The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-08
FROM EUROPE.

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Of the force % en- @ eed our informantcould not
learn.
FROM EUROPE.
BY THE NORWEGIAN
The steamer No, wsgian, at Portland. brings
news from Europe ave days later than 'na'
received ~ the Arabia
sRlAr BsIfAu.
American Affairs were seill. discussed Ia the
British Parliament, where Mr.. Bright made .
.neech ON the l7th ult, condemnipg the out
Law incurred by the policy which terminated
in the surrender Of Messrs. Mason and Sill
deli. Lord Palm srston defended the course
pursusd BY the Government. and, in the
course Of his speech. said
Mara. than. we're the American public, the
0ovorpmsnt, Q branch Of the Legislature, all
approving the ct COMMITTEES lr VEL wat h al
been justified IN supposing shat . more cour-
NOM application, asking the American Gov
eminent 70 have the goodness to deliver the
four captured persons into our hands, would
American people see that we have In
s1lted your nag and are glad Of it; but as
you AK for the delivery OF the prisoners
g Q favor, - Q favor we assent to the de-
" ana
a. short.sighted men. not actively alive to
thu Interests Of the country, IL We had simply
rested our case ON the demand. (Oheers.)-
Moreover, 1t Is well Known that it was geLe-
rally said by persons in America, and aiso,
believe, by some Americans in this country.
that the fur prisoners were not to be deliver
ed-"that they won't and shan't be given
up." What was considered by the Americana
oumstancs which made the United States
always more difficult to deal with by eng.
land Than by France It was the thought
that Canada and the British North Amer
can colonies were dsIenceless. tCneess,1m 81.
to strenStnen them, and make the Americans
zee that we are able to defend ourselves In that
point which they thought to be tho most
vulnerable and most easily accessible 70 tae en-
Hear hear.) That was not feroclOus seS-
ticulation." {" Hear, hear and laughter
1t was simply defensive measure-thear)-
it was simply strength ening that part which
had been weak and might be attacked, and
the knowledge Of the weakness of which
might induce the Americans to maintain that
posi- ton which they had up to that moment
o. Gu pied-to retain these men In prison and
refuse TO comply with our demand for their
restoration. Hear. hear.) Therefore, 50 FAR
from her Majeaty's Government being obncx-
ious to blame, think that the Government
are deserving OF commenuation for what they
did; and, though they performed no more tnan
til cir duty, they performed 1T promptly and
edlcientlv. and have me with, we believe, the
approbstiOn Of the country at large. (Cheers.)
think, then, rhat the censure OF my honor
able friend, the member for birmingham, Is
not deserved, AID that what we did was not
A. All calculated to provoke the Government
OF the United STATES. 1t was simply mea-
sure which it was our bounden duty to take,
seeing the uncertainty OF the result OF The
comm nnications carried out from this coun-
- <.r ira n q
irritation between the two countries being
engeudered by the course pursued, believe
that . contrary course would nave pro-
duced sreh = result. II her WaJesty's
insult. no doubt Q vote Of censure would
have been passed on them. Still the act
would have been done, and sense OF
humiliation aud degradation would have
present generation. on account OF the gross
and unAtenod for insult committed against
The country. l agree with my honorable
friend Who has Just sat down, that tho Course
actually pursusd Is one much more nkeiy 10
There start up from time to time between
countries antagonistic passions and Questions
Of conflicting interests, which, Il not proper.
~ dealt with, would terminate III the eA
rlosion Of war. Now, If one country is lsd
to think that another country, with which
such usstions might arise, is, III m fear, DIS
posed on every occasion tamely to submit 20
any omo INT Of indignity, that IL an Encourage
nent 10 hostile conduct and to extreme pro-
caedineS which lead to conflict 1t may be
dep .nded on that there Is no better security
for peac between nations than the convic-
ton that each must RESPECT the other, tnat
ZACH IA apable OF defending itself, ana that
mo- Insult or Injury committed by the one
against the other would pass uhressnted.
Hear. hear) Between nations, rs between
individuals, mutual respect Is me oast secu
ritv for MI tual good will and mutual oour.
course pursued by the Government is one
much more likely than that suggested by my
honorable friend the member nor blrmlEg-
ham to secure the continuance OF peace.
loud oheers.)
TIE BLOCKADE.
Insurances are fected In Liverpool on Bri.
fish vessels chartered to "run the blockade, -
the charter party selecting his port OF entry.
The rates are from ten to fifteen guineas.
IxPRIsoHMRNr OF AgoTUER KNaLIsHnAN.
In the House Of Lords, on the 18th. the Earl
Of Carnarvon called attention to the impri-
sonment OF Mr.. Shaver, q Bri tish su beet. in
Fort Warren, and said 1t was clear case Of
Earl Russell said Mr.. Shaver had not
claimed com pensation, and 1t was not the
duty Of the Government to do II for him,
neither had he rebltted the charges brought
against him.
Earl Russell deeply regretted tho civil war
In America, and expressed the hope that Eng
land would treat with forbearance any
British Interests, or to insult the British nag
Earl Derby preeented sone petitions, In
which the Trent aRair val justified, but said
that he entirely disssuted from the views Of
the petitioners.
WHAT Is rHoUaKf II FRANCE.
The reading Of the address to the Emperor
OF France had taken place In the Senate,
ultimo.
The address regrets tho sufFsrings In Afflicted
By the civil war In America on trade and
manafactures. but agrees with the emperor
tries, render neutrality incumbent, and BE-
nevss that the quarrel will Be but the shorter
IL not complicated by forsign Interference.
s8ws PROM Ax8RIcA IN PARIS.
tParis (feb. 49, Correspondence Of the Lon
don Orcntcle1
The Pstrie says that II has received psi-
vate dispatch from Washington, which states
that the u nited States Government Is aho q I
to send an expedition to occupy Aus tin, so
as 10 prevent the export OF cotton to Europe
via Mexico.
Some Of the evening journals mention, on
the authority Of New York letters, q report
that the South ern States have made PROPOSE.
tons At Washington for an arrAng cement
with the North but Southern gentlemen in
Paris express strong doubts Of its truth.
IT, ALL WHOM IT NAY CONCERN.
~ Information having reached our ears
that reports and rumors are rife In dooch.
land county, Va, derogatofy to the character
Of the 0OochlAnd 0fAys and its commander,
Capt. Wm. +. Harrison-such reports and
HAn Aeva Ane hA k%Ov t1oha