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American Affairs in Europe.


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American Affairs'in Europe.
In the House Of Commons. May 30, tn
following conversation took place,
Mr.. Shaw Lefevre. AS some misappre
I hension was caused by the answer of the no
ole lord tie 6;har night to ACQUISITION put BY
Pan honorable member, l wish to ask whether
f! :ha Communication which The noble lord sale
/ had been received from the United States
G6yern,nest, with respect ro,the losses cals
! ed By the Alabama and other similar vessels
j. N any wav contradictory in tenor ana
spirit to Mr. Adams dispatch Of October,
/ 1863, in which he stated that, in order to pre-
! serve nnanimity aud. friendship between the
two countries he was instructed by his Coy
eminent TO-. postpone any question which
might arise with reference to the depreda-
tions of the Alabama to some future time,
when it could be discussed with calmness;
kand also Bish,to ask whether that commus
nicationswas dated before: or after the aeces-
sion of President johnson.
Lord Pslnerston can only repeat what
said on q former occasion-that communi-
cations have been going on between >the two
Governments for considerable time past
with regard to the captures made by the Alr
ALBANIA and other ships of the same kind. My
honorable friend wishes to know whether, in
recent communication, the identical words
are repeated which were contained in my for
mer one. am not aware that the Identical
words are used, but'the general tenor of the
communication is the same and refers 10 the
same matters as the previous ones, certain
portion of which have been laid before Par.
iameDt, and are now on tho tab!s of the
House: Ny honorable friend asks whether
the last communication was made since the
accession of President johnson. 1t was made
here since that time; but whether the instruc-
tons upon which twas made were issued by
President Lincoln or President johnson l
cannot inform you.
Lord r. Cecil understood the noble lord
at the head Of the Government to say that
the former demands on the subject of the AL
ALBANIA had been eonveyedin correspondence,
Of which portion had been laid before Par
iiament. / wisi, to esk the noble lord what
are the daies, cr at least what is the approx
imate period oil the correspondence relating
to the demands on the account of the Ala
bama which has not been laid before Parlia-
ment. .t.
Lord Pa!merston was understood to say he
WIS not able off hand toanswer the QueStian
of the noble lord. =.
Mr.. w. E. Forster: Is itnot possible, in c
case of such considerable Importance, fop the
gnder Secretary for Foreign Affairs, or some
other person on behalf of the Government to
give more explicit answer to the qssstion
Which has been put By the honorable .tasn77
oer? There seems to be an Impression
ibroad-I believe AN unfounded impression
that since the accession of President john
son, claim. with regard to the Alabama have.
been made in u different spirit from that
which they were made formerly. | ratkSstE,,
Gather from the question of the nobletl4rd
Lord r. Geci!) that he is not altogether sat.
isi;sd with tue reply Of The noble lord at the
head Of the Government. 1t is of Importance
thai the mind Of tine country should be set at
rest upan iris subject. and fit be the case,
a. believe It is. that no fresh feature has
besi introduced into'the Claims on account OF
The a !aDauia within tboso few months, hope
.bc Under Secretary ,ior foreign Aif.lrs will
be able To state that distinctly. ~.
M-.La-ard: The case is very. simple. The
or;gnii demand Was that contained in papers
winc:. taye beer laid "a the table of the
House last year, o;. Z: the end of the previ-
!. Gus session. Wbena;er cases have aGisen,
whether solitary or oiher~':>e, Of vessels cap
,ura,!: bv .he AIatsnIa and Q; he: aaps c: that
1;;iioa; Mr. Adan,s. in putting i;'Fsard the
claim 10 zach particular case, has reiterated
sha ., si,:a.l c;2ias Amos. in tee same words.
j -he.t I'm cgn ~ q note "llol reached
~. .sjy.ty's ii-ye-'meHt o=iore tue dea'h
u President Lincoln, nai dcmard was lnci-
a,., T. renewed in words, almost Identical
.,-r. lie original claim. Fiat is the state in
-, hthmcase rests at present. There has
b.. .n no fresh demand, neither has the claim
been withdrawn. The, demands which have
oe-n made Of late arc combinations OF the
| orr yinal demand
OPINION or. THE PRESS oy.kaERlcAN AFFAIRS.
The Owl (ecited by Hon. Evelyn Ashley.
Lord Palmerston,s Private. Secretary,1 cop-
cludes an article on British relations With
the United States BY saying the peace ot'the
world seems to depend at this moment upon
The firm and joint action Of Er"land and
France. Without committing / rselycs to
The policy, of our neighbors in Mexico, ~ Will
be easy to letthe United States understands
that the two great Western Powers OF Eu-
rope are ons as to their mode Of regarding
international obligations and the sacredness
Of public law. -
The Owl says that the question Of paying
an indemnity for the losses the Americans
have sustained by the depredations ofthe Al
ALBANIA, has reached an unpleasant point. In
reply to the government at Washington, the
British Cabinet has ihtimated thatit is not
intended to pay their damages, and their
international law is on cur side. The re:
I ioinder from Washington alludes to compen:
sation. - :.
The London Morning Post editorially re-
fsrs to the proclamation Of President john
son, declaring that the American. ports shall
10 nlo,ad a ooo;nat the publc ships of those