The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-20

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THE DUTY on GREAT BRITAIN TO REMAIN NEUTRAL
SUBJECTS DURING THE CONTEST.
Ii Will not he denled that whatever obligation there
may &c TO MAINTAIN neutral position III war be-
tween Two recognized sovereign powers exists GER
tiny 10 an equal extent III civil war; in which both
parties recognized as begerents and with still
greater force III contest between "A friendly gov
eminent ana an lnsurgent portion OF its population
whose Resistance to ITS authority has not assumed
the proportions and attained the probability OF sue.
cess TO entte IL 10 be recognized by other
| as "A Ueliigerent.
| In $50; the British government appointed a COM
mission TO inquire INTO anu consider the character.
working, and elect OF the British laws available for
the enforcement OF neutrality during the existence
OF husuities between other States with whom Great
Britain was at peace In 1865 tins commission made
| report containing. among other things in the APP.
| pendiX, a memorandum by Mr.. Abbott, now Lord
Tenterden OF the various foreign enlistment acts OF
Great britain ana other countries, including the
! United states. This memorandum is To be found in
| the fourth Volume or CLAIMS against Great Britain
page, IS Ct SCI.
il resulted IRON this report that the commemorative
Enlistment act, which may be found In the Foreign
Relations for 1870 page 1853, was passed.
IL is not supposed that the liability of Great Britain
| 10 indemnify individual losses occasioneu by the
several cruisers Will seriously disputed II it be
first established that the cruisers were constructed,
equipped, armed or REINFORCED IN her ports vlo-
laon OF her international obligations to the United
| States But 10 make that point sure, the following
correspondence tuoi contained IN Mr. ADbotts mem
oranduml between Mr.. Jefferson then secretary OF
state, and Air, Hammond British Minister at Wash
lngton. Is introduced This correspondence grew out
OF the illegal acts committed by french cruisers,
alluded TO IN Mr. AbDotrs memorandum. 1t Is to
be observed tina! this correspondence took place
before any statute municipal law had been enacted
by the United States, ami the duty OF the United
States u that placed upon It's International
OF the United States was taken without any nfor-
nation furnished by any agent or representative OF
the British government.
Mr.. JEFFERSON TO MR.. HAMMOND
sIII have to acknowledge the receipt your
h ms ant on The s9aiect OF the British snip Rochampon
tascn ana sent into Baltimore by the French p,ateer the
gested to have augmented her force at Baltimore
prize she has made shall be restored 'As
Of e is por IN the ns rules w
are to govern IT, These are
tive OF the United State. only the capture
ea sneS ae . Of the c9n' OF
capture either within Q. without their let armed
United staes which Last have been called prescribed vese
GyoGsa Il. e' bs Of ns
TheTG they n % of
have been before detection they
cCnd.ioa Bu, they escape aloseher
@ s militia, .S
Are % to ss , pe e. but 70
her prizes ali time would b
erned By some general rule and between great and small
il win be attended with less evil the whole rely the
% Of NE q, % @ they va Il. reach
Of those Of smaller importance also and If
these Tue number which viii al TINES bae sne
ieresrht can devise And think we NAV saev re thi
since the regulations which got into course Of execution
equipment of any Importance should escape discovery
lies the around military alteration, or
lion Of vii consider only as com
had effect in the case Of the Industry and inquire
in those CHARGED With The o. these
ORDERS For This must to facts which viii be
Consul At Baltimore and from that which will accompany
About the beginning of August Industry to have
ne o oe o heG arrival s as1
questioned but not questioned that she was an armed
in,mat,oa that two vessels were eaupp%g s9sm.elyesa
dressed BY tue secretary Of War % the Governor q Mary
n9s an che In III the
the Hon Mr. kitty with the inquiry He proceeded to Bat
answering description object Of
his inquiry He then engaged the British Vice. Consul the
any such vessels. Captain Kitty, however. observing
mens for cruise have added her guns ana made some
alteration to her waist thought these merted
pearcd Finding that his inquiries excited suspicion; and
proceeded in Investigation He found that she was the
n sPss csp sr from s. tina.
Ing here and as late as April last had mounted sixteen
had procured any done anything else
b asr as 1 nusa n ecve onnd
made the report to the secretary OF War; OF which enclose
Abou, fortnight after this September you added
e s on thar hh. the %
dusry had within the last i've six weeks been armed,
saen another
men were not then known to me- therefore could only
Department
separation Of the Executive within week after prevented
in my power either 70 controyert or admit the Information
must be sensible STR that conclusions from silence
that regarded The fact Proved not very necessary
New Inquiries At that time could no. have prevented The de-
Tor The priv had then been out for some time the Koch
ampon was already TAKEN and was arriving a. Baltimore
witnesses have forward prove that
more mo cruise 9Re aad"sts ~ The British
Vice Consul are dated about nine Or ten days after the date OF
only TO lament tina, those witnesses had not given their inior
the inquiries be making and when would have had hs
effect e detaipng the t she should have
arrived in our ports she had really added ANYTHING her
Though taken 'e, under the legal sanction Of
an se at . ses " the ws
lion by the Executive, be made
equipment, which all that the testimony tended to
Notwithstanding, however that the President thought the
Information sined the former occasion had cleared
ia, which you have now eaerd opens pos.by
former defective lie has, therefore, desired new
qury TO he made before magistrate legally authorized to
administer oath and Indifferent TO both partiea and
should the result be that the vessel did really make mill
tary equipments In ports, Instructions will be given To
reduce her 20 her original condition whenever she shall again
come Into porta
90 the whole. sir hope viii perceive that the first
tntinaon through their channels and without wait
Ing for Information part that vessel making
military equipments at Baltimore, the Executive the
best measures Tor inqurng into the fact In order
to prevent or suppress such equpments; that
on1ccr OF high responsibility charged with
the inquiry; that he made Il with great diff
gence HIMSELF and engaged similar inquiries port
Vice Consul that neither OF that this
privateer had made such equipments Of course that
ground for reducing OBTAINING
of your letter of september hc
received from you) the prvaeer departed had taken
and that prize arriving IN port that the
evidence, taken ten days after that arrival produce
other effect than the institution OF new inquiry and
Of the force OF the prvatccr should she
have made military alterations or augmentation her
and that In OF this procedure IL
smailest impuna either