Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-07-30
FORCING ALIENS IN THE SOUTHERN ARMY

In the British House of Commons on Friday tbs 10th
of July
Mr.. BLAKE said, according to inf,rmao ion with which
no had been furnished, Mr. X Redmond Bslsham Bfi-
tsh tuhsc residing at Montgomery in tbs State of Ala
bana, Was, IN APP n last conscrbsd for service in tina
Confederate army but refused to serve He WIS than
thrown lno The water aud often his head 30 above
u he was asked would ha He destined tn, honor
laugh !; but finally in order to save his ie c,nsente
TO serve, but uoder protest His friends reprsse L to
her MaJestys Minister at Wasbiag the treatment to
when ne mad been subjected, and Mr. Moore the Consnl
at Rchmond directed TO bring the matter before the
Confederate authorities The consequence was that Mr.
Belsbam was cent back to Montg ery have his CAGE
Investigated, and his chr Bake's) object now was 10
ascer ain what had become Of him, laugh aad whether
there any objsc ion to state the cub anc Of what
ever communications had been received from Lord Lyons
on the subject.
Mr.. LAYARD said the case bal been brought un1sr fba
noce Of her M7j sty's government bus the honorable.
gentleman was under misappreheuson when he stated
that The was brous hit 10 the notice OF the Conede
rate authorities nn Ter h recon of Lord Lyons Lord
Lyons had official communication whatever with tina
antlors 0! the Confederate States and tn ,refore no
acton couli be taken by him ia the matter But M
Moore the Conaa at Richmond, did make representa-
ton with regarl to the Mr. lshan had been very
cruelty treated and IN iced, exposed to torture Uufor
t1natey th Of Mr.. b sham was not the onv one
ny sim ar had been brought To the notice of her
MaJestJs Governm MT but tn c,ses hal usually oc
Gu red at distance from Rich nond and the Conf
authorities bad expressed thsr regret A bill had been
bou ht b,fure the session Of the Assembly to
empower State to enlist foreigners the army That
bill was rejected, and COMMITTEES appoin led to i'm
quire Into che tr ament Of British subjects who hid been
Imprisoned mostly for refusing 10 10 the Conedsrae
army M. Moore made representations to Confeie-
rate Government in respect to those acts Of cruelty and
egaty, and it is we'll known that the Confederate Gov
ernne : SUSPENDED him. and compsad him &, lsnvs the
Confederate staes. Her Maj ,sty's Government cent in
sructons to Mr. Moore to mske strong representations
repect the treatment of British subects bat those
instructions did not reach Mr.. Moore before he left He
Mr. Lsyard) trust d. from ths action taken in these mat
tets such cases woui not occur again. He could not tell
where Mr. Besham was having heard no more ab nut him
since the statement which had been received from Mr.
Mr. GREGORY in reference to the question put by tha
honorable member Tor Waterford askel whether the Tn
DIR Sec etay OF State for Foreign Alirs whe he men
TONED thas torture had boon applied to British subec
ties OF the Confederate Government aud he aso wished
70 kn w whether the nm rabe gentl,maa would lay all
the papers connected with tho subject before the House,
Nj LAYaRD was afraid that tlrtare had been inflicted
ne was bound to that though such deeds
united by persons ac.ng under the general authority Of
tae Government they generally committed at dis
lance from the se Of Government With regard to the
production OF the papers no would answer the question
on Monday