The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-02
TIE REBEL PIRATES.
Important Besaio IN Parliament.
AAHENA se+AA DNNtste a 4 - AAttl4AMer
fHe Case Il "a Georgia-Relatlo6s efN
sNEHgland "a : The EHIted stateS.-A

The Asia's mails, received to-day,
bring full reports Of the interesting
debate which occurred in tho British
House Of Commons on the 18th instant,
relative to the rebel pirate Georgia and
American affairs generally.
Mr. Bariug opened tho debate. IA
sketch Of Is reIpa1ks, ineluding a his
tory of the Georgia, Is given IN our
editorial columns
REPLY OF TIE ATToENEY-oEEERAL
The General replied, declar-
ing that the governInent had endeavof-
cd to fulfil the obligations Of sincere
and impartial neutrality, and adding
the following remarks:
81 lie need hardly say that the gaVerll-
mem were quite sibls of tie frssitg
Of the public evil which existed when
merchants or any other persons in this
country held themselves al liberty, By
all kinds Of tricks and evasions
fcheeIs to treat with contempt Der
Msjesty proclamation Of neutrality
lhear, Eearl---to make themselves par
ties % . war 70 which hef Majesty had
declared herself neutral, and to shelter
themselves under all those opportunities
which a just regard to the law Of our
country for persons accused Of any
offence invariably offered-to do acts
which ia their immediate effects placed
in peril the friendly relations of this
and another great country, and in their
ultimate consequences EI1ieats possibly
recoil with most disastrous and de-
structive effect upon the trade and
commerce Of our own country. E Cheers
The government had some reason to
hope tifst IN such q war as this, English
merchants occupying eminent positions
would not spell outshe law Under the
device OF lawyers, and say, awe can
not find it; il S. NOT in the bond
Chear, heart by every possible
means which impunity could devise
bring the peace Of the country into
danger, and establish q presedent for
future mischiefs and spesals "a Hear,
hear He hoped the time had come
when the voice Of the mercantile con-
munity Of England would be raised
upon this subject, 90 that those who
were unwilling to- be Abo1nd By her
Msjestys proclamation of neutrality
should know that they cannot expect
the moral support Of the people Of this,
STas Georgia came Is Liv.
erpool as q regular ship oe war Of the
Confederate States. Though whether
she ought TO have been allowed to
come in or not was q question he would
notice presently. But no doubt she
was entitled to come in Sc. long. as the
rules which had been issped 10y. her
Majesty in January, 1862, remained un-
altered, for those rules allowed ships Of
either belligerent to come in under GER
tain restrictions, which were that they
were not to remain for more than TWEEN.
ty-four hours, except for repairs; that
they should not receive any warlike
stores; and that they should leave as
soon IS the repairs were completed.
This ship, being a public ship of war Of
the Confederate States, was at liberty
20 come In under the restrictions be re
ferred 20. As soon as the goyenn1ent
understood the facts, and that she did
not depart, they desired TO know the
circumstances under which she had en-
tered the port, and how long. she was
likely torebnaint and they were led tos
,beliege that Sue came 30 be repaired,
and that she would probably be dis
mantled altogether and afterwards sold,
and the government Thought that If
they could be assured Of that no harm
would be done to any belligerent 10
whom she had been opposed But if no
pledge should be given that she would
ieaye the waters IS q ship fwar, sks
s0otlLt ttreqitifed a aeearf as soo,s as posi-
olegfleT The Ytpairs toers compteted" !