, 1865-07-20

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Earl Russell laid before Parliament on the
Seward to Sir F. Bruce, the British Minister
ut Washington, IN reply to the official notil-
cation thai the government Of Great britain
tad lecosnjzed the 1a1s-1!s- -; ~ =, ;,a TIn;to
States Us a. IN end; ' oA'''o
DEPARTMENT OF STA1f,1
WAsursoTos, June ~, 1865,
S1E-Due consideration has been pIyen tn
dispatch which Earl Russell addressed to you
On the I'd Of June instant, and Of which. on
the 18th Instant, you were SO kind as to lea7e
copy ut this Department. The Prcsfdrnf il
gratl1ea by the Information which that "a
per contains, TO the elect that Her Mujesty's
Government have determined to consider h.
war which bus lately prevailed between the
United States md the insurgents Of this
country to have ctascd de ,}ae!o, md that Her
3laiest}' 8 Government now recognize the re-
establishment Of peace within the whole ter
rftory Of which the CnItcd States we're In IN.
dIsturbs possession At the beginning Of tho
civil War.
Tue President il also grR!iGel to learn from
Earl Nustel's dispatch that her Maiestv,a
Government Will forthwith send to her Mat
esty's authorities in all ports, harbofs ard
waters belonging. to hc: Majesty, whether
within the United Kingdom or beyond the
stas, o1cefs heneeiotth TO refuse admission
any vtE5el.ol- war carrying the !nsursent lsr.
and to require any insurgent ressel-of. war.
which after the time that the ortie:s NAV h.
received By Eer MajcstT's authorities nav
bhve already entered such ports, and which.
havIe complied with the previous proclama.
tIons Of tho British Government, may be ac-
tually Within such ports, harbors ana waters.
forthwith to depart from the same.
It IL with regret, however, that have 10
infotm 5ou that Earl Russells dispatch Is
accompanied BY so1nc reservations and ct.
rlanat1tns which arc deemed un4cceptahle
by the Government OF the United States, It
70 hsrdlJ necessary to say that the United
States DO not admit what they hare hereto.
fore constantly coutroyertcd, that the origI-
nal concession Of belligcrent privileges to the
rebels by Great Britain wus either necessary
or just, or sanctioned by the law Of nations.
The correspondence which took place be-
tween this Government and that oi her Na.
jlsty at an carly stage OF the in5ufrec,lon
shows that thu United States deemed the for
Britain With France, that those two powers
would act III concert In regard to said insrr-
rection, TO be an unfricndly proceeding, aud
that tie United States therefore dsclincd 10
receive FROM ei;hcr Of those powers any com.
mtanlcation Which avowed tile existence OF
snch 81 @ an arrsnsement. n have, therefore, now
necessary to inform this Government that
her 3ls1esty's Government have found 1t cx-
IeGlen: to consult with tho Government Of
FRANCE upon the question whether her Males
r:ssorafinn nT Tao,a ~, ~ n9H recognize the
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States cruiser, which shall hereafter be living
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