The New York Herald Newspaper, March 30, 1863, Page 8

3 TUE REBELS IN ENGLAND. Correspondence Between Barl Russell and Mr. Meson, the Rebel Agent in London, on the Blockade, Intervention and the Recog- nition of the Confederate States, England’s Neutral Play With Jeff. Davis, She Induces the “ Belligerents” to Aecept the Treaty of Paris, and then “ Modifies” the Treaty to Their Prejudice, Mason's Charges Against Russell and Buseell’s Snubs to Mason, do, Ree ae The Blockade. L. No, 109 Piocapiity, Lonpon, April 1, 1863. My Lorp—On the 17th of February last! the honor to submit to your lordship a printed list of vessels entered and cleared at ports in the Island of Cuba, from and to certain of the blockaded ports of the Con- federate States of America, up to the month of December, 1961, inclusive; and in my letter accompanying the list | stated that they were sent to me from Havana, ond were **taken {rom official documents there by a gentleman of intelligence and integrity, well known to me, and worthy ef cnuire reliance.” Ihave now the honor of submitting to your lordship like printed lists, taken from the same official sources, of ‘vessels from certain of the blockaded ports of the Confede- rate Siates, which with their respective cargoes entered the ports of Havana aad Matanzas in Cuba, for the months of January and February in tho present year. These lists came by the last West Indian mail, were gent to me by the gentleman above referred to, and are entitled to ruil credit. Thoy sh that in January and February last ten ves- sels from New Orleans and six from Mobile had entered ‘the ports indicated in Cuba, making with thoge of others from the biockaded ports in all twenty-five vessels, not prevented by the alleged blockade from succeseful ven- tures toaforeign port. Ihave, &e., J. M. MASON, (This letter contained an inclosure, setting forth alist of vessels which arrived at Havana and Matanzas from ports of the Confederate States of America, during the months f January and vebruary, 1862, with a description of their eargces landed. The vessels numbered twenty eight, and the tabie shows that they were all owned either in the Febel States or Engiand. They ran from New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola, Galveston, Charleston, and some few otbor ports. The majority of them landed cotton, and the ‘others rosin and turpentine.) EAKL RUSSELL TO MR. MASON. Forniay Ornce, April 4, 1862. Earl Russell presents his compliments to Mr.’ Mascn, and bogs leave to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Mason’s Jettor of the Ist instant, relative to the blockade of the ports of the Southern coast of North America. oy MR. MASON TO EARL RUSSELL. No. 64 Davonsuine StRRET, PORTLAND PLA Lonvon, July 7, 1862. My Loxp—I am instructea by a recent despatch from the Secretary of State of the Confederate States of Ameri- ca to bring to the attention of your lordship what would scem to be an addition engrafted by her Majesty’s govern- ment on the principle of the law of blockade, as estab. Msbed by the convention of Paris in 1856, and accepted by the Confederate States of America, at the invitation of her Majesty’s government. In the instructions to me the text of the conventicn of Paris is quoted in the following words:— Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective—that is te say, maintained by aforce suflicient really to prevent ac- eves to the coast of the enemy. And the despatoh of the Secretary of State then pro- The Powe nfederate States, after being recopmised as. eligerent the Governmentsof Frames ‘and Grent Britain, were requested by both those Powers to accede to this decla- wation, as being a correct exposition of international lax. Thus davited, this government yielded its assent. * * * * * * * Great, then, was the surprise of the President at finding fm the published correspondence before alluded to (re- Serring to the papers laid before Parliament touching the American blockade), the following expressious of Earl = in his letter to Lord Lyons of the 15th of February < Majesty's government, however, are of opinion that, ing that the blockade was duly notified, and also that a Dumber of ships is stationed and remains at the entrance of sa sufficient really to prevent access to it, or to create an dent danger of entering or leaving it, and that the ships do ‘Bet Voluntarily permit egress or ingress, the fact that various abips may have successfully escaped through it (as in the Phitjoular sustance referred to) will not of suself prevent the jockade from being an effectual one by internal law. ‘You will perceive that the words in italics are ap addi- tion to the definition of tho treaty of Paris of 1856. 2 * * * * * * If such be the interpretation placed by Great Britain on the treaty of 1856, it is but just tnat this government should be #0 officially informed. Certain it is that this erament did not, nor could it anticipate, that the very etrine in relation to blockade formerly maintained by Grew Britain, and which all Europe supposed to be abandoned by the Treaty of 1856, would again be asserted by that government. language of her Majesty’s Secretary of State for For- @qn A‘airs may not have been intended to bear the con struction now attributed to- it; but it is evidently sus. ceptible of this interpretation, and we cannot be wo cau- tious in guarding our rights in a wattier which must in frture as well as the present s0 deeply involve the interests of @ comfederacy As a warrant for the assertion jn the despatch of the , that the superadded words promulged a doc- trine in relation to blockade, formerly maintained by Great Britain, | am referred by him to the text of the treaty between Great Britain and Prussia in 1801, as ful- ‘That tn order to determine what characterizes a blockaded Bort, that denomination is given only where there ls, by the poaition of the power which attacks it with ships station tlic an evident danger 1 —Aar- $5.07 fuliclentiy near, an oo inger 1D entering.—Ar- The force and effect of these superadded words, it must be plain to your lordship, has materially and most preju- etaliy affected, and must continue go to affect, during promo beget the interests of the Confederate States; nor could ie be better ahown than by the illustration adopt in letter referrs rom to Lord Seen, ae > your lordship The fact thot variavs ships may have escaped theough it (the Deckade) wili not of iteel/, prevent dlockad Reet sein” eee the in of the treaty of Paris, ‘main- a force suilicient, really, to prevent access to of the enemy.” therefore, the honor to request, for the infor- will be Hes s pay, when maintained at an enemy's port by to create an “evident danger’ of eater- ; and not alone, where sufticient, ‘really ” the alleged blockade, I have received ont Of State of the Confederate States , structed to lay before your lordsbip, as her of State for Foreign Affairs, the ac. ving list of vesse's entered and cleared at the port of jeston, South Carolina, in the months of November ‘and December, 1862, and of January, February and March, 1862; at tho port of Savanuah, Georgia, for the months of Qoctober, November and December, 1861; at Galveston, Texas, for the months of December, 1861, and January and February, 1862; at New Orleans, Louisiana, for the months of Novomber and fecember, 1961, aud February, 1962; at Pensacola, Florida, tor the’ months of December, 1861, and January and February, 1862; at Apalachicola, Florida, for the months of December, 1861, and January, 1862, and at Port Lavaca, Toxas, y, S62. ‘The doctrines of toternattonal law certainly are that war does not pul an end to © cr belwoen a belligerent and nevtals, except at port: cs actually tockaded ; and yet in the strange valous pretensions 0: Unive States, apparen d in by neutral Pe al! commerce betwee and the Confederate States is probibited along au entire (wo thousand tive handred miles, Arm the coast,and capture ali neutrs way, on tho allegation that the entire coast s under Kade. The Confederate “tutes, as i known, have never been commercial, their carrying trad in the hands of other nations le effect would be produced upon nerce by this misnamed Blockade. As it im, Ube and other vessels armed by them havo, from th wooing Of the war, been actively and profitably en ployed lo carrying their products to foreign ports, and tu ‘ringing back supplies. Not one in ten, im the large number of voyages 80 made, i is believed, has been cap: dured and had thas respect bon extcted for’ neutral rights ‘witieh the law of nations provides, commerce betwen Bai ope ant he Confederate States would havebeon compara Girely but litte enterrupid. And im this view, I am in strutted to inquire, whether it may not be practicable to require of the Licckading Power to specify, trom time fo time. tbe ports cluitned to be actually blockaded. —b @ dee the Jarger porte (fow in nomber in the Confedera: Btates) there aro numbers of smaller towne, accessible from the sea, where commerce continues to 'e carried on with forergn nations th the few vessels possesmed by Con. federate owuers, und were blockaded ports designated \bh2se latter would at once be open to the commerce of the @orld in anything not contraband. How far this would be (waniageous ww neutral Powers tk remains for them tw de- mine. The artic of cotton alone taken from such porte @itich are not and have not been bicckaded, but com- merce with cape is Ietercepsed by armed cenisers o¢ca. Viondily passing along coast, would go Jar to » Whe praging demand fd Buropean manufactures xsite ip thi connection 1 ain instructed emphcically te dis Haim any poliey in the Confederate Sta'es government te hibit or ce the export of colton. thas been the Ney of th@ enemy to propagate such belief, and per. ‘ape to some extent jf may have obtained credence in arope. On the contr: | am jnetructed to anne er ty 's goveromem thay I Kurope is without Ammericag it i Z ; z i i H u ies almost entirely otherwise com Rio Grande, with orders not to permit shipments of cot- ton tobe made from the Mexican port of i is claimed that cotton token from the Confederate States to Matamoros is lawful subject of capture. In proof of this] have the honor to transmit herewith a copy of an extract of aletter from J. A. Quintero, the commercial agent of the Confederate States at Matamoros, to the Sec- | retary of State of the Confederate States, Tneed not say to your lordship thet although a mari- time blockade may, in some sense, be fruntravd by the carriage of merchandise, through the medium of interior communication, from a blockaded to a neutral port, wh shipped from the latter it is no breach of the blockad yet this is now done at the mouth of the Rio Grande. Tiver forming the boundary between Mexico and the Confederate State of Texas. I am, &c., J. M, MASON. [This Jeter coptained a number of tabular statements furnished by the rebel Port Collectors to the Davis govern- ment. The two first set forth lists of the vessels which entered and cleared at the port of Charleston in the months of October, November and December, 1861, and in January, February and March, 1802. Similar lists for the ports of Savannah, Galveston, New Orleans, Pensa- cola, Apalachicola and’ Lavaca, Texas, were also for- warded. } MR. LAYARD TO MR. MASON. Forsicn Orvicg, July 10, 1862. Sm—I am directed by Earl Russell to acknow! the receipt of your letter of the 7th inst., respecting the blockade of the Southern coast of North America. I am, &., A, H. LAYARD. MR. MASON TO No. 54 Devonsing Streit, PORTLAND PLACE, Lonpon, July 17, 1862. My Lorp—In late proceedings of Parliainent, and in re py to inquiries made in cach House as to the intention of ir Majesty’s government to tender offices of mediation to the contending powers in North America, it was re- plied, in substance, by Lord Paimerston and your lord- ship ‘that her Majesty’s government had no such inten- tion at present; because, although this government would be ever ready to offer such mediation whenever it might be considered that such interposition would be of avail, it was believed by the government that, in the present inflamed or irritated temper of the belligerenta, ‘any such offer might be misinterpreted and might have an etiect contrary to what was intended. + I will not undertake, of couree, to express any opinion of the correctness of this view so far as it may apply to the government or people of the United States, but as the terms would seem-to have been applied equally to the government or people of tho Confederate States of Ameri- ca, Ifeel warranted in the declaration that while it 15 thd unalterable purpose of that governmerrt and people to maintain the independence they have achieved, whilst under no circumstances or contingencies will they ever again come under a common government with those now constituting the United States; and although they do not in any form invite such interposition, yet they can see nothing in their position which could make either offensive or irritating @ tender of such offices on the part of her Ma- jesty’s government, as might lead to a termination of the ‘war—a war hopelessly carried on against them, and which is attended by a wanton waste of human life, at which humanjty shudders. On the contrary, I can entertain no doubt such offer would be received by the govern- ment of the Confederate States of America with that high consideration and respect due to the benign purpose in which it would bave its origin, Ihave, &c. J. M. MASON. FARL RUSSELL TO MR. MASON, Foreian Orrick, July 24, 1862. Sin—I have the honor to acknowle: the receipt of your letter of the 17th instant, respecting the intention expressed by her Majesty’s government to refrain from any present offer of mediation between the contending parties in North America, and I have tostate to you, in reply, that in the opinion of her Majesty’s government, any to the United States to recognize the Southern confederacy would irritate the United States, and any pro- posal to the Confederate States to return to the Union would trrilate the Confederates. ‘This was the meaning of my declarations in Parliament upon the subject, J am, &. ‘ RUSSELL, Recognition. MR. MASON TO EARL RUSSELL. No. 54 Devonsuire Street, PortLAND PLAcs, Lonvon, July 24, 1862. My Lonp—In the interview I had the honor to have with your lordship in February last,1 laid before your lordship, under instructions from’ the government of the Confederate States, the views entertained by that govern- mont, leading to the belief that it was, of right, entitied w berecognized as a separate and independent Power, and to be received as un equal in tho great family of nations. Tthen represented to your lordship tat the dissolution of the Union of the States of North America, by the with drawal therefrom of certain of the Confederates, was not to be considere d as a revolution in the ordinary acceptation of that term; far less was it to be considerod as an act of insurrection or rebellion; that it was, both in form and in fpct, but the termination of a confederacy which, during a ng course of years, had violated the terms of the fede- ral compact by the exercise of unwarranted powers, op- pressive und degrading to the minori;y section. That’ the seceding parties had so withdrawn as organized political communities, and formed a new confederacy , com. prising then, a8 now, thirteen separate and sovereign ies, embracing an area of 870,610 square miles, and with @ populatioa of 12,000,000. "This new confederacy has now been in complete and successful operation, as a government, for a period of nearly eighteen months; has proved itself capable of successiul defence against every attempt to subdue or destroy it; and in a war, conducted by its late confederates on a scale to tax their utmost power, has presented everywhere « united people, deter- mined at every cost to maintain the independence they bad a‘lirmed, Since that interview moro than five months have elapsed, and during that period events have but the more fully confirmed the views I then had the honor to present to your lordship. The resources,strength and power in the Confederate States developed by those events, 1 think, authorize me to assume, as the judgment of the inteili- mort all Europe, that the separation of the States of jorth America is fmal; that under no possible cireum- stances can the late federal Union be restored; that the new confederacy has evinced both the capacity and the determination (© maintain its independence, and, there- fore, with other Powers the question of recognizing that independence ts simply & question of time. ‘The Confederate States ask no aid from nor intervention by foreign Powers. They are entirely content that the ict neutrality which has been between the MASON TO EARL RUSSELL. No. 64 Devonstung Srexet, Post.anp PLace, July 24, 1862. Mason presente hie compliments, to karl Russell, a wo bis lordship Mr. would be Earl Russell would allow him the bonor of an ‘view, at such time as may be convenient to his lord ir. Mason desires to submit to Far] Russe some views: connected with the subject of the letter be has the honor to transmit herewith, which he thinks may be better im- parted in a brief conversation. FARL RUSSELL TO MR. MASON. Forman Orrick, July 31, 1862. Lord Ruse. presents bis compliments to Mr. Mason, He begs to assure Mr. Magon that it is from no want of respect to him that Lord Russell has delayed sending an answer to his letter of the 24th instant. Lord Raseell bas postponed sending that answer in order that he might sabmit a draft of it to tke Cabinet on Saturday next, It will be forwarded op Monday to Mr. Mw nson. Lord Russell does not think any advantage would arise from the personal interview which Mr. Mason proposes, | and must therefore decline it. MR, MASON 10 EARL RUSSELL. No. 64 Devowsnine Srkxer, PORTLAND PLace, August 1, 1862. } My Lono—In the interview I had the honor to propose in my late note, 1 had intended briefly to submit the fol lowing views, which I thought might not be without weight in the consideration to be given by her Majesty’s govern- ment to the request for recognition of the Coni © States, submitted in my letter of the 24th July ultimo. Jak leave now to prosent them as supplementai to thas letter: — It it be tru, as there assumed, that In the settled judg- ment of Kogiand the separation of the States ie final, then the failure of so great a Power to recognize the fact in formel mauner imparte ap opposite belief, and must ope- e us an incentive to the United states to protrect the contest. In awar,euch as that pending in America, where a Party in possession of the government is striving to sub due (hose, who, for reasons sufficient to have withdrawn from it, the contest wilt be carried on in the heat of blood and of popular excitement long after ite object bas become hopeless in the eyes of disinterested itself may feel that its pow. er is ate to bring back the reeusant States, and yet be unable mt once to con trol the fierce elements which sosround it whilst the war rages. Such it is confidently believed is the ac. tual condition of affairs in America, It je impossible, in the experience of eighteen months of no ordinary trial, in the emall results attained, and in the momi/est exhaustion of its resources, that any bope re. woaine with the government of the United States either of bringing about a restoration of the dissevered Union or of sijugating those who have renounced it. And yet the failure of foray rewern fermaliy to recognize ‘ibis actual condition ef things disables those in authority from conceding that fact at home. Again, tt is known that there isa large and increasing sentiment in the United States im accordance with these viewe—a sentiment which bas its origin im the hard teach. sogs of the war a it hes . it was believed (or #0 tly affirmed) that there was a jarge party io the Southern States devoted to the Uaoloo, # Presence aod power wauld be manifested there ag s000 o8 tbe publig force of Whe United Stoims | wag cantured, the NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1863. bos im which they were not interested, aud who would bo Again, as respects the port of Charleston, through the found (he alties of thoee whore mission wax xoppoved to | ordinary ebapnels of we havo ‘information, be m some way to break st up; but the same expere: vo | uncontradicted, that the blockade of that port has sbown that the whole population of ibe South i | was ip like manner raised and dessroyed by a superior ‘wniled, as ome people, tm arms to resist the invader ‘Nothing remains, then, on which to rest any bope of conquest ‘@ reisance on the superior vumbers and the supposed of the Northern States. I that the United States who cannot shut their eyes to such med there facts, and yet, in the despotic power now arsu de novo, in the usual form, to be bindis neutrals’) — by the government, to give expression to any doubt | ® principle admitted by al t writers on would be to court the hospitalitics of the dungeon. public law, and established by decisions of Courts of Ad- One word from the government of her Majesty would en- ity. courage those to and the civilized world would 1am aware that official information of either of these people respond to the truths they would utter, “that for wnat- ever purpose the war was begun, it was continued now only in a vindictive and upreasoning spirit, shocking alike ‘to humanity and civilization.” That potent word would simply be to announce a fact which a frenzied mind could only dispute, that the Southern States, now in @ separate confederacy, had established before the world its competency to maintain the government of its adoption and its determination to abide by it. To withhold 1%} would not only seem dn of truth, but would be to encourage the continuance of a war, hopeless in its object, ruinous alike to the ties engaged in it and to the prosperity ee Jong upder restraint. avail myzelf of this occasion to acknowledge ceipt of your lordship’s letter of the 10th o: February instant, to which I iN have the honor of sending a re- ply in the course of a day or two, and am, &c. 90. J. M. MASON. 5 EARL RUSSELL TO MR. MASON. IN UFFicR, Feb. 16, 1863. Sin—I have the honor acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this date calling my attention to the oc- currences , a8 reported in the public prints, at Galveston and Charleston on the 1st and 3lst of January respective- EARL RUSSELL TO MR. MASON. Foreicn Orrice, August 2, 1862. Siz—I have had the bonor to receive your letters of the ‘24th of July and 1st inst.,in which you repeat the con- siderations which, in the opinion of the government of the so-called Confederate States, entitled that ment Ws and I have the honor to inform you that your letter to be recognized of right as a separate and independent ay be considered by her Majesty’s Serer Taw, Power, and to be received as an equal in the great family of nations. In again urging these views you represent, as before, that the withdrawal of certain of the Confederates from the Union of the States of North America is not to be con- sidered asa revolution, in the ordinary acceptation of that term, far less an act of ineurrection or rebellion, but as the termination of a confederacy which had, during a Jovg course of years, violated the terms of the federal compact. 1 beg leave to say, in the outset, that spon (his question of Pe. of withdrawal,as upon that of the previous con- duct of the United States, her Majesty's government have never presumed to form a judgment. The interpretation of the constitution of the United States, and the character of the lings of the President and Congress of the ates under that constitution, must be deter mined, in the cpinion of her Majesty’s government. by the States and y¢ plein North America who inherited and have till recently upheld that constitution. Her Ma. Jesty’s government decline altogether the responsibility ‘of assuming to be ‘ndges in such a controversy. You state that the confederacy has a popnlation ot twelve millions; that it has proved itself capable for eighteen months of successful defence against every at- tempt to subdue or destroy it; that in the judgment of the intelligence of ali Furope the separation is final, and that, under no possible circumstances, can the late federal Union be restored. On the other hand, the Secretary of State of the United States has affirmed, in an official despetch, that a large portion of the once disaffected popnlation has been restored to the Union, and now evinces its loyalty and firm adhe rence to the government; that the white population now iu insurrection is under five millions, and that the South- ern confederacy owes its main strength to hope of as- sistance irom Europe. In the face of the fluctuating events of the war; the al- ternations of victory and defeat; the capture of New Or Jeans, the advance of the federals to Corinth, to Memphis, and the banks of the Mississippi as far as Vi , COD. trasted, on the other hand, with the failure of the attack on Charleston, and the retreat from before Richmond— placed, too, botween allegations so contradictory on the part{of the contending Powers—her Majesty ’s government are still determined to wait. In order to be entitled to a place among the independent nations of the earth, a Stale 0 have not only strength and resources fur a time, but afford promise of stability and permanence. Should the Confederate States of America win that place among nations, it might be right for other. nations justly to acknowledge an icdependence achicved by victory, and maintained by a successful resistance to attempts to overthrow it. That time, however, has not, in the judgment of ber Majesty’s government, yet ar- rived. Her Majesty’s government, therefore, can only hope,that a peaceful termiyation of the present bloody and destructive contest may not be distant, Tam, &c., RUSSELL, MR. MASON TO BARL RUSSELL, No. 24 Urrer SEYMOUR SrkeKr, PORTMAN SQUARE, Lonvon, Feb. 18, 1863. My Lorp—I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 10th of February instant, in answer to mine of the 3d of January la jt, but referring more ¢s- pecially to inquiries which I had’ the honor to address to your lordship, under the ivstruc'ion of the Secretary of State of the Confederate states of America, on the 7th of July last, concerning the interpretation ed by ber Majesty’s government on the declaration of the principle of blockade agreed to in the convention of Paris. T shall, a8 early as practicable, communicate the leuter of your lordship to the government at Richmond, but will anticipate here (he satisfaction with which the Presi- dent will receive the assurance of your lordship thal no want of respect Was intended by a mere acknowledgment, ries — reply, to the inquiries contained in my jet- ter of July. In regard to so much of the letter of your lordship as relates to the interpretation placed by the government of her Majesty on that part of the declaration of Paris which prescribes the law of blockade, 1 am constrained to say that I am well assured the President cannot find in it a source of like saiisfaction. Itis considered by him that the terms used in that convention are too precise and de- finite to admit of being qualified—or, perhaps, it may be more appropriate to say revoked—by the super-additions thereto contained in your lordship’s exposition of them. The terms of that convention are, that the blockading force must be sufficient really to prevent access to the coast. No exception is made in regard to dark nights, favorable winds, the size or modei of vessels succeasful- ly evading it, or the character of the coast or waters Dlockaded; and yet it would seem from your lordship’s letter tat all there are to be iaken wnto consideration, on & question whether the Mlockade is or is not to be respected. It is declared im that Setter that:— Tt appears to her Majesty's government to be sufficiently clear that the declaration of Paris could vot have been in- tended 10 mean that port must be so bloccaded in all winds, and independently of whether the communication might be carried on of a dark night, or by means of small low steam. eré, or coasting craft, creeping along the shore. ‘Asa general rate, the ports und harbors of the Confede- rate States are obstructed by bars, which do not admit the passage of large vessels. What might be considered a “small” or alow’? steamer, ooming ‘n from sea to the port of New York, would, at one of those Southern ports, be rated a vessel of very fair size when referred to the ordinary stage of water on its bar; yet I look in vain in the verms of the convention roferred to for any authority to expound them in subordination to the depth of water, or the size or mould of veesels finding ready and com. paratively safe accees to the harbor. In acceding to the terms of that treaty great advantage: are yielded toa maritime neutral, with like immunities to a maritimo belligerent. ‘The property of the neutral is safe under the flag of the belligerent, and the property of the it equally safe under the of the neutral. ‘The only equivalent to the belligerent, not maritime, but dependent on other nations as carriers, is this strictly de fined principle of the law of biockade, which the Confede- rate States presumed was extended to them, when, @ ‘he requect of her Majesty's government, they became parties to thore stipulations of the convention of Paris of 1856, The Elockade Again. MR. MASON TO EARL KUSSELL. 24 Urrer SkyMour st., PORTMAN SQUARK, Jan. —, 1863. My Lorp—In a communication which 1 had the honor to addres to your lordship, dated on the 7th July ultimo, T said: — It results that, after yielding fu!! equivalents, the stipula- Tam instructed by a recent despatch from the Secretary of | tion in regard to blockade, reserved as the only one bencft State of the Confederai States of America to bring to the | ejal to them, would seem 4 attention of your lordship what would seem to be an addi- tion eng afted by her Dajesty's government on the principle of the law of blockade, as established by the Convention of Paris in 1855, apd accepted by the Confederate States of ‘America at the invitation of her Majesty's government, ‘The ‘‘addition” to the principle of blockade referred to is stated in my communication to have appeared in a let. ter from your kordship to Lord Lyons of the 15th of Fobruary preceding, then recently laid before Parlia- ment. T stated further in that communication, quoting from the instructions of the President: — If such be the interpretation placed by Great Britain on the treaty of 1856, it is but just that this government should de so ofticially informed, And after pointing out the force and effect ascribed by the President to this moditicatlon of the principle of blockade, to the prejudice of the interests of the Con- federate States, my communication to your lordship pro. ceeded as follow: Ihave therefore the honor to request, for the information of my government, that your lordship’ will be good enough to soive the doubt entertained by the President of the Con federate States as to the construction placed by the yovern- ment of her Majesty on the text of the Convention of Paris, an uecepted by the government of the Coniederate States in rms berein before cited—that is to say, whether « ixade is to be considered a4 effective when matntained at enemy’s port by a force suflicient to create an evident danger of entering or leaving it, and not alone where suf. cient really to prevent access. * To that commenication I was honored only by a reply from the Honorable A. H. Layard, dated at the Foreign Office on the 10th ef July, imforming me that he In regard to the character of this blockade, to which your lordship again adverts in the remark that the man- ner in which it bas been enforced i Beutral yovern- ments no excuse for asserting that it has not been efi- ciently maintained, although I have Deen insiructed w make any further representations to her Majesty's government on that subject since its decision to treat ul as effective, I canuot refrain irom adding that for many months past the frequent arrival and departure of veascis (most of them steamers) from several of those ports have ‘Deen matters of notoriety. A single steamer has evadet the blockade successfully, and most generally from Charleston, more than thirty times. And within a few days past it has been brought to my knowledge that two steamers arrived in January last, and within ten days of euch other, at Wilmington, North Carolina, from ports in Europe, one of four hundred and the other of five hun- dred tons burthen, both of which have since sailed from Wilmington, and arrived with their car, at foreign ports, cite these only as the latest authenticated in- stances. And as anoiher remarkabie fact, it is officiahy reported by the Coliector at Charleston that the revenue accruing at that port from duties on imported merchan- dise during the past your, under the blockade, was more than doutle the receipis of any one vear previous to the sepa- ration of the States; and thys although tbe dutics under the Contederate government are much lower than those exacted by the United States. ‘As rogards other portions of your lordship’s letter, 1 may freely admit, as it is there stated, that a biockade would be in legal existence although a sudden storm or change of wind might occasionally blow off the blockading was directed by your lordship to acknowledge its | Squadron. Yet, with entire respect, 1do not ae how receipt; I since been m i such principle affects the question of the efficiency of such Reinenunleation - honored bY | Sockade whilst the squadron is on the coast. And again, any communieation from your lordship furnishing an answer to the specific and important inquiry thus made under instractions from my government. On the 4th of August following’I transmitted to the Secretary of State of the Confederate States a copy of my communication to your lordship of the 7th of July, toge- ther with a copy of the reply of Mr. Layard, and asked for further instructions mae necessary by the silence of the Foreign Office in regard to the inquiries thus eub- Thave now, within afew days past, received a despatch from the “ecretary of State in reply to mino of the 4th of August, the tenor of which I am directed to communicate whilst I am not informed whether or no a defence resting on the inadequacy of the blockading force has been urge: in cases of capture belore the prize courts in America, 1 can well see how futile such defence would be when pre- sented on behalf of a neutral ship, whose government had not only not objected to but had admitted ay; of the blockade. JV have, &c., J. iM. IN. EARL RUSSELL TO MR. MASON. Forwion Orrick, Feb. 19, 1863. Sin—With reference to my letter of the 16th justant acknowledging the receipt of your letter of that day, call ing attention to the accounts which bad reached this to your Jordship. country tending to show that the blockade of the ports of Tam - to say that, from the papers thus sub- | Galveston and Charleston.bad been putan end to by the mitted, it would appear to the President that the govern. | action of the Confederate naval forces, I have the honor ment ot ber Majesty, after having invited tho government | now to state t you .that the intormaticn which ‘of the Confederate to concur in the adoption of cer- | her Pom tn government have derived from your tain of w, and after having ob- pea and the gag! rere n, thie sud.ect tained its assent, assumed [agreed rig! sufficiently accurate mit off forming an from f , to the E ‘the | Opinion, and they will accordingly, paneer: opportu. federacy: that upon yg Soe ee Lyons to report ful being approached, in respectful ana temperate terms, hie lordebip’s 't has been received and con- bene request for jon on @ matter of such deep | sidered, I aball bave the of alien starieee com- concern to the jeration, that Cabine refuses a reply. | Munication to you on the subject. Tam, &e. RUSSELL. ‘That her Majesty's ernment can have no just BARL KUSSEL TO MR. MASON. for refusing the explanation Decanse of the al Ornice, Feb. 27. 1863. of the recognition of the iv ce Of the Coufederate ‘Sin—I have the honor to acknow! the receipt of ledge your further leiter of the 18th instant on the subject of ‘the interpretation placed by her Majosty’s government on the declaration of the principle of blockade made in 1856 by the conference at Paris. T have alreaay, in my previous letters, fully explained to you the views of her M: "ss government on this mater; and I have nothing further to aad in reply to your last letter, except to observe that I have not intended to state that any number of vessels of @ certain build or ton- page sag) left at libervy freely to eater a biocknded States by the other nations of the world. It was not in the character of a recognized independent nation, but in that of a recognized belliyerent, that Powers of Western Europe approac! Of those States with a proposition for the adoption tain pri ‘of public law, as rules which shail govern the mutial relations betwern the people of the Confederacy as beltigerenis, and the nations of Kurope as neutrals, during the, war. ‘tro ot there rules were for the special benefit of Great Britain ar one of those neutral Powers. Jt was agreed that | port witbout Fern | the olookade; but the occasional her flag should cover enemy's goods, and that her goods | escape of small vessels on dark nights, or under other should be safe under the enemy'sying. ' The former of these | particular circumstances, from the vigtlance of a com- potent blockading fleet, did not evince that larity tn the belligerent which enurel, according to internatimal law, to the raising of a blockade, \am, &e. RUSSELL. two rules conceded to her, ae Weeutral, rights which she | had sternly refused when herself » belligerent, with a single temporary waiver theroot tn her late war with Rus. Bia. To theso stipulations in her favor the government of the Confederate States will adhere with kerupulous fide | lity. On the part of her Majesty’s covernment it war agreed that no Blockade should be considered binding vu leas maintained by a force sufficient realiy to prevent access to the coast of the enemy ’’ and yet on the first ec: casion which arose for the application of this, the only stipulation that could be of practical benefit to the Confe- derate Stites during the war, ber Majosty’s Secretary of State or Foren Affairs, ip ao official despatch published Amenicay Postage. —Mr. Pliny Miles has been appointed postal envoy, or representative of the United States Post Oifiee, to examine into aud report upon the detuils and worklog of the English penny postal sysiem. Anew oatal bill was drawn up last year by Mr. Miles and the Hon. Mr. Hutehine, of Ohio, ahd introduced sato Congress, which provided for @ uniform postage of two cents (a penny steriing), 4 money order system, &c., and which 14, append cation whic wis Ub the freeent session now under / fe oP apat ot ly cong Tiek sopeand so for fae consideration at Washington. reductiors of | pation of this apparent breach of an existing solemn | postage aud the mity in America » ve been eminei aceessful, and this year for the agreement between the neutral and the belligerent de- clines an answer. In view of these facts I am instructed by the President to address to your jordship, as her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, iis formal proted on the part of the government of the Confederate States against the ap: parent (if not executed) purpose of her Majesty's govern- ment to change or midify, to the prejucice of the confederacy, the doctrine jn reletion to blockade to which the faith of hor Majesty's government is, by that of the Confederate States, considered to be pledged. IT am further instracted to say that the President ab. ataing for the present from taking any further action than by his protest thus presented, and to accompany it by the expression of his regret that such painful i should be produced on bis miud by 50 Saexpected a result from the first ent or understanding between tha ment of Confederate States and that of her Siesty. I bave, ke, J. Bi, MASON, BARL RUSSELL'S REPLY first time for a lo iod the department does not have to apply to Congress for appropriations for a deficit. A Jarge party has up in America who pressing for the adoption of the English penny rate, the leader of the movement being Mr. Miles, who commenced tho work many years since in the publication of a pamphlet entitied ‘Postal Reform.’ Mr. Hutchins, in a very able and exhaustive speech in Congress on the introduction of the new postal bill, @aid ‘Sir Xowland Fill has accom: plehed more for his country than the most renowned of of her etatesmen and warriors,” and added that “ Mr. Miles bas industriously and perseveringly endeavored to establish for thie country what Rowland Hill accom: plished for Great Britain,”—London News, Fob. 19. Arrivals and Departares. ARRIVALS. eg oa Dadies agen iy oe Arnold, , Cay , Liew: Sonam, WM ht, HE J Arnold, thie despatch of Mr. Mason—or rather protest of Hal, aeeroe Davis--dated 60 the 10th of February, 1863, was | 100. Ht Bicsie Ar M Shyer 1 Mr Pimchan eo W eonson. D eke is moan ie Reco yenndiy (outer) wid tom @ Rane’ Mina Savage, Mie Bhouh and (8 in the eorage: Tavanroot--Bieamahip baa og 4 Tocane—Opptates The Actions at Galveston and Charles- Parker, Grif@ih hapa Favor aud Fobine J 8 Ora alii MR. MASON TO RARE WUSeRL, purse Dredge, Dy Jameson rr Pren SxyMOUR S Portaan Byvans, Fob. 16, 1863. njarin, Mr Gi nah, 2 rab dooms. iooumbent on me Yo kat ty aes | CE Rigi, Mr Collins and Indy, Mensrs Trudel, Chamberlain. Bi ae. wood. Freneb, McAusiand, and 274 in the steerage. Giasscow—Steamehip St George, at Porland=Jobn B Har vie, Lierman Vermer, and 12 in the steerage. tion of ber Majesty's government to recent intelligence received here in regara 10 the blockade at Gatvensee in the State of Texas, and at Charleston, in the State of South Carolina. Firet, af respects Galverton, {t appears that the block. ading #4 ted Staten was drives off from i portand harbor b; e fn day of January Bagebip wmadron of the Uj npertor Confederate foree, on Ear, tbat squairon ls RO rest egcap. * DEPARTURES, West w ns—Bteamah: ‘asbington—W iitia: Naw Onrsans—Bi or ‘SB cour, Jas Bowelln Titrown, Me eae iz T'S Harnson, G ye, Alien, 1-H Grapi, T Thayer, ¥ Bo, © ‘boi INLAND NAVIGATIO Opeuing of Lakes, Rivers and Canals. THE HUDSON RIVER, a, &., a ‘Therw is at present every indication of a gpoody reopen- ing of the North river and @ resumption of navigation. ‘The warm rains of last week weakened the ice, and in some sections of the river broke it up entirely. The river is clear opposite albany, but the ice has lodged on the flats below, and a few days of warm weather will be Toquired to move it Last year it was not entirely clear Of ice until the 3d of April, although a boat reached Albany on the Ist from Coxsackie. The following table shows the date of the opening of the Hudson river for the -Mareh 18 Our steam palaces are al] ready and patiently waiting for the opening of navigation to resume operations be tween thiscity and Troy and Albany. ‘The Francis Skid- dy and. Vanderbilt will form the Toy lino, and the Hendrik Hudson and Isaac Newton will run to Albany. ‘The former will remain on the line only until the great steamer Dictator is completed. The Daniel Drew and Ar- menia will be the day boats. ‘Yhe river is now quite freo of ice between Pough- keepsie and New York, and steamers and barges are making regular trips between those points, ‘There is a bill before the Legislature appropriating one hundred thousand dollars for the improvement of the navigation of the river. Thé measure being one of such ‘vast interest to a large number of poople, it will be likely to meet with very little opposition, and will no doubt be. come a law. 1t has already passed the Assembly. NEW YORK CANALS. ‘The day for the formal opening of the canals of this State has not yet been announced, although it is stated that it will not be earlier than the 25th of April. We have as yet heard no reason given for deferring the opening till 0 late aday, when nearly all the canals can be made ready to receive the water as soon as the ice will permit, which will no doubt become so much weakened, if it docs not entirely disappear by the 15th, as to make It safe to let in the water. Preparations are making for doing an extensive busi ness during the coming season, and no doubt the capaci- ty of our cana!s will be put toa much greater test thau they were last year. Arrangements have been completed to run aline of steam packets for passengers and freight between Utica and Syracuse. Thirty-three new boats have been constructed in Rochester during the winter, and will be ready for launching as soon as the canal is The Rochester Union says:— 1 survey recently taken, we aro onabled to lay before the public a reliable statement of the city of the canal flee capa. t for 1863. There are now building at various points in this State, 214 boats, which will be ready for !aunching on the opening of navigation. These boats will average in capacity two hundred tons, thus adding forty-two thousayd tons to the carrying capacity of the fleet. There were 3,186 boats, good, bad and indit- forent, afloat at the close of navigation last fall, and with the new will make a total of 3,308. Something over two thousand of these boats are suitable for carrying grain— just how many is a matter of question. If each of these ‘two thousand grain boats makes eight round trips in the season, and carries a cargo of two hundred tons, the total amount moved would be 3,200,000 tons, over one hundred millions of bushels of wheat. THE LAKES. ‘Thero is legs certainty as to the time navigation can be resumod on the Jakes than there 1s on our rivers and cavals. When the ice in the barbors on the lakes is forced to wait the slow process of melting, it ‘often occurs that navigation is not opened until May, while, on the other hand, after the ice has become a little weakened a strong gale of wind soon breaks it up: ‘The latest and earliest dates of opening since 1829 have been the 7th of March and 10th of May—over two months’ difference. Lake Michigau is already partially open; in fact some of the harbors have not been closed during the winter. Boats are now rouning scross the lake from Milwaukee to Grand Haven, the first one having started on the 18th inst. The Marquotte Jowrnat says:—* More difficulty than ‘usual will be encountered this spring in obtaining a sup- ply of ice for summer’s use. The bay, from which an abundant supply of the best quality has heretofore been obtained, has positively refused to freeze over this winter.” It is thought that the Lake Ontario boats will be all running by the Ist of April. A daily line will be estab lished between Toronto, Ogdensburg, Rochester and Lewiston, touching at other Canadian ports. ‘The Chicago Times says that lake freights will open much lower than last year, and will probably rule low during the season. A largo number of vessels intend going into the Lake Suporior carrying trade, if grain freights do pot afford a satisfactory compensation, ‘Bhe steamers on Lake Krie will soon commence their regular trips. The Detroit Pree Press of the 25th inst. says:— ‘The marked change of the weather which has taken during the past two days has no doubt produced a telling effect on the ice, and as a consequence we may ict @ general breaking up with a free navigation with- in the next few days. ‘The rain which fell so uncoasingly yesterday was accompanie! with weather otherwise per ‘taining nearer to that of July than the keen, searching winds which usuaily prevail during the month of March; and already the ice, which is gradually passing down the river, bogins to nt a somewhat blackened appear ‘ance, which is an evident symptom that it is rapidly going todecay. Without offering any turther predictions rela. tive to the prospects of the resomption of navigation, we will for the present leave the subject until some future time when we shall know more positively whereof we write. There is, however, stopping at Moore's Merchants’ Exchange, a committee of some forty vessel captains, who are discussing this matter, and from whom we shall doubtless obtain a roport of some sort or other in dae season. The steamers Olive Branch and Clara, the former for Trenton and Gibraltar, tho latter for Maiden, left , lett yes terday afternoon with a view of reaching their respective ious. ‘The recent mild weather has again destinats channel, thonght 80 by Sg yet ds but tite anmocity. they will continue plying, leaving bere every afternoon at three o’clock. ‘The Cleveland Herald of the 23d saya the warm weather, south wind and spring showers bave done much towards opening navigation. ‘The ice field has disappeared from in front of the city and gone out into the lake. The river presents a scene cf busy activity, preparing for an imine- diate opening, riggers and sailmakers having their hands full of business. The scow Mayflower left for Black river on the 23d. A letter from the Straits of Macinaw, dated March 10, says:— "The ice at this place is only about one foot thick, which is very light for this place. It i# all open below the foot of the island, and all above St. Helena is open. There are therefore only about twelve or fifteen miles of ico to break. The weather is cold and it snows almost covery day, and it looks more like winter than any time before this season, Itis impossible to say what time it may break through.” OCONNECTIOUT RIVER. Navigation between this city and Hartford is now fairly open, and the steamers Granite State and City of Hartford have resumed their daily trips. The propeller Parthepia arrived upon the 24th instantand reported the river clear. PASSAIC RIVER. Navigation between New York and Newark is open, and froight boats run regularly, making two trips aday. The steamer Thomas P. Way will bo takon off the passenger route and the Chicopee substituted. MORRIS CANAL Will soon be ready for tho passage of boats, Water was lot jo Inst week and operations will probably com- mence during the present week. UPPER MISSISSIPPI. We published information last week that the river was open to Lake Pepin, and that a steamer had gone through from La Crosse. At St. Paul there is stroag anticipation of an carly opening, and the merchants are putting things | in order for a resumption of river business. MISSOURI RIVER, ‘Tho St. Joseph packet Emelie worked her way through to Gouncii BiuffS on the 14th inst, and navigation to that point may be considered open. ILLINOIS RIVER. ‘The heavy rains of the last fow days have swollen the Miinois river at La Salle seven feet, overflowing the bot- toms. The freight in the warchouses had to be transferrea to boats in order to save it from damage by water. Owing to the impressment of boats into the government service there is a great scarcity of tugboats, and {t is almost im- possible to send froight forward to St. Louis, WELLAND CANAL. ‘The St. Catherine's (Canada) Journal of the 24th i aye ‘The presence of a large number of masters of vessels in our town from a distince, whore veesols have been laid up in the canal during (he winter the veuial weather and SHIPPING NEWS, ALMANAO FOR NEW YORK—THIS DAY. SUN muszs. 8 49) moon sxTs. Port of New York, March 29, 136; ARRIVED. Steamship Vietoria (Bris). Harris, from Liverpool, 25 day o Howland 4 Asjowall, "March Gch, "encountered W and WNW. Same day was struck ih dainaged forecasile, head, £0 M 23d, lat 43, long 49, passed four large icevergs, Since 234 inst, bad strong westerly winds, Steamship Nicholas I, Acting Master A Everson in charge, Beaufort, NC, 26th inst 27h inst, lat $6 25, loa 75 04, spoke steaver Thames, from New York for New Ori in a dis abled condition, having her steam pipe cracked; would try and get Into the nearest Granite City Steamsbi (prize), Acting Master King in charge, Babama Banks March 23. Brig Wn A Dresser) of sangor, Durgin, from Nuevitas Mar 15, with sugar, molasses, Ac—to R_ juck & Co. ir Hero, ‘keman, from Cienfuegos, 15 cay with F r—0 P A King & Eco. Had ve heavy, wea the last 8. No date, lat 29, long 74 spoke Dut ——, from Havana, for Trinkiod: ‘No date, lat 23 16, long 84 o bark Franklin nating 1, ‘No’ dato, lat §2°fi tong P76, Rick, Dix, from Cienfuegos, bound N. spoke brig M Pr Schr Chief, Norris, Port Royal, 7 days, Schr Sarai A Falconer (of Southport), Bulkley, Beaufort, NO, Mares 26, with cotion and naval stores, to Murray & Ne phe'w. eechr Julis A Hallock, Bayley, Beaufort, NO. Schr Francis, Connell, Chesapeake Bay for New Haven. Sehr Holling, Parone, Balint, 6 digs. Fr Frances Newton’ Glaver. Biizal Boston, Schr M E Pierce, Smiih, Elizabeth port {or Boston, Steamer Dudley Buck (U 8 transport), Elwood, Newborn, NO, March 26, via Hatteras Inlet 27th, with passon: to U 8 Quartermaster. ‘Tho ahip Great Western sailed from Liverpool on Feb I not March 18.as reported in Sunday's paper, - BELOW ee (of Boston), Marshall, from Cienfu Bark Andes (of Harpswell}, from Sagua, Steamships Cit; sehetier (Br), George W: teams! of Manchester (Br), ‘ashington; park Uniou Jacky orgs Poor, <— Wind at sunset NW. Miscellaneow: The steamship City of Manchester, Capt Gill, sailed yes terday for Liverpool. Snir Esraen (Al), 595 tons, built at Wilmington, Del, in 1805 has boon sola xe ga uO aie ‘ Sarr Aquia (A134), 1119 tons, built at Bath, Mo, in 1884, has been sold to wovernment, to load for San Francisco, on terms we did not learn, Scux Many Hxix¥, Hutchinson, from New York for Balti* more, with an assorted cargo, went ashore ubreast of Poplar Island nightof 24th inst. Ligiters will be seut from Balt more to her assistance, Sone Norwax, Kent, from Baltimore for New York, with & cargo of coal, wont’ ashore 26th inst on Bodkin Shoals, Lighters have been taken down by steamtug Mary, which will assist her off after part of tue eargo in taken ont, Sone Many Atice, Perry, from Baltimore 12th inst for Boston, with coal, returned to B 27th inst leaky, Scue Sax JuAN (A2), 105 tons, built at Elizabeth City, NC, in 1860, bas been #old at $45). Scur Momaws (A2), 150 tons, built at Baltimore tn 1883, has been sold on terms we did not learn, ‘Scuz Horace E Frown (A134), 194 tons, built at Baltimore in 1800, bas been gold on terins we did not learn, 4, The following table gives, a aummary of the vessols in the harbors of New York, Beston, i’iladelphia, Baltimore, Charleston, Savanuah, New Orieans and Galveston, at the counts from euch of those ports: NEW Yor® Steamsbipa . Ships lal 26 Briga. “ 13 6chooners.. Breamsbips. Bh Notice to Marii ‘The Directors of Means and Domains brings to the know- ledge of mariners that on the bet of Janu-ry next, a fixed catadioptric harbor light of the fourth order, yi eight of 10d4 ells above high water the Western Jetty head of Buta afte ularly from that ti ‘Tie color of the light, which will ilu: rixon, is white, ‘The light is visible ata distance of three German phical miles, and se-vesas a mark for running into vplng the light between the bearings of 8 2< W and 8 34 . & safe Aouthern course can be steered to the roads anchorage; coming from the west, past Onrust, a course from SE to E is swered to the roads until the light bears 8, to the anchorage, ¢ old harbor hight of Batavia will be extinguished from f the Director above named. 1362. W D DU CLOUX. at ‘k, will be“ shown on nwet, and will there- jatavia ron K Jan 18, lat $38, lon Ship Janus, Cornell, NB. was al 8 F, with 200 bbia sp aud 300 do wa seh? Gazelle, Worth, WB, was spoken Jan 5, with 884 and: 30. ‘Ship Canton, Baker, NB, was at sea Dec 17, in lat 4030N, Jon 9) W, ail Well, No oil. ‘Burk Matthew Luce. Cleaveland, NB, was at Valparaiso Feb 7, with 150 bois sp oil, nd to cruise off Maxsaluero, and thence to Taleah iano to reeruit for home. Ship Fabins, Wood, NB, was spoken Jan 29. Int 32 S, lon 78 W, 20) sp—was bound to Tio and thence to the Arctic. ‘Active, Blake, NB, was on OF Sore Ground Jan 10, ‘bbis sp aud 40 do blk tish off us spoke 4 days 4. bark Moscoc, Maco.u.der, NB, 125 bbls sp oll since ‘A le. (er from Dr Winslow, Consul, dated Payta March 3, states that he had beard of ship Emina C Jones, Howes, NB, bound to Talcahuano, having taken 180 bbis sp oil recently. Foretgn Ports. Giynautar, March |—Arr bark Anglo Saxon, Pemnell, Car- dil! for Legnora, In port 7th, barks Aristides (Nor), Bockman, from NYork. windboun it 5 Waterman, Elio, from Cadin Gurgont; Haezburg (Brem), Washier, from Baltimore, lors: Katharine Mande (itr), Anderson, from NYork, disg; Lamplighter, Morris, and Voyazer, Knowles, from do do; Yount Turk. Harding, from Boston do; brigs Aehilie Ital), Ferrari, and Shamrock (Nor), Major, from N¥ork do. lurch 6—-Arr hark Glenwood, Rowland, NYork. cvvitay, Mar ‘n port, bark @ W Horton, Sleeper, New York (Id); bark John Andrews, Hardind, do, do. SUANGHAR, Jan 26—In port ships Fortuna, Hansen, and Minerva, Bucaminster, for Foochow soon; Arracan, Hatha- way, trou. NYork. arr 171 Silas Greenman, Webber, from Sydnvy, arr 12th, d ‘ia Viste, Ayres, fom do, arr Lath, da: Blick Prince, Chass; Rlivabeth Kimball, Grindle; Fanny Fern, Jordan; Sarai Newman, Cobb, and Wanderer, Fortes, disg; barks Almena, Peterson, for NYork immediate: ly; Wha Gavelie, Hamphrey. tor Foochow ear! ind West 7th, Mataga, Mi yi ‘avzer, (rom Sydney, arr lth, ding; Ellen, (ates, trom: Taiwan, arr 14th, do: iterer, wes, on Nagasaki, arr 19th, doaruiter, Webster, from do, afr 224, do; Sear T hath Beaton, arr iSih’ dor Siar of Pence, Ken- fick, from'do, arr dist. 0; Gol ‘Thornhill,’ from Fameal arr ey Aekuee shay. trom Blakodedls aot Ib, Inn ac 4 . care 5 Cor jem, Sawyer, and Nabob, ‘Thursion, do; aack, 3B 5 sebrs Gen Wi 4 Tam ed arr 16th, @isg; J B Ford, Penus, trom Was. chew, arr I Sid Jan 10, Pl Miller, Carbonet, Fuchau; 14th, ship Saral 5 Evans, 40; barks Cora. Chandler, Hong ten or Rover, Bin aRceet Chat es li eit Bini arlew, Chapm: Staples, Fochau; 17th, ship Samuel Fates, Ran Bosge, Diser, do; 224, ship Oneida, BOSTON, March . m Br brig Alton, Teel, Port 'au Prince: sclirs Solferino (Br), Lawson, do; James A Parsons, Batchelder, New Orleans, Below schr Sarah Burton, from’ West Indies. al for barks. Cid steamer Kaxon, Matthews, Philadelphia: Louis Murint (Br), Atkins, Bariados and St Thomas; Planet,. U Volant (Br), layous., 8t Jago de Cuba; Be. mith, Key West: Vitiage Gem, Atkins, Warhingtan, George J Jones, Crowell, Georgetown, DO, ¥i6 tress Monroe, ‘2uth—Arr (by tel) ships B Wilder Farley, NYork; Leona, Lt verpool. bark & Foster, New Orleans; brigs Scotland, Malan Zan, Minta Treat, do; MR Rich Cienfuegos; AF Larrabee, Cardenas; PM Tinker, Sagua; MA Herrera, Buenos Ayres; sehr Torpedo, Beaufort. BALTIMORE, March 27—Arr bark Hadley, Mayo, Bost schrs Maria Pickup, Baker; Goiden Rule, Macthews; Wi Merriil; B ‘and Obas Dennis, Tooker, Alexandria; AH Manchester, N’ Monroe! ‘White Bes, Jone reek FH Ab 5 r ioe, Perry, for "Bont thip Hage V Haga’ Hi E Clow Havre; # hrs Montezuma, Wyman, Boston ‘Coombs, do; Prize Banver, Rick, do via Deal's tsland; | Wave, Oliver, Providence via do; Jane F Duriee, Da via. Pall River; Waterloo, Walker, New Havon; Sea Nymph, Conley, New York, BEAUFORT, March 26—In port atoamer Mary Sanford; brig John Alien: schra John H Allen, Lewis Cucstor, Amelia Barictt. WG Baruett, Sarah Cullen, Enoch Moore, £lize Willian, Vashi Sharp, R A Sandérs, NB T Thompson, Chandicr, Huzzah, and the prize seirs Nemo, Roker, aud b ‘his tOL, March 26—SId sloop Willard, Lombard, NYork; 2th, sehr Glob», Mariin, Cardenas, DIGHTON, March 27—Arr sob Senator, Brown, Elirabeth port, Tillie E, Anderson, do; sloop Emily Jane, Smith, Jer. sey City. SETHPORT, Marci) 27—Cld rehra Bntire, Kinner* sealing ire, Daniels, Fall River; Geo Thomas, Merrill, an End tail Boston; § A Mount, Gerara; Vigtant, Raunders, aod Telegrapt, Tarlor, Boston: Jarnes Lawrence, 7 eo; Urbana, Wilcox, Hartford; Ann Amelia, Hote ‘New London: stoops Cabot, Bonuert, West Haven; Heke schrs orion, Davis, NYorks Elizabethport. Sid sehr Clinton, T ship, 1 bark, rte it's Phage ‘ —Paseing in I abt yi a darks and 3 beige; 11:45 Ai 1nd barks and 4 brig. PIILADELEILA. March 23, AM—Cld ship " Jackson, Liverpool; brig Model,’ Dow, re 8 Bhadvtock, Arnold, 8 4 White Squat Haley, Boston Jamar Herren ties Meat ie hae Ea a ports i ven, Gittrord, ic ! Goiner, ‘Burgess, Ply month; Gun Rock, Garwood, \ Port Ro ergs jar, Wines, e > —' vessels at the Breakwater ‘Lawns, Bel, March 27- any, ety ona thab'oraos old dos; Baribala, tor ton, for J oA my Bs games cea Baers Goer Arete, for Port Spain, and Greenland, vans. Wing N. PORTLAND, Maret dos ‘a tr) Signal for 4, Liverpool vim , jatanzas; schrs Ocean, Balumors: a M to J others. S FRANCISCO, March 28—Arr (by tel) ship Northery aan if tearne 4 able \ekory, for Wtergnana: A ind r St Louls, Panama. Minvebe