The New York herald., 1862-02-19
Engiand's Application OF Ier Neutral
Rule.
From tho London Times, Feb. 81

From tho London Times, Feb. 81
We do not allow our own little boys to disturb the
thoroughares with sluibs and crackers the Fifth OF
November, and why should we submit to be annoyed
with the two guns OF the Nashville the columbads"
OF the Tuscarora, eager these mighty may
be to make themselves noisy and dsagTeeable in the
Is plain enough Every nation has the right il she likes
OF giving hospitality the ships of either both
the beiigerent Powers, and she may suaer them, or
either Of them, to bring in their prizes and submit
them to her admiralty courts. But every nation
has also the right to exclude them altogether.
unless where such exclusion would be contrary
to the general dictates OF humanity. Our 90
rnme'n has made It's choice think, very wely. and
has excluded both parties Earl Russell in this State paper
out equal to ships OF and prva-
teers lie excludes both from all British ports for all
warlike purposes If they into waters except
distress they to be warned away and to depart
twenty four hours they be in distress they are to go
they havo obtained the repairs and supplies
necessary to enable them to sail homewards If hos
tile ships or chantmen that might be made their prey,
in the harbor they cannot follow them until
twenty -four hours claw has been allowed TO the fugi
tives All this is old law which has been already
forced within the French ports with out any public
claraton such as this made by our Foreign Office
Tho comparatively recent appliance OF steam 10
uelty in International Law of Nesltrals The OBJ
vious idea OF supplying a shp-ofwar with only coas
sufficient TO take her TO tho nearest homo would
meet the present case for she wod spend these Goals
and back for more being again in ditress
Earl Russell meets this difficulty by provision that
ship-ofvdr or pricaer shall MOI otan coqs cthin The
British dnainions, 10 take her home, than
three months.
We hope this viii put an end TO the sunoyances that
in Europe from these Transatlantic quarrels.
would appear that steamers which must leave
ports n twenty -four hours and only come and coal
in three months, cannot be so troublesome. The
fight in the New World may bo mighty and terrific, and
sublime. II may be the real battle OF Armageddon
iSr 10 basss asns s,h. we know may 90 xs the snacs
told how terrible il is TO be when General
Mcclellan gets well and his army ready. We con-
believe disbeiieve it, but it In
the Old World 1t is like Of frogs and mice, and il
simply small nuisance. Our friends the water
orght to remember nave not the Same reasons
which they have for enduring such disturbances The
revelations made by Mr.. Dawes in Congress apply to
America and not to England. II is pretty clear
that the war OF the federal States kept up by fcti
tious public enthusiasm, founded upon the squanderng
among small class of political contractors and agitaors
in the purity and disnteresteness Of the nhsbtans Of
Southampton and Portsmouth, and quite that
they will urge the to execute the regulations
they have put forth We hope, therefore, that after
this notification, may Of these fsrocious
penny steamers in our tranquil waters.
From the London Post government organ), Feb. 81
The Nashville a Confederate privateer, having put
into Southampton for repairs. the Tuscarora. federal
steamer entered the port and waited patiently till
her adversary would quit her asylum. From the nrst
day when the Tuscarors took up her position. the
captain has committed series Of irregularities. He
OF his shore and actually stationed
them in the dockyard signal the departure Of the
moorinss and went to and afterwards returned
them again. in direct violation or international law Ne
rule is clearly established than that beuigeret vessel
sohieA enters neutral port is not entitled 10 ieave such port
u vessel belonging 70 Ae other beuosrea Poccy also
Are, ,cithos gvtnsthe later Ae option of Leaving first
she then footc her bore oeny foxr hours hare
elapsed Thisrd then, the captain Of the Tuscarora has
repeatedly violated Our readers that
since the arrival Of the Tuscarora English figate
been stationed in the Southampton water to enforce
should IL be necessary respect for the British territory
and obedience TO jurisdiction. Had ne Nashville
left southampton dock and had she Tuscarora attempted
pursue such would have been regarded BY US
OF hostility and frigate would have once
inerposed AT any moment therefore, during the past
few weeks, we might have been placed in very awkward
relation with the federal States Of America through the
ntsmpsrance Of naval ofcer, whose general conduct
his arrival here has been such impress VI
with the idea that he snterains unlimited respect for
international law. Tho government have felt II to be
their duty 70 relieve the OF unsasiness which this
condition Of things has occasioned and prevention is
than cure they have accordingly manifested their
determination Of enforcing certain regulations which,
whilst IL will put end TO tho blockade present exist
ing at SOUTHAMPTON, will prevent the rscurresce Of
similar state Of things.
The Victory ut Mill Spring Reported
Abroad.