The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-29


ssy Of them have oisrexArded the inj INC lon.
his government believes, and has odaut pro,f /,
warrant s belief that her Bi.snnic Msjssty's oosrs
sso agents nave laws and direga ded
On rights, and that its solemn daty require, that Il
snc.ld vindcsse b,th by insistisg uvon proper sAs
action. The President uduIses the no. that ths de-
mend for redress viii deemed reasonable aud will -
sesseed to BY her Britannia Msissty's govern nens
1hi governments hss in1icsted tae satisfaction which
= oe1evec 1t has right 70 claim from the bsi ish
gvsnmsnt IN ny despatch 70 you Of the lsth Of July
me President directs yea to urge upon her Britannia
Hsjssty's government the vie rs contained that
apatsh, and read shis Lord Clarendon and devee
am, mr, very respectfully, your obeaisns servant:
w. l. MARCY.
JAMH BUCHANAN, Esq, &C., &C., 10.
Mr.. BUCHANAN TO MR.. MARCY.
[Extrsct]
LEGATION OF TIE UNITED STATES
LONDON, Nov. 2, 1855;
TIE appointment mentioned in my ID, despatch, met
losd Clarendon yesterday afternoon the Foreign Office
ny return to the legation Monday last found sss
ps4sh from yourself the recruit nent quest IN which
~ len Instructed 70 read 2 him ana furnish bin
Washington on the same subject then stated that Mr.
CHAMPION having promised In his of the 7s of Sep
ship shoud be glad to know whether he had urntshed
assuetions to Mr. Champion for purpose He told
II sus nIo IN
- tie note addressed BY you to Mr. Crsmpton; said
very WE'LL then your note 20 me of the 9th Of september
b the answer to Mr. Earcys to Mr. Crampton OF the
Oh cf1hat month"; and the despatch which was aoout
% read to him was to his note 70 me Of the
nth OF septe nber TO this be assented.
then read TO him your despatch to Of the 18th Of
October 70 which he listened throughout with great ap
ssa delivered him the duplicate which you had foe
waJded. He then asked wIat the nature of the
sassAeon from the British govern nent 10 which you
bad referred in despatch Just read said tha the
best mode Of giving him the information to read to
ss~ THIS despatch Of yours to me- which accordingly
nAsed to furnish it. had prep ared myself to state in
osnveIs.ton the substance Of what TIL, despatch re-
despatch With me- thought il better at o the %omsn in
order 70 prevent all misappreheo read to him,
% n had evidently been prepared with much care.
then stated his lordshp would observe that the 60
vexnnent Of the United States had Of
- might be tried and punished in the courts Of the
1nied Saes the other to which especially desired to
direct his attention. consisted in violation Of our neu
trskty under the general law nations BY the AT
teDpts which had been made by British officers and
agents not punshable under municipal Law, to draw
htay forces rom our territory to recruit their armies
in the Crimea As examples Of this passed review
the conduct Of Mr. Csmpton of the Lieutenant Governor
Of Nova Scotia and the British ecnsus at New York and
observed that in his note of the 18th July he hsd
ne United States acted upon their individual pons
khy and had no authority for their proceedings from
any British officials by whom their conduct
denred In addition, he hst stated that instructions
lad been sent TO Sir Gaspard e Merchant /, stop
al enliA tments In North America [Yes his lordshtp
ssid had expressed the satisfaction which felt in
transmitting this note to Mr. Marcy, and was therefore,
ssy Sss n.s Me- ocs
engaged in aiding and counenancng these proceedings
and Iecruiements In fact Wagner had been convicted
matted at 80 late period as the Sd of August.
Lord Clarendon rat Silent and attentive whilst was
81 der
the last steamer some Of which he read 70 me.
Mr.. Champion emphatically eenes the truth of Ssro-
bels testimony and Hertz's confession, we'll all
eonpeity In the recruitmens. expressed my surprise
aba 30 fer Is had ever learned and that his testimony
was confirmed by several documents duplicating Mr..
cspon which had been given in evidence the trial
Of Hertz teld him he would this perusal Of
asked him whether he Intended should eommunica
read me from Mr. Crampton's despatch. He said he
would prefer should not; that he would examine and
these to you in his own language
In concluding this part Of the conversation, Lord Ola
Senden decaled in sis and emphatic manner thu
nothing had been further from the intention oS the
RYitsh government than violate the neutrality Of the
United states or to give them Of offence He could
wsu,d not act in such towards one q the weak
est Pewers-not even towards Monaco-and certainly
.o. not do 20 towards the great and powerful republic
81 the United States for which he had entertained
the warnest feelings of respect and friendship.
presume you may expect ere long to hear from Lord
sordiDg to what he says is diplomatic usage.
We afterwards bad some conversation about the inva
son OF Ireland which never treated seriously inre
Ne port OF New York, told him that since last
variation had seen two gentlemen who had just
eiy to know have heard ot were any such steamer
huloing and they treated the report to that effect
this ice of the Atlantic idle and unfounded. In
ply he informed that the fact was substantiated aud
the steamer described in particular manner which he
seed BY three ceSositions which had been forwarded
by the Bfi ihh Consul New York to Mr.. Champion,
who had brought the subject to your notice. and you
had !ronises to inquire into it.
Yours, very respectfully,
Bon. WILLIAM l. MARCY, Secretary of State.
MR.. BUCHANAN TO Mr. MARCY.
TExracs]
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
LONDON, Nov. 0, 1855.
eR--I had an interview with Lord Clarendon on Yes.
teYdsy, by appointment. and shall report to you
nearly rs can reccllect it, conversation. After the
We hss parted aked me to help YOU to kesp ths pescs
between the two countries which cordially promised to
do and have come here TO day to make suggestion to
Yen have now learned the prompt and energetic 40
ton Of the government Of the United States in causing
the seizure and exsminaton OF the vessel New York
vhish YOU had learned was intended fer Russian pr,
water Upon this examination she has turned to be
the bark Aaury built for the China trade and bound
ShAnghae. The ten iron non in the hold ana four
ON deck, together with the other board,
designed to furnish arms to the merchantmen in the
Chinese seas, to enable them to defend themselves
against the pirates so in that quarter The
time of her sailing had been announced for three weeks
In FIVE daily journals, and she was to take out fur
Christian So satisfactory did the examna-
rn prove to be that Mr. Barclay, the British CONSUL
himself aseented to her discharge.
'Your lordhip stated to at our last meeting that
the why the British aeet had been the
vicinity Of the United States the information you
had received that Russian privaeer had been built in
New York, and about to leave that port to prey
upon your commerce with Australia. You have
ceived the dearest evdence not only that this all
mistake, as ! predicted at the time it would
prove to be, but also that the government OF
the United STATES has acted with energy and
good faith in promptly causing the vessel to be
seized and examined Now, my lord the cause having
proved to be without foundation the effect ought to
cease and earnestly suggest TO you the propristy Of
issuing order I, withdraw the fleet.
"The Times accompanied the annunciAton that this
feet had sent with the most insulting and offensive
exposition Of the for this act and several Jour-
mails friendly to the present government followed In the
same spirit When take into view tine existing differ
encs between the two governments about enstments,
and the still more dangerous questions behind, concern
ing Central Amerca-an of which well known the
people ef the United States-what viii be the inference