The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-19

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Mr.. veaey Fitzgerald, large landowner in
the westsru counties Of Ireland, says at least
oue-half of the potato crop is destroyed and
urges that Immediate moasurs Of rolicf should
be adopted.
The EnRlish Pres- 90 the siiAcIl aud Mason
Seizure.
The Loi don STAR, Of Nov. 29,h, says
Within tweuty-four hours after the receipt in
| London a. the tidirgs brought b. tho Ia Pltts,
| the public mird had bcen calu N by the rcol-
| lection uf thuc two or thrco facts-Firs, that
| 'ha British flag, however dignihcd and power
| rl, taa no SPECIAL privilege eNompting IL from
| the ordinary obligations It international Law;
| secondly that TO British Govefnmant has inva-
| tiHlly maintained tho right of searching for
| tld fciling on hoiri uCuttil vessels dceertcfs
| f'cm its service or ahcitors of Ia nomics; aud,
| uiiidlv, that the American oonmiodcr ll,s IA
| h. "a tulV ruoh piiscngcft 10y o. IIctt ',s were
uo. O., ,joi j, ia Ito employ ~ 'he 1o.l..o.atc
| ) A'Cs. IN, r.ucu' -aur. Of the p iu's CON-
| p,l. tho sub.dcucc " angcr, ,Hu., ,Jl the in.
pD,a'.uu &C livl,s violence. sets aid COZ ia r.
| a i.ls oi The " dom o. courtesy OF 'hy .'', and
blt. us to aW ,it the authoritative iui sm'nt o
| or Gown law'c
| Va have no soubt that IA, opinion or tho
| highp.i lcld luuclionuio, iu the realm will
| more ihsu sustain tiv hrJ iBrSs oi what hN
| teen douo 10y tie ir 'crsl c.mr ,nttr. Looking
| ~ lie history Of modern MAJ, tim warfare, the
| tltta Ol NUN lAItHl hiiffAN VI tltNNl lhNal law
AID he terms Of tue Qucous procl,mhtion, we
arc forced - hrlicvo that the Trent wns liable
| to f1r mo.c than the indignity suffered.
After discu sing tina lsC.Al quosN o - Involved
and quoting various writer's on international
law, with whose vicws American citizens are
already familiar tho article concludes as follows;
II follows, from these prccodcnts, opinions
and definitions, that the commander OF the San
Jacinto has ne. lo0tod but In ono point TO COM
| ply with the law Vt nations lla has not cap
| iuied tie Front, aud carried her as prize into
| an American hlr'or II he hal done ~, the
usagos Of nations at war aad specially oi Great
| Britain, would have ,o' cred him from all com
plant.
The London TINES Of the 29h of November
thus discussed the legal boarngs Of tho affair ;
In commenting upon tho facts Of this case
Yesterday, We expressed strong doubts whether
tho circumstances OF the seizure dad not put IL
| beyond the pale of International law Admitting
IA wo must most fully admit, tho absolute right Of
bolligcrcnt ship Of war TO visit aud search neu
trail merchant ship, tho question still occurred -
whether, after such visit and search hal boon
made tho bellgerent had right TO treat the
neutral as having violated her neutrality and
TO take out Of hor such persons aud things as he
might SEQ tit to adiudge to 10 contraband Z
Even IL this proposition could have found ad-
yocics, further question sui remained-
| MIH' her. without discovering any htFtillltliHc
| ar dispatches COntrah1ud ct war, passengers
having no bclligerent character could bo held to
le liable To capturo in neutral yea 81 on the
hirh seasi
Wo are now in position TO state that the
deporitionA OF the officers OF board tho Trent
have been submitted to tho Law Ohllers Of tho
| Crown, and that opinion has been given TO the
| effect that the proceedings Of the American irig
AZ. nre not to I've justified by the law Of nations
|, is We understand, the opinion. OF these ia
''r'' 100 10 IT. "' ,nn,i"ob t visi,ing
MInp Wy ~ IL Ma IL M. ia, IL any ncr
Anu shtcnlng t'la .iah u npeS,r.tanJ os ~ h,d
Vt u'rss ' ,oa,d So, the nronc, course W.,
l 40 ,.Lo her into a mort and submit the question
n toa IlIH1 Cou,. w, W. w., It'll siJas and ,yori
aonoo anu h,eul''on. '" a,in,, =, nrocodon,
: nave ueslueu lno c"So "e'o'u'ib " P''N0N'"
ana authorlties ,.,.... L.,,. L.., ,,,.,
. MANY insoleht pretohs,on, nave @ ooon hsu ''
uy .ia 80 insnient Than onyaaGyes. hu,
ooon at .u' ba,,,,htv Javs ,o meyer ventura,
IA ou, iios. 49, dc,,,rine as ,bis ar IN in
W ~, y. io' - t I;co,s sbonIJ n, farm In
HiTt that our nnNai o"'Cu, 90, AJ,ni,ai,,
Sun,iy Iny ~ thjs MIN, alone tho soiZuI,
0 JuuBeS; l"n .'"o PS'nir decentralization or,r,',a
4 q, 'ho II'u. 80 "'N ~, ,,,s.iyos 40 c,ynr IN,
= We arc il, uSl ,na,v surnorlcrs th,
n H. ,bc loyal course had beer
< even ir u,a r., had hsop ,.Lop ,n,,
putsuou, 'nu 'I 'np -, ~. arii,raI,an, Of
Poi'i "nu ',., ah, NM, have hoon dismissed
prlEo court Su9 "iu'' ~ - s,.Dtian E,,o,,
n Win cpnnPen1'Ion P ~, ~ e,,,nJ In hor which xn
1 ulsPa.enea "' a. Ias r.,,cr yot boon decided tha
@ not Ino -Ihi,h r,ss hotwoon AN enem
. ue p'sPa'VnoII ,,,a,nP,nant orc coniraland (
Y ana nout'" 80. ,ea i,ir,oJ as a LeIIi,,or
war hoi ms " ~ - ,,'ars e., aII A;
v CIV llsi' ,..oo,,,sa w. With nm onemv. Such
. pio'natlu ,I'e,oouoU i,o,,d oxs,n;nat;o9 unon IN
~ claim Souiu no. ~, nnhlic nolcv. Wo ar
= grounss OF 'Sa ',nas,;n1 ,honld ro.
,. content, however, 'nss - "ao S", ind;snu,abl
,d upon Vle uv'1 - oc,oors mn, I, th'
Etquno, On NV irts,rn,ional law r the ofic,
" Of an armed cruiser 10 make hinselG Judge
IT. sea
" Such being tho legal bearings CT this ou'rag
Gus proceeains tno % IaDoa raosova ,he stain xbi
~ Lsl bean cast upOn our flag. When in form
= days tbe IIrti,h ship Of war Leopard unlawful
sei,sj deserters on board the Chesapeake, Il
~ p,;,isb Coyenment. on complaint being mad
a. disayowed the act, recalled the Admiral fro
tho station, and expressed regret for tho bloc
op shod which had bsen occasiOned On mo
,ccsnt occasion, when the Prince do Joinvil
bo C,rciljv took a blot out Of u British ship, Il
Kim Of the French felt 50 acutely the wrol
no wlnrl ind been done in his name th
1t La disayowed the decd, and, We belioN
I'D nm an, ouraph letter expressing his regr,
A., Jyi',II rationa, ard in count ii
b',,. hi,,h spuse of honor rules the men vi
Wy | L,lJ no ,,nv,rnmcnt in their hands think II
lho ..,,.,n al to ,hcir own fame as 10 that
nm "a 49,, t,,, tLoy have oClepded that reparat
| wv, W." ,E Il ,,,,Io What ,he Cnyer