furnish to the Commanders of Her Majesty's cruizers who may be employed in carrying out the provisions of the Treaty recently concluded between Her Majesty's Government and the Government of The United States for the suppression of the African Slave Trade.

I have the honour likewise to inclose lists of the several ships employed on the African, North American, and West Indian stations, whose Commanders will be authorized to act under the Treaty, stating also the names of the Commanders and the force of each vessel, and I am to request that you will furnish me with a similar list of United States' cruizers.

I am at the same time desired to inform you that Her Majesty's Government have already Mixed Commission Courts established at Sierra Leone and the Cape of Good Hope; and that by the first mail from England in the present month, the officers in those Courts were to be authorized and instructed to adjudicate in the cases of any vessels that may be brought before them under the provisions of the Treaty.

As regards the Court to be established at New York, Mr. Archibald, Her Majesty's Consul in that city, is to be appointed to the office of Her Majesty's Judge, and Mr. Ryder, now Her Majesty's Arbitrator in the Mixed Commission Court at the Havana, is to be appointed in the same capacity at New York.

In making known these appointments to The United States' Government, I am to state to you that Her Majesty's Government are only now waiting the appointment of officers on the part of the American Government to the Courts to be established at the Cape of Good Hope and Sierra Leone, in order to issue the necessary instructions to Her Majesty's cruizers to carry out the stipulations of the Treaty between the two countries.

An officer, in whose discretion and judgment Her Majesty's Government have every confidence, was to be appointed in a few days after the date of Lord Russell's despatch to me (which was of the 30th ultimo), to the command of Her Majesty's naval forces on the West Coast of Africa, and it is expected that that officer will take his departure from England towards the end of this month.

As it is considered important that he should take out with him the instructions for the squadron to act under the Treaty, I am further instructed to ask you whether there will be any objections on the part of The United States' Government to the necessary instructions being sent out by him, or whether they would wish that the operations of the squadron should be delayed until they are assured of the arrival at their post of the officers appointed on the part of The United States' Government to the Mixed Commission Courts on the Africau coast.

I shall accordingly feel obliged to you if you will make me acquainted with the decision of The United States' Government on this matter with as little delay as possible.

Hon. W. H. Seward.

I have, &c.

W. STUART

No. 356.-Earl Russell to Lord Lyons.

MY LORD, Foreign Office, November 7, 1862. I TRANSMIT to your Lordship herewith an extract of a letter from Rear-Admiral Sir Baldwin Walker, Bart., the Commander-inchief of Her Majesty's naval forces on the Cape of Good Hope and African stations, pointing out that vessels under American colours are in the habit of shipping slaves from the west coast of the Island of Madagascar beyond the limits laid down by the Treaty of the 7th of April last, within which British cruizers are empowered to detain United States' vessels engaged in the Slave Trade.

As the object which the two Governments had in view in concluding the Treaty above referred to, would to a certain extent be frustrated if American vessels were permitted to ship slaves with impunity from the coast of the Island of Madagascar, I have to desire that you will bring this matter to the notice of The United States' Government, and you will ask Mr. Seward whether the Cabinet of Washington would consent to conclude a Conventiona extending the mutual right of search and detention to within a certain distance of the coast of Madagascar.

Lord Lyons.

I am, &c.

RUSSELL

No. 363.-Lord Lyons to Earl Russell.—(Received December 17 ) MY LORD, Washington, December 2, 1862. IN obedience to the instruction contained in your Lordship's despatch of the 7th ultimo, I yesterday asked Mr. Seward whether the Cabinet of Washington would consent to conclude a Convention extending to within a certain distance of the coast of Mada gascar, the mutual right of search and detention established by the Treaty of the 7th of April last.

Mr. Seward said that he could not give me an official answer without taking the orders of the President; but that he himself was of opinion that there would not be any difficulty in making the proposed extension.

Mr. Seward added that it would be important that the Convention for the purpose should be signed as soon as possible, in order that it might be submitted without delay to the Senate for ratification, The present session, he observed, would end on the

th March next, and the press of business towards the close would e so great that the Senate might not have time to act upon a onvention which was not sent in early.

It would, probably, expedite matters, if your Lordship should end me, in answer to this despatch, a draft in regular form of such Convention as Her Majesty's Government would wish to conclude. could, of course, sign under my general full powers.

Carl Russell.

I have, &c.

LYONS.

No. 364.—Lord Lyons to Earl Russell.—(Received December 17.) IY LORD, Washington, December 2, 1862. WHEN speaking to Mr. Seward yesterday on the subject of xtending the provisions of the Treaty of the 7th of April last to The neighbourhood of Madagascar, I took an opportunity of asking im whether he thought there would be any objection to extending hem at the same time to Puerto Rico. I said that I had no intructions to ask him this question, and that I did not know whether Her Majesty's Government desired or would agree to such an extension. Mr. Seward had, I observed, no doubt seen that Lord Brougham had, in the House of Lords, while expressing warmly -he satisfaction which he derived from the Treaty in general, criticized it on the ground of its not having been made applicable to Puerto Rico. This had induced me to mention the subject privately to Mr. Seward, in order to save time, if it should turn out that both Governments desired now to include that island.

Mr. Seward said that, speaking privately between ourselves, he would tell me that he believed that this Government would be quite willing to extend the Treaty to Puerto Rico.

I shall, of course, say no more to him on the subject without Instructions from your Lordship.

It may, perhaps, be worth while to consider whether or no it would be advisable to extend the Treaty to San Domingo also.

As I have stated in my immediately preceding despatch of this date, the shortness of the present session of the Senate renders it important that any Articles which it is desired to insert in a Convention should be put into form as soon as possible.

Earl Russell.

I have, &c.

LYONS.

No. 365.-Lord Lyons to Earl Russell.-(Received December 26.) MY LORD, Washington, December 12, 1862. WITH reference to my despatches of the 2nd instant, I have the honour to report to your Lordship that Mr. Seward informed me yesterday that he was authorized to express to me officially the

I shall accordingly feel obliged to you if you will make me acquainted with the decision of The United States' Government on this matter with as little delay as possible.

Hon. W. H. Seward.

I have, &c.

W. STUART

No. 356.-Earl Russell to Lord Lyons.

MY LORD, Foreign Office, November 7, 1862 I TRANSMIT to your Lordship herewith an extract of a lett from Rear-Admiral Sir Baldwin Walker, Bart., the Commander." chief of Her Majesty's naval forces on the Cape of Good H and African stations, pointing out that vessels under Amer colours are in the habit of shipping slaves from the west coast the Island of Madagascar beyond the limits laid down by ** Treaty of the 7th of April last, within which British cruizers empowered to detain United States' vessels engaged in the S. · Trade.

As the object which the two Governments had in view in cluding the Treaty above referred to, would to a certain exter frustrated if American vessels were permitted to ship slaves = impunity from the coast of the Island of Madagascar, I hav desire that you will bring this matter to the notice of The Un States' Government, and you will ask Mr. Seward whether Cabinet of Washington would consent to conclude a Conver extending the mutual right of search and detention to within certain distance of the coast of Madagascar.

Lord Lyons.

I am, &c.

RUSSEL!

No. 363.-Lord Lyons to Earl Russell.—(Received December 17 )
MY LORD,
Washington, December 2, 15 2

IN obedience to the instruction contained in your Lordshi despatch of the 7th ultimo, I yesterday asked Mr. Seward whet:.-the Cabinet of Washington would consent to conclude a Convit tion extending to within a certain distance of the coast of Mada gascar, the mutual right of search and detention established by th. Treaty of the 7th of April last.

Mr. Seward said that he could not give me an official answer without taking the orders of the President; but that he himsel was of opinion that there would not be any difficulty in making the proposed extension.

Mr. Seward added that it would be important that the Convention for the purpose should be signed as soon as possible, in order that it might be submitted without delay to the Senate for ratification, The present session, he observed, would end on the