The New York herald., 1862-02-09


The article also says
Her great draught OF water will prevent bar taking
part IN active operations. This draugLt originally
about twenty four feet, and IL has been considerably
creased.
The editor comforts himself that al events she can
De used as floating battery.
MORE REBEL BATTERIES CONSTRUCTING AT
NORFOLK.
We find the following among the Advertisements the
Norfolk Dag Book Of the 9th inst
WANTED IkxEoiAruy-l00 laborers 10 work on batter
ss Freemen or slaves. Apply az Chsmesrlain's
Wharf, to E. NJ ToDp, Supply Agent, Engineer Depart
DsDt.
A REBEL GROWL AT EUROPEAN POWERS.
From the Richmond Examiner, Feb. 81
m*a es CONFESSED Mas torsgn s0,:rnneIs Aoss snee,s
have allowed themselves be defed by the Yankee 60
with an insoence and arrogance which could
hardly have been expected in such hanghy Powers They
have bad doeper interest in Southern commerce, if
possible than the South herself and they have demurey
sobmitted 10 blockade which public law Indignantly
While permitting this Illegal blockade to be enforced
against and allowing the South TO be thereby
cut on from supplies Of arms and ammunition, they have
permitted the North 70 draw unlimited Quantities Of mu
Aitons Of war from their manufactures. They have
lot only submitted TO insult but they have prac,ced in
Justice in favor Of the party insulting them. No
sf intelligence, in Europe or America, but knows
procuring arms and ammunition which the Powers of
Europe have granted the North, the war would have
Been virtually ended 10 six months. Gre The sp
py Of Qese nstsTtos tch enery aud we cH eaoCoe
IN ree ,aoths 10 chicago the shois aspect Of the ,eor ia.
stead y sandag Oh The deassce pe shoSid cary ne
There 10 something snperiatvey abect in the tnlidty
sf European Powers in acknowledging confedersy which
an army OF six hundred lhocsand men, with a navy Of
three hundred vessels aud an expenditure of six hun
dred millions year unable 10 reduce Great Britain
France and Sardinia united TO maintain the siek man
Of Turkey upon q throne that army OF i've
thousand Russians could overthrown in
any fortnight. They rallied 10 the side Of fec
Bile and expiring Greece, some thirty years ago,
when another month would have witnessed s complete
annhilaton few years earlier the lead ng Pow
ers sustained the little province Of Belgium m us revolt
against Holland, against arrangement Of the Holy ALI
tself, in the fret months Of its revolt yet the
rtores Of all these governments do not much exceed
that Of the single state OF virginia. nor their joint popua
zion reach that OF the Goniederscy. They
lensvely interested in a single years trade OF the
Southern States, from which the Yankees have gno.
mniousy prohibited them, than in the trade OF Turkey
Belgium and Greece through sl time; and people
present the claims 10 England favorable regards n all
dition, Of race Of pure English descent
In spite Of the blockade by which Europe tanely f
willingly, allows herself % be cut OF from the enjoyment
Of her rights in commerce; iu spite OF our
destitutin or navy in spite Of stint Of and
the Norhs abundant supplies Of them handed over TO
her In the Fight By neutral Europe in spite OF the odds
Of more than two 10 ons IN population snd the recruits
which the enemy obtains for his armies among fresh
migrants from Europe imported for the purpose in
pte of his sir hundred and srty tsoyS0Yd the feid
y hG grd,si ndral deceiss qf has Sg HUNDRED milions
Sear, dad t,co millions day, g epndvr>s It'll ,cU
GAsp hss. Bnt II the war be long and bloody IL thou
sands Of lives be lost by sickness OF the
Aeld where only would otherwise have been GU, of
many Southern lands be ovorrun and homes desc ated
that would have been safe from danger aud if the nes
market that opened 10 European merchandise be
thus impaired Europe viii have the consolation 70 know
that the responsibility for all these sggravatous the
war will be upon her own shoulders
The blockade is an injury and ins, 20 herself
than the South for IL 10 natural that belee EN- should
endeavor 10 cripple his adversary by Illegal
~ ID an injury and bravado in respect 10 ths Powers VI
Europe Interested IN our commerce. That they should
submit the hectoring measure ,n endurs The mate
rial injury that IL ncts 20 have been expected
But when, IN addition 20 submission they
hand arms TO the combstsnt who has bFovbesten aud
tnsulted them the become. OF absolute pusis
simy II is in vain to say that pubic law auihorze,
these shipments OF arms, army stores aud munitions
Sor the public law prohibits paper smbsrgosS and de-
clsrss invalid boesades thai insiscve to be
upou the law OF nations thew are bound 10 assst bsir
right To trade with our ports including the right hand
Us arms while they are handing them to the snsmy.
The South DO MOI petition for recognition That a nee.
which derives most Of It's value voluntary oon
oession. II s matter left TO the justice the
of honor the selfrsspcct and interests OF the public
powers But the South do desire fair psy They desire
that while Europe is permitting ship loads Of mpe
aents and msierIs to be despatched every week the
Nsrth It's great Powers shan not permit their SHIPS,
bringing Ike csrgoes FOR 20 be excluded BY blockade
whsh- Esrofs dsois f,irty fov'iy, maia,ain
nd-,d,ytc>, and ichg H rJns.s Ia srerg fair CLf
but viii cost mash blood and long sxert0n 10 carry
s through the contest to Il Europe allows ia
workshops and capita 20 be sndersi tributary to the
.So{th Nhasvsr pr0ionssion the sar nay obtain from
This unfair course Of conduct. whasgs additional
losses eiihsr side msy sncounsr he health aud pro
gwen by Europe 20 tbs sdysssry VIA be cbsrsssbs
to her door.
The history ~ this var may present. ths tSo imms.
date parties engaged Ia II N unfsyor3be ght 20 pOs
terity bit Il ssme more nsny stand be not taken ~
Europe is It's progress than thst which has hsfsofDrs
charaoterixed ths cont nsnt there ri he uuth more
rbsineui chapter 20 be written Of rs resi The
contest The srssesi blot upon The sscutdbson of W.
rope--f Western Euinp- sspscsy--yss ia rogsal ~
interfere against tb- srm1ls,on Poland even
unos' thv ohig-tols imposed the mglual
slpaiaIlcns ot the aeiv Alliance, sni the tynx
appeas q susssos rtssfom and Outraged ha
mspiy. Toe s"nth ia ths clufsst rtrsslis 80
such desperate case oi msst, but u pre.snts a
case appealing sbOngly W lh- " h1n,rah. n.
lions, and 20 ms mats a Interest," c11a-s movers
The Jsfls of sac sn -orth f5gr bauirei n,i,os N
dollars o. ssch sds Shs sSpo "a tasl su,,nt md .hs
imports that suornl her isgfegsa tr,asasiipps = "a
the world being eight hundred millions arnp,jv That
trade has been noDopolysa by th- Nor41. ,.d An. ,,
pufposs " the szr on The part o. that On :, ore
serve this MONOPOLY snd prevent VS. al Ds INTO E,rou,,n
hands. Inst crntusnt tamsly subm1s 10 the insrv n
not only sb'lrs 90 wrong and virtual roosery ou by
NJ conduct grossly Unfair ssd dishouorabe "A
siands At the back n The combssnt perpstrstinr this
injury upon nerssf supplying him wtb rms mum.
t,ons Against this injustice the south rxh, 70
protest but PSfsvs Aos MOI the mogpaaDs,fy 10 grant
k-dvs~c n ksr nfargre ,e>n n rsco9r, her sss