Meanwhile, the English waited for the United States to meet these demands because it would avoid any conflict between the two. The News of Prince Albert’s death traveled across the country therefore diverting any attention from the Trent; the United State met the demands of the English. When a U.S diplomat Charles Francis Adams was ordered to explain to the English the Wilkes did not receive instruction to carry out any orders it was his own accord. After the Secretary of State William H. Seward reviewed and studied the matter found that Wilkes conduct was of his own leaving the United States facing two choices; war or the release of two confederate soldiers. Mason and Slidell were released the sanctity of freedom in the sea was up upheld and all navigation rights were
Meanwhile, the English waited for the United States to meet these demands because it would avoid any conflict between the two. The News of Prince Albert’s death traveled across the country therefore diverting any attention from the Trent; the United State met the demands of the English. When a U.S diplomat Charles Francis Adams was ordered to explain to the English the Wilkes did not receive instruction to carry out any orders it was his own accord. After the Secretary of State William H. Seward reviewed and studied the matter found that Wilkes conduct was of his own leaving the United States facing two choices; war or the release of two confederate soldiers. Mason and Slidell were released the sanctity of freedom in the sea was up upheld and all navigation rights were