The New York herald., 1862-11-13
lycom the London Times Oct 2S.l

II would be useless, and, ndeei supefhpcus 70 iftse
fs frt not tas Conf Gf hlts fectsi t11 n rcrtp-
,no ~. 4hqna caaoes fr1a shis cp9tntfg Everybody
know ti.s though everybody also Knows that thele-
dersis imporlih suci goods tar rore largely than
their antagonists aad that they have certainly no right
talk about bferls q neutrality one htf o. ihe'c
navy, .act, enpyei 10 loading munitions Of war iSr
themselves White the otrey haf is engaged preventing
the Cont ederle repairing TO the same markets
but there 70. help or this apparent uhiaiEness nor
can we a0wt the consideration 70 Affect our colduet
towards either bel sraat. The result is due SIMPLY TO
the accieonsal prepondsraace Of the Eorthorners
at SEA, and the advantage would al oAce pass over
% the Souherness in all its value II acceSa 5dtsie or
tscs % gipe them tis acesnc. Das ies come 70 US
for supplies, and bos serred s c2masrcia impar
tsdtitQ The federals sail iearessy away from New
York with their cagoes, Dnt the concierates nave nos
tile saupdsois TO eiude on Their voyage and oiocKaoo
to run at the cad OF IT, They Try, tlaraore, a. tue oro
nary tricks OF acontraband trade and there an oo
vfous likelihood in the suppeston thai they have ais
covered the convenience to which the bahamas ana te
Bcrmudas may be t ned the prosecution OF the traffic
Il FAR e. run from Nassau 10 Charleston thaa
from Liverpool to Charleston and the run from Liver
p0o 10 Nassau forms Preliminary Hat the tedera's IN
dersand these expe!ients IS wei az others, ana Is
their obec 10 intercept this trac thy cruise on our
islands the kecst place faF the purpose Exactly in
the manner as We used uu selves TO argue that me
true way stop the slave trade was not to roam about
the cruise along the coast Of Africa but TO block
1 the ports OF Cgba road Is best watched at its
narrcwcst point and the Yankees acueiy attempting
TO catch tie snuegiers before they get out TO sea
For ali this upon due consideration, we can hardly
blame them. IS certainly not for our sne est as "a
tioa impcaca hs biigeent right Of search and Il tne
feieras have not actually exceeped their privileges,
Syesif be iap9iic sceil 1ai 70 Ecfefs ot Me'r
proceedings They cannot be allowed 20 presume, Or 70
encroach, they reasonably complain we iook
with than ordinary suspicion on the movements oi
| an officer notorious as Co1lmodore Wikes. Wiihin
these limits however they free 10 exert that power
which their maritime ascendancy gives them, and we
| must say that, with the exception OF the case oi
the Gladator they do not appear TO have materially
| oyerslepped thor rights. Tint they nave gone to
| the very verge Of ilegsldy is by no means inpro-
btblo NJ neither l. IL i9nro6abo that they have had
sound tor their eagerues They assumed, and
psrhas with sufficient warrant, that IN the Bermuda wa
ters were lying ships consigned 70 their enemies, when
would bs lawful Prize nj but which would be likely
therefore fingered about the harhor and hung about the
ofng long they could ,stdaby do So and perhaps
little longer They watched the port SO clos y as al.
most TO Blockade t. and hoy stopped vessels TIM. might
have reasonably allowed TO pass without challenge.
In these proceedings there may have been something
extrayagant well as much that was proToking but,
the other side there probably the practical provoca-
tion OF successful smuggling The population o me Islands
may be pretty is Southern in is npa.hies and
many cai go has doubtless been run through the aid to
the venture which these harbor5 have furnished The
ederals this, and is but Natural that they should
strive by all the means in their power to break the
| trade Whether in these proceedings they have trans
gressed the rules Of international law whether they
have limited their operations 10 the sharp practice of O
bauLsd and rin7iciics begrTe Is more than we can pre-
cisey say present In tho former case they must be
brough, TO reason; ard they may vol indeed be con-
TO observe law which is operating decidedly in
mise they have done little than press their priy
leges as vigorously possible under The provocation
given them by brisk contrabard rhic hns may
as vel male dtowanoe fq her tsoptotons o'd ru
seres IA teiy piece tsor 'o Yroaoace 'on tier conduct
General Butler and the Prussfan n Govern-
l menf.
(From the London fost Oct %.
The Bcc GdHe supplies another instance OF the man.
which Gen. Butler discharges bis duties Cover.
Of New Orleans. The 1ass says:According to the
latest intelligence from Nsw Orleans serious dispute had
between the officials OF the Union government and
those conducting Prusian trading interests in that South
port Inc 9rGssila ship Essex, Captain Augustus
Klatt had rece yed c beard destined for Liver
pool, consisting Of oil cake, logs, cotton, &C., about
twenty hve cabin passengers, aud about s75 cC0 in gold
and silver. The passengers were mostly OF superior
| class, comprising fifteen ladies aud four clergy
| men The captain wished to sail on the 18th
| nam by Geuera Butier who desired that about
s25 900 worth Of gold and silver goods, which had
hesn for time entered the bills OF adng and
signed Liverpool should be again landed and delivered
him. The captain protested and would only yield in
General Butler should forciby remove the goods from
the vessel which extreme measure the General did not
inclined to resort 10 immediately but In the mean
time reported the matter 20 Washington Captain Ka,t
protested in due form and not only held the Union
government responsible for the orcble delay Of the ship
that he should require about 81 900 day compensa
ton for the delay OF the vessel On the oath Of september
| nothing had changed in tho situation OF affairs.
shortly before this French ship was treated in sim
lar by General Butler and the Imperial government
had sent in ella IN 10 Washington for compensation.
The London Tmes publishes private letter from New
Orleans Ia which is stated that 'Mrs Phillips who
suffered such barbarous from General Butler
having Smiled the Yankee soldiers, has completely
lost hel reason
British Interests at New Orleans.
memorial has been sent 10 Earl Russell from leading
Liverpool merchants connected with New Orleans calling
his ordshps attention TO the arbitrary acts OF Gener
Of a chief Consul and British man oi.war being de-
that the of British