Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-28
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FEAOAh
GRAVE AFFAIR RTTwEES THE BR TIsH AND cONPeOE,
RATE GOyERNMENTs-EARL KCssELF AGAIN BULLlED
By SEWARD, ETC.
We subjon further European advices by late arrivals:
TIE DISMISSAL OF BRITISH CONSUL MOORE = sTArEMESr
IE'PARLAMESr.
In the Engl sh House Of COmnon4 on the 10Th inst.
Mr.. Blake said that according TO the Information that
had been furnished 70 lin, Mr. Belsham, British sub
ject went some time ago TO red1 IN Al bama, snd IN
consequence of his refusal 10 in the Confederate
army he was in the month CT April last three or four
times dipped in tank of water and comipg,to the
surface each time asked whether he would serve or
not. He refused to do until lie was apprehensive
that his life would be forfeited aud then be consented
20 serve uDdr protest The casefwas thenreferred by
his friends TO Her Msjestys Minister a. Washington,
who directed the Consul at Richmond TO inquire
into the subject. He had further been informed
that Mr.. BashaN had been sent to Montgomery
in order to have his investigated, but that since
that time his friends had heard nothing Of him, and he
mr. Bake) wished to ascertain from the under Secretary
of State what had become of,him His question was,
whether tn remonstance addrCs sed by the British Con
sui Richmond by direction oil Her Majestys Minister
Washington, to the Confederate authorities, against
the compuls ON exercised upon Nc. r. Redmond Bel
shAm a British subject, at Montgomery, State OF Ala
bama force him TO in the Confederate army,
had been attended with effect aud whether there
any objection TO state the substance Of whatever
municaons had been received from lord Lyons the
subject
Mr. Layard The case Of Mr. Besham has been
brought TO the notice Of Her Msesty's Government.
The honorable ,nileman is under misappreheuson
when he says that the brought before the Goa
edsa.e autho titles under the direction OF Lord LyonI
Lord Lyons had no official communication whatever
with the authorities Of the Confed .rate States and
therefore, action could have been taken under his
direction But Mr. Moore, the British Consul at Rich
mond, did make representation TO the Confederate
Government with regard TO the case Mr. Belsham
was as he stated, clully trca ed Indeed he was ex
posed torture to compel him to take service in the
army. Unfortunately, his css3 was not the only one
We have had numerous similar cases brought to
cc, but they have generally tlken place at distance
from Richmond and the Confederate au;hor les have
expressed their regret that they should have taken
place. A bill was brought beiore the session of the
Confederate Assembly to empower the State to
list foreigners in the army. The bill rejected,
and committee appointed 70 inquire into the treat
ment Of British subjects who have been imprisoned,
mostly for refusing TO in TIE Confederate amy-
Mr. Moore made numerous representations TO the Confed
crate Cove in respect to those acts of cruelty aud
egaly. 1t is well known that in consequence of those
representations the Confederate States Government
pended Mr.. Moores exequltur, and he comp fled
leave the Confederate States Her Majesty's Min ster
fJr Foreign Affairs instantly sent instructions to Mr..
Moore make strong representations to the Confederate
Go yeIn nen with respect to the treatment of British
subjects but those instructions did not reach Richmond
till ne bad left But trust that, taking into account the
action of the Confederate Government in this matter,
such will not occur again. cannot tell where Mr..
BelshRm is for have heard more Of lin since
the statement received from Mr.. Moore,
Mr.. Gregory wish to ask u Under Secretary for
Foreign Affairs two questions which think he can
at The first is, when he spoke of torture
ing applied to British subject did he distinctly
torure land did be 10 imply that the torture
was apr lied on the part Of the Confederate Government
no sacoDd is nj nthar,naamuch 90
this is Uery Craze affair." he will lay all the papers
nected with tie. case on the table OF the Housey
Mr.. Llyard-l am afraid that torture, in the strict
sense OF the word has been inflicted. But am bouId
to say that these acts were committed by persons ap
parany acting under the authority Of the Confederate
Government but at distance from the seat Of Govern
meut Hear, hear With rcgsrd TO the papers will
answer my honorable friend en- Monday.
A PEEvIsa LETTER FRoN sEwARD-ANorHER BACK DOWN
By EARL RUSSELL.
The correspondence rlltive to the seizure of the
schooner Wil-O' the.Wisp, by the United Stltes ship
Montgomery, ia published TIE facts of the case, as
detailed before the United States Prize Court are al
ready known. The court held that capture not
warranted but owing to come suspicious circumstances
the court deemed that the capOrs should only pay their
own expresses
Correspondence ensued upon this SIDE and Earl Rus
sell requested Lord Lyons 10 Mr. Seward Il az
Her Maes;y's Government dssa isfed with the de-
cision and considered that sol compensation should
be 2 anted TO the owners Mr. Seward replied that il
the owners we're dissatisfied tley might carry the
TO the Court of Appeals Earl Russell therefore writes
TO Lord Lyons II testing him to inform Mr.. Seward
that Her Msjestys Government have heard with regret
the answer which he has returned on behslf Of the
United States and still hopes he will reconsider q e
mater "The circumstances OF the case" he says
presents so clear an of unmstakabe seizure
ard the ground alleged by tine judge for not awarding
the cos at least il damages, is inadequate
on the face of it as TO enabc Nc. Seward vpol CON
sutipg the law officers OF tAe United States Govern
ut grant the redress prayed Tor without Injecting
the irured parties to the delay and expense of u-ther
Judicial proceedings.
This EXPIRE: sion of opinion il day MA lie by Lo.d Ly-
ons and Mr.. Sc saId in long reply, states that il So
g would be 'incun,bent' on the part CT the United
States Government to Nithdra their confidence from
the judicial tribunals of the county. In accordance
with the direction OF Earl Russell the case VAS not
pressed further, and there the matter rests.
The Times has an editorial the subj and is glad
that Mr. Sc ards peevi letter Sasnot replied to 1t
says: While we sympathize with the loss and ncouve.
nience inf cted the parties interested in the Will o.
the WHIP we have reason to be dissatisfied with the
general tenor Of the Judgment, aud nothing 10 glDsas
a nation by pushing the pretensons OF neuiris beyond
their settled limits Had the ship been condemned and
that condamLa ion confirmed on appeal it would have
been our duty to demand rtdress but We cannot com
pei and ought not TO ex reet angry beligerent
to be generous as well as just"
EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
Toe Mark Lane Express, of Monday, June 30, says:
Although the rains of the pass week have OCCASION
ally bean heavy and threatening to tbe'wheat in ear,
Il