis admits
that he advised end ucrd the Captain ahc wa sct'
IN trs rrocet tast lie VII Therefore be diSmlss.u.
The rag o. BIsli VII .seeiyc from the United osh,cs
navy The honor cpsafy IN tbe intercourse o; h!onds
msfitiGc powers.
The ~ rsfe.y sa.s K is no. "a be understood, how
e,er lst tvs Government admits or gives credit to
he charge, ~ f,l.cbood. troaohery, and deetp-
lion brought ssl..s. tse captain nnd CONSUL
rb..s chsrg.. are drned or ths authority " the OH
Ger, accused Ard t.o Secretary also takes occasion
to .sy that tii. G"rernrert dsaiovs tle assumption
that the in.Egcu.. 81 tbs coaniiy are hwili ha'hi
b.izercnt srd On I've contrary II nuin'ans
tbat Sic deception 81 mat character by the Gov
eminent Of Brazil ~ 80 insursent citizens Of tic
United States who naro hitherto bcen, and Who still
are. destitute Of naval fosce, ports and cour@' ' On
act Of intervention in derogation OF The Law OF nations
and unirendy and wrongly Il Is misfesuy Injurious
"a the United States and after further remarks he ssym
al does moi; however, belong 10 tie captains OF sllps
Of Wsr of The Uliod State, or to the cOmuapderr "a
their armies 20 their COnsuls residing In ioIei8h
tort, acting withouf tue authority OF Congress ana
eithout even executive direction and choosing thol
own lime manner and occasion 10 assert The fights id
re- re.f the wrongs ~ The country.
Ili rer can o. lrwfllr afsreised ohh Nv ih'