Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-06-25
EUROPEAN NEWS.

"nch sailed from Liverpool in the afternoon of the
~ ana rom Queenstown the 18th instant has been
announced.
Quite large feet of ctou vessels had arrived in the
Mersey the receipts during four days amountioo to nm
ward of $4,000 bales Amongst these yss.sIs Wa. tha
screw steamer Miriam which arrived at Liverpool on thu
3d. from Nassau and Bermuda having board 1854 bales
Oh cotton On the 18th of May when 20 miles
OF Bermuda, she Was chased and boarded by the United
States gunboat Toga. The boarding officer regretted
having to detain the vessel and after examining the pa
pers ne left the ship 1t stated that the Miriam had on
o'afd gentleman from Richmond, bearer of important
aopa1cnes 10 the agent of the Confederate Government
in England
The official returns in regard to the disress in the cot
ton manufacturing districts exhibit great decrease of
pauperism during the mouth Of Nav although tbs 6onres
continue to indicate a large amount of suffering
The grand ball at Guldhal given by the CORPORATION az
the CITY OF London to the Prince Princess of Waes
TOOK place on the 9Th instant according to programme
and was magnificent and sumptuous affair All passed
off well and without accident The expense Of the enter
tainment to the city is estimated at fI5,OOO
The trial Of the of the seizure of the Alexandra at
Liverpool had been fixed for the 22d of June before the
Lord Chief Baron in the Court of Exchequer The At
torney General and the Solicitor General will lead for the
Crown and Sir H. Carus been retained as leader for
the defence.
fire broke out in the House of Parliament on the after
of the 8th but it subiued before any material
damage sustained.
WAR Conveys BY NEUTRALs
The Shipping Gazette says that question is likely to
be raised in the House of Lords whether it is competent
for the Government of neutral State TO afford nrotecton
by convoy without infringing upon recognised belQerent
rights; and IN reference to the proceedings of her Ma
jestys ship Ariadne, in the West indies copy of the
instructions to the British Admiral will be moved for with
view Of ascertanng how far they are in conformity
with international law.
The above discussion expected take place on the
18th instant upon motion by the Marquis of Cenrcarde
for the production Of papers In referring the subject
the Shipping Gazette says:
Without attempting to anticipate the result of the ap
preaching discussion, it may be well to exsmne the
question by the light OF the few precedens which are left
for our guidance. The leading relied upon by those
who that neutral States no legal right TO con-
voy their merchantmen, though engaged in lawful
merce, Is the wrlEknUwn Of the Maria q Rob . D.
34O) That ship captured during war at the close
OF the last century, while proceeding with other merchant
vessels under nvoy of Swedish man ofwar and con-
domination OF the property n the British prize court was
decreed for attempted by an armed vessel to
the exercise of the right of visitation and by law
FULLY commissioned brligerent cruiser Lord StowelI
(then Sir W. Sc0tt in delivering jude ment after review
ing the law and the facts with his accustomed ability con-
cluded follows
t stand with confidence upon all principles Of reason
other great maritime countries, well those
country when venture to lay i down that by the law of
raons as now understood deliberate and continued re- s
nee to search the part Of vessel to lawful
followed by the legal consequence of conecaon
This decided language, but it goes no further than
to settle the question egay Of resistance to
the right Of search by neutral vessel when by
lawfully commissioned beger-nt cruiser This how
ever not the question raised by the convoy
iorded to British ships in tho West India waters and
therefore, however important the decon the case of
the Maria 1T does not to to apply the existing
state OF facts Visitation and search offer widely from
capture and detention 1t must not be presumed that he
commanders OF the Aadne aud the Pnaeton have beeu
instructed TO resist visitation and search of British ships
the part of the Federal cruisers 1t is uu. posbie
that their instructions go further 70 give protrc
ton TO the vessels who papers in order and where
there Is no rea enable ground for susp cling them of
intention to break the blockade If right la this
conJecture-abd we believe CONCEIVE there is
no difhcu in showing that her jeys are
full, aut oz-d in aordng merchant vessels proiec
ton to this extent and that in dong they neither
coed their rights neutrals nor infringe the beperent
rights according to the Federal States
III IL Is competent for the commander of the neutral
convoy 10 protect ships Of his flag even when bound
to the unblockaded ports of b-lgerent and that his
deciarat OF the legitimate character the cargo ia su
hcent Jobr It is competent t. extend that proec-
on from moestaon to neutral vessels engaged egiti-
mate commerce between neutral ports. With the diff
cules which may arise by the exercise OF discretion
on the part at the commanders of neutral conyovs with
the commanders of belg cruisers we are not CON
cerned We have only say that The right of visitation
and search does not necessarily involve the of deten
neutral States to resist the of the former there
Is nothing far ascertain in the decisions of
prize courts or in the dica Of ursts to prevent resist
ancs 70 the latter where the legitimate character of the
voyage placed beyond question by the ships papers and
the testimony OF her master and crew"
PoLAND-GREECE
In the House Of Lords the 9Th instant tho Earl s
made inquiries 10 regard to the dipo
matte negotiations with respect to Poland in the
OF which ne strongly denounced the policy Of Russia.
Earl Russell SAID he would answer in a few uoras hnt
it was hardly consistent with bis position to enter into IA
tails The Russian Government had replied To the notes
OF the three Powers at great eDg h. especially To that ~
Great Britain. TIE Russian Government priocinsIIy al
legged that the three Powers bad suggestion h. msL
and as this calculated TO place them in AN unsatf
tory position the three Powers had entered int
tsl negotiations In order TO enable them 10 o suaas
ito to The Government Of Russia The EnoIsb ana
French Governments had decided upon making suoaas
tou suitable 10 their position and honor That snooat,n
was communicated 10 the Austrian Goyernment ara a.,
reply is expt cited on Wednesday. This beino The 80
1t was not expedent for him to enter into the natr ~
the agreement which the French and EnaI;sh G
ments had arrived at He pointed ont the \, % 49,. u
restoring the Kingdom OF Poland which had in IsI5 hc
fled all the efforts Of Lord Casteeah H did not 49,.
that srnstcs be difficult 10 car,v ont -. 80
humanity and policy dictate that warfare 40 ru,hI LII
terrible should be put stop IT, soon as hnt r
diplomacy Was ia effect any thing it would be mno.shI
for 1t to do rs log Poland was the scene of snch
struggle He believed that arlnstce must be thu St
step TO negotiations, il they to be conducaa
result IL must be recoected that EnnIa