Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-02-03

FIaal settlement oftths Efsnt Affair.
B3thstsea7ar City Of Washington, which
arEived as Ne y YAK on Thursday evening,
We have the fuileoFrslpondsnoe between Earl
Russell and Lord Lyons upon the settlement
Of the Trent affair. We have already given
the substance Of the note Of Lord Lyons to
NJ. Seward, demanding the restoration Of
Mason and Slidell, and Mr.. Stewards able
reply thereto. We now give q few extracts
of the 6nRl documents. Following Esrl
Ruselrs demand for the restoration, there
came another dispatch 10 Lord Lyons in
which Russell speaks Of an interview be has
had with the American Minister, Mr.. Adams,
In this he says; sfr ..I.
"With regard 70 the Confederate privsteeF,
Isaid that could not see that our conduct
bad been different from that Of France and
Holland, or Of Spain. The Sumter had been
refused coal from the Government stores at
Trinidad, but had been allowed to get coal
and provisions from private merchants The
same thing had taken place at Martinique and
at Ouracos. did not find that the rule Of
twenty-four hours had been observed In
practice, but there would be little difficulty
in coming to an agreement on this point.
then stated 70 Nr. Adams the substance
Of the two dispatches had written to Lord
Lyons on the subject Of the Trent 1851
told him that, in q private letter, had
directed Lord Lyons 10 talk the matter over
with Mr.. Seward two days before reading to
him the dispatch. Mr. Adams asked wheth-
er the direction to Lord Lyons TO leave Wash
ington In seven days was to follow re-
mBsl 70 comply With the dispatch to be
read. ! said 10 was not, and that In case
Mr.. Seward should ask what would be the
consequence of q refusal on his part to COM
ply with our conditions, Lord Lyons was to
decline to answer that question, in order not
to have the appearance of threat. said
that thought the explanation that the Gov
eminent had not authorized the seizure would
stand in the place OF an apology.
But the essential condition was, that Mr..
Mason and Mr.. Slidell should be given up to
Lord Lyons. Mr.. Adams said that if the
matter was stated to Mr.. Seward in the man
ner had explained, he hoped for an AMIGA
BILE termination Of the difference. he thought
that If the Government of the United States
/ insisted on maintaining the action of Captain
Wilkes, the United States would be abandon
ing their doctrine and adopting ours. Mr..
Adams asked me further question, which be
/ said / might decline to answer. It was
whether, If Lord Lyons came away, declar-
/ alton of war would be the immediate conse-
uuence. told him nothing was decided on
that point; we should wait for the reply from
| America, and then decide upon our course
stated to Mr.. Adams the substance of n.
| Thouvenel's dispatch to n. Mereier as bad
heard it from NJ. de Flahault. Mr.. Adams
said that the French Government had always
been very consistent iu their maintenance o.
the rights Of neutrsls. He added that he
could not pay our Government the same CON-
pliment. said would dispense with CON-
| pliments If this matter could be amicably ar
ranged.
Having received from Lord Lyons the re-
ply of Secretary Seward, in which he sur
rendered the prisoners, Russell says;
"Her Msjesty's Government having care.
| fully taken into their consideration the lib
Grafton of the prisoners, the delivery o.
them into our hands, and the explanations to
which have just referred, have arrived ct
the conclusion that they constitute the repair
alton which Her Majesty and the British
nation had right to expect.
''It gives Her Msjesty's Government great
satisfaction to be enabled to arrive at 6
conclusion favorable to the maintenance o
the most friendly relations between the two
nations. I need not discuss the modifca
tons in my statement Of the facts which Mr.
Seward says he has derived from the reports
of officers of his Government"
The London News thus comments upOr
the settlement Of the difficulty:
n0n a survey Of the correspondence now
completed, we cannot but congratulate the
two 0oVeFnments upon the manner in which
they hEve conducted themselves under {
trial of no ordinary severity. Their cir.
cumstances were very different. The Brit
ish Government were in the right, and
therefore enjoyed the brillianey of higt
and commanding position; the American
Government was as clearly, and by its owl
confession, in the wrong, snswerable as i
was for the act Of It's subordinate, and coulC
only hope to win the scant praise which i
due tothe reparation of wrong. But in
these several situations they have acquitte
themselves in a manner upon which eac
nation will learn TO look back with deep sat
isfaction. The people OF the United State
will never regret that their Government hat
the courage to do what was right, and do i
decisively; and the British people will b
proud Of the magnanimity and counsel dis
played by its leaders in q crisis full of dan
| ger TO the interests of humanity and civil
zation."