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


pmented the speech of Mr.. Foster asserting
that the facts the honorable member had laid
before the house were wholly unanswerable.
The returns received by the government fully
established the accuracy OF his statistics He
proved that there had only been one or two
instances, and that too under cover Of night, in
which the blockade had been successfully run.
He had failed to gather from the homo able
member from Galway what was the precise
end he wished to attain. Did he wish this
country to dictate to the United States the
manner in which bellgercnt operations, 50 far
as the blockade was concerned ought to be
carried on 2 And if their offer was not accept.
ed TO establish an armed neutrality and by
force break through and destroy the resric-
tons which the United States have placed 10
the access of our merchant vessels to partcu
lar ports Suca course on our part would
have been actual war, and war not more hon.
orabie because unavOwed. In conclusion he
spoke in the highest terms OF the patient for
bearance the manufacturing population of this
country had exhibited under tile privatiOns
this unfortunate struggle had entailed upon
them, aud urged that deprecating voice
even more powerful than that OF governments
would nave been heard from enc end of the
co ntry to the other, it ministers had listened
for moment to any proposition tor breaking
the blockade. He resumed his seat amidst
loud cheers from all parts of the house Alter
some further remarks from Lord II. Cecil aud
admiral WacOtt the motion was negatived
without division.
MIR. Lazard in reply TO Mr.. d. Griffiths re-
ported the statement made on the previous
evening that the officers of the confederate
steamer Sumter arrested at Tangier at the in.
stance ct the United States consul, had been
released.
The London fines has an editorial to show
that the present phase of the American war
exhibits simply contest tor the border states,
and saws that the tederals will simply have
succeeded in the te..th month OF the war in
placing themselves where everybody expect
ed to sec them at its very beginning. They
will stand on frontier of states which have
rejected their advance, and will be called upon
to commence the work of subjugatng an en-,
orrnous territory inhabited by an hostile and
eXasperated population. 1t can hardly even
be presumed that they have gained a secure
base for these operations, tor Tennessee,
though not purely secessionlst in sentiment, is
certainly not pdrely uniouist, and the proba-
bility is that that tue nurtherners if they do
over run the state, will have TO hold il as they
hold Maryland by the sword at a cost proper
toned 10 the extent OF territory. That is the
position TO which the noriherners on the most
favorable supposition, will be brought
The DAILY News regards the successes in
Tennessee as of immense Importance, and
predicts now that the north is organized aud
on the move, it will continue to show its supe
rOrity over the south, and dispel the illusion
that the southerners are invncible. Ii has
not the slightest doubt that the next three
months will show many more captulations
The Army and Navy Gazette suspects the
strength of the southern arms in Virginia,
when it finds them so easily disposed Of in
Tennessee.
The Herald complains OF the fate of Mr..
Gregorys motion in the commons, as showing
that England has no rule of conduct, 10 prn
ciples of party, beyond the dictates of self.
interest. The Daily News eulogizes Mr.. FOs-
ter's speech as a mastery reply to Gregory on
the whole question
Gibraltar advices report the Sumter still
there, and the TuscarUra was lying off AL.
giers. Details are also given of the arrest at
Tangier OF one of the Sumters officers aud
Mr.. Thompson, who lately filled the Office of
United States vice consul at Cadiz Their
landing at Tangier was accidental, and they
were seized by soldiers. Letters from Tan
ger OF the 18th say the prisoners who were
confined in the United States consulate, &egs
SHIN. of war Ino, which was sent from Algesi
ras for the purpose of receiving them. The
Moorish minister it appears had demanded
their release, but the United States consul, in
reply, threatened to strike his flag and leave
the countr, if he was interfered with i'll the
disposal of his prisoners The Moorish min
lister thereup0n allowed The prisoners to be
embarked The affair OccasiOned great excite
ment among fine Europeans. They armed
themselves, closed the port gates, valnly asked
the interference of the European representa-
tive, and then went in body TO the.U, S. con
sui TO demand the release of the men. The
riot was finally quelIed through the interior
euce of the British minister. The Moorish
authorities sent an escort of Moorish guards
with the armed American party who conveyed
the prisoners to the beach, in order to prevent
a collision with the populace. AS the British
ministers have stated in the house of commons
their belief that the prisoners have been re-
leased, il is presumed that they have later tel
egraphc information than the above.
Official notice has been issued at Gribrater
that no signals are 10 be made communicating
80 one beligerent tile proceedings of the other.
In France the emperor's plan of large fund
being placed al his disposal TO reward military
services, instead OF the donation to General
Montanban, is represented as more distastetul
even than the donation bill 1t was reported
that the question will be put in the legislature
as to the numerous arrests and the cause there
for