Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-05-19
ILLEGAL aalzusa of EsIiIsa sE!7a.

isct OF tie ssiaurs 81 tn PssGhof snd the
"pAss" s!Vsa hy Nj. Atama 10 an Easlsi'
ship ,c SO 70 a!atsinorss, 4 neutral Pest, tuus
oommos.s 81 the documsnss:
Wo else Hhsle publish soma Gip:0Il4tN 09r-
ssse0a d-nee upon hsIiisersr.t rights a. eta
ard 20 uns Gsn read ii withcut ieehes eur
priss! fast Lnri ln5ss.i should hk7e tbausat
it necessary u submit lho c.6e Of the Pe,a7.
Saf 70 t.s Las ia :sIa - .ns OsoW5: sssifs
to-: tie l,a i 80 certain 66d dsfatdi snd j:
is Hcs 'sse surprising that tsT Hsjesy's Gov
oramsGs should aIpssr t.; Sanction rSs joo~
triua that tht a:,s s!:sSs.;GIi on tae part ci
tns feds!ll G:7srsinlnt Il issei 9!s.e1:
VIII JUSTLY la'paeiy illegal s7snss' ton -
Gar In5,ohSEl5 sse dstarEainsd Rotl submit
t. c5ast,n@t;on ii tue lsw which viii in
voi5s st.s sSDpfSgs Of 'h..I trsss With cettsiI
p1rts ..ow, AID IS = tieCvdsNt ior i9toi'at
loaee witt 1hs,. .an.G:s!ae III ! c fuiuss,
ilass1s. BsAaett aod Wsk., chs hI1hsIe
Ter e 7esSal 'l,n :aae tsiu," iaf a!at.mo:ss,
hsvs Eri::en 10 the Post I'll 70 authorities: &c
ihf.ra lhsn tt,at 81 G17ne:s o. thst 7ees!l
refuse 70 oa.r= Hal: uulsss 5000 sua7aR;s e
bs fjfdsd sss'nsr the vials:'o': nj tho ssne
~ sus F.dsr4,s, act Iho eDploymenr OF tie
ise.sis ihcI s:u = OH Il. Casting ausp.Onn Ga t1s
ship sad cMs1. taess stD:istosc, en oshsli
uf tho oGasfs. ksTs expressed tneis ~illins-
assa TIA. lhs vssssi sEsG lIactad with tia
ua;i, :: ths 2os:-otaca antko:iics viii asai o
Nall sss,t n o4:ssss II ne aegs. sols saip
ps5s q. IIs::+c.afss hare appealed {; Liza
Eussal; for pT":21tioc; AID 1isSi.s aaa
arisen tsI=aua tho -z5sEa ant shipper: C a
vessel, tt1easS tia Io'ris Isiu<s 90 allGT
rnciz sn:::1 &c psacs.t III No 'vJeea without
proper slsIsstos.
il Is not sb;T e q7sstiI. ~ l11 Iss hts
u De decided, Ina Pei5thvd VIE unisTiul
iy es z=d; far $50 We esilins f-oui . n.utI Al
peri Il. "a "eutfsl tJ:i and cssfyin2 hec A!si-
siti': m.,ir, aId so I6ibk shete /. aot che
sjisn.s:: jcuos :thi Ihs ee;Gh,1 vii! To
given W. 8 II tie iascs u To TRAD X.
~hsii.ss ste British Government viii paint:
ths Feisfsls to Systematically 7ioiste tno
is1, or Ebsshsr they will prevent w 1870
Foje'sl cruisers Js0I1 se:z'os E'ilisL saips
protesting ION neEnai P0.s u q neutral
port, III that. Irrespective Of !Es cargo; Is {
Lawful voyage. II bot: We nlss rerig6 CTR
trSis With Issa0c:as aIi .t6sT pUrS 10
Ne. Yu1k merchants.
Aha viz not Tia Blush GavsSaEsnI,
win rs rotseis "neu,raiiEg." tss htaafIS
.Rsis itself s1tsc:T,onI to ths inssEssIs 81
tn. Uai IA S,&is1. Ths: 6 IL nc 1sw or sedt;
tionsl reason why 1t snould now mako rs
7ci: sgsirst tina policy Of that grsst na.ipn.
Lord Russell may show occasional iu-tsnrsr,
to bs s11s, SzY thsTS tie matter eide
Tee isst iStssf Of its L:1dsDip Is worth
reading:
E.R RUeaELI To Ns. ApLAs.
EoRErsN OFFICE, Msy IL, lsG?
81: 80 Got wish &c proloDE its ooTTss.
.oDdsaoe, md shall a:,iy make ana rstlsi X IL
aos ser TO your las. isttsr.
II tno Biiish G5.s.D1sIt, by 7iI!ua OF
the p:rrIsstiSs Of zoe Gown, or BY autboTi-
ty OF Parliament, lad prohibited, aud solii
hSvo prevented, tia con7s7an"s Ia British
moro h.ns-e u,ps - gai.s aud sEail ui.lor 10
the Confederate States, sud bad allowed the
transport ii sNch GontrabS5d u wax to Men
Io.s AEd e. Other Fsds7si POI Is. hss Msjes
ty's Guvsransnr would hara departed ff1m
1as neutral poeiriea .hsy have assumed sna
nc 'h,aiust, II, % sas other hsnd. hsr Ma
testy's Go7sTnnsnt sad prohibited, AUD Gould
have prevented, Ito Transport IS a',ns .ut
snihUa.tion to both The Sohteuai1s parties,
.ney would nave deprived Tho Uait 4 Stttes
II srest PART Of ITO m-ans :,T %bi Ia :hsy
hsve tsriie! ~ ;Ls vs.. Tno ARMS ind ED
mauiticn reoalTet troin Grsat British, ~ we'll
hs from olhsr nsutsa! Countries, EeEe enabled
the UoiiSa siRtaa TO IL out tbs formidable
grn'es sew engaged In cs,ryirg nn tbs war
ega,ost tho southern States; ah.e, By msAna
ct &c hi3ckase -s!shliaasd 5y the Federal
tho Southern siatss haze teeu
dupTirei Of similar Eivsu secs. The Impair
tiai Observance CT nsusIsl nbiisstio1s by her
M:;sssy's 9ossrELn sLs LIS p,us be an e1cssd-
tog!F advantageous 10 It's cause & the 1ois
Pc 4 ssia! Of the tTo oon:sr di4s pstt!ss,
aia, Sc.
Eisosd1 Russ,1L.
This - p,etise!J who: President Di7ia said
ic nis Message: that tho neutrality" ~as
Of tbs: =o.t which Is eztssdisgly sdva,ts,
ssous" to inc Ais. Tns President. Jade u,
vent f,u snsr. aad demonstrated Tia. In osdsi
&c place Itself Ia that position df 6nesids1
neut:Alisy, tbs British GoysrnnsDt had to
vaisis!a owG engagements, in shs dscisselien
Of Ps,is. Mr.. Mason hes SINGS proved the
saEas thing and has bseD mat 81 pAtTy shut
fipe .Hd inSan.iotel sfF;ont
On tbs SAME subject, The L7uaon "T;nss'
OF shs l5lh April, has shtss lsuialks:
Tbs point 81 BE- determined ia whether TIE
British Cabinet lntsnd to ini;isie aud Uphold
Tho doctrine that any 5elligeceut T.owsr may
sslzs nsutrai vesss'S trading bstwssn neutral
p5l,i On any prese1s thsT nsy think 1T 10
DEVICE. No respectable h;ii,sh ship owl era
would pIctast either s9aihss the tight of
sssToh * tbs right OF sei21rs on any Obvious
snd reasonable pies but ID iniiGst;oa lStsIJ
gwen by the io:sigu tifios, sesrns &c icGosse
.nas In the opioien ct lhs law Office. = Il tbs
Otown the Usused Ststea' Govo,nusns. pro.
rided ihay ''allrsa' !sgsi s.sitx:, nc mas-
ter who:hav 1t be totally unsupported nY at,
rect p:Gof o. even CT rational sssumpsi1G
will Us folly snutied to cary OF ou1 vss.sls
foS sdju ijcsuon ia tasiH prss 03uf,s. IL is
s.au by th, COMM aToisi classes ira. IL " PIE
os3snt OF this kind is to be definitely Admit
.sd. it Will virtually put Il IN Tho power of
soy SelDgeIsIt &c stop OF e1IbarrsSs 3uI
trails with tho whole world, sinos rhafs hss
been no sttenpt 70 modify the docsIiGo b.
any distinction, such ss 10 thu sff5ct that 3
voySseis illegal between tits neutral p0sts OF
Eusls.d aud Hsxico, but noe bsswssH oths:
nenI.l poi Il. Oh ooaIso, shy such sstsHps
would TO absurd. Lot unless Ito i:aiihatiGu
30 Ds1e, It then logically follows that the
United Ststss would be justified In SELLING
7essal crossing from Dover to Oalsis Eysh,
howsver, II tbs doctrine could bs restricted
to she trade with shs neutral ports Of assi,
co, We must not lose sight Of tbs fact that
any Power that nsy hereafter BE- st war
with the United States will than bs entitlsd
TO ssiRs, dssain, and hsrsss every ship
that lesvss cur shores for Nova Soo.ia
CT Canada. Ii will, therefore, be well to
weigh the tremendous consequences thet nsy
arisN 1t souns future day TO our commerce.
fsom recognising sreh alesal right, and plsa,
Ias Il - Tsspen IA tho hands Of any saaen,