Among the papers, the Lowell (Mass.) Daily Citizen and News reported on Oct. 6, 1863, that word had just come from England that the latest Confederate diplomatic attempts in London angling for recognition met with little support. “The Richmond conspirators have exceedingly slim hopes of effective co-operation” from London, the paper reported. The paper noted that, at this stage in the war, perceptions were sharpening abroad that the conflict was in great part about destroying slavery. It added critics in England denounced any attempt to build warships for the Confederate states or supply them.
In the end, no foreign government would recognize the Confederate states officially as an independent country.
In New York, The Herald reported consternation this week over the more than 1,000 officer POWs from recent fighting near Chattanooga, Tenn., who had been crowded into Libby prison in Richmond, Va. The paper stated: “No arrangement has been made for the release of the officers held by the rebels as prisoners of war.” The publication urged government authorities to arrange an exchange.
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