The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-06-05

been led to suppose that the law and the SOW
ereign rights of the United States had not been
respected by her Majesty's Government, and,
| relying upon evidence deemed to be trust
worthy, they believed that that law and those
| rights had been infringed by British agents.
If such had been the case, the Government of
the United States would have been entitled to
demand, and her Maiesty's Government would
not have hesitated to afford, the most ample
satisfaction for no discredit can attach to the
| frank admission and complete reparation of an
| unreasonable wrong.
Her Majesty's Government uneauivocalIy
disclaim any intention either to infringe the
law, or to disregard the policy, or not to re-
spect the sovereign rights of the United States ;
and the Government of the United States will
now, for the first time, learn that her Majesty
Minister at Washington and her Majesty's Con-
suls at New York, Philadelphia, and Cincin-
natl, solemnly affirm that they have not COM
United any of the acts that have been imputed
to them. The Government of the United States
will now also, for the first time, have an op-
portunity of weighing the declarations of four
gentlemen of unimpeached honor and integri-
ty against evidence upon which no reliance
ought to be placed.
1.-THE undersigned cannot but express the
earnest hope of her Majesty's Government, that
| these explanations and assurances may prove
satisfactory to the Government of the United
States, and effectually remove any misappre-
hension which may have hitherto existed; and
he cannot doubt that such a result will afford
as much pleasure to the Government of the
United States as to that of her Majesty, by
putting an end to a difference which has been
deeply regretted by her Majestys Government
for there are no two countries which are bound
by stronger ties, or by higher considerations,
than the United States and Great Britain, to
maintain unbroken the relations of perfect cor
| dality and friendship"
The enclosures accompanying the despatch
embody evidence utterly discrediting the state
ments of Captain Strobel and his associates.
One of the Washington city papers has made
a summary of these enclosures, from which we
| quote an extract. 1t will suffice to show the
kind of witnesses by whose testimony the rela.
tons of two great countries have been put in
| jeopardy:
Among the principal enclosures accom-
panying this despatch, and confirmatory of its
statements, are sundry affidavits and letter OF
| Captain Strobel's, addressed to Mr.. Champion,
under date of Boston, July ii, 1855. Strobel
writes to Mr.. Champion, complaining that he
has been cast off by Sir Gaspard lie Marchant
| Governor of Nova Scotia, as a useless tool.
| He solicits Mr.. G.. to place in his hands Gl00
sterling. says that he writes with burning
shame in his my heart and has been twice
by with one of the best lawyers in Boston.
He also recites certain circumstances connect
ed with the British enlistment, and speaks OF
certain written orders to him me and his
| [my officers in the United States which he holds
| II hold still in his myl possession, request
| ing accounts of money spent for recruiting
| To 49, NJ
To which he adds In Short my lawyer told
me that he will take matters up the very mo-
ment / wish him to do so and that he at once
will procure my bail by my turning States
evidence He then begs Mr.. C. to spare him
this mean, shameful act and to send him
word by telegraph, if his request will be full
filled, and when the money will be send
sent. In case he should not receive the
money by next Thursday evening" he threat
ems to have at once all the parties arrested,
from Boston to Louisville; my lawyer can pro-
coed, and every written order in my posses
sion.' &c To which he adds Whatever may
compromise the English Government and
prove a violation of the neutrality law of the
United States, l will put in his hands. Fur
nish me with the means to leave, and / start
with the first opportunity to Europe
| - Next follows an affidavit of M. A. Tho
man. of No. Allen street, New York, who on
the 10Th October, 1855, deposes that from all
he knows and has been informed, he verify be-
heves that Captain Max. Strobel is and has
| been for some months past in the pay of the
| Russian Government, and is made use OF by
Russian officials In the United States;' and
that the amount he Strobel receives for the
/ same has been openly stated--nsmely, the sum
OF twenty-five dollars a week.
The affidavit of Henry j. Fack, New York
4 al
made under oath by Strobel during the Hertz
trial, to wit, that he Strobel was in the Bava
rian artillery; deponent, who knew every man
in the said artillery, says and deposes that it is
| false, for there vas no man of that name in
| such artillery
"The affidavit of Oscar Cronrey, New York
| October 21 1853 sets forth the saus state
ments as that OF Henry J. Fack, as above men
| toned.
The affidavit of Conrad Flinck, New York
| October 20, 1855, certifes that deponent knows
the character of the said Max. Strobel for truth
| and veracity,' and that such character is bad.
Deponent would not believe him under oath.
"The affidavit of Count l.. Kazinski, New
York, October 22, 1855, certiGes that Strobe
informed deponent of his Strohel's intention
to turn States evidence against Mr.. Champion
sad that he urged deponent to become wit
ness ags.Est Mr.. Charles III. Stanley, clerk OF
the British Consul il New York, and, if posi-
Bile, against the Consul himself Mr.. Barclay.
Deponent also is morally convinced that Stro
bel is in the pay of the Russian Government.
"The affidavit of w. Schumacher, New York
November "A, 1856, cert6es that one Loeb in
formed deponent that he had learned from
Hertz that he Hertz had made five hundred
dollars out OF his trial, and that he had writer
TO deponent's informant, Loeb, that he was
coming to New York shortly, IL attend as wit
ness in a similar suit'
"The affidavit of M. A. Thoman, Phiiadei
pbia, November 2 1885, certi6es that he hat
a conversation with Sigismund Zeise, now thu
confidential clerk of p. X. Scherr, No. IA:
Coates street, Philadelphia, who stated to depo
nent that Hertz and himself had been, abou
two years and six months ago, in the employ
ment of SAID Scherr; ard that Hertz, Will,
thus employed, was entity of certain swindlinl
! operations, which are specified, and had en-
1 deayored 70 induce the said Zelse 10 Join il
the swindhng process of sending articles o
merchandise to different persons, without charg
W them in the books or tie concern, or Civ
~, the firm credit for the amour. received
,ber for Deponent was further informed B,
said r else that Hertz wac consequently dismiss
ed bv - employer, the said Scherr.
"The Viidavit Of Philip r. Scherr; Philadel
i9Se oort,6oo tbof demon euf kpow