The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-01-04
Judicious Arrange
nent of the Difficulty.
TIE ENGLISH DEMAND, AND
SECRETARY sEwARDs REPLY.
THK OPINION OF THR FRENCH Gov
ERNmENT, AND REPLY THERETO.
Interesting Review of the Case by
Secretary Seward.
Far Russell TO Lord Lyons.


foHEoS Orfi,E, Nov 90, 1861,
The lord Ly0ns, n. c. n, &c.. &c., Dr..
Nv LoRn Intelligence ofay ~ grave nature has
reached Her hajssty'- goyorumert
This intel igenco conveyed Officially o. the
knowledge ~ the Admiralty 10y C'mmander VII
lusms, agent for mails on board the contract steam
er Trent.
II appears from the letter Of Comm ,nler vii.
lama, dstsd "RlyAl NAL contract p,cEet Trent. At
ssA, Nov. y" tina, the Trent left Havana on to eth
hast, with Her Ma .zty's mails for Engiaid having
on loard nun etUus passengers. Comm1ui,r Wi
hams states that shortly a,er noon. ou the >,h,
steamer having ht app cuancc u a man Il war,
hut not showing cnlnra, was o. served aheai
On nearing her at llh T.. NJ, she fired , rpuni
snd rom her pivot gun acioe, The Treat AMI
stowtd American coOrs. While thq front ~
pruAchibR her slowly, the American vessel lis
ChSg,d shell scru-st tire Lows 81 the front exploit
ing half a CABLES ltnth Shcal OF her. The
Trent tLen Stopped, aud An officer with ltrge
armed guard Of marines lo ,rdci her. The "a -
cemanded let of the pt7s'n tars, and 20 iWcc
with this d. mand h-ing rttus H. the on said he
hsi orders - srroat Mrssrs. ispn, Sloll, VI ftf.
land and Eustis and q At he hal sure inform itinl
" their being passcngcrs IN the Feat Wi" s1,uo
I,rley Was goug On up n vi, matter, Mr.. Sil,I,
si ppei forward AMI tlli the American iu or that
the ur persons he had nam,d were then stand ng
beiore him. The commander Of the Trent anil
Commander Williams Pre- tested against the at Of
taxing by hrce, out II the Trent the" fpIt p,q-
sengers, then under the protection ~ the
II. Itsh hsg. But the San Jashtp wa At that
tns oily two hundred ytrs irHu the Trrnt
her ship's company AZ qua tcts her ports ppcn,
and tuinIious ont. R'- t,ncc VIZ, therefore.
ont Of the question, ~ d the fur gentlemen before
named were fprcby taken ont pt the ship 4 fur.
cher demand was made, that the commander II the
Trent - ogld proceed on board he San J,cut,, hlt
he s1id he would not ~ unless iurHiby compelled
likewise AMI this Il, IA ,ni WAS MT it,s-t~i upon.
/ thus epI UaiH that certain individuals haze been
frribly taken from GOA hsls Il "a British ves'c., t1,
snip ~ neutral Power, " nile such vessel " ~ pur.
tring lawful AMI inin cnt y'yagc--,n act Of y.o.
lcLce which wag an afro { b. the Blush lay and
Vu' .tiou ~ Internal sal law.
Her MsjeHty's GOverhmont, having In minl to
fituiy relations which have 'ung Htb,ists bet ~lcu
Great britain anil the Ju.trl State, are willing a.
believe that the nited States navel uh VIM ,,Iu.
fuiuod the Agrrrsaipn WIS not artiug M c.url m.a
with any authority from his Gov ruuon', or tIt' Of
h. conceived himself g. hc 90 auth riH i. hH gre ty
misunderstood the inttuipt'up, Which hr h,d rc.
Ceiytd. F0r the GuvsruWrui OF The utpl S'iiya
iuust Ice fully aware thai the Bit IA G.lyrr.rmrut
4 rtss without M'i rrpuNiiun, AMI Ii,T r.siy's
tuvertiHc al az" uuHI ling believe ~ 4 'tn|i lee
Tic deliberate i,ten'ipn Of the Government 81 t1,
lifted SttCH unnecessarily b. force into disr us-
hiIn between IN" twp tys uuruts question
90 % grave character, aud with Regard -
which tho whole British nation would hr rirr
o. entertain such uhauIulty 90 feeling. llfT
NJ urstys Gov rumrut t"r.iufr, 'ftt tId
when this matter slyIl hsy u,uu ultl.sIt Urirr
ihc ,opfidcfAiol II the Government It o. at q
= q, ., that Guvrtuw ut Will. of ltI ual p.. a.
ier g. the Oh isl e. ,v,ruuortt such r.Ir,Es GOO
ne cYul sais', thr ~ iis. ,t..n u.,.ur ,s The
n t,i"u Of the fpur 90 t,mrn anal tlsir % lvf ~
O. your L1rdship. ia or1lr tli they may az tln Dee
T.N'td under Biti'h pTo,ector, aud siitt'l' np'-
l'gy for the Aggression Witch Inns hrnt rururi t't
Srould thoss rns nps O., u0,'cd ~ NJ S,N.ul
sou will propose them o. him.
You are at liberty h. rraI tins diFpufI & tUu
Sscrt tory 81 State aud II he shall desire IT, y'Y VIII
give him copy of II. am, etc,