, 1862-01-01
MASON SflDELE.
The official Correspondence. G.
SEWkRDFS LETTER IN FULL,

The Naf'osdl 1ntealigencea. Of Saturday morn
irE publishes the official correspondence be-
tween the United States and England on the
hfason slidell question. This correspondence
would occupy nearly fire colums of our paper,
and TIE give therefore simply Mr.. Stewards
letter in full, with brief resume of the 9TH
ere, "iieh will serve to. supply the place of
the unsatisfactory mang1c made by the tclc~
grapb.
1hceoHesrondeneeo opens with 31r. Stewards
letter To- Minister Adams, under date Of No
ycnibcr 60, in which, after complin1enting him
for his speech at the Lord mayors dinner, he
speaks Of the Trent afair as 4 new indecent
to be met aid disposed Of By the tBo Governments,
Il p9SSibie IN the spirit TO which have adFerted.
the subject 10 ne, as presume Haitin. instruc,
tso1s from hGme We have done nothing on the
sut3eet 70 anticipate the discussion; and Re have
not not fuInithsd you with any explanations We ad-
here to that course now, because we think il more
prudent that the ground taken by the BRITISH Cor.
eInnsn1 EN- 1t. should be rst made known to US here
ana thae the discussion, II there must be one shall
PC had here Il is proper, however that you should
Know one fact IN The case without indicating that
81 To aa it sss that a 5da II The
British Festel, Captain Wilkes having acted With
ont any distinctions from the Government. the
subject IS therefore free from the emb3rEasgment
which might have resulted il the act had been sne
cie!ly DIRECTED By us. NV A-A0 ~e-' ee>;c
Trust t6at tic British Government VIII consid.:
erEment
Earl Russell writes to Lord Lyons, also No
gember sotl, in which, after detailing the his
toEieal circumstances OF the arrest, he says:
Her Ma}esty's Goyernment, bearing in mind the
iElendly rsations which hare long subsi=sed be-
ling believe that the United States naval officer
compliance with any authority from his Govern
ment OF that If lie conceived hinself to be so au-
thorixed he greatly misunderstood the instructions
which he had received For the Government of the
lnttd States must be fnly aware that the British
Government coald not allow such an afItont to the
national kGnor 10 pass without full rcparatfon and
Ger Majesty Government are unwilling to believe
that it could be the deliberate intention Of the
Government Of the United States unnecessarily to
force into discussion, between the TWO Govern
ments. question Of go grave character and with
regald to which the whole British nation would be
sure 10 entertain such unanimity Of feeling.
Her Majests Government, therefore, trusts that
when this matter shall have been brought nnd der
the consideration Of the Government Of the United
States, that Government will, Of It's own accord,
offer to the British Government such redress as
slene could satisfy the British nation, namely the
TO your lordship, in order that they may agnin be
placed nudcr British protection. and a suitable
apology Tor the aggression which has been COM
Should these terms not be offered by A1r. Seward
you will propose them IL lin.
You are i; liberty TO read this dispatch to the
Secretary Of State, and il he ehau desire it, YOU
will give him copy OF it. am, &C..
RUSSELL,
MT. seward's letter in reply to this, and con-
scnting to the surrender, is Us follows, in full {:
MR.. SEWARD TO LORD LYONS.
DEPARTMENT. OF STATE, i
WASHINGTON, Dec. &c, 1861.
To Right Hon. Lord Lyons, &c. &C., &c: