The New York herald., 1862-11-28
EnEland's Neutrality.


The dominion Of the been the single advantage
which the federal have maintained intact during
their contest with the people q the south But for this
the hopeessness of the enterprise in which the North
srners are embarked must have made itself manssss
long ago New York II v By this ready
access 10 the outside world federal armies have
always been well supplied with rifles Of the last pat
powder of the best quality, bullets and percussion
caps wthou. STINT and artillery Of the greatest power
pieces and rusty muskes 70 economize their wrctched
powder sometimes TO prefer old nnt guns percus-
rifles lack OF wherewith 70 IRE them Ever
since the commenced the American steamers have
been loaded wi articles eopraband u war; and II the
Confederaies had had feet 10 enforce thar bsigrax
rights, there hardly merchant ship which cleared
fren English 10 federal American port which
not liable 90 seizure and conascation by Of she
munitions Of war which constituted the part Of
British exports to America.
All these and many other advantages has Mr.. Lincoln
obtaned by reason q his supremacy al sea But in
this there be slight cloud IN
the sunny heavens. The Sumter wreched little
boat stole out Of southern harbor buzzsd all over the
world and after rather insung than destroying The Sc
cury Of federal commerce got back again with mpunty
The whole navy Of ths fedsra states mpo.ent
~ blockade 70 catch her The Of the sumter
10 the Alabama little war steamer of very ineonsdera-
bic force but which 70 be invisible the
navy the sumter The Alabama lies n the
very track OF the from Europe New York sae
about under sail, keeping her coal probably
some serious emsrseney ana sns boards aud every
annoying War risks are become realities, and the
chants OF Nev York are furious So they have good
right TO be. navy q hundred and hfty ships Of
surely ought drive from the mser able little
steam corvette which has no home 70 which 10 run,
and which is obliged 20 burn prizes fvr want or a
friendly harbor wherein 70 sell them But II in
not with their the commercial casses of New
York ind fault. IL is with England. We have heard
something OF this before but to-day publish the text
OF the reonstrancs " the New York chamber OF Com
merce They have issued report uIon this subject,
In which not one word occurs TO the negligence
encsncy Of their navy bot they declare that ths
most widespread exasperstionn s rising against this
coGntry, the Confederate steamer Alabama
burned The federal merchant ship Brilliant Their rsason
for this evaporation ~ that the Alabama bulk In
this country and that the guns with which mounted
also bought In ths country. We Ades doubt of
there fdcs, although have spsc<u information
p~1a. Bis Whai has England 70 % wtth MAJ Suppose
had knowingly allowed shipofwar 70 be built and
armed and provsoned and manned and 10 TO- flying the
Confederate flag out OF Of ssaports we should
have done wrong We should have done what the United
states did when, during the Russian they the
America the Pacific to the Russians in the
Yellow Sea. We should have done what the United
seates did when the Russian ship the Great Ad.
mira lard down 10 M American dockyard but
we have done nothing Of the sort. Our sbipowners
have sold n ship n they every day selling sbiIs
WhaAey she bter dddysf for o. for rsdcs IL
uothtno 10 them or 10 She lef 0ur por an rnnymed
pss Depend upon II sbe inringed law municipal N
atonal for Mr. Adams ard his ogents as well a.
the secret committee which site IN London had all their
eyes upop her whether she would have been a lawful
prize when she had Lett waters know not. that
must depend upon hor papers; but sho was not ship
which our government had any right 10 stop How many
steamships does the New York Chamber OF Commerce
shut ~ our shipyards wei factories az homage
10 She federal lust o conquestY Thc New York Chamber
OF Commerce and especially Mr.. low WHO seems 10 be
their moulhpcce would appear 70 be Of this opinion.
They have heard with smazenent thai other shlps are
bang AZ ~ England aul Scotland which may possibly
bee mo al future time Confederate veesels war Mr.
io has moreover hoard that irDD-cad ship bcing
bur hcrc or thst lurose and Ne has also read W The