The New York herald., 1863-05-19


receipt of your letter Of the 2lst inst and am to sa,e
you the OF the Dolphin that his I0rdship
addressed to you the cath instant respecting that
vessel
FOR steamer the Adler am to state to you that Lord
Russell cannot promise TO afford you any special poec
tion for that vessel His Lordshp can only say IN gene
raj terms that her Majesty government will not fail 10
protect according TO tho principles Of international law
and in the proper manner tho vessels OF all her aesys
subjects engaged lawful trade and observing the ob
cations OF neutrality am, sir, your most eoedient
humble servant, T. HAMMoND.
Federal spy In the Clyde shipbuiIding
Yards.
From the Glasgow Mail May 81
A few days ago Individual presented himself at tnc
yard Of Mcsrs G. Thompson, Govan, the bearer OF
introduction from gentleman 10 London who holds
tensibe object was TO buy or get built nam dozen
steamers Nobody who asserts vestige OF reason for
presenting himself IN the yard is ever turned
0usy away but not marvel some extra cviilty
was bestowed up0r customer 80 introduced. re was
shown round the place. He examined what was going on
with attention. AT first his talk was about his
pretended errand aud he asked anxousy as TO tho
Of such vessels he represented he required put
very his curiosity attracted by the specimens
Of architecture b. which he surrounded and
he plainly evidenced interest In their ownership ana
destination thas his own business stated. To inquiries
he received farther reply than ordinary pOteness
rendered needfu and he left without coming TO any ar
rangement in regard TO the proposed steamers He re-
covered however, his letter OF introduction
The same evening, accompanied by servant he pre-
sened it at Dumbarton TO the Messrs Denny-in whose
or course, it secured for him favorable reception
Here repeated his inquiries about steamers he III
tended building but here Also having made inc todr o.
many questions foreign TO the pretended matter IN hand
evldencing much anxiety to acquire articuiars OF
what was doing In the yard as to raise suspcions anu
stutify his real object
On Thursday the gallant and perseverng gentleman
visited the yard Of the stephen, Kevnhaugh
Here he produced his credentials, and was
allowed survey Of the yard His attention was partic
uIarly arrested by large vessel or wood which
fba
most pertnacious in his inquiries about n-so pertns-
that he quite overdd his part and led Mr. Stephen
who accompanied him, TO suspect and play with him.
Feeling probably that he had been held of. and alike
piqued and chagrined by the circumstance. no re-
second letter, indted by a gentleman IN town;
under OF which, after diating for some time upon
his San Francisco purposes and prospects ne renewed
he deemed so mysterious and suspicious. But Mr. A.
Stephen was too much for him. He chose to keep his
counsel and to enjoy the annoyance thereby plainly
caused his visitor who he left informed that.
through any mshap the contract for the vessel fell
through she might with much ease and at little cost be
converted into u second Alabama, in which case his em
poyers could not do better than make an investment
which might, II well handled take revenge upon this
We understand Mcssrs. Scott Co.. of Greenock.
also favored with visit and that the gentleman TO whom
he there addressed himself very quickly dvinng the
real object communicated 70 him. strict confidence
the particulars OF two large steamers building which
capable OF being armor plated and one steamer the ex
pected tremendous speed which very suspicious OF
Virginia. We have little doubt that by this time
adavits regard to these vessels VIII have been
seat by Mr. Adams to the Foreign ONCE to be possibly
followed up the exchequering" the thirteen thousand
OF shipping in Of construction by this i'm
peached firm.
Was IL a Privatoer.
The steamship Aagdalena, at Southampton, England
the 5h OF May. with the South American mails, reports
Swedish bark named Erica boarded the 10th
iat 80 8 south long n ii west, by bark with tho
ensign OF the United States flying. The boarding party
consisted OF the captain and twelve all armed with
Thayu Ogn
captain demanded Goals. but being informed by the
captain Of the Erica that he had nonc the party returned
to their vessel The Swedish captain asked the OF
the American bark but could further than
that the vessel was on whaling expedition.
The Union Flag I'm the Caribbean Sea.
In the House OF Common the 18th Of May, Mr.. MA.
asked thc Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs whe
thcr the had received any information that
Captain Tatham Of her Macstys ship Phaeton fifty guns
had lately found the United states flag flying this
island and had caused II be hauled down. and whether
her Maestys had any objection to produce
the correspondence which had passed on the subecs
Mr.; LAYARD said IL was mistake TO suppose that the
island Of Sombrero discovered ton years ago by
American The island was well known, and had long
formed part Of the British possessions in the Caribbean
officer, and again in 1850 by British officer. In 1856
American captain discovered the island de-
posts phosphate of lime and since that time the mine
had been worked and people had settled upon the island
when Captain latham recently visited the island he found
the United States flag nosted upon It, Being British
officer he thought that by allowing the United States flag
TO remain hoised while no was there might be inferred
that he thereby acknowledged inc sovereignty Of the
United States (Ifcar, hear.) He requested that IL
should hauled down refusal caused it 20 be
pulled down. No correspondence had passed the sub
ject.
| Union Searches at Sea.
From the London Times, May Al
| 8 s The considerations, in short, which, apart
from the letter Of the law should induce TO put
generous construction upon the federal proceedings
the case and, next, from ndioRa interests. The
notorey of tho coraband trade with the Southern ports