, 1862-11-18

Full zecQunt Of the Rebel
StsSe:S 1T Giasg .;SY.
FkEfAHkEinKS TO BREAK FHE
BLOCKADE.
LIE STEAMER ALABAMA

,F1.;m tie Nv.s York Tr:;:uue
M-- CAM soD III lis recent r..:urn 5-oa
Europe excited 10 ]l,tie asreD'ion and e31u.
alar7a s,E us ac.'n''s OF tha formidable Hest
If rt;l; c:ai. y'ss.f5 OF war said to bt ra pidlg
co1nIisti1.- 1T r q nd o., r"o. ac.3uut a.l
in:e aided both i. olsn the blockade Of 5;,utb-
e1n An1hts:s All: 20 operate :.a;:ist = or.a3ra
6t;.1,orts. Ne hare bac,i f4:p9.i ty Il .eu:le-
lille just 5,o1;s EtzlanG With come further in
1crma'1n on the fOEie point s7iita is opl:!
ap heItic :na i:i'i'ls-; t. ma: tend :" quit
y lsateytr alaTM Is trlt at,>us an ic,:ledia.e
dissent rI:or cur coatI; but is b. ~ meaus
q! -ue.. Il .lleT,r'er IS cngla! ~ iessr:: any 81
70: r tIt: .ias! depart r.e:1: na- ppm - b:
lnak'rg-
According 20 sl.. Cameron, three Immense
jT5si sttsM raiais, tue most 20 SeTful trer c3E-
str::ctede are building tur rhe rebals. 1t is not
cer+"iiu that the sta:tnsrn' is true Twn are on
the stocks q lyrrpo l, in the hands Of J I'LL =
Laird, II r, sho lain 1ba Pirate -l1aaa!na.
and is In=!irE 1.:-,. s:a1:iGly to com pl7.iol.
Tic third is huil3ET, II nywhere, on tue
Clyde 4: GIase e.;w- Our lEt:.Einant has little
haowlcdHe Of the Liverpool rams, their siz,,
CT bow cfeT:F finished they are ut r,rrs2nt.
Ills r'uat rsilgts ESPECIALLY to G..s.1o y. Ia
the great s1lii'yard OF that port three iroa-
c1adsHrv f,ni'crg. Oae Of them, the Hector,
ilst }a1: :htG. is for t:7@ British government;
another Tor Denmark, both in the gard O.:
NsasIs. Na5'!r, Il SONS The third is 4 Ecrctv
steamer, u1atr contract by Me5srs t1aor..e d
James Thompson, OF GOO tons and SUD horse
power, Of q n;odel llat that sh. Is c.1cu-
3ated to draw hn"-fit'e:n feet Of Water; built
wholly nf lrols, her frame included; and with
3 plating Of twen.r-two i1cl1es thick, Of which
four inekts and fxlf are irua and the rest
solid te:i. This v,sscl IS s2id to BE- far -, nc
foreign government mt namtd, though if f,r
=any rccoa nazHa goy, rplnent there Is no
Jtason wIy there should be any mystery
about her. Eut although no ctIor; is uati.
to hide the facts about any other vessel,
little is generally known Of this one and
1nformaticz' Ike TINT we give WAS oo:sined
with difficulty. 4 nlau Of w,r is commonly
NAMED WHEN Ter ktt.l is laid. This has M
Dan1r, bnt is brown only by her number in
the yard. l'r frame IS about Eal. raised, and
work is goir:r On slowly. The contract re-
qu:rcs her to ne completed in twenty months
IRON last July II arg Vessel is now building
Tor the rebels on tbs. Clyde, it is this. But it
is quite obvious, from the rate ct which tue
work On her Progresses, and from the period
fixed by lbt corrract, that she Is M. relied o.
3cr imH;ediaie service And coGc.7ting both
1his and the Liverpool rams, our government
is and has heen consta1ly fully Inform d.
y hatsyer donbe th7re may be about this iron
clad. there is none at all thrt other Steamers
for different service arc bought and bui}1 for
the rebels Ut Glasgow. The Columbia, Adela,
and Leopard, ill sailed last sac,a1.r
IRON this port, the Columbia to HIM
1s1rg for a e1r.e, the Al-la to Liverpool! the
Captured cnseav'7ing 70 run the blockade; !;
Il: Leopard got through.
The rebels arc Preparing, apparently, not to
break the blockade tnis winter By fo-c., bat
to Gyadc it i5 ress.ls Of uausuai speed. With
tnie view they has.: tu11 ynt aud are tittiur ont
steamers a1 t;tass COW, which port sens to
share with L,.sert;oo1 .nv honor OF being a
rendezvous for !lr:ates There it great ac.iy-
ity Ill - - .arss, especially in that Of
Mterrs. l1enr.,e nsld Jail4s T4oiutso atore
k.laG-yt sst1e art: or the WAYS for construction
or iisl,air, ali cwncd b. r.45=s or iu r=hsl i'll
tcrest- The Iona, Pearl, E sglc aad Ruby, were
Selected csI"c.all; Tor the work Of carrying
1r1ns ard ammunition inte hlockaded rebel
1scr1s. The lola was tie first to att-Enp. the
]oYa43-, aud w..5 tuuk uy collision SIX weeks
ago. The Other tare.', lie tlt Iona, arc long,
narrow, exlft, smoo. .h-water, eidy- wheel
STEAMERS, built to rIn fifteen miles ~ hou1
6p the Clyde, u.d iron $50 TO 300 tu:,s ho7
den. The Pearl was lyiuy at Q1eens1o%n
taking in po7de when the City uf BALTIMORE
OF Gcr last y<yaye out, touched It that e3rf
it Is proposed 10 seud her aud the sest-au o
thcn being untt far IN Atlantic voyage-b5
way OF Mad-.ia 20 Nassau, there to }old aul
thence to attempt the blockade There ars
3n1ntnse fst:tee TT Nassau waiting the orppr
tubity to find entrance into rebel ports, aut
tie rebel necc sites ure 50 grcat tint they ii
leave no means u:trird to obtain them.
Besides There there :tre stvAIneEs Of anothc
Ec1ewe built Tor sea voyages, destined Tor sinl
1ar srIyice. hui o. much !argrr tn:nar,- Tt
Giraffe cost IN coo, tue Thistle 411 0t1, su
the seven together Lot eess than GlU0, ,tI}D. ]
*1ptars from, an exanllEatiu. Ut their cus.on
1ail1sc register that ali, except ths Gi,sff-, Il,
owned Ia tie n:.,s' IF George N'jE1, Live
rocl merchant, activeir th: rcbci csusc, ar
xt,e bought ty Heurs L4!o2e, Agent Bs
Wig and I,atcpe Iave been in Glasgow Q
tus:ncss ct,nneetrd ~itt LIE yessels. atessr
Beehy d Co. Of Londoc, who were cpnctr1
ed t. IuiEE on.e tA@ G1 at;ator Ut Tcc-at not
1iets- have alsu three lron steamers ci 400 i;
500 :ors building on 1he Clyde Probably j,
1endcd to ruu li;e blockade. From tbs fat
That Captain lIraso.s, Ehc went to G:aswo
to <ake charge Of the Columbia, ..eas tran
ierred to lie sup,1ln,eud ucc Of tue who
rebel feet, i, i. fuppi'o~ed iJat ! dt tsM Ill
:a1Eo be i!t.re-:sd III tie Columbia 7!
u:1nes If A1essrs. Beghy d Co., OF %. Wig
.e5 Henry L:t',nr, Of g. ogse aud Ja,nes Thor
scn, and es!reiaily Of Jarnes La1rd, M- r., ar
ICbel Tnt fcnants. Agents and ship-bu,isie
deserve to b" faithfully remembered BY 1oy
Americans I'LL : possible day Of future 1ec
cnipg-
It IS evident from such facts as the aboy
which are Important and come to us III
authenticated, that he rebels hare an lack
money or credit in England. Pro oab:ra CO
siderable part Of the cs,tlou hypo.ueca1ed
the I. bel government is pledged In some vi
to English capitalists as security for adyanc
and they in turn are secured by insnrauces
an ex,ravasan: premium, but with marg
enough to make themselves good
:. But it is to the Liverpool Southern Assoc
faon tnat the rebels most largely owe VIII
ever Ct credit srd RESOURCES t1eJ possess
EnEisno. Liverpool Is bitterly aud unal
n1ouely rebel IN It's sympathies, and throu2
cut Gseat Hf11alo tiis pcstiicu: seaport
Us. We are not likely to forget il.
q fact ceuc.:1ntug Int Aisoana deserres
be stated. The American consul At Liyerno
seems to have mad+ every e1Tort to psrsaa
che British authorities to prevent her trc
leaving port ON cFnise which all men kn1
was to he piretica1 The government at i
consented to interfere, aud the day alter I
.Alabana bad sailed iasucd an order restra
ing her from goiug to sea-