Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-08-29
Foreign News,

blowing his brains out with pistol. he was
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Foreign News.
ST Johns Aug 22 Tho bark George Henry,
Of New London, Capt Burlington, from Frobis.
hers Bay has arrived here short of provisions
and Mr.. Hall fine new Sir John Franklin ex-
pedition on board. Tho expedition lost one
man the first winter out He froze to death
Mr.. Hall reported that in consequence of the
loss of some Of his craft he was unable to prose-
cute his mission to the extent of It's purpose.
The expedition had probably determined the
fate of two boats crews Of Sir John Franklin's
expedition who perishcd in endeavoring to re-
turn. Mr.. Hall learned the fate of five men
captured from FrObisher on his first voyage, and
identified the exact place of their landing. Mr.
Hall explored nearly thousand miles of the
coast, including the called Frobishers straits
which prove to be deep bay, terminating in
latitude 63 deg 4S min, longitude 20 deg. west
Mr. Hall also discovered great glazier and
mountain of fossils between Hudson Straits and
Frobisher's bay.
The George Henry was about to start for the
States in October, 1861, but was prevented do
ing so by ice, until the 9th inst. The ships
company subsisted through last winter by the
hospitality ofthe Esquimaux.
Further Point, Aug 26.-By the steamer HI
bernian which passed this point this morning,
we have received the following highly interest
ing letter written by Earl Russell, in reply to
despatch from Mr.. Seward
Earl Russell to Mr. Stuart
LoNDoN, July % 1862.
SR:-I have left hitherto, unanswered and un-
noticed the despatch of Mr.. Seward which Mr..
Adams delivered more than a month ago. |
hayed done so partially because the military events
referred to, in it, were in the opinion of Her Mai
esty's government, far from being decisive, and
partly because there was no proposal in it upon
which Her Majesty's government was called up
on to come to any conclusion.
Events subsequent to the date of Mr. Stewards
letter have shown that her Majesty's govern
ment in lite opinion on the first Of these points,
was not mistaken. Victories have been gained
reverses have followed, positions have been
reached in the near neghborhood of the Capital
of the COnfederates, and these positions have
been again abandoned. These events have been
accompanied by great loss of life in battle and
the hospitals, while such measures as the confis-
cation bill have passed through both houses of
Congress, and with the proclamations of General
Butler at New Orleans, bear evidence of the in
creasing bitterness of the strife. The approach
of seryile war so much insisted upon by Mr..
Seward, in his dispatch only forewarns MS that
another element of destruction may be added to
the loss of property and waste of industry, which
already atflcts the country, so lately prosperous
and tranquil Nor on the other point to which
l have adverted, have anything new to say
From the moment that the intelligence first
reached this country that nine States and several
millions of inhabitants Of the American Union
had seeded and had made war on the Govern
ment of President Lincoln, down to the present
time, her Maiesty's Government has pursued a
friendly, open, and consistent course. They
have been neutrals between the two parties to a
civil war. Neither the loss of raw material of
manufacture, so necessary TO great portion of
our people, or insults constantly heaped upon
the British name in speeches and newspapers,
nor a rigor beyond the usual practice of nations
with which the Queens subjects attempting to
break loose from the blockading of the South
ern ports have been treated, have not induced
her Maiesty's Government to swerve one inch
from the impartial neutrality. This moment
they have nothing more at heart than to see that
consummation which the President speaks of in
his answers to the Government of the l9 States
namely; @The bringing of this unnecessary and
injurious civil war to speedy and satisfactory
conclusion"
As to the course of opinion in this country,
the President is aware that perfect freedom 10
comment upon public events is in this country
the invariable practice, sanctioned by law, and
approved by the universal sense of the nation.
am, &C., Gsigned1 RUSSELL.