Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-24
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Saturday Nights Report.
FOREIGN NEWS.

FOREIGN NEWS.
HALIFAX, March a.
There has been an interesting debate on
the question Of the American blockade, in
the House OF Commons. Mr.. Gregory de
nounced it, and expressed strong sympathy
for the South. Mr.. E Foster denied that
the blockade was Intellectual, and stated
that the list of upwards Of two hundred
vessels, handed in by Mr.. Mason, as hav.
ing broken the blockade, had dWindled
down to nineteen, and most Of these escap-
ed on dark and stormy nights.
Sir James Furgeson called on the Gov
srnment to interfere in the matter.
q Mr.. Miner could not believe in the final
dissolution Of the great American Union,
and so long as it existed he deprecated
any interference Of England in the strug-
gle.
The Solicitor General strongly opposed
any interference; the blockade had been as
efficient as any blockade in former years.
After further debate, Mr.. Grsgory's mo-
ton for the correspondence on the subject
was negatiEed. 9.s U E-
The House Of Commons passed a number
Of important votes on the army estimates
Among the fortifcation votes was &c, 900
for the defense of the River Mersey.
A vote of $4,000, for the enlargement of
the Ssndhurst Military College, was rejected
by 2s majority against the government.
Sir G. O. Devils during the debate, gave
a complete 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, and, with very slight excep-
tons, they had answered every expectation
entertained of them. He also showed that
the government stores of war materials &C.,
we're equal to any emergency. sfsts'
During the debate on Mr. Gregory's mo.
ton, Mr.. w. E Foster denied that the block
ade was Intellectual, snd stated that list of
upwards of 300 vessels which had been hand
ed in by Mr.. Mason as list of vessels which
had broken the blockade, had on examina-
tloD dwindled down 10 29, and most Of these
had escaped on dark and stormy nights, thus
evincing the stringenoy other than ineff-
cheney of the blockade. he also reminded
the House that during the war between Great
Britain and her revoltsd colonies in Ameri-
ca, no less than 5000 privAteers succeeded
in getting out of American ports. Hewsrm-
" eulogized the conduct Of Her Maiesty's
government in reference to America he
trusted that no temptation, not even the suf-
ferings of portion of The population, would
induce the government 10 depart from the
strict neutrality hitherto observed.
The London Times has an editorial show.
ing thai the present plan Of the American
war exhibits simply q contest for the border
States, and says that the Federals will sim
ply have succeeded, in the tenth month of the
war, in placing themselves where everybody
expected to see them ss its very beginning.
They will stand on a frontier Of States which
rejected their alliance, and will be called up.
on to suojugste an enormous territory in
habited by versatile and exasDerated peo.
Ole. It can hardly ever be presumed that
they have gained secure base for thess Cd.
eratious. for Ts1nessee, though not purely
seoe essiouist in sentiment, is eertainlY not
purely Unionist, aad the probability is, the
Northerners, If they do overrrn the State
will have 10 hold itas they hold Maryland, |
BY the sword, { { q cost proportionate to the |
extent OF territory. That is the position q |
which the Fortheruers, on the most sdva1-
tageOus supposition, will be brought Where |
as, if the reverse should beiall their cause
the result may be most serious 10 them
They have undoubtedly asserted what had
been so long and so unacconntably observed
IN the military strength, but In such q work
as the rs-essablishment Of the Union, mere
military superiority viii be of very little
avail. aEtIlt
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