| Content Description | Concerns the claims made against the Spanish Government for duties levied in Cuba in 1845; reports the United States expects the Spanish Government to pay, in full, the duties which were 'improperly extracted from American citizens'; explains the United States hopes to settle the question of interest by putting forward the case of the 'Amistad', a Cuban vessel brought into an American port by slaves seeking their freedom; reveals that a claim for compensation regarding the 'Amistad' has been made by Spain, and therefore some arrangement could possibly be made which would satisfy both countries in their respective claims for compensation. |