The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-03

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Il. SssNBs. Commander
@. S. Steamer Sumter, "'J'
Gibraltar, Jan. 20, 1862
1HH BRITIsH PARLfAxEHr
In the House Of Lords On the 7,h inst. tbe
Earl Of Carnarvon was anxious TO ASCERTAIN
the truth, or rather to obtain from Her Mai.
esty's Government a contradiction of a story
which had been in circulation during the last
week or ten days. That story seemed to him
so monstrous in the shape In which il had
reached this country, that he was almost con-
f1dent it must be full Of fexaggeration II was
To the en-ct that Canadian gentleman, n
British subject, whilst travelling on an Am.
erlcan railway. was arrested bv order of Mr.
Safes; that he was taken TO the guard ho 90,
stripped aud eearche ed, and subjected 10 very
great and gross indignity, under the preteace
that ne was connected With some persons en-
gaEed In the war in the Cor fedarate States
Nothing was found TO inculp1ts him In the
slightest degree, but he was taken to prison il
New York, where he was i'm mured for seve-
raj weeks, wnile typhus fever was raging in
the prison, and carrying Oft its victims daily
He was detained without being brought to
trial, and without in fact, n charge being
made against him Communications W. re
opened by him with Lord Lyons through the
United states Government, bat with out
his obtaining any redress. During that
time he received several letters from
the British Legation, but the seals
were broken and the covers torn. The IN ost
extraordinary part of the matter. However
was that at length. when he was oifsred his
liberty, 1t waa on the condition that ne should
forswear his own nationality ano swear lie
gitnce to the Northern States. He (Farl Of
CarnarvoD) could hardly believe that such
state OF things was possible bat this was the
story 1t was said that this gentleman with
very great courage and cons;ancy refused to
accept any such condition, aud preferred, ct
the risk OF his life and of great personal suf-
feriIg and inconvenience, to remain an pri
SON Rather than accept discharge on such
terms. He was after we rds removed to ar
Other prison, and 1t WAS said that, aTte- 1t
time, Lord LYONS having in tarposed, hs
offered his liberty on q contition only 70 d.
gree less ex raordinary than the former on
namely, that he would not eIgag in the
vice of the Southern States nos lHve ~
communication with the inhabittns X
refused tn 1t condition ard he remain ed 10
pEisoh from the 51n Of October until the
tiaDal discharg. L. was also stated taa'
ether British subjects had been confined ~
the sans prison, and subject TO various re-
strict,ons They had been treated iu Viola
tion OF International rights and privileges
lie would uOt make any comments on the
inject, because he could not bring himself
10 believe that the facts were as they ha
been stated
Earl Russell, who was very indisinesiy
heard, W as understood 10 say that on III ~ h
OF OC,Ober, j letter was wri ten TO Loi Il
Lyons oy Mr. Shepherd, saying that while
travelling by railway-he had been an agent
Of the Grand Trunk Ksiw ,y-he was az
rested and sent to a prison n New York, N
a charge Of conspiracy against the United
States That gentleman further stated the
charge was quits ntrue, and that he WAS Il
loyal British subject 1t further appe, rcd
that he was asked To take the oath OF a!iegi-
ance to the United States, and refused 10 %
SO. Lord Lyons seat 'epresent ta ;ion to ar
seward, and on the l5Lh of November Er
h ~ st st
led to believe that the gentleman was a citi
zen Of the United States, and that ie Was un-
der such an imprss ssiOn he had asked him l.
take the oath Of allegiance Hu whep il
turned out that he was q British subject Z Is
release wss still withheld on the ground that
be wa, a spy in the employ Of the Confede-
rate States. Mr. Shepherd gave an In dignAnr
dentnl TO that accusation, and he was then
asked to enter into certain conditions one o.
| which was. that he was not to enter the Con
| federate States during the War Subsequent t.
| ly he was liberated. The House would un
| d-rstand that Mr.. seward a.sumed the right
| Of the President to order the arrest of any
person during the war at his Elsa. sure
| whe ther q ci,izen of the United States or not
and the law officers Of his Government con
| tended that such . power attached 20 the Pre-.
| sident under he Constitution Of the States -
He had no objection to produce The correspon.
dencc upon the subject.
The Earl Of Carnaryon was sOrry to hear
| that the facts OF the case rs he had state
| tn anl, and which he could scarcely bring ii i'm
self to believe, were borne out by the st,. .e
ment OF the noble lord, the Seer etary Of STAT
for Foreign Affairs. 1t seemed tn hi m str .nge
aud mOnstrops that the Government of the
u. States hh ould. .on such d pretence, have vio-
| lated the ordinary decencies which regulated
the intercourse between friendly nations -
He should move for the CORES spondence, be
| cause he thought the House ought to unds +
| & ana the matter IN all its bearings He hoped
| IL would be found that when demonstrating
against the proceedings OF the American gov
l N Z
| ask for com pensa.ion for the outrage.
MR. GREGORY ON The BLocKApR.
! In the House OF Commons on the 7ih iE.t
Mr. Gregory said that he had b. Ell uuwiIiip e.
on the previous evening, to Introduce
any subject which copld give rise 10 f
debate, but there was one topic which
was on the lips OF every one, aud that was
| the effect which this lamentabie Americau
| war had prod uced upon The ropuia.i on of Eng
| land (Hear, hear J II VIZ rot his in Il Gu tic u
| to enter in detail uCOn the question on thai
| oc aston, but there was one po;n: connected
| with the war which he was justified in L l.
| luding to, and that was the condition OF the
| blockade OF the southern ports fdear hear
| He did SO because. last year, on the 9th ol
| May, he put three questions to the Foreie L
/ Secretary, one CT which referred TO this sub
Jec He then ask d Lord Russell whether
his government bad Informed tn" Govern.
m~nl Of the United Stairs tha1 their block.
| ade, If not effective, would Rot be recoguiZ d
| to which Lord RUSSELL repli d that ne h lac
| not thought it necessary 10 give any specia
l instruction to our Minister at Wishing on
bus tnat Lord Lyons al q the United ) a.e
| Government both knew that 10 blockad,
could be recognized unless il was effective -
| Now, documents had teen placed in his ('Ir
| Gregory'sj hands within the last few day G
| which showed considerable doubt to exi.
| W tn reference TO tn en2Ciiyens-s % the biock
ade. He T0Rret tied 20 be obl, ged tOex SIes~ al
conviction that the block dc vas ouiy p5 .e
| bloc X ade, but be should NOT tsen ans sici q Z
| the discussion which must take riaCe tn
| production OF the papers. lie ~. m-rn
| risen that eveuiaK 10 anaounce his il 'e'it .oi
| OF bringing the whole lestion Gf the bloc
| ada tore the House, tie ause II he ngur'l
| which he should be pr re1 10 quote sh Out,
| turn out to be true then lie thought H. Hcus
| of Commons Wouli pronounce the ockac
| TO be inef, ctve On the . ner hand, il woui !.
| rest with The Government 10 pronenuc
| whether 1t w 8 effective or not Whist the
| looked at all TIA se matters from ccaciiit
| tory point OF view regarded the tnitei
| State although be should be the / ST man L
nd oca u ny act of hostility still, AS this coun
try had acknow ieds Ell swo bel ig-re O. I par yes
i he thought tn la jastiee TO ooh, and to IN
Suffering people OF this cou1 ry Eo tim
Al shOutd oe Loss Ia GiScusstiK ( he fuf ret
| (he ", hear J. ard ascsrt, inibx whe:her mi
biccka ade was III reality eff i've (Hear
Mr.. ben timex was glad that the question {
the blockade OF the southern ports of Amer
lea as 70 pe brought under the Uo'ice G
the nouse There ware two q les uious II
voived in the consideration of the sublec =
namely. It's cOmmei ciai bearing and It's b a,
lug upon the characl er of III . countr, =
| Upon the commerci question he wou Id a
| present say nothiag; but it ap pearea to h,I
| verfectly clear that il his no nor BILE fri en-
tMr, Gregory was able TO subs aatiate 20
| staten en- be had fores eshAdow~d-namely, b tha
| the bl ockade had been nothing more than
| paper biOckade-then the character Of tn
country was 10 a great sx tent Involved In i,
| recog nition. The recognition Of n pane
! blockade would, a. was ad p tied on all hand
| be o violation Of the rules Of iniernaiior,
| law; and, assuming that such could be sho w
| to be the character Of the blockade Of "a
Southern ports, he sho uid like 70 know VII;
become Of the priuci pie OF non In .sryentio
| of which they had heard so much; for. II n
blockade Was not efficient. its recoenit,o 10