The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-05-16
Foreign News.

The steamship Europa, from Quo.
the evening Of The 5th INST arr,r,t .. ,,r...
on the l4th' bringing 10000 in spcr,. "''''
GREAT BRITAIN.
In the House Of Commons ON n, .,
Mr.. Ewort asked whether, seeing the ,-'.. .l''
Of prvatecrIng being permitted and c6 b"%'.bty
by the Southern Confederation Of t,n,.; u'aIG
Government has placed a sufficient nar'5; tc
in the Gulf Of Mexico, for the nrn,s az ''Ia
British property on American shin. onS D
yatcers sailing under the protection ol 4 81 n
recognized power, would be dealt viii, 'a d.
rates. Il
Lord John Russell said Her Naiestn,,
ernmen, had directed that a naval t9rc.!f sN
protection of British shipping should h. 5f The
to the coastof America. The Govpr,ms %1
from day to day, received the most Lm ,n aa
accounts oil the progress Of the war i1'ao%
States OF America. The Government t,a ~ m
other day that the Confederate Sta,cs %'I To-
sueI letters Of marc ,e, and that it /. ,r "a4 y
that there shall be blockade of all ,Le ,"Sl41
ern ports, and some points 0! the Jaw n ay',!'
tons on these questions have been rofr,,i "a
the law officers Of the crown for their oni,;.,
in order to guide the Government, !, F;'@
structions to the British Minister in Ame.. ~'
and to the commander of the naval sn" r.i@
! The government has felt that 1t wa, H. '' wv
to use every possible means to avoid tak,r, wy
| in the lamentablc contest Nothp, f., ' a"
imperative duty Of protecting British j1,., 10.
in case they are attacked will Justify ,Leg.'...s
Incnt in ut all interfering. We have NJ, ('e
involved in any way in that contcs! hyarg. W..
or by giving advice in the matter. and ,G...
sake let US il possible keep ont Of It.
TWO DAYS LATER
Lord John BGsSell has made some in,.,....
statements in the House Of Common, , -
to American ail4irs lie said as to H.. H..
Government committing an intringeme9.
ternntionll law by collecting dues from fi.,
vessels before breaking bu.k. the l,y .R.'.
stated that 50 much depended upon cIr.om...,.
ccs that no definite instructions lad been sem,
the cruisers. lie believed that such cal ,t,
was impractIcahlc Relative to the 6y,;,s
he eaid 1t ould only b. recognized when A..
i've Regarding letters OF marque. tacG.,r..
mcnt were OF opinion that the Southern Crt,.
Grafton must be recognized Is br!iy-rlat, IN.
or important questions are still under r.n,ji....
ton.
Of fH.
nounced Lord Palmers,ons recent at,a.,.
towards Prussia, and said Prussia vJ4.a1,
sacrifice It's independence, for The FRIENDSHIP
any power.
The Maryland Guards stripped their arugs
on the night Of the l4th Of all the arms-syn.
600 Minnie muskets-and sccre:cd them. l..
understood the arms were furnished from Il.
Government over and above the regular ocsa
of the State, and therefore they are the mn.
erty OF the Federal Government
John b. Page, Esq, of this pla-c, t1ok 4a
OF the Vermont Regiment Saturday attcfnaoas
four o clock. The men were then em,Aekin,m
board the Alabama for Fortress Monroe AZ
MIR. Page parted with the Rutland boys, man
were the kind messages to their families ala
friends with which he was chai gel, Onc ,4U
to him, " Comfort my poor old mothe.
another. " Take care of my little brother
and yet another Tell my wife to be Of god
courage, that am in fine spirits, and engaged
in nob'c cause These brave men need Dot
be assured that their families and friend. wi.
have the kind sympathy and care OF our v.a.
community .-Ru,ioad Hraid.
\ steamer has been chartered t. % t. Pens
cola with sheep, swite, and 100 tons OF lee.
Some of the boys who have been inja!g!r5~
- three cheers and Il tiger. rather pyga<;..
ously o! late have made the singular dIsca'r-
in Natural History, that il takes several -.
gers " to make one hoars,.
\ SPY AMONG Us-A man who las a.ea 81"
pected at New London, Conn. Of comT.aT
with tn" rebels. has been detected dePo,tn3.
otter in the post Office containing information
'elative to Fort Trumbull, giving details o. IN
oortant facts. The envelope covered lc''r;
'"n. Beauregard. He will be arrested
" No FAITH WIrnorr Works. '-One Of '@
'hIo regiments recently elected the Rev. "Fnl'
lllc Moody. IA we'll known Methodist prcach.'
u that State, their chaplain. When t5F
hoice had been declared. they sent to b;
'loodj to ask him if he would 90. lie replied
y by, yes. he would like to be their chaplain
'ut with one condition, that they would iarnNl
Inn with a musket-for said he, " II lu'
lethodist communion we do not believe IN s''
without works. Ii is needless to shy that bf'
loody received musket.-N. Y. Iri5pas