Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-19
VOL XIV, NO. 2I2

conclusions st which Sc has arrived, n order
that you may lose no sine in lsyiHg them hei1E3
nef Aslesty's Government, IN he hope tha5 g.
renewed examination Of Eha subject, aud
kn0wedgs Of the serious eouDliesti1ug Whicis
fhs present an0znaious relations betFem Oh
two governments nay involve, VIII in5ucs thi
British Cabinet 70 EsTiaH it7 whole policy con
nectad WITH those raiatisls, and % plzes thsn8
on the sole footing consistent wish zeeomDIishs Z
facts, that aE8 too notorious and too frly sstal-
lshed 70 Be much longer ignored
The President has. II tbs facts slrssdy rsciisds
rsnswsi rsssons fer adheung % his deter
nlira'ion, msuii0aei IN my previous Dispatch,
ofprohioiting any dirset conamuniczti1n hstHeaEr
eonsuls or eonGHisr agents. resiiaE WisHln ths'
C0nfsieracy, a1d The funesionaries of their Gov
sfuus1ts rssi1Iag among orr susmiss- Ho
further INDUCES the hoPo, (Ehich her Msjssty's-
Government esRnot but regard as reasonable
and which hs i5, thsC6iufs, confident VII De-
justified by It's scgion.) hat her Msjssty's Gov
eminent viii choose some othsr NODE Of trEHs~
mis ting It's ordsrs snd exercising rs aaih0diy
over iis SCENTS sith.n ths C0nisderacy, than BY
delegating 10 fuuefisnsCs5 who reside among
our ensmias, tne power 20 give 0rdeTa OF insfrue-
tons 70 tha5o who rssids among as
Finally, aud IL order 30 prevent any farther
n suzterstandiHz in Ar. CridaBd's ease tnsE
gentleman has been informed that be cannot Be
AaAAaaa94 10 ~AEAaL11 Llla1NlaI 49,
bile, and It has bssa insImas1d % him that his
choic8 Of some other Stats than Alabama ior his
residence would be agreeable % this Govern
msut. This intimasiOa has been given in order
% avoid anT difficulty which might Essull from
The dou5tfal position Ct Ar Cridland who =
locked oa here a. 8 pdvs.s iHdividusls snd Who
in Aaoams represents himEet ss acting En-
glish consul
The President fs conf lent that hsr Maissty's
Government viii reader fall justice 70 the no
lives By which thsso Measures arc prOmpted,
snd viii perceive ia thsm NANTES lalion OF the
earnest desire entertained By him 70 prevent tbs
possibility of any unlortuuats campie&Hans.
having q tsndeney to impair tae amitY which iE
is equally the interest and the desire Of this
Government % cherish with that Of drsat
Britain.
The President wishes a COPY Of this dispatch
to be placed By you in tie hands Of Earl Rus
sell. I an, etc
J. P BEEyA9HS.
Secretary Of State.
Hon. james n Mason etc, Londoa-
EARL RUSSELL TO mR. NAssE
FoREIss OFFICE, Aug. l9. 1865.
J. u. Masoa. Es4., Ete.
SIR: In reply % your letters Of the 24.A and
29.h ultimos / have % state ts you thas Mr.
Acting Consul AIages failed IN bis datT 10 her
hIsjssty, by taking advantage Of the presence
Of ship Of war Of her AaiestY st Ashls b
transmit sDeeis 10 England This .Tanssefi0n
Rad he character in the eyes Of hsF MsisSty's
GJyerumsnt Of siding enc Of the beihgssnts
against tee other.
laying aside, however. this question Of the
conduet Of Ar. Acting Coasal Magee. Of which
her Majesty is tas sols iu1ga, am willing 90
that the so-stylsd CoBf81srais
States srs not bOuHd to recognize an suthonfy
derived from Lord Lyons, her Msjssiy's minister
st Washington.
But very desirable that persons suthor-
iEe1 By hsr Majesty should have the means os
az Riehmond, and elsewhere IN ths
Csnie1eEazs S,ates. the interests Of British sub
jscts, who may ba in tas egurss Of the war
grevously ETonzed By che acs of subordinats
officers. This has been dans in other similar
eases Of Ssa.ss nos rzeeEuizsl By hsr Msjssty,
and it wouid be in conformity with the amitT
pr0fesssd by the 90 Etriad C'rfaiara'8 Siai1s
towards hsE Majesty zui shs B1irh Nsii1a, f
arrangements conld be ms5e flr eerrssro ondanco Z
between agsals aBpoiutsi By hsr a4 4-'i7'8
Government, % reside IN fhs C0utsl--sie 8tsted
and ths authorities Of such States
have the honor TO be, sir, your noss 05eli-.
emf humble servant,
(Ssgnsl) RUSSELL.
Ma- MASON TO EARL RUSSELL
q UPPER SEYMOUR srRrEr, PUTsam sqUaRE
Septsm3sr4 4 1853.
Tas Right Hon Earl R-sssI her Maissty's ssersisry
Of STATE for Foreign Afairss
Ny LORD: I have had the hoDor % rscsivs
your lor3ship's lsstsf Of ths I9h August, uit,
in reply to mine Of the 24sA aud % b Jal7- uit
shall transmit q CODY of your ioTdship'5 lsitsE
60 the Secretary Of Stk-e At 3 chmoad
These dispstches Of Mr. Benjamin. fail copies
Of which have By bis direction furnished to
your lordshi7, certainly sviuea 10 disinciinati9n
20 permit any persons acCrsiited 30 her Msias-
ty's G3veFnmsut ss its c1nsular OF ether agents
20 reside within ths Cen .oderata Ssa-as ard as
such 10 Be in eommunication with the Govesu-
msut ihers. They explain only (snd certainly
in terms OF amity) how Is has resulted ihaS ih8
Government Of fhs C8nfsders-s Ststss hs5 iais
ITSELF constrained to prohibit, ia future SLY
direct communication between sach sgsnts aHd
her Majss5y's minister resident Cd Washington.
a Dr0hbition which, I anderstand from these
dispatches, is equally extended ss sli ike aEeut5
Of foreign powers aad their ministers SO wash
iuFtsn. All communications 90 er rom such
agents srs, in fUtEre, 20 be made through vessels
arriving nom or dispatched 10 H=u'rsi pofts.
That il should have bee9ns necessary TO impose
this restriction IT, [ sm sure. matter Of rsgret
90 the PfesidsBt Of the Csnfsdsra.s Safes bus
the circumstances which have called Il form sro
uu3sr the control sf forsign fflvsrnm snts, slt
net under the control Of the President.
Ia regard to the saggssiso 10 your lorlships
letter thst it would be Every dssi-s8ie thds per-
soas sUshorzes BY har Asiesty should have tha
means Of representing St Richmond sud else
where IN sbs Confederate States ths interests Of
British subjects, which. ss your l0riship states
has dsus in other similsT cass5 Of STATES not
recognized sy her MsjsstY,' undsr Strange
msnts for corresD0ndenea between agents En-
pointed By her Majesty GJvernmsnt t0rssidein
the Confederate States, aud tbs authorities ia
such States, can only say, inst Il is Be your
loriship's pleasure TO make this proposition IN
sach form IS may Be sErees5le 10 her M.jssty's
G1vsTDmsut, a1d not st vsrianes With tho views
expressed in the dispatch Of Mr Bsui8uin. j
do not d0abs It Feuld reesivs tie favorable con
sidsFssion Of the Goysruasat as Richmondi and
should Be haPpy IN being the medium TO con-
muaicsts Is
have the honor to be
Your L9rdship's
Very 0bsd't ssrv't,
Signed j IL. Mason,
Special Commissions, etc,
The Withdrawal Of 1sr EIassn frsua En,
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