Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-03

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER AMERICA
OF HON. GEO. n. DALLAS DEBATE IN
ENGLISH HOUSE or LORDS ON TIE BLooy
ABE.
HALIFAX. May 30 The ste m n Amer.e, ,i,b 4.
to the 10 n inst has arrived from Liverpool '-''
Hon. Geo. n. Dallas, late U. b. Minister 10 Env.nA
a passenger.
The A.aerica has over 81 900 600 in speci.
The Galway contract has been snnul a bot IN. 49,
will continue to run.
The Hibernian had put back to Liverpool with A..
aged machinery The North Briton toat her place, a.
ing on the 18th.
Mr.. Adams, the new American Ambassador, bad b..,
presented at Court
The steamer City OF Washington bad arrived On,
In the House OF Lords the Earl Of Eienborougb
the Government whether the term "lasful block.esS
the proclamation TO be Interpreted literal, or ~
qualifications, as according 70 the s:rc, meant, W
the Paris agreement Il was impossible 10 mainl,ir
effective blockade he complained OF the ysvps,,.'
Of the proclamation in respect to articles eonrab,pS ~
war.
Earl Granville replied tia, lawful blockade mr..
maintained by sui sent force, but il was not ab.oN
ly necessary to render all ngress egress impo.sI.
but to render il extremely diiisult. With resosr, .,
other questions, he stated that certain articles -
clearly contrsband Of war; but that certain other .,
depended upon special circumstances and contngen.
which II was impossible to decide beforehand
The Earl OF Derby said that there were two pon.. =.
when Il was desirable that the Government should g.
o an understanding with the United States The, r1o
claim blockade o. the whole Southern coas. which r
have not the force to maintain. Although thew erTi
lawfully blockade certain ports il not desrsba ,b
they should proclaim universal blockade, but on.
maintain partial The Northern States also de-,
that they should treat privateers as psus but tb.
could not do by the law Of nations and il was d,,
bic that notwithstanding the proclamation il il Shouts
be declared such the penal British sujecu vogI
not be viewed with Indifference by Eogland. ''4'
Lcrd Broughsm said that privatoering according n
International law, not piracy but TO Join an ENID,
ton against poser a. peacs with England was p,,i.
cal act To constitute An efficient blockade such foo.
must be maintained to make the passage Of sb.o
10: ely impossible, but this very dfficult
Lord Chelmsford denied the doctrine Of Lord Brouy
am relative to privsteering.
Lord Campbell said that the Earl of Granville had LA
down the law correctly with respect to blockade and
articles oontrsband Of var. sui ec ofanoher power
holding letters of maTque was not guilty OF piracy
Lord Rngsdown said that the Northern States nj OH
consider The people Of the Southern States rebel. and
guilty of high treason, but that this would not apply "a
the jects Of other powers concerning privateers
The sales Of cotton for the week at liverpool amount
ed t, Al, 00O bales at decline ofl.sil4d.
Breadstuifs we're also declining. Provisions were
steady.
Cotso,s 9I4 81 81
COMMERCIAL NEWS.
LIVERPOOL, May IS -Breads'uas closed 6ru
at 2sa.a 6i.a30.6I Wheat Il..6i ala. COR vLie.
Corn quiet-mxed 34s 3I.r3J,.; white 35sfSGL
Pfovisions-Beef firm. Pork steady. Bacon easier.
Lard heavy.
Produce-Rosin dull at Is. Carolina Rice 24a Bali.
more Bark -. 81.