The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-12-14

WIN the harvey Birch. n
AN AMERICBN CRUISER IN SEARCH o1H
BRITISH MAIL sTEAMER. II
The Edinburgh SCOTSMAN has the f,lloyI
"A strange, yet true story, showing how II
this country has been, and pofhaps IL to.l
ture with the United States or at lease
very well dispOsed our American friends II
bring about such an event, reached US N
sources to 10 thoroughly relied on. The.
tetore last our Government received Inform
that a United States war steamer (the i
Adger) bad brought up in Southampton VI
ostenslhlv for the purpose Of retitIing, buS
der circumstances waIfanting the suspiciof |
she had some other object In view. IN
Subsequently various circumstance, IN
ing the conversation 81 her crew who had
ashore, led to the discovery OF the fact thslI
real object was the zen zufe OF the Westo
mail ,teamer then duo lac Unitet
cruiser had been dispatched in pursuit :,
Nashville, the vessel conveying tue COM
delegates sent to this county Nh'
cd me blockade. The deler-
reaching Cuba, and there got
Neyed on board of tho British
Their movements became knovy
mander OF the pursuing vessel
maikible step Of running STIR
British coast, with the intent
Tue MAJ steamer, end maxim
neutral vessel carry Jag, in IT, r.,
tnst credentials, "contrnhand of war. =,
Upon the assumption 9th =, beinr -. -
An assumption, II vii easily be belie,
made and proceeded on without in,,
considcration-the British war s'eamer ITM,
was ordered TO watch the American and ~
tect her against any vessel bearing the III
nag. AS II happened, the American ca
perhaps attracted by hospitalities after n
voyage, remained in port for some day1
then, putting to sea, was met nv a seysr,l
on the south cost, which forced him 20 a II
at Calshott. The same cause that stoned
cruise expedited the voyage Of the mail III
er, which arrived two day. before her timeT
passed into her port unconscious of hcr A., III
Communications then took place betwec,N
Government and the American Mini.t,
which the latter disclaimed any such intcn
as that imputed to the procardings Of the 4
ted states steamer--or rather he disclaimedfl
knowledge Of the matter. "
At the same time, IL was asceriained TO
opinion OF the law officers of the Crown II
according TO the Interpretation of tho Id
laio down in former De cisions, the relation
Great Britain TO the Americ, IN belligerents
perhaps such that there might have been
legal grounds for the American cruiser ~
the mail steamer as aprize, even in Bdd
waters II It could have been shown that
knowingly harborcd the persons AMI propert]
enemies OF the United States in the al M
the delegates and their dispatches. Tho Uni
States steamer has now departed. but /, n
posed TO be cruising Off the IRISH coast, for III
poses similar TO those which brought her|
Southampton.
II cannot he necessary TO point out the W nj
oficnsivene's and danger of the course nd
stood to have been adopted in this and perh
similar cases by the United States govcrrmI
That government is entitled to do al al
power 70 prey ent egress or ingress at its d
ports, and the ports of the Conf,derates I'd
leave thee cot half guarded, and come acros'
British wa'sts on rowing commission 10 SCI
briti.h mail steamer, which had taken on "
az British port two American pissenecrs
their portmaa.,eaus, Is an act easy 10 DO uh1
stood and not easy TO he endured. Il iudi4I
desire rot so much TO prevent the moyou1s|
OF American 'rebels, as to insult and prdr}
the government and people # this country.
MIR. Adam, the American Minister, had u
on a visit to the Speaker of the House of q,
mons at his seat In Nottinghamshre.
Mr.. Layard, Under Secretary Of State
Foreign Affairs, in a speech before his consd
ents, alluded at some length to the AIMED
question ard defended the policy of the
fish Government. lie regretted that N
had been misinterpreted in America, and brt
asserted that the English people sympit
deeply with the American people. He bel
The time would come when the policy of
end would be justly appreciated. tie deni
that events In America are any proof Of
breaking down Of democratic institutions. i
IL is asserted that the Commissioners of [
Confederate States" were only present at
late banquet at fishmongors' Han as th+<-T
OF some individual member CT members on I
Company.
Mtssrs. Mason and Slidell the Conn
sioners from the Confederate States, werer n
pectCd to reach England in the West Ini
n0il steamer La Plata" due at Southland ~
on the 10Th November.
Depu'a ions from the governments Of O.
ds, New brunswick and Nova Scotia, had a
ed in London for the purpose Of urging the
perial Government TO all tho consl ructiIn +
the projected railway from Hal, fax to q I'd
One OF the arguments j. that the lini wi ID
defence against the United States.
LORD STANLEY OK AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
Lord S'anley,M F., in a speech to his cons
tueits November -, after speaking of the ID
pr oprloty Of any English interference in Id
ian affairs said that ENGLAND could not eVpe,
the advantages OF Interference aud nOn-lnt
ference at the same time. lie thought that
Government should even refrain from tho Fl
preston OF an opinion until IL was called for.
lie then alluded TO the United States.
There is another part Of the world to whit
that last remark Of mine equally applies.
course, | mean the United States. | own
DO not wo der az the annoyance which Amo4
cans sometimes feel and express at the sud
mary way in which We here undertake to set
their affairs for them. / have had some lesso{
As TO the caution which should be exercised
oIming judp mont on the affairs OF other cOul
i es. ! Travelled in America in the summer 4.
l6tS, at the time OF those foolish and futile dii
which were taking place In ireland
md was good deal astonished, aud not
title amused, to find that there wei
many persons in the United STATED
eally well informed upon most matters, wi
Ittached very serious Importance to those di \
urbances, who thought they were the begiI|
ling Of great movement for Irish indepeI
lence, and were even inclined TO doubt whetht !
ur Government was not doing a foolish tbin7
n not recognizing the Independence Of lrelanI
/ once. (Laughter) know what i though
f those comments; and | dare say there al
many intelligent persons In North America VT :
hink much the same Of some of the criticisms
hich reach them from our side of the AtlLnti4
1t any rate, do lot think it is reasonable
lame the Federal Government for not havln
one that which as trustees for the people thei
arr ly could do, aud which no government SIM
he world began ever yet has dOne-fOr not CIV
lg up one-half Of their territory without striHI
lg blow in its defence, (lIcar, hoar) Thc.,
ave met with armed instruction; they haNs =
pposed it by armed resistance. How long i /"
Use TO persist in that resistance is a question
policy, and very difficult one; but II seem
, me absurd to blame government for doins
nat which every government in the world ma
one, and will ever do
II repeat, We are bound to use great caution
judging the affairs OF any foreign country 1
I'd there is no country with regard to whosp
fairs that caution is more necessary than in The
se Of the United States. There are two cause
hich inevitably t'nd to bias our Judgment n
gard to them, There are many classes IN ,i !ny,