The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-13 00:00:00

American Diplomatic Correspondence.

Yesterday three series of diplomatic correspon-
dence on the affairs of North America were pub-
lished as Parliamentary Papers. The first of these
consists of letters and despatches between Earl Rus-
sell on one part, and Lord Lyons, and, during his
absence from Washington, Mr. Stuart on the other
part. Most of the letters refer to cotton, the ex-
tent of the supply, and the impediments to trade
in that article; others refer to the protection of
British subjects, particularly against drafting, and
occasionally to the internal politics of the Union and
the progress of the war. There is at page 41 a
letter from Lord Lyons, written just after the suc-
cesses of the Democratic party—the "peace party"
as some called them—in the elections, in which he
states that several leaders of that party had sought
interviews with him, and told him that a proposal of
foreign intervention at that time was inopportune,
and would weaken them and strengthen the war
party. He remarks that before the elections an in-
clination to a peace policy was so ill received that a
strong declaration in favour of war was thought
necessary by the democratic leaders, who accord-
ingly were at the date of his letter clamouring
for a more vigorous prosecution of hostilities. Re-
ferring to the opinions of those who recom-
mend mediation as preliminary to the recog-
nition of the Southern Government, Lord
Lyons says, " I do not clearly understand what ad-
, vantage is expected to result from a mere recogni-
tion; and I presume the European Powers do not
contemplate breaking the blockade by force of arms,
or engaging in hostilities with the United States in
support of the independence of the South." With
reference to the apprehensions of some who feared
an attack on Canada in the event of a reconstruc-
tion of the Union, Lord Lyons writes, " If the re-
ccoonnsctlruudcet i
tohma
tb ei
it would
wt i 10l possible,
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da, or to any consequences injurious to Great Bri,
tain."

The second series of papers is made up of letters
to and from Earl Russell and Mr. Mason, princi-
pally from the latter. The Confederate agent is at
great pains to show that England ought not to re-
spect the blockade, and that she should recognise
the Southern Government.
The third series is the most important : the cor-
respondents are Earl Russell and Mr. Adams, and
the subject is the Alabama, and the grievances
which the Government of the United States founa
on her construction and fitting out in England.
There is a great deal of warmth and some bitterness
in this correspondence, which, however, appears to
have been suspended as long ago as
sthe 26th of Ja-
nuary, and not to have been renewed.

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