, 1861-06-20
4enator had spoken In his placo in Congress

NO PRlVAIEERS TO ENTER BRITISH PORTS
IMPORTANT DEBATE N PAh1lANENr.
In the House Of Commons, on the Sd inst,
the following debate on privateerlng took
p1ace: -. ..
:. MI. ". E. Forster asked the Secretary for
Foreign Affairs whether her majeaty's govern
ment would exercise the discretion which by
the Law: Of nations they possess to prevent
nized flag Of tho SO called Southern Confcd-
erEcy from bringing their prizes into any port
Of her naiestg's dominionsp He added that
he did not ask this question with regard to
ptiyateers sailing under the Tag Of the United
that any letters Of marque would be Issued By
the United States government.
Lord j. PUssEIL-My answer must be rath-
er Wider In extent than the question which
bus been put to me. The whole matter has
and 1t has been determined, eftef consulting
the Law officers OF the crown, that orders
should be given to- tnttrdicshte ships Of par and
pf1rat<evs Of 10th parties from entering Ue ports
oad har6ors ot The United Kingdom, or Of tie
colonies aad Dependencies Of her n.ajes.y, NTH
prizes. In order to make the matter mora
clear, the House will perhaps allow ms to
read an extract from the dispatch which has
been sent to the India Office and to tha Gov.
errors ct the colonies:
her mojesty's government IS, as you are
a#aIe, desi1ous Of observing the strictest neu-
a.a4ay aaa4ty m me contest between the United
Sta.es M3 ana ne 30 styled confederate States Of
MOTH 1-IL America With the view more thor
oughly to carry ont that principle, We purpose
to interdict the armed ehlps, and also the pri-
Tateere, Of both parties from carrying prizes
maoe by them into the ports, harbors, road
steaoss or Watets q the United Kingdom, Or
ahosd ahy ~ nfT 9 n9eslys colonies or possessions
The orders went out to the co1on5e. m 2a+.
4loay lasI, and they have gone to India to-day.
may also state That We haye during the past
Week neen N communication with the French
government npen thts Subject I stated to
59e french ambassador the vlew taken by her
Ma]esty:s government, and asked him what
course the government of France intended to
pursue With regard to this subject The French
a alnoassaaor mas informed nc that the French
Eosel9menl propose to oct IN conformity with
me ex1sta1g Law OF France That existing Inv
,s ioqnaed ca upon N ordnance passed il the
IN which France Is neutral, no priratss7s ars
attonca 70 orang their prizes info The ports or har-
oors g france or ~ dependencies for q longer
PERIOD than tEtnfyjour hours. They are not
dNosced 70 %N He eargoes, Or in any seay to dis-
pose ef ht prizes sthieh they hass taken: and
after the twenty four hours have expired thew
IRE obliged to leave the port. Therefore tbs
course pursued By France Is not very different
from that which We intend to ndopt.
!, SIT !. PAsKSdToN-1 see that it is stated In
the aeKspapeTR Of to-day that the government
OF the United States had expressed their n.
tentton to recognize the declaration Of Paris
Of 1855. I wish to ask the noble lord at the
lead Of the Foreign Office whether her Males.
TVS government have received any such inti-
nation from the government Of the United
States, and, # so, what effect that will haYe
upon the policy which her Majesty's govern.
ment haye announced that it Is their intention
To OnTRnR with TapysY1 IN be ha1If ~
Of the Southern States?
Lord JOIN KussELL--The only answer which
! can give to the light honorable gentleman
- that propositions have been sent to Amer
iea founded upon the declaration Of Paris.
Those propositions were made in concert with
the French government, and are restricted in
concert with that government. We nave not
as Jet received any answer to those PROPOSE
tions. They hnye been zone. ! ahonId th;nt
fortnight, aud EXPECT soon TO receIre eoTn3