The New York herald., 1863-05-13


say but up 70 the present ate nothing about rscal9
has pretty sura passed between the French Minis
Paris Il Is not anticipated that the washington govern
mens win refuse to give these explanations.
Z &~ neutral Rights.
EARL RUSSELL ON TEE SEIZURE or BRrrIsH MAILS
IN the House Of Lord the 2n OF April Earl Russell
ad their ordships would doubt recolect the ques:
tions which were put nm on Friday last with regard
10 our relations With the United States But what he
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time what the opinion which he bad received from
srssdy prsssuts 70 Psrlsmens being tie series d Par
smentaxy PAps North America, No 8, their ordships
SS'a S sS1s 70 ,Ss S q q IS sS
Of August fact continued BY thai corespoedeooe
u lEAr Rasss wrote sserysrds 70 ~ Stuart! On 9Th
only 70 observe thai the orders for the future guidance
Of United States oBcsrs = stated inlr sevsrds
suess e s e ana ousS q Sace on Is:
loih Of October he (EaF Russell. made further conu.
Tsjesy are ga6 % ma from ths dsspeich
of The 12th Of August last that The orders originally
svn 2 AmssiGan cruiser regard y VIZ
bsen sanctioned and continued force BY the government o
TIE United States they oonld hare called for prompt and
firm yemonstrdnce the par OF her AGjestys cousvse
sswstd ~hIs 1spssssins ,hs satisfaction Of her Hss.
government are glad be thereby spared from the me-
ceesity OF stating their decided objections 10 their
40 - ps.s "a jacs S carrying % lawful trade % be sys
t9haiicsy seized the high seas, without any pre-
search c any strong evidence Of suspicion against such
vessels, would be 10 subject the mercantile marine
s ro eogS y s %
The unjust seizure under urgent circumstances OF
trail vessel may be considered ~ Of the occasional
burdens which state Of may impose upon neutral,
and may be partially by the
Of the captor In costs and damages but the ndiscrmnae
and general seizure OF merchant vessels without previous
search the occasional exception into utoIera
BILE rule The question which has arisen In this
the seizure Of her Majsstys mails board the Adea
whilst it forms and very important element in this
case deserving very grave consideration raises point Of
cannot the q Ss ns
prepared concede that all mail bags clearly certified 70
.s ). 0r M SS
the event Of the ship which carried them being do
mails board private vessel should be exempted from
fore desirable that you should ascertain from Mr. Seward
whether the government OF the United States admits the
searched nor detained hat was written on the 10th of
October On the 4h OF November Mr.. Seward wrote 10
say that ne had communicated this despatch to Mr..
government ,o rssrec Ae seizure sf mal bags; and in
order that there might be no msanderstandlng on the
Der, stsr % Mr. wsss stating thai be thought
and naval officers thai in OF capture merchant
vessels the public mails Of any friendly Power duly cer
vented BY any delay from reaching ther desiua,ion
No question had arisen with respect these instructions
that ON hs AN Of April Mr. Archibald her Ms e.tys
Consul a& New York, summoned attend the prize
commissioners with regard to the seizure of the Peter
hof, which had been captured by the United states
cruisers On arriving at the ONCE Mr.. Archibald was
shown The bag which under the seal Of Maesys
Postmaster General, and was In due form directed 10
Mstamoros. Mr. Archibald protested against this seal
being broken and required the bag to be forwarded 10 m
destination The United States officers however tnsissei
thc e bag sAouid be opened, and ne oged and
roundo coresw sererai pdekeee al diresd 10 katanero
ps % as I~ pso" 10 LS x Icrd gysss M
msdately wrote 70 n; Seward declaring that the
lied - security. that mail bags. certified b tls
Postmaster General. would BE- forwarded 70 thsir
Sss ssn . si sa su ,sa si ,Sss
The question required f.rshss consideration However,
States that the prize commissioners had decided that the
;ns niissivs, R ks though. propsr.sst. indeed vas
the arst proceeding. He (Earl RusseD thought they
or Si SoS o'' ~.s s = s : and
papers, and forward them their Destination and 70
give up The rest which he thought had connection
fused 20 bs . party % any such proceeding. He
would not open any psckasss but he said THAI II the
e Il sss =: ssss :a
10 such proceeding Upon In 0ooarAtion Of has the
prccoedng seemed 70 have been gnependod and M mach
aocs M epgsed NJ. Archibald inme6aseay reporS~d
70 IArd L0ua0 whna - had dene, 60 LORD H0oos NJ
Seward, ard rsrn0 hin 70 N lsltaf 4 ~ slsl Oc0s
ber, desired nr. Seward 70 inform him whether in csn
ernity wish thas lessr ths itsrs Weud be put beck
asaia into H. beg end orwardsd 70 their dsstnos Mr.
Ssward tcsk tine 70 consider d the matter and aisnh
hs tslsUsphed hef ne pskaen NJ y n spsss1 eI
fwtAG W1Us, and IT, ssssmenf " ne Unsts &st0 ksi
~ ~ csns d Sefnfe csnelusew s ~ sskj<cs Thsse
were The tscss q ths cass ssy q ssss slsod ana
seeing ho.s spYNsaft tAs qsr.isaw ,sss, seeing that
the orinon The law oa,cers Of tho crown
ynust oe very carefully weighed by her Ma.
jeSlys government beiors any directions were
given, seeing that these drecIiS0S wohd prcbabty
20 out BY The nex mall seeing also that the next arrival
.tfo Auerca pghi take place before those directions
wenl Out, And hight alter the whole (onpexon OF the
Gaze he must rcq est their ordshirs - forbear from
pressing for the prodaclieo Of the nion which the law
officers Of the crown bad en- and permit The matter m
msai }abts iSm 51ih sIdcs I H. house s''e''
THO Marquis o( CAspr AssE said that their lordsbrs
under the circumstances. could not approve Of lns
which the govcrf mont hat tsken but thought
TIN noble earl would have done better have acquainted
tho merchants Of the country With the arrangement which
- Iong ego October last appcAred 10 have been made
bssWeen Tho t~o the suhcos Of Thea mail
bau NJ further wished ~ ask the noble sssj vnen0e
cay stspe ha4 ben Aken V suppy persons this ccun
~ sil aus1sei rspsru stks Irocssdiuss Or ths Ams-
s.rI Rs-s - a. surS vsssssr n vo-,s -