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ZONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6.

le the principles of International Law are not to
be abandoned as a dead letter ; if the protection ac-
corded by the British Crown to British subjects,
wherever they may be, is not an idle phrase; if the
Parliament of Great Britain is not sunk into a mere
council fur registering the decrees of a Minister who
having won power as the champion of English
liberties seems bent upon retaining it by neglecting
and surrendering them, then the conduct of the
PALMERSTON Cabinet in respect of the two English
engineers now under trial at Naples, must be the
subject of instant, earnest, and searching Parliamen-
tary inquiry. The Daily News published yesterday
from the columns of the Indepetsdaswe Beige, an ab-
stract, which we have good reason for knowing
to be substantially accurate, of the despatch
transmitted ea the 16th of last month by
Count CATOUI to the Sardinian Chargi: d'Affaires
at the Court of Naples, touching the illegal
seizure of the Cagliari and her crew. The two
Englishmen, WATT and PARK, were the engineers
on board the Cagliari : whatever, therefore, tends to
prove that the detention of the steamer was against
the law of nations tend' equally to show that the
imprisonment and trial of these two English subjects
is by the same law indefensible and unjust. It will
be desirable to state as succinctly and clearly as
possible the points urged by the Sardinian Govern-
ment.

The Cagliari was a Sardinian passenger steamer,
engaged in the regular service of transporting the
mails between the continent and the island of Sar-
dinia. She was owned by a Genoese firm, and
on the particular occasion on which the seizure
took place had cleared from Genoa on het
regular trip to Sardinia, and thence on to
Tunis, for which voyage she had all the necessary
documents on board. Suddenly, when out at see,
the captain, crew, and engineers of the Cagliari
were overpowered by some 23 or 30 persons, who
had embarked on board her at Genoa as passengees,
and who, by villence and threats, compelled the crew
to take the vessel out of her course, and steer het
to the Neapolitan comet, where they landed, and pro-
ceeded to commit acts of armed hostility against the
Neapolitan Government No sooner was the cap-
tain of the Cagliari than released from the compul-
sion pat upon him by the overpowering force of the
insurgents than he sailed at once for Naples, with
the intention of giving information of all that
had passed to the proper authorities. On his
way thither, when actually on the high saw far
beyond the limits of the Neapolitan jurisdiction,
at a distance of about thirty mile* from Salerno,
the Cagliari was captured by two Neapolitan war
steamers, the Tancredi and the Ettore, which
brought her into Naples, where, after the vessel
had been placed under sequestration, a criminal pro-
ems was commenced against all found on board of
her, including our two countrymen, 'WATT and
PA itk.

Directly the Government of Sardinia were informed
of the proceedings of the insurgents, they hastened,
through the medium of their Charge d'Affaires at
Naples, to express to the King of the Two Bictuzs
the indignation which the Government of his Ma-
jesty Vic-rott Esist‘rat. had experienced on hearing
of this attack made upon a friendly State. With
equal promptness, on learning the exact state of
circumstances connected with the subsequent deten-
tion of the Cagliari and her crew, Count CAVOUR in-
eructed the representative of Sardinia to demand'
the restitution of the Cagliari and the liberation of
the crew, " sr/tourer nay be the determine-
" !ion taken in consequence of the trial which has
" teen instituted against them."

The ground of this demand was, that, upon the
facts, the seizure of the Cagliari by the two Neapo-
litan frigates was contrary to the law of nations,
and that all subsequent proceedings based upon
the assumed legality of that 00121111, were
absolutely invalid. The arguments by which
Count CAVOCIt sustains this view of the case
commend themselves no less to the general good
sense of the unlearned than to the instructed judg-
ment of jurisconsults. The Cagliari, at the incep-
tion of her voyage, and at the time of her capture,
was sailing under a friendly flag, and had a lawful
captain and regular papers. She had sailed for her
usual ports of destination. At sea she was taken
possession of by an armed force of insurgents, and
became, as long as their resistless power predoen-
sated. a mere passive instrument in their hands.
Under imminent fear of death, and an apparent
impossibility of offering effectual resistance, her crew
mad engineers navigated her as the forced and
temporary ministers of the insurgent force.
Directly that superior form was withdrawn—
directly the captain, crew, and engineers of the
Cagliari were free to act again for themselvee—what
steps did they take ? Did they continue to abet the
lawless violence of the insurgents, who, by over-
whelming force, had premed them for awhile tato
the service of their mad enterprise '—did they loiter
on the coast to aid thaws who, entirely against their
will. had compelled thus to steer to it 1' Nothing
of the kind. Immediately the iasurgsat fora had
landed, the captain of the Cagliari set sail forNapko,
to warn the authorities there of the rash attempt of
which be himself, hie maw, asel his vase! had by

Lad passed to the proper a
way thither, when actually on
beyond the limits of the Near
at a distance of about thirty t
I the Cagliari was captured by tw
steamers, the Tancredi and •
brought her into Naples, when
had been placed under sequestrat
ewes was commenced against all
her, including our two count:
PARE.
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Directly the Government of Sar
of the proceedings of the insurge
through the medium of their t.
Naples, to express to the King of
) the indignation which the Cove
jesty VICTOR Ematvrat had exp
j of this attack made upon a fries
i equal promptness, on learning
circumstances connected with du
tion of the Cagliari and her crew
eructed the representative of f
the restitution of the Cagliari il
the crew, " erhaterer may be du
" tuns taken in consequence of 1,
" been instituted against them."
The ground of this demand
1.1 facts, the seizure of the Cagliari
titan frigates was contrary to
if and that all subsequent proce
.1
the assumed legality of t
Aabsolutely invalid. The arg
I Count CA VOCR sustains this
./ commend themselves no lees t,
sense of the unlearned than to
meat of jurisconsults. The Cat
I tioo of her voyage, and at the I
was sailing under a friendly flag
captain and regular papers. Sb
usual ports of destination. At
4 possession of by an armed force
1 became, as long as their resist:
sated. a mere passive instrum
Coder imminent fear of death
impassibility of offering effectual
sad engineers navigated her
temporary ministers of the
Directly that superior force
directly the captain, crew, an
Cagliari were free to act again ft
steps did they take? hid they
lawless violence of the inner
whelming force, had premed tl
the service of their mad satsrpr
i on the caul to aid thane who, I
will. had compelled them to s
of the kind. Immediately the
landed, the captain of the Cagli
to warn the authorities them of
which he himself, his aiw, es
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