Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-03
Alfbmon1 Enquirer.
MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY ., 1865
THE "ErFEcTIvE' BLOCKADE.
~ TYLER, WISE & ALLEGRE.

=. fh., in order to determine what chasscte--
s,s blockaded port, that denomination is
gi,sn only where there Is, by the disposition
e. ,:o power which attacks it with ships sta
,,osrv or sufficiently near to create al evil
! den, dagger in entering"
,sen Victoria's "Wsiver of Rights,' on
II, 2s.h Of Ms:ch, 1854, dSscribcs an ".ftsc-
,ire blockade" to be such as.
"Msy ia established with an adequate force
sfalnst lhc. .ensmy' forts, hsrbors o. coasts. :"
To, Paris Solemn Declaration" of april
Ii 1856, lecis:es:
II. R.o :ksdea, in order to be binding, must
&.tttEtcs that is to Say, maintained by q
fac: sa3i:ismt really to PREVENT access to tho
cpi<! et The tnemy"
The rais nf the armsd neutrlli:iss of 1850
40; l>Ul Jsciarod thai --
No port nhouid be considered blockaded
u..lt.s whsrs thn power sttscSipg it shnuld
u..,a,sin squadron conatantly stationed be-
t,..u it. ard sufficiently rear to create an e7i-
den. danger Of entering"
"ite d,cltins Of Sir VIM. Seott." saTs NJ.
Wl-sto.,, ':,haL q blockade may continue
,s.iil,: . temporary absence ef the Sloclsding
..,usiron "iri which gives TO the diplomatic no-
;;ii.st:am j the blockade once made, and even C.,
the vi she pretended fact, 40 effect in
10, -r,,oit ui tho actual presence Of the block
sin. .luaJtnn, Is coptroverted, On principle,
b.; ~: French publicisss, who contend that it
,at.; e=sss by All absencs, koacerer occasioned; );
arl VII :tsyer may be the formali!ies under
vii h It wns instituted, that nation csr only
c.r,ut. - laws within its own jurisd:3t;onal
limits OF he enemy, and where their squad
rc4 IL Stationed, has been conquered. and thst
ths olcksiing squsdron has aucceeded to
,!r ,cca1.ii.n OF the former posSessoTs, that
il. ME: :tteucs with the navigation Of neu-
to- r.., n principle be lnsinta!net:.''
r. E,:,,n4e!l Palmer, the Solicitor G,accal.
dro,d hlocksde to 30
Il iona 6ds blockade By force sufficient
ma.'ain It on the spot, and there nus. also
+. sufficient notification of some kind or
,..r. ui that bluck sds. These srs li.a swo
r:mcl.'es. -
AboTe We have treutiea, pr:cia.aatinns
S,I,nn declarations publicisti anJ The Solicitor
;':l..Tsi, a.! deaains etsctire b!oe&Gdss-and
La: i.'t ask If, upon a2y principle CT de-
c;.ratuA laid down i'll any Of the shove ex.
tracts, the blockade of tke pc1: of Cha, lestnn
rsu lnw re hulL to be an eFectsrs blockade,
oc al itn;iis uitra than paper blockade with
ban f,rco to msintain it, The naval squad
iou vf tie United States, consii;utsd of few
ohi huii;s, haa not hesn &hls to prevent tho
establishment Of line nf communication 20
regusr and ceri&in f'at~scn lual port lhnd tho
port of NASSAU. thu; It !nny almost - said to
10 irsuia1 lins Of stoamsra. IL Lau uuifes
sssn "s'a!innary" no' "suficientiy near to
.sra.a evident danger Of entering" since,
w..S ,fier week, yesse,s enter and leave wi,h
a.i -,s, o4irg seen by tho blocksdias Sq.,ad
ron Tn, few that have besn seiz d were
captured 10y the accidents Of dangerous
n,,isstion: aud not b5 tbs vgilsnte Of the
iiocLsaiag sQ7sdEen.
That the b!cclssdi0g 10, c. has Lot been
"Gis,!uate' nor "o1lfclsnl lssi!y to prsvenr
a.".ss,' ia nns demonstrated, irst byihe
LoE q; aud dispersion Of The sqnairon By tho
C0nf2irra.s gunboate, And next by tho fsct
already mentioned O: steamers entering and
deps' tE.; Al regular Slated intervals.
Bat the fat can be no long,, disputed thst
tl- L..e al. l. not now effective, Aimee having
bee. raisl by Flag Officer [ngrrhau. It no
l5nrer .>'sts, I'D should 1t be renewed, viii
he Iia,le u Ito same accidents any dark
nigh,.
Ills gA;a"f exploit Of Fla: 0aics: Ingra-
Las, viii, - sincerely hope, attract such
Attention |" this aham b!ochNie ihst neutral
uaticn-. CHOSE "soleun d.cls7 stions" stsnd
accorded, Will no longer snh:ti: th-ir rights
at.s Gnaoy ance imposed Upon them by tho
SsltnesS Of the United Sistea. Is miGors-
lie cid bulls. both afoat ard sunk in Charles
ton hs,h'r, have ulsyed bug lcns
edoush. 1t has. always been ridiculous, and
Will become criminal If longer permitted.
Ia connection with this gsilsnt naval vic
:ory ss would call attention to the law as
ihid G:;-c u Wheaton's Elements Of Intor-
...l;cn,i Ls~, where & blockade has been
rsis"i. s:.i the effect of that act upon the
c,n,a.er1e Of neutral1. III Pa:t ", Chap. 3,
hs author says: "
Where an Gneny'I por; WAS declared
ma state OF blockade by notification, aud al
III, S;m4 time when tho notification wss
I-,"., r.ws arrived thnt the blockajing
l4,.draa had been driven off by superior
i,ic- Cf the enemy, the blockade was held
=" rrizs Court to be null and defective
i'o'n he beginning; in tho mnin circumstance
,ha' - essentially necessary to give It Legal
o,riauon; urid that it would he unjust TO
%".i u,utrnl vessels to the observance of
hr'.n.s;ioI,, Accompanied by circumstance
it> .e;ta,sd It's effect. This csse was, there
-. '""sl;:ci cd "a independent Of the pre-
y. tla a.i,ng from notification i'll other
i"..9..c'i the notification bsiag defeated, it
.r-l have heen shown that tbs actual block
al nss sEsiR ree;ln.J, ADD the vessel would
have heeE entitled 10 warning if any such
h,Crn5de Rad exist.l when she arriytd off
III" lGrt. TIE Nero act Of calling for the
ln:, nHlsr the dubious state Of the actual
:'io&a1s n; the time, was deemed insufficient
u I'D u,,n the vesGel the penalty Of break
lnS the t,ockate See Robinson q Adm Rep,
'o.G, p t. Tho Triheten.
''in ;iir 10 We case, a question waa raiicd,
Sht'ter .He no;,ii CATION which hsd heon
'Ssl"l .ss e,ill operative; but the Court was
oi The ur.nion tha. il could not be SO coRsid-
'ti, 'nl that neutral power was not
'NI sd. under such circumstances, to pro-
'!''- tie continuance Of the blockade, nor to
- or'h sarpoai:ion that the blockade
S"'id he ie.ulned by any other competent
'"'s. Bat III subsequent case, (Sams Re-
ief'er, psgs IL, The Hoffmung9 where it Was
0u9:sstsd thst the blocksding squadron had
%'"A!y ratu:ncd to its former station off tbs
p'',;' order to renew the blockade, oues-
"'' a-oaO whether there had been that oto-
= 'F M ct the TACT, arising from the operation
;" ne Or other circumstances, which must
b. ''sen 10 have brought the existence of the
.o'Sade to the knowledge Of the partiss.-
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