The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-13

under her flag against the protest Of her Officers Of ger
bio 70 low voyagers--howsver consonant with Englls
vpirit and usages the dccsration Of Commander Wi
s%sas qasien q rs. so one 70 b decided o. qs.
saissss such only ga,t of he gene
raj raUy tzaeed Of cirii.ed nofsos " any part
the scoyid the captain Of tho San Jacnio did but
upon principles (which have always been asserted b.
his own goysrnmsut frequently exercised by ours
me right 81 beHigaenn 70 search seuiral xsseIs IA,
confroJand perrns and articles Is tts to WaR estab
iihed. Undoubtedly the Confederats Commisse ners
and their dispatches do not under tie pri
mary definition - coDraband, which requires that "thc
destination of the goods should be to hote port" Az
no European Power Ia AT war with the United States and
tho front bound or European harbor, this doni-
tion certainly exempts v mail steamer from liability to
arrest and search Blu, there will be ound In books
international law chat ssrs on "cuas Contraoand--re-
spatthes Passengers" Under this head Pratt remarks,
in his valuable work on contraband, that ASST lance
'aay be rendered 10 an enemy by neutral ~ many
other ays than Ly the If sores
h0ste part s rrcudrly By i'm Of inoyma
on and orders from the iegreat government 10 its officers
alroud or the cG,redce of,iary passengers The con
yyanse OF dispatches is especially prohibited to neu
iras, az "hee are capable o. Prodnang ne T.oa
tnemyp An exception Is made where the dispatches are
from an ambassador in a noitral country TO his own
government; but which can hardly he extended 1, the
crcdci Is and INSTR ctioIs o of oceefing from
begere1s 30 neutral port the b. siress Of the bei
getent Power The Ulcers Of the Nan |scn app ar ho'o
epsr, 10 have sbs0imd FIRM esfa sing This so1sohdt
bdtea'le Gsund. They confined themselves to arrest
ing passe gers who were voya2ng in 30 merely private
capacity private business not escaping from the
troubles Of sar, seeking home flr their families in
neutral colntiy but not,riousy Commissioned to
recognition aud for their With
the utmost desire put the largest inerprrta the
rig Is OF noutra!s, il only means Of procuring hs
entire abolition az captures at sea- cdnnot ge,
undcrstdad ne fairness Of er,lndng he Fsier,liStS
| from such cS olgious rtscd u HgerRt p,cer.
| 1t would be asking too much that they Should
stand by and make effort to prevent ships
veyns to persons papers the enemy's
vice. any to- to be desi cd that qnes ions Of
this sort should bs Diseased without heat and de dei
without haste. II il Should turn on, that the San ia into
has exceeded tG authority which the law OF nations
comedies 10 gerents the ord nary rights of
tras, doubt not the United States guvcrnm Mt will
dsclam The act and rese to take advantage Of is per-
iormance. And, in any case onr own government and
poodle will do well to bear IN mind the exec lent al
vice given the Other day by Lord Stanley, "N sh 10
irritation at casual dnnoyanccs s,uh must ineriidtiy
arise ia The IF sa srVQGien aud ccicnd
rights, if they be- attacked. "teu,reratey ami nrmy.
giving time for angry lassion to evaporas.n The
gel has proved most timely and We trust IL viii be no
[From the London News (crgan Of rxotc Hall and the
| abolltlcnists) Nov. IS
Tho American government surely tbs most unfcrtu
nate Of governments else the most salgunc. An on
Of The federal navy has struck better blow for tho
rebel cause than eihor General Bearregard johnson
hrs yet been able to DO There is rejoicing buad the
| Nashville. ana Mess,s. Yancey and dudley Mann did
not feast their friends lrst nght they missed fine op
porunity. Tire news by tue La Plata. which publish
day, viii age the spirits Of the whole South. Tie
tnited States gore amcntfor, until Me art Is disarocd
dpnd fDy, on II mus 1GU ne reICs tbllHyas struck
lis best trd n nc tace friend that erey W tce so''i
Ten fhr ut eseet TUNED ne right for secoaid tow
On the 9Th Instant the Royal Mail Company steamer
Trent was performing the voyage between Havana and
the ansh s;.aa ot -. Thomas, Aayisg on board Mr..
Slide and Mr. Mason, Commissioners from Mr.. Jefferson
Davis taelr way to this counry In passing through
| the Old Bahama Channel she WIS met ~ the United
Stes steamer san Jacinto which fred hrst nd
shot and then shell acre As her lows and thus brougA;
her An officer Of the steamer, Lieutenant lar-
fax, thorSIpon put on in boat with ten men bearded
the Trent, and mandcd her isl Of passengers Which
nf, III linn tta. hr1. a a.,
information that Mr.. sIidel and Mr. Mason with their
secretaries, Mr.. E,stis ard MI Maciarnpc, were on
hoard, and demanded that they should DO given up.
| This request CAPTAIN NOR, OF the Trent yaTemr.
tcr.sy reeef nHaig den!ing The ,fsM OF the federal
officers to take ally person from under the British flag
u is yely likely that, had Lieutenant Fairfax received no
lsss in this conincure, he would have been with
out Tho mcas Of identifying the objects q his search,
end would have had to dep.r. ursaisicd The
| Confederate G. mmissioness, however preferred TO
announce themselves, ard having done 90, formal
y claimed the protection Of the British flag.
Had Lieutenant Fairfax desi,ted from has Al.
tempt gross ouitGge ,r,M hare lsea mmitei; -
he went far,hor Waving his hand to his ship, DO
summoned force Of thirty marines aud sixty sailors,
who learca On board tho Ticut cullass IN hand
and seized the Commissioners BY main force.
nansr Vii ANS 0 "r rcr Me',ys navy acting ws -
Admiralty agent Of tho front protested in solemn terms
:. In this ship, he said, - am the representative OF hoy
Nay sly government, and call ulon the ciIcers and
passengers presei 10 witness that, in tho name Of the
British crlmcnt distinctly De- ounce tbs AZ an lie
indeed, OF wanon piracy, which, had the q
defence, you would moi daic to attcinIt."
lhe remote consequences or this act we shall not
atemp! 20 predict. Enough for the present that &
rsich all make ne daty e or gorCin nj = iasis, OF
amys, captete and immediate Satisfaction It's wantoa
folly bios hope that Lieutenant Fairfax acting
without instructions. and that tie Washtscs. Cabi
net will no sooner learn what has taken Pace
in the ahama channel than il viii disayow the act
store NeS,.. Mrgca and S,iJ,H and fedtr ne fullest
cpoCsy. itk'-g short Of this Telaraoa B, dccel d.
tnlil there has been tino c receive news frtio Washing
Ton we feel bound believe that the seizure Of pn sen
duty it in violation Of public law. No govern
ment Should know better hau that Of the United states
tic lines which separate the rights ~ hcllig ard
neutres respectively. While this war lasts 81 sub
nit 10 have mercantile res stop edta lie hsh ssas
%s rf faax coa ssa .s e ac,na
ing Mr. Slidclls dispatches aud taken thcm on,
We must have acqucsced IN his visit q. one Of The
disagrecale occurrences Incident 10 voyage in
the negLboriood Of ccntendng fees. Rut tic seizurs q
persons stands different footing 10 III eyes Of Mr.
Seward, Messrs idc, ari Mason rebels IN ee
My simply passenger and Ito Washington govern
may res assu,od shall 10 mt il to take
it, rebels out Of cur vessels Gaa shold cocre SINH
lar ri hit % dnarid o. Rlts-i0.
qhe circumstances Of this event still strongly com
pei 70 dsbe icyo in tire absence of direct evidence
that tbs aggression ordered by the Unite States go
yernment. The Cdtiniat Wosiintta htcfcs peijcy rel
that cannot Ut IA this cshi~a ,th img0itg. IN jaS
His snie,t is co,ss lis Al mercy We could with
ease r, N ve tho severe pressure which il exeris or
tho South by means of lis blockade, and on Which
far than the sword, 1t relics for success
Hecoald pm "a The Southern ports al 10 ,eceie goid
aai commodities ard D,g'oRs 81 srar, IL reura fen Gotta,
and il need were, could at small find abundant
Occur alton for all the San Jicintts they could muster
and for haI the array Of tho Potomac into tho bargain
We have given psorocaticn for this outrage. The
course government has been uniformly FOL bearing
and ccnsidcr7e. Lord amcrstoa's high spirit has mani
tested itself ory in masGanimty. No minister could
have avoided snxonsy all that cond fairy give Of
fence when occasions Cor have arisen
in the imprisonment Of British subjects, have
| borno himself with mere patience And for what
| object should tho Eai;ed states government risk a
rupture with this country? For the miserable graft
hcaion OF getting the persons OF two OF its advesare-
into IFS power The Washington Cabinet ha shou1s itsclj
saGcea " atece bit 10 authorize the oitbe resi- d
gneatn tnder he proa'ioa " H. Rijh flag srop'd h
nothing iess han r,cdssSs.
Incidents ike these irritating but the British
people have the satisfaction Of knowing that their affairs
under firm guidance With the ascibe E,ri OF
Derby tho fussy Lord Mslaesbury in power, mig IT
well be concerned for the interests OF peace at time like
this. But fft M present 0orff1c.t s may erpsc. 'l
uith0,f pTs itoRcV ard pred BGhort ,yaiCss IN i,
j. oi1aby ci.o,; o,l ciu be for the government o
The LateG SoieS 10 derGsia5 Wha shall v he future rela
tioas IF the tiro rottf3fsr.
[Frcm shc London Chronicle, Nov. 2s
III Mnod NJ al England xiii u rored bg he Ias, eti
G..,cs from fAac,icd. The federal authorities coult
scarcely have acted with a"ess violence had they
boon nandarinr Of China -FOUR American citizens have
dragged om the shelter e the British Tag CHARGE
with purely political oreLee. How much further il ht
patience OF ts country TO lo The Trent IL al