The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-23

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TEE SHnownls ssf 4 RsBuSv. Certain
British merchants. and ship.ownsrs sent . me.
morialto the British Secretary for Foreign Al.
fairs, complaining that Federal cruisers we're
blockading the British port Of Nassau, &c. and
praying that the Government would protect
British shipping in the Bahama watsrs, and put
check to the un~arrantsble seixures 90 repeat.
eddy perpetsated BY the Federal cruizers. TO
all which the honorable gentlemen got tho fol-
lowing consolitory reply 2 sia ,asg7ea
,lH. ligs "FolsIGx O1T1CI, July s, 1862.
"SIR: am directed by Earl Russell TO &C.
knowledge the secsipt Of your letter of the I'd
instant, enclosing memorial from certain Brit.
ish merchants and ship at Livsrpool. in
which they state that they view with considera.
bic anxiety and apprehension the hostile atti.
tude assumed by Federal cruisers In the Bahama
waters, and the memorialistai pray that stems
may be taken by her, NIesty's Government to
protect British shipping in those waters, and put
d check on the seizures 30 repeatedly made By
the Federal cruisers. VOC sT.ssJ4os 8s3 % -
a 4 am To- state to you, in reply, that il ID Al.
legged, on the other hand, BY M. Seward and NJ.
Adams, that ships have been sent from This
country to America With = fixed purpose to run
the blockade; that high premiums Of Insurance.
have been, paid with this view; and that arms
and ammunition have been thus conveyed to the
Southern States to enable them TO carry on the
war. Lord Russell was unable either to deny
the truth Of those allegations or TO prosecute 20
conviction, Tho parties engaged in those transao,
lions. But, he cannot be surprised that the
cruisers Of the United States should watch With
vigilance port which Is said to be the great
e,,trepot of shis commercA Her xejeety1 Gov,
ernmsnt hsye no reasons to doubt the sauity
and adherence 20 legal requirement Of the Uni.
ted States Prise Courts. But lhe b aware that
many vessels aresubject toharSh treatment, and
that, If captured, the loss TO the merchant 10 far
from being compensated, even BY favorable
decision Of shePtize Courts. Tie true remedy
woald be that The merchants And ship.owuefs Of
Liyarpoot should rsftaina from this speciss Of
trade It exposes innocent .comnsros, = yaxa-
tious detention and search ~ American Cruisers;
it produces irritation and nLkhi On TIE part Of
the population Of the Northern States of
America; It b contrary 70 the spirit Of her
IMsjestyS proclsnstion; and 10 exposes che Brit
ish, mama 10 mpicions jof bed falth, toswhich
neither her Nsjsitys, Govsrpnsnt northe great
body of the nation are justly ohaoxieus. 81 10
true, indeed, the supplies Of arms and amnpni.
ton have been sent to the FedGtsis equally, liz
CONFIRMATION of that neutrality which her
Majesty has proclaimed. Il u true, also, that
Fshe Federals 6bsaan more freely and more easily
shat of which othey seandi IN ueed! But if the
Confedesetes had command of tho sea- they,
would no doubt watch ss. vigilsntly, and eap,
ture Us readily, British vessels going to New.
York al the Fedefals now watch 'Chsrleston, aud
cspsprel veessls seeking % bronx ~ blockade.
There can be no doubt that the wstchfllnesgex.
ercised by Federal cruisers to prevent supplies
feGching the Confsdefates ~ SEA will occasion.
ally lea6so saxadousvisits Of nerchsns ships not
engaged in any pursuit. 10 which the Federal can
properly object, This, however, is, an, evil 70
WHICH wsr "a the ocean Il. liable to expose neu:
|,lsl commsree, md her NsiestyS Governments
have done al they csi, fairly sdo thst b to ssy,
they have urged the Federal Government TO- en-
join upon their naval officers greater caution in
fhe exercise Of their beliigerent rights. her
Aajesty's Government, having represented to the
Emitted States Goyerhment every osse 10 which
they were justified in, interfering, have only
further to observe that II is the duty OF her
Nsiesty's subjects to conform TO her Hsjesty's
proclamation, and abstain from furnishing 70
either of the belligerent parties any Of the
means of war which are forbidden to be furnish
ed by that proclamation.
y am sir your most o1saen1 + hq IsY4s ss5v
81 .sTuoxas BsRRY IIoRsy ALL, Esq, ~ Portland
plocent3i9L ss.f Mo4i ,63iH aTt-y5l4 aHa
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Coon NFws FOR ALI OF Us.-By gentleman
inst arrived from Iowa City we learn that the
companies now full and filing in this county are
To 90 into camp here, and that barracks are to,
he commenced Immediately. We presume the