Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-03-15
Beauregard COmmander.in. Chief
g. Of the Rebel Army,
60 G. coo. 60 @ .
ArrivaI of the AfrIca.

| NEW YORK. march l4.-The steamship Al
rica from Liverpool LIST and Queenstown Cd
arrived here st eight O'Clock. She takes tn
place Of the new steamer China, the depart
ure OF which has been postponed TO an lndefu
ite period.
The Nova Scotia arrived at Londonderr
early on the morning of the Let.
Gibraltar advices say II was the Lieutenant
not the Captain of the Sumter, who was ar
rested. f... Tr.' VII =
In Parliament, Grifiitbs on the Sd said b,
would call the attention of the House Of Com
mons to the subject. al.r 6, ..a. .-
"A final dispatch in the papers relative TO the
blockade, from Earl Russell to Lord Lyone, da
ted February 18th, says Information shows that
notwithstanding a sufficient blockadipg force Of
Charleston and Wilmington, various ships have
eluded the blockade. Government 10 of the
opinion that If sufficient ships are stationed al
ports TO prevent access or create evident dan
ger to vessels entering or leaving, and provided
such ships do not voluntarily permit violations,
the fact that various ships may have escaped
VIII not Of Itself prevent the blockade being ei-
teotive--adequaoy Of force being always mat
ter OF fact and evidence. A neutral State
ought to exercise the greatest caution with ref.
erence TO disregard OF defacto blockade, and
ought not to disregard il except when It enter.
tains conviction, shared by other neutrals, that
the power Of blockade is abused by a State
either unable to institute or maintain IL, and
unwilling from some motive or other to do so.
Earl Carnavon, In the House of Lords, called
attention to the fact that the papers contained
nothing relative to communications with foreign
Governments on the subject. ~. = .,, -,
Russell said there had been no formal COM
municatlon with foreign Governments, Repre-
sentatives of France and other powers had
from time to time asked him what the British
Government intended to do; but he had referred
them TO his dispatch to Lord Lyons. Russell
wao elao understood to say he had received
word from Lord Lyons that Secretary Seward
informed him that no more stone ships will be
used.
In the HouRa Of Commnpa Gregory gave no.
tioe that ne would call attention TO the blockade
on the seventh Of March. --. .- NJ
Ia reply TO Inquiries relative to the withdraw
al OF American cruisers from the coast of Africa,
PAlmerston said that representation had been
made at Washington on the subject, but the ex.
igencies Of war occasIoned the withdrawal. He
admitted that 1t was not q satisfactory answer
10 say the cruisers had been Withdrawn, when
the object of their withdrawal was to accom-.
plish something quite as Injurious TO commerce.
As TO British vessels being allowed, in the ab
sence Of American, to ascertain the nationali-
ties OF vessels, that could only be done by the
consent of the Senate. n
Miner Gibson, In reply to inquiry, said the
government had entered into no negotiation
with the Atlantic Telegraph Company. Tho
American Government, however, had expressed
In general terms q wish that by some means or
other communioation should be established -
The Atlantic Telegraph Company publish strong
evidence retuting the insinuations of interested
parties, that the Newfoundland and Ireland ca.
BILE could not be worked.
The London Star calls on the government TO
aid the work. 1t says Lincoln's Cabinet offers
to guarantee two per cent. on the capital II Eng
land will do the same. -' efs,' ~ s ~.
In the French Senate the Roman question
was debated. r,, t.f5.c. - r..
The bourse declined ON the 25th to TOT 4Oc.
LIVERPOOL, March l, A. M.--Trade at Man
chester quiet, but full prices maintained.
Observation-Disclosures Spence 4 Co. report
-four slow at former prices-27@3ls. Wheat
steady at Tuesdays rates; red western los Sd
@lls l0d; white western l2s 6d@l2s 81; south
ern l2s 6d@l3s per quintal. Corn quiet; mixed
2Ss@2Ss Sd; white 34@37s per quarter.
Provisions--Beef quiet but steady. Pork
dull and rather lower. Bacon quleter at 500
SOS. Lard In good demand at 40@42., and at
retail 43s. Tallow steady but inactive; North
American 44@46s. sra'
Produce--The brokers' circular reports spirits
turpentine at 65066s.