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Speech OE HON. y. 8. COX,
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| On ds Definition Of he Perthsaiys; DsliosyeS I,
tho House Of Representations, Dec. II, 1851.
| No. COX, from the committee on Foreign
Atairs. reported bill for the relief of tb,
owner Of the British chip Pertbshire. which was
read q first and second time.
The bill direots the Secretary of the T,easu.
~ TO pay 10 the order of the proper func,iopaT,
OF her Britannia Msjesty's Government The
sum Of $1,000, In full compensation TO The
owner OF the British brig PertbEh,re, In conse.
quence OF her detention by the United Stltei
steamer Massachusetts, In June last, under the
impression that she had unlawfully eyaded the
blockade of tho port OF Mobile.
| Mr.. COX. InoW ask the attention of tho
House to the letter of the Secretary of State ac
companyiDg the bill.
The Clerk read the letter, as follows:
DEPARTMENT oY srATH,
| ys.l 81 WAsulAeToH, December 10, 1861
SUI; have the honor 70 acknowledge the receipt o.
your note Of this daie and, In reply 10 Communicate
copy OF the papers relsnb to foreign aars aid beor
2ongrsss WIN lne rresidents annual meSsags On pagl
pl and snossquent pages Of the documen ali the ma
nsi psps's relating to the ease Of the Psrthshirs mas
In compliares with your request draft Of bill upor
w also herevih inclssed. AZ the matter h
no pecunay importance, aud as the seems 10 have
clearly been mistake com uitted 40 etanIno m. yessr
Wwould % good policy a. this time to satisfy the oi.n
nA'' 'n' honor to b. sir t1 our ob:disnt servant
Lon. ., o. Cor Of the Commit 90 on FoteIrn Ansir.
| House OF Representatives.
Mr. COX. Mr.. Speaker. win state, for Che
information Of the House, that this bill was
orawn oy the Secretary of State, in acct rianoe
win the recommendation of the President 10
nis annual message. On page of the mes
sage no invites the attention of Congress- TO the
correspondence between her Briaunic M Maieaty's
Minister accredited 70 this Cow RI meut and the
Secretary OF state, relative 70 the detention OF
the British ship Perthshire, 10 June last. fer a
supposed breach OF the blockade; and he sa,s;
AZ ths detention was occasoned by an obvious ni,ap
@ VI me sSts and as Justics requires that we
snouia commit no oelger nj aot OF founded In strict
light o sanctioned BY public law, recon mend that an
appropriation be made 10 saify the reasonable densn
Of the owners Of the vessel for her detention. :, :
have examined the documents referred to
Dy the Secretary of State very carefully. and
from them CLEAN the facts which will state
briefly to the House. The Ptrthshire ia a Brit.
ish snip; owned in Hartepool, England. She
sailed thence under o charter for q Liverpool
merchant, Intending to 60 to Pensacola for the
purpose OF getting a cargo Of timber for the
united kingdom When she got to Pensacola
che was Informed by the officers In comm and of
our squadron there, that the blockade had be.
gun there alreadyj she was wAroed of. Un.
der her charter she had the rr. .viiege, with the
consent OF the agent OF the oWntf az Pepsaco.
Ia, TO 90 to the port of Mobile. She asked the
question OF the commander of our SQUADRON n,
fsnsaoola, whether tho blockade was In force
at Mobile. He told the captain of the P, rth.
shire thai the blockade 1ae not In. force there.
She then sailed for Mobile and arrived there ON
the l4th Of May. The block ade at Mobile be-
gun on the 2Oth Of May. At Mobile she load.
ed cargo OF cotton and sailed on the 3Oth of
May, after the blockade had commenced, but
within the time allowed by the Proclamation Of
the rresldent Tor yesselst TO 60 out. When che
came out she was again overhAuled by our
htesmets, but was permitted to go on. she
sailed above two hundred miles, aud vas again
oytrnauied BY the steamer Massachusetts
A whose captain put Q prize crew of twenty mine
men and two officers on board of her and sent
her back to Pensacola. She was thus detained
some twelve oegSs the prize crew meantime liv,
ing upon the ships stores When she resobed
Pensacols, thecaptain of our squadron there,
on examining her papers, dismis ssd her to 20
| upon her voyage--dismis,ed her without paying
damages Tor the SEIZURE and detention. Undcr
these circumstances, the British Government
complained earnestly, and Lord Lyons laid the
case before Mr.. Seward. Mr.. S-ward caused
an examination to be made by the Navy Depart.
ment, and on that examination be recon mends
that We should do justice In this particular case
to Great Britain, ~ 'T
Now, Mr.. Speaker, do not believe, so far
as case OF this kind 10 concerned, that there
can be any objecnonto to the House coming up
promptly and doing Its whole duty to the Brit,
ish Government. Whenever our officers have
been remiss, or In any way have inirlnged upou
the maritime rights of Great Britain, our Gov.
eminent now, as they always have been, are
prompt to respond ina case which 10 perfectly
right, as believe this to be. The amount Il
inconsderable, bur prompt action at this time
will have great deal of significance. would
not to-day bring In this bill If believed tba,
any inference would be drawn from it's passage
that IL was dictated by any concession to British
arrogance. would not ask this House even to
do matter OF right under threat frou Grea,
Britain, or under she dictation of her arrogance
or passion; bat IN order that we may demand
our ,ights Of Great Britain, we should alWays
be Ready to do right toward her.
In the Jealous defense of our maritime rights
our officers may exceed their duty. The mo,
ment that is 90 10 10 In this instance
the Governments will take pride in according
satisfaction. Our Government must do It's dutS
In order TO assert lie rights. q GJtf rA-i
10 10 to be hoped that the action Of this House
at least toward foreign Powers, will show a wis,
and Just concilladon without any timid or time
serving submission. While we would not yielC
one inch to any servile feaR or ungenerous com
pulsloD, such As 10 threatened by the late neal
from England, it Is becoming the dignity of III,
Republic promptly TO remedy grievances Thu
We are triply armed to demand pleroe ives be
longing TO our nationality. both at homo AMI
abroad. is &c., ~, ~ rl ,esiA ,!a ~ ff.s
Great Britain should, and I,trust will, NEE
us in this spirit, when We dem and OF her why 4
is that ehe has aHtried an asylum in nsouthalcp
ton harbor 70 the Nashville. Without nation
atty, without even the pretebss Of bstbarou
privatetripg oommissiont and after beariug al
envoy Of the rebels Colonel Peyton) to Grsa
Britain; after overhauling the Harvey Bircl
upon the high seas, almost within eight of th,
shores OF EDglaDdj efttr dragging down th,
stars and stripes from that ship ana Kissing in
stead that strange banner Of iIiple-asriped lnfa
my; after ironing h,r crew, and with the ret
baud Of the bold buccaneer burning her to Cd,
waters edgeI after all this, the Nashville ha
found . huspltable asylum In the haIbor o
Southampton, TO be reiisted for apother outrag,
with wstllke armaments from English store
housesl aa1igrlIA esl G aEJe
We have arieht to demand how It is thatsh
lis permitted thus 20 reHt We have q right q
demand whether that is 10 aco riAooe with be
much boss ed but Ill disguised neu .isy W