Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-01-03

sremedy On the other hand it is not seen
how the United States can insist upon her
waiver Of that judicial remedy if the defect
of the capture resulted from IN act of Cap
tain Wilkes, which woul fault on
their own side.
= Capt Wilkes has presented to this gov
crnment his reasons for releasing the Trent
al fJrborc to seize her, - he says, " in
consequence of my being SO reduced in Off
GERS and crew, aud the arrangement it would
cause innocent persons, there being a large
number of passengers who would have been
nut t. great loss and Inconvenience as well
as disappointment from the interruption it
would have caused them in not being able
to ioin the steamer from st Thomas to Eu-
rope. therefore concluded to sacrifice the
interests OF my officers and crew in the prize
and suffered her TO proceed after the Jlcten-
ton necessary to effect the transfer of those
commissioners, considering | had obtained
the important end | had in view, and which
affected the interests OF our country, and in
terruptcd the action OF that Of the Conied-
crates.
shall consider first how these reasons
ought to affect the action Of this govern
mrnt and secondly, how they ought 20 bc
expected to affect the action Of Great Brit
ain The reasons are satisfactory to this
government 50 far rs Captain Wilkes il con-
eerned 1t could not BE- desired that the
san .Iacinto. her officers and crew, should be
exposed to danger and loss by weakening
their number TO dctarh prize crew - - en-
board the Trent. Still !. IS could it aisayaw
the humane motive of preventing ine9nyen-
fences. ia4scs, and PERHAPS disasters, to tin
several hundred innocent passengers found
on board the lrlzc vessel.
Nor could t,,s government perceive any
ground t7r questioning the fact that thcs'
reasons, though apparently incangrapus, did
operate in tic mind Of Captain Wilkes aud
determined him to release the Trent ilu-
man actions generally proceed upon mingled
and sometimes conflicting motives He
measured the sacrfcls which the decision
would cost.
1t maniicsily. however. did not occur 10
him that beyond the sacrifice of the private
interests (as he calls thcm) of his officers and
crew, there might also possibly be n sacrifice
even of the chief and public object of his
capture. namely, the right Of his govern
Inent to the custody and disposition Of the
captured persons, This government canno,
censure him for this oversight. 1t contesses
that the whole subject came unforeseen upon
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