property on the ground that the government of which he is a subject is at peace with the gov ernment of the United States of America, and that the said James Hart is not and has not been in any way connected with or compromised in the belligerent operations now and for some time past in progress within the country of the United States of America; that neither his person nor his property is or ought to be impressed with a hostile character, and that he is entitled to the consideration and protection of the laws of the United States of America as a neutral resident, as aforesaid. This done and protested in the city of Savannah, county of Chatham, State of Georgia, and United States of America, on the day and in the year aforesaid. In testimony whereof, I have caused the same James Hart to sign these presents, and I, the said notary public, have subscribed my name officially, and have affixed my seal [SEAL.] of office on the day and year aforesaid. JAMES HART. EDWARD HOUGH, Notary Public, Chatham County. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, January 18, 1865. In accordance with instructions from Major General W. T. Sherman, commanding military division of the Mississippi, I hereby certify that I have this day taken possession of one (1) horse in behalf of the United States; said horse was in possession of James Hart, of Savannah, Georgia, in a stable situated on Banyen street, known as Robertsville, and number not stated. No payment has been made or tendered for said horse; it will be found accounted for, upon my return of quartermaster stores for the month of January, 1865, in due accordance with section 22, Appendix B, Revised Regulations. JOSEPH A. SCHONLUGER, Duplicates made-one given and one retained. SAVANNAH, August 3, 1864. Mr. James Hart bought of D. Bennett 6 bales cotton, 3,930 lbs., at $1 10 per lb.... $4, 323 Received payment, STATE OF GEORGIA, Chatham county, city of Savannah : D. BENNETT. Before me, Edward C. Hough, a public notary in and for the county and State above written, personally appeared John Hart, who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith: That he has had for some time past an intimate acquaintance with the affairs of James Hart, and believes the property referred to in the accompanying protest to be the bona fide property of the said James Hart, and that he knows that said property was taken from the said James Hart by persons belonging to the United States army. Sworn to and subscribed before me this day, April 4, 1865. [L. S.] JNO. HART. EDWARD C. HOUGH, Notary Public, Chatham County, Savannah. Sir Frederick Bruce to Mr. Hunter. # WASHINGTON, April 20, 1865. SIR: The correspondence which passed between the Secretary of State of the United States and Mr. Burnley, respecting the proclamation of the late President of the United States which imposes the penalty of confinement as prisoners of war, upon domiciled aliens and non-resident foreigners who have been or shall have been engaged in violating the blockade of the southern ports, has been taken into serious consideration by her Majesty's government, and I am now instructed by her Majesty's principal secretary of state for foreign affairs to inform the government of the United States that her Majesty's government entirely concur in the principles laid down in the memorandum which was transmitted by Mr. Burnley to the Secretary of State of the United States in his note of the 16th ultimo. It is not necessary, I am to state, to dispute the right of the United States government to order any individual foreigner or foreigners that they may consider to be dangerous or hostile to the United States government to leave their territory upon reasonable notice; but her Majesty's government do not consider that the proclamation can be justified on that principle. It is addressed to no particular individual, but to "non-resident foreigners who have been or shall have been engaged in violating the blockade of the insurgent ports." And it makes the continuance of any person who may afterwards be decided by martial law, to fall within this catagory, for twelve days in the United States a ground for his imprisonment, in military custody, until the end of the war. Her Majesty's government are of opinion that this cannot be called a reasonable warning to individuals to leave the United States territory, and that it is nothing less than the enactment of an ex post facto criminal law, and an evasion of the restraints of international law, under the color of territorial rights, and that it is obvious such an edict, if acted upon, may be the occasion of most arbitrary injustice towards the subjects of neutral states, to which her Majesty's government cannot be expected to submit. I have the honor to be, with high consideration, sir, your most obedient, humble servant, Hon. W. HUNTER, &c., &c., Sr. FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE. Sir F. Bruce to Mr. Hunter. WASHINGTON, April 22, 1865. SIR: I have the honor to transmit to you herewith a copy of a despatch which I have received from the governor general of Canada, informing me of the measures taken by his excellency on receiving intelligence of the assassination of the President of the United States, and requesting me to communicate to the Secretary of State of the United States, on the part of the government and people of Canada, their feelings of abhorrence of the crime and of sympathy at the loss which has been sustained by the government and citizens of the United States. I have the honor to be, with high consideration, sir, your most obedient, humble servant, Hon. W. HUNTER, &c., &c., &c. FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE. Viscount Monck to Sir F. Bruce. QUEBEC, April 17, 1865. SIR: The intelligence of the perpetration of the atrocious outrage by which the United States have been deprived of their Chief Magistrate has filled all classes of the community in this province with awe and horror. Immediately that I received a confirmation of the sad news, I gave directions, in conjunction with the lieutenant general commanding her Majesty's troops in this province, that at all civil and military stations the flags should be hoisted half-mast high. I shall feel much obliged if you will take a fitting opportunity of communicating to the Secretary of State of the United States, on the part of the government and people of this province, their deep feeling of abhorrence of the crime which has been committed, and their profound sympathy with the government and citizens of the United States at the loss which they have sustained. I have, &c., Hon. SIR F. BRUCE, G. C. B., &c., &c., &c. MONCK. Sir F. Bruce to Mr. Hunter. WASHINGTON, April 22, 1865. SIR: With reference to Mr. Seward's note of the 23d January, and to Mr. Burnley's reply of the 25th January, relative to an alleged projected raid on United States ships on the coast of the Pacific, I have the honor to transmit a copy of a despatch which has been addressed by Vice-Admiral Sir James Hope to the secretary of the admiralty on the subject. I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your obedient, humble servant, Hon. W. HUNTER, &c., &c., &c. FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE. Sir James Hope to the Secretary of the Admiralty. DUNCAN AT TRINIDAD, March 8, 1865. SIR: You will be pleased to acquaint the lords commissioners of the admiralty, in reply to your letter of the 16th ultimo, that in conversation with the governor of Demarara, on the subject of the alleged attempt to seize United States steam vessels in the Pacific, he expressed his intention of taking every means in his power to frustrate this scheme should any attempt be made to carry it into execution, and that the senior officer of the division will be directed to afford him every assistance for this purpose. I have, &c., The SECRETARY OF THE ADMIRALTY. J. HOPE. Sir F. Bruce to Mr. Hunter. WASHINGTON, April 24, 1865. SIR: Mr. Burnley communicated to the governor general of Canada the note which the Secretary of State of the United States did Mr. Burnley the honor to address to him on the 13th instant, relative to the mode of dealing with articles exported inland from Canada to the United States, and I have now the honor to transmit to you a copy of his excellency's answer, requesting me to convey his thanks for the manner in which his application on this subject has been re ceived. I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your most obedient, humble servant, Hon. W. HUNTER. FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE. Viscount Monck to Sir F. Bruce. GOVERNMENT HOUSE, Quebec, April 20, 1865. SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your despatch of April 15, and enclosures, relative to the mode of dealing with articles exported inland from Canada to the United States. I shall feel much obliged if you will communicate to the Secretary of State of the United States my thanks for the manner in which my application on this subject has been met by him. I have, &c., SIR F. BRUCE, &c., &c., &c. MONCK. Mr. Hunter to Sir F. Bruce. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Burnley's note of the 18th instant, which is accompanied by a copy of a despatch of the 3d instant, from his excellency Rawson Rawson, the governor of the Bahamas, in which he points out certain requirements for the fulfilment of the extradition of Vernon G. Locke alias John Parker, or John Parker Locke. Waiving a consideration of the question whether the delivery of Locke could be claimed pending his trial for a violation of British law or his fulfilment of a sentence, I have the honor to inform you that I have forwarded to T. Kirkpatrick, esq., the consul of the United States at Nassau, a duly authenticated copy of such complaints, warrants and depositions as, it is believed, will fill the requirements of the treaty and the act of the imperial Parliament in force in the Bahamas. I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your obedient servant, W. HUNTER, Acting Secretary. Hon. SIR FREDERICK W. BRUCE, &c., &c., &c. Mr. Hunter to Sir F. Bruce. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, April 24, 1865. SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Burnley's note, together with its accompaniments, from the governor general of Canada, in regard to the allegations of Mr. concerning an organization existing in Canada, having for its object the destruction of adjacent towns in the United States. I beg you will cause to be conveyed to Lord Monck my thanks for the inform ation. I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your obedient servant, W. HUNTER, Acting Secretary. Hon. FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE, &c., &c., &c. Mr. Hunter to Sir F. Bruce. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, April 25, 1865. SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Burnley's note of the 18th instant, transmitting a copy of a despatch received by him from his excellency the governor of the Bahamas relative to the movements, in the port of Nassau, of a schooner called the Gypsy, which formed the subject of a note of the 3d ultimo from this department. I have the honor to be, with high consideration, sir, your obedient servant, W. HUNTER, Acting Secretary. Hon. SIR FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE, &c., &c., &c. Mr. Hunter to Sir F. Bruce. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, April 25, 1865. SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 22d instant, transmitting to me a copy of a despatch of the 17th instant from Viscount Monck, the governor general of Canada, announcing the adoption of certain measures by his excellency upon receiving intelligence of the assassination of the President of the United States, and requesting you to communicate to this government, on the part of the government and people of Canada, their feelings of abhorrence of the crime, and sympathy at the loss which has been sustained by the government and citizens of the United States. I must beg you to convey to his excellency, in reply, the assurance that the spontaneous and hearty manifestations of grief and sympathy are most gratefully appreciated by the government and people of this country. I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your obedient servant, W. HUNTER, Acting Secretary. Hon. SIR FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE, &c., &c., &c. Mr. Hunter to Sir F. Bruce. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, April 25, 1865. MY DEAR SIR: I have the pleasure of acknowledging the receipt of your letter of the 3d instant, informing the Secretary of State, at the instance of Lord Monck, of the decision of the Canadian courts in regard to the St. Albans raiders and their subsequent re-arrest on a charge of violating the Queen's neutrality. W. HUNTER, Acting Secretary. I am, my dear sir, very faithfully yours, Mr. Hunter to Sir F. Bruce. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, April 25, 1865. SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Burnley's note of the 18th instant, and of its accompanying copy of Governor Rawson's answer to Mr. Seward's note upon the subject of the equipment of five vessels at the Bahamas for purposes hostile to the United States, and I beg you to cause to be conveyed to his excellency an expression of my thankfulness for the information. I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your obedient serW. HUNTER, Acting Secretary. vant, Hon. SIR FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE, &c., Sr., &c. |