The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-25

make way LOT Young America, VINO Is ABOUT 10
take the field.
Important Developements from tho Car
| Pet Bag or = spy-Russcll, OF tho London
Times, Aiding tho Rebels.
Our readers will recollect that on the l4th
inst. Robert Muir-who had previously regis
tered his name at the Brevoort House as Mr..
Millan"-was arrested on board the steamer At
RIGA, just as she was about leaving her wharf in
Jersey City for Liverpool. He was the bearer of
a very large number Of letters from persons in
the South directed to various parts of Europe.
His violent denunciation of our own govern
ment, and his confident assertions that the
Southern confederacy would soon be recog-
nized, made during his short stay in this city
Standardization and led to his arrest He is
now imprisoned at Fort Lafayette.
Among the papers found upon Muir
was letter bearing date at Charleston,
August 3, signed by Morris Seiigman.
The writer says that he knows pretty
well what is unknown to the public; that he
writes the commercial reports of the English
Consul to his government at home; that he has
seen Russells letter about the battle, and he
completely disposes Of the Yankees; that Lord
Lyons last good saying was, that he would say
| to Seward, If you will not admit that the
SOutherners have belligerent rights, you must
now admit that they are belligerent Power;'
of Russell and Lyons, the writer asserts that Eng
land will and must break up the blockade.
He concludes with the significant remark, 6" I
have still later information, which still more
confirms me in the belief that England and
France will soon acknowledge u.s."
| Now, did Mr.. Russell communicate the con-
tents of his letter about the routa Bull run conf
dentially to the secessionists in advance of its
publication, giving them foretaste of his ridi
Guile of the Yankees and did Lord Lyons comfort
| them with the assurance that he would taunt
| the Secretary of State with the remark that he
must then admit-that is, after the defeat at
Bull run--that the South was belligerent
Power? If so, we suppose it will be received
| as pretty conclusive evidence that the sympa-
thies of both Lord Lyons and Mr.. Russell are
warmly with the seccssionists. Men do not
| show to their enemies in however strict conf
dence, letters in which they have held up their
| friends to ridicule men do not boast to their
enemies in what language they have now got a
chance to jeer and insult their friends If Mr..
| Russell communicated the substance of his let
| ter, in advance of its publication, to his rebel
acquaintances, it was because he knew that its
contents would be pleasing to them; that
| it was written in their interest, and
they would SO regard it, and in de-
rogation of their enemies, ourselves So it
was as their advocate, their ally, their friend,
that Lord Lyons let them know how he was
disposed to make the most of the opportunity
afforded by Bull run to have fling at our
Secretary of State for their advantage. The
following is tho entire text of the letter from
| which we have quoted
| CHARLESTON, August g. 1861.
DEAR FgIx-On politics will not say much. The last
important affair is still too fresh not to be in good spirits
about it, Moreover alone koo pretty relt chat is UNI
known the public write, for instance, the commercial
reports of the English Consul TO his government at h0me
you Daylight, and zoe cU hare
u Sunshine hare read RuSssets private letter the
tae, and he completely dispOses Of the Yankees Lord
Lyons good saying he ,could say Serad "a
,e saoke) eff you w not admit that tie So,hesaers hcre
tehgeTent rights, 70. asus now admit that they are BEL
You may rest assured that the South will be indie
pendent, and soon become greater than the North for
true wealth is here and not at the North because the
soil here produces everything that is necessary, and
moreover yields immense values in cotton tobacco rice,
| &c, as extras.
In the products Of the earth the South is the greatest
country hope Hamburg will soon give direct steam
England ,ciH and must Jrroh up the blockade haze stil,
later information ckich still confirms IN the belief
| that England and France Dih soon acknowledging
| MORRIS SEI.IGMAN.
As we have said before, the very important
question arises whether the allegations of this
letter are true; because, if they are, no doubt
whatever remains that Lord Lyons and Mr..
Russell are both with the South and against the
! North in this war. The letter is dated August
8. Muir was arrested in Jersey City August IA,
and Mr.. Seligman's letter was at that time in
his possession. Mr.. Russells letter was pub
lshed in the London Times Of August Z. and
did not reach this city until the l9th-ive days
after Mr.. Seligman's letter was seized. 1t an
swcrs fully and cmphatically to Mr.. Seligman S
description, when he says that 'it disposcs of
the Yankees But this is general common
tary. and easily complied with There is a
much more important and, at the same time,
minute particular in which it verifies the state
ment of Mr.. Sclgman. In that letter, speak
ing Of Mr.. Jefferson Davis, Mr.. Russell says
"He has already prored that he has far right to
be considered the head Of a Jetigere'd Poacer.' =
Thus we have the clear idea, and almost to a
very syllable, the language attributed to Lord
Lyons by Mr.. Seligman-and which the Bri
fish Minister evidently considered remarkably
witty--reprodueed in the letter of Mr. Russell.
This is conclusive. This fully confirms the
truth of Mr.. SeligmM's statements.
But irrefragable as this proof is, it is not all
that we have. There is cumulative evidence on
this point as clear and convincing as that which
we have already cited Another commercial
letter, written at Charleston was found in pos
session Of Mr.. Muir, from which we make the
following extract