Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-19
ENGLAND AHD THE UNITED STATES

The steamer City Of Balti more, from Live,pool.
with tl6l i35 In specie, arrived at New York on
Monday. During the passage she passed about
nifty large icebergs, some Of them more than $50
feet In height
British ship had arrived In the Clyde from
one OF the Southern ports Of America, and was
received under clearance signed by the Confed-
crate officers Of customs and dated sthe rst wear
OF the Independence Of the Confederate States Of
The forty-seventh regiment Of British infantry
was. under orders to sail for Canada
no PRIvATEERs TO ENTER BRITISH poRrs-rHx
DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT. -.,
The Following Is report of the debate I'm the
British House Of Commons on the Sd inst on
days ago.
Mr.. w. f.. Forster asked the secretary for for
eign affairs whether her Majesty's government
would exercise the discretion which by the law
OF nahons they possess, to prevent privateers sail
Ing under yet unrecognized lag OF the so.caIIed
Southern Confederacy from bringing their PRICES
into any port OF her Majssty's dominions, He
ADDED that be did not ask this question with re-
gard 10 privateers sailing under the flag Of the
United States, simply because he had no y pecta-
ton that any letters Of marQue would be Issued
oy the United States government.
LORD J. Russell.-My answer must he rather
wider In extent than the question which has nee
put TO me The whole matter has been consid cred
oy ner MaJesfy's government, and Il has been de-
termined, sfler consulting the law officers of the
crown that orders should be Iven TO jut,y5jr. ID.
shtpS oftcar ami prirnteers Of both pn,;i., f,on,
entering the ports ondharbors of the Uaitsd King
dom, or Of ne colonies and dependencies of he,
MAJESTY, tcifh prizes In order TO make the mat
ter more clear, the House will PERTAINS allow me
TO read an extract from tie dispatch which ha.
been sent to the India Office, and tothe Governors
of the colonies:
Her Msjesty's government are, as Won are
aware, dssrous Of observing the strictest neutral
lily In the contest between the United States and
the so-styled Confederate States of North America
win the view more thoroughly to carry out that
plnclple we purpose to interd let the armed Ali u
ana also the privateers Of both parties from ear
rying prizes made by them into the ports harbors
roadsteads, or waters Of the United Kinpdon or
any OF her Majesty's colonies or possessions abroad
Hear, hear
The orders went out to the colonies on Saturday
last, ana they have gone to India to-day | NAV
also state that we have during the past week been
IN communication with the French Government
upon this subject. stated to the French embas-
sddor the view taken by her Majesty's Govern
ment, and asked him what course the G Government
OF france Intended to pursue with regard to this
subject. The French ambassador has Informed
me that the French Government proposes TO act
In conformity with the existing law of France
ihat existing law is founded upon an ordinance
passed In the year 1884, and the rule that In case
OF war In which France is neutral no pri,nr,-ys
are dotced 10 bTiHg their prizes into ne ports or
hhToorS o. France or ats dependencies for a longer
PERIOD than ttosnty-fonr hon,s TA,y are not al
Iotced TO sen he cargOsS, any tcdv 10 d,spos,
OF me prizsS tchfch they hare taken and after the
,wentY-four hours have expired they are Obliged
70 leave the port. Therefore the course nursned
by France Is not very different from that which
We Intend to adopt