Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-07-02
INTERESTING FOREIGN NEWS.


Lord Pamerston in speech at the Lord Mayors ban
quet in London the 10th June said that on all questions
peace or war; whether in the East in the West France
and England were in perfect accord.
Mr.. John Bright has again been speaking on American
affairs in Parliament arguing that freedom in the South
will increase the produce of cotton.
The Belfast News Letter of June 18th says Inc
Mary Edison arrived at this port yesterday from New iorh
with about thousand quarters of Indian corn ana TWO
hundred barrels of -four for the cotton operatives OF LIS
burn and the neghborhood Free passages to New York
will be offered to male ard female cotton operatives OF
stipulated ages who must be able to read and write
REPORTED UNION DEFEAT AT WcKsBUnG.
The London Times in an editorial on the position OF
affairs at Vcksburg, advised by the Chna argues ta
the first accounts had been followed by the successful
results expected and with every day Grants position was
becoming critical The article says The fortunes
of the Federal at the last date were balancing De-
tween temporary check and total alue. All the details
leave impression that unusual energy had secured very
slight results" Later advlces from Vcksburg were anx
ousy awaited in England the more especially as IL was re-
ported through private channels and extensively credted
that Vckburg had been relieved and that Grants army
had been surrounded by the Confederates.
APPEAL OF SOUTHERN CLERGYMEN
The London Morning Herald publishes a lengthy appeal
from nearly hundred ministers OF all denominations IN
the Confederate States seeking to enlist English sympathy
in the Confederate 1t is stated that the address
originated from political whatever, but from
conference of ministers held at Richmond The address
takes the ground that the restoration of the Union Is i'm
possible
COMPLAINTS AGAINST AMERICAN CRUISERS
In the House of Lords the 18TH the Marquis OF CLAN
RICARDO moved for copies of any reports that may have
been received from the Admiral commanding her Msestys
squadron on the North American West India station con-
corning the protection from seizure visitation afforded
1 M otba of bar stu's shin
boats by convoy otherwise and asked what had been
the result Of the remonstrances made to the United States
Government by her Msesty's Minister at Washington
against the seizure of British vessels engaged in legitimate
commerce.
The MARQUIS recapituated the complaints which
had been made few weeks ago reference to the pro-
ceedngs of the American cruisers conendng that they
were in contaventon of international law and that it was
the duty of her Maestys Government to reinforce the
North American squadron as to afford adequate proec
ton merchantmen He also urged that the constant
seizures which being made by the Federal fleet were
not for the purpose Of maintaining the blockade but OF
destroying possible, large and legitimate British trade
which had sprung up with Nassau and Matamoras. He
altogether denied the efficiency of the blockade of the
Southern ports and said it ought not to be recognised by
her Maestys Government. He read letter from Lam
cashre manufacturer giving details In reference to four
steam merchant vessels which had successfully run the
blockade of Charleston seventeen times in the of
one month conveying G120 900 worth of British goods
into Charleston and taking out worth OF cotton
and other of her Majestys ships had been employed
contravenon of international law, in conveying certain
vessels engaged in commerce. while they had altogether
omitted to afford protection to others.
Earl RUSSELL said the statements of the noble Marquis
were Inconsistent nasmuch he declared that the
sells he desired to protect engaged in an innocent
trade while in the breath he admitted that
British vessels carrying profitable trade in
ming the blockade.
Earl attention
Government had been drawn to two recent Of
seizure and he had written to Lord Lyons upon the sub
ect directing him to inform the American Government
that evident that Of the ships which had been
seized trading with neutral ports and that strong
impression prevailed that they had been seized reck
less manner The answer Of the American Government
was that there sufficient grounds to justify the suiz
ure and that those grounds would DO proved before the
proper tribunal namely American prize court He had
no objection TO produce copy OF the correspondence
which had taken place upon the subject The noble Earl
added that in the opinion of the Home Government the
blockade maintained by the American fleet sufficiently
efficient to entle To be observed and he thought every
allowance ought to be made for any hasty part
of the bockadng force lie believed there every de-
sire the part of the American Government to prevent
Injustice from being done.
The Duke of SOMERSET said il would be inconvenient
to produce the reports which had been received by the
Admiralty from the Admiral commanding the squadron
the North American and West Indian station.
The motion then withdrawn.
THE FRENCH ELECTIONS.
Another opposition candidate has been returned to the
French Chamber. At the second election in the sixth dis
tct of Paris NJ Gueroult the opposition candidate editor
of the Opinion Rationale obtained II 495 votes and M
Fouche Lepeleter, the Government candidate, DIG
NJ Guerout was therefore elected.
The London Tness Paris correspondent under date of
the 18th instant, writes:
One of the curious incidents which have sprung out
of the elections that Bishops to appear before
the Council Of Stae-not however for refusing to read
declaration in their churches for denying the dspens
ing power Of the Sovereign like the seven under James
but for having published letter to number of persons
who had asked for their advice to whether it right
and proper to abstain from voting for deputies to the Lee
gislatve Chamber and if not for whom they should vote
The letter, which has acquired fresh interest
produced effect the elections had it not done So
probably no notice would have been taken Of it, NJ Rou-
land Minister of Public Instruction. took the trouble to
land had in return rejonder from the Archbishop Of
Tours, which bold and deiyng 1t is for this re-
jOnder well as for the formal and more elaborate
document the elections that he and his brother preas
called upon to defend Themselves before the Conn
Gil The document signed by the Archbshops of Cam
brai, Tours, and Rennes and by the Bishops Of Metz
Nantes, Orleans and Chartres."
FRANCE AND MEXICO
In addition to the Royal congratulations previously an
noubced the Emperor had received the congratulations
the King Of Italy the King Of the Begans the King and
Queen Of Spain and the Queen Of Holland upon the cap
ture Of Puebla
The report Of Gen Forey, dated May L. had reached
Paris 1t agrees generally with the published accounts of
the surrender Of Pueba and concludes by stating that the
FrencN army at the height of its JOY and would march
in few days upon Mexico Prior to the receipt Of the