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Washingtonx, March 31, 1840. Washingron,March 31.1840 28th CozZGUE8s, .Doc,'o,,'8 ,,; Ho. OF Rms, 18t Session. E1gite. AFRICANS 'TAKEN IN THE AMISTAD. MESSAGE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STAtE, TRANSMIN-:NO The iinforhi'ation required by the resolution of the 1touse of Repree a- tives ofthe 23d ultimo, in relation to the Africaus taken in;. the vessel called the Anistad, 6c. APRIL 15, 1840. Read, and laid upon the table. To the House of Representatives: I communicate to the House of Representatives a report from the Secre- tary of State, with documents containing the information called- forby their resolution of the 23d instant. M. VAN BUREN. WASHINGTONx, March 31, 1840. DEPARTTMNXT OF-STATE, Washingron, March 31.1840. The Secretary of State, to bwhomi, ias been -referred a resolution oihe. Louse of RepresntatiVes ..of the. 23d instant, requesting ,thef.:Pesidient to communicate to that House, : if not iucomiatibte wiltr.the public initeist, copies of any demand made by the minister or other diplomat'represeita.- tive of Spain in this country, Jof the surrender to him -of the Africans ke in, or belongings o, the vessel called theAinisiad; and of all correspondence between this Government and the said ininister or diplomatic represeuta. tive, and Nvith nny other foreign Government or minister thereof, relaung thereto; also, copies'of all instructions from the Department.of' .Sate io the district attorney of the United States in the judicial.' district of Conneti- cut, and all reports of the.pid district attorney to the snid departmett re- lating to that subject ;" has the honor to !ny before the President copies of all the correspondence and papers on the records and files of this depart- merit relative thereto, except a recent correspondence with the Spanish minister in regard to testimony prepared to be furnished in the future in- veatigation of the cause of the Amistad before the tribunals of the United States. JOHN FORSYTH. To the PREuID&NT. Blair & ives priners. 2 .Doc.; Noo. 185. LIST. OF PAPERS. Mr. Calderon to Mr. Forsyth, 6th September, 1839, ai. translation. Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Calderon, 16th September, 1839. Mr. Calderon to Mr. Forsyth, 17th September, 1839, and translation. Mr. Forsyth to Mr. OQdderon, 23d September, 1839. Mr. Calderon to Mr. Forsyth, 29th September, 1839, and translation. Chevalier de Argaiz to Mr. Forsyth, 3d October, 1839, and translation. Mr. Forsyth to Chevalier de Argaiz, 24th October, 1839. Chevalier de Argaiz to Mr. Forsyth, 5th November, 1839, and translation. Acting Secretary of State to Chevalier de Artaiz, 22d November, 1839. Chevalier de Argaiz to Mr. Forsyth, 26th November, 1839, and translation. Chevalier de Argaiz to Mr. Forsyth, 29th November, 1839, and translation. Mr. Forsyth to Chevalier de Argaiz, 12th December, 1839. Chevalier de Argaiz to Mr. Forsyth, 25th December, 1839, and translation. Chevalier de Argaiz to Mr. Forsyth, 30th December, 1839, and translation Mr. Forsyth to Chevalier de Arraiz, 6th January, 1840. Mr. Holabird to Mr. Forsyth, 5&t September, 1839. Mr. Holabird to Mr. Forsyth, 9th SeptemberA1839. Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Holabird, 11th September, 1839. Wr. Holabird to Mr. Forsyth, 21st September, 1839. -Mr, Forsyth to Mr. Holabird, 23d September, 1839. Mr. Holabird to Mr. Forsyth, 13th October, 1839. Mr. Holabird to Mr. Forsyth, 5th November, 183w, enclosures and transla tion. Mr. Hoaltbird to Mr. Forsyth, 14th November, 1839. Acting Secretary to Mr. i-Lolabird, lSth November, 1839. Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Holabird, 6th January, 1840: extracts. Mr. Holabird to Mr. Forsyth, 11th January, 1840: extracts. Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Holabird, 12th January, 1840: extracts. Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Holabird, 17th January, 1940. Opinion of the Attorney General. Messrs. Staples and Sedgwickcto the President, 13th September, 1839. Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Butler, 24th October, 1839. Mr. Butler to Mr. Forsyth, 28th October, 1839, and enclosures. Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Butler, 9th November, 1839. Mr. Butler to Mr. Forsyth, 18th November, 1839. Department of State to Navy Department, 2d January, 1840: memorandum. Mr. Paulding to Mr. Forsyth, 3d January, 1840. Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Paulding, 7th January, 1840, and enclosure. Doe., No. 185. Mr. ZCalderon dela Barda to Mr.,Forsyth.: . :, ii f ;; NUEVA YOiuE 64e, iS'eienbrc de 1839.: El infrascrito, enviado extraordinario y ministro ,plenipotenciarioWde 'S. M. Catolica, Il Reyna de Espamia. tiene el honor delamari la, Xtencioli del Sefior Don Juan Forsyth, Secretario de Estadodel Gobierno Gnentl. de los Rstados Unidos, aunsnsceso reciente y notorio del que S. &..tendr, ya, sin duda, noticia,; y con motivo del cual es el imperioso deber del quo, subscribe reclamar la observancia del derecho degentes y Ade los'. tratados vigentes entre los Estados Unidos y Espaiin. Se trata de.-la captura de Ila goleta Espniola Ami.:ad. Esta embarcacion sali6 de la Habafia el 28 de Junio ultimo,.con destitno aGuanaja, en las inmcdiaciones de Puerto Principe, capitaneadaipor su duenio Don Ramoni Ferrer, y cargada de varias mercancias y 53 negros esclavos; y antes de dar Ia vela obtuvo su alijo en la aduana, el -permiso -necesario de las autoridades competentes para el -transporte de los; negros, tpasaportes y'cuantos documentos se requieren por la legislaciofi Espafiola para navegar y hacer constar Id legitimidad de la propiedad-; circunstancia surnamente inportaiste, en el sentir del infrascrito. En la noche del 30 del mismo mes, .6 hacia el amanecer deldia siguiente, los esclavos se sublievarorn, dieron muerte al capita aurn esclavo suyo,' y i dos marineros. y solo dejaron malheridos y maltratados Ci. dos-blancos, Don Josd lluiz y Don Pedro Montes; el primero duenio de 49 escdavos que Iabia comprado en la Habana; y el segundo de los otros 4, a fn de que dirigiesen el btique y enderezasen su rumbo a Ia costa de Africa.; :;Montes valiendose del coiiocimiento nautico que poseia, yfavorecido.pdrla Divina Providencia, logr6 guiar la embarcacion.i estas costasy .fue'abordadopor varios barcos de os capitanes comparon provisiones los nlegroR; pero a quienes no pareceCule pudiese ser posible manifestar Sl apurada:situacion ni causa de la vigilancia con que era observado, hasta que sm bpenna:ventura le trajo a la sonda de Long Island; donde Ia Amistad fue detenida-por el bergantin de guerra Americano, Washington, Capitan Thomas A. Gedney; .qulen instruido del caso, sueto a los negros, y los condujof con el buque, f; New London, en el Estado de Connecticut -' La condactui observada por este bfitial y sus subalternos -con loe des~ graciados Espaholes ha sido la que debia esperarse de caballeros.yde los enmpleados de unamnacion culta y amiga de la Espaia, cuysAaugsta Sober- arln y sn1 Gobierno la apreciarin- como merece, y que, sera.corrospondida, en. ocirrencias igualesi por los Espafioles, en todos tiemwpos,. en-xetremo agradecidos a los beneficios que reciben. Despues de este acto de humnanidad ya no quedaba mas para-completarle que el dejar en libertad al buque,. y enviar los negros:i serijuzgados:por el tribunal competente y por las violadas eyes de la --nacion cuyos Aubditos Sol). El infrascrito se complace en creer que asi habria sucedido si :e1 Gobierno Federal hubiese podido interponer su autoridad en el mn6ninto, como la habid talvez interpuesto on el corto tiempo que ha transcurrido. desde el dia que se Verific6.el suceso, hasta el en quo llego d noticiardel que subscribe por conducto fidedigno. Entretanto, sin embargo el buque Amistad ha sido entregado.alrnarescaL de los. Estados Unidos en Newv-Haven; el cual,. en union con ;el juez deL distrito, A. T. Judson, procedi6 a, formar causa y ad adoptarresolucioneo el consec~uencia de. las priras declaraciones: .y segun s prtici a .48 >~~~Doc. No.' 185. infrascrito por el consul de 'S. M. en Uoston, que sWbha diricrido al sitio. ,dndAe.esto acontecia, losoficiales del Washington al servicio deIos Estndos Uhidds, hati presentndo a este tribunal incompetent Irna peticion, que ha .ido admitidaiporel, reclarnando una suma por derecho de salvagir; la j;ncal elinfrascrito, con prosencia de los tratados vigrentes, cree que no se ibs debt bajo tal coucepto. 'Tales son los hechos con culyos pormenores accesorios se nbstiene el infrascrito dermolestar'la atencion del Sefior Forsyth; por suponerle circun. .stanciadamente;enterado de ellos, y por que poco 6 ningun peso anadirian 1Ia insticia c6n que, en desempefio de su obligacion, cree deber pedir, como en efecto pide: t o0 Que el buque sea inmediatamente entregado 'a su duefio, con todos. los obgetos que en 61 se enco'ntraron al tiempo de su captura por el Wash. Jington:; sin exigirseles cosat algtina por salvaniento 6i) salvage, iii mins gas- .aos que los quo especifica el trarido de 1795 en su artictilo 10. ,2o Que se declare -qle ningun tribunal en los Estados Unidos tiene ;derecbo para former casa 6 imnponer pena i ns subditos;Espafioles, por- 'crimenes cornetidos abordo de un buque Espafiol, y en las aguas del teiri- torio Espanol. 3v.iQie'se envien Ins negrors a la Hrbania, o se pongan d la disposicion de las autofidudes competentes de aqtella porte do los diminios de S. M. .atolica, ppara ser juzgados por las eyes Espafiolas que han quebrantado;. oqnsbrvanidolbs en custodial hasta que-asi se verifiqge, para evitar su eva- sion:, y ;460.: Que, si por. Ia intervencion qtie las -wtoridades de. Connecticut antn.oniado~en-este ftsunto, se difiriese Ia solicitada entregat de la embar- 'icOfnl!Y-do los:esclavos, se indemnice i los amos de aquella y deoestos de ;losidabas y perjnicios que se les inoguen. "'FA infraSCrito invoca, en apoyo de esta
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