Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-28


PORTLAND. Nh, Feb. AL he steamer Hibcr-
rian from Liverpool on the l3th. via Londonderry
on the 18Th arrived here this afternoon.
American affairs had been dcovted in the House
of Lords and papers relative TO the blockade OF
the Southern ports were promised shortly 10y Earl
Russell
The European political news is generally un
important.
The Erna for New York was detained till the
18th instant.
The Hibernian's dates are FIVE days later than
those already nj hand.
GREAT BRITAIS.-Parliamen discussing
American afi,aiis in the House Of Lords ON the
10th instant.
Earl Carvanoon said he had received informa-
ton that three British subjects were confined in
the prisons of the Federal Government and had
lain there for several months denied trial or
their release unless they took an oath OF allie
gience to the United States. He hoped that the
Government would take earnest steps in the case
and at once declare what To be- the position of
British subjects i'm the Federal States.
Earl Russell said that Lord Carvanoon could
hardly have read the papers which had been laid
on the table, for il he had he would have seen
that these cases had been bought under the no
tice of the Government. neither had he made al
lowance for the peculiar state OF affairs in the
United States which justified urgent measures.
In England, Parliament had given the Govern
ment in times of difficulty authority to arrest
persons on suspicion and il had TO be frequently
done without their being brought To trial. This
Government had complained of the arbitrary
manner in which these arrests had been made by
the sole authority of the President without egis
lative sanction He was not disposed TO defend
the acts of the United States Government. Con-
gress had decided that the prerogative belonged
to the President, and il he believed that the par
ties were engaged in reasonable conspiraces as
alleged, he (Russeln did not see how Her Males
tvs Government could interfere with practice
which was absolutely necessary. although IL was
exercised aith unnecessary harshness.
The American Government alleged that they
had undoubted proof of the completely OF these
persons in conspiraces, and this Her Majesty's
Government not in n position TO contradict,
but they had entered strong remonstrance
against the manner in which the arrests were
made and prisoners treated, and their case would
be earnestly watched by them
Earl Malmesbury, in asking for the papers
connected with the blockade, complained that the
Times had deliberately represented that Earl
Derby had advocated its being forcbly raised
He approved the conduct OF the Government !;
the question was one for them alone TO decide but
it was desirable to know what the real state
of the blockade.
He expressee doubts of the policy of tie declara-
tons of Paris in 1856 and did not believe they
would or could be carried out in great wars when
circumstances would be too strong for abstract
principles. Earl Russell said that on the first
night he was glad TO find that the noble Earl op-
posite had approved of the conduct of the Gov
ernmeat and the country must feel confident,
when all its leading men agreed, the papers were
being printed and they would be in their
Lordships hands before long and he hoped they
would reserve their opinions till then considering
the importance of tile question.
In the House of Commons on the 10th instant
Mr.. Golden gave notice that at an early day he
intended 10 bring under the consideration OF the
House the state OF international and maritime
law "a il affects the rights of belligeFents.
An order had been received at Portsmouth TO
reduce the number of men and guns OF the ships
OF war in commission
The London Daily Neirs reviews the engage
ment at Mill Spring. Ky, as genuine and i'm
portant Federal success and thinks, if it NAV
reasonably hope that the Federal troops engaged
in il may be taken a representative specimen
of the L nion army as it has become under Nc
Clellan. the result of rapid and decisive action
cannot he doubted
The diplomatic correspondence concerning the
Intervention in Mexico had been laid before Par
lament.
Earl Russell in late letter to Sir Charles
Wvke, touching the rumor that the Archduke
1
leo. SAYS If the Mexican people by a spontane-
Gus movement place the Austrian Archduke on
the thrown, there is nothing in the convention
to prevent IT, On the other hand we could be
no party TO forcible Intervention for this pur-
pose.
FRAxcE-Paris letters saw that Mr.. Slidell had
been received by NJ Thouveny in private char
acter His diplomatic assumption Of character was
distinctly ignored.
Renres we're quoted at 1lf 25c.
The cotton manufacturers at Genoa, who en-
ploy upwards of q, 900 hands held a meeting TO
consider means OF alternating the effects OF the
preseut criris in the cotton trade. A committee
was appointed TO report on the matter.
The January mails from the coast Of Africa
had arrived in England.
Increased activity in the slave trade was re
ported. The withdrawal of the American squad
ron led Immediately to a large increase of the
number Of vessels carrying the American flag
A bark from New Yort, but sailing under
British colors, had been seized in the roads Of
Cape Coast on the suspicion that she was SLAYER.
LATEST VIA LoSDoSDERY.
LIVERPOOL Feb. l3-It vas intended TO dis
patch the steamer Great Eastern for New York
i'm April
The London Tunes Of the 18th publishes fur
Their correspondence from Russell from New
York In il the writer says that the army of the
Potomac is not likely 20 move I'LL the winter is
over. and that . mutinous spirit prevailed among
the rlen, many of whom are better on than they
ever wee. and that the various expeditions BY