The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-20

Interesting Correspondence See
tween Earl Russell, rud cb5Tl
r. Adams, our Minister 10 Eug-
land, or tho suhiort OF Irish EmI-
grafton.
Tho following lc,lerl, on a subject
which has threatened 20 embroil as in
war with Great Britain, will be read
with much interest. All will admit that
Mr.. ADAMS has completely s,ienced his
willy aud slippery adversary.
On tho 10th Of April Earl RUSSELL
writes to Mr. ADAMS:
sIB-With reference to your letter Of
The l0th instant, in which you repeated
the denial YOU had formerly made OF the
truth OF the report that men were being
recruited I'm this country for the United
States army, think il right to cOmmuui-
cate to you the substance of report
which has jus. been made to Her Mai s-
ty'B Government, with regard TO the
number az persons who are now being
shipped as 5migrants from Queenstown
to New York. 1t is stated that, within
the last fortnight, 1878 omigrants have
sailed, the greater number being strong,
active young men; that it cannot be
doubted they are intended for the United
Stl'es Army, and that in fact many of
them do not deny it. A cerlain number
OF these men were mill iamcu from Cork
a1d its vicinity, and they informed Il Q
emigration officer that they would get
from $3.50 to $500 bounty. Ii also ap-
pears that the prospect Of this large
bounty has been held out 10 Young men
men by general rumOr throughout the
country. II - further stated that the
| friends II these persons in America ue
| paid 20 much for obtaining and bringing
| them over to New York.
do not think II necessary 20 ineumber
this letter with statements Of a more OF
less trustworthy character, which have
reached Her Maiesty's Government, cor
rubora'ive of this asserted recruiting oil
Her Majesty's subjects for service in the
| United states army; and | shall, there
| fore, merely add that | am informed that
about eight hundred young men wer,
booked to sail from Queenstown by Tn,
the steamer Of the 9th inst, it being
freely spoken of that all the young mer
were going to join the Northern army
and that although the Inman Company
have put on additional steamers, tht
number of applicants for passage is 81
great that they cannot all be accommo
dated, and that several hundreds are
consequently, left behind each week
81 am, &c, RUSSELL
Two days after Mr.. AID ,ms replies:
LEGATION or THE UNITED STATES }
LONDON, April Is 1868.
| My LOAD am very much obliged &
you for the courtesy extended to mo il
the communication Of the substance Of
report which has been made 10 He
Maiesty's Government, with regard 4,
the number Of persons who are now be
ing shipped as emigranis from Queens
town. The fact thai great many people
especially in Ireland, have been anxiOu
for some time past to find their way &
the United States, has been made know
TO me by the frequent applications TO thi
legation for free passage. & large pro
portion OF these contain offers TO enlis
in the service of the Government. n
doubt, they are more or less influence
by the high unties offered in Americf
accounts of which have been from tim
TO time published in the newspapers here
To all such solicitations, the answe
given from here has been uniformly {
the effect that no authority has bee
given by the Government to listen to an
proposals Of the kind, or TO make an
| engagements whatever instructions hav
likewise been sent to the respective con
suls, who have reported similar proposal
to me, TO make the same answer. hav
no reason to believe that any America
citizen in England, clothed with author
ity, has ventured TO act in another way
IL is proper for me 20 add, in expla
nation of the emigration that is taking
place. that a gentleman of influence il
America, now in London, who is in
situation to know, has lately intorms
me that some of the great corporation
Tor the extention OF railways in Tia
western part of the United Slater
having experienced inconvenience froy
the liability of the laborers in Their EN-
ploy to be drafted for the war, and ap
pretending more, are making efforts Il
procure large supp les from other coun
tries of aliens, who are, from that cir
cumstance, exempted from the risk G
being called into service. 1t may b
that some of those who desire to &c
across take advantage of the opportunit
thus placed before them. In addito
to this there ia no doubt of the fact 0
scarcity of lsborers in the Unite
States. Learn from private source
that the rate Of wages this season
very much advanced. am led to be
lieVe that these causes in addition to th
alleged distress of the population of Ire
land, may explain the phenomena @
emigration 10 which your lordship ha
been pleased to draw my attention.
Ipray, &c,
CHARLES Francis ADAMS.