New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-14
GREAT BRITAIN AND THE BLOCKADE.

GREAT BRITAIN AND THB BLOCkADE.
The correspondepce between Secretary Seward and
Lord Lyoip the British Minister at Washington, with
reelonce 10 tho blockade Of The ports Of the Southern
States WA laid before Parliament on The 18th uf
TIE iirst communication from Lord Lyons To Lord
JOHN Russeil transmits copy Of note from the Secre'
tAry Of SAFE Of the United States, communicating COP
les of the President poc4m declaring blockade
OF The ports Of South Carolina Georgia, Alabama,
Florida Louisiana, Mississippi and TeSas This pro-
clati, declare. the ieterv Of marque and su.horiza-
ton Of the ceeded States to be insufficient, 10 protect
an, body acting under them from the penalties VI tho
laws for tho prevention Of pray.
W.sHIsoroy, May {, 1861.
My LoRD: have the honor Ia inclore you copy OF
the note by Which acknowledged the receipt OF MIR.
seward OF the 18th Wit, announ' ing TIC hhen.
tio of this q, yefnntnt to set on foot blockade OF
tie SoG bern lpris. / was careful 90 TO word no'e
ss 10 show that accepted MT. Sewards o"mmuiica.
ticn as MI announcement Of ar intention 70 eel on 1901
bl ckade rot 10 notification oil the trIuai COM
,nenr.nent Of one. ] believe that most Of my col
| leagues made snswers in the same renre;
have ,hs honor 70 transmit your lordship copies
Of the Pr.sients Proclamation, snnoamng toe sAteh-
zion cfte lsC ksde 70 tie pOrts VI Virginia end NORTH
Carolina which bave Teen sent to me In psssh cover
! from tie state Department.
have made il NV business since the entrance OF tue
p,e,e,t Administration into o1ice. nearly Two inoo'hs
Zoo 20 ende.yor 10 a.corin precisely their intent IONS
| WITH regard 20 the commerce oil foreign b,"S WIN
| he Sthtts which have Withdrawn from Tie ubi0n'
I'm 20 Tie day before the blockade was announced hc
C,ny,nu ont r,elf had pot come 10 any decision the
subiect Nor did think IL exponent TO pre's II 10
rale any de, laraion long tho commercial opera
ton. Of British merchants ana btsh ve,ses III .'e
seeded States carried without hhdrance ana
without Inconvenience. But snte the blockade has
been proelaned have thought myrelf entitled 10 AK
with res T. bee for definite information respecting the
node in which Il 10 be carried Into effect. hst In
nrticulsr a long conversation the subject with Mr..
| Ssward i'm presence Of the Chief Clerk OF the State
| Dep.r,m.nt Oh the 9th nj ino. had prepared Dir.
seward for the interview by Suggesting to hi through
rho Upoer tsy Of State, the advblenes OF d.
mi,rbng the disagreesbls improssion Which the an'
| nouncemeut Of the blockade would make abroad, by
giving 40 soon as possible definite that It
would he carried on with liberal eoilsiderhtiVn Tor
| tie intercets VI foreign nations.
so far az assurances Ia general terms go, nothing
conld he more satisfactory than Mr. Seward language
did not however succeed in obtaining at tho time ~
oehnite de srafion VI The ru!es WHICH Wouiu DO oU
| eers ed as bad hoped.
| The principal point TO which drew Mr Seward
attention WIS the extreme ysgueDess Of the insrma
| ton which WA given TO us. 1 referred him to the
notifications VI blo kades made by Great itsin dur
ing the late war with Ru,sia, and pointed out 70 him
the care and pIeion with which every particular nes
stated u them. asked whether i. was Intended 10
issue similar nOti for each Southern port - toon ss
| the actual blockade Of 1t should commence.
THO rely which received was, that the praetfs
Of The Uned States not TO i,sue such notices. but
TO notify the blockade individually 70 each vessel az
preaching tie Dl0ck6ueu port aiu oAnSciiVo
endum OF the notice having been given on the shtps
PAPERS, No vessel liable to seizure which had NOT
| been Individually warned. Yhs plan had j WIS ar-
sured ben found % BE- In pratt ce, the most conas-
uient and the sires, for all parties. The fat OF fhere
| being boekadng ships prersnt 10 give the warning
was the best notice ind best proof that the port was
| actually and effectuslly blocksded
The principal objection TO the psn appeared 70 ae TO
be that il eight Ia some eases expN4e foreign vessels
10 the Tvs and Inconvenience Of Masking useless voy.
age which more general end public ANNOUNCEMENT VI
| the .iocksse would have prevented.
| observed 10 Mr.. Seward that the limits 9! tho
blockade which il was intended 70 establish were not
clearly ssied Il was nos essy to understand exactly
10 W, at extent of coat tie expression tbs ports
within" the Sts,es mentioned was spl hesbe. Dir.
Seward said shat IL was intended 70 blockade tbs
whole olest from Cheapeske Bay 70 the mouth Of
the Rio 0rande. observed TO him thst the extent
Of the coast between these ponts WA, supposed,
about 1900 miles. Surely tho United States bad not
| naval force sufficient 70 eStabhsh an effective
| blockade of such length OF coast ~. Seward,
however maintained that the whole would Do block
| sded, and blocksded effectively.
! may, perhaps be allowed 70 refer your Lordship
70 clear declaration of the principles al the United
States on each matters which b contained IN note
from Mr.. Buchanan, dated 18th Decemoer lSst, and
sra snitt~d the Foreign Office IN Sir Richard Pax
| snhsus dispatch Of tue came dae.
Mr. Seward assored me that Gll foreign vessels al
ready ia port when the bio kSde should be ret On
foot would be allowed 70 out with their cagoss.
asked whether they would DO allowed 10 CONE Is
with cargoss 81 ipped alter the blockade was actually
n NJ. .aid elv "A