The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-20
VIII n Blockade Of the Southern Ports DE
Recognized BY England:


The lato severe weather has made plain that short
interruption Of few outdoor occupations sufficient ID
create amount Oh distress which is almost danger.
All Glasses wei provided for rainy DAYS the
engineers the builders when out strike, ana with
the multitude 70 be out Q: work Is TO be ont 81 bread
There no help for IL but 70 parade the streets with
chalked shovel seeking aims 10 stand In the crowd In
Arbor square uni Mr.. Seize Is ready to distribute a
bagtuli Of half and shilings Ten DAYS without
the usual arrival n golfers In the Pool the usual arri
walls and departures M the Iolon and other docks aud
the eastern parts Of this great ropos are In the
condition OF beeagueTcd city, suffering like Ire
laud when the potatoe crop failed. How desirable
that the Communication between London and the
outpOfs and foreign countries should In future be kept
open. Against weather such tina. experienced
this winter the OF Providence Is the only remedy
but there contingencies the In kind for which
We may otherwise provide How would our position be
affected by IN the Bal, between Prussia and Den.
mark az the outset, and II may DO by other Powers the
endY PROM the Baltic We receive lax timber. talow,
and various other commodities, and speaking with some
precision British ships would practically to be
available for the Baltic trade These commodities would
become more limited In supply than they arc AT present
The consequence would be that Ia proportion 10 the lm
tston IN The supply the Of all Of them would be d
ninshcd and more or less privaon suffered by those
dependent upon British shipping and those occupations in
which raw material drawn from the north Of Europe is
worked INTO dreront monuiacurc products Here then
= sOmclhng 70 De seen -, which, in modified form no
doubt Threatens reproduce in different parts OF the
Try that restitution which has lust been go iraseworth
" relieved III instead or being mere spectators OF ~.
other war in Europe We drow the sword and were On
posed 70 great naval Power the suffering could scarce
ian 70 being frightfu and moro than or the great
sels everywhere would be driven from tho ocean be.
cause the carrying service would be performed without
INK Oh capture by neutral vessels. IT, Doss bic
70 Conjecture the calamity OF such OF things 9TH
10 indiyidlas aud the natony And 10 tho present
threatening state 81 Europe who knows that We may not
soon have % deal with the situaou unless the lesson OF
we hcfmeh season Is improves and the neeifui steps
taken to avert the evil
This Is the legacy OF the Tret,y Of Parasitic which we
were parties, and 20 which the United states have long
fnce formally refused TO agcede During the French war
Win austria some 81 our shpowners suffered seyerely
Dut othef classes were muct only % extent which
they could scarcely feel American vessels received Al
mucn Of The india anu China, and other long voyage
trades, as they could carry premium Of eli q -
the rate OF freight paid to British vessels AMI h
premium, with some qualification, nay be said 10 nave
boon tho extent Of the charge upon the consuming
classes Of tho United kingdom. Far dinsrenl
the position Of tho British shpo vner. vessel CIR.
rying thousand tons OF cargo from China al an nd
vance OF f1 ton would clear 81 900 freight than
vessel without premium, and ut an advance OF 81 ton
would clear $4,000 than ycssei without premium
This was the OF the disadvantage Of the British
shpovner In the China trade aud were war 10 break
nut 10 the Baltic his position would relatively be much
the same ~ was even given In evidence, before the So
ect committee Of last session. that during the Austrian
war some banking houses and business firms sent out
2ioers 70 thef India and China correspondents that
" sh ships should not BE- employed AT ALL S by the
10y y Paris our ships, aud not those Of the United
Were neutral and not liable 10 capture, whether
inc produce Of France Sardinia or Austria on the
- ~ seus' ~ carrying or tho produce Of any
ether country not coDtababd q either OF the Powers
lhn ~ war Blt there the apprehension that tbs
country notN outstanding ts aros neuirav would
take part W inc contest, and the apprehension Will
- 81. t--- a. - - 80 ioa.o " q sJs : .ls!.b
war "A E-FoPe "Le.her eoseod ia or 40. ~ tas c9an