But like vigour, and like characterization of American "barbarism" did not appear in the British press until after the news arrived of the release of Mason and Slidell.

Then the storm broke, well summed up in the Punch cartoon entitled "Retrogression.

(A Very Sad Picture.) War Dance of the I.O.U.

Indian," and showing Uncle Sam in war-feathers and with war-club, in his hand a flag made of the _New York Herald_, dancing in glee on the shores of a deserted harbour across which stretched a row of sunken ships[537].
On January 13 the Liverpool Shipowners' Association called the attention of the Foreign Office to the news that Charleston harbour had been closed by stone boats and urged governmental remonstrance[538].

Hammond at once replied quoting the language of Russell's letter of December 20 and stating that further representations would be made[539].