Great Britain and the American Civil War eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 825 pages of information about Great Britain and the American Civil War.

Great Britain and the American Civil War eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 825 pages of information about Great Britain and the American Civil War.

[Footnote 994:  U.S.  Diplomatic Correspondence, 1863, Pt.  I, p. 157.  To Seward, March 24, 1863.]

[Footnote 995:  Ibid., p. 160.  To Seward, March 27, 1863.]

[Footnote 996:  State Department, Eng., Vol. 82, No. 356.  Adams to Seward, March 27, 1863.]

[Footnote 997:  Palmerston MS. Russell to Palmerston, March 27, 1863.]

[Footnote 998:  Rhodes, IV, p. 369, notes, April 4, 1863.  Bright was made very anxious as to Government intentions by this debate.]

[Footnote 999:  This topic will be treated at length in Chapter XVIII.  It is here cited merely in relation to its effect on the Government at the moment.]

[Footnote 1000:  Trevelyan, John Bright, 307-8.]

[Footnote 1001:  Hansard, 3rd Series, CLXX, 33-71, for entire debate.]

[Footnote 1002:  U.S.  Diplomatic Correspondence, 1863, Pt.  I, p. 164.  Adams to Seward, March 28, 1863.]

[Footnote 1003:  Rhodes, IV, 369-72.]

[Footnote 1004:  Palmerston MS.]

[Footnote 1005:  Bernard, p. 353.  The case was heard in June, and the seizure held unwarranted.  Appealed by the Government this decision was upheld by the Court of Exchequer in November.  It was again appealed, and the Government defeated in the House of Lords in April, 1864.]

[Footnote 1006:  Manchester Examiner and Times, April 7, 1863.  Goldwin Smith was one of the principal speakers.  Letters were read from Bright, Forster, R.A.  Taylor, and others.]

[Footnote 1007:  F.O., Am., Vol. 869, No. 183.]

[Footnote 1008:  “Historicus,” in articles in the Times, was at this very moment, from December, 1862, on, discussing international law problems, and in one such article specifically defended the belligerent right to conduct a cruising squadron blockade.  See Historicus on International Law, pp. 99-118.  He stated the established principle to be that search and seizure could be used “not only” for “vessels actually intercepted in the attempt to enter the blockaded port, but those also which shall be elsewhere met with and shall be found to have been destined to such port, with knowledge of the fact and notice of the blockade.” (Ibid., p. 108.)]

[Footnote 1009:  F.O., Am., Vol. 869, No. 158.  Russell to Lyons, March 28, 1863.]

[Footnote 1010:  F.O., Am., Vol. 881, No. 309.  To Russell.]

[Footnote 1011:  Ibid., No. 310.  To Russell, April 13, 1863.]

[Footnote 1012:  Russell Papers.  To Russell, April 13, 1863.]

[Footnote 1013:  F.O., Am., Vol. 882, No. 324.  Copy enclosed in Lyons to Russell, April 17, 1863.]

[Footnote 1014:  Russell Papers.  To Russell.]

[Footnote 1015:  F.O., Am., Vol. 882, No. 341.  Lyons to Russell, April 24, 1863.]

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