New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-29


! cumstances # the undOubted breach of interna
tonal law committed. they would spontaneously
,iier such redress Is alone could satisfy This conn
try w. the restoration OF the unfortunate pasSen
! gers and "a suitable apology.
In THE fac-simile sundry corrections by tht
! Queens hand. lt is curious to note that some o
| them are for the nenGinq OF the Princes German
| idions. The QIcen herself writes English in way
indicating that she thinks herself entitled, like the
Duke OF Newcastle, t. do rs she likes with her own
| The phrase She should have liked to have seen. ,
with rs two errors IN less than line is allowed
t. stand rs IT came from the Princes pen: and she
has inserted that" in the wrong place IN the
same sentence. But tine most interesting modlica.
ton Her Majesty has introduced is one If substance
/ TIE Prince wrote toward the end, Of the United
states forcing quarrel on rs" The Queen has
crossed ont "quarre' and nterlined the less exas-
pcratlng words " question Of dispute" What fol-
lowed Is thus told:
The suggestions here male ut once commended
thewso YES TO Lord john Russell. Lord Palmct-
sion Thought thcm excellent arc Lord Granvillc's
wor Is, IN letter next day TO tn, Prince. in which
he expresses h- own delight that the d,patch had
been altered ~ accordance with them. By he time
this rttcr Tcacnci the Prince he was already much
worse. IL was read to him by ;he Queen, and he
WIS much gfa'lfrd by the good result of ms obscr-
Naiions, which led 10 the removal from the dispatch
Of everything which could i.rtate proud ana >ensi-
tive nation, 10 the time tal offered 10 hem
an opportunity Of rcce Ing hOuorab from the posi-
ton iu winch thet had been placed by the iHdis-
Greet act Of "A too Jealous navy captain.
And the dispatch was in part rewritten in accord
ance with the Princes suggestions; the language
of h being II tie more than his own cast into official
form as follows:
Her VI j .sty's Government, bearing IN mind the
trl'n lt relations WhlcI hIy" long subsIsted be-
tween Great BIan and thc United STATES, are viii
ing 10 believe Tint fhr United STATES naval Off cr
who comm 'cd rhl, aggression wl- not acting in
compliance with any author - from his Govern
ment, or thar, IL he conceived himself to be go
authorized. lr crafty misu .d"rstool the ustruc-
uoHs winch lc h,d received. For the Government
f the Uuif'd states must BE- ul'y aware chat the
British Gov rnmtut could not allow such an affrout
I'D The national honor to pas WithOut full rep
aration auf icr Majesty. Government are nm
vi ling to believe thar j. could be- flo drb rate IN
tcutlop %! thr Government ot the United Stltcs M
necessarily to rec INTO discussion between the two
6pNcrnm'uf+J question eft 30 grave . chHIac e.
ana ih regard 10 winch he whole Brti,. Nauon
would to- 'ute 10 entertain sucn una..ulty OF
Her Mai '-fy'~ Government therefore trust that
when ti.- matter ~uaIi have been brought under
the considered, of tl. t'.tc ~ftr- jhlt Govern
mcut So 81 of 20 own accord ,iicT ,o tDr l.itl~H
Cove nwrut such rofc4> rs alone cord satisfy tire
B1tfSI Nation. udm" s.. the Liberation OF fhe four
utlcHca. .f.d tb-T delivery to you LpIdship. M
order Thar t1rr may gem be placed under Brush
prnfrtuu tfH -iift u" apology or the aggression
Wliru AI, 'r"n cnnHlt.r'i.
How Oh" Frc.cl, Au.tran PrI-siao and even
Bn,-ial Government backed uD tine British M it,
demand l- known; aud 90 j., known. also. says Mr..
Martin. hnv mach influence on us had the calm
ami Enthusiastically Ic>out' attitude of tLc united
But,~a Ea.iol.' should NOT have thought ",a,m'
au accurate DESCRIPTIVE adjective. but let that
pass. 'lr weed hlm-cf, as Lord Palmcrston
assured 90. Qpoeu ON the Jta of December. chad
been -o mach -,ruca with thc intensity and uuan-
im.ty oi 'cclug DOB tnl~ country that be- had written
ID I., q
ocmluds absolutely auI immcdatey.' Ycl Mr.
Marion. rejecting no Doubt thc mind ol the Queen.
BE- Of opinion that thc pressure Of foreign opinion
and British calm re,outcnr-, and Mr. Weeds ur-
rence- 1ll acting tog thrr. ION the United states
6oycrlrep' vouli probably have failed to sway
10 int compliance with the British demands. bat
for thc temp rlic and colrilutory tone ira Which, |
thanks to thc Prince. che view, of the Government
had been conyevcl.'
Nh steward told Lord Lyons. before the copy of
the dispatch WIS placed M ms bands, thar every
hing depended uuon the wording of It.' aud |
begged. prrs mai favor, to zee allowed To read it
before n w-- communicated 10 hlm officially In |
.onp inncr with this request II was sent to him
der cover marked private ana conhieutInl' Ine |
iff,rwlrd." Lord IAou- -ays tn private dI-palch
.o or, Ip. n Russell lgth ID. Drcr Der I~6lj tie
.aue here lie told me- be was pie Isrd to iiuD that
Doe di-ualcr Cuurtcou- and irIcudl, not dIcta-
o.iIi Tor WcIaciuI.' lis task Of fccouOIu- Ills /
ff ID Ilr con rfill
bu- greatly -1up.iicd. Ind oh the 2Gtl De- ah- /
Ioul.,u, no au elaborate dispatch. mu,I oi winch |
ya- ubyI,u~iN Wutt.u to reconcile the more l.rV |
.ur,ior Of TIE American public 20 tiir uup.ia p. /
POP ces-lou that Captain Wilkes bad aclr, without /
Instructions. and that tbc iOur persons taken from |
be rent should " bee chccr.ui.N liberated"
Mr.. seward, opinion on thc wording of q dis
Patch Is entitled 10 respect. but cluuo; help re-
marking tat # tim, bo fr'udly and courteous dis
iaich. the diplomatic idea Of poiteue-s would lead
,omo breaches Of the peace II adopted in private
ifr. And 70. : matter OF historical curiosity. one
would lac tho lrs- friendly and courteous dis
,ntrh, viii. it, "p,r'mptor and defiant language
or which Prince AIbrr,- was substituted. 1t must
ave been . model of British insoleuce; wor nv OF
reservation IN . museum 10 be- studied by the
rr,eut generation a. AN rNmpe of how dis
patches ouR q MOI 10 be written.
" ben the news II The surrender reached London
-Jlguary o. SOFT was gent to the Qucen at Os-
,ornc. Her Majesty replied Lort Ihlmerston
annot bu look Tins peaceful issue Of the Amerl-
an quarrel greatly owing 10 her bo owed Prince.
Who wrote the observations upon tie draft
Lord Lyons, ia which Lord Palmerston SO entirely
oncurrcd. It was tho last thing ne ever wrote"
ord Pamer@ton. TOO good n conrrer 10 debate such
point with his sovereign and too honorable Ia
eny to Prince Albert tho credit due him,
nswcr.d:
{" here can be- no doubt that. rs Your Majesty OBJ
cTyes the alterations made ~ The dispatch 90 Lord
.yons contributed essentially 10 tho satisfactory
Iltlemcnt of the dispute. But these alterations
nd judgmcn land thc power OF nice discrimination,
'hich excited Lord Pamerstons constant and I'M
ounded admiration
BY the umc the message of peace reached Eng
md the Prince had been three weeks m the grave.
uc Irrnt incident IN tact, closes tine record of hts
fc: and ~ could not close more hpuorabiy than
th this sincere effort for the preservation Of ace
rtwccn his adopted country and the country most
osely allied to IT, Some of the words he addressed
Us arc hard reading even AT tins distance Of .
me. but w. mono tine less owe him thanks for the
,lut IN which ho dealt with us and lOt the result
his mediation. q. W. y.
MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT
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