Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-04-21
Mr.. ADAMS To Earl. RUSSELL.
January 2G, 1853.

290" Gees not depend upon my statmsHt,
inasmnch Al it ii sinp!Y question of dates
open 10 The inspection of all inca. TIE fact
that hsr Msjesty's government Wu:s cnn,
wheel of Tho Justice of the representation
made, is p.tent from tho detel ninaii,n to
which your lordshp ndmits that they u tt
rnately came to detain the vesspl. The fact
that thi, decision WAS so long delayed as TO
fail in efecting The utject intended, whereby
great injury has besu actually dono, and ID
yet likely TO ensus, 10 tho commerce Of the
United Statos, ia elnslly question pursly oi
dklss. lnssmuah a. these constitute the rub
stance Of tho paragraph Of mY note to which
exception is taken,' must oonfssY m yself
Waolly st loRa 10, perceive upon what
gsdund t,rJ d5tlht cin further be raised
about if.
AS il ID p,obab!e that I lnay receive at az
early moment further instructions from my
government in respect ~ ths suhata nti4l rrint
involved in the PRESENT correSpnrdoucc, |
dos m i. unadvi4shu fr7.hey to isbu up Ynur
lordsbia's time by enlafgiHa he liaIi': II thu
discussion of purely incidental quust!ocs.
desire to express ny Obligation to ycn !Jr the
ready .nd full ri..tnSr in which yG,ir hardship
has exonera:eti ~. from the srsri:in.l Of .r,-
ccursgng thu r'iia;mrnt of her Ma jas!y :,
subjects IN the service Of the uai:'d :;;:atrs.
At the same tim. It ia net without rrcret thst
Ipsrceive the chsrrr hi!l rersevsr,'l in sg IN.
tho government Of tbe United States, &c, &c.
These le:tors are followed by two others
from l. L,rd Ruascll to lord Lyons.
EARL RUSSELL TO LoRo LYONS.
FoREIss OFFICE, Jan. %. 1903.
| have 10 ststo to your lordship that late
ly received from Mr.. Adams SONS papers FL
sppctipg the proceedings of tho Alabama,
which Mr.. Adams informed me he bad been
instructed to submit for tue consideration Of
her Msjasty's government.
These papers contain accounts OF the vsTi-
Gus captu es made by the Alabama, huL they
d. not appear to her M.jasty's goretnmsnt to
affect In any way tho principles of in .erna-
tonal law appl cable to that ship, upon which
the answers of hsr Ms sjssty's government to
the demands Of the Uulted States government
in this case have been famed. Some Of the
.memorialists +,r.y that the United States gov
ernment will 80 order their naval force as 20
prevent the captures made by the Alabama.
That is undoubtedly the remedy for tho evil
OF which the msuotiaiats comrlain, but it H.,
OF course, one With " hich her Mij:sty's CAV
ernlnenL have no conreTn.
There is also an allegation that tho crew Of
tie Alabama are partly. or mainly, composed
Of British subjects. If this be so, these pc.-
sons are s:ting in violation Of the Queen 3
proclamation and OF the Foreign Enlistment
act; but, unfortunately, in accordance With
tie principles upon this sutjsct maintained
BY Mr.. Seward il lis note to your Lordshi2
in the case uf the Sunbeam.
ElEL RUSSELL To IosD LYONS.
FosrIGs OFFrr. Feb. IA, 1862
. biz lord hsd a conversation fsT dsys
aga with Mr.. A dams on tho subject e the
Alabama.
1t did not appear tlst his government de-
siri d to carry on tbs controversy on this sub
jeet from Washington; they ralhsr left the
couduc: of the argument TO Mr.. Adsms.
On a second point, however, namely
FhstIer tha law with respect to equipment
Of vsssslu for hostile purposes might be I'm.
p'ovsd-Mr. Adams said taat hi, govern.
ment vsra sady to lis!en to any propositions
her Msjesty's government had To make; hnt
thny did not see how theT own law on this
subject could .be'impr owed,
said that the Cabinet haa come 10 sini.
inr concusion, SO that no further proces'ias:
meta be taken at present m this subject.
lam, &c, EUILtIL.
RICSTER.
On the publication Of the above letters in
New York thoro folows, Of ccnrse, tho o.ua
rho1nmantade about war II is almost netd
lnse to rag ,i.at this meara ac.h'ng, ~, If
pnaaihIs, less:
Tnrnr,ant information whi,h We have Ie-
ceiy"d from Washington, and from aoufcea
entitled to respect, lesds US 10 conclude t!st
thero are strong probabilities exinting oi
speedy rupture be,wpsn tia United States
and Ensl:nd, resulting i-om the unfrien iiy
ard offensive cGurse cf the British government
towards this c,'uhtry, in reference tn Pebhl
PriVateerD built, ar:n.d an1 equipped in Brit
ish ports, snd issuing thartfroH. To br,y urcn
American commsT's on the high sraa.
Our resdere are aware that since The sd-
j3urnment OF Congress, the Cabinet, frUm
,imu tu time has hs5n reported az having had
under cnnGid=, stion the question Of the en-
plGyrnens of private arnad vessels On the
occan in the further prosecution Of this war,
and in pursance OF the lslo act of Congress on
the subject. This Question, wa understand,
the Cabinet has st length determined Shall be
left tn the decision OF England, and upon hsr
acceptance Of ponce or wsr with the United
States in relation 10 these Al Anglr-rebel priva-
teers. In other words, the administration, in
Cabinet council, has resolved tnat England
shall, in good faith, tiiero TO her procAms-
tons of neutrality ard that her potts no
longsr shall be the nsvy-Yards If the $50
called Oonf-dsrsto States )" or thst s~srms of
privateers, under the flag Of the United States,
shall DO lot loose upon the ocean. to mako repri-
s'ls upon English commerce. OF course this
will be war; end the demand indicated,
which is to GO out to England for an honest
observance of her obligations Of neutrality,
embraces this warning, or conditional decla-
ratica Of war.
MAJOR GEN. D. q. HILL AND GOV.
SFANLT or N. C.
Tho Nav Herald" il publishing tie sub.
joirtd correspondence, heads it, OK, SriN-
1Y, Or!" Ttrae are the 7sry words ssiI TO
have been most energoically uttered by the
samo Stsnly when Henry A. Wise vigorously
applied his hrras " hip 10 tie shoulders End
back Of the said Stsnly, on the Washington
race course, yeas ago, when S:snly' was
q citing mani
"OT, sTANLY. .nE" 20
Spicy CorresPoadtncs Be'Tcfn @ Rs'st Hgjsr
G.ne-G! and a Union Military Gocsr1or.
MAJOR GIN. HILL t. GOV. srIsLT.
GoLn,Rako', N o., Marcl ~, 1861.
fIis Ex.,cllcnc7 f. S:ani;, Military Governor
Of North Cntol'n2:
SRA letter fecrn you 10 Msj,r Gsna'n
French has be.n referred to ne rs his sue
csssor. 1t was with deep mortihssuon aud
pan perceived rat 49, e the pTou' arc
hunu.ei s.s.:se Il 5.a.., .....,. s. {: Iorg.i
his noble lineage Al to descend to low abuse
# his own people for the sake Of blessing