44

Jan. 5
Jan. 6

Jan. 4 Proposal of Great Britain for revision of neutrality laws declined
by the United States.

Case of the Shenandoah; further evidence submitted..
Statement of public debt of the United States January 1, 1866....

1131

Mr. Adams to Mr.

Jan. 11

Financial condition of the United States as viewed in Great Britain.

Jan. 26
Jan. 27

Case of the Shenandoah..

Expansion of British export trade to the United States; articles in the London Times thereon.

Jan. 29 Reported disposal of eighty steam vessels belonging to late in

88

60

62

Feb. 15 Case of the Shenandoah. British view of course of Lord Russell respecting claims of United States.

67

Feb. 17 Construction of war vessels in the ports of Great Britain................

68

Parliament. The press of Great Britain; its tone satisfactory.
Financial and political position of the United States satisfactory.
Feb. 22 Suspension of the habeas corpus in Ireland. Its cause, Fenianism.
Its probable results.
cations likely to arise.

63

69

Measures suggested to meet the compli

Mar. 10 Suspension of the habeas corpus in Ireland. Alleged Fenianism
in the United States. Position of the United States on the
question.

77

Mar. 23 Depredations on American commerce during the rebellion. Cabi-
net members in Congress. Relations of the United States and
Great Britain.

89

1179

Mr. Adams to Mr. April 12 Meeting of Parliament and reform bill. Political situation in 101
Seward.

Great Britain.

Interview with Lord Clarendon on Fenian organizations. Case 102 of J. A. Commerford, an alleged Fenian.

1738

Mr. Adams to Mr.
Seward.
Mr. Seward to Mr.
Adams.

1866. April 14

April 17

John A. Commerford, an alleged Fenian, arrested in Ireland...... 104

Termination of reciprocity treaty of 1854. Fishery limits under 104 the same.

April 19 Diplomatic correspondence. Slave trade in island of Cuba...... 105

June 12 Fenian movement against Canada. Proclamation of the President. 135.

1224......do.

June 28 Neutrality of Great Britain in the war of Prussia and Italy against
Austria.

142

Colonel Burke and Daniel J. Mykins liberated. Thomas J. Hynes 146. detained.

1818

Mr. Seward to Mr. July 30 Report of General Banks on the neutral relations of the United

156

Aug. 2

T. E. Blackwell, an alleged Fenian. Policy respecting the habeas 168 corpus.

Aug. 6 Consular convention. Protection of American seamen, De- 169

1895 Mr. Seward to Mr.

Aug. 25
Aug. 27

The Simonoseki indemnity..

176

177

Adams.

Enclosing summary of claims of citizens of the United States against Great Britain for damages suffered by them during the rebellion and thereafter, by means of depredations upon our commercial marine, committed on the high scas by the Sumter, the Alabama, the Florida, the Shenandoah, and other ships of war, built, armed, equipped, and fitted out in British ports. Sept. 14 Recovery of the Atlantic submarine telegraph cable. Communi- 203 cation between the two continents.

Sept. 21

Claims against Great Britain growing out of depredations on
American commerce.

203

Nov. 17 Action of Canadian authorities in cases of Fenian prisoners.............. | 212
Claims against Great Britain growing out of depredations on 212
American commerce. The British neutrality laws.

Nov. 17