Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-11

sions and reception which my attendance az /
your anniversary meeting has evoked this even
ing. Loud snd continued applause
Neusrnl Rights and Duties.
Correspondence respecting IustruGtions
given to Eavsl Officers OF the United a'es in
regard to Neutral Vessels and Mails" elso, a
eorrespondenee between Mr. Adams aud Earl
Russell, on the utjsei Of neutral rights aud
duties arising from the incident of the seizure
of the British steamer Labusn. at MatamoTas,
the case Of which vessel IS still under discus
sion, have been issued.
Mr Adsms. IN the course Of this correspond
ence, asked the British Government 10 interfere
against the unlawful trade" carried on by
Bntish SUI jaets, representing that great embsT-
rassment hs1 arisen to the Federal Governmant
by reason Of IL, and that the seizure Of the La
bnsn was The result af that embarrassment. On
IOsh May. 1868. Earl Russell wrote.
EARL RUSSELL TO MR.. ADAMS
FOREIGN OFFICE, May 10. 1853.
SfR Ia the letter hal the honor to receive
from you Yesterday You appear to ms to have
eonfouuded two things totally distinct The
Foreign enlistment act is intended to prevent
ihe subiects of the crown from going 10 wer
,Vben the soverign is not at war. Thus private
persops are prohi bited from fitting 0ut ship-ot-
war in our ports, OF from enlisting in the ser
vice Of q foreign State at war with another
State or Ia the service Of Insurgents against q
foreign sovereign or State Ia this cssa the per
son soaeting would carry on war, and thus en-
gage the name Of their sovereign and of their
nafionin belligersut operations. But owners
and masters Of merchant sh ps carving war
ike stores do nothing Of the kind. II esp
tured for bresking a blockade or carrying con-
trsbsnd Of war TO the enemy of the captoT, they
submit to capture are tried, and condemned to
lose lheir cargo This is he penalty which the
law Of nations has sfiKed to such offense, and is
calling upon her Msjesty's Government TO pro
bibit such a5venturers, you in effect esll upon
her 2sissty's Government to do that which it
belongs to the cruisers ard the courts OF the
Uoted States to do for themselves There can
be- only one plea for asking Great B-itain thus
In iDteTpose That plea IS, that the blockade ls,
in reality, Ineffective, and that merchant ships
can enter, with impunity. the blackaded ports
But this IS niea which presume You viii nos
urge. Her Msjessy's Government Rave consid-
cred the blockade as an effective blockade and
have submitted t1 all its inconvanienees as
such. They can only hope that if resistance
should prove to b. hopeless, the Confederate
States will not continue the struggle; snd then,
if. on the other hand, the restoration OF the
Union should appear to be impossible, the work
of dsvAs' ati0n now going on may cease.
Her Maisstyis Government can eniy desire
,bs prosperity Of the inbsbitants Of the United
States. whatever may be tie event Of the
present civil war. I am, eic.,
(Signed) RUSSELL
Mr. Adams replied on the 18th of May in
letter which concludes as follows
I pray your loTdship's pardon il submit that
you appesr TO have entirely overlooked a plea
which I am confident enough % imagine OF no
inconsiderabia weight The plea is that BE
kingdom Of Great b itsin endeavoT in suiri'
as well as in letter. to preserve the principles
of neutrality, if not OF friendship, toward q
foreign nation in smity with il, 70 which II has
pisdg8d itself The precise mode IN which tbat
shall bs done It does not presume 80 preseflte
That the liberation oi such conduct IN SUD
ssc,s of the kingdom Of Grost Britain, as
have had the pain heretofore to expose, is sure
" vioIation of that neutrality IS justly 10 be
inferred from the very language Of her Msjssty S
proclamation. For il is therein declared that
precisely such acts Of theirs a. have been
compelled here to complain of are done '' in
derogAtion of their duty 10 her as a rental SOW
sreign. and incur her high displeasure II
SUCH ihen; be the trus character OF tbs process
ings to which I have hitherto called your Lord
/ ships attention, they surely merit something
I more of noties from her Mpjestys minista rs
/ Than an intimston that they will Be suffered 70
! psss unremoved, unless the punishment shall
/ IL inflicted by the nation whom they are de
/ signed to iniure The objact of the G0vsrn-
rnent of the United States has not been 70 re-
live Itself of the duty of vigilance 10 capture
oH,nders against the Law it has rather bean 70
stoid the n cessity of applying sddiuonsI siln-
prnt measures for their own security agaln't
British subjects found 10 be engaged in such ilc
enterprises, made imperative By the conviction
that no preventive corporation can be *
psctsd from her Msjestys government; 1t has
rather been TO avoid the risk OF conlouuding th'
innocent with tho guilty, because all happen e
be involved in general suspicion and, lastly
II has rather been to romOys at - early day al
NAV be consistent with It's own safety the re-
strictions on the trade with foreign countries
which these evil-dOers are ls6oTing with 81
uush industry to force it 70 pToiraat feu
lordship's language leaves me littIe hope Oh any
cs-epsraiion OF her Majesty'5 Government 9
these ends. Nevertheless, trust may be per
nitted to indulge the belief that the time is no
now far distant when the difficulties thus inter
posed in the way Of its progress will have beer
a. far rem4ved BY its own unassisted action a
n reIisye both countries from the painful ne9 s
sty of furthar continuing the discussion,
Renewing, etc,
GSigned CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS
Earl RussslPs reply closes the correspond
! ence
= EARL Russell TO hih. ADAMS
FOREIGN OFFICE. May II, 1s63.-Sir d
not wish 70 proloDg this correspondence an
sball oRlV make one remark in snswsr to oJ
, last letter. II the British Government, by virtu
of she preFogstive of tia crown. or by authvTll
Q / If Parliament, had prohibited and could nsY
. a,evented the cOnveyanee in British merehaf
! sbips of arms and ammunition to the Conte'
r sfats States, and had allowed the TRANSPORT
8 sueh coutraband of war tn New York and
oibsr Federal ports her Msjasty's GoverDmeI
, v,enld have departed from ths neutral posih
p thev had assumed and msintaiurd. T. On Il
= other hand. her Msiesty's Government hi
/, nrnhibited and could have prevented, Il
f transport Of arms and ammunition 10 bo
the eentending parties, they will have q
7 prvsd the United States Of great part OF 9
: means BY which they have carried on the wa
The arms and ammunition received rom Ore
d Britan. es we'll as from oti er neutral eouutre
oil nave enabled the United States to tt out q
e formidable armies now engaged in carrying
p the war against the Southern Statssi while
means of the blockade established By the ke
ersl Government the Southetn States have be-
deprived of similar advantages The impNti
y observance of neutral obligations by her Mal'
3 TVS Government has thus been exceedingly q
= vantagsOus to the cause of the more powerful
70 the two eontending parties. am, etc
(signed) RUSSELL
= ~ We learn that considerable number
l. negroes have escaped daring the past mon
: from the counties Of Liberty aud heIntos
and have succeeded Ia Masking their way to .
AZ enemy. A short time since number Of
nj "a