The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-10 00:00:00

EARL RIISSZLLE REPLY TO MR.

SZW.ULD.

Earl Russell hu addressed the following des-
patch to Sir F. Bruce, with reference to Mr. Seward's
despatch which we published on Thursday :

MU RUBBZLL TO Bra F. BRIM&

Foreign-office, July 6, 1865.
Sir,—l have received and laid before the Queen your des-
patch of the 19th of June, with • copy of Mr. Seward's
note oa the subject of the cessation of belligerent right'.
Her Majesty's government are sorry to find that the reser-
vations and explanations which accompanied the orders of
the 2nd of Jus fare deemed unacceptable by the govern.
ment of the United States. Her Majesty's goveromeet did
sot expect. indeed, that the United States, after the course
they have hitherto taken, would now acknowledge that the
origioal conesesion of belligerent rights wee either neces-
sary or just, or sanctioned by the law of nations. Her Ma-
jesty's government, however, having, io common with all
the maritime powers of Europe, acknowledged the belli.
went rights of blockade os the put of the United States,
and having recognised the existence of • belligerent
agaiost whom that right was exercised in conformity,
as they are oonvinmd, with the law of nations and tee
practice of centuries, could sot be expected on their part
to shrink from the consequences of the course they had de-
liberately adopted. Her Majesty's government, therefore,
considered that a due regard for tattoos! faith and honour
required that any Confederate yawl of war called upon to
depart from her Majesty'. ports, harbours, or waters should
have the benefit of the twenty-kw hours' rule. But you
will observe to Mr. Seward that this rule is then to be en-
forced for the last time. Consequently no Confederate
yesesl of war, taking advantage of this rule, could ever
again have the benefit of it. Her Majesty's government,
have is a like spirit, allowed that Tommie lying in her Ma-
jesty's harbours or water, or which, during the space of •
month, shalloomeinto these harbours or waters, shall be per-
mitted to disarm and assume a peaceful character. Other-
wise vessels at sea, ignorant of she termination of the war,
might be drives without coals or sells to perish on the
nsighbouriog rocks, or to founder at sea. Such inhospi-
tality would not beware the chsracter of the ratios for
good faith and hamar. or for humanity. But you will ob-
serve that her Majesty's goveroment have instructed their
authorities in distant ports distinctly to apprise the com-
mander of any such Confederate vessel, that he is to ex-
pect no further protection from her Majesty's government,
except each as be may be entitled to is the ordinary course
of the admioistratioo of the law in time of peace. The
twenty-four hours' rule would not be applicable to such
case. The goverment of the United Suttee will therefore
be entitled to maintain that such vessels are forfeited, awl
ought to be delivered to the United States upon reasonable
application in ouch GYM mule. Only such application
must be made good in a British court of law if the camel is
found in British waters. In the case of • vessel captured
at sea by a naval force of the United States, under what-
ever flsg, the claim ought to be made good in a court of law
of the United States. Her Majesty's government will fur•
ther illustrate their views en this bead by the ,inclosures
to this despeteb.• Past of these ieclosures consist of des-
patches to and from Paris. Her Majesty's goy/menet never
can admit that, is presence of a greet war which inter-
rupted and destroyed • friendly and useful commerce ex-
tending along 3,000 miles of the American coast —is war
reducing great numbers of industrious families of both na-
tions to poverty, and affi;cting a whole continent—the
governments of England and France should not,
es far as possible, act to concert, in pursues°, not of any
formsl engagement, but of • mutual understandiog. Her
Majesty's governmeet, however, ore gratified to god that the
United States no longer claim. the belligerent right to search
British vessels, and that the normal relations of the two
counttiee are practically returned to the °enclitics in which
they stood before the civil war. Her Majesty's goverment
trust that these explanations, founded upon views which her
Majesty's government have maintained in a spirit of just
neutrality, will prove to be favourable to the establishment
of • lasting sad intimate friendship between the two
natione.-1 am, kc., (Signed) Bosom.

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No. 10.

OrinciaL

.—The Queen has imbued

her coop/ iflare to the Daum sod Chapter of Master,
directing Use amnion at Dr. Jacobsen, Regis, Profaner of
Divinity at Orbit& to the vacant we. Lord Loral is to
bare one of the vacant green rinsed' of the Order of the
Thistle. Lord Oranwerth, the sew Lard Chancellor, bee
appointed Mr. Leshingtes, of the Chancery Her (cos el the
Right Hon. S. Luslinsgtosi, to be hie Chief Illsorsiary; and
Hr. Scott, of the Chaocery Bar (who was iewaserly Seers.
tars to Lord Chelmsford), to be hie &mood flearrAary. The
Hoe. B Wedebouse, now ilecood Seeretery at the
Hague, hue speolated Seamid Beereenry to her Ilis.
jetty's Pigsties at If Writ Be will be sooesided at the
Eiger by Mr. Lava* sow hoped Bereetary at St. rateire.
barg.—tgoerser..