Show ENGLAND IN NEUTRAL PORTS A correspondent of the new york times writing from norfolk virginia vi inia november says at the time of the capture of mason and slidell it was expected by tho british at panama that england would declare war against the united statue states and that the news would first roach reach the isthmus by steamer from liverpool the british sloop of war tartar was then lying in the bay of panama in company with the united states sa s1 sloop aop of war lancaster A few days before the arrival of the steamer from liverpool the tartar lifted her anchor ani and sailed up to the island of taboga and the next day steamed down and took a position within comparatively short madg bof the lancaster the captain of the tartar then put a sprint spring on lils his cable and hauled hit ship broadside to the american ahl ahle ip and waited the arrival of the news had war iyar been declared there is no the tartar would have opened on afie lancaster without any regard to the neutrality of the port it is well to keep these facts before the public bublic in a time when the english press is 3 so much exercised on sanctity of neutral ports it would be interesting to inquire when it was E england respected the sanctity of the harbors and laws of any weak power if icher her interest seemed to invite a breach of it brazil has abundant experience of tho the insolence of the british in these particulars and she will be slow to act in HI the florida affair under tinder any advice tha thalmay come coale from blat quarter I 1 was on oil board the tartar while she was lying as described broadside to the lancaster ter myie myself lf an officer of the Lancas lancaster tJ r and took some bread and aad cheese with afee e wardroom ward room mess mesa ao 0 I 1 know |