New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-11

Public notification must be given TO the State OF WI ich
neutral who -eeks to violate blockade Is memher,
before he can be held TO have subjected hlmse To Tor
ieture OF his vssel and goods actual notice must
have been given to the nentral himself. The House
VIII zee that this If most important question, because
the intent 10 sail to booksded port, as 10 wiich
neutral merchant has received notice OF bloc ade Is
considered as violation of neutrality, and the ship
Will be accordingly condemned IN the prne court OF
the capturing Power He wished the noble lord woulh
state distinctly whether not the mercantile mt RET
OF Tins cOubtry were 10 understand thai puohc noun
cation Of blockade of the ports TO which e hao Ie
terred would lie given; that merely an IN lnauon
OF the block ade to neutral slips arriving on tno'
ports wond be given 10 item when they got the,e.
Lord John Ru-se who very indistinctiy hea;u'
was understood to say; cannot give any rerard 10
the blockade; but the papers on tDe suoJoos W. W.
shortly be laid on the table, and when tney ta arc @
mitted the House will be in possession oi tne %
STATE of the But my right honosp'e ilienG W ns
understand that, whatever the form OF poHSh'ioh VI
the blockade NAV be there is no former precedent az
applies fully TO the present Proce. dlngs MI. o"slu
has not given q general notification Oi blockade, 'u'
has left it TO the naval officers commanding on each
station 10 declare the several ports ockaded and
when that blockade has been instituted II Is 10 he con-
sidered regular will not now 60 into questions that
may have TO be argued and decided bereaf er In the
Prize Couits with regard TO the regularity Of the
blockade. No doubt the Government OF the United
States has fully considered existing precedents before
took the IL has done. With respect TO The
question of the honorable member for FiDsbury, lmns
say II is founded Oil rather a vague statement. The
particular to which be referred is which no
proceedings be taken. lie aluded to the case 81
the master Of rchant ship who was tarred ana
feathered. IL occurred months aud some weeks
before apy state of ,v existed, when the whole
country was al peace. / not sure there was not
then Intention of seeding but no secession hsd
then taken place though there were rumors OF IL
The master Of the merchant ship was, IN fact, Ill
treated by mob; but the authorities endeavored 10
arrest the rioters and consul stated that the au
thorities had done every Thug it possible 10 ehet
Ar 10 the steps Her Mgesty Government have iakeh
in OF the blockade orders have been gwen
by tie Admiralty to send out some ships OF war 10
strengthen the squadron under the command OF Ad,
mira Milne. With regard TO the law OF the meo
Stses and Of the Southern Confederacy TO persons
serving the militia sncb laws vary in the different
States Of Europe, and they vary also in the dlereh'
States Of America No doubt the powers OF these
laws will be exercised at the discretion OF the several
Governments according TO tie law of nations SIN
hope that this conflict will be of short duration, and
while great and free State like America Is exposed
TO all the evils of civil war hope no language VIII
be used with regard It, that will tend to create eA
asperatiOn either ride or the other.