Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-07
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THE RIQCKLDE QUESTION,

An official commu nication on the subject of the block
ade has been made 10 this Government by Admiral
Milne, commanding the large British ieet-now number
ing thirtyGve veeses of warm the Gulf Of AeIico
By what the purport Of this document has found
its way the public eye It Is perhaps needless 20 H.
quire the fact that should have been suffered to
the light gives IT, however, the aspect Of inditect
warnog addressed by the British Government to
Wien the contents Of oLfientia State pipers
veaed by those who hold them In custody there s sal
dom lacking abundant Of public policy for the
revelation. By suffering Admiral Miles, views sommu-
nctted to Lis official supetiors 10 be spread before the
world the authors Of the publicity in fact addressing
semioficial notice to the Presidsnt and Cabinet at
Washington.
The action Of any Government upon a subject ihvok
ing deeply the interests Of commercial people, like
blockade must necessarily be rreacated upon the nfor
ion Il receives from it, agents who upon the spot
The Prime Minister Of Great Britain has informed US hy
his senarks In Parliament that his Government woSd
respect efficient blockade This Uas the thing
ss though he had said that would not respect in
efficient one. Nov, what gives Admiral Mines report
its great a,eres A the fact that distinctly takes the
ground that the blockade Is Inc l,cient, The British
Commander, whose opinion p backed by the observs
tons and reports Of ,hs commanders Of his thi Ave
vessels Of var tes with emphasis that attempt
close the seceded ports has been characterized by
complete absence Of uniformity order and regularity ~
10 Short that IL Is such act Of the British
| nation considers itself bound to respect.
The Admiral proceeds to enumerate q number Of
breaches Of tho blockade, which have come undss b,s
notice. Though Pensacola declared closed an the
18th of May, vessels freely ohtapsd adission as late
| as the sob. bark yafGed Of Pensacola ran into
Mobile. Twenty v, thirty small vessels into other
negh6 sng orts and he finds numerous cases Of shps
bskg bgs escaping the cruisers" every direction
As for Charleston, "a complete hoills OF small ocean
traders and coasters continued TO pass into the city and
out again. regardless Of bsensble the preserse Of
war ships" "St Marks in Florida, az important port
is not at all cut of from msitie adeS Steamers keep
up communication " and from Savannah, and his cap
ttns repor or other ports entirely open on the very
| Afy he wIitea
5spoe this REPORT Of the Admiral made there ssems
to be no reason for supposing that Mr. Lncolns block
ode has become any m6re stringent TAe egress Of the
prvateer Sumter from New Orleans, and her rumored
thther Lately With the contraband cargo 900
raed nasEets of the Bremen bark from Havansnaits
speak Of the J Davis the Savannah end other priya-
teers which have reached the seas-serve as add
tonal proofs Of the rsgearitJ and imPoency Of the
Federal Purpose.
We are Therefore, entirely prepared % aes prompt
and decided attitude assqed Great Britain France
and Spain at On early day. The OF the Bull Run
disaster will probibly hasten this detsrmnaton The
Charleston Mercury h not without reason relying upon
Cotton bring about raising Of the blockade, and
eventually recognition Of the Independence oil the &C.
| ceded States
Thus, with Every days advance, We seem to ~ ar.
preaching moro and nearly to the dangers predic
ed by Wesl ingon, whom the cusre al the States With
another should invie se intersrence Of foreign
pover. Undy Vie fatal ruls OF Abraham Lincoln, to
vhst dask and terribe future are approAchnss y
tesn var TO be supsradded TO unhappy civil con-
ktests It you'd surely appear 90,
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