The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-18
THE NEWS.

The American loan did not receive much favor
| from the financial writer's. Switzerland had pro-
tested against the demonstration by French troops
4 and demanned evacuation. The remains Of Te
!, renee Beew McManus lad been honored by a
public funeral.
The total vote of Maryland for the candidates
, | for Governor is as follows
Augustus w. Bradford, Union, .....-... 81 sol
Benz amin G. Howard, secession. .26 ,070
Union majority. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81 ,43l
The State Senate Of Maryland will contain ten
hold-over members, seven of whom are secession.
including these, the Legislature, which has been
called to meet on the 9th instant, will stand as
follows
Senate. House.
\ Union. ....................12 6S
\ Secession, .....-........ 10 6
The Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth regiments
q New Jersey, which together form tile second
Nav jersey brigade, have been ordered to Anna
poas, from whence they Will proceed to, ''pealute
the sacred soil OF South Caro4ina.'
The exports Of breadstuffs to Europe continue
to in sreasey and last week rsachcd the enormous
amount Of b,767 ,65l bushels Of grain and 60 1852
barrels of -four being about 400 900 bushels more
than have besn shipped during any proceedings
| this season.
bales The market closed at 241c ara vs.. for miiling
upHnds The fc,r market hrz1S with a stead de
mano from the trade and for export while prices in
some cases at the CLOSE rather better. Wheat
quitetam and amarkst tolcraby astivesaes in part
7 for ia teverY-whiie full prizes were sustained.
Corn ened 6rm Sutclosed rather easier rates with
sales d good mixed for export at s9e atoa and
small lds in Gsore as70c Pork heayyand lower
Of made s3 SI4 prime ut IS 75 .,
W of mis- I'M
steady prices Coffee quiet sales anilnp
yreghs ,exhated sather tone to- E2gliahA ports
while eng, gemsnts were to . fair extena
The Ar rest OF tho Rebel AmbussU Id rs-
The NJ Ord, Political and Istsrnotto nal
COnseq
The arr est of the rebel Commissioners Ma son
and Slidel |, On their passage to England nd
France, Isl raaght with important consequence es.
The discoy cry Of the plans and resources of
tbs insurge nj chiefs through the paperssf the il
enissares, til sdetenton of these agents fro
the prosecu ticR of their mission, sr,d tas fin, il
frcstration, perhaps, Of their designs, may be #
tho greatest moment to our governments TIL
mcDal effect of,the capture on the oauss Of tn
Union cannt It hail to be beneficial. tbs uheayy
blow and a CT at Encouragement to tho snemy
people of tn United States. II is salca,lsSsS to
add nateria lily 10 the dismay and confusion Of
the rebels pI 'othred Ey the naval achievement
at Part Roy IL and holding the prisoners, in de-
spits Of any mere technical points which may
be raised by tba English government win show
the great Pc 'wors Of Europe that we are deter
mined to oatlar to the last Dollar and the
las. man for the maintenance. OF the
integrity Of tfe Unien. Hitherto Mr.. Seward
has, manage our foreign relations we,,. with
the except on of his reply to the letter Of the
Emperor of Russia. There he thew alxay a
splendid o. ,pHtunity. His letter to M Day
ton and hi recent reply to Lord Lyons we're
to the oIt. His circular to-, ths' Gov
eIaers of he loyal States to put the frontier,
between he n and British territory in q State.
of compile tc defence was excellent. Buzz upon
the course f.. may now take, and she ability
yash whicl lac manages the case of thearrest OF
Mason ant saidell, his character rs a. minister
end as u ia Dsinaa win greatly depo al.
II is not to DO denied that it is case which
may nvo Iva diplomatic cont oversy wiah the
English % rernment if not mere se,ious eense-
qaences- Whatever difficulty nay srise Kill not
proceed fram any question Ola RIGHT Of vista
ton and search; for even in times Of peace
Englantl has insisted upon that RIGHT, and has
even gens Ear Cor it. Sbs wo AID. therefore.
have NO light 10, complain If we followed her
example and abandoned ouK OWE doctrines and
practice. Bat it so happens this is not u
time OF pe.ce. The Urised STATES. govern
mcnt Is. Ii war, and it Les right TO
CT Il Il
high seas, or our coasts, TO sec that ;hey carry
nothing contraband Of war to the enemy The
proper Limitations to the right os search are.
! first, hat our ships-of-war cannes search the
public slaps of neutral, either in time OF peace,
or war: second, that they cannot search tho
private ships Of neutral IN time of peace.
! According to- this aoctriae, recognized by the
| great pablo writers on International law, the
commander OF the San Jacinto committed no
International often 30 by oxerhauling the Bril-
packet steamer Trent. IL will hardly be pre-
tended that the liater is public ship. not,sith-
standing the fact Of her carrying the mails, and
! having British navy officer on board in charge
OF them. BY the Interpretation of writer's on
international law, public ship means ship
of-war, or enc in the service of the army or
navy. But it were TO be held that the Trent
| IS public ship, Commodore Wilkes would have
for his action . precedent OF high authority
with Great Britain. II is the case Of u British
commander who was sustained, even to
a three years war, in boarding al
American frigate in time Of peace, anC
carrying off four British subjects, We refer tc
he captain of the British shp-of-war Leopard
who, in the year 1907, upon the refusal Of The
captain of the American frigate Chesapeake
lying of the Capes of Virginia, to permit his
ship to be visited, fired into the Chesapeake
q which, being unprepared for action, imme
l. diately struck her flag She was then boarded
d | by the ENGLISH cantain and four seamen al