The leaders of Great Britain express new reluctance to recognize Confederate independence, and Emperor Napoleon III of France proposes foreign mediation between the two warring factions.
Tag: Charles Francis Adams
The Enrica Escapes Great Britain
U.S. officials protest the construction of a ship at Liverpool that escapes British jurisdiction and later becomes the feared commerce raider C.S.S. Alabama.
They Will Be Cheerfully Liberated
Abraham Lincoln finally decides upon a course of action regarding Great Britain’s demands to release the Confederate envoys seized aboard the British steamer Trent.
Surrender or War Will Have a Very Good Effect
News of the British reaction to the seizure of Confederate envoys James Mason and John Slidell reaches the U.S.
Outrage on the British Flag
News of the U.S. seizure of Confederate envoys James Mason and John Slidell aboard the British steamer Trent officially reaches Great Britain, where it is met with immediate outrage.
Keeping Quite Clear of the Conflict
The European powers entertain the possibility of recognizing Confederate independence, while France capitalizes on the war by invading Mexico.