Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-02
More British Neutrality,

Two items Of intelligence that reach US through the
aet plpers received from the United States attest that
the hostility Of the British hortes to US and their
suberyeney to the Yankees have undergone DO aba e.
mept Oae is the seizure Of the Conf derAe steamer
Fasraloosa at Osps Town, by the British Admiral uE-
DIR soecal instructions from the British Government
he other the decision Of Magistrates Court at St.
JOINS. n B tat the parties engaged in the capture
of The Yankee steamer Chesapeake were gOilty Of p
rsey and Wre to be delivered up to the United Sae'
authorities The Tusc oosa of the captures of
the Alabama, and had been armed and sent out as
Coufedera cruiser by Capt. S.mmes. It is minated
hat she ia to b. defined un Il claimed by her legal
owners-they, doubtless, being, ia impartial British
udament, the Yankees. Something is said about her
having violated the neutrality laws very much no doubt
as tbe lamb muddled the stream from which the wolf
Eas drinking tbovs Nothing easier than for the Brit
al moissy TO Fes sufficient ground for when
seward makes kuoEn that such service will be &C
capable 81 far as We can the act is unrsdeemed
ou:rpge.
Toe other case Is yet more certainly The faSts
e within the recollection Of the reader. The steamer
hesapeake vessel belonging to the enemy, plying be-
tween New York and Portland, was on the S:h day Of
Ina. December by IA Eiu act Of war Wrested from the
,ssession Of its owners and made the property of the
confederate States Want Of coal, with which to pro-
os H. and the close pursuit Of the eLemy compelled
Der capors to put into the neural harbor of H4lfaI
United States Vessel0fVar coming up, ard being for
oiddn by international Law to seEs tbs vessel by vio-
nee sought the interposition of the civil auIhorite,
md they, &C ing in harmony with tn, known policy Of
ne home government, with ready AlGcity robbed TIE
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former oEreIS. 20
They have now gone a step further, and decA'ed that
tie ors are pirates and shall DO delivered up to the
Yankee authorities demand foe trial aud execution.
The parties engaged in the oPtue are understood to
nave been regularly enlisted in the service Of the Oon
derAe States ald operating under the sanction Of let
er Of muoue One Of them was an officer Of the
2etribu.On, vessel formerly in service and bore
,lmmssion in our LaVy. These mer, q superservce-
.ss British Court, triSsd by Yankee gold, or intim-
aed by Yankee sWagger, have decided to be pirates,
VAC after being stripped Of their valuable and lawful
re Of var ale DO turned over to the tender mer-
;, of Lircoln tribunal to be dealt with as felona-
For the present We are without remedy, uuless our
authorities seize British subjects 10 midst, and bold
hem as hostages.
We are gid 70 know that these extraordinary po
ednEs will not pass uithou. luch attention as under
existing circums.ances can be given to them. dis
nguished legal gentleman IL on his way to New
Brunswick, sent by our authorities to investigate the
acts Of the Chesapeake busnt and institute such pro
e edings or make such demand he may think right.
Ne observe also from an advertisement in some of the
" papers that measures have been taken for the con-
mnatOn, in the Eastern Dire Of Virginia by Law, Of