Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-25

ness, and the latter was returned to the Toomb!
and the case was withdrawn.
The trial of the capacities of the steamers
! Olgraques and Monoosky, was commenced yes
terday at Fort Delaney. 1t is for the same OBJ.
| jects, to be conducted in the same manner, and
! to continue for the same length of time us
| agreed upon for the former trial, which was
not completed. The, engines of both steamers
are to be run for ninety-six consecutive hours.
| FARTHER POINT, Oct. 23.-The steamship
Hibernian from Liverpool on the 18th via Lon.
donderry on the 18th inst. arrived off this point
en- route to Quebec, at 6 O'Clock this morning.
She was boarded by the news boat of the AS
sociated Press, and the following summary of
her news was obtained which is five days
| lates
The Hibernian has Al cabin and 347 steer
| age passengers.
New York simultaneously with the Hibernian.
The steamship Kangaroo, from New York,
| arrived at Queenstown on the 18th inst. The
steamship Germana, from New York, arrived
at Southampton on the 18th inst. The steam
ship City of Boston, from New York, arrived
at Liverpool on the 10th inst The steamship
Damascus, from Quebec, arrived at Londonderry
on the 18th inst. The steamship Erin, from
New York, arrived at Liverpool on the 18th
inst.
The correspondence between the American
Minister and Earl Russell is important.
A diplomatic correspondence between Mr..
Adams, the American Minister, and Earl Rus
sci, is published in the London Gazetteer of
the l1th inst. The correspondence begins
with a letter from Minister Adams, dated the
7th of April last, in which he calls the atten-
ton of Earl Russell to the official reports re-
specting the ravages of the Shenandoah and
announces that for the damages caused by such
cruisers his Government cannot avoid entailing
the responsibility upon Great Britain.
The reply Of Earl Russell is dated May 4th.
He says that the duties of Great Britain
towards the United States are not measured by
the losses the latter may have sustained.
Tie question is simply whether the Queens
Government have faithfully and honestly per.
formed the duties which International law and
their own municipal laws imposed upon them.
The reply of Mr.. Adams is dated May 18th.
lie says the lnsurgeants became belligererts on
the ocean solely by reason Of the facilities fur
nished ia Her Majesty's ports for them to do So
He complains Of secret sympathy Of Her Ma
jesty's officers in the port of Liverpool. And
contends that after the information which he
supplied respecting the Alabama, it was by
the hagrant negligence Of Her Majesty Board
OF Customs, that this vessel, admitted to be
intended for war purpose, was suffered to
depart from Liverpool.
An interval of three months elapsed between
the date Of the above letter and Earl Russel's
reply
In response Earl Russell proceeds to Justify
the course of Her Majesty's Government in re-
cognzlng the bellgerents, and reasons were
given why there was extreme difficulty in Civ
ing orders to exclude from British ports vessels
of war partially fitted out in the United King.
dom.
A very important fact is referred to in this
letter. Earl Russell notices a statement in Il
letter from Mr.. Adams in 1863, as to the Gov.
ernment Of Washington, being ready to refer
these these m ] to is rtn fr IN %
first place, whether the Queens Government
have acted in good faith in maintaining their
neutrality, and in the second place whether
the law officers Of the Crown have correctly
Interpreted a British statute
Earl Russell continues: The Queens Gov
ernment can refer neither of these questions to
arbitration. The words used by him are as
follows: Her Majesty's Government are the
sole guardians Of their own honor. They can
not admit that they have acted in bad fat! in
maintaining the neutrality they professed The
law officers Of the. Grown must be held to be
better interpreter of q British statute than any
other foreign government can be presumed to
be; Her Maesty's Government must therefore
for captures made by the Alabama, or to refer
the question 10 any foreign State. Her Ma.
jesty'S Government cOnceives that if they were
to act otherwise they would endanger the posi-
ton Of neutrals in all future wars. Her Ma
jesty's Government are, however, ready to con-
sent to the appointment of Commissioners, to
which shall be referred all claims arising dur
ing the late civil war, which the two powers
shall agree to refer to the commissioners.
g I.,%oI H. O.l.
Of September, and is very serious in it's tone
Mr.. A considers that there is no dispute as TO
the fact that the recognition of the South as
belgerents was such an act as was never done
by any nation towards another in a state
of amity. He charges the British Govern
ment with having acted without knowledge
and upon misrepresentation in assuming that
the evidence of the blockade Of the Southern
ports was imperfect. The blockade he says,
was the consequence, not the cause OF the
British policy He thinks that the only ex-
cuse for the British Government is that its
conduct was precipitous. He then intimates if
the doctrines and practices OF the British Gov
ernment are allowed to become rule the
United States will not be the greatest losers
thereby. ..
Mr.. A. appears to think that the proposals
of Earl Russell to refer the questions i'll dispute
to Commission will be accepted by the U. s.
Government
1he Times and Post are silent on the cor
The Daily News saws: Besides
the magnitude of the questions affecting neu-
trails the matters in dispute are closely con-
nected with the maiRtanance of friendly rela
tions between England and America.
The Star in referring to the escape Of the
Alabama from England says: This may per-
haps be negligence with which gross culpabil-
ty is to render us liable for all the damages
which the escaped privateer perpetrated But
if our views on these questions differ from
those of the United States, and they should IN.
sist as peremptorily upon their claims as We
upon our denial of responsibility, what then,
are we to run the risk Of rupture rather then
consent to arbitration? The Star awaits the
instructions from the United States Govern
ment with much apprehension, and dareS not
say what effect it will have upon the temper OF
England, nor what disastrous disturbance OF
the friendly relations between the two coun-
tries may not result from a deliberate attempt
to appraise the losses caused by Confederate
cruizers upon England and TO exact payment
for them.
Arrests for Fenianism continued in Ire
land Thirteen persons were committed tor
trial at Cork on the 18th inst, and a number
had been committed in Dublin. 1t was report
ed that one of the Fenians would become an in
former and reveal the entire secrets OF the or
ganzation-
Among the papers read at the Social Science
Congress- at Sheffield, was one by the Rev.
Shelta Martin, a colored representative of the
American Missionary Society ca the cotton
question, in which he concluded that 1t would
be better grown by free than slave laborers.
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