East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-06-06
From tho Dublin Morning News.
An AnglO-Asnerican war threat
ened.

| From tho Dublin Morning News
An AuglO-Asnerican war threat
ened.
The Federal Government has proclaim
ed a blockade of the southern ports, but
until they can cover 1000 miles of sea-
bord with their cruisers, the blockade
,yill not be what is called effective"
and the British Admiral ON the station
will protect British vessels in entering
and leaving ports not effectively closed
by q considerable naval force. This
matter might easily lead to collision
with United States ships-of-war, and very
probably John Bull may not be unwill-
ing to seize the presen. favorable opPor-
tunity for wiping out old scores. On the
other hand, it was thought that England
would refuse to acknowledge the Legality
of the letters of marque issued by the
President of the Confederate States and
would hold his government accountable
for any loss or capture, under the author
ity of these letters, of British property
sailing in American bottoms. This hope
however, has been disappointed. Priva-
teering has been condemnedby the unan.
imous voice of the civilized nations OF
Europe, the United States alone raising
its voice in opposition to the condemna-
ton. The South is so weak in naval re-
sources that an energetic protest from
the marimtie powers wonld probably put
stop to the threathened renewal of this
barbarous system of privateering, which,
indeed, is no better than piracy. 1t is
worth remsrking that one Of the first
writer's who held up privateering to exc
Grafton was an American, the famous
BENJAMIN Franklin, next to Washing
ton the founder Of freedom and independ-
ence of the United States. His authority,
however, does not seem to have much
weight with Americans Of the present
! day, as both northerners and southerners
have declared for the continuance OF this
species of legal piracy.
The Times has been told that there are
letters of marquc now in London, and
agents have arrived by tho last steamers
to make contracts for armstrong guns,
and all other wariike stores of the most
recent invention. "Both parties" says
the writer, twill come into markets OF
Europe and bid for men and ships. So
far as privateeringis concerned, the South
will have the advantage, Noadventurer
will care TO take service with the North,
because there would be little or no prey.
The South has no commerce, and its
produce would be carried in neutral bot.
toms. The North, however, has ships
upon every sea, and is victim that will
pay plunderer. There are silk cargoe'
to be intercepted even in the eastern seas
and the treasures of California are to be
met with ahoat." 1t is now quite plain
that in this quarrel, despite all that has
been said and written about slavery
|, England sides with the Confederate
States She does so, indeed eompe!le,
by the strongest motives OF self interest
, Her cotton manufacturers cannot flourish
, or even exist, without the usual supplies
Of raw material from the Soath. Thu
. North has just adopted projections
G tariff very unfavorablc to English inter
t ests, and in resisting the enforcement
A and extension Of tins prohibitory tarii
the South is virtually fighting England
battle. Still more, the jealousy of tn
United States, as marintine power, is
fixed principle Of British craftsmanship
= and we may be certain that the news o
:. the blow Just inflicted on navy which
. in some respects, was formidable to Eng
= land, has given satisfaction, not loud bu
!, deep, to the great bulk of Englishmer
: 1t is so easy to bring about collision
: and under present circumstances, 1t woul
: be 80 safe and advantageous for Englan
!. to pick quarrel with the United States
. that we shall not be surprised to find he
}, majesty's government assuming a pc
: sition in regard to this civil broil whic
may easily lead to war. That they wi
allow the cotton supply to be cut off b
!, the southern ports is hardly TO be eN
i pected. Doubtful questions of RICH
. are easily and promptly settled whe
there is no doubt about the question q
force. The burning of Gosport docl
e yard, has, for the moment placed I'll
, United States navy at England's mere,
and if, on this occasion, England is foun
!, to spare rival and foe, we must be neal
: err to the millennium than is popularl
= supposed. The decisions announced
. the House of Commons last night b
! . Lord John Russell, point strongly in III
direction of rupture between Englan
' and the United States. Lord John d.
clared that the British government woul
not recognize the blockade proclaimed {
Il the southern ports unless it was mad
y effective, but they did recognize the Il
}. gality Of the letters Of marque issued b
l. President Davis. Now, the Washing
# ton government threathens to treat th
y holders of those letters Of msrque as p
r rates, and unless the spirit of Yanke
n land has sunk very low, they will sho
, fight also on the blockade question.
t is evident that Lord John knew MOI
y about this matter than he chose to con
= municate to the House and the public
c And it is also evident that no more fl
vorable occasion than the present is likel
to offer for striking blow at one Of IL
few marintime rivals England has caus
:. to dread.
A PRETTY POCKET PIEcE.-An emo
,. GUS riaed cannon is just being finished