76. Consul Lawless to the Earl of April 2 Reporting arrival of Af

No.

PORTUGAL.

Date.
1859

SUBJECT.

111. Mr. Howard to the Earl of June 18 Dispute of Cape Com

missioners respecting
election of Arbitrator

Page

Malmesbury.

936

139. Mr. Buchanan to the Earl of April 23 Scheme of free emigra

Malmesbury.

tion to Cuba by Cuban
Cotton Company

945

149.

May 28 Article X of Slave Trade

Treaty should be in

151. The Earl of Malmesbury to Mr. June 10 Death of Señor SanguiBuchanan.

159. Mr. Buchanan to Lord J. Russell. Aug. 24 Governor of Fernando

Po has been instructed
not to give up two
refugee black slaves.... 949

163. Lord J. Russell to Mr. Buchanan. Sept. 26 As to measures taken

168. Mr. Buchanan to Lord J. Russell. Nov. 30 Conversation with Señor

Collantes respecting
abolition of Slaye
Trade.

950

950

-------------

No.

Date.
1860

SUBJECT.

174. Mr. Buchanan to Lord J. Russell. Jan. 18 Correspondence with

Spanish Government
on increase of Slave
Trade on East Coast

Page

of Africa and Cuba.... 955

SPAIN (HAVANA).

Consular:

1859

192. Consul-General Crawford to the May
Earl of Malmesbury.

214. Consul-General Crawford to Lord Oct. 27 Decree

J. Russell.

dians for Cuba

prohibiting

tickets of protection

959

for slaves

960

253, Lord J. Russell to Sir H. Bulwer. July 23 Slave Trade in the Red

257. Lord J. Russell to Sir H. Bulwer. Nov. 26 Remarks on

966

968

968

265. Lord Lyons to the Earl of April 30 Reinforcements sent to

269.

Malmesbury.

United States' African
squadron

June 7 Treasury circular

971

re

specting display of
United States' flag by
merchantmen

971

8 To urge on General Cass
the necessity of imme.
diately sending steam-
ers to African coast, on
account of abuse of
United States' flag 972

July 29 Her Majesty's Govern

ment do not insist now

upon a new Conven

tion. Abuse of United
States' flag. Insuffici-
ency of instructions to
United States' cruizers
respecting definition
of a slave cargo

July 19 Instructions issued to

Commanders of United

States' squadron on
African coast

July 21 Reply of General Cass

to joint invitation of
English and French

972

973

Government

976

States'

Aug. 16 General Cass's remarks

squadron will be sent

as soon as possible to
the coast of Africa

respecting new Con-
vention

977

978

Sept. 16 Defective

instructions

to United States'
cruizers as to what
constitutes a slaver

979

294. Lord Lyons to Lord J. Russell,

300. Lord J. Russell to Lord Lyons.

Oct. 11 Has given to General
Cass memorandum re-
specting defect in
American law

Nov. 18 Apathy of Commander

of United States' ship

Vincennes, relative to

suppression of Slave
Trade under United
States' colours

979

980

9 Respecting co-operation between British and United States' cruizers 981

Dec. 17 Abuse of United States'

flag. Correspondence
of Mr. Gabriel and
Commander of Vin-

cennes

981

329. Consul Tulin to the Earl of Mar. 31 Copy of law respecting Malmesbury.

coloured sailors

986

AFRICA (BIGHT OF BENIN).

CONSULAR.

No. 2.-Consul Campbell to the Earl of Malmesbury.-(Rec. April 8.) MY LORD, Lagos, March 4, 1859. ON the failure of Commodore Protet's mission to the King of Dahomey to obtain from him the concession of the exclusive privilege for the French to purchase slaves at Whydah, the screwsteamers Stella and Dahomey, belonging to M. Régis, which had been waiting in Whydah roads the result of the Commodore's mission, set sail, the former, it was stated, to the Congo, the latter to Palma.

I learn, on good authority, that the agent of M. Régis, at Palma, with the delegate of the Imperial Government, proceeded to Kosoko at Epé, and strongly urged him to supply a cargo of slaves for the Dahomey that Kosoko wished to comply with the request of the Frenchmen, but was reminded by Tappa of the Treaty he had concluded with the English Government, in which he had strictly bound himself to make no more Slave Trade; the Frenchmen, on the other hand, assured Kosoko that furnishing M. Régis with slaves is not Slave Trade, because the slaves, after working for a limited number of years, are set at liberty, and will be sent back to Africa if they wish it. Kosoko, it appears was about to yield to the representations of the Frenchmen, when Tappa and the other