Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-02
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From the National Int ligencerl
Sene Of our journals are giving a ridiculous
inheritance to the fanlsronads of the rebels
shout raising the blockade Of Charleston, be
cause theit two iron-eiads slipped out IN q fog
and pehblsi M one of the small wooden steam
ers composing ths inshore squadron, and obliged
her three little wooden cousOrts to make tracks
ont of the shallow wster seaward The whole
affair a5 20 sha blockade both as TO theory and
fact is q broad tsrca.
On the very same day in which they say the
/ blsskale was raised, and in the very same paper
/ in which The ridiculous proclamation Of Besure-
rard and Ingrsham is first published, they them
selves publish that twenty blockaders" were
/ then in sight This one simple fact explodes
I the whole transparent deception as to the facts
! Of the case, and renders unnecessary any re-
/ mark as to The theory; but es the question has
been mo0ted, it msy be as well 70 allude to 1t
more in detail
If tho mere absence Of bloekading squad
ron from off port raises the blockade, then 1t
Is raised when a blockading squadron IS driven
/ off BY stress of weasher During the last great
Earopeau war Great Britain employed her chan-
mel fset generally upward Of thirty ships Of the
line, 20 rigi1ly blockade Best, but nothing was
more common than for this feet to be driven on
by stress Of weather and take shelter IN a
/ British channel port where they would be for
davs. aud soms.ime3 more than i week, and
pat TO sea on the first change OF wind for their
station.
The blockade, however, was not raised by
this temporary absence, but If q neutral came
off tho pors in the meantime he could slip IN,
and that was his luck, nothing more. The ab-
qence of the feet under such circumstances gave
him no RI ghss or privileges as regards the block
{ ada. as ho would fad to his cost if caught IA
coming Out, when he woald have IN vain
plesded before a Br ish admiralty court, against
decree Of con6scat that the port was no
! bloessde5 when he entered il.
Bat there Is auothsr view of the point undel
4, discussion When a blockade IS established q
general public notice is given Of it for the infor
g nation Of 81 concerned, but no particular tint
necessary OF IS given bat the usual terms ar
, fhst an vessels attempting to viOlsts the block
9 sls will be treated according te the usages 0
o ,ysr-ihat is If ign rant Of the blockade, they
q win be warned off, a d if they know Of it sher
hey made the a,tsmp.. they viii be considerel
: as 9rizss Of war The mere knowledge Of th'
blockade existing, renders the vessel attempting
to vi0iat3 It good prize.
Now lat us take the extreme case, that as 70
rarjs Charleston, new notice must be given
Such q notice does not prevent the immediate
enforcement Of the blockade By squadron &C
tually Of the port, nor does it give any right t
: q neutral % en- er such pors All 1t does Is 10 ex
/ eulob such vessel fr0m capture and eOnGscahol
attempting 6LkcI Alh 44alliE ltNt-fc 50
y notice, aud being ignorant Of the blockad
wSsa she leii her las. p7rs vessel atsemp slnl
: 20 srssr th8 blocksded port. without having haC
= srevious notice or knowledge Of the blOckad
-a can onlv Be ordered off by the blCcksdlu
'i squadroo, which is usually done by an indorse
u ment 90 that effect on her papers Ihat -
dorsement Is, of c7urs7, notice TO her. ana Il 81
afterwards attempts 20 run the blockade sne 7
- then liable to capture aud conhscations thoug
A. -~.7affro~4 er,fo-afrtcr q new hl0rEa0a hg
: on'y entered on its duty one hour basore thl
or neutral vessel made her eppeaFanee, and sh
r. neither knowing nor had the least idea that sue
o. q blockade was ever contemplated when sh
l=n her last port. Taesa rules as to bloekad'
50 arr perfectiy Fixed inhsxihie and undenisbl
w Admitting then, that the ridiculous boast OF 8,
H. rebels was frue-5hat they bad raised the bloel
9 ale in a mode that required new nolce
III neatrsls-ail tho advan,ag which our BIlsls
n- friends would derive fr3m it would be the priv
a. leva Of attempting to run the blockade witho'
a. snbisetinr themselves te cOnhseation II owe
hauled BY oae Of our cruisers, and certain
sd eould not oct any more Of thsir vessels IN
iPt Charleston for If they could manage 70 eseal
ns cur cruisers and being warned on they cou
lsi have gone safe on through an aeknoWleog
blockade without capture.
70 Now, the Joke Of tbs matter is, that the reoe
TO ssv thev have sent steamer to Nassau with St
information that the blockads has be-
he raised, snd the newspaper that contains +
1c Grand proclamation to that effect, states also
t9 fact. alreaiy alluded TO, that twenty blockade
nts vyere of the port. f. thsn, the bloeka
hs was raised for two four or SIX hours as the ca
Y5- ne rh6 have been, the John Bulls at Nassau v
at the same time Be advised taatit has been
established, and each sad atl Of them that N
80, lsssrs for Charleston wiz DO 80 with the T
know Q lge that the blockade has been re-esf
he Eshed and they will therefore be certain 7icti
ow for capfu and conhscation il caught, and }
be ore Of shsn will have the least claim to
1w- privilege Of 3 ing merely warned Of.
ani The whole atenp5 OF the rebels was TO ma
.sl, cap ial, ard it Is the shosE5st imposture U
oo- have jet essayed
Tee tene Of the ssova, s. we as us. slg
tr1e. an3srs i5 quite possible to say the lei
JWn thar lt may nave Desh wii..7I -
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