'On England's Muggy Shore a Surly Lion gave a Grievous Roar!'

'On England's Muggy Shore a Surly Lion gave a Grievous Roar!'

A satirical take on British anger over the Trent Affair and the Union's Capture of Confederate Diplomats

The news of the Trent's stopping and the arrest of its Southern diplomatic passengers, James Mason and John Slidell, by the Union provoked confusion and anger among the British. The popular views of the incident considered the actions of Union captain Charles Wilkes as violating British neutrality. Amid attempts to get a clear response from the North, including a formal apology and the release of the diplomats, the British government undertook efforts to secure vulnerable regions of its Empire from military threat, including the provinces of British North America. The movement of military resources, accompanied by the fluctuating public talk of war, intensified U.S.-U.K. relations before the Affair was resolved.

James Fuller Queen and Henry Louis Stephens

Digitized by The Library Company of Philadelphia

Published by William A Stephens

1863

Printed by William A. Stephens, Collected by John Allister McAllister

All use must credit Library Company of Philadelphia

English

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