Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-15
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LATIIFRl ,aFtgf'I3 FOREIGN NEWS.
The Lieutenant OF the Sumter
Arrested. u
EARL RUSSELL on THE BLOCKADE
Atlantic Telegraph Project.
GEN.FREMONT AND HIS NEW
COMMAND.
EARL RUSSELL on THE BLOCKADE
Atlantic Telegraph Project.
This Mornings Report.
FOREIGN.NEWs.

.-, NEW Y0RK, March IL.
The steamship Africa, from Liverpool the
lst and QueenstoWn the I'd, arrived here ct
eight o'clock. She takes the place Of the
new steamer China, the departure Of Whi1h
has been postponed TO an indefinite period.
aREAF BRTTAM.
The Nova sootian arrived at London
derry early on the morning Of the lst.
Gibraltar adzioes say It Has the Lsuten-
ant, not the Captain, Of the Sumter, who
was arrested. q II -e
In Parliament, Mr.. Grifiths, on the 50,
said he would call the attention Of The
House Of Commons to the subject
a fnal dispatch in he paper relative to
the blockade Is from Russell TO Lyons,
dated Feb. 10Th. 1t says information
shows, ,withstsnding q sufficient block
adine force of Charleston and Wilmington,
various ships have sluded the blockade.
The Government is Of the opinion that If
sufficient ships are stationed at ports TO
prevent access, or create evident danger TO
vessels entering or lesving, and provided
ships do not voluntarily permit violations,
the feet that various ships may have es-
capped will net Of itsef prevent the block
ade being effective, the adequacy Of force
being always q matter Of fact, and evil
deneb Of neutral state ought to be exer-
eised with the greatest caution with refer
enoe TO disregard Of de fsoto blockade, and
ought not to disregard it except when it
entertains the conviction shared by other
neutrals that the power Of blockade Is
abused BY q state either unable to institute
or maintain it, and unable from some mo-
tive Or other to do 90. gte
Earl CsrdingtOn, in the House Of Lords,
called attention 10 the fact that the paper
contained nothing relative to oommunios-
tions with foreign governments on the
subject.
( RUSSELL said there had been no formal
Communication with foreign governments.
Representatives q France and other Pow
ers had from time to time asked him what
the British Government intended to do, but
he had referred chem to his dispatch to Lord
Lyons. Russell was alsoundsrstoOd to say
be had received Esrd from Lyons that Sew
ard informed him that no more steamships
wiz be used, oH1e /
Ia the House Of Commons Mr.. Gregory
FaVa notice that he viii call attention Il
the blockade on the 7th of March. 1g .
4 q In reply to the enquiry ss 10 the with
dFsEal Of the American cruiser from the
coast of Africa, Pslmerston said that rep.
resentation had been made al WsshiD gtor
on the subject, but the exigencies Of wal
had Occasioned the Withdrawal. He cd
mitisd it was not satisfactory to say thai
the cruiser had been Withdrawn when thu
! object Of withdrawal was to accomplish
| something quite as injhFiOus to commerce
Al 10 British vessels being allowed In the
Lsbsence Of American to ascertain the na
tionslities Of vessels that could only b
done by consent Of the Senate.
Miner Gibson in reply 10 the inquiry
said the Government had entered into M
I negosistioh With the Atisntic Telegraph
4 Company. The American Government
however, had expressed in general term
the wish that By some means OF other com
munication should be established.
The Atlantic Telegraph Company pub
lish strong evidence refuting the insinus
tons Of interested parties that the New
foundlsnd and ireland cable could not b
/ worked. The London Star calls on Govern
msnt to aid the work Il says Lincoln
Cabinet efTer gusrantee that two per CEN
on the capital il England will do tn
same.
a1i1 PRANCE.