, 1862-11-22

kE3ET. VESSELS gCELDIgG TN ENGLISH
D0SnYARDS.
BYTHE 4ETNA.

Tic English Journals warmly di5cnss the
resolutions adopted By the New York Cham7
ber CT Gtn1n1erce IN relation to the pirac1es OF
the Alabama. and tie aid furnished BY great
[. .;tair to enable the rebels to fit out fleet,
Tho Daily Macs says:
1hs tendency arl probable effect Of Sen
mes act. {buTning the chip Brilliant hoWeV~
cr, remain apart from his Intentions; Amsri+ |
can eailurs must il future fy at the sight Of |
a trsuiLE ship. instead OF n6stcD1ng to render |
;s;a, ard the New York Chamber Of Comucsce
l. right in denouucipg it IS a crime against |
humanity. The futther declaration that a
Eiph Outrage agaips5 the rights Of neutrals is |
coG11r;tied when British snd American prop
ert- is burnt togethe- with adjudication, will
also be generally assented to In Ibis country,
nc:; the less 70 because ne have hitherto been
the chief sufferers by the lzilliant feats OF
Capt.. SecsInes.
The Aers dissents ffon the sfn5ure of the
B.itish people implied in the resolutions Of
the Chamber OF Commerce, romarkns as fol-
1oWs:
Tne1e can be no doubt that the people of
this country, various IS their opinions may pe,
sre really concerned to malntaln honorably
the neutrality which the Queen has pro-
esaiuled; and there is just IS little that Is VIC
]Gted and our character wounded as often IS 3
w2r vessel leaves British dock for the Lac Of
one Of The bclEe.epMfs;; IT,. r.a advised FIR
| rcosous Of public policy, to issue prorlama-
tfen in which these very ACTS ate forbidden.
The PROCLAMATION is directed expressly against
| the eauiping, furnishing, fitting cut or arm
ing ct any ship or vessel, with intent that such
snip shall be employed in The service ot any
| rerEens exercising, or assuming to exercise
! any nowcrs Of government in OF over Any
state, colony or province.
!; AN ADMISSION.
The aatne journal, however, concludes BY
making tbis admission:
a .gogernnent cannot be answeEablo for
| every palttJ 1u{zaction Of obligations to
which its suHe&y may be tempted b}~eeH In
teresI~x But Akfe we have nothing less than
| regular dock$w4i establishment IN tRll work,
| making navy TO be used against a friendly
| power, aster we 1age declared our neutrality.
| We put Mo ht msjestg's government wheth:
er, for tie :h0tbr Of her majesty, It is moi
bound either Is terminate this Illegal state o
| things, Or wlth1 }aw<he proclamation.
The Lo1lone.4 forming Star tskes stronl
ground In tayer Of tHtoppipg the work on rebe
ressels il English hlpyards st al hazards. ]
tells US
uow TIE ElnAMA WAS BUILT.
While that vessel 1as in course Of construt
| t;on at Birkenhead, the American consul s
Il Liverpool made representation on the sui
iact 10 the customs authorities. Notbin
I t came If It; and further representations wei
made, We believe, to the Board Of TTade. ~
! Golfer, o. G., was taken On the lawfulness {
| the proceeding, under the Queen'6 procEam
ticn Of neutrality. The learned gentleman
opinion was decidedly against the builders (
owners Of the vessel. and was therefore SUI
s OF tile crown we're ther consulted on the M
4 = ter, snd their opinion, NC understand, entlr
~ IL cotncided with that OF Nr. Collier 1t
came, therefore, the duty Of the Eovetnme
L TO prevent the departure Of the Alabama, b
by the time this decision was arrived at, s
| hid left The Metsey and perhaps csmmenc
e her career Of depreciation and destruction.
There are other significant passages in t
ssme paper. We quote:
RI NINE RKnELen1ps
It is known, however, that ss many
1ire other ships are being built Or equipI
| in British harbors for The service OF the G.
federates. II they were to serve simply .
q | strictly IS vessels Of waz-at they vera to
employed an Na aeHeI 20 otsa1 t t 1ne ta psa
e erals in the southern rivers, or other leg
n 1nate arss Of Warfar1-they would, ne7ert
rte less, be subject to a1re6t and detention. II
a3 would come clearly within the proMhltion
u acts tending to aid and ASSIST e1tner oel
,ef ! erent
1rh TIE EAEBARIT1Es OF TIE REBELS.
sa This A1E,ana and her sister furies are
: Ct better than coraeirs. They are designed
e.as eahs epecles of service nov disclalmed and {
cas demned by all civilized nations. Tbs mazlt
:oa powers of Europe have denounced priVat
b Ing. The United States desired to ranou
u, also the right Of capture and Of comme'
krn blockade. The slave cocfederacy resort
t1a1 piracv iuet a. It would revive the slave tt
1t makeswar npou private property mud u
aa, unarued men wherever itmsy meet them
nrn sea or land, just Is 1t lss always hanged
oase groes, free or slave; mobbcd to death
Leg @Lo1; pected Abolltiouista, or otherHise oatrs
& a1I laws of humanity II defense Of Its perl
'-Es Institution. AL other communities
sEas. Erown ashamed Of the perpetration In u:
Wanton, useless harbsrftiea. There is no 2
no army, no nation il the world, but t
.ou fcreated' By Jefferson Davis, that would
ss' it's flag by association with false colors an
e-a commission OF brutal crimes.
The apo1ogists Of tho South extenuats
destruction Of confederate prizes By thf
cunktance that there is no confederate
Into which they can be thken for adjudtca
SsSs The commander Of the Alsbama make
such excuse. He infoK1ns bis prisoners