New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-22
AMERICAN AFFAIRS IN ENGLAND.


remarks were made by Lord John Russell:
Mr. GREGORY aid that il consequence Of tie news
which had arrived from Aucrca ,iuce lie had gwen
notice # lii qne,liO On tins tuDJeei re h"u oee"
obliged 10 ,ttcr its woIdi NJ Lincoln hhd ro-
clsi ed blockade ci fle ports OF TIE seven CNt0ei
aed States and therefore it war necessary :" ark
question witt regard to other States VIII were H. an
attitude hostility 10 tie ULed Sstts, although tley
did not belong ia he South lie had To Isk tie noble
l,rd Il Fmeiun Secretary: LET, Whether any attempt
of the Governn, nj If the United States TO levy Fed
eTa dnes OF foreign vessels outside the or's IL Norm
r,lnn and Virginia before such vessels break bulk
would not be AN iuifius. mert oi iniernaol al law,
and if 70, Whether our Mi liter At Washington hsd
received instructions to that effect 3D. W. ether the
Government of he United Stats had been informed
that blockade Of any or of the Southern Co"ieoera,
TED State, unless elective, VIII net tie recoethedi
3D. The Goveri ment of the United = ates having re-
fus. TO reluq uih The bel ii ht OF issuing lo-
ters If naruue lie southern ConieCefat,o aud
SOyeIeg N States having becone {" Tie UIh.d St's
sepaiate ara independent aud foreign power, whether
her Maestys Government reoog, lies The zig Of tie
Pr, sideut o the Southern CoDeGeucy To Issue era
marque and, il "a, whether our Minister AT Wash
ington Lad ben noied 10 that eject Hear hear.I
Lord j. KUssELL--ln regard To the honorable eeu-
teman's first que,tn, bN 10 sHy thai h4ling con.
sui ed a.. Queens Advocate with respect TO Federal
ducs be- levied outside the poiIs o. North Cai0lli,
and Nitlili he sta ed 10 thai The answer to Suoh
question musi deJenJ entirely oIon the circumstances
OF the case and that il coulG Ill he declared be-
foretand whether soch an attempt 10 levy Gnes would
be according contrary oineIbaiioIai law. Oi co0s
no instructions thai subject lave been seq, TO Her
Najesss Minister hi Washington but Lord Lyons Is
OF OF ioD that sn,b an Intention wouli lie iound H.
praciic,rle and wOld not be likely To be- effective.
lHear hear. With respect ~ tie honorable gentle
man second question, whether tie GoNein"eht
Of the Umi,d states Lave been intorned thdt
blockade Of any port of the Son'lern Col-
federacy unleis IL effective, wouii hot be
recognized | ceu5i ~ have rot fl IL nocessary
to give any Instructions % our 1iini-r'r on that
subject. Ii is well Known 10 Lord Ly0nf, ana u GER
tan Is ha- iecn declared law by tie CiIed htts
that 40 blockade could be Tco lied on dc, NED Wand
unless ii were ali elective bioCkAce lear, hesf ard
have 10 doubt 'bat q ere would be no ailefon'e te
TIVE u her Majesty Government and ,hc Government
If tie United Slater on That POINT. With regard u
tie honorable memners next question, as 10 Abe bel
hgeTent rillt i-suiug letters OF marquee mnst, IN
frst place wait for more exI lan''icn aud a. tue
second lace pant OF the answer which have
to give. With reel beet begeent rights III the case
certain poriicus Of State Icing III insuriec'on,
there precedent which seems Applicable q" tbs
purpo.e IL the 1875. The Briii-h Government at
that time allowed tie begeient rieits Of tle Pfovis
ional Government Of Greece, and in consequence OF
dat all the Turkish Government made II re-
nionrtance. l may state tie nature OF thai rem IL
STRANGE, and the reply OF Mr.. Canning "Tbe Tufkib
Government couI lined that tie British Government
allowed to the Greeks be geent oharacter, ard OBJ
served that 1t eppsIY to forget Thai to subjects III r
ieon no n ttiOnal cba acteI could properly belong
But tie British Ggverument informed hr. Stafford
Canning tuat the character Of bellig-Te cy not
much pIind lie as isct; that certain degree of
fore and consistency, acquired by any ass Of ppul
ton engaged in war; entitled thai pOpuldiiOn To I've
treated ar u berereDt sLd even ii tier title
ques ionate, r,nd red il the ntele-t wei, understood
Of all civilized satODs b 10 treat te Tor what was
the al erraiyei power or acommoniiy t'all n
what you will which was at war WI b another,
and which covered tie sea with rs cruisers
niust either be Acknowledged rs u beligerent VI
dealt with aie; which batter character, AZ APP
piled 10 The Greeks, was Loudly di claimed. La sel.
: 4. ~ A flsf Mr.
Canning az reminded hat when the Biti-h Govern
ent ackn0w ledged the night Of either bels "
visit and detaiD itch chant vessels having ere
nv property on board, and to consc e snch property,
il necessarily imI rd condition Of such ac-
know lejgment that tie detention for tie pnr
OF bringing the vessel detained before esabli-h,d
Court Of PIKE aud that eOnscaiOn dd not take place
until after condemnation by such competent tribunal
The question has been under The confederation oil the
government. They have con-ul,ed the law Office #
the Crown The Attorney aud Solici'or-Genera and the
Queens Advocate aud the Government have come 70
the inion that the southern Coufederacy Of Amelia,
according those piiBd les which to them 70 he
Just pino les must he treated belii geren. Hear,
hear But further questions arise out Of that ques-
tOI, with respect 10 which We are still Ill doubt-as,
what sro the alie aions which 20 be made IN he
law OF nations in consequence OF the declaration OF
Paris; and tiore questions being Of difficult AID int
cate nature have not ye, been deter mined upon. They
are stii under the confederation Of the Government,
and will be si further MILDRED before any doelira-
ton ~ OiLtf lOWtfc. llitdI
AMERICAN LETTERS OF MARoUE.
The Houre having resumed, OF the question that th
Speaker leave the cbai to 60 into Cfnmittee OF Ways
aid Means Mr. Crawford said he wished 10 put IL
question tie Secretary for Foreign Afars on toe
N ue subject that had been alluded 10 by the honorable
member ior Galway. liz understood advicea bad been
That day received IN the city that several veses had
left the Southern IOrs Of America Tearing letters OF
narque ON the Southern Coriederated Siaiee. As
he Government OF tie United States did not ackuowi-
sdge that the property Of Deutras Was safe in ships
bearing the American fag much nnxie'y existed Oh
he subject now h known that privateere had put
o sea lie wished 20 take any steps TO protect the
property OF British subjects on board vessels Of the
United states that were liable to seizure by ships
Fearing Southern letters Of narque.
OPINIONS OF TIE PRESS.
From The London kev' Hoys
The effect of tie civil war in America upon European
commerce. is certainly Of the most important ques-
ors which ever engaged public attention. The CON-
nercal relations between this country and America
0 multifaricus, that any disturbance Of them must |
ecesssrily cause infinite Te eAity and great pecunl-
ry loss, bat tbOee IerpIeAiie and Losses VIII be
e Josly aggravated IL the policy which the British
Government intends TO pursue il not defined with HI
luch accuracy pO7sible. The British Government,
the creates, power AT sea- has tie deepest interest
adopting IrndPe Of action Which, while II secures
very advantage TO commerce. will not limit the action
I tie British Navy in tie event OF war. LORD
therefore, il acting with staiesmaulike
rudence il declining bind hmself TO any courre Of
cion without the matur,st deliberaiion And Nh. Wal
ole deserve. well Of hs country In lending tie weight
s Authority snd influence TO seaport Ministers in
ieir cautious policy. In the mean time il may he
sefu 10 endeavor TO Indicate the position wlich the
taes under President Davis occupy With relation
those under President Lincoln, and the position
Tlich both OF these Confederaces now occupy with |
.laon 10 Great Britain aud the rest OF the world.
In tho first place. il is clear that III the case Of re-