53/68 The copy of the Memorandum sent to Lyons is undated, but from Russell's letter to Lyons of May 4, in which it was enclosed, it is presumable that the date of May 3 for the Memorandum is correct.] [Footnote 144: _Ibid._, Russell to Lyons, May 4, 1861.] [Footnote 145: F.O., Am., Vol. 121, Russell to Lyons, May 6, 1861.] [Footnote 146: It is to be remembered that the United States had given no notice of the existence of a state of war.] [Footnote 147: In diplomatic usage official notification of neutrality to a belligerent has varied, but Russell's letters show him to have appreciated a peculiar delicacy here.] [Footnote 148: F.O., France, Vol. 1376, No.553.Draft.Printed in _Parliamentary Papers_, 1862, _Lords_, Vol.XXV. "Correspondence on International Maritime Law." No. |