Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-24

. News
HALIFAX, March 22.-Tbe America, from Liv
erpool on the 9Th. by way of Qneens,0wn on The
9Th. has arrived az this port
The Americas dates are two days later.
There bad been an important debate in the
House OF Commons on the American block.
ade
Mr.. Gregory denounced IL ard expressed
strong sympathy for the South
Mr. " ( Foster denied that the blockade Was
Intellectual and stated that the list of upwards of
900 vessels handed in by Mr.. Mason as having
broken the blockade had dwindled TO nineteen.
aud most of them escaped on dark and stormy
nights. !.
Sir James Ferguson called on the Government
to interfere in the matter.
Mr. Miner could not believe in the final dsso
luton OF the great American Union. and 30 long
as II existed he deprecated any interference by
England in the struggle.
The Solicitor General strongly opposed any in
reference. The blockade hail been IS efficient
other blockades in former wears
After further debate Mr.. Gregory's motion
for the correspondence on the subject was mega
wed without division.
The House of Commons passed number Of
important votes on the army estimates. Among
the fertilization votes was one of 5000 defense
of the river MerSey
A vote of 900 for the enlargement of the
Sandhurst Military College Was rejected by p
majority against the Government,
SIR G.. Q. Lerris during the debate gave a com
pete denial TO the reports OF the failure of the
Armstrong gun. He said that 2. 400 guns of this
description had thus far been manufactured aud
with very slight exception. they had answered ev-
ery expectation entertained of them. He also
showed that the Government stores of war ma
terial &c, were equal to any emergency. Du
ring the debate on Mr. GregOry's motion. Mr. "
r Foster denied that the blockade netfec
tive and that the list of upwards of 800 vessels
which bad been handed in by Mr. Mason as list
of vessels which had broken the blockade. had
on examination. dwindled down TO 10, and most
of these had escaped on dark and stormy nights,
this evincing the strnsency rather than ineiicien.
oy of the blockade lie also reminded the House
that during the between Great Britain and
her revOlted colonies IN America, no less than
$40 prlvateers succeeded in getting Gu; of Ameri-
ports. He warmly eulogized the conduct of
her Malestys Government IN reference 20 Ameri-
ca He trusted that no temptation, not even the
suffering of portion of the population would in
duce the Government 10 depart from the strict
neutrality hitherto observ ed
The London Times has an editorial showing
| the present phase OF the American war exhibits
simfly contest for the border States and saws
that the Federals will simply have succeeded in
i the tenth month of the in placing themselves
where every body expected To see them at its yery
beginning. They will stand on a frontier of
States which rejected their allegiance and will be
! called upon to commence The work of subiuga-
ting an enormous territory inhabited by a hostile
and exasperated POPULATION.
1t can hardly even be presumed that they have
| gained a secure base for these operations for Ten
nessee. though not purely secession ia sentiment
is certainlv not purely UnionIst. and the proba-
biliiy is that the Northerners if they do overrun
the State will have to hold it "a they hold Mary
land 10y the sword at cost proportional to the
extent of territory. That is the position To which
1 the Northerners on the most favorable suppose
ton will be brought Whereas if the reverse
should befali their the retreat may be most
serious to them. They have undoubtedly as
serted what had been so long and so unaccounta-
bly, observed, the military strength but in such a
work as the re establishment of the Union mere
military superiority will be of very little avail
The Daily Ners regards successes in Tennes
see as OF immense importance and predicts now
that the North is organized and on the move il
will continue to show its superiority over the
South and dispel the illusion thatthe Southerners
| are invincbe. Ii has the slightest doubt
that the next three months will show many more
capitulations
The Army and Macy CARTE suspects the
strength of the Southern armies in Virginia when
il finds them easily disposed of in the State OF
| Tennessee
The Herald complains of the fate of Mr.
Gregory's motion. showing that England ha:
no rule Of conduct, principles of policy bey ond
the dictates OF self interest.
The Daily Neus eulogzes Mr. Fosters speech
as a mastery reply to Mr. Gregory on the whole
| question.