The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-04


The Confederate Privu1eers-- Another Iren.
Glad g Sea.
The English papers blths Etaa, At New York
devote much space to rsslarAs concerning Coofed
crate privateers TIE London Star, after speaklns
Of 1s depredaticns Of the Alabama, remarks:
IL known that ~ mAnysas nine othor shIps a-e
being built or eqsipred In British ha bors sos the
service OF the ConfsdsrateR II they wsre To serve
simply and atrictly as vos0els OF war--H they were
70 be employed Ia an attesapt TO break the oiock
in the Southern rivers. or cthe. legitimate acts o.
wariars-tdeT woAld, nebcrtEeless be subiee. "a
arrest and detention. thy wsuld CONS clearly
within the prohibition O acts tendin. 10 Aid and
assist either belligerent.
letter from New York. dated "Wednesday,
says:
The neseaFtiis LISTERS from Lsaton, Liverpool
apd Hsvrs received by the Etna are devoted
largely to the cast OF the Confederate steamer Ala
bama Ship agents writs tg their correspondents
nere thas Il next to impossible 10 procure freight
FOR AIn3rican bottoms and that until the Alabama
swept FROM the seas our vessels nigh. al we'll
ttay on this side. nobody there baing disposed 10
charter them. except at q ruinous premium. This
Is bad enough, but there y something woree to
come: Eews had been raeeived IN Liverpool Gu
the 81 tha: another pfrSte Aa made her appearance
The Danish ship Jupitef, captain Rckners, from
New York for Antwerp 81 Plymouth, reported
lath October. In lat q I'm $3.50 west of Green
wiSn' found asr.slf IN eenlsny q steamer nnder
the rebel fsS Thersupon ths Jupiter hove TO,
and tue Jupiter passed round her stern Tha }u.
piter raised the Danish colors On peree;vug which
voice called from the steamer. Tou can r. ~
The steamer then won't Across the bow ot tie !
and hove 10. waiting for another vessel ss.era
The rebel Id dsscribed an ircn scre~ etaa,aer.
CARRYING six guas, knglish built, aaa ab 1ut TCO r
800 tens bur hen
This bit Of intelligence ba4 rasted eraa, brsszs
4 h.t ka na,
mont ought 10 send more mea OF war to scour tbs
Atlantic tnSn have already been sent The unde
wrtsrs, OF course, are doing tanr best to put the
worst facs On matter, hoping hereby to po -ket
several addtiogal PER cent ou the war risk. WI
the krglish and other foreign merchants intereEe d
In shipping, as you may be certain are not incine i
to say or do anything calculated to s!ay the alarm
Washington dispatch to tae Philsdelphia Press
says:
Gen Cameron, American Minister to E,r,sia ssva
that the dispatch from Washington TO Ph;,sdsI.
pnia paper, making light Of bis sta.emsnt in re-
Eard u tne iron clads now in course of coDstTuc-
tion at Liverpool aud Glasgow was a mwske, and
while ne daaes having ever said that "tweatyn
hon-cads were being built in Scotland and Eng
lard, he repeats what he stated 10 New Yak on
his arrival, hist three Of the largest class iron
steamers are now being constructed d. one a: 6las-
gov and two at Liverpool not 1riousy for the rebel
service, and also that Mr. Dudley, American Consr;
at Liverpool, has laid this information bssore the
Government.
The london Globe takes .hs alarm at the de.
sssucaion Of property by the Alabama and says:
The work Of the Confederate war vessel NO.
s9J, Captain Sehmss, has now fixed the attention
of every merchant in Europe, and all are coming,
or have cone, to the conclusion that something
mus: be doae.' The vessels destroyed ana threas,
ened are those sailing under the Federal flag But
vessels sailing have hitherto carried more Or D.
ertJ Hf British owners than of any others. And rs
Captain Semmss burns vessels and cargoss without
distinction, and the cargo ia commonly ul.ch mere
valuable thsn the vessel. we, as neural nation,
have hitherto been probably the chief sufferers
As some pressure is now brought to bear upon
our own Government ty the icssrs OF British
property Destroyed by Captain senmes, 1t ia not
improbable that the views of Ministers touchina
this new complication OF stfairs will soon hnd al,
;hOritstive exprst sion