The New York herald., 1862-01-31
THE MkS0N.s..s-:., Use.
Reply Of the English CnbtHet to Seer
tary Seward's Despatch.

Reply Of the English Cnbtnet to secre-
tary Seward's Despatch.
lFrom the London Post Jan. I5.l
On Monday gave portion Of the diplomatic
rsspondence which has passed between the
Of this country that United reference
to the affair Of tho Trent. Yesterdays London Co,ec
contains the Official dispatches from which select the
following which have previously been made public.
The second communication from Earl Russell to Lord
Lyons Is a. follows
EARL RUSSELL TO LORD LYONS.
FOREIGN OFicy, Dec. 10, 1861.
Mr LoRD,-Mr. Adams to to-day. at the
Foreign once, at three O'Clock. He said he
two questions which concerned himself personally.
interrupted him TO ask whether what hc going
say was by order Of his government from his
OF what he ought 10 do
Mr. Adams answered that the proceeding was entirely
his own, but that he had with him despatch from Mr
Seward which he authorized TO read TO me If he
should think ht to do appeared, he said from na,
despdch, hat the government If Wdhingon had n0
ori,ed e capture Of the tco insgents, Mason and 1dei,
and hat the United States government stood qe yncop,.
mitei at ase time Of sending the despatch.
said that II tho despatch did into any con
troversy with regard TO the Of Mssrs. Mason
Slideli, I should be glad 10 hear IL read.
Mr.. Adams then proceeded 10 read the despatch. II
commenced by referring with appreciation TO a speech
made by Mr. Adams at tho Mansion House. and proceeded
70 notice with qualification the sentiments which had
boon expressed by Lord Palmers,on in conversation he
had held with Mr.. Adams reference the James Ad
ger
Mr. Seward then proceeds to declare that the American
government ralue highly he Friendship If Great Britain,
and lament that OF difference have arisen
owing br Seward imagines TO the want Of attention
the part Of the British government TO the performance
OF the duties Incumbent friendly Power during the
struggle in which the United States engaged Mr.
Seward gives instances the Of communication to
the Confederate authots by Mr. Bunch the admission
Of the prvateer Sumter to purchase coal and provisions
Trinidad In distinction as he sad to the conduct Of
every European State and the arrival in the Southern
statos Of vessels Gien with arms and ammunition from
Easand.
Mr. Seward then proceeds to the of the Trent from
which ship The tsvo nsrgn had been taken. He ainrms
that instructions given 10 Captain wilkes which
authorized him &c act IN the manner hc had done Neither
had tho United States committed tse
gard any decision upon the character that act The
government would wait for any representation the British
government might make before coming TO any positive
decision. He desires that NJ. Adams should thirk
desirable this despatch shall be to me and also "
Lord Paimsrston.
In answer to Mr.. Adams ] touched upon most Of the
points treated Of 10 the despatch. did think ne
ccssary, however, to recur 10 the OF Mr. Bunch
with regard 70 tho Confederate prvateer said that
could That conduct had been different from
that OF France and Holland Of spain Tho Sumter had
been refused ooai from the government stores at Irn
dad had been allowed TO get coal and prov from
private merchants. The thing had taken place al
Martinique and at Curacoa. did find that the rul,
OF twenty hours had been observed In practice
there would be little diculy In coming 10 agreement
on this point.
li regard 20 the export Of and ammunition to h,
C1cdra,e states, had lately read the opinion Of h,
Attorney General and believed Il was in entire con
sofml.y with tho provisions OF the Foreign Enlistment
act tr'te eqnipm NJ f a vessel 'pas prohibited, ne load
srg ,ssSl ,c;th and drBtapaon not prohibited
Ea point Of fact, much greater amount Of arms and
nrA r1on had becu sent 70 tho federal statcs where
to no obstacle 70 the export or the import, than
g. 80 Ports Of Ito Confederate states which were
ttoct t wr Adams admitted This TO be the fact and
,d D., tH refrsined from pressing a moro rigorous
-s ri.a tts Foreign Enlistment &C, for this
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