Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-13
Davis's recent message, and concluded vita
the following announcement.

Davis's recent message, and concluded vita
the following announcement;
beg to take this opportunity of saying
that shall certainly bring forward my mo.
ton on the subject Of the recognition Of the
Southern Cobfederacy on the 7th of June,
when | trust the matter will be fairly dis.
cussed, and in the mean time that we shall not
throw imputations on one party or the other.
[Hesr, hear.l
THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND THE BLOCKADE
Mr. Bouverie said In the question Of
notification of blockade to which reference
has been made, q matter which is very i'm
portant, for the commercial interests of the
country is involved, the rule, believe is
this-public notification must be given to
the State of which a neutral who seeks to
violate blockade is member, before he
can be held to have subjected himself to for
feiture of his vessel and goods; or actual
notice must have been given to the neutral
himself. The House will see that this is q
most important question, because the intent
to sail 10 a blockaded port, as TO which a
neutral merchant has received a notice of
blockade, is considered as violation of neu-
trality, and the ship will be accordingly con-
demned in the prize court of the capturing
power. He wished the noble lord would
state distinctly whether or not the mercan-
tile interests of this country were to UNDER
stand that public notification of blockade
of the ports to which he had referred would
be given; or that merely an intimation of
the blockade to neutral ships arriving off
those ports would be given to them when
they got there.
Lord John Russell, who was very indis-
tiDctly heard, was understood to say-I can
not give any further information 10 my right
/ honorable friend with regard to the block
! ade; but the papers on the subject will
shortly be laid on the table, and, when they
are submitted, the House will be in possess
sion of the exact state of the case. But my
right honorable friend will understand that
whatever the form of notification of the
blockade may be, there is no former prece-
dent that applies fully to the present pro-
csedings. Mr.. Seward has not given gem
eral notification of a blockade, but has left
it to the naval officers commanding on each
station TO declare the several ports block
AIDED, and when that blockade has been insti-
tuted it is to be considered regular.
| will not now go into questions that may
bave to be argued and decided hereafter in
the prize courts with regard to theregularity
of the blockade. No doubt the Government
OF the United States have fully considered
existing precedents before it took the course
it has done. With respect to the question
of the honorable member for Finsbury, INF
Duncombe y l must say it isIfounded on rather
avague statement. The particular case tc
which he referred is one on which no pro
ceedings can be taken. He alluded to the
case of the master of q merchant ship who
was tarred and feathered. 1t occurred some
months ago. and some weeks before any
State or civil war existed, when the whole
country was at peace. / am not sure there
was not then some intention of seeding
but no Secession had then taken place
though there were rumors of it.
The master of the merchant ship was, il
fact, ill-treated by mob; but the authori
ties endeavored TO arrest the rioters, and oul
consul stated that the authorities had dom
every thing it was possible to effect. As Il
the steps her Majesty's Government hav
taken in consequence of the blockade, order
hare been given by the Admiralty to send on
some ships of aoaT to strengthen the squadron
under the command of Admiral Milne Witt
regard to the law of the United States AM
of the Southern Confederacy as to person
, serving in the militia, such laws vary in tn
, different States of Europe, and they var,
also in the different States of America. n
! doubt the powers of these laws will he exer
! cised at the discretion of the several Govern
ments, according to the law of nations.
3 still hope that this conflict will be of shor
5 duration, and while great and free Stat
like America is exposed to all the evils of
c civil war, hope no language will be use
e with regard 20 1t that will tend to Great
q evaporation either on one side or the othe