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Interesting Ensll.b Debate on American


which, it is hoped will be connected with
the India house at Westminster.
Interesting Ensllbb Debate on American
Affairs The Blockade Outrages Upon
British Subjects In the Southern states.
In the House of Commons, on the 28th of
May, Lord John Russell produced copies of
a correspondence with the Government Of
the United States, and said;
When Lord Lyons applied for an official
notification of the establishment and COM
meDcement of the blockade, he was told by
the Secretary of State that it was not usual
to make such q notification, but that it would
be made by the different naval commanders
at the several ports when the blockade was
instituted. 1t results from the correspond
ence that the blockade is to be notified in
that manner, and that one blockade has
already been so notified, viz: that of the
ports of Virginia and North Carolina, by
flag. officer Pendergast who has declared
that he is in a situation to make an efficient
blockage of those ports. There has been no
notification of similar kind with regard to
the ports of the other States, which it was
declared were also to be blockaded. The
rules, so far as Lord Lyons has been able to
ascertain them, and of which he has given
an account to Admiral Milne, commanding
the squadron in those waters, are, first, that
the notification is in each place to be made
by the naval officer commanding the squad
ron or the ships which institute the blockade;
and, in the next place, that fifteen days are
to be allowed after the establishment of the
blockade for vessels to come out of the
ports.
1t appears that whether they were loaded
or not at the time the blockade was estab-
lished, provided they came out within fifteen
days, their passage is to be allowed. On the
other hand, it is not permitted by the United
States Government that vessels should be
sent to ports which are blockaded for the
purpose of bringing away the property Of
British subjects or the vessels or property of
other nations. An application for such per-
mission was made, to which the Secretary of
State replied that if such facility were
granted, it would be used by American citi-
zens wishing TO bring away property. Lord
Lyons ends his communication to Admiral
Milne very properly. He says that if the
/ blockade is carried into effect according to
/ the rules established by the law of nations,
zoe must of course conform to il: and that zoe
can only see that The blockade is sufficient and
regular Hear, hear
Mr.. T. Duncombe--[ think that the noble
lord ought to inform the House what means
he has taken TO give protection 10 the British
subjects and British property IN The SLAVE
States Of america. under stand1that The
greatest outTages are being committed upon
British subjects in those States. The noble
lord may have no information on the sub.
ject, but ] have this morning received letters
from persons upon whom can depend, and
who have requested me to ask what the
Government are doing or intend to do in this
matter. There is not The least comp LaiRt mad,
against the Government of the free States. Bu
in the CoVederated States neither life MOI
property is safe, and British subjects 1Oho s0en
there NTH l0hoLly different objects and undei
Very different circumstances, are compelled 4
take up arms and fight in the PrO.slaUer,
ranks.
The noble lord took great credit to himsel
for having issued a proclamation and TO
declaring that the Foreign Enlistment Ac
will be put in force. But, if that be so, per
sons engaged in this war under such circum
stances will be treated as pirates. The mer
camille marine of America, particularly Q
the Southern States, is chiefly manned b
Irishmen and Englishmen, and others fror
our own colonies, who will now be compelle
to remain and enter the ranks of the bel
ligerents, and if taken, though they may b
loyal subjects of the Queen, who wanted t
get away, but had not the means of doin
so, under the noble lords proclamation the
will be treated as pirates. A letter which
have received from gentleman asks: us
nothing that British officer" the captain {
O merchant vessel, "has been tarred an
feathered 2" [Laughter.] 1t is all very we
for honorable gentlemen to laugh, but fore
see that these are questions which will in
|, yolve us in difficulty before long. [Hea
. hear. SIS it nothing" this gentleman ask:
"that British subject has been tarred an
feathered; nothing that free men Of colo
! British subjects, are imprisoned; nothin
I that men of colonial birth are forced to Sc
| L., oNt lal1
I and that Englishmen should be compelled
fight in pro. slavery rsnks2" At this mt
; ment there is an advertisement in the news
| papers of the slave States, Offering on tn
4 part of the Confederate States $50 for ever
r person killed aboard an American vesse
What a set of sayages they must bel
. have received letters from men on whom
Il can depend, and they all state that occu
1 rences such as / have adverted to have q
7 ready taken place, and more will undoub
9 edly follsw unless England adopt mo
: decided tone.
Mr.. B. Osborne protested against the La
!, guage used by Mr.. Duncombe, and added;
He talks of reliable information which
Q has received from certain friends of his; b
: am also in possession OF reliable inform
Q tion which gives the direct lie to the stat
n ments made by the honorable gentlema
: [Laughter1 lam not only in a position
n deny that any of those outTages have be,
committed in the Southern States, but, If Il
d were the proper timesl could point to OF
J. RACES committed by the militia Of New Yo
!. in one of the Southern States occupied
l. them, where the General commanding,
Y the pretext that one of his men had be
/ poisoned by strychnine, issued an orders
thc.day, threatening TO put slave into eve
" mans house TO incite the slaves to murd
le their masters. Such was the general ord
T. issued by General Bulten [Butlerl
Mr.. Bright considered it iniudicious to re
t. from private letters accounts of partieu
,, outrages said to be committed in Ameri
v but added:
lg We may be quite assured that in the No
ID as well as in the South, and in the Sot
ID quite as much as in the North, there will
as the greatest possible disposition to avt
I'd anything which can brit about quar-
DO with this country. LHear hear.l Nothi
could be more unfortunate for the sou
et nothing could be more unfortunate for
of North, whatever quarrels there may be
ID tween the two sections of the American
"a. public than that the quarrel should exte
in TO this country. i wish to make q requ'
OF, and the House, am sure, will feel that
ng only asking what is reasonable and prude
ID, that we should avoid, as much as possll
las discussions on matters which belieye
nd can not influence for good, but with regar'
in which we may create state of feeling, cit
e, in the North or South, that will add to
nd difficulties Of the Government in preserV
ful the line of action which they have laid do
he Mr.. Gregory again defended the South
al States, declared there was nothing o