The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-27
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Great Britain and the american Crisis-TAe
Nashville oad tho Ixsearor0-Lord Lyons
and Mr.. L,ncola-T1e Prsvatesring Qac..
tioa, &C., &c.
Our Northern nles 70 Monday. the Path Of
February, were received last night. They
furnish the subjoinsd details OF news from
Europe by tho Niagara, which arrived At
halifax On the ed, with dates to the 9Th:
rHl ANa1IoAN 90 AsfIoJ.
Blk sets Of Parliamentary papers concern.
ing The American civil war, &C.. have becn
laid before Parliament. Not fewer than
forty.nve official communications have
passed about the Nashville and Tuscarora. B
| In January, 1881, Earl Russell instrr ctod
Lord Lyons, in case of advice being asked by
President Lincoln's Cabinet, to reply that
her MaJssty's Government will decline to
give any, unless both parties apply for coun.
The policy Of the British Government in
February, 1851, In the event Of President
Lincoln raIsing q question with Great Brit.
ain, is laid down IN the following terms:
Her MaJesty's Government would In the
frst place b very forDearine. Tney 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
lot tho Government which m ultiplisd provo
cations and sought for auarrels understand
that their forbearance sprung from con.
scio usnsss OF strength, and not from timidlty
or weakness.
Lord Russell reports the substance Of q
conversation he had with Yancey, Rost. an d
Mann. the delegates who waited on him to
uree the recognition OF tho Confsderates.
dis answer 70 these gentlemen wax. that
England would observe strict neutrality
Earl Russell said-Her Msjesty cannot &C
Knowledge tho Independence of nine States
until tho fortune Of arms or more pes ceful
mode of negotiation shall have more clearly
| determined the respective positions Of tho
two bsiligerents.
Decsn Dor 10, which shows that even then tho
British Ministry believed In the probability
Of q war with she United States.
Lord Lyons 10 directed TO speak with Mr.
Seward on the subject OF letters Of marQus,
and to say that in case of war, Great Britain
"A willing to abolish privateering a. between
the two nations, II the President will make .
similar agreement on the part Of the United
States.
rxs ARlIsf OF AZ AxaLe-cASADIAI.
In the House Of Lords, on the 7th, Earl Car.
narvoa inquired ~ 70 tho truth Of the arrest
and imprisonment Of = Canadian suoject
named sheppsrd, BY order OF Mr.. Seward.
United States, il the facts were correctly re-
ported, and especially on the demand that
shspperd should take the oath Of allegiance
to the United States ~ condition Of 70.
lease.
Earl Russell, who was all bat ina adible,
was underlined to say that the main facts Of
the case wore correctly rsporssd but, a. soon
- Lord Ly ems was informed OF 1t, he applied
allegiance was rendered 70 Shspperd und X the
belief that no was an American, an d his re-
lease was 81 bseQusntly obtained on the con-
| dition that he should not 90 into the South :
err States.
The Federal Government claimed that, in
an extraordinary emergency Ike the pre-.
sent, tho President must DO invested with
| extraordinary powers, offending to foreign
residents a. well as American citizens. Her
| Maiesty's Government entered strong re-.
monstrances to this, and there was NO objec.
| ton to produce tho correspondence.
| Earl CArnarvon said he should certainly
move for the papers. He hoped tho Govern
| ment would not DO content With remon
strances, but would also demand compensa.
| ton.
In tho House Of Commons, on the 7th in.
| stant, Mr. Gregory said he RETAINED the pre-.
| vious evening from addressing the Houss
| while the Address to the Queen was beinG
| discussed, because he thought 1t undesirable
| to introduce topics which might give rise to
debate; bat he felt that the blockade Of the
| Southern ports by the Federal Government
was wholly ineHschvs, and simply block
| aAe upoR paper. On. . future occasion he
shssld hs In . position TO show tho character
| OF The blockade was such that, in justice Il
both Of the eelligsrsAt parties, 1t ought to
receive full discussion At the hands Of the
Mr. q. p. Bentinck expressed satisfaction
| At Mr.. 0rexory's announcement 70 byirg the
question Of the blockade before the House
nis own Option va. 'nat Lso1sni,ion o. o;
| the rules Of international law, and IL wa
the duty Of the country to consider ssriou sly
i the position in which We were placed.
rHI sVArIR AID raH COAL MlRcnAHTs
Late Gibraltar Advicos, received in Liver
| poel, represent the privatser sumter as de-
tainea 1t Gibraltar from dimculty Ia OBJ
| tainiAg coal. 4 meeting OF the parties con J.
nsess4 With tho eoahns bushes: there re-
capt for cash. the paper offered In payment.
| although on good houses, being deemed
| ineligible. tn same advices represent the
| tioal men say the ship has NO light in her.
| rus LoupoH TInss A A 1IHAI0IsR Alb PIo.
The London 7Snss, in an editorial ON Anne
risan affairs, Gays that In the last six mon tbs
America has con tri we'd to spend moro money
in . shorter tims. and to less purpose, thai
any other people WHO ever lived on the face
| OF the earth, and that 10 all that has lite
| rally bssn done during this period. 1t pro.
| ssscs to argue that the sub1uga.ion Of the
South and . future union has become I'm.
! possisle.
l T,
The London journals generally regard the
| Queens speech ~ . negative, and 20 far .
| satisfactory document.
| The London Herald (oppostfou)h has scarcely
| q remark to oner on thsNhinisterial pro-
gramme, aud says 1t 10 did1cult to criticisa
| blank paper. The session OF Parliament
| opened calmly and with no show Of oppo.
| sitiOp, and the indications wore that the SEES
! sion would be quiet one.
The 6lsbs, however, admits Il at Parlia.
| ment is about equally divided, and that the
about serions complications. II intimatsa
| that, In the eveat of defeat, Lord Palmers.
| ton would dissolve Parliament and appeal
| to the CO untry.
FRBNcH OPINION Oh IRUrR Al RraHYs.
| n. D'HAatefeAille, the well Unknown writer
| ON international law, urges in the kes1'
Cen&sr,pprotne the m Getting OF congress to
| settle the rights OF belligsI en- is At sea, An
the for nation Of . League OF armed neutral
ity 70 protect tho commerce 81 neutrAl
Powers in the event Of maritime war.
NR. VOORHEES,, OF ISpIAHA.-Thers are fss
among the many NortherDmen In public life
onco considered true to the South, who still
have the courage and conAstsncy to hurl
con tempt in the teeth Of tyranny, though ful.
| " aware that the eonseq uenccs may involves
q loss Of personal freedom. or this elass are
Msssrs. vallan gbsm and voorhees,. The las
named gentleman made speech In the Fsde'
raj Cons ress, On the slst inst, the tenor o,
which may BE- jadgsA from the following
Washilgson telegram, which appears In tAa
| Baltimore AmSscsn, Of IL md: