The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-31 00:00:00

THE CONFEDERATE STEAMERS.

Mr. Nassau W. Seuior writes to the Tintet:—" I
read to-day with great pleasure your remarks on the Tassels
now building, or rather built, in British yards for the use of
the Confederates. Yon have argued with force and with
truth that to let them go forth to prey oa Federal com-
merce will be an offence against international law,
and also against the spirit, and probably against
the words, when correcty interpreted, of our municipal law.
You have shown that it is our duty and our interest to pre-
vent this offence from being committed, and not to let it
take place and lament over it when it has become irremedi-
able. For if these vessels coos get out—say, even
if only one of them gets out, and receives •
Confederate commission, we shall then have no right
to arrest her, and the Federal', as we know from expe-
rience, will have no power. And this is • matter nor of
mouths, perhaps not of days, not even of hours. lam not
informed what is the Mate of preparation of the ship in the
Clyde, but I am told that those in the Mersey are ready.
An acquaintance of mine paned last week the Florida
hovering in the Irish Chemist for the purpose of joining
and arming them. It appears to me, however, that you have
omitted one. and that a very important, motive for the
immediate interference of our government, and that is the
effect which its torpidity will produce on the feelings and
conduct of the Federal,. I have conversed during the last
month with Americans of both parties. On one subject
only are they unanimous, and that is that the escape of
these vessels will produce the evil which we have exercised
so much forbearance and enduredsocbaufferinp to prevent—
• war with the North. They all believe that, whatever be the
wish of the Northern government, the indigestion sod rage 1
of the Northern people will force it to declare war This ,
is the expectation of my Federal friends, who look on • war '
against us with horror, and of my Coefederate Irieeds, who
exult in its approach. This is the object for whit, in their
utmost penury, they are speeding hundreds of thousands
en these ships. The ravages of the Alabama and the
Florida do not seriously injure the military force of the
Federal; but they enrage them. The Confederates have I
always looked to foreign support. They long hoped that
want of cotton would lead the English government to attack
the Federal.. They now bribe English shipbuilders to
do so."

M. 'niers is said to be preparing • volume
estitled " L'Autsiette et see Reforms."

An American paper states that the oldest of
three brothers residing in Moltoubero', New Hampshire,
married quite • young girl ; his neat younger brother mar-
ried the girl's mother, and the youngest took far his wife
the grandmother.
M. NADA R'S AERIAL MACHINE.—M. Nadar's
crowly.iovented aerial machioe, which is occur. aeg conside-
rable attection in Paris, is already uearly half finished. it.
dimensions are so enorniorui that it will have scomumoda-
tiou, it is declared, for more than • hundred twwengorL
The first aerial journey is to be to Baden. M. Nader will
call his balloon the quagel-MOrne."
CRYSTAL PALACE.—The Autumn Flower and
Fruit Show will open to-morrow, with every prospect
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being quite u successful as in previous years, the entries
comprising numerous spocimeus front most of our best
Aerials and fruit growers.