New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-10
BRITISH TMPRESSMENT.
The Chamber then adjourned.

Tie National LieHigeacer-ene of our calm
est. most accurate and be.t informed journals
thus supplements our reply to " An In
" gllshmans" ignorant demand Of evidence that
Americans we're for years almost daily i'm
pressed b. British commanders from our mer-
chant ships upon the Gotten false) assumption
that they were born British subjects:
The State paposs Of Government contain the most
specific a. well tie induosbe evidence respecting
the number aud nature the transaction. yehemeny and
i,rorantly dcried by " An Engshman" In the second
volume tie American State Psre tho, to extend the in
qury cry uItbor officially published by the Govemnen
will found ample collection Of the corTcsPondence had
on III. ,ubsct between the United States ard Great Britain
commencing as earl, the year 7g8 These record, Of
needed establish h,orcl propOsi.i1n well
known every body Of ordinary Intelligence however much
may be doubted by tie Briti'h qusst Of Tng TKIBUSg,
but these documents instructive papers the pres
Day showing the beliseren pre,ensous which were
tforwsrd under t head by Britain during her
with Napoleon and showing the gei aud protracted for
beAnce Of the Government, Of the Uted States before
ce ing TO dee among other reasons because Of these
multiplied ouirsgcs upon the hss Of the country
The uous. Of Representative, tho 9th OF January,
1905 directed Secretary Of State then james Hidsoni
to iy before Of the Der Of the American sea
who had been impressed detained by the slips o!
war or pfvso-rs OF Great Britain whose have beer
reported the DEPARTMENT Of state since the statement wa
made 70 the House the last session Of Congress mention
m the o. the persons impressed with the names Of
the British ships vessels by which they impressed
and the time Of the imrresmen &C. was In reply to
this Inquiry that NJ Madison communicated vo.uninou'
sSsnent Of particulars under the several heads conen
p,cd By he ,ems Of tn. resolution and om which ap
pcars ih, the Aggregate number Of mpcs.meuts into tho
British service suce the OF the Europesn
t,r then rssng was found bs22J The schedules
INDICATED Congress. and It'll, scce..be ia tho documents
de.Fn.,ed are furnished with commentary showing how
large proportion Of the persons Impressed actually
,e-ts On this head We would refer cuhou, in
quf.fs b the second volume Of American State Papen
Up - 70 A. the practice Of impessmer continued
10y tie British GSv,rnaent until tie close Of the in 1918
the reader sho doc. infinitely tie annals II
obi. question may nler the proportions to which the number
of victim, .wc'cd 70 the end Il they amounted
iwo itouisud IN tie year 1867
Let not be sipposoi tia 10 oiiins these historical mem
orard, yufpoe revive the memory of buried ~rns'
cclmlstel b. lie British Government against the DIED
STATE. II would 10 exceedingly 70 do 20 ~ the
present tine ~hen In The very act q 10 recent pefmPioy
=, ana,lon oT single ofesse committed under circuH
uAre.. greatly less eIcspionsbe, that Goysmuen. he's
,amp.da ,sL Of iacG,ceabe condemnation proceedings
Wish long tolerated and Justified but which hencsfoith
,lc,d ih, Of repetition In the OF civil
Ind y md"