Correspondence Concerning Claims Against Great Britain: Enforcement of neutrality. Rebel cruisersU.S. Government Printing Office, 1870 - Alabama claims |
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acknowledge the receipt Adams to Earl admiralty affidavits Alabama Alexandra America April arrived authorities belligerent Birkenhead Britain British government British subjects Burnley Calais called Canada CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS City of Richmond coal command crew December DEPARTMENT dispatch Dudley Earl Russell Extract Florida FOREIGN OFFICE Georgia Gibraltar governor guns highest consideration honor to acknowledge honor to transmit hostile humble servant HUME BURNLEY Incloses copy inclosures instant insurgents iron-clad January Kearsarge Lairds LEGATION letter Liverpool London Lord Lyons Lord Russell Majesty's government ment Messrs Nashville Nassau naval navy neutrality note to Lord November obedient servant Oreto Pampero persons piratical port pray your lordship present proceedings Queenstown rams Rappahannock rebel received reference regard reply Rumble Russell's sailed Secretary sent Seward ship Southampton Sprague steamer Sumter Sworn THOMAS H tion told transmit copies Tuscarora ultimo UNITED STATES CONSULATE vessel violation Washington WILLIAM H yard
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Page 263 - ... equip, furnish, fit out, or arm, or procure to be equipped, furnished, fitted out, or armed, or shall knowingly aid, assist, or be concerned in the equipping, furnishing, fitting out, or arming of any ship or vessel, with intent or in order that such ship or vessel shall be employed in the service...
Page 246 - an Act to repeal an Act of the present Session of Parliament, intituled an Act for the more effectual abolition of Oaths and Affirmations taken and made in various Departments of the State, and to substitute Declarations in lieu thereof, and for the more entire suppression of voluntary and extrajudicial Oaths and Affidavits...
Page 66 - I have the honor to communicate to you, under the instructions which I have received from her Majesty's principal secretary of state for foreign affairs, the enclosed copy of a despatch addressed to Lord Lyons relative to the intention of the United States government, in conformity with the treaty reservation right, to increase their naval armament upon the North American lakes.
Page 627 - ... or to some nearer destination ; and no coal shall be again supplied to any such ship of war or privateer, in the same or any other port, roadstead, or waters subject to the territorial jurisdiction of Her Majesty, without special permission, until after the expiration of three months from the time when such coal may have been last supplied to her within British waters as aforesaid.
Page 577 - Venerable, off the coast of Holland, the i2th of October, by log (nth1 three PM Camperdown ESE eight mile. Wind N. by E. Sir, I have the pleasure to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that...
Page 110 - All other armed vessels on these lakes shall be forthwith dismantled, and no other vessels of war shall be there built or armed. If either party should hereafter be desirous of annulling this stipulation, and should give notice to that effect to the other party, it shall cease to be binding after the expiration of six months from the date of such notice. The naval force so to be limited shall be restricted to such services as will in no respect interfere with the proper duties of the armed vessels...
Page 495 - I am directed by the Governor, to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, relative to the Alabama.
Page 608 - D. Harding, totally incapacitating him for the transaction of business. This had made it necessary to call in other parties, whose opinion had been at last given for the detention of the gunboat, but before the order got down to Liverpool the vessel was gone. He should, however, send directions to have her stopped if she went, as was probable, to Nassau.
Page 361 - Bravay's claim, nor anything to affect him with any illegal act or purpose, and the responsible agent of the customs at Liverpool affirms his belief that these vessels have not been built for the confederates. Under these circumstances, and having regard to the entire insufficiency of the depositions to prove any infraction of the law, her Majesty's government are advised that they cannot interfere in any way with these vessels.
Page 442 - April 2, 1864. MY LORD : I have had the honor to receive your note of the...