The New York herald., 1865-04-13

long In establishing. shond prove 20 DC 70, your
lordship wiu perhaps pardon me II persist Ia
tainins the opinion Goat ne fel s ls asy Ar Lanses
Ter, IN sari CePets Ss~mss rom eapsIs AZ~Gas, no.
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saiiiy vhics vosld ere ts any o<er rS.cn
Your iordshp is pleased further 70 observe, towards
the close OF your sote that per hsissty's government
have been as no,. 10 ~, @ s ar m hs
war than The government, OF the United States were in
preventing tho htng oot Of rhifs To aid the Soah Anne
rican republics In thcr reyoR against spain.
Were IL expedient at this te day TO enter upon an ex
animation Of the relative nogit u the Two governments
In very widely different stages u their conlon
In acqui.ng themselves their obligations OF
under circumstances difficulty, nos aware thss
any result which might be arrived wS0d shaI" navs ss
taken Of the shortcomings Of either Very ortsnateiy
saved the necessity Of farther discussion Of oy
pointing out 10 your lordship circumstance when
seems to have entirely escaped your auen-
ton. Whatever may have been ths dsaSienc,es Ss ,a
compensation therefor has been made TO spain ana he
full and free release has been given nder the sacuon
ty's government Shall acknowledge itself prepared TO
perfect the parallel instance, the example may 10 csso
against the United States but not until then.
i have now the honor TO inform your lordship that
after carefa consideration Of your note Of zo'n 9
septembes my governments thinks i.seil 20 su "
regard the painful transactions in quessn as tnese
have been ade known through me 70 ner scues'y r.
government further directed 10 express 10 you the
Presidents az the iiare, sa IT, yms sao.s
taot been made 10 aret Ig os 0n
have cause regard seriously affecting the nanai
honor end dignity
UNITED STATES pEsEnrRRs NOT TO Ms GIVEN Up
II appears from the great OF ccrrcspondence on
various questions that Earl Russell says there is no law
in force in England by which three sailors who deserted
from tho United States ship Iroquos, at Dover could
be given up Secretary Weles, in letter to Mr. Sew.
ard, says:-
Tho course pursued by the authorities at Dover in lib
Grating these deserrs will necessarily be reciprocaed
plcatons In regard to saamen who have or may come
among US.
1t seems from the following that Lord Lyons designed
returning TO this country
MR. SEWARD TO MR.. ADAMS.
DEPARTMENT STATE,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 1864.
Lord Lyons suffering much from neulg goes home
leave OF absence. am desirous that Earl Russell
shall how deeply this incident is regretted
by this government, and how desrous we are for Lord
Lyons recovery and return to this country &c.
Mr. SEWARD LYONS.
Mr. Seward, in a note to Lord Lyons, says
MY DEAR LroXs--I agree with you that It is best
that go away for timeI hope not long one-afiu
vet feel that my cares difficulties win DO seriously
increased by your withdrawal shall be happy to see
you morrow at twelve o'clock, and will then attend
to the Executive mansion, where the resident VIII
receive you l sure, with sincere kindness and
sympathy.
SECRETARY or THE TREASURY oRME
The following letter appears from the Secretary Of the
Treasury (Mr. Fessenden) to Mr.. Orme:-
NOVEMBER a. 1894
SIR-I have received your letter of the 9th utmo
enclosing the application of W. E. Scanlon, British
subject who asks permission to transport to market
certain cotton produced by the labor OF freedmen en-
poyed by him, without making oath that he is loyal
citizen OF the United States Such an oath should not
be required from subjects of any foreign Power
you satisfied that similar applicants are in
good faith subjects Of foreign Powers ana have never
Won are authorized to waive that clause in the aidav
and only require oath that tho applicant has not done
| any act of hostility towards the United States
A NEW PLOT AGAINST STATES.
Mr. Seward writes to Mr.. Adams, October II, 1884,
SIR have honor to acknowledge the receipt Of
your despatch of the goth OF September No TO- which
gives the preliminary proof copies of appeal for
Engishmen In the name of the British nation
be addressed to the people Of the United Stat g.
establish the important fact that this plot against
the United States has for its authors the emaes from
this country who Just now % seemed TO Se very %
instrument employed by the insurgents In the at
tempt to influence and determine in their interest the
now pending national elections As such rs In effect
precious confession that notwithstanding the preenton
of the insurgents to be foreign power they actually
government governs which would be more tolerant of their
treason than the administration they have failed to
arc lust now we'll awakened to the importance Of
perseverng in their hitherto in1exble policy Of ma
tona unity and soysregh'y The proposed address
| ly reach this country, wiu Justly Be dsemed
inusve and mstss and thus aas,s s effects ;,o VIII
will invariably increase the unfrendiDess with which
considerable portion Of people have reluctantly come
to recard the British nation That nation will find In
these results proof Of the truth Of the old maxim,
that Revolutionary emigrants are bad advisers have
read with much satisfaction the paper which has been
Issued by the vlgant friends of freedom and hu-
manity in Manchester.
HsUFmcIENcY BRITISH NEUTRALITY.
Mr. Seward, in a letter to Mr. Adams dated October
"a, 1864 says
It my duty TO invite through you the serious atten
IN fla
unfortunately TO be ultipying in which the Brit
sb poss ssi0ns in neghborhood, both continental
and ngular have been made bases for hostile proceedings
Of the Insurgents against this country. The motives for
such proceedings have undoubtedly been, not cDnvic
ton that material damage would res II directly from
the hostile ats of the Insurgents but hope
that just sense Of national dignity and SELF
preservation part might induce Us 10 resent
the toIaon OF the British author les, and ultimately
perhaps lead that government 10 take part with tho in
sur-ents rs an open ana declared enemy of tho United
States The nsuhcicncy o he British neutrality act
and r the ncs of the Queens pr canati0n 90 ar
carly in tbe existing struggle and that government
asked 30 apply aremedy by pass M act more stringent
IL It's chafacter Of the 10th Of March 1885
which occasioned by similar condition OF Affairs.
Ths request las not been orplicd with, though its
sonabene.s and necessity have been SHOWN by subse
qgcnt events.
srzuHr or THg cHFs APP swr, pnuo PARSONS
oUTEs-CANaDiAY CONSPIRACY.
The sccrcay after giving the particulars appertaning
to the seizure by insurgents Of The Chesapeake
Philo Parsons and the Island Queen, &c., says
Tho primary object IN capturing these steamers was
canfessedy release the inaurgont occrs confined on
johnson Island 1hsre is reason 10 believe that the
conspiracy organized and set in mosn by prominent
insur ens who have for some tine past boon residing
IN Canadn fn such purposes Indeed this department
tidt he cOmmissioned and propi0cd h FINDS N cary
u M into eg,ct and Lad insrsie~s with conspicuous