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official to Washington but the public press. This way, in a letter to Gather
April 12 th 1861 dated, to a duration when he knew that W.H. Russell, the
Correspondent of _Times_, it would shortly appear in Charleston, he instructed
You gather to remember that in to talk to Russell he especially has to thrill
him with the idea that some interruption of strength of work and probably
it would result in a British recognition of the South. Lyons wrote, "...
the _only_s happen, if he/she anchors it happens there is to prevent a
interruption of the commerce English with the S. it is the entertained fear
here, that would conduct to ours recognizing the S.C. [101] " in these
however, words are revealed as in the other communications from Lyons, the
done what he was striving himself/herself/itself to prevent rather an interruption of work
what that he was convinced such interruption you/he/she should result in a
British recognition of the South. Indeed, as you/he/she will be seen, when the
I stop it was finally declared, Lyons nobody thought of him/it cause for recognition
and it was very tolerant of his/her first ineffectiveness.
While Lyons was holding himself/herself/itself so in contact of closing with Seward, the relationships
among England and America in London it was very lean. Everybody that
her Minister American Dallas knew about the intentions of Russell you/he/she is added on
in his/her consignments to Seward of March 22 and April 9 th 1861[102]. On the
before date, he gave an account of an interview with Russell in that
the seconds simply refused to undertake himself/herself/themselves against a recognition of
the Confederation; in the second, introducing a long note written from
Seward to all the greatest European Governments that dispute in friendly
spirit the cause of the north, Dallas brought that he deduced from Russell
only a general expression of England is kindly feeling toward the
United States and she hope that it is probable that there am still a peaceful
solution. Russell refused again to make some pawn in respect to the English