The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-21
RIGHTS OF NEUTRAL VESSELS IN THE B Al.
TIC POP

In the British House of Lords June 4th the Earl
m.n whether they had any to STATE the exact
words which Captain Watson, OF the Imperisus Ad
dressed to the authorities Of Port Baltic in annsuncing
the blockade Of that port the 18th Of April Of this
year. and also to ask whether they thought the Russian
government warranted in this assertion which they
England had now rsnounosd the princpls adopted ys
ago, that the flag covered the cargoS He fully anti
patsd what the answer would be- and the explanations
which he should receive from the government. He
snned matter Of course that the answer would be
,ba the government did adhere TO the precse terms Of
he Order in Council dated the 18th Of April 1854 wav
ing the right Of sszng snsmss properly in neutral yes
sells, unless It was contraband Of war. Although he
anticipated that her M,jestys gcvsrnmsnt would give
Powers no thought II also advisable the neutral
Powers should understand that there n that house
opinion on the subject. when ABOUT for tniShs aso
he had moved certain resolutions with the object OF
putting end to trade with Russia, he had bsen very
governmenttbe President Of the Board OF Trade, the
Lord President Of the Council, and thsndsr Secretary
enforce the right Of blockade He was utterly astonsh
ed when he heard such desire imputed to him. and he
thought that In the hurry Of debate he might havs
were, .Neutral flags should make neutral carross3'
directly or indirectly any interference ~hsssvsr With
neutral Powers AZ the statement he was then making
would S snd it, y to the PSSs asa
oefervs that he believed he spoke the unanmous-or
the almost unanirnousopinon Of their loruships when
he said that they thought the Americans perfectly
justified in canning that neutral flag should protect
neutral cargo and he was only ct issue with her Aaies
npsrssously and un.snsly what he thought they
ought to have done readily and unhesitAtingly. He
trusted now that two great Powers Of Europe had
manner. that the they had resolved TO ado5.
would henceforth become part and parcel Of the law OF
been Attributed to him BY members Of her M.jssys 20
vernment State paper which had been issued BY the
Russian government and which purported from
ntAiion Of the proposition Rs had sobitssd to their
ordshps. and he ord Mbemarie) thought 1t Was dssi
unds s ,sfs nsiDs should be sstaSiishea. '''"'
Earl GRANVILLE said, the noble earl had this
,ion not observed bis usual courtesy in giving notice Of
lion Of being aba 10 in crm the noble earl that there hsd
hen nothing in the conduct or statements Of Captain
s a. ss
a. they mentioned had been given.
beard said the rrt lieutenant Of British shp Of war
vent into Port TO ascertain what shipl vsro .ctuai
s d that aoss only which ss rsr: loaded -
and that ~ sadtSn.! sccss nigh. b taken on beard
whom thu belonged be said that - they we're loaded
they might ieays the port but that no Other vessels
s sss. thea
70 isn,ct injury upon ths owners Of sash small
vsspss they might be allowed to leave He Uord Har.
rowby) was howsr enabled 70 assure their ordshIps
that ne sueh stassnts = had been attributed 70 C4p
tain Watson on his Ar heutenAst BY Count Nssssrode
had been mace BY thOss 0fhcsrs.
In the Commons, on sau,e night, Mr. j. q. PmLrIMoRp
asked The Frt Lord Of ths Admiralty for an explanation
Of The statement which had sppeSrsd IN the papsn to
the eject that Capt Watson, o. the 1mpssuss kAd 70
Gently notasd 70 the auth0es At Pod Dilto that nan
trsl ysssss would BE- allowed to IsAyv ths harber but
snIy n ballast with csrgoes not u Rusdan prodees
which bad gvsn occasion to the Russian goysnsnt 10
merit had abandoned the principls On which they haA
esmnsnssa The war-that o. the Gag should cover ne
msrshandiss.D