Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-19

ports in the several Safes deem proper state 70
your further information:
l. That the blockade will be strictly enforced upon th
| principles recognized by the law Of nations
. That armed vessels of neutral States will have th
right enter and depart from the interdiced ports.
LoRD LYONS TO LORD JOHN RUsSELL.-(REcEIvED MAY 26
WASHINGTON, May II, 1861.
My LoRD-Wh reference TO my dispatches of the 23tl
ult sud o. the 2 and inst have the honor TO trans
nit your lord.hp copies Of spondGnce which
have held win of her Mjesys consus ard with
the Secretary d State Of the UoIed Ste relative 20 the
blockade Of the Southern ports
have the honor TO inclDse a copy of a dispatch in
which / haze acquainted Rear Admiral Sir Alexander
Milne Of the general resut of quiries made By
other foreign ministers here to the manner in which
the bloCk de will be conducted.
have succeeded myself nor, far as know, have
any OF my colleagues succeeded in obtaining relax alton
of he rgor of the blockade either in favor Of any
tral flag, in indvduil cuses of hardship
have not received Intelligence of the issue Of aay
notification announcing the actual commencement Of
the hecve blockade of any Of the porte, except Il e
rotif.ation concerning the ports of Virginia and North
Carolina of which transmitted to your lordship with
my de. patch of the I'd instant, copy taken from a
Newspaper, and Of which copy forms also enclosure Il
in this despatch. have, &C.,
(Sgnedl Lyons
The documents conclude with the following note,
which, in fact, contsns summary OF all that has pissed
in the business:
LORD Lyons TO REAR ADMIRAL SIR A. MILNE.
WASHINGTON, May II, 1861.
SIR: With reference to my despatch of the 9th ult
have the honor enclose copies Of fooaicg dec
uments
l. Proclamation of the President of the United States
dated april %, announcing his intention TO blockade
the ports OF Virginia and North Carolina.
2 Notification Of the actual Elective blockade Of the
ports of those Sta.es issued on the 3Oth of April by
Flag Officer PendergIast, Of the United States Navy.
have not received intelligence OF the ssne OF any Other
notification announcing the actual commencement of al
effective blockade
g. no ice, headed "Important Commercial informa.
tion" published in a newspaper which - the organ IT
the Administration, and giving some Information re-
spectng the modes in which the rules OF blockade will
be applied.
The general result of inquiries made by other
foreign Ministers here 10 the mannr IN which the
blockade will be conducted, appears 20 be
!. Tnat tho date Of the commencement of the block
ade in each locality will be fixed by the issue OF notice
by the commanding officer OF the squadron appointed to
blockade IT, II does not however appear 10 De intended
that such Loce shall be officially communicated to the
Governments of neutral nations or to their representa-
tives III this country.
9 That fifteen DAYS from the beginning Of the eirc-
tive blockade viii be allowed in every Tor neutral YES
sels, already III port 10 put TO sea.
.. That until tie fifteen days have expired, neutral
veS ia will be allowed out with without car
goes and whether their cagoes shipped before or
after the commence meut OF the blockade.
4. That, except in the lasnenOned particular, tha
ordinary rules OF blockade will be strictly enforced.
The armed vessels OF the neutral stes will have
the right aud d part from the blockaded pors
continue 10 be of the opinion that, provided the
blockade be effective and be carried on in conformity
with the law Of nations, have no other course in the
absence OF csitiye instructions from Her Majesty Gov
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