New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-31
TIE DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE ON
TnE AFFAIR OF THE IRENf.

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TIE DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE ON
THE AFFAIR OF THE rRENr
FoguGS OFIIcE, Dec. -, 1851.
nv IoRD: Nr. Adams came TO ne to-day, at the
For i'm Office at clock. lie said lie came 10 ask
questions which concerned hiinself personally.
interrupted hlm 20 aSh whether what he was CO.
imp 20 ray Was ~ order Of his GOyernmen. OF from
his own sense OF what he ought to do.
Gir - ne answered thar the proceeding was en-
tjroly Bis oWn. hGt that h. ad with lin dispatoh
from Mr.. Sew ard which lie was authorized to read to
me f be Should think Gt 10 do 1t appeared he
ssid, from that dispatch, that the Government OF
Washington had not Authorized the capture OIL The
TWO insurgents. Mason and Slidell, and That he
rLited States Government stood quite unccmIniited
a. the tine Oi fendiug The dispatch
said thgt ii toe de patch cid rot enter into airy
controversy with regaId TO tie case OF Messfs.
Ms-on and Sldel, ,,r.sld be alad 10 hear i Teif.
Mr.. Adams then rr<eeCeG TO read tee ols pat "a.
Il. commenced by k.erling with probation % n
speech made by Mr.. Adams at the Mansion House,
and PROCEEDED 10 notice with eraLcaiou ne seIii-
IDents which Lad been expressed by Lord Palmer
stOn in a conversation lie Lad heid Win AT. ADAMS
su reference % tie James Adeer.
Mr. Seward then prCCeedsto declare that the Amer
lean Government value highly the fnenCshlp o.
Great Britain ard lament that certain causes of d!-
ference nave arisen owing, Mr. Seward ina ines
10 the wait Of attention on tie part OF the British
Government tire performance " tie duties lncam-
bent on a friendly Power during tie struggle IN
witch the Ilit.d laies are engaged. Mr. Seward
giyes n install Cee the case Of communication 20 tie
Conftc ra.e aut lor.iies by Mr. Bgucl; tue adms
OF tie Sumi ITiyateeg - purchase coal and proyi
hons at Trinidad, in distinction, lie said, TO the
conduct Of every European state and The arrival IN
tie S0uiben States OF ysseeis laden with srlGs ald
ammunition from England.
Mr. S~waId .hcn proceeds TO the case Of the
Trent, fen which ship tie .wO ia-rIgents lad been
taken. lie afirHs that DO instructions were given
20 Capt. WILKES which authorized bin 20 act IN tie
l. hoo had f1 cd Nf4c
Government committed iiscli with regard 20 any de-
rision uIOI tic character OF that act. The Govern
ment would W 40 ior any representation tie British
fioyeIns n. might make hCioie coming 70 any posi-
tive deci,iOn. II desires tAat u fir. Adams should
think it cesi7Lle his dispatch shAli be read 10 ne,
and also 10 Lord f,ireTs,OD.
In answer 10 Mr.. Adams, touohed upon most OF
The points treated Of IN the dispatch. did not think
IL Necessary, however, 10 rccuE - the case OF M
Bupch.
With regard 20 the Confederate privateer, sad
that could lot see that cur conduct has been dfier-
.nt irom tlat Of France ana Holland, OF OF Spain.
The Snmleg las refused coal frUra the Govern
n,euf stores Of Trinidad, bui had been allowed is
get coal rid provisions fiOiu priv te merchants HE
zane thing bad taken place at Martinique, and at
Curacao did not hfd that she rule Of tweniy-.onr
hours had lesn observed IL practice, b1ctheTe wolld
be Iittle dificny coming 70 Gn agreement On this
point. go
The C,leC crate Stgies, had lately read the opinion
Of the Attorney -GeleFal and believe II was IN
entire conformity with the provisions Of the FOfegu
Enl,stIneI Act; wag'ike equipment Of a vessel was
prohibited; tie loading 0 vessel With arms and
ammunition was not prohibited. But, IN point Z!
Tact, a much greater anOunt OF arms ana ammunition
had been sent % the Federal Slater, whefe there
was 30 obstace ~ tie export or the I'M OFT iiau 10
the ports Of the Confederate otates, which were
llOekaded. Nj. Adams admitted this 20 Ia tHs fact,
and sid he had rofained from pressing Il more
rigorous compliance with the Foreign Enlistment
act for this reason.
then stated 10 Mr. Adams the substance of The
two dspatcLcs 1 had Written 10 Lord LyODs on tie
sublcct Of the Trent.
] told BIN that, ia private letter, had directed
Lord Lyon TO talk the matter over With Mr. Seward
two days lciCic reading TO him the dispatch. Mr.
Adams atkec whether the direction 70 Lord Lyons
10 leave NGshingtDn y seven days was III the dis
patch 10 be sad il wac Lot, and that in case
Ar Sew3rd should am what would be the cOnse-
eueuce Of = reiusal bis part 10 comp y with our
conditions, Lord Lyons wa TO decline 10 answer
that qua stion in oroer not 10 have the pesrance OF
atbreat L sand that thought tie explanation that
the Governnent had not authorized the seizure would
stand IN tie place II III apology.
But tie esaen,ial condition was tha4 Maao, snd
Ehdell shCud be gwen up to i.ord Lyons. MIR
Adams sid that u the matter was s,ated N NJ
Seward in the Mariner mad explained. be hoJed for
buic6be termination Oi Tie difference lie
Wrought tlat II the Government Of the Uni,ec
6tsits msifted o. maintaining tie action Of Cart
Wilkes, tie United states would be abandoning
theh ooclIine and adopting ours Mr.. Adams leaed
NE inrsLsr question, which be ead l might de-
chine 10 answer. IL was whether, il Lord Lyons
came away. declaration Of war would be the i'm
mediate consequence.
TOLD hlm nothing decided on that point we
should Walt Tor the reply from America, and then
decide upon our oouIse. 1 E.ated to NJ. AGams the
substance CT ~. Ihouyeneis dispatch TO II. Mercier
~ had Heard II from n DC Flahaui,. Dir. Adams
asid thu, the Freneh Government had always been
very consistent IL their maintenance Of tho r4hts OF
nou,rals. lie added thai lac could not oay onr Gov
ernD1cnt the same compliment. 1 said would dis
pense with conf luents Il this ma.teT could be ami
eably arranged
We pared very friendly terms. Ian. &C.
r. s&GLL.
LORD LYONS TO EARL RUSSELL (RICEuED
JAN. 3.
| WAsuINGTOE, Dee. q, 1851.
M LoRD: j have the honor 10 ilclose copy of n
4 pose which have tits noriins received from MI
eewaid in answer 10 yoarLordSip's d., atc O. the
SNh u last month, reiatye 20 the removal of Nj.
Mason, br. SlidelI, M.. MacFarland aud Sir. Eustil
"on Tie SriIi,b mail packet Tent.
Ihs note confirms very long and very elaborate
rerta,oa on the questions OF international aw
SvoiVed ia the care. / have not time, before the
sp<ftne oil tie messenger, 20 weigh tho arguments,
- Estimate pleciteiy tie force OF tho expressions
- Eq' 10 Mr.. Seward adu.ils LA! JepaIaii9n IL