..."whereases." The second of these recited that hostilities have unhappily commenced between "the Government of the United States of America and certain States...styling themselves the Confederate States of America." The third whereas declared that being at peace with "the Government of the United States" we determine...

...commerce, hastened to define its attitude in the Queen's Proclamation of 13 May 1 86 1,2 declaring her ' Royal determination to maintain a strict and impartial neutrality in the contest . . . between the Government of the United States of America and certain States styling themselves the Confederate States...

...tenor of the Proclamation" — „Whereas hostilities have unhappily commenced between the Government of the United States of America, and certain States...styling themselves the Confederate States of America." Exception is also taken to the use of the word „contest," as distinct from „war." It will be seen...

...Majesty's Proclamation of the 13th of the previous May alleged had 1871-72. "unhaj,piiy commenced between the United States of America and certain States styling themselves the Confederate States of America." In point of fact, Lord John Russell's despatch of the 1st of June described with fidelity the condition...

...11» 164 Ho. 57. themselves "the Confederate States of America" : 41 And whereas we, being Gros»- at peace with the Government of the United States, have declared our is. Maiis«. Royal determination to maintain a strict and impartial neutrality in the contest between...

...forth its own reasons, namely, "Whereas hostilities have unhappily commenced between the Government of the United States of America and certain States...styling themselves the Confederate States of America." Moreover it is not pretended by the proclamation that war exists, but only a " contest," in reference...

...parties. It stated in the preamble that hostilities had unhappily commenced between the Government of the United States of America and certain States...themselves ' the Confederate States of America,' and that the Queen being at peace with the Government of the United States had declared ber Royal determination...

...yesterday, after noticing the fact that hostilities had unhappily commenced between the Government of the United States of America and certain States styling themselves the Confederate States of the South, strictly charges and commands "all the loving subjects of Her Majesty to observe a strict...

...ordered British ships to respect it. That government steered a careful middle line by declaring England's "determination to maintain a strict and impartial neutrality in the contest ... between the Government of the United States and certain States styling themselves the Confederate States of America."...

.... Queen Victoria's proclamation of May 13, 1861, took notice of hostilities "between the government of the United States of America and certain States...themselves the Confederate States of America" and declared the "royal determination to maintain a strict and impartial neutrality in the contest between...