, 1869-06-16

hen tho law oi Enz1aud and tho law Of nations
ttl descrrs our attention. md 1t remains 70 H.
aren't elscfneas. in tns eeenla, p c3rmssness e
ne ease, or IN the defects or existing ateypatIon-
!! !sT; on tns % q jene IL. Adsns NV x1iies 10
which Is 2 bs commander by one Of he insuIraut
E q e.sel obt.inea ia fS p3 IL aos
eminent of the United States, explaining tae de-
7s9s sn 81 ths h. psssen; e9ysed q ihe ea:e7
IN letter trom coasa Dudley 4 i iFenooi ooa III
aska" susa action - may TEND el.her 10 stop tho
u puIpose L. rot intmlcal to the people Of lie
United States" This brought oa. tie stasemen.
q "ine 1aro s cS@nlt2oners q Her Xa;es.5s
ITeasnfJy datcd Jaty !, that the bu!ldera oi1,,t |
that abe Ia intended for shtp-of-War: that she
bad seSeEal powder carlsters oa boad, but a. vet
port Is sEat she has been buiis by = rorsiea nov
e1nmens, which Is not denied h5 tho Iessra
Lalrd, WEo, however, a1e not disposed to aasxer
weasel after she leavcs liverpool; sn1 thciS
solicitor gives the opinion that there Is at prcscn,
n9t n ,sm smsns gF9oua 70 Tasns M detention
part. They further ssy that the proper course !
would Be ior the American Consu1 IL L.se.pooi 10
iector ii .ae pof.. who would ihefeupon take saen
measures - the Foreign Enlistment would re-
GU1re ne lEESul Clio E10kd re PRESENTATIONS to the
Of july il, nom Mr. Adams TO Nj. SeWard, but ~
te did not a,1 to this paper the legal form Of eIi
me omission Again, July is the Minister informs
Mr.. Sew ar! that he has consulted his co7usel As.
Collier. respecting ne vessel fsttns out As rsiva-
Nr Golfers reply, dated July ID, IS tcat he re-
gatd1 the evidence ts almost conclusive that the
vessel Is ntslos OCT for the Confederate Govern
be sytses that sne principal on1eer Q. customs Be
a. ad s s.s as 19e Of Tss
The rrgcest that he would order or tatly the SELF
ure. Next come oppoktnons5 sir in number, 10
shown to the Collector OF the Port, and were now
sent 10 Earl Russell, with the request tas4 the
government would prevent the hostile expedition
% The ssms sue deposttions POI seoan % H. cosr
from him lhe opinion th8t the Collector at LIVER
99s1 10 dean she Vesse snd taas m Toaa M
. heavy responsibility Il he allowed her to leaTe
Liverpool Another ot the legal gentlemen en-
sa Essier nl; Is, 70 she Boasa IF cas.ems crte9
hsa been sent to the Collector not to se.,
sufficient To jnsttfy tho Collector IN seiztn9 tie
vessel He now seuds Two more deposltIaps. snd
asks for . reconsideration Of the matter, and SAYS
that the gunboat leA texuJ for sea, With htLy men
on boArd, md may sail NJ any time. The law GU
GERS Of the Crown were now In consultation. and
aeseIoped N 81 Joan IL .ass
Their opinion, IS Ean Russell mates, II eonTer.
Raton with Mr.. Adams wns II last given for the
detention Of the vessel but before the order
got To- liverpool the vessel waa gone In
Is:s tas pst,ss ,es 6 eonss5ned 2 9of ia ri
r pss sas T5aast s5aast
count oi The matter VA hero Scies1ed to N;ta sass
Of Morgan. Surveyor Of tht Port ind Of otheIs
Ion9es subsequent testimony, given Ia the diplo-
1rms Whist was wen Known before. The Aiatamn
then went to Aoelire Bay gos an addition to her
esw Of my en Psssee1sa re- 70 Tetse Il IL
f.um vessels appointed to meet hcr there. Her
voyasc q p'undef was successful FiI,53a1se
amount of damage IN each case stated ID ne DE- d.
| rlomnt,o correspondence for 1851, l. lsn Sosa
Tho claim Is that the Alahsma vas ~" :
vhsn ru!1 proof Tas siren: tass oo'1s sss ext at
rsom British port vas in violation Of
hons and ought to have been pe5enie =; r. a.,
s!tle. The Foreign Enl!stmedt aet provides,
or augment the armament OF any vessel win y IN. NJ
tent TO commit hosttlit1es against frcndf1 state
shall subject The person or persons convicted of
| being engaged IN such an act, to onc and fmnr1a
ouEent, md the vessel TO CONDEMNATION. The
| zane act made peua1 cnltsttng or cpea0inr His
Aassty 2 subeStsto enlist n foIeIzn service, etc
| mAJ fairly be comprised In the following stats.
men 10 fer ~ they apply to casas Ike NIT OF the
Alabama; tsat 81 = "a, 5olasion Of neutrality %
neo.iais te51tteT. Ehe9 thele i Evidence us.s ~
the subjects to prepare or to acEnets nnf hastite
expedition. Thus 10 build. arm OF nan ships Of
xa5 va. .sa iais stex q to nud them wisa tas ID
ment which l. 70 be PIT On bosru on the sea or
IN some 9en.sA 9e pot POT; . an p9oe1trA pro-
n these respects such conduct may II
ford ground cTcn for W.T. II the neutral is cars
Les N not Rssssnsing s. damage Y friend, fFom
thence resulting. II he piesds the want OF laws
adequate to the protection OF neutrsis au,Jnnt
1hsse eS ths m psa - Tsas or a
| within tnelF own linits. Was there tnen snch
evidence that the Aabsma WAS to be engaged s In =
ment responsible Ior not OBTAINING her: 'S, Yon
hare tho evidence before Jon You can iudee As
EenssI; NOT to charge anything worse Oh t6c
such unwllllDgnesa to Aet nuch ptoix counsel and
Rdylce. such fear to step an inch beyond ths letter
q ,ne AZ MnSn ~ Sst ;5s we1e .: ste
as rrtrna Jaest q rery good one. Eari Rnsssu ID
mls1ed That the Intentions of the government xere
Ment act and the rules OF international law 70.
9uircd the detention. The alscknesa WAS IN o.
fence agatnst . bosn: Our orn government has act
IE1amples were brought forward to show the
practice Of our goyrTnment even going 40 far as
to m1ie compensation to the injured nation vita.
But VAS there any excuse arising ont Of the de-.
fects Of International Law. 1t tB allowed to tha
neutral merchant Or sh!p builder 70 build anips Of
mcsce, and send them for sale to one OF he bel
Ngereuta- They are contzuband Of war and that
supreme Court Of tho United stafee, as b. judSe
SsoJ II the case Of re sanslsa.na Trinidad. I
! RI . Gu~h mt