Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-03-06

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'.,'''' ~ NNN ~ JOHN BARDEE.
From the London Economist Feb g.
The American Vymr CaisLs-Th~ People Proclsfm
Against Intervention.
We are not only disappointed lat are even disposed
to rejoice, at he that it is not the intention of
Ministers either to recommend any comprehensive
measures in the Queens speech, to introduce very
very Important bills themselves. There is
reason to apprehend that Mr.. GIadstones budget
will be an ambitious" one. There is no reason to
dread that any organic reforms will be either proposed
or listened to- There is no expectation that ministers
will declare their resolution stand fall by the re-
vised code though, OF course the debates on this sub
ect will be long and fierce. Ehe sub act which
the country is anxious to hear the statement of the Cab
Det--the ony matter, indeed which makes feel any
especial interest in the meeting of Parliament at all
is the American We anxious TO hear them
declare that neither they, no they hope their imperial
ally have any intention Of breaking the blockade that
however, they will watch sdulOusy British rights
snd will tolerate infringement OF them that they
reason to hope tor early termination Of tie dis
asrous conflict; aud that they will DO all that be
done by neutrals to bring it to a close. If they will
speak satisfactorily on these points, and we have 20
doubt that they can-we shall gladly exonerate them
from any great amount oilegislatOn properly SO called
[From the London News, Feb: 81
Ministers are having nothing 10 apprchend On the
score Of their policy towards America so Just and i'm
partial, thoroughly pervaded by OF what is
due to the dignity aud reputation of England save the
necessity Of listening to long speech the block
ade from gentleman distinguished for his Parlamen
tary failures Public opinion has expressed Itself so
clearly and unanimously against any intervention, such
as fOrcibe breach of the blockade would be- and that
even in quarters where it Gad been expected the most
eager desire for such would have prevailed,
that the government risk OF being cOerced nte
act which would lower the country in the consders
ton of the world. Moreover, the intentions Of the
American government, to which referred in geRe al
terms last Thursday, deprive Mir. ndssys motion of
its political interests while to commercial interests
1t is we'll understood by those most engaged in them
that it is not the raising of the blockade but the terni
nation of the war which would relieve the distress pre-
vailing in manuactur nc districts The ministers
who brought the Trent affair to an early and successful
conclusion may be trusted to watch over British rights
in the Gulf OF Florida and Mexico.
THE SUMTER STILL GIBRALTER
A Madrid despatch of the 2nd inst, says that the
privaeer Sumter still continued at Gibraltar
NASHVILLE LEAVES SOUTHAMPTON.
Il British Fragatc Prevents the IuscGrorG from AHack
ing her.
The rebel steamer Nashville left Southampton on the
3d inst.
She passed the Union gunboat Tuscarora off Cowes,
where the latter anchored
The Tuscarora steamed up to start in the chase of the
Nashville; but the frgate Shannon alongside to
i prevent her departure for twenty-four hours.
The last seen of the Nashville was that she was
seaming down the channel with all speed.
From the London Times Feb. sd
ENGLAND's APPLICATION OF HER NEUTRAL RIGHTS.
We Go not allow own little boys to disturb the
tn orouRharss with squibs and crackers the Fifth OF
November, and why should we submit to be annoyed
with the two guns of the Nashville the "colUmbnads
Of the Tuscaroa, eager these mighty men-owar may
be to make themselves noisy and disagreeabe IN the
neghborhood of Osborne? The rnle Of International
law is plain enough. Every nation has the right, if
she likes, of giving hospitality to the ship of war OF
either both the belgerent Powers and she may su
fer them either OF them to bring in their prizes and
sabmt them to her admiralty courts. But every nation
has also the right TO exclude them altogether, aness
where such exclusion woald be contrary the general
dictates of humanity Our government has made its
choice, think, very wisely, and has excluded both
parties. Earl Russell in this State paper measures out
equal measures to ships Of war and privateers He eX-
cludss both from all British ports or all warlike pur-
poses 1t they into waters except distress
they to be warned away and to depart in twenty four
hours If they in distress they to 60
they have obtained the repairs and supplies necessary
to enable them TO sail homeWard. If any hostile ships
merchantmen that mi ght be- made their prey, in
the harbOr, they cannot follow them cut until
twenty-four hturs law has been allowed to the fug
tiyes. All this is old law, which has been already en-
forced within the French ports without any public de-
q clavaOn such this made by our Foreign Office
The comparatively recent appliants of steam to war
ships has made the question of coal novelty IN cur
International Law of Neutras. The obvious idea C
supplying Il shipofwar with only Goals sufficient
to take Ter to the nearest home port would not meet
the present case for she would spend these Goals n
cruise and back for more being again in distress
Earl RRssei meets this difficulty by provision that
shp-owar privateer shall not obtain COAL within
the British d0mDioH to take her hOme more than
; once in three months.
We hope this will put end to the onnOyances that
in Europe from these transatlantic quarres Ii
would appear that steamers which must leave our
It ports in tWenytour hours, aud Only come and Goa
once in three months cannot be troublesome. The
d fight in the New World may be mighty and terrific
and sublime. 1t may be the real battle of ArmageddoI
fC aught know. 1t may be like the shock OF Eeste
d earthquakes We are constantly being told how terri
bic it is to be when General Mcclellan gets we'll and bis
army is ready We content to believe disbeieve
IS it, but, it to in the Old World it is like
war of frogs and mice, and is simply small nuisance
Our friends over the water ought remember that
have not The which they have for Cndur
ing such disturbances. The revelations made by Mr.
Dawes in Congress apply 10 America and not England
1t is pretty clear that the Of the federal States
e is kept up by fictitious public enthusiasm founded
upon the squandering among small class political
tractors and agitators of two millions Of dollars day
have great faith in the purity and disinteestednes
. of the inhabitants OF Southampton and Portsmouth
and we are quite that they will urge the govern
nent to execute the regulations they have put forth
We hope, therefore that after this notification, We ma.
see no mere of these ferocous penny steamers IN ou
tranquil waters.