 | John William Draper - United States - 1870 - 716 pages
...vessels is on the point of departure from this kingdom on its hostile errand against the United States, it would be superfluous for me to point out to your lordship that THIS is WAR." The answer (Sept. 8) was : " Instructions have been issued which will prevent the departure of these... | |
 | 1927 - 594 pages
...in which he said, referring to the building of ironclads for the Confederacy in an English shipyard, "It would be superfluous for me to point out to your lordship that this is war;" and Page, by suggesting to Sir Edward Grey that a French croiser instead of a British cruiser be despatched... | |
 | John Robert Irelan - Presidents - 1888 - 718 pages
...vessels is on the point of departure from this kingdom on its hostile errand against the United States, it would be superfluous for me to point out to your lordship that this is war." Still the British Ministry and the "governing class" generally in England were favorable to the cause... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - History - 1888 - 526 pages
...vessels is on the point of departure from this kingdom on its hostile errand against the United States, it would be superfluous for me to point out to your lordship that this is war." Lord John Russell and Lord Palmerston began to see things in a new light. They sympathized with the... | |
 | Thomas Wentworth Higginson - Massachusetts - 1891 - 182 pages
...despatch sent by Charles Francis Adams to Earl Russell, in respect to the Confederate iron-clads, " It would be superfluous for me to point out to your Lordship that this is war." If the Church of England stood for sacerdotalism — and no one can assert that at that period it did... | |
 | American literature - 1898 - 1186 pages
...sally forth to prey upon our commerce. Minister Adams answered Lord Russell instantly in these words: " It would be superfluous for me to point out to your lordship that this would be war." In France the situation was equally grave, for Slidell was in close touch with the French... | |
 | Henry McFarland - Concord (N.H.) - 1899 - 358 pages
...by Englishmen, he said in a letter to Earl Russell, her Majesty's Secretary for Foreign Affairs, " It would be superfluous for me to point out to your Lordship that this is war." After those words were written no more rebel ships sailed out of English harbors. After rending "Three... | |
 | John Murray Forbes - Businessmen - 1899 - 298 pages
...vessels is on the point of departure from this kingdom on its hostile errand against the United States, it would be superfluous for me to point out to your lordship that THIS is WAR." The answer (Sept. 8) was : " Instructions have been issued which will prevent the departure of these... | |
 | John Murray Forbes - Businessmen - 1899 - 302 pages
...vessels is on the point of departure from this kingdom on its hostile errand against the United States, it would be superfluous for me to point out to your lordship that THIS IB WAK." The answer (Sept. 8) was : " Instructions have been issued which will prevent the departure... | |
 | Frederick Alexander Kirkpatrick - Eastern question - 1902 - 398 pages
...departure, he says in all seriousness and after having received special instructions from his Government, " It would be superfluous for me to point out to your lordship that this is war." Fortunately the law officers of the Crown found the evidence sufficient. The rams were seized, and... | |
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States, it would be superfluous for me to point out to your lordship that THIS is WAR. 
