Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-07
DEBATE IN THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT on THE
ARREST OF THE OFFICERS OF THE PRlVATEER

SUAlEh- D.. o..
In the House ef Commons, on Monday, March l7h,
Mr.D Griffith ak,d the Ucdr Secretary Of S.ste for
Foreign kItrs whether th3 Litutenant OF the Scatter
and tie txOonsul of the Usited Sssss at Csdz, who
we're arrested on landing from the Vile de hlaga sfs
near by the U lied States Consul ee Tneers "tre "a
ken down tn the barbour and embarked aa proaera en-
board the Uaited States fgase lno whether ihe Moor
sh Government did protest against ths proceed lg
and ouly yielded !, threat Of ice -ted SAFES 20.
sui that he vcUld srks bis a'e and whether Has ,he
cpinon Of her Mi stys Goyercmsnt hat the usdc ioA
with which by the captuaiioLs treaties European
copsas were invested their ccrntfymea IN AshC
edan countries empowered tht 20 make judicial cog
niEsnce Of acgsd pclhiGal ch,reos clmm,t d 10 any
other county; GpJ, II net whether he BGdh GGEera-
INT wouA ske means TO protect our iasa!ul ally, Ibe
Moorish GOyeramoJ1 irou such infringement OF lis IL
d 'per dauc,
gr LAyerd said he owed an apology 10 his honorable
friend and the House for hsYug previous occasion
misin,orHtd them this subject. L. ac 1t was ooy
the close of last week that he recevsd tha Informs
ton which nc was now ab0u. 10 give. He had sl CO
before that genilsae--ouo the IuTser OF tao &C.
lied Oouiedera,.i aigs stVsmr Suw =, sd thC Other
gentleman who was fcrJtfy UBiscd sTs C9Lslra'
Cliz-ScIe procecjcg On voyage Ton Uidlz . Lis
bon and according hf. Nyers, ihe pusSFs stieGeri,
h5arng f.row-cGzen ~ t. Tang!eTs they landed
% $50 Rim, a1d scr, rc,rraing 70 em5Gk when thy
were me. ty the AEcricnn Ocrsui, eceompa.id d by
Moorish g.aG errcatedOn the eIo. ard carried % tte
Co .u'ae %a,S Werc then lcaiod "a IN irers ana eCr
ia.d in Al improper fsc'. Toe tomm,ster os ne
Sumter hearing what bsd occurred NTOs' icJeT ~ ,hc
Moorish au;hor Z .ud ssnt i % dr. Hss, der As ss
tvs Consul rtQues iEg bin 10 deliver is and 70 make
U.S. of his il hleuoe bshsl. OF the pIisoreIs. Ar
Hay delivered the ettsr but de, aed % lakc aGy atps
in The way of ia:CTlc5Dce Thai happened on Tue lgh.
On the 20.h the United Sta "a lop lao arrived ST
TaBge:s; ID CspIiu landed With number o. he crew
srms g. sud proceeded 70 the Consulate Too Soo. III
yruuert IN the meaniit "a learnt lha thsse gen
tlem~a bed been aufs'ed upon pJlucil nccu'atocs
elcns a. thy sert lrt o. rtmcnsua-cs 10 III, Con-
sui Tie Cot II q, clircd 20 eurf,r-r n sorcfs, nd
iui seek uron an a5cle Ia tto treaty between Morocco
aud the L itcd = a:cs Tac lltG a-tiea OF general
treaty bttEcCn Her N and the Sultan OF Morocco
stated thai, should 'hs B,tisa Consul Geacrs any
Bii sh Co-su' vice consul consular agent, have 81
any tine oecisicU 70 rcQny iFom Jhe AoCti.l G)yerl-
ment the sssstsuca Of sodcrs ggIfsa srNCd force
lOg h. purp1fo Of s'irg Br'isa subjc the 6c
mIud sl~,li he complied w;h pavmans or osra'u
c,s Bv the 23i article q the ;Ttay tswcon Morocco
and the United Saes said thai the Ocrsul Of TIE
Uecd ltes shou'd reste any seaport Of The Moor
TAB domnicns, aad should Ell oil tn privileges Which
the consus tf esy 9th nalioa eljoyed
Whel i, bsssne kncE. in Tsgg Ts that those gentle
rit uCre ABOUT 10 be trAtseUUr 10 hs slrOp leo =
large m6l.Le Of Eurocegns AID natives tcCA il'oeS
fbS th,cg, ned the te S;a',s Co-'u' 7i ~ -sne
tac serious rio. Spprchsldld. t., Uigd ) a.ts
Coasul sss, ioT Ar. Hay bu: be CO. l9i - iatoEs.e
aai n, tise TiaUaslrs'ed VI "a. Uonsu, Woo
feil back the fray. Nj. HAJ Uc!n,c1 cui ihs TIE
right OF lcrdirE yum bslohCld % tso Nuo'isA GOV
srauei g. AID thAt thu az &c . 0t the rsa -efrd 10
. ais appli,d d oav 10 crTinais, s.d not ~ persous
ct,rg, with political nincfs TIE Utit,i S,4ss Con
"a declined 10 rec i've thst Interpretation o. tre treaty
AID 90 tlc rsRncs o! "a. Moorish uut 0ii,s, is
hreatned not onl7 20 lower his tu; ., icois-e
,ssirsi Morocco. The authorities Us5e - asfaiS4 by
IBIS threat that ihey si cclp leo !iyh tkr tCOps
qlrad, nnt The " gentlemen E,rs Gsrol,d down IN
ths yuird o ttc-e arni troops sni az nc setuen
the UlilCd States s.oap, Sho sl.o armed, Gud
%; oG so.sd nc lac. Her slys G ,yerEn 1T Be-
,tvsd tha, Nj. Ray tosk right v.sw Of tis duy
;aroulf fauL and approved hs cor duct lcAr heaE I
T. rcyly % question pa by my homo toe irie".d ine
other light stated hey had 0een released, bat that
IA ska sas osng 20 dispatch waoh bal been '.5s.v
Cd the k0tts Cl1e fs-m Ls'i O1sty l"ioncug dot
c. csWsuuOe Nst Gessias Any such Intelligence from
soorce7 The Frr,en OGi applied for a',rN alton
~ H. aid Lord CoWl-y sttre IN r'ply hat S Tlauv
faci had &c ivtd similar di.Ta.cA. TSo War O6cs
:a5r ieltgrsp',t 90 rer M-j's.yH Hui4ier st did
on 70. Gns-cr ti.t hc had go 40 slius !lEarcs
,hsthsr thy had bcel LEASED ~ not Uo9a chat taA
War OGi'e t,l'gHphet TO SD " Coal,gs.o9 LAe Gov
Cruor cI 6tg..lr, aid it vas not ult lste on FL ay
night tha. his answer vas reccy d-oo ,ic lor-ommu-
lis.iiol 10 tLe honOath ganlcn.n Thst Arswr sNtss
that the gentlemen arJe ed wee c1ris! "a tc de I'M
ted S.ah2. u; ,Ar LYar5i ua.td 'h,t The Horse
you'd acguit hiM % a1y iaead. y 10 deceive tam.-
l9'ar, a; Toe i!oi' r'qI;r'd 10 eminent [Hea-
baar. FT hs s0ks Of jliies cfhwgs-i yot the i'g-t
0, ,tirdug as7Ium 70 persons accuss.! - otic,l. II r
e-s-a d'a p'eisr,! h. .se vslFes. ard reeosr;7d by
60" stoarosi pow,r5Ec mich N rs!o,,:ei = express
ap csracst hcps tonh shsn nee rcum'rgees came 20
tns stovdgs o. tho Pr s!dsD, Of the U4ts a'es te
would osaer the re'ess' Of the prisoners, Hear, hear
Tbs orde. ol ;he cay then road for Gue resump'
ton of the afi1-rr,d d,blte on ,he Buou" That tne
present state OF International ma,its law as II, crg
tlc right Of blhgcrens aud rails is sill and q I'd
and uSsa .he.o,y aad c, fo- the early attention hsr
Keiesty's G)Ee'rm'nt