Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-24
LATER FROM EUROPE.

queenstown 9Th, arrived at this port at two
O'Clock this morning. The advices by the
America are two days laler. The steamship
City OF Baltimore, from New York on the
10th of February, reported missing,) arrived
off Holyhead on the 9Th inst
The Sumter is still at Gbraltcr, and the
Tuscurora at Algesras The steamer Annie
Shields had arrived at Queenstown with
cargo of rosin, Gotten, and tobacco, from VIII
mington, n. G. The ship Sarah Park was
ashore near Southampton. The sales of cotton
at Liverpool, Saturday, were eight thousand
bales. Market closing buoysnt.
The new Cunard steamer Scotia had arrived
at Liverpool from the Clyde to take her place
in the Cunard line. The report of her is
highly satisfactory. Her maximum speed on
her trial trip was nineteen miles, and her av-
erage speed seventeen miles an hour. The
screw steamer Spartan, bound to Halifax with
military stores, was lost on the passage. Sew
en- persons were drowned, including Cant.
Hand of the sixty third regiment, with his
wife and child. The proceedings of the Brit
ish parliament on the sixth inst. were OF slight
Importance. The house of commons passed a
number of important votes on the army esti.
mates. Among the fertilization votes as one
OF six thousand pounds for the defence of the
river Mersey. A vote of ten thousand pounds
Tor the enlargement of the Sand Haust mill.
tary college was rejected by twenty weight ma.
jorty against the government.
Sir T. o. Lewis, during the debate gave
complete denial to the report OF the failure of
the Armstrong gun. He said that twenty.tour
hundred guns OF this description had thus far
been Manufactured, and with very slight ex
ceptons they had answered every expecta-
ton entertained Tor them He also showed
tnas the stores OF war materials, etc, were
equal TO any emergency.
n the bousa of commons o,, Tho 7tI,
Mr. Gregory, pursuant to notice. called the
attention o. the house to the blockade of the
southern ports, and moved for copy of any cor
Repentance on the matter subsequent to the
papers already before the house. He expressed
his strong sympathy tor the struggle now 90
ing forward in the confederate states, and lie.
ciared that separation of the south from the
north and a reconstruction OF the union were
the only means by which they could hope to
see slavery abolished in America He cor
tended that the efficiency of the blockade of
the southern Potomac was question OF great
Importance to England and to Europe, and he
asserted that ouH recognition OF it in its pres
ent state had been exposed to severe criticism
on the part OF foreign jurists. Amongst others
M. de lautevlle one OF the most eminent
French writers had charged us with connivipg
at an illegal blockade, and that we did so, not
from any friendly feeling towards the United
0tuleoy Uul III OTuCF lndl we might make IL the
basis tor enforcing our own arrogant preten.
sions, when, having become begerent our.
selves, it might be to our interest to set aside
the principles OF International law. Our Jus.
tlce and lmpartiality in fact, were involved in
this matter. If the blockade is Intellectual we
are cOnnlvlng at the use of weapon of war
fare by one belligerent which it is not in the
power Of the other to employ, and are thus
acting unJustly to fair traders, by making com
merce matter OF smuggling, gambling, and
speculation. We are also deprvng the man
utacturers OF the country of that raw material
by the manufacture of which so many have
hitherto obtained liveliht 3D. The privations
which have resulted in consequence of this
have so far been borne patiently, but no one
could say how much longer they would be en-.
dured when the impression was daily gaining
ground that they were forced upon the coun-
try by Illegal acts. He Gregory had no de-
sire to attack the government for the course
they had taken. They had difficult part TO
play, and they had played it we'll Though
resolved to vindlcate to the utmost extent the
honor of the cnuntru thes--l-- 49,. ''~s~"suu
throughout by spirit OF torbearance and con
Citation, but still they might 20 too far. Tie
opinions OF the neutral powers were almost
unanimously against the legality OF the block.
ade. 1t had not fulfilled any OF the conditions
which could constitute it legal and efficient.
On the contrary, steamers of light dranght
have continually run it. and were daily plying
between the various ports OF the southern
states. In conclusion he urged that if the
country continued to connive at an illegal and
inefficient blockade in order 10 concillate the
United States the declaration of Paris would
be, 50 far as il regarded the confederate stales,
or merey as regarded International law, de-
fusion, and with respect 10 the trade and com.
merce OF the world snare.
Mr. George Bentinck seconded the motion.
He thought his honorable friend had estab-
lished a clear case as to the ineffcency OF the
blockade The only prospect OF bringing
about conclusion OF the war was the recog.
milton on the part OF this country and of the
great European powers Of the independence
OF the southern states. The reunion of the
northern and southern states lie regarded as
an utter impossbity. The northern states
could not complain of the recognition of the
southern contederacy when they remember
that they derived their origin from success.
full secession from the government of this
country.
Mr.. w. E. Foster denied that the blockade
was Intellectual and stated that the list of
upward of three hundred vessels which had
been handed in by Mr.. Mason, as list of the
vessels which had broken the blockade, had
on examination dwindled down to nineteen,
stormy nights, thus evncng the sringen.
cy rather than the inefficiency Of the block
ade He also reminded the house that
during the war between Great Britain
and her revolted colonies in America, no less
than five hundred privateers succeeded in get
ting out of American ports. lie warmly Gu
logzed the conduct of Her Majes Us govern
ment in reference to America, and said their
folbearance and tirmness had been, the means
,f . Il
bic wars, in which it was possible we could be
engaged. He trusted that no temptation, not
even the sufierings of portion of the popula-
ton, would induce the government to depart
from the strict neutrality hitherto observed.
Sir James Ferguson contended that without
a declaration OF war; there could he no legal
blockade, and called on her majesty's govern
ment to interfere in the matter By sanction
ing the continuance of an illegal blockade they
were virtually departing from the profession
OF neutrality, and assisting the stronger pow
err.
Mr.. Mines could not believe in the final
dissolution of the great American Union, and
SO long as it existed he deprecated any active
interference by the British government in the
struggle now taking place.
The solicitor general was of the opinion that
1t was the duty of the government to main.
tam, as they had hitherto done strict and i'm.
partial neutrality between the contending par-
ties With regard to the blockade its efficien
cy must he judged in Great Britain by those
principles of international law which had been
laid down by the most distinguished iurists
and which had invariably been acted mon
when questions OF blockade had arisen. Eng.
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