Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-20
T E L EG RAPHI C.
Reported for the Ohio Statesman.
Remonstrance Of the Eng.
lish Government.
SEWARD'S REPLY.
Capture Of a Schooner by
Rebels.
AFFAIRS IN MISSOURI.
Particulars of the Battle
near Ironton.
SECRETARY sEWARD's CIRCULAR IN
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AFFAIRS In MISSOURI.
SECRETARY sEwARD's CIRCULAR IN
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From Washington'
[Herald's Dispatch!

tertained in some quarters that they have gone
toward Harper's Ferry, by way of Strasburg
and Winchester. The latter, however, is hard.
ly probable.
the segment Of circle several miles In extent,
reaching from Leesburg to the mouth OF Deco
guam Creek.
The movement recently made by withdraw.
ing from Leesburg, Vienna, Fairfax Court
House and Anondale, was uDquestionably in
tended to reduce the front, which now extends
only from the Potomac river at the mouth of
Occoquan, upon that creek, and along Bull Run
to Manassas junction, with Centreville and
Fairfax Court House occupied a. outposts. A
very large body of their forces Is known to have
been thrown toward the Potomac, in the
neighborhood of Shipping Point. The move
ment is purely defensive, to meet the supposed
intended advance of our army Of the Potomac
in that direction, so as to cut off the communi-
cation of the rebel army at Manassas with
Richmond.
Gen. Stahel, of the New York 9Th Regi-
ment, with o small force, made a reconnois-
sance first to Auondale, which leads to Fairfax
Court House. The village was not deserted, as
others had been The inhabitants said several
rebel regiments left there only yesterday morn.
ing Gen. Stahel then commenced advancing
on Fairfax Court House. After proceeding q
mile, he discovered four mounted rebel pickets
watching our movements. Our force arrived
at q hill called Coylea, near the Court House,.
Our men were very much disappointed when
they learned they would not be permitted to 20
on to the Court House. Some Of them actually
shed tears. The object Of the reconnaissance
was simply to ascertain the position Of the enc
my, and not to seek an engagement. Having
satisfied himself that nearly all the rebels had
disappeared beyond Fairfax Court House, Gen.
Stahel returned late in the afternoon.
The withdrawal of the enemy from his ad.
vanced position in front Of the Union lines is
fully confirmed by Prof. LaMountain, who made
balloon ascension this afternoon. Shortly be-
| fore FIVE o'clock he ascended from O point
about six miles west OF Alexandria. The wind
carried him FIVE or six miles over the enemy's
camps around Fairfax station. When rising in:
to another current he took circuit to Fairfax
Court House, and thence back to our own lines,
landing at Gen. Blenker's Headquarters. He
had an excellent view of the enemys position,
and could see their encampments at Manassas.
There were no rebel forces except here and
there man this side of Fairfax Court House,
and at the Court House there were only few
companies, and the appearance of the Biuoudcs
demonstrated the position had been recently al-
most entirely evacuated. AT Fairfax station
there appeared to be n larger force.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 Lord Lyons several
days ago addressed letter to MIR. Seward,
Secretary of State, in which he says: "Her
Majestys government we're much concerned to
find that two British subjects (Messrs. Patrick
and Rahmie), had been subjected to arbitrary
arrest, and, although they had been released
it could not but regard the matter as one re-
quiring very serious consideration. Lord Ly-
| a la
demonstrate against such irregular proceedings,
as he designated them, and to say, that the au-
| thority of Congress is necessary in order to
justify the arbitrary arrest and imprisonment Of
British subjects"
Secretary Seward, In the course OF his reply,
after detailing the facts in regard to the two
| prisoners named In the note of Lord Lyons,
says.
"The proceedings of which the British Govern
ment complains were taken upon information
conveyed to the President by the legal Police
authorities Of the country, and they were not
instituted until after he had suspended the
great writ Of freedom to just the extent that In
| view of the perils of the State he deemed
necessary for the exercise OF that discretion. He
as well as his chief advisers, among whom are
the Secretary Of War and Secretary of State,
is responsible by law before the highest tribu.
nal Of the Republic, and amenable also to the
] Judgment of his country and the enlightened
portion Of the civilized world. In conclusion,
Mr.. Seward remarks, the safety Of the whole
people has become In the present exfgency the
supreme law, and 80 long as the danger shall
exist all classes of society equally, the denizen
and the citizen, must cheeriully acquiesce in
the measures which that law prescribes. This
Government does not question the learning of
the legal advisers of the British Crown, or the
Justice of the Difference which her Majesty pays
60 them; nevertheless, the British Government
| will hardly expect, that the President will &C
cept the explanations Of the Constitution of the
United States, especially when the Constitution
thus expounded would leave upon him the sole
executive responsibility Of suppresaing the ex.
listing insurrection, while Il would transfer to
Congress the most material and indispensable
power to be employed for that purpose, More
over, these explanations find no support in the
letter, much less In the spirit Of the Consttu-
ton He must be allowed, therefore, to prefer
to be governed by the organic national law,
which, while 1t will enable him to exercise his
great trust with complete success, receive the
sanction of the highest authorities of our OWE
country, and Is sustained by the general CON
sent Of the people for whom alone that Con
stitution was established.
i "(slgned) WIN. H. SEWARD"
Surprise is expressed here OF the miaconstruc
tion attempted to be put upon Secretary Sew
ards circular by alarmlsts. The circular
shows that our relations abroad are in good con
dition, and that the Government means to keer
them SO. The Administration has taken meas
ures to put them right within, and now turn
It's attention to putting them right without. /
asks the cooperation Of the loyal States In th,
latter as In the former.
! The Secretary Of State, accompanied by til,
: ministers Of England, France and Spain. had |
pleasant excursion over the river yesterday
visiting the camps and fortifications. They af
{, terwards attended the review at Arlington
Heights, passed by Munson's Hill, and return
ed at q late hour, BY way OF the Long Bridge,
Il TefF IspecIalto the Post.l, gs =
/, "a Excitement has been created in diplomat
circles here by the publication Of the corsespon
! dence between Lord Lyons and Secretary Sew
ard, In relation to the arrest of British subjects
Several new arrests have been made In Balti
more. l9ia
sIa Especial to Commercal.l
The gunbost Uaion went down the river lai
9 night, with paymaster on board destined, l bt
lieve, for Foriress Monroe. This morning,
the modification Of the friends Of the UnioI
= she returned here, reporting that che found
impossible 10 get past the formidable batteri,
which the rebels have opened. n NJ - 4 ssS