Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-25
TME LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
Details by the nia-COrrespOndence
Between Minister Adams and Earl Rus
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| The correspondence begins with letter from Min
lister Adams dated the 7th Of April last in which he
ports respecting the ravages of the Menondoah and
announces that for the damages caused by such crui
ses, hs Government cannot avoid entailing the re-
| sp0lslolilty upon Great Britain.
The reply of Earl Russell is dated May ith. lie
says that the duties of Great Britain towards the
nited States are pot measured by the losses which
the commerce OF the latter may have sustained. The
question is simply whether the Queens Government
| have faithfully ard honestly performed the duties
which international laws and their own municipal
laws imposed upon them.
| The reply Of Mr.. Adams is dated May 4th. Hesays
that the insurgents became belligerents On the ocean
solely by reason of the facilities furnished il. Her Ma
Jesys ports for them TO do so. lie complains of the
secret sympathy of Her Majestys officers in the port
OF Liverpool, and contends that, after the inforna-
was by the fragrant negligence of Her Majestys Board
Of Customs that this vessel admitted to be intended
Tor war purposes, was suffered to depart from Liver
An interval of three months elapsed between the
above letter and Earl Russell 5 reply to it,
| In response Earl Russell proceeds to justify the
course Of Her Majestys Government in recognizing
the begerents, and reasons are given why there
extreme difficulty in giving orders to exclude from
british ports vesscli OF war partly fitted up in the
| United Kingdom.
very Important point Is referred to in this let
| ter. Bari Russell notices Il statement in letter
| from Mr.. Adams, in 1863, to the Government of
Washington being ready to refer these disputes to
| btration.
Earl Russell declines this Offer and saysti is dues
ton, IN the first lace. whether The Queens Govern
ment have acted In good faith in maintaining their
neutrality and i'll the second place. whether the law
officers of the crown have correctly interpreted Bri
Earl Russell continues: "The Queens Government
can refer neither of these questions to arbitration"
The words used by him are as follows;
Her Majesty s Government arc the sole guardians
| of their own honor. They cannot admit they have
acted with bad faith in maintaining the neutrality
they pr9ieIsed The law officers OF the crown must be
held to be better interpreters Of British statute than
any foreign Government can be presumed to he. Her
Majesty Government must therefore decline to make
| reparation and compensation for captures made by
the Aa9ama or to refer the question to any foreign
they were to act otherwise they would ehdanger the
position of neutralS in ell future wars Her Maestys
government are however, ready to consent to the
appointinent Of commission, to which shall be
terred all claims arising during the late civil war,
which the two Powers shall agree to refer to the
The reply, of Mr.. Adams is dated the 18th of Sept.
tenmieer, and Is very serious in its tone
as to the fact that the recognition Of de south as
belgerens was suci an act as was never done by
| charges the British Government with having acted
| without knowledge and upon mere presumption, 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 British policy. lie thinks that the only cx
was precpitate. He then ntimatcs that if the doe
trincs and practices of the British Government are
allowed to become the rule the United States will
/ not be the greatest losers thereby.
Mr. Adams l docs not appear to think that the pro-
posa OF Earl Russell to refer the questions dispute
to commission will be accepted by the United States
| The Times and the Past arc silent on the core,
| The Daiiy Nc,rs says:-Besides the magnitude of
the questions affecting neutrals. the matters in dis
pute are closely connected with the maintenance Of
| friendly relations between England and America.
The Sd', in referring to the escape Of the Alabama
gence without such gross cupability as to render us
liable for all the damages which the escaped privateer
perpetrated, But if our views on these questions
should differ from those of the United States and
they should insist peremptory upon their claims
we upon our denial OF responsibility, what then? Are
a Di rptb hat. sn,,tt
| arbitration?
The Star awaits the instructions from the United
| states Government with much apprehension, and
dares not say what effect it Will have upon the tenn
per of England, nor what disastrous disturbance Of
not result from deliberate attempt to apprase the
losses caused by Confederate cruisers upon England,
| and to exact payment for them.
| ENGLAND.
Among the papers read at the Social Science Con-
grcss, at Sheffield, was one by the Rev. Stella Mar
| tin, colcrel representative of the American mis-
cOntended that it would be better grown by free than
slave laborerS. He concluded by putting in earn
| est plea for the negro
| FRANCE.
The Scmi-oicia Berlin Jou,aai says that the hon
| orablc and cordial reception given Count Bismarck
by the Emperor Napoleon at Biarritz and the obser-
| guarantees for the unaltercd continuapcc of the
| friendly relations between France and Prussia 1t
soIyeG to eonnae the policy he has
| hitherto pursued relative to the Duchies &c.
1
The official GtOrhaie dc RoDHAd announces that it
has authority to declare that the Pope in his ailo
cutOn upon secret societies, as at all times, spoke
from the prompthSs Of his own conscience and with
| full independenee ,.,..,.,,
of the PopeS remarks relative to the funeral Of Mar
| shal Magnan.
HtNGART.
Great agitation prevailed at Pesth on account of
| the Meeting of the Committee of Commtta in that
The election question was under discussion.
| GREECE.
Several ministers having resigned their portfolios;
| the entire Cabinet had been entirely remOdelcd.
News by tllc .'Ciiy of New YORK;
! The following is a summary of the news taken out
| by the steamship City of New York"
The bondholders Of the securities of the Southern
States which interest and dividends in arrears
| have held meeting and appointed committee to
look after their interests. 1t is proposed that the
arrears be funded. The total arrears are estimated
at four million pounds sterling and the total debt
| twenty-Seven millions sterling,
| The special American correspondence of the DGHg
N.s yer, represents President johnson as, playing
than they even hoped asked for.
Arrests OF Fenians continued to be made daily in
| ireland.
Among those arrested was Il passenger by the steam
| ship Hcfrct", which sought to pass Queenstown
son given for this the bad state of the weather
She WAS compelled, however by the authorities to do
so, ami strict search was instituted among her pas
| scngerS.
| The strictest surveillance is maintained at Queens
town upon all vessels coming from America.
| tried by a special commission.
- Lord Richard Grosvenor and William Ewart. VI.
F. repudiate all connection with and interest in the
1t is stated that Captain Judkins will retire from
service III the Cunard Steamship Line to private life
| at the end of the present year.
The King and Queen Of Portugal had arrived ut
Biarrz, on visit to the Emperor and Empress of the
| French.
1t is reported that the Count Waewski will soon go
to Florence on political mission.
The Bank of France, on the 9th inst. advanced its
| rate from four to five per cent.
The French troops have already been withdrawn
from Frosndae and Nalleri, in tha papa States.
The Minister of Police at Warsaw has intmated
that the state OF siege in Poland will be raised at the
The .IoHrHdi de ~. Peicrsbnrg draws parallel be-
| tween ireland and Poland.
The London Tines emphatically denies the truth of
the parallel and points out that there is essential
| difference in the condition of the two countries.
| The JGgrRafd de ~. Pctersbrug also congratulatcs
the Washington Government on the rapid reconsruc-
tion Of the Southern States, and points out that the
Russian government was always in favor Of the main
| tcnance OF the tniOn.
SHANGHAI; Sept. IA successful revolt is reported
| in Western Tarary.
| The province of Lii has been wrcsted from the Ce-
| lcstial Empire
Nigenfer ha: seized three cities, and it is reported
that he has reiterated that Burgcvinc drowned.
Ia tea there was n declining tendency. Silk is
| active Exchange Us. ID.
| COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
| LoNDoN MoNEY MARKEr-Thc appearance of the
discount market was more satisfactory. and the de-
| mand was quite moderate The hope prevailed that
the Ndluc oI money l;il lis hglcSt point
touching seven per cent Under this impression the
| Stock markets were recovering from their late de-
| presSiOn
! AMERICAN SECCmTIES.-Satterthwaite Circular
of the evening of the llth instant. says The unprc
cedcnted action of the Bank of England. in advan-
cling it, rate Of discount three times during last week
completely upset all markets in the Stock Exchange
American securities participated in the general de
prcssion. Fiye-twcnteS declined more than ono pcr
cent, and were last quoted ut 6S1 12a,i33{.
The Erie and Illinois railroad shares have also su-
fcred relapse, the former having at one time sold
low 5S2. and the latter at Sl34 They close as
follows: Erie 59a59'2 and Illinois SlaSlli
| LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
| LIVERPOOL. 0ct'r l2.-Cotton opened dull at a de-
cline Of cd. but closed active and buoyant The
decline fully recovered. The sales for four itlys
have aggregated 5000 bales including 900 bales to
| spectators and exporters.
| TRADE REPoRT.-Fhe advces from Manchester are
not so favorable. The market was quiet and easier,
but closed frmer.
| LIVERPOOL BREADSTCFFS MARKET.-The Bread
| stufs market is tending downward. Wakefield
| Nash Il Co., Bgland Athya & Co. and others report:
Flour fiat and quotations barely maintained. Wheat
sales SMALL some qualities declined LAID: sales at qS
ida9slud for Winter red Corn inactive and declined
| 6d sales AT 2Ss6da2SS9d for mixed.
LIVERPOOL PRoyIsl9N MARKET.-LThe Provision
market is steady. Gordon, Bruce & Co. and other
| report Beef quiet and steady there was a fair dc
mand for the fine qualities at the full previous rates
Pork quiet but firm. Bacon inactive but steady