The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-26

night after . declaration Of war. She - little
better far aggressive policy Ia concerned in the
European seas Her navy Is confined to her own ports
in the Black Sea- and at present frozen In her north
ern harbors and will speedily be blockaded there by
Baltic squadron. She has no maritime nation in Europe
to which she look for that irregular but ve mpor
tant naval aid which, In former wars used to be &C
qured by issue Of letters of marque That
should be had to the United States under such crcum
stances is highly probable, and that there should be
found no difficulty whatever in obtaining such number
of American vessels prepared to hoist the Russian any
other flag, with the rich prospect which onslaught
Colonies and the mother country would afford NO one
who knows the American character could for instant
doubt. Whilst however we admit the probability of
Russian intrigue efecting this object it appears din cult
understand how American vessels could be fitted out
in American ports prvateers under the Russian flag
destined to act against Great Britain and France without
directly imp eating the American government In host
ties against those powers,
In former wars, when letters Of marque freely
issued and were considered legitimate mode of naval
armament, the privateers invariably national
se entitled by ownership, to bear the flag under which
they fought French and British privateers issued from
their harbors and constituted as it were sort OF
irregular navy of each power So during the American
war, daring spirits either side, with hope of gain,
countered each other the and took their
prizes captured according to the fortunes OF
Assuming the system OF privateerng to be in
cordance with the spirit Of the present times Russia
to her mercantile cruisers in the Black Sea and the Bal
tic, with view Of crppling British and French
merce whenever it may be met with unprotected but
when foreign country at amity with Great Britain and
France permits her citizens to at out privateers within
her harbors and under foreign flag for the inter
rupton OF the trade of the countries thus at amy with
herself she to all ntents and purposes identifies herself
with their purpose and commits an overt act Of hos
tlity.
issued by Russian Ministers in the United States to
sells owned by American citizens and sailing out of Anne
rcan ports-suppose one of them chased by British
of war; and taking refuge American port, could
neutrality be pleaded against her capture even under the
an ensign Sa she to ali and
American vessel making practically against the
merce of people who are in amty with her govern
ment She is not Russian ship though she hoists the
Russian flag, and she cannot pretend to claim
trail port the port Of country to which she in fact
Of e hs
only one which in any manner describes the char
acter of the employment contemplated by the
ers Of American prlyateers under the Russian flag,
and 1t suggests at the time the in which
the people captured in such outrage the laws
In privateer, issuing out of American port sailing
under the Russian flag, and proved to have red gun
taken single aggressive step against British French
merchant vessel should be hanged pirate at the first
port British French possessing adequate jurisdiction
to try and convict him There must be laws, however
to sanction this and these laws cannot be passed too
But there is still more to be done We have no
navy whatever in or this island. We have old
hulk, and now and then stray steamer in harbor
but Russian feet If such thing existed in our seas
might sack the island from end to the other OF this
there is, happily no chance but rascally Yankee skip
are to be menaced by piratical force fitted out by
Of s @ the
naval force is placed on proper footing the the
better for British supremacy Half dozen Of our sugar
ships Nigh be picked up before in Jamaica actually
know that proclaimed; and where to look
for pensatonf How to prove the nationality
of the vessels that make the capture The difficulty that
suggests itself to the condemnation of prizes Yam
kee pirates, however, would not make much difficulty
about this They would find Of disposing Of
their plumber without troubling admiralty courts any
where But the very first capture of IN American
sci bearing Russian letter of marquee and proved to
be fitted out in an American port would bring England
and we scarcely believe this to be the policy of the pre-
sent government of that country The subject however,
is wen deserving Of immediate consideration and is not
easy say what may be the result of total disregard of
the information lately received from the United States
MARKETS.
KINGSTON, ia, March II, 1S54.-Alewives-No.
now worth EOS. per barrel, but there is large sup
ply here. Butter-American may be quoted at 1Od.
Beef-Best brands held for ASS. per half barrel
but the article is IN no demand BresdEThe market Is
placed ut 26s for pilot and 2Ss for crackers Cornmea
is in very limited inquiry no wholesale operations
reported We quote It nominally at 22s for new. Can
dles-There are not any tallow in first hands and the
stock altogether s unimportant. 300 boxes Smith &
Curlets rs and 14s have been sold to arrive at ED
Corn rather wanted receipts of South American of
which there is stock in first hands) having occurred
during the fortnight. United States is held for los to
as wanted at I'D per Id. F1our-4Ss accepted for
$50 bbls Baltimore new wheat, received coastwise
Treights.ssveral vessels for Great Britain would be
quoted at par the eagle at Ais. Hams-Americsn ct
SD to 20 per b. IS in quality iArd-s9me sales
feet white pine have changed hands at 115s per
w. C. shingles Of the usual quality very abundant
and with difficulty at los lss. per H. OILS.
for cod has not been readily paid the receipts having
been On rather liberal scale Pork-Nothing is being
done in this article Rice-The stock continues very
light Some parcels of Bengal have been placed at 22s
to 22s 3d. per 100 lbs Soap-Stece's has been moved
as follows Crown 90 lbs so bars at 2os. SO lbs, Is
bacco-Cavendsh 1875 and 2O's is worth Cd Der h.
Leaf is quite neglected.