The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-11-03
TEE CASE OF THE PIRATE SREN
kNDOAE
Sharp Correspondence between orr
Minister and Lord Russell.
Farther Point. Oct. %

Eaflher ONT. CCt. 70.
The Steamship Hbernian from Liver
pool on the 18th, via Londonderry on the
l3;h inst, arrived off this point en- route
to Quebec, at 6 o'clock this morning.
She was boarded by the news boa. Of the
associated press, and the following sum
mary of her news obtained, which is FIVE
days later.
An important diplomatic correspond
ence between Mr.. Adams, the American
minister, and Earl Russell, is published in
the London Gazette of the l1ih inst. The
correspondence begins with letter from
Minister Adams. dated the 7th Of April
last, in which he calls the attention of Earl
Russell to The official reports respecting
the ravaoes of the Shenandoah, and an
nonnces that for the damages caused bv
such cruisers, his government cannot avoid
entailing the responsibility upon Great
Britain.
The reply Of Earl Russell is dated May
4th. He savs that the duties Of Grea:
Britain towards ,he United States govern
ment are not measured by losses which
the commerce of the latter may have sus
tanned. The question is simply whether
the Queens Government have faithfully
and honestly performed the duties which
international laws anG their own munici-
pal laws imposed upon them.
The reply Of Mr.. Adams is dated May
4lh. he says that the insurgents became
belligerents on tie ocean solely bv reason
of the facilities furnished in Her Majesty's
ports for them to do so. He complains OF
the great sympathy OF Her Majestv's off
GERS in the port of Liverpool, ard contends
that after the information which he sup
piled res pecting the Alabama, it was by
the fragrant negligence Of Her Majesty
board of Customs, that :his vessel admitted
to be for war purposes, was suffered 10 de-
part from Liverpool.
An interval of three months elapsed
between the above letter and Earl Russells
reply to it in response.
Earl Russell proceeded to justify the
course Of Her Majesty's government in
recognizing the beligerents, and reasons
are given why there was extreme difficulty
in given orders to exclude from British
ports vessels Of war partly fitted up in the
United Kingdom. A very important point
is referred to in this letter. Earl Russell
notices statement in letter from Mr..
Adams. in 1868, and to the government
at Washington, being ready to refer these
disputes TO arbitration Earl Russell de-
ciines this offer, and says it is a question
in the first place whether the Queen s
government has acted in good faith in
maintaining its neutrality. 10 the second
place, whether the law officers of the
crown have correctly interpreted British
statute. Earl Russell continues and SAYS
the Quaen's government can confer Meth
er 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 they have acted with bad faith
iu maintaining the neutrality they profess
sed. The law officers Of the crown must
be held to be better Interpreters Of the
British statute than any foreign govern
meni can be presumed to be. Her
Sih'i'Sh1 .''9b thcitt'ic W.
cline to make repsration and com pe,lsation
for captures made By the Alabama, or to
refer the question TO any foreign State.
Her M&jesty's government conceive that
|: they vera to act otherwise, they wo'd
endanger he position in future wars.
Her Majesty's government are however,
ready 10 consen, TO the appointment Of a
commissioner 10 which shall be referred
all claims arising during the late civil war,
which the two powers shall agree to the
commissioner.
The reply Of Mr.. Adams is dated the
18th of September, and is very serious in
its tone.
Mr.. Adams considers that there is now
no dispute As 10 the fact that the recogni-
ton of the South as bellgerents was such
An act as was never done by one nation
towards another, in state Of amitv. He
charges the British government with hav>
"A acted without knowledge and upon
mere presumption, in assuming that the
evidence Of the blockade of tile Southern