The New York herald., 1862-02-24
the AMERICAN QUESTION.

IH1tish state Papers on the Crisis Sub
snftted TO ParIia ament-VOlumiNous Corr
respondcncc Relative to the Nashville
and Tuscarora-The Cabinet Ready 10
Advise the " "BelIig Lord
Lyons Has to Say 10 Mr. Liacoln-Lord
John Russcll's Answer To the Rebel
Comm missfoners-Nvhen snd How Eng
gland Would Give Up Privateering, sc.
Six sets Of Parliamentary papers concerning the Ams-
civil war &c, have been laid before Parliament
Notfewer than forty-fys official communications have
passed about the Nashville and Tuscarora.
In Janusry 1861, Earl Russell instructed Lord Lyons,
In case Of advice being asked by President ncons Ca
binet, 10 reply that her Naesty's government will de
cline to give any, ''tess both parties apply fo cor.
The policy of the British government IN February,
1so in the Of Presden, Lincoln raising question
with Great Britain, Is laid down in the following
Her Majcstys government would in the first place be
ssry torbearing. They would show by their acts how
highly they valued the relations OF peace and comfy
with the United States but they would take care TO let
she government which multiplied provocations and
sought for quarres understand that their orbesance
spran0 from coasciousaess Of strength, osd f,pn,
Sssidity peahnes.
Lord Russell reports the substance oa c0noscon he
had with yancey, Rost and Mann, the delegates who
waited upon him 10 urge .hs recognition Of the confeds
rates.
scss6 obseyge strict ae,s,yoiy Earl Russell said,Her
Nqjesy cannot Acknowledge dc independence e ias States
~st1 TIE fortune Of arms more yocefp mode Of neeo
aiep sAcu haze clearly determined as ycspeci~ posi-
sioas Of ~ tsoo beligpoas.
7hers is short note, written as is,s December 20
which shows that epas then The British Ministry Dsi.red IN
sAs probability Of scar sr;h the United States.
Lord Lyons directed 10 speak with Mr. Seward the
subject Of letters VI msrque aud to say that in Of
Mt .fs.y
1~Wsen he tro nations fine Presidea sriu nal, ,ssar
ssreeasn, on .he part Of the Urited Sots.
TIE ARREST or AN ASGLo-cASADIAS.
In the House Of Lords, on the TIN, Earl Cspa,won
,Dquhed the truth of the and imprisonment
Of Canadian subject named shepperd, by order OF M
seward he commented severely on the conduct OF the
United States If the facts were correctly reported, and
especially the demand that shepperd should the
cath Of allegiance ths United states as condition OF
release.
Earl Russell who all but insudblo was understoos
10 say that the main facts Of the were correctly
reported, but soon Lord Lyons was
Informed Of Is, he applied to Nr. Seward
who stated that the oath Of allegiance rendered
Shepherd under the belief that he was an American aud
his release was subsequently obtained the condition
that he should not 20 into the Southern States.
The federal government claimed that, in m ex,raord
sary emergency like the present. the President must be
invested with extraordinary powers extending TO foreign
residents as well as American citizens. Her Macsty,s
government entered strong remonsrsnces 10 this and
there objection to produce the correspondence
Earl CArnarvon said he should certainly move for ,he
papsrs lie hoped the government woud not be content
with remonstrances, but would also demand comp.psa
tioD
Nh. GREeoRy, n. p, ON THE BLOCKADE.
m the House Of Commons on the 7th nst Mr. Gregory
sAid he rsirained the previous evening from address
sng the House whic the Address to the Queen
wss being discussed, because he thought 81 unds.
srabls 10 introduce topics which might give
rise 70 debate; but he felt that the blockade
n the Southern ports by the federal government was
wholly ineffective, and simply blockade upon paper.
On future occasion he should be In position show
che character Of the blockade such that jnstice
% both Of the beNgsrent parties, ought receive ~
discussion ~ the hands Of the government
Mr.. @. p. Bentnck expressed satisfaction at
Mr. Grsgory's announcement 10 bring the quss.
son Of the blockade before the House. His own
cpnion was that . recognition Of the paper
hsockads would be Ia violation Of the rules Of internal
sonal law and was the duty Of the country 70 consdsr
Seriously che position, which We were placed
Sp SUMTER AVID THE COAL mncaArqs.
2As QbNtsT sdvicss received in LivsrpcSI reprsssu,