The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-12 00:00:00

AMERICAN RELIEF TOR THE LANCASHIRE

OPERATIVES.

(Fran the Nat York Times et Dee. 30.)

A person crossing the Wall-street ferry from
Brooklyn will have his attention attracted by a fine new
ship lying at pier „No. 9, flying the American ensign at the
mire's, and the English aces at the fore. Upon inquiring
as to the meaning of this fraternal blending of the flags of
Old England and of the United States, at this time, he will
learn that the noble ship at whose masthead these national
emblems are displayed, is loading with breadstuff s, at the
rate of over a thousand barrels ► day—the free gift of go.
nerons merchants—to feed the starving poor of England,

and that the ship herself, the property of an honoured
New York merchant, has been freely given for the purpose
of conveying this, her first cargo, as a free-will offering to
the pining operatives of Lancashire. The wharf at which
she lie; he will find literally blocked up with barrels of flour
of the best New York brands, while horses and men are
busily employed in hoisting them in at the rate of nearly
three per minute, and a gang of stevedores in the lower bold
engaged in receiving and stowing away the precious bur-
den in the capacious sides of the ship.
As this vessel wig deservedly be an historical one in the
noble merchant marine of the United States, we append •
brief description of her. She wail built at Quincy, Massa-
chusetts, near the house of the sage end patriot, John Q.
Adams, by " Deacon Thomas," a well-known shipbuilder of
that town, who, it is said, never constructed an inferior
ship. She is " &Hoak," at least her frame is, with top-tim-
bers and stanchions of locust, and is copper bolted through-
out. She is 200 feet long, 38 feet breadth of beam, and 21
feet depth of bold, with two decks. Her tonnage by car-
penter measurement is 1,280 tons, but, being constructed

for great buoyancy, she will carry probably 1,5011 tons. She
has a long Sst floor with sharp ,ends, and will doubtless be
• fast sailer. Having already received about 7,000 barrels
of flour, she has gone down only front 11 to 14 feet
of draught. Captain Nye. who, with Captains Charles H.
Marshall and Thomas Tileston, is purchasing and super-
intending the loading of the ship, says he has never met
with • more buoyant vessel. Her spars were put in
at East Boston, by Francis Low, rigger. She is provided
with double topsail yards, all handsomely proportioned.
Her sails are of Scotch hemp canvas, an article which, in
the scarcity and high price of cotton, has taken the place of
the heavy duck made of that material. It is much softer
sod more durable, but dote not hold the wind so well.
' She has • tank amidships, reaching from the keelson to
upper deck, which will contain 5,000 gallons of water. With
this exception the ship has a clear hold and between decks
from stem Ito stern. Her ample cabin and other houses are
upon the upper deck. Taken for sll in all the George Gris-
wold is one of the stanchest and beet ships which has ever
made her appearance in our waters. The noble mission to
which her Bret voyage is consecrated entitles her to bear the
name of one of the most honoured, though now departed,
11 shipowners of New York.
The committee of the Chamber of Commerce, through
their agents, have purchased 8,250 barrels of Boar, at
an average cost of about 6 dole. 21c. per barrel, most
of which is already on board. Besides this, they have put in
200 boxes of bacon, 50 barrels of pork (donated), 500
bushels of corn, and 50 barrels of beef, contributed by the
committee of the Corn Exchange. Eight casks and two
barrels of rice, donated by an unknown good Samaritan, and
500 bushels of corn, given by the " Buffalo Corn Man," who-
ever that philanthropic dealer in maize may be. The foi-
-1 lowing note accompanied this last gift :
" Buffalo, Dec. 6.

" DOLT Sir,—l am rejoiced at the outburst in favour of
the starring operatives. It seems now that we shall honour
state and nation. Enclosed find an order on my correspon-
dent for 500 bushels of corn. May it, with other food,
anon be on its way, and reach some suffering family before
they are compelled to apply to the ' p,ormaster' of their
district, and thus save that pride, the humbling of which
biteth worse than famioe.—Respectfully yours,

BurriLo Coax Maui."

The ship will take from 3,060 to 4,000 barrels moss,
which will be put on board as rapidly ai passable. She will
be ready to sail probably inside a week.
Persons preferring to contribute any kind of provisions
from their stores, instead of making donations in cash, can
send such gifts to Pier No. 9, East River, and have
them put on board. It is desirable that these contributions
should be carted to the pier at the expense of the persons
giving them, so that all the cash in the hands of the
c,mmittee may be expended in the purchase of provisions.

PRESIDENT DAVIS'S RETALIATORY PROCLA•

NATION.

Jefferson Davis has issued a proclamation di-
rected against General Butler and his officers ; against all
officers found in arms with slaves, and against all slaves
found in "in insurrection." lie stale with a preamble
with numerous whereaaes, in which he states that Mumford
was hung by General Butler for pulling down an Ames lean
flag in New Orleans before the city was occupied by the
United States forces, and ends as follows : .

"And, finally, the African slaves have not only been in.
cited to insurrection by every licence and encouragement,
but numbers of them have actually been armed for a servile
war—a war in its nature far exceeding the horrors and most
menden atrocities of savages. .

"And whereas the officers under the command of the said
Butler have been in many instances active and zealous
agent", in the commission of those crimes, and no instance is
known of the refined of any one of them to participate in
the outrages above narrated.
"And whereas the President of the United States has, by
public and official declarations, signified not only his op-
Koval of the effort to excite servile war within the Confe-
deracy, but his intention to give aid and encouragement
thereto, if these independent states shall continue to refuse
submission to a foreign power after the i.e day of January
next, and has thus made known that all appeal to the law
of nations, the dictates of reason, sod the instincts of hu-
manity would be addressed in vain topur enemies, and that
they can be deterred from tho oommisaion of these crimes
only by the terrors of just retribution.
"Now, therefore, D, Jefferson Davis, president of the Con-
federate States of America, and acting by their authority,
appealing to the Divine Judge in attestation that their con-
duct is not guided by the passion of revenge, but that they
reluctantly yield to the solemn duty of redressing by neces-
sary severity crimes of which their citizens are the victims,
do issue this my proclamation, and by virtue of my autho-
rity as Commander•in-Chief of the armies of the Confede-
rate States, do order :

"1. That all commissioned officers in the command of
the maid Benjamin F. Butler be declared not entitled to be
ooasbiered as soldiers engaged in honourable warfare, but as
robbers and criminals deserving death; and that they,
sod each of them be, whenever captured, reserved for
execution.

"2. That the private soldiers and non-commissioned
officers in the army of said Butler be considered an only
the instruments used for the commission of mimes perpe-
trated by his orders. and not as free agents ; that they
therefore be treated when captured as prisoner, of war
with kindness and humanity, and be sent home on the
usual parole that they will in no manner aid or serve the
United States in any capacity during the continuance of this
war, unless duly exchanged.
"3. That all negro slaves captured in arms be at once
delivered over to the executive authorities of the respective
states to which they belong, to be dealt with according to
the laws of said states.

"4. That the like orders be executed in all cases with re-
spect to all commissioned officers of the United States when
found serving in company with said slaves M insurrection
against the authorities of the different states of this Con-
federacy.
" In testimony whereof I have signed these presents, and
caused the seal of the Confederate Siete* of America to be
affixed thereto, at the city of Richmond, on this 73rd day
of December, in the year of our Lord, 1862.

"J El FERSON DAVIS.
By the President,
"J. P. BSSJAXIS, Secretary el State."

NINE Morirrona Fiwpoinn.—Three of our iron-
clad men-of-war were 'notched on Saturday, meat [Liston,
the Nantucket, and the Catskill and Keokuk at New York.
The Lehigh, one of the small Ericsson batteries. is also re.
ported ready to launch at Chester, Pa. This will complete
Mr. Ericsson. contract with the government for tine vends
like the Monitor. There are now in the neighbourhood of
New York five impregnable ships afloat, all preparing
rapidly forma, and some twelve or fifteen are on the stocks.
—New York paper.
BIRTH OF FOUR LION CORR.—Yesterday fore-
noon the lioness Victoria, belonging to Menders' menagerie,
presently exhibiting in Nicbolson-street, gave birth to four
cube. The young animals are mid to be ray fine specimens
of the leonine family, and will forma vahinble acquisition
to the collection. We understand that the lioness and bar
progeny are " doing welL"—Zdiaburph Coaraxt.