The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-16

- sosenIai, afe now opeu under certain rsseris.
o": - uoe visits OF piratical vesees, and not only
.uInsso icem eoals provisions, aod repairs, bar
~ .scevs tnetf prisoners when the eosmiss Of
~ ~. Onhseo suites come In TO Obtain such relief
sn .S,n voyeSes In which they have either Aurnsd
euips ssev nave captured, or have even manned
81. so srmea them % pirates, and ssns them abroad
ns ~ ns.ss 10 sos work Of dsstrustion. Can q,
~ uscanen ins either surprise o. complstNt
.n.t THIS condition of thi0gs IL IN remain Ana re-
eeive the deliberate sanction Of the Briti,h 1nv
snmen. ths navy Of the United States win r~estvS
tnsIoctlons n pursus ihess enemies into ,h. nr,s
whicn shus, In violation OF the law VI ba,iops ana
t"e Obligations OF neutrality, becomes hs,boys Tpy
tDe pirates! The President verv distine,Iv psv
seisss me nsks aud bnsaTds which q naval CON
uiet tnos maintained will bring 70 the co,pmsrce
ano'eVen u the pea = of the Iso e-un,ries eut
ne 10 Obliged ~ cunsidsr that In the case ~
tns assuocnc" OF our commerce will probably
snnu" 10 nasai war wased by por,,on At least
OF the Bdiish nation against tis vesnmcnt ard
people 0f fhe United St,tes--a war tolerated nj :
though net DECLARED or svowsd by the British Gov
ernnent u. trough the Necessary enpioynens
OF su oor means OF national defence, such par
uai war shall become q general one br,ween the
two nations, the President thinks that the respon
:ibility for that psnu result will fall upon the
Cnited States.
ment. IL proper for ne to add that 1t 1. not the
PrrsidSnt's purpose to resort 10 he ex,taosuunry
m.asur of de'eneS tn which In W. referred, NJ
lses thy shasI h~ hdrred necessary BY nat do
" u net Interfere I" i-.rain The hs,,li,es W. ich
are nov SppFrli~ nded ncP will | Q i0w myself O
supp'~s nat ksr si-s'y's r"v-snm. III will for
nonrHt esherive thai ANY tniHa have written upon
uoni the contrary, while tire pacific and fiend-
ly disposition Of her BritAnntc Majesty's 0"veSn.
msnt 10 fully apprscisted and relied upn, 10 we'll
Nm erstood that that Government 10 Tic last one In
conceded 10 equity and justice 80, on the o,hsr
hand, II ought to BE- understo> d that the United
States, II they could ever - psesumptaous, ere
su@cient chastaned already by the se0ufge Of
Britain ana ell other nations through any conces-
sson that ls compatible with the rmanSut inter-
esis Of national lite and h nor.
For your own information, and to enable yDu to
your accustomed 6smness, have the pleasur. Of
stating that our naval force 10 steadily and rapidly
increasing The navy has already In actual ser
vice tory four Thousand men New, better and
more effective steaIHphips, iron ciads, a. well a.
Others are e"ming from the docks; and we do not
dis.rust ability defend ourselves In our haY-
bors and on the high seas, even IL we must unhap
pity be precititatrd, through injustice In Europe,
into q foreign war. he fall OF Vickshurg releases
large naval force for effective service, while the
free navigation of the Mississ pp now Immediately
expected, will restore to us our accus-
toned fac,ltties for foreign conflict
The came great event relieves ne army of Gen.
Grant, which numbers one huadred thousand men,
from the iabOrs aud fatigues OF siege, nd Civ us
movable columns for U ,cnmpetsd purp OF the
war. The capture Of Vicksburg, tn" occupation Of
TuahOma, and the defeat Of the ihsugseats IN
Pennsylvania are the achievements Of the cam
pasn which was proposed in the last autum. The
army which has performed them 10 still strong and
7.ctIve II will now be reinforced easily and
BY the people with MI dnion of three
pndred thousand men. On the other hand, the
insurgents have, within the last month, sustained
an aggregate lose Of fifty thousand men, which,
lhink, will be very difficult II not impossibis, to
replace, and without their being replaced, their
military trenyth can hardly be ds-med psFma-
Hsusly formidsbls. am, cir, your ohed servant,
WI n. SsHAhn.
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