Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1862-07-19

IL Is wen kHOWll 10 our rShItrS llaL Inc Elnlly
st. ier, II Bill Eyse La;lue, oatel the l.w
Of nations by attempting to run the blockade Of |
southern port with goods cuntraband VI war, and
IN defiance oi TIL, proclamation Of the government
Of the United States as well rs Of the British gov.
ernlnent, was recently captured by one ol OuI
gunboatS, rWnn-d by pfizs crew UNI ordered IO
this pot for adjudication On her way hither,
indrr the United States hug, and in lawful custO.
dy, the former master. Crtisl subject created
revolt on board. and by t,rct Of ar.s recaptured
his vessel made pr:on rs OF tue cap;Jrs, and took
his ship bone u England On his prryal there
he WIS received with great hOnJro by his Cdu0try
III and donations Of money aud testimonials Vi
merit rewarded his enterprise
As the le-a.ty # this rrcapture has been N de
4 sullrct VI correspondence between our own aud
the British government, Il is natural enough that
the press Of both countries should discuss the
subject IN accordingly Ue hnd that tho eudiug
London jolInlls which express the opnoas nnd
support the actlUn Vi tho British Ministry byp
already come to the GOregone conclusion slrt '4rir
municipal law finds M authority 10 justify the
rJaorut # tn, Emily to hr American rtlrs
In other words there is ~ law or rule ul civil
conduct prescribed by the supreme power Of Great
Britain vii h alFrcts this case Ibis would br
Barkstune dclum If he were alive, aud u good
law, no DOUBT. with his cOun,rylnen. Municipal
law, as distinguished from commercial political
and international law, respects solely the citlzns
Of state, and therefore shuts its eyes to the dif
icuy But It happens unfortunately for the
rItdy advocates Of this recdptlre, that there are
ritlzrls u another State CONCERNED in this uifir,
WIN have been made prisoners by neutral nation
and deprived oI their property lawfully obtained
N war; aud there is u government Of sumo power
and responsibility who's rights lnv" usu been vu
lated VII thls occasiIu. unl WIN will ndJub.al
seek redress In forum where international law is
supre ne.
II Is the well kn jwa doctrne, enfDrced by all
the great w,itrrs un the sui Jet and admitted by
ali civilized nations that The violation Of legal
blockade is u "crmr, aud may be punished as
'ucl by the cuni,cution Of the vessel aud cargo
Jl the criminals attempting 1t; and it Is also laid
down ami universally admitted, that avessrl which
mas successfully run blockade is not purged Of
the offence until Slla returns tu her original port
ihpn- is good sense in this requirement, fir m
aniol 'strd voyage avoids all questions and risks
ii dispute.
In t' case the circumstance are quite d iirr
rnt lp limly st. Prlr, was lawfully captured
was unrr the american llIg. was cHuIued as
Ahe''c'. l."Pe''y a"'u !"q""e' anu was ~"
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ot S" Sr,SU ~ rnn .Inr IN WrIe NAM H ts nine. NT
nr raniur., nl4 by It's canaan. .,lun,d ,ru,stS II,
! III. hoh a,V, and what ls NOR, 10 hp puut is III,
,,nc,d,d dvclrlue, that "the neutral is bound /,
b ,,.rc, H.. possessvn Of the rnptur as that Of hi
yrrppn nnJ t,pup, undertake, Ia determine Nh,
e validity of the cupnlp nnr interfere with the OK.
b ,,rn,o The sent .ncs either of condemnation q,
r.,ttu ion, provided such sentence bp pron unrr,
~ thout the limits Of III, neutral truitny lWhea
Il Ian 32ll
HIRE Ii law wis ntorrrre,l with hrihly an,
the yrss Oh her way TO tho cut il
. t,wIu rn,t,iy. IVES no. ouly mtqlerd vi Il
bat ii ati, Nv mILd f. We say ,irti
: mIly for H., jatsIl vessel uI war " aid huy'. yt,
II p,r,d ur prr,umd +, y,ntur. on any pcuplurD Il
" thy EmIly /. Pierre. Itwnull have been an nc
uI OMEN hostility A violation Of our tr,alu., d
auiy AN outrupe which would hay, excited III
Indignation Of uII honorable nations, end rouse
hi. country A, ona man aclinst the off nd r,
le What british .hip Of war could not do an
IL ,rsd uul do. mo individuals of that naiiun rln
!" war hy their misconduct Vr Of buing given up u
A. !, pirates for their offence.
nor /, llis II new doctrine in Great Britain, rC
u /. hs bern held ani carried still further there h
!" s own highest legal authorities. that Tor the ma
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