The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-07-01

subject would admit Of and pre- position
mariims io~er made II I'm eatve upon u to soc that
intentional law on tho seas was not violated Inc
prese y state O things IN tho tiers OF tho Bah mus and
tn West ndics most extraordinary. An esecent
blockade was assumed 70 exst of a large extcnt OF
the American c'ast ami considerable amount or
BTU 'mmerce was engaged IN violating that block
ale. Whether the o wi a noipinally blockaded
country was legitimate or not might be doubtful but be-
sides tubs trad there d runa up large AMI perfectly
ieg mat trnde ,cith ~ rico and colonies whh
inercel ted the federal cruisers We had submitted
long 10 this the thing had got 10 such height that
although the refused to admit the accuracy
OF the 81 dement's he had made, own officers the
stat hal thought incumbent them Interfere for
the protection OF the interests Of commerce in
ner which as contrary TO international rights the
ou,raRcs VIII CHI had been inflicted CONNIE ce by
some of the fede cruisers On the last occasion when
he brought forward the subject he told that he
bad right assnme that the American prize courts
would not administer inic national law fairly and impair
italy. He did not say that those would
he properly tried in the United states. His complaint
and he commended that bad right TO demand their
storaou aud an ap ogv for tha seizure. Il had been
said that had no right 10 esti the decision Of for
eign courts IN matters renting 10 the es and property
cf British sub ects. He denied that ctrne He held
that Try W EMIT OF To qoeson the decision OF
foreign tribunal Of ,s ships and tho persons
page 618, was this passage
Grolius states that Judicial sentence plainly against
right In re mtnts S1) 70 the pre- udce OF foreigner
entities his nation " obtain reparation BY reprisal
So also Bynkershork. In treating the subject,
judgment
naked violence authorizing reprisas the par
State whose sub cots have been thus injured by the tri
bunsls OF another state. N
What were the ia Is with rssrect 70 the Adea which
ship had been tried and condemned in prze COURT
When former occasion he mentioned what the do
osl In OF this snip was noble and learned
iogds, both eminent authorities the subject (ords
CraDwofth and kngsdOwn) at once asked the judy
ment which he ree red that Of ,he supreme Court
thereby implying the dec absurd that
Of high standing could it, but he cantended
matter what the dec,sion Of tho prize court might
ha.,n A.
ship. The circuwstsDces under WHICH tho ship had
been seized stated n papers laid before Co gress
spss Of which was 70 DO presumed me- ,. our
earl at the head OF the Foreign Once In these
papers the rst OF the who had seized the
to the channel on her way 70 Nassau. He
quired 70 make fur her report what the grounds
S Sss1a5s wss and ;: sa h sa Of
description had sailed from Europe, having on board
articles coaraband Of and he did not examine
bod but having suspicion Of her character deemed !.
vessel trading between Liverpool and Nassau, and
sezed because United states captain had been informed
that vessel OF her description was carrying articles
trabaDd of The seizure Of the Adea under such
cumstanccs insult to flag, and had right
to demand redress for the The case not one in
Supreme Court, Cor he should be greatly asonshed IL any
noble and learned lord stood up and said there was
even rima face case to justify the seizure Several
other British shirs had been seized under somewhat
similar circumstances. The question was Dot that OF
VeBsel SetZe0
doing this she subject TO nfscatn no matter how
harmless the character o. her cargo. The case before
their lorcshps was III Of vessel seized whe engaged
in legal trade and the British government should pre-
vent the legitimate tr dc Of the country 4 ON being
harasscd. vexed and interrupted In the Gao Of the
search made for evidence before she was tried II was
time therefore, 70 the government TO demand redress
What was berg done the United states could not DO
regarded In the light OF an attem TO carry out fair
exercise OF belgercnt rights. The ATTEMPT to
put down our legitimate de TO Nassau and Maamoros
State supp'is Natam be,g Mezico. and tie
Stas Of Tos being separated from kero by only
New York ships ed the port Of PASSES were
granted at New York 70 thcsc ships Whether this pass
stem was legal or not he did not know; but
In 10 there was the stronger ground for insisting
on stop being put TO this interference with NOR
chants their II said that II the pro.
lection which desired British merchantmen were
given by our squadron 1t would be war Now he was
not frightened by hard Names did ho believe that
such assistance would lead to But II II did, what
object could justify completely than tho dc
Of trade and o those maritime rights which NJ
duty aud safety maintain, He contended
before because the English admiral and captain
seemed 10 be pursuing 10 great degree The which
hc bad recommended. he held in his hand some ship.
ping reports from the TIMEX 10 which might be said
that they not TO DO relied But In 70 this
he could only say that the noble carl had better nfor
nation he ght 70 sive 10 the world for this nforma
cod rate Of and the whole coarye
OF shipping trade The nrst statement contained
The captain Of the Dream arrived reporting that his
vessel was bockaded 1t Barracoon about fifteen me
from HavanDah. British gunboat was sent to hts A..
mado speedy retreat leaving the Dream to prosecute
her voyage II pretty evident from this that the
federal commander had orders 81 harass commerce
as much 10 he could without coming into collision with
our vessels.
Another Of these reports was as follows
Admiral Wilkes. u appears. had givrn characteristic
orders that British steamer named the Ruby 70 be
seized. wherever found, whether engaged running
the blocsde or NOT This Information having reached
the Br sh Admra the Ariatne forthwith despatch
In rch OF the Ruby She found that vessel coming
out or Maanzas the Cuba and conveyed her
into Havannah whence the AradBe sailed for Key West
and having returned with the Of captured
British vessels on board: they found Admiral wilkes
ship lying within three cables lecgth Of the Ruby or
the AFadne did not limit hor conveying
that vessel from hatanzas TO Havnnnah We shalt pro
baby hear by the mail that she her clear of the
attentions 81 Admiral Wilkes and cruisers before she
le her o. ally, and that tho Ruby has escaped the fate
with Which she has b en- threatened.
New lie had not the least doubt that the captain Of the
Aradre and the British Admiral did their duty but what
they did as entirely Illegal and in protecting the Ruby
from yiiat hat ship became r,so focto liable
lscaton. Lord stowe In the case a the Maria In
judgment whichwn recognized sound ard ndispuLa
ble all over the world laid it down that by the law
Of nations, understood. resistance OF search
the part o. neutral vessel was followed by the legal
corse uence Of connscaton, ard ON the SINE ground
maritime law and belligerent rights Altogether the
OF things on the OF America which
had quotci from the Convention Of Russia 1901
he would invite the attention of their lordshps
I" another portion Of that convention. which declared
that vessels 0f neutral Power shall be except
just cause that they should be Judged without do
lay, and that the procedure should always be Uniform
pf omit and legal. The exact words
Tue es vaisscsux ds Ia pussancc neutre ne peuvcnt
etre arrees quo de Jstes fats evdenfs
quilts soeut JUICES sans retard ct que Ia procedure soft
touiours mforme, prompte. II lelale.
The Picnipotentarios at Paris hSd gone out OF their
to make q declaration this subject with Wow 10
establish what they said most necessary uniform
and legal prucple and they declared that b0cksdcs In
order 70 DO binding must be really eneciivetbat 10
say maintained by force SUIT Gent really TO prevent
the coast the enemy" Yet nov, on the very
FIRST which had arisen since the conferences
Paris the government Justified state Of things which
entire vari,nce with every principle hid down
by writers upon maritime rights and International law.
1Ae inei ney Of ne kcclade sns hs ~soir Of he
complaint Il reproach 10 the federal government
that tn, blockade, which was much more efficient At
the beginn ng of tho war had ceased 10 be so
now. tho question whether this was blockade
which ought any longer 20 b. reocnired and he thousht
IL perfectly clear that 1t not He had
In HIS possession shipping reports that he would read
detail. Cne was from FERN da giving list Of ships
which arrived there aud which had run the blockade
Another from Nassau, dated tho I'd or May and II