Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-11

x UAUcfMI45f 6ihlDi bctlit SAcltI ltf
that IL is also lawful to ssh 20 either helgeTens
munitions of war.
! Upon this subject beg to cali 10 yeur notice
ibss no longer ago than the % of last No
vembeF, ia answer to the remonsraocs of
MEXICO against an alleged sTesBizsd system in
the United States Of siding France IN the var
IN which she is engaged With that z pubic, hui
n which The Usiled States arc neutral, M
! Seward replied by this, smoug lgslsF citations
/ Afef quoting from Mr. Wsbster'B dispatch
70 Mr Thompson. Earl Russell pIoceeds
Is seems eear, tho principle snnneissed in
these sut oIities, that, except On the ground of
any proved violston Of he foreign enlistment
set, her Hsiestyis Government cannot inteTfsre
with commercial dealings between the British
subjects snd the so-ssJ led Confederate S stes,
whether the subject Of these dealings be money
or eonira6and goods, or even ships for vaTlike
purposes
Mr.. ADAMS TO EARL RUSSELL
LEGATION oFTHz U1rED srArEs,
LONDON, April 6, 1865.
hvs given to all the passages pre-
sented by Jour l0rdship the same profound at
| tention which hsbitusliy psy t. everything
| trom the same ssHrce. . eEHp0i, however, PER
! esivs ihat they have auy effect in disturbing
lie positions which kage been heretofore a.
3 med by myself-s The sails and transfer, By =
neural, Of arms Of nUEiiioEs Of war, and even
Of vessela Of war, to bslligereHt, nol stibjsct
| 70 blockade at the tims IS : purs'y conmsscial
TRANSACTION, is dscdei by these authorities
net TO De unlawful They go got step further,
and p,eci-eiy 70 that exseul hare Ely self ssken
40 exception TO the doeiriuR.
| Bot the cage is ehsHged when q beigcTent is
shown to be ssking measaFes to establish sys
tcm Of opersiions N ns2usl eoentry, wiki 5bt
intent to carry ON a var fssm is ports, mach in
the ssme way that il would DO, if it could, frcyu
! les oHn territory, when il appoints agsnss re-
sidipg z ii that country foT the purpose of Dor.
rowing money 10 BE- applied 20 tne fitting out Of
hostile Arnsneats il those very poTis, aud when
| il appoints and sends oRt agents 10 suPerRtend
IN tcose ports tbs constructing, eqHippIEg aa6
hTmInS sf ships of war, IS veil IS the enlBtiDg
of the subjects Of The neutral country, 10 issue
forth for The purpose Of carrying on hostili.iss
On the sceau.
These sTe the points te which deBiIs 20 call
| your ordships attention in the intercepted dis-
patches. aft med that they Vsnt 70 show q
| system Of operations 70 he extent thus desig-
mated. / did not sfirm that they absolutely
/ proved the fset. BuT did mean 70 be under
stood ss sfi ming them TO fuTUiah strong eoT-
/ rob0rGtiYe evidence TO sustain al ot5eT proofs
which have been in the TTsetics OF lsyiBg be-
| fore your loriship for long tine past Of the
abuses made OF Ter Msji sty's neutral !0nitofy
/ for the eonoEcs OF the var directly from her
ports, without ths intsrvenson Of time even for
the vessels to gain toe semblaree OF nstionsl
character.
LAIRD's RAMs-sSR ADAMS TO EARL RUSSELL
LEsATIoS OF THE UxTTED ST9rEs, I
Load0n, sept 3, Is63.
My LoRDT have the honor to transmit cop
les Of further depositioEs Telstng to the launch
ng and ether preparation cf the second Of the
two vessels Of war from the yard Of Msssrs.
Laird. st BiTksDhead, concerning WI ch i hss
glresdy been my disagreesble duty to make
most serious Representatives to her Asjes iy's
G vern nent
believe there Is not any reasonable ground
| for dcnbs thst tbese vessels, if permitted 70
leave the port Of Liverpool, viii be st Gree de-
voted 70 tie object ei eATTyiDg On war against
| the Unised States Of America. ] hsVs taken
the necessary measures IN the proper quarters 10
arcertsin the truth Of the respective statements
current here, ihst they re Intended toT tie use
/ Of the Government OF Ffsuee OF fer thu PsehR
Of EgyUt, snd have found both without louods-
ton At this moment neither Of those PIEeTs
| sppeArs to have oecssion 70 Uss eoueealment or
equiveessiOn in regard 10 its intentions, hsd it
any in ebtsining such ships In the notes
/ which rad he honor TO Rdiyess 70 your Lord
/ ship On the 1Iih Of July aud l0th Of August, 1
| believe I stated the importance sttaehed BY my
/ Government TO tie decision involved Ia .his
case with sufficient distiRetnsss. Siuce that
! dAis have had the opportunity TO receive rum
the Uaitsd States fall appreciation Of Us con
| tents. AZ the same time feel it ny pNnfnl
] duty to make known to your LoTdship lhzs, IN
some respects, it has fallen sbort IN expressing
tie earnsstness with which have been in the
interval directed to describe the grave nature Of
the situstien iR which both eeuBlriss must be
placed in the event Of AZ act Of aggression
committed agsirst the Government aud psoll'
Of the United States BY either OF ;hess f0TmHds-
bic vessels.
IpIay your lordship to eeseps the assurance
of the highest consideration with which | nave
the honor to b, ny lord, your most obsdisat
servant. CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
Right Honorable Ear Russell, ETC., etc
EARL RUSSELL TO MR. ADAMS
FOREIGN OFFICE, Sept 8, 1883.
Lord Russell pIesenls his com pllmenfs 10 Mr.
Adams and has the honor g inform hun that
instructions have been issued which viii prevent
the departure of the two iTun-elsd vessels irom
Liverpool.
THE FITTIEG OUT or THE ALBx4NDRIA-BIR.
SEWARD TO Ms ADAMS
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Washington. SulY II. 1865
SIR. Your dispatch of the 25.h June (No
43S) has been received, together with three ps-
per bs ks containing report Of the ,Tiai OF she
Il the law Of Great Britain must be left With
out amendment, and construed by the Govern
1sentia conformity with the rulings Of ths Chist
Baron Of the exehfqaer, then thofs VIII be letl
tor the United Stairs no alternative but to pro-
teee themselves aud their e0mmeTee against
armed crniseTs proceeding against the BAysl
| forees Of g public enemy and sls0 to csim and
insist Upon iudemnitis5 for tins injuries which 81
such expeditions have Hitherto committed or
stall hereafter commit against this Govern
msnt and the ciiisens Of the Uri.ed States To
this end this Governnent is now preparing Ds-
val force vitk the utmost. .viger and il The Va
donal nav. which it is rapidly creating, shall
not be sufficient for the emergency, then the
United States muat bring into employment sueh
private armed naval forces Is the mere2nule
| marine shall sfford British perts, domestic as
well IS colonial, sre now opsn, 1ndsF esrtsin re-
strcticns, to the visits OF pirsticAl vessels, end
not only furnish them with Goals, provisions
and reE airs, hut even receive theiF prisoners
when the enemies Of tue United States eoms II
to obtain sueh relief from voyages in which they
| have either b. rned ships which they have cap
tuTed, or Rave even manned sud armed them as
| pirstes and sent them abroad a. auxlliariss in
the work Of destruction.
Can it be an occasion for either surprise OF
complaint that if iiis condition Of things is to
remain and receive the deliberate EeDetion OF
/ the British Government, the navy q lhe United
Ssases Will receive the instructions to pursue
tLess enemies into the ports which thus, in VIC
lstion Of the Law Of nations and the obligations
Of mentality, become harbors for the pirates
The President very distinctly perceives the
risks and hsssrds which naval conflict thus
maintained viii bring 10 tbe commerce, aud
even the Iesee, of the two countries. But he is
| obliged TO consider thss in iha case supposed
the dsstTuctioa OF our eoIaneics VIII PROBABLY
amount to . naval war wsgod by portion, st
least, of The British nstion upon the GoveTnneDt
and people ef the Uaiied Stssas--a war tOle-
rAledi although not declared or svowed By the
British Government. II, through ths necessary
employment Of All oar means Of national do
lense, such q partial var saAll become = gen
deBt thinks that ths responsibility for that
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