, 1862-06-14
ENGLISH VIEWS.


ua what the npprenensl0nS OF these desperate
men are, and what is tho nature Of the fate they
dread The proclamation Of Gen. Butler real
izes all that has ever been told of tyranny By
victor over vanquished. The state Of slavery
endured by negro in New Orleans, cannot be
more absolute than that now suffered by the
whites Of that city. They are compelled, under
pain OF "se7ere punishment" TO treat tie
Federal flag with the utmost Difference and
respect, which Is treating the New Orleanist5
nnch as Gesler treated the Swiss They ara
compelled to open their shops and their places
OF amusement whether they wish to do so OF
not, and while the shops and theatres are thus
open, any little liberties which may be t1ken
BY Gen. Buffers garrison, or any Of their
friends, must not be resented, on pain Of
death. AL assemblages are forbidden, State
property, as we'll as Confederate property,
mnst be surrendered, and everything proposed
to be published BY q newspaper must first be
authorized By Federal censor. Even this
proclamation appears to be exceeded by the
practice under it, for it seems that the Mayor
and Aldermen Of the city had already been
committed to prison for refusing to take the
oath cf allegiance to President Lincoln. II
this be sample Of the energetic measures By
which the North holds in subjection what it
has ALREADY conquered Of the South, VIC can
well understand the couspiracies IN Kentucky,
the burning Of cotton, the recruiting Of two
armies Of tie confederation, and the unbroken
resolve which seems still to reign throughout
the Southern States to hold on to their indie
pendence to the last. Such severity does not
boGc well for European interests. The Presi-
DENTS proclamation which opens the ports Of
New Orleans, Beaufort and Port Royal would
have been more welcome here il It we're not
accompanied by acts oftyEanny likely to drive
the planters to despair, and to produce the de-
struct1on Of all the cotton In stock. The
conditions imposed by that proclamation must
be measured and squared By the rules Of in-
ternalonal law, with WHICH We hope they will
be found to conform. But, as matters are
now proceeding, it would seem that neither
New Orleans, Beaufort nor Port ROYAL Il
likely to be for so1ue time to come Of any
Butler, with his oaths Of allegiance, his forced
alteration Of the Federal 1agg, his cont1sca.
lions, Ills compulsory opening Of shops and
| theatres, his imprlsonments, his pnnlshments
| and his threats Of death, is not the man tc
make a commercial port prosperous and tc
| tempt down cotton bales from the interior
and New Orleans, with its rival issues OF paper
money, one Of which is Of course Ho7 q legal
tender, is not a tempting port to which tc
consign merchandise.
TIE CASE OF TIE EMILE ST. r1EAnE,
| From she London Post (gor. organ). May 26.1
It Will be remembered that an English YES
| eel Of this name recently arrived ct Liverpool
| in charge of her master, steward and cook
who had recaptnred her from au America.
| NttHA EiN uaA AttC4upAEA ~ III LQE ultch
| ade, and was fairly and lawfully seized BY tht
Federal bloekading squadron, and then SER
| for adjudication in charge Of prize crew. B,
| dint Of clever stratagcn, and no small pluck
the three Englishmen succeeded in regainin:
| possession Of the ship, aad il navigating he
| to Liverpool. The American government la
| now requested her surrender back to them
| Ne understand, however, that this de1naut
| cannot be complied With, Us t2cre is no mu
| nic'psl Law that takes cognlzance of tile act Q
these three men as an offense. OR, indeed, re
! cognizes Euch an injury suffered hr..a ballige
rent. Had an American cruiser met the Emil
st. Pierre Oh the big ii seas, she might hay
seized her, and the fact Of the rescue woul
| have condemned her In International law Bu
| there is 40 municipal law which can warr1n
the English government in delivering her n
| to that of America, with whose request it ]
therefore bound to refuse compliance.
TIE SHIP NOT Lawfully rRlzE.
! To the Editor Of the London Post:
Yeu notify 7our readers to-day that our GOV
eminent haze properly refused TO give up th
Emile st. Pierre, but you append the tolloa
tempted to run the blockade, and was fairl
and lawfully seized by the Federal blockadin
squadron"
In this Iou are really mistaken, and, as
friend Of Capt. Wilson'S. must beg Of 70
space for its correction. He had no instrut
I LUZ y lulEuLl4u. lO Till luc ul4chIQE, AL
when assure you that his ship drew eighteG
inches mere water than he knew was 0
Charleston bar at spring tides, you will unde
stand that any such attempt, without lythcl
ing, would have been certain destruction
tie ship and cargo. He had been nearly 81
months without American news, and had
right to expect that the war vas over at a
eyents be felt quite justified in calling of OF
| Of the ports to see, and that without infrias
ing any blockade Law. E. S. ROBERTS.
No. JG Park road, Haveretock Hill, May %, Isl
TIE DESTRUCTION OF COTTON.
IN the House Of Commons siE L. Palk hz
| given notice Of his intention to call the atte
| ton Of tie House to the destruction Of cote
ct New Orleans, and the effect it might ha'
upon English manufacturers. He should
the sane time ask her MaIesty's goyernme3
whether any steps should be taken for 1nedi
tion between the Two bclligerent parties.
TIE COTTON DISCOVERY.
The Journal De Rouen-says the Paris &C
respondent Of the London Times -annouuc
an important discovery, which will enablf Il
manufacturers Of cotton cloth to dispcn
| Wifi thu use Of American cotton. It appea
I that picce OF cloth has been n1anufa:tuF
OF a common plant which grows wild in Il
{ | fields, aud which will be exhibited to q col
! mission composed OF manufacturers. T
discovery has been communicated to the Es
: peror, who takes great interest in its succc:
WHAT MAT HAPPEN.
, The Moraing 1bst (rnini5tcril orgaa> h
this paragraph:
"If Davis and Baauregafd can iDaiet def
on the forces which arc bearing down up
| them, the independence Of the South will
| achieved. II, on the contrary, they are oyt
; come, the South suay bc considered fisnqnishe
but will, indeed, prove but poor prize to
. | conqueroTa. Gen. Buffers proclamation
! MARTIAL Ian already proves this. Not ey
tie Austrians in Venice, or tile Russians
Poland ever issued moro severe DEGREES"
4 EUROPE "PERPLE2EDn AT TIE rE1y OF T:
AlL1FART POWER OF TIE Union
> from the London Times, May 81
: The var in America is sweeping over t
- land with the velocity and destructiycness o
a | hurricane, and all the ordinary feelings q
u / I11lrEuits Of men are absorbed in its yOrt{
: Bulletins FROM the armies succeed each otI
y With ral'idity enough to fatIsfY even the All
Il tite Of the New York public, sharpencd as
!. is with twelve months IF famine. The sca(e
= operation is absolutely tremendous. I
~ Federa}s bare 7p0, GOD men in arms, and |
- army estimates ac'ulziE voted for the prest
r Year exceed el25, 600 sterling. These fort
> art no Logger stationary. In the East az v
= Us the West, they are so actively engaged Il
+. every mail brings LIS the intelligence Of b
:, tie, au attack, an advance, or conque
a lIS4GN4lE AlUEslu HILL EutnEu u ltu
- his home1y language he described this war
q 'b:g job" It is about the biggcst job
IL the KIND ever seen-no mere *'ninttY days
Il business Of temporary disturbance. The ''
surrecfion which Mr Seward believed to
~ waning" at the close Of last year now c
10 10 crs h.iif i continent with dcsolatiou and lly
= and nc are warned that tie battle known
= BE- imminent, will exceed in severity any hi
r. r. The whole story is mystery as well
= marvel. It is almost as hard to belt
=. :. what has occurred rs TO Imagine what +
i IN unta1ed republic into two military conf
10 10 erecics, engaged in desperate war with C:
ao other, and burdened already With debts
- 10 cecdipg in charge the national debt Of Brifa
~ TIE number OF men actually maintained
y y arms for upwards Of 3 year is something
- credible. From population smaller Il
~ t.at Of these Islands, the Northcrners have
20 % only sent TD, ,QC0 volunteers into the field,
~ have kept them there since last Summer.
% % wonder 1hs: '|trade il paralyzed" and ind
= try neglected. In fact, there is but one tr
- in America. asd that is the trade Of war.
Z. know that is . traffic Which can never end
=, | gain, but the Americans art embracing it, r
Ia all its costs and consequences, rs the most
N se rpturibg pursuit in the world No diff,
-. t1es dnunt one party. no defeats eppa1
+; o.ber, and, while all Europe is perpiexed
~ tile spectacle set before it, New York is
-. chanted with the position and prospects Of
T. nation. It is at 1tast, however, a satisfact
= to reflect that no European power can
II blamed for any Incident Of this dreadful #
Well Answered.
IT. IN tic able speech Of the Hon. Is.ac n.
mold, Representative in Congress from
Chicago, Illiuoie district, he thus efeetu
st s;lenccd the batteries Of the Hon. Mr. Di,
Of New York:
Mr. DircD. I know the case. 7 ask