grieved that Mr. Dallas did not protest against the proposed - official intercone between the Butch. breument and the musinaine of the inent ports, as well preste against the demand for explanations made by the British box durmunt. It is due however to allt. Dallas to say that out instructions had been given only to you and not to him, and that this loyalty and fedelety. too rare in there times, tout bewart [ are 's appreciated. Interenured of myskind wish the so-called boumissioners is liable to be cruithried as a recogn muition of the authority which appointed them. Such intercoured would be none the less wayful to us, for being called emoffici even and it might be more because ove should have no means of knowing what ponit might be resolved by it. dovieres 222 amofficial and. and meaningless, if it is not expedit to rifien ento official intercourse and direct recognition. It is left doubtful here whether the proposed smofficial intercourse has yet actually begun. Your own present instructions are dcernen explicit enough, and it is hoped that you thand. have not misunderstood You will on any event decist from all intercourse whatever, unofficial as well as official with the Betish Gorain a ament, to long as it shall contine interconised of either sind mitt the domestic encnires of this country: confining gouicely simply to delivery of a copy of this pooper to the Secretary of lips **After dony this you mee Lean onts unicate milt this Department and receive between the Brit. Lord Johne Russell has informed us of an understanding governments that ich and French to they will act together in regard our affairs. This communication However loses something of its value from the circumstance that the communication was withheld until after im Knowledge of the fait had been acquired by us from other sources We know also another fact that has not yet been officially ted to us namely that other European States are apprized by France and agouement and are expected to concler with or follow whatever measures. any You will take no notice of that or other alliance Whenever the European governments shall su fit to communicate directly with shall be as heretofore a us we frank and explicit in our reply As to the blockade; = You say that by the laws of natione and of nat night to government has supferess insurrection. In exclusion of commerce from national ports which have been seized by the insurgents, in the equitable form of blockade, is a proper means to that end. You will admit that our blockade is not to be respected if it be not maintained Competent force but mo add that the blockane by a with gen you will is now and it will Continue to be to maintained, and therefore we expect it to be respected by Great Britain You will add that we 225 have already revoked the exequatur of a Russian Consul who had enlisted in the Military service of the incargents and we shall dis mist or demand the recall of every foreigns agent, Consular or Diplomatic who shall either disobey the Federal laws or disowne the Federal authority a direct. As to the recognition of the so called Southern Confederacy it is not to be made eubject of technical definition. It is if cons Recognition to publish an acknowledgment of the sovereignty and independence of power. It is recognition to receive its ambassadors Ministers agents or commessioner officially. A concession of belligerent rights is liable to be con streed as a recognition of them. No one istytrad dise proceedings will to tormed by the be a new No nited States to this case Hitherto recognition has been moved only on the assumption that the socalled Confederate States are de facts self sustaining power. Now after long forbearance, designed to soothe discon= Kent and avert the need of civil war, the |