No. Consular : AFRICA (SHERBRO RIVER). Date. 1861 SUBJECT. 36. Consul-General Hill to Earl Russell Oct. 21 Report of attack by Page Spanish gunboat on Liberian schooner Quail 647 91. Lieutenant-Colonel Rigby to the Nov. 26 Capture of Formosa EsChief Secretary to the Bombay Government. 1861 trella by Zanzibar 92. Lord J. Russell to Lieutenant- May 20 Approves his conduct as Colonel Rigby. 680 681 683 reported in despatches of August 28 and No- 684 96. Lieutenant-Colonel Rigby to Lord May 4 French have resumed J. Russell. 685 Slave Trade at Comoro No. SUBJECT. Date. 111. Sir A. Magenis to Lord J. Russell. June 5 Buona Ventura Mas. Page Note to M. Avila...... 699 131. Sir A. Buchanan to Lord J. Mar. 20 Measures taken for pu Russell. nishment of persons 704 Government will employ larger 706 137. Lord J. Russell to Mr. Edwardes. July 19 How Spanish Govern J. Russell. 1861 178. Consul-General Crawford to Lord April 1 New Decree issued for prevention of Slave 715 No. Consular: SPAIN (ST. JAGO DE CUBA). Date. 195. Consul Forbes to Lord J. Russell. May 11 Correspondence with No. 2.-Consul Foote to Lord J. Russell.—(Received March 14.) (Extract.) Lagos, February 4, 1861. HAVING good reason to believe that several of the Sierra Leone emigrants resident at Lagos not only held slaves, but purchased, bartered, and traded in them, I posted up in a conspicuous place at the entrance of my office a notice requiring all British subjects to present themselves at this Consulate for enrolment in the Consular register. Up to this moment not one Sierra Leone emigrant has presented himself. I accordingly deemed it expedient to issue another public notice of which the inclosure is a copy, further fixing a period for the said enrolment; also informing these emigrants and others claiming British protection, that I shall withhold the protection of my flag from all claiming such protection, who may either hold, deal in, purchase, or barter slaves. I have also directed the Clerk of the Court to refuse to entertain for trial any case brought for entry, where the plaintiff, being a British subject or under British protection, may either be a slaveholder, or directly or indirectly connected with the trade. The foregoing, in the case of coloured British subjects, will cast them completely under the rule of the king, and I believe will be the means of eventually checking an inhuman and barbarous custom, which is a still greater outrage when perpetrated by the very individuals who have themselves escaped from a cruel bondage, after entailing a heavy cost of life and treasure upon Her Majesty's Government. Lord J. Russell. HENRY GRANT FOOTE. (Inclosure.)-Notice. British Consulate, Lagos, February 4, 1861. NOTWITHSTANDING that due notice has been posted up at this Consulate requiring all persons claiming British protection to repair to this Consulate to register their names, the requisition has not yet been complied with. The Undersigned, therefore, again repeats that he will not recognize or protect in any difficulties or suits whatsoever, such as neglect or refuse to make application to be enrolled, and that the 28th day of February is the utmost limit of time the Undersigned can allow for the completion of such enrolment. The Undersigned further gives notice that, upon the completion of said list, a copy will be transmitted to King Docemo, in order that the King may distinguish between such coloured persons as may be subject to his rule, and those who are entitled to British protection. The Undersigned further gives both British subjects and such coloured persons as may be temporarily under British protection, fully to understand that such as deal or trade in, purchase, sell, barter, or transfer slaves or persons intended to be dealt with as slaves, or who have become security for the loan or advance, or contract for the lending or advancing money, goods, or effects |