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IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.
AMERICAN AFFAIRS in PARLIAMENT
RIGHTS OF BELLIGERENTS.
Speech of Lord John Russell and Lord
PaIInerstOn on jeff Davis Priva.
teer Proclamation RecOgnf-
tion of the Southern Con.
~ federacy, &C., &c.

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Brooks, which sailed from Liverpool on the
9th, and from Queenstown on the 9th, ar
rived at New York Tuesday afternoon
The Southern Commissioners Visit Lord
John Russell.
Mr.. Gregory, on Saturday, introduced
the three Commissioners from the Southern
Confederacy to Lord John Russell The
interview was at Lord John RusselPs pri-
vate residence, and was considered informal
What occurred with regard to the recogni-
tion of the Southern States has not tran
spired. Mail 7th.
Great Britain.
In the House of Commons, on the even
ing of the 9Th, Mr. Gregory said that in
consequence of the news which had arrived
from America since he had give notice of
his question, he had been obliged to alter
its wording. Mr.. Lincoln had proclaimed a
blockade of the ports of the seven Confede-
rated States, and therefore it was necessary
to ask question with regard to two other
States, which were in attitude of hostility
to the United States. although they did not
belong to the South He had to ask the
noble lord the Foreign Secretary
1st. Whether any attempt of the Govern
ment of the United States to levy Federal
duties off foreign vessels outside the ports
of North Carolina and Virginia before such
vessels break bulk would not be an infringe
ment of international law, and. if so, wheth-
er our Minister at Washington had received
instructions to that effect? I'd. Whether
the Government Of the United States had
been informed that blockade of any port
of the Southern Confederated States, unless
effective, will not be recognized? 3d. The
Government Of the United States having
refused to relinquish the belligerent right Of
issuing letters of marque, the seven South.
ern Confederated and Sovereign States hay
ing become to the United States separate
and independent and foreign Power. wheth-
er her Majesty's Government recognizes the
right of the President of the Southern Con-
federacy to issue letters of marque, and, il
so, whether our Minister at Washington had
been notified to that effect? Hear, hear.
Views of Lord John Russell.
Lord j. Russell-ln regard to the Hon
orable gentleman's first question, have tc
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vocate with respect to federal dues to be
levied outside the ports of North Carolina
and Virginia, he stated to me that the an
swer to such question must depend entire
ly upon the circumstances of the case, and
that it could not at all be declared before
hand whether such an attempt to levy due:
would be according or contrary to interna-
tional law. Of course, no instructions on
the subject have been sent to Her Majesty's
Minister at Washington but Lord Lyons
is of opinion that such an intention would
be found impracticable, and would not be
likely to be effective: (Hear. hear.) With
respect to the Hon. gentleman's second ques,
tion. whether the United States Government
have been informed that blockade of any
port of the Southern Confederacy unless il
were effective would not be recognized, l
certainly have not felt it necessary to give
any instructions to our Minister on that sub
ject It is we'll known to Lord Lyons, and
it certainly has been declared law by the
United States, that NO blockade could be
recognized or deemed valid unless it we're
an effective blockade. (ncar, hear and I