The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-28 00:00:00

THE ALABAMA.

Mr. W. B. FOESTER Naked whether the attrition of
her Majoity's government had been called to the danger to
our friendly teatime with the limited States amain from
the dates oat in our porte of ships of war for the service of
the Ociefederate Oates, is contraventios of the Foreign Ea-
Mamma AP sad of the policy of bestiality adopted by this
eneetry. He read various documents, the facts stated is
which, be teemed to think, showed • blindness or leant of
vigilante on the part of British authorities that threats's&
to our friendly religiose with the United *idea.
Be • not ask the goverauseak he said, to Miring"' the
law, but to carry out the law ; amid, if the existing law was
sot endletent, to come down to the house and demand fur-
ther powers.
The SOLIO/TOR•GENERAL observed that the case of
the Alabama (epee which Mr. Fonts, had eslarged) was
wily apart of a swiss cl seem-onus of breech of neutrality
ahhh the pwwwwiset of Mae United Stair had permitted
itself b make egainit this country. He referred to a cata-
logue of came in papas laid Were the Americas Memos
upon which such atematiess ware founded, without, he
ermliseded, any solid pound. so principle of international
law, es remelted by the practise of all maritime madam
(and, as he showed, by that of the United States
themeileas), having been violated. He cited came
dielessaMed by Amebas spas, and the doctrine laid clown
by Animate judges,
maker o
which took away all ground of toter-
satioust complaint in lite f the Alabama. Is this
awl other nada he vindicated the government sad the
mitoses' authorities bean tha eherpe of delay red want of
vigilance alleged egnisit thean, expressieg hie morprie at
sash gimps, the 'marmoset having acted. not only i
with good faith, but with reasoseble promptitude '
and illespateh. (Bear, bear.) He did not hesi-
tate to expert hi geoseel concurrence in the boo. member's
remark,, that it would be well if the merchants
of this country who might be parties to acts '
which were in violatioe of the law of their own country, and
which were calculated to involve the government of this
country is, to say the least, dangerous relisioes with other
. countries—lt would be well if they would reflect that it was
their duty to have respect to the law of their country, and
re) the (askew' of other nationa At all events he assured
the house that he believed Misgovernment would, without
partiality or fear, put the Lou in fore, against whomsoever
there wee 'indium that might lead to the conedmioe that
they were gmity. Amid thalami were defective it would
be for the house to °minder whitther or no it might he
proved. The govenuneet would be willing, in 'omen with
thof government of the United SWIM, to consider that clues-
ties. He would, however, remind the house, that however
goad might be the faith of any government, without the
nada/ co-operation of it. people it was im-
passible that circumstances should not from time
to time occur that no law would be able to prevent.
If the Foreign Enlistment Act could have been put in
force to prevent sets being committed which might have
been injurious to this country, it would have been done.
The government were not unwilling to set, but though
willing, they were not able in every one to playact acts
which might be complained of ; nor were the United States
government able always to prevent acts which might come
ender the operation of the Foreign Enlistment Act. The
house bad heard of the acts of • Captain Walker,
and his invasion of Hoodures, and other mitten from
which they might draw an infereoce that in times
of excitement, and when there was • spirit of
adventure abroad, violation& of law would occur. (Hear,
bear.) What was the extent of the acts done by indi-
vidual subjecta of this country which could safely be shown
to be mutat international law and the law of this country
The coustruction of these two particular ships; and that was
sot suflicient to'imalie the whole of this country responsible
for what these ships had done upon the ocean. (Hear,
hear.) The bowie would remember it was cot until the
Alabama reached Port Royal that she received her arma-
ment. That being the state of the one, be thought the
house had reason to congratulate themselves that to far as
her Majesty's government wee coocerned they had acted is
• strict mid impartial manlier from the beginning;
though so far VI the people were concerned that would,
perhaps, be too much to nay, because the goveroment had
name to regret the violation of the laws of this country.
Bat while eoogratulating themselves that so little had been
dam, be might state that be believed there had been • peat
man y enlistments of individuals is this count', sot for the
Uoutederate go 'ern spat —Near, lawn—mid the house
would remember a downs& is which Mr. Seined treated
very lightly the cam of innate edam Wasps to •
Bertish ship which had bees metered being Wined le doter
dab articles to serve the United Biala Gies*, beer.) But
be weld make allowance (*these arta. corsidafee Mr•
enisetsame under which they window ; ady they showed
that the 'United States ecrawwweet did set teigen our
aortrelity when their owe Willlll4ll were ravelled. (Hew.)
Ni bea hired bed asked what expiaeadee weld be gives
. et the eireverstesse that altheedir odes were reel eat to