Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-11

our way TO peace,
ANTEREsraNG RSREEGS NEWs.
The European news, to the solh ult, is L.
i~sfeasing, and We give below some extracts
THE ALABAMA AND TIE STEAM RAMS IN
PABLIAMENT.
In tie House Of Lords, on the Ilth Of Feb
Tuary, the Earl Of Derby, in asking Lord Rus
sell 20 produce the correspondence between her
Msjesty's Government aud tho United States in
bnilt in England, from which the United States
spprehended injury, said
The nebls Lord has refused to lay On the table
the correspondence with regard to the rams built
in the Msrsey, on the ground that they were
new under Judicial consideration. He under
stood that the rams were detained by a order Of
the Government in September, and that they
were seized in October. From that time to the
9th Of February no steps were taken to obtain
. Judicial decision e. to the legality Of the
seizure. On that day An information was fled
which might have been filed in October or Nov
ember, and in that way the question might have
been brought to an early issue. Since that in
formation was fled he was informed that Messrs.
LAird had received "a intimAtion that il was
new necessary to send out 8 commission sbrosd
four months after the EeiEurs for the purpose Of
collecting evidence.
He thoaghs the production Of the correspond
eRee between England snd the United States
On the;BGbject Of these seizures could have no
sort Of bearing upon the case about to be brought
befOrs the courts, that case being simply Hhsth-
or Msssfs. Laird hsd or had not in constructing
these vessels infringsa the municipal laws
of England. He reminded Lord Russell that
the papers he objected to produce had already
been made public in America, snd laid before
Congress. What he wanted 20 see now was the
English as well the American version. Earl
Derby resd copieus extracts from the correspond
sScs laid before Congress, and said the impress
SION It produced was thaE the government had
been compelled by the msnaces and pressure
placed upon them By the Uaited States 10 make
concessions which they had refused 20 make in
The first instsncs.
In addition to the correspondence IN refer.
enes to the Alabama and the steam rams,
hs wished also to hsvs q copy laid before
Parliament of any correspondence that may
have taken place in reference to acts Of VIC
lence committed by American cruisers mon
English vessels. AlludinR to tho shrsat Of The I
American Government, in q dispatch 70 Mr.
Adsms, to follow such vessels as the Alabama
and the Florida into British wageYs snd siege
them, even, If under the protection Of the
British hsg, he said tho dispatch although not
officially communicated to her Msjassy's Gov
srnmont, had nevertheless been laid before Con
gress, and it was expedient that Heshonld come
20 n thorough understanding with the American
Government on the subject.
Earl Rcsssll said The rams baiis a. BTkep.
hesd had been seizsd because there was a res-
500 to believe thstthey were intended for the
service OF the Confederate States. When Il
quiries were FIRST instituted by Government. /
alleged that the vessels were being huilt
upon French account; bat, On communicating
with the French Ambassador at the Foreign OF
fee, In France, he found shat there was rot the
ground for that assertion, snd there
TO be Small reason to doubt that they
were intended for the Confederate S stes Her
AsJsSty's Government were extremely anxious
ne act Of theirs should givs eountenanes to
such proceedings.
With regard to the papers asked for by Lsrd
Derby, he was informed by the law officers Of
he crown that their production wculd lead 20
'arthsr inquiry and discussion, and that Govern
nent would suffer from having their casa eithor
partially stated or altogether forestalled. He
1ust, therefore, still decline to produce any pa
'eTs u reference 20 cases which were about TO
brought beiore q proper legal tribunal. With
TO the second question of the nob,e Earl
I he woHld give the names Of lha esses 10
which he referred, there was no obieetion Il
'roducs any correspondence that might have
Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald calledsstsntou 70 the
circumstances attending the capture Of certain
British vesssls-the Springbok, the bark Sci &
nee, captured At Mstsmor0S, ship Margares 7
nd Jessie, and Saxon, captured withia f5e IN r
isdiction OF the colony Of the Cape of Coo .
ioPe, BE gave 8 detail Of the eircunsssEess
nder which the vessels Ia question were CAP. 4
urea, ana with regard to the MURDER of one Of :
ersW OF the Saxon, by a Federal lieutenant
ie declared il all Earl Russell had done in the T
latter had been to express sn opinion 10 Mr. Il
ewATd that the offending officer ought 70 be- S
us upon bis trial for murder, such conduct was 4
tierty unworthy OF Great Bitlin. He con \
uded BY moving for the correspondence which
I'D taken place with The American Government
2 the subject. Al
The a~ttorney-general opposed the motion. :,
stlng that the Prineiples-of prize sdjudicstiOu Il
America were the same IS IN England. and ia
disposition of the Government very fair and c,
st. J.
Lord Robert Cecil strongly supported Mr.. D
ltsgsrald, on the double ground that the prsc-
OF refusing Pspers enabled the Government
corettutohsily to escape parliamentary su. W
rVlslon, and that the policy of the Govern y
emf was obviously 3 trucking one 10 ssrono y
Twers, and a harsh aud exciting one TO vegR =.
Iwers. ~
After g general debate, in which the truckIin. y
hey OF Earl Russell wa strongly denounced =
several speakers, Lord Palmsrston sppealed q,
Mr.. FitBgerald 10 withdraw bis motion. And n
ID il was due to the Government of The Uaited -
stss to say that they had invariably received ~
r applications IN G spirit Of equality and ms NJ
%. 1t was only necessary to refer % the -
ss Of the Trent to show that where We had =;
strong ground of remonstrance, iussics had =,
dealt to Us by the Government of the ~
lited States. He thought it was preiudicisl to -;
good understanding which ought 10 exist he
cen two great Powers to accuse 4 forsioa
Vernment OF acts Of which il had not nee, tor
lily, and to express distruss of their eouifv. vb
en- nothing had occurred to justify such 81,
lrges. ~
ssndry other speeches were made. but the "a ;atf
ation was finally withdrawn. isa
BRITISH VESSEL II CHASE THE ALABAMA. by
{ is currently reported that in a few DAYS one F.
the fastest screw steamer aAoat would leave a a.
port on . cruise after the Alsbaus. This !
' steamer has been purchased, and il bsing 20
ID out, a. the sole expense Of two frst class pc
zish houses-one ia LOndsn and the other tns
his town, both of whom have suffered heay- sWi
in consequences of the depredationg of the pee
ous Confedersts cruiser. The new vessel il -
will steam three or feu, knots
er than the Alakama ever could or will do.
de being much stronger, and when armed D0I
guns of such 8 ealiber and cDnssruc-
the chAncesef the Alabama being sble to
} with her will be hopeless. She VIII be tT
mAEdsd BY msu who has gained much Or