The New York herald., 1863-10-05

The Rams Z. D.g':.a.

(Fro0 the Rohmond Dispatch, Sept. 81
We copy today several extracts from English and
xre0oA papers touching the clads and alleged 70
De il process Of construction ngsnd Tor the conede
racy. and also with regard the achievements Of the
FLORIDA asd Alabama The deeds OF these two daring rebe
ships are made the deprecaing the sending
forth any more vessels under rebel commanders
ago Yankee commerce. These newspaper extracts were
selected and arranged by the Yankee press from English
journals symps,hizng with the iederals. We reprint
chem TO show what kind OF brought to bear
upon the government and public sentiment OF England
through Yankee influence and pr baby Yankee bribery
Ihe hypocrisy sllsiry and cant displayed those
tracts are worthy OF Puransm itself, and must have
boen dictated by Sewsrd's agents.
These newsna er humanitarans, who have not a word
OF reot Tor the robberes and brutaes perpetrated by
tho YANKEE army OF invasion South are deeply
troubled and set up howl II md Ruat the
ton OF the commerce those rich Yankee merchants
who are amlsing wealth from The war and who are
'hoandng on the brut, soldery who desolatng
the South Tney would stop the Alabama and Florida
and would nterdct the sailing ~ other iron olads sup
posed TO be intended for and they claim for the Yam
kees the benefit OF that agreement entered into by Eng
ignored by England) touching the abolition OF prvaeer
ing the law Of blockade and tnc protection OF private
property at when they know that the United states
not only did JOIN that agreement hut positively
refused 10 do when invited Bot these hyp critics are
like all others, unmi;gated rascS and sickle
mean and knavsh trick that may advance their purpose
We arc cooiy told that pal'ait officers the
should leave this business OF punishng the Yankees by
destroying their commerce. aud manfuy attack their
ships aud blockadng fleets. or such magnani.
and dlsinteresed advice Is ully appreciated. 1t
would bc much agreeable % the Yankees tha. the
Alabama and Florida should quit pierclDg them their
most vital point and dare the whole Yankee navy
grand combat upon the Rr, these hun.
tors OF tho obstnatey bent their present pur
suit, and will yet Illuminate the wide tiers many n
night with the wealth Of Northern commerce And
this be outrageous barbaroGs trade why can't
the many hundred Yankee ships catch and whip the
i0noly tte cruisers who roaming the seas do.
dantiyr
But OF the rams and iron cladsl They will hardly be
stopped after decision in tue Of the Alexandria
however the Foreign Office 10 London might be inclined
% do It il pretty well estopped from attempting it,
But We are not sure that the Foreign oce has any such
desire We are by sniisned that Great Britain
is not gratfcd nj heart by that tends
diminish the Of the Yankees the seas and for
chat will not be in hurry stop ships built at
her shpyards to help the Confedeaes 10 do this. She
slow to interfere with the departure OF
Ghcse ships she viii to stop and ammunition for
che Lincoln government which they have been allowed
freely TO export from her mannilctric
The last foreign In Northern papers, however,
announces something with regard To these much
'oruited Cor butted) rams. They built on French
account and to sail for French ports escorted by
English steamer. the British government (say these
lying Yankee authortes determining that thsy shall
90 at a-Ge direct from England. Let the Yankees
havo their talk. When they trying to indie
body they always have deal OF sabbe But the iron
,rams will go to they Intended 70 neycrthe
less