Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-22
STILL .LATER FROM EURrPE.

ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA-LORD JOHN Rue
SELLS LAST DESPATCH ON THE BLOCKADE
TIE PAPAL QUESTION, &c.
The steamship Africa arrived At New York, on sts
I4.h, with Liverpool dates to the lss inst We SUTTON
the most interesting COWS by this arrival.
IHE BLOCKADE.
A Blue Book, containing papers relating to the block.
ade Of the ports of the Confederate States presented
10 both houses of Parliament the 25,h ult. The last
despsca in il s from E,rl Russell to Lord Lyons dated
"Foreizn Office, February lS.h 1892 and IL ss follows
Her NJ jsstys Government have had under their
sderation tae state of the blockade OF the pors Of
Charleston aud Wilmington.
Il appears from the reports received from Her h'jss
tvs naval officers that although a-sufhsent bockAoiug
force Is stationed o hose ports various shps have
cessfuly eludSd the blockade; question nyht thess.
fore be raised whether such blockade should b.
| con.idered as effective.
Her hsesty'S Government, however, are Of opiaon
that assuming that the blockade Is duly notified, and
also that number Of chips 70 stationed and remains AZ
the Of pert, srcent really to peysat access
to il or to create evident danger of entering eav.
ing IT, and that these ships do not voluntarily permit In.
gre4s or egres "he fac. tina! various ships may have
successfully escaped through it, Us IN the particular VA
stances here referred lo will net Of sat prevent thy
blockade from being effective ore by International
law"
The adequacy Of the force 10 maintain blockade be-
ing Always and necessarily, matter OF fact and evil
denre and TO which different opinions may be en-
tertaned neutral State ought 10 exercise the Gfestes!
caution with reference 10 the disregard OF de fdetosnd
notified bioeksd6; and ought no. TO disregard It, except
when it enteraina conviction, which is shsTei by
trails generally having an Interest u the matter that the
power of blockade abused by State either unable 10
institute maintain il, or unwilling, from some motive
| or other, TO 90 so.'
The blue book contains long lifts Of vs.els utlaa
| 81 10 NJ
AID Mr. Mason The number Is SO great 1t is quite su..
prisDg in the opinion Of the English papers, that so
much Inconvenience a. is alleged could be felt in the
Confederate cities.
| THE SUBJECT PARLIAMENT.
In answer to an inquiry from the Earl Of C,rnsrvop 10
the House of Lcrd' the rs h ult., Earl Russell sd
that Her hjssys Government hsd not had any form 81
communications with foreign 81verDmi ns on The tub-
| e,t OF the blockade. From time to time The F,tIch
Ambassador, AID some other Representatives Of marlin
States had asked him whether the British Government!
was prepared 10 interfere In the matter. His reply to
those questions had been to he effect the dis
patch which he had addressed 10 Lord Lyons He beg
ged TO- lay on the table diipl'ch which he had just
csvei from Lord Lyons with regard to the blocking up
of Charleston HatDor, in which it stated that
| more stones would be sunk
Esl stsnbope wished TO know whether the dispatch
did not CO firm the reports which he had alluded 10 on
/
| feet.
Earl Russell said that the second entrance to the hsr
Dor bad been blocked up by vessels filed with stones,
bu; had been received that more stones
would be sunk
| In the House Of Commons on the ss.h ult.,
] Mr. Or CORY gase notice thai, Friday, the h Of
March on going Ito Conmee Of Supply, be should call
attention TO the blockade OF the ports Of the Ooned-
crate States of America aud for papers the SUBJ
| ieos
| TEMPORAL PcwER PcPI.
The discussion in tn Fencn On Numbers has excited
III, grestes: i1t.rest. Prince Nap asked the sup
preston of the temporal power OF the Pope ard de-
mandsd that the fr erch troops eseud,s Rome. Guer
roner, known ccnfdsot of the Emperor spoke in a.
vor of the temporal power. The Mini try declared
tia, they will explain the policy Of thu Government
| a future occasion. =
| NIsCgLLAstoUs
There an iup,si'g popular demonstration In
| Rome on the 26!h at tho Carnival. The Ccrso Was
empty, but the Forum, Colosseum aud b. t4acel Gar
d'ns filed The police obliged TO remain in.
active
Gibraltar adviccs cay the Lieutenant not the
Captain, Of the Sumter who arre't.i H. has been
released Federal ships watching tho Sa4er which
remairs stationary at Gibraltar.
committee OF the Pfussisn Chambers Of Rapst sen.
tsyes have passed resolutions rtcognE ng the Kingdom
Of LAY.
It is rumored that the Sandman Ministry have re.
eiZned, but the Rng has 10! accepted their rssgus
tons.