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mark they were stil binding on England.
Lord Russell did not wish TO continue discIssion On
this subject The most recent declarations OF PRUSSIA
and Austria proved that these Powers did not oonfem
plate q dismemberment of Denmark. He declined 10
state positive opinion as to the 2, gtsn Ssco
settlement Of the disputes rather than resort TO any
thing In the nature of threat
HOUSE oP Commons Monday, Feb. 15-Mr. Pea
cooke gave notice that on the 10Th he should call atten
ton to the demand for compensation made Dy the UNI
ted States in consequence OF the seizure OF their vessels
by Confederate cruisers.
Tn, london Star saws; 1.-THE cowardly policy Of the
English Government toward Denmark, which for many
days past has been made the subject in the Paris press
Of bitter irony and contempt has also been ssi1ea On
England he said was buRbear, and he defsd her 10
enter a against the Suez Canal"
EARL RUSSELL ON AN INDEMNITY QUESTION.
HOUSE or LORDS Tuesday, Feb. l6.-Lord Carnar-
moved for correspondence from the United States
reference to damage TO American shipping by the
AiaDana and other Confederate s1ipping ne cacu-
i8ted the amount Of claims under this head, at 4o-
Geo.
Earl Russell sad Ny Lords. the noble. Lord
seems to suppose that 1 shall have no dlnicui.
~ in granting the first part OF the motion respect.
ing the return OF claims made by British subjects upon
the United States Government since the secession OF tho
southern States SO far as am concerned, there will
be little difficulty in granting what has been asked but
when consider the public utility TO be served by the
motion, cannot encourage the noble Lord TO prees IL
on the present occasion The fact ~ that these DIS
patches relating to arising from time to time,
and almost from day 10 day, become formidable In
point Of extent and volume. saw to-day in the For
egn office to be sure not very thck volume put one
of several folio volumes, which was said TO contain
about half the returns which asked for by the noble
Lord. Now, ask your Lordships what would De the
advantage Of producing and printing ior oh,s MOUSE
returns constantly becoming more voiumihous,
of cases which have arisen between THIS country
and the United Statesi these we're PFC.
duced no advantage would result, though there mgDs
he very considerable dsady antage. IL dispute were
to arise upon these claims, the American GovernmeDs
might seek to conne British claimants to the cases as
they appeared on these papers. They might say Inc
case IS put forward In particular manner py tne
Foreign Office and you must stand the case as 1t ap-
pears" and thus they might be precludcd rom urging
their Just claims cannot see therefore tnat .nere
would be any advantage in producing this volnmnous
correspondence The noble earl complained that our
commerce almost on the verge OF extinction on the
coasts of the Southern States OF America Now IL was
known that this trade OF blockade running had proved
most profitable one, and that there had been great
fortunes made by persons engaged In carrying u
on. \ great number Of vessels have been stopped
by United States cruisers. That 1 frankly ad.
nit. The noble lord says that the Judges OF the
Prize Courts have not adjudged fairly In many
OF these cases. beg 10 say as have frequently done
before that think We are bound to accept those de-
cisons and that the complaints which have been made
very often from ignorance OF the principles OF N
teatfonal law laid down by Lord Stowen and other
great judges in this country 1t had OFTEN Deen COM
planned that vessels bound from this country 20 Mas
sau had been captured and that the were sent 70
American prize courts for trial. but those WHO mads
those complaints must have known that 1t was designed
those
~ their cargoes 20 a bockaded port Upon the princ
pies laid down by Lord Sowel, such vessel was liable
10 capture. The noble Lord has mpugned the opinion
given BY the law officers OF the Crown at the Cape oil
Good Hope and says that they were completely wrong
in the opinions they EXPRESS but DO not consider thai
in that case the vessel was wrongfnlly seized. The
noble Earl also referred TO the wanton and barbarous
murder of the mate OF the Saxon. All that the Govern
nent could do was demand that the offender should
be brought before the proper tribunal az the
sble period and that demand had been made. The
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the Vanderbilt expressed regret but he had no concern
in the occurrence and what more coud he have donei
Lord Carnsrvou-Dd the captain order him under
arresti
Earl Pussell-That is q circumstance Of which We
have no knowledge deposition cheers but we know
that the captain expressed his regret 1t was stateo
that the offender was put under arrest; but that wa
only newspaper authority. With regard TO the case
of the Tuscaloosa. the law officers Of the Crown ex.
pressed their opinion that she should be detained and
orders were seat accordingly. 1t would be for the
noble Lord to show that the law officers OF the Crown
were wrong in that opinion and that her Majestys
Government acted wrongly now owe come 20 the case .,
clearing up misconception into which the noble Earl
has fallen on that subject We have always maintained
that her Majestys Goyernment were IN no way re.
OF The United States committed by the Alabama.
We have maintained that from the beginning, and
have ~ it at s IN eng SITTER Ie of Nome Nome
Of the goth October admitted that this question
might be referred to abtretion. My Lords, 1
there, as have always stated that ii question
upon which her Maiesty's Government were not re-
sponsble; but the Government never consented, and
viii consent TO send the matter TO arbitration
according to oil the PRINCIPLES of international law,
her Massys Government could not be held responsible
Tor the dongs OF that vessel Indeed there has been
question OF Commission, but her Msjestys Govern
nent thought there would be use In proposing
Commission, because the United States Government
would be propose that the case OF the Alabama
should be referred TO it, aud it would be impossible We
could consent such proposition We therefore never
proposed what it otherwise woud have been natural %
propose and what the United States Minister ntimated
that he was ready TO consider, namely, that Comme.
sion should be appointed 10 consider the claims OF the
TWO countries. say her Majesty's Government may
sell await the time when calm and candid consdera-
ton may be given 10 the case OF the Alabama. Every
one is well that for long while there has been
at excitement in America upon the subject Of the
Alabama-that she has constantly been called the Brit
h pirate and that the American nation has been Ioused
against this country in consequence or the depredati0ns
II the Alabama. have thought. therefore, that the
me would come when the American Government, con-
dering all the principle and precedents laid down by
heir own Judges, rs well by British judges, might
consider that they had prefer in the matter OF
he Alabama. My superstition, therefore, was not that
he British Government would change, but that the
American Government would change their mind when
his time of excitement had passed. went to say
the British Government mnst decline to be responsible
or the sets OF parties who ht out seeming merchant
hip send her port or to waters far from the ursdic
ion Of British courts and their commission equip and
her vessel ofwar." Igo on TO say that II an
admitted principle thus made elastic 10 suit par
ocular case the trade Of shiphuding In this country
would be seriously embarrassed" The noble Earl In
manner unacoountabe to me--for 1t never from the
wrote that letter until now, occurred TO me THAI
such could be put upon the words used-sup-
poses that agreed TO the determination Of this case BY
commission. Well the noble Earl says IL is desirable
hat these should not be kept pen but that they
should at once be settled. Iagree with him II there
we're any anicable way of settling them. The Amer:
can Government say they have clear and undoubted
Ease for repardion in the OF the Alabama We say
We have clear and undoubted for refusing repsra-
ion In way can this question be settled, unless.
indeed, the noble Earl would propose that the United
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