The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-04

-. soaroelv amounts 10 half million souls The English
ara .readv at hostiles with China, and consequently
bave rood reason for sending troops aud munitions OF
war IN largo quantities 70 the Pacific. Now have good
reason TO know that their plan Of action the following
The arts of diplomacy consist in concealng your thoughts,
bsuboozng your opponents, and creating delay. While
tho mouse sleeps the cat watches. All, or nearly ALL the
troops that Great Britain sends to China will 60 round
the Horn to concentrate Of the well known stop
ping places that sde-valparaiso, the Galapagos, Pa
mama, San Juan del Sur, Acapulco. Ten or twelve
days then will carry orders from Downing sAoss or her
Msessys Minister at Washington the Admiral in com
and. In this nice little scheme tho Great Eastern is TO
Hgure. Her repairs and finishing going on without
Ccasing but In very transformations manner. If found
fully seaworthy Ave or thousand troops AMI six or
eight thousand tons canpon small arms, shot, shell and
powder are 70 be put board and away she goes with
sealed orders perhaps ostensby for China via the Cape
Of Good Hope. AZ there are Goals az vancouver slAn
and more on the way she will only have 70 coal for the
voyage out Then in three four months, Jonathan
Is sot disposed the island, overwhelming
force bearing their tag the red cross Of England
hsnS 70 take it 1t VIII be only the work of single day
aad doubt II Mr. Buchanan and General scott, with all
ter resources, will be prepared for the emergency
Just make up your minds that Lord Pamorston u
psble of anything. His whole life and political
have been an adrot series OF trickeres, add he wsu
knows the Yankees 70 be got round or circumvsnt
cd ~ n TO be By dploacy, by coup de ain and by
hard stand up light Put this whole matter your pipes
and pun away, and soc which way the smoke goes Tue
EngaA prees with the Lon0n Times ut their head s
tauay talking Of the aggressive spirit of the Americans,
and the way they 20 constantly presu ming upon
the good temper Of her Majestys government. Thea
we are told that this spirit has been carr,ed to I'm
conscionable lengths, and that the last straw about
dsiocang the vertebra Of the dromedary Let him roar
Mchelet his celebrated articles in the French
pree, that Britain being island insuar
country retain her or fall to
the position third rate Power, liable 10 be Kicked
snubbed and by half the nations OF Europe and
America Then too, what is the use OF England speeding
thirty millions sterling year-douee the entire
expenses civil military, of the United States govern
ment-on my aud navy alone, unless these vast
maments used in defence Of the national rights
wherever they neededy
Now let the other side Of the picture. II
there is a with America the in particular
will be exactly parallel with the great conflicts of HIS
and 1872 France will be at with her too ali thus
France and America Will be virtually II not actually allies
from the start, struggling against a common enemy.
France, to day, has and sailing fleet about the
same If not quite equal the British; and of these over
$50 are armed steamers besides, her army cousss Of
6o00 600 men, and they are all idle AMI thiestng
for employ That the French solers Of ali gra
ranks anxious land the green turf Eng
land is absolutely certain and Is Louis Napoleon,
above all other men watches his opportunities he 10
forego such chance for successful campaign while Eng
land already TO her eyes in conflict with enemy
that all things reckoned, must be considered her equi
Depend upon It, England will not have war with Aneri
ca without having with France at the TIM,
The volunteer movement Is gong vita incessant &C
tviy nearly every parish ia the Kingdom having eher
come forth founded late act OF Parliament, by which
they expect TO have enro led naval force of
hundred thousand men. These are to have IS year
when Off duty with full pay besides this compensation
when fully employed to have full liberty go any
merchant ship voyages over six months; To 20
through twenty eight DAYS drl during the year With fan
pay, and 70 be liable TO for FIVE years 10 ship
when called upon. They must be British Subjects Tree from
n6rmity and must have served five years at
capacity, either In the merchant naval They
have the privileges Of prize money and pen
sons all regularly enlisted men of wars aud land
troops Much expected Of this Reserve Force of
Royal Naval Volunteers II 1t goes ahead like the rifle
volunteer movement it will soou furnish strong body
Tho Great Eastern managers playing Subtle game
You have doubtless seen very dlscouragng article
London Times regarding the condition aud prospects of the
great ship They fibearng' the stock. Tha, will be
succeeded by others equally damaging great
crowd of small shareholders have been thoroughly
disguised and dshearened sell out the figure viii
stand at in the market will be low that those ia the
will be abe to get possession the ship for about
what she worth for old IRON The original shareholders
you remember consented TO have their shares
thecated put into the company al the prce the
shares the market when the ship the
ct Backwal and likely to be show for all future
generations BY that process the ship, which actually
cost 600 600, into the hands Of the present
shareholders at cost of $3.50 000 Now if Sufficient
number OF shareholders cannot be disguised with their
investment to sell out at figure that the knowing
choose to give the game to be played again
The Directors will say they want money to finish her. and
that will cost f4O 900 ESQ OO0 all if the share
holders will come forward literally and subscribe q
new company must be formed The stock has already
fallen forty per cent, the present pound shares sell
ing for twelve thirteen shngs At this rate of pro-
gress the great ship will soon be in the hands of
doars), being scarcely the cost of ordinary Col
Cunard steamer. Oh there many ways Of making
money In this world besdes working for by hoeng
or ch0pping cord wood. The directors OF the great
ship certainly have complete understanding
with the present government for the charter sale Of
the Great Eastern FOR purposes the very minute they
demonstrate that she Is safe and seaworhy. Tnat
demonstration will be given within the next three months
In useless speculate the ad Of
the great ship in New York Bay the effect 1t will have
Neither the first event the last test may
ever be given. Until the cloud OF has passed. tho
hasd The
ing Of tea, Silks gold or cochneal.
Do not for moment suppose all you in the English
journals about war s mere gas. With many years resi-
dence here have never known the British public
tprme for fght'' they now. The authorities
actually believe their claim to thu Island Of San Juan
good, and this s founded the fact that it is
the British shore and far from the Ameri
can territory. If the British claim is good
you may rely upon it that Her Majesty ministers will
give il up without clash of Your government
had better look the facts calmly n the face they sand
and not rely confidently the dissemination to
among people SO largely commercial, and who
certain suffer imm nsely in purse the nfst appear
hard TO tell whose would suffer most. They
have immense naval force all ready for on, while
you could in few months, make every swarm with
privaeers all carrying alo the stripes and stars Yor
deficiency in large guns, and particularly IN re cannon,
would put you great disad vantage Aud by the way
lately made In SIR VIM. Armstrong; gun place it
mmeasurably superior 10 every engine that thre
proectie. All the operations too, only TO the
chanical construction bat the quantity made, kept in
profound secrecy Verify, Mr. Ball, fear, long way
the start Of you In guns discipline naval forces and pre-
paratons for
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