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involved with his trial and imprisonment, an apology and 1,000 pounds sterling. The
Granadians (Colombians) refused and Cartagena was blockaded on January 10, 1837,
as a result (it was declared official 10 days later) (MID#2243). On January 4, 1837,
Russell was released after the Granadian Supreme Court referred the case back to
the Court of First Instance, which found that the consul could not be tried. The 1,000
pounds sterling was also paid. Britain ended its blockade on January 31 and released
all ships it had detained in the process.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from January 20, 1836. End Date changed from
January 21, 1836.
MID#1757
Dispute Number: 1757
Date(s): October 1856 to January 1857
Participants: 200 United Kingdom/100 Colombia
Outcome (and Settlement): Yield by side B (Unclear)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: In October 1856, the British threatened to blockade Colombia in an
attempt to force the Colombian government to pay outstanding debts. This blockade
never took place, but in January 1857, an English fleet made its presence off the coast
of Bogota, Colombia, in connection with the same loan settlement.
Coding changes: Outcome changed from Yield by side B.
100 Colombia/220 France
MID#1753
Dispute Number: 1753
Date(s): July 27, 1833 to September 16, 1833
Participants: 100 Colombia/220 France
Outcome (and Settlement): Released (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: On July 27, 1833, Barrot, the French consul to Nueva Granada (Colom-
bia), was waiting by the harbor in Cartagena for the arrival of the corpses of English
subjects murdered by local indigenous people. While there, a local magistrate named
Alandete placed his hand on Barrot and told him he must leave. Barrot said that he
would do no such thing and that the magistrate lacked the authority to make him leave.
Alandete, drunk from liquor, then ordered Barrot to be arrested. Barrot responded
with an unknown slur so outrageous that the magistrate filed a formal complaint with
the governor. The judge who heard the case ordered Barrot imprisoned. When Bar-
rot tried to escape to a French vessel in the harbor, he was captured and thrown into
a dungeon. French officials in nearby Martinique eventually learned of the incident
and interpreted it as a violation of international law and an affront to France. Letters
were sent demanding the release of the consul, and the appropriate punishment for
the magistrate. A letter sent from Rear-Admiral Dupotet on September 16 demanded