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Show THB WAR tS AWEUlCA ITtOCtXMATtOS hT QCtE.N VICTOHIA. The following proclamation was agreed upon in privy .council and forthwith published pub-lished in the Qjf.cutl Gattilt; by rite qceks a rr.ocLAiUTios. Victoria U. Whereas w are happily at peace with all sovereigns powers aud States, and whereas hostilities have unhappily un-happily commenced between tho government govern-ment of the United Stales Of America , and certain stato siyling themselves thej Confederate States of America, aud whereas we, being at peace with the government gov-ernment of tho United States, have declared de-clared our royal, determination to maintain main-tain a strict and iuiartial neutrality in the eoiiteU between the said -contending parties; we therefore, have thought fit, by and with tlie advica of our privy council, to issuu this our royal proclamation. proclama-tion. The. provisions of ttio foreign cu-iUtmcnt cu-iUtmcnt act are then quoted, and the proclamation continues ui follows ) And we do hereby warn al our loving tubjects, aiid all pciSoua whatsoever tri.titlttl to our jirotection, that if uny of (hem shall preMinie, in contempt ol this our royal, proclamation and of our high dUpleusnre, to do any acta hi derogation of their duty as stiijects of.u "beutrul sovereign, iu the Mtid coiite.1t, or in violation or contra-veiitiouof contra-veiitiouof I be law of nations in that behalf, be-half, us, for example, and moru especially, liy entering into the military service of j either of the said contending parties, as i coinin'tcsioned or non-comuiiiSioDed officers, or soldiers; or lyr erviog as officers, sailors, sail-ors, or marines on board any ship or vessel of war or transport, of or in the tervice of either of the said contending .parties; or by engaging to go, or going, to any place beyond the seas with intent ' . to enlist or engage in any such service; J ur by procuring, or attempting to pro-i pro-i cure, within her majesty' dominions, at J home or abroad, others to do to; or by fitting cut-, arming, or equipping any ship or vesel to be employed as a ship of war, J or privateer, or transport, by either of the said conteuding parties; or by breaking, or endeavoring to break, any blockade, lawfully law-fully aud actually established by, or on behalf of either of the said contending parties, or by carrying officer, soldiers, dispatches, arms, military stores or materials, mate-rials, or any article or articles considered sod deemed to t contraband of war, according ac-cording to t lw or wodtru usag of nations,, for tha use or service of eithef off the fiaiil coat ending partieSallphr ties o offending w ill Incur, aud b liabla o, tho several penalties and pcual consequences by th"c,sald!tatute,!of,by tho laf of n'a tions in that behall Imposed or deubuced And wo.do' hereby.declare'thaall buritljj' jeeta and persons tntitlcit. to oar protect 4 ttou, who may tmsconductjithcinsclvca n'i the premises, will do so at their pcril.aud of , their bwrt.wrbngi and that Ihcy will in ttowise obtain any piotection from os against any liabilities or peqal cowc-qa?nce;.hut cowc-qa?nce;.hut w.llljpo. , tho contrary, Inoar ' our displcasiirq, hy 'su'clij ralncoudnqt. Given at bar Court'; at tbq.:Wb'o.tbdgeV Itichmoml trk(itlilil3$h day ol May, I8t, " . , ... . In the. IIouso of. .Lords,, o;i ihe.lfith, ilist'., the Earl of Elleiibqro nsked the go-ternrocnt go-ternrocnt whether tho term ' lawful block-' adet" used in ' the .rcccai proclamation., was to,bo. .interpreted literally, Or WitTs ! qualification. as acccrdiug to Strict meaning mean-ing of the Paris agreciucnt, it -was impossible impos-sible tq tuaiiituiii an tffcctivcblockadc. He complained of the vagueness of the proclaiimtioit wilh respect to articles cou-trabniiilpf cou-trabniiilpf war. Tho,, Earl of Oraiitlllq replied, that jawid.blockad' .must batnalntalued by sufficient forc M U,was;:tibt,:absolutely, necessary,.tbrcfidec"a11 fqgrew. or egress ,lmvoMibIe, bat wlreudir it extremely di(2 Ctllt. . ' Tho Earl, of Derby said, tfiat there were, two points bh which it was desirable iliat tho government should como to uu uuilcr-stnudiiig'wiihithb, uuilcr-stnudiiig'wiihithb, United States. , They proclaim a blockade of the whole southern coast, Which they had not the force to rnatiilaiii. Although' they could lawfully blockade certain ports, it was Hot desirable desira-ble that thcy-shpuld proclaim, a universal blockade, bat ,buty maintain a partial one. The Northern States also declare that they, auduld .treat privateers as piraies; but they could uot doso'by the jaw of nations; aw it was desirable thai, liotwithstau.ditigv tlio proclamation, it slipuld bo declared, such penalty oii.BrU-Ish oii.BrU-Ish subjects would not be viewed, with indifference in-difference by England. Lord Brougham said, privateering;, according ac-cording to International law, was not piracy, pi-racy, but to joiu an expedition against vl-poWurnt vl-poWurnt p'eacfc With England was o pi-raticul pi-raticul net. To constitute an efficient blockade, such a force- must be maiutalned as to makq tho passage of, it. absolutely impossible; bul.thitt was very diuicull, Lord Cheliusford denied the doctrine of Lord Brougham relative to privateew. Lord Campbell said. that. Earl Gran-Ville Gran-Ville Jiadlatd down the law correctly with respect to, thq bfoekadc A sul-ject.of anothcr,pciwer,;holiing letters of marque, was nbt.qilty of piracy Lord Kiiigcddwn said that, the Korth-cm Korth-cm States intght consider the people of tlie Southern States as rebel, and gallty of high treason, but that this would not apply ap-ply tp. the subjects of other powers becoming be-coming privateers. FlUSCE. The theory of M. Veuillot'a pamphlet entitled "Waterloo.1 is that Waterloo was victory gained by the Protectant iovi-r tbe-Ciyilioliu ii9l)0iiil-tbat X- fporeon's exjtcdjtton to Rome wasthsre-j wasthsre-j vcuge of the Catholic tuitions; aod that at the pre.-sent moment the Protestants arc J atnditutiiig u. second hud more terrible Wutcrfw, whicli shall result in the sup-prcisiou sup-prcisiou of ttw-lcuipdra! power. It whs reported that M Lesscps had returned from Egypt to Pin if to raise further funds for thtf prosecution ot. the Suez canal. It was hinted that 800.000 had bfeu spent without adequate, results, an expensive ilyki! on the Mediterranean sidchavlcg been washed away, , Tito Senate on tho commenced the discussion of the fictitfon in fuvor of the continued' occupation of Syria. The printer and the publisher of the Duko D'Auinale's pamphlet had renounced renounc-ed the idea of appealing agafnst their sentences, although they were geuerally regarded us esecwlve. During IW debate in the Senate, on the petition to extend the French occupation occupa-tion of Syria, Mouk. Bilant explained that Franco would evacuate Syria on the 6th of June, and if evil result ensued, the responsibility-Kill rent on those who demand de-mand the withdrawal. France ti HI leave six vessels to cruise off Beirut, and English and Russian ships will act iu concert with them, ITALY. A rumor has been current that the two Sicilies were about to be militarily occupied; but it is now asserted that the military lorets in Naples will merely be slightly increased. The jndtpendanct' Jidgt states' that Franco and England had agreed to propose pro-pose to Austria and Turkey the following arraugement: "Austria to Cede Vtnetia to Italy, mid to receive. In addition ts a pecuniaryiitdeuinityor 200,000,000, a, territorial ter-ritorial compensation, including Banjna.lhe Herzegovina and Turlisir Croatia? the sultan, also reiving an Indemnity of 200,-000,000 200,-000,000 from Holy;" Tho JndtptndaKcr adds, that the British government appeared appear-ed desirous to withdraw from tho arraugement. arrauge-ment. AUSTRIA. It had beeit already ascertained that Count Teleki died by his own. hand, ami not by thu hand of an assassin. Ho. shot himself while laboring under nervous excitement. ex-citement. On the evening of the 21st,. at Raab, Hungary, a crowd of people, partly armed, endeavored to liberate four deserters desert-ers from the Hussar rcgiuieuts, who had bpen consigned to the jnilitury prison. Their desigu. was, however, fruitrated by tho garrison. Three of tlie rioters were j killed uud fifteen wounded. The, sentry! of the military prison was slabbed to death, aud several soldiers we're wonndml. On the liilh. in tbe Hungarian Chamber Cham-ber of deputies, M. Deak, eshorti d tiw as-; sembty to act with prudence and mode ration, ra-tion, and proposed that the wishes of tbe country should bo submitted to the Etnv pcror in tlm form of an address. Tuis proposal was received with appUnso by a majority of the deputies. Austria was. withdrawing her forces from her Italian provinces, with a view, U was supposed, to nave, tbeia ready for any struggle that may arlw ia Hungary. A rsport, wjikb tttds cocfiraiatlco, waa cvrrtnt that tht Pollsb arjl Ozaefc i ;memlcra wnuM.UnTa tlio' . Rclehf,ratboti 'account of thi14 tonq ' ot m dfiaiision on ithe address to tbo Enipcrbr; These mcttt licrs prbpbd'omehdmcnU'lo the addrfsa in favor of a federal' eysteDl, but tbe aincndmtnU wcre.rrjtcleuv., Another report asserts, ihat Croatia had determined (a send representatives to thaWchsratli. " The uatioiial party in tho- .Hungarian Diet-expected, a rnajorityof eighteen on thu, liberal amendments to: the, address projioscd by M. Deak. Thesd araemliit'cut t assert :tDJ Impossibility of recohcillng with Austria, unless tho; constitutional mdepcu-da'ncq mdepcu-da'ncq of'Himgary is recognized. Tie members pfthcloweryhouie of tho .Ilelchsratii had presented their nddrcxs to the Enipefon-who, in, his repiyi-ald.U was hlsiiitttifjorjlo maintain not only the unity of the empire but also, as mncli as possibfe, the.aotoubmy of tbeprotfuccs;. |
