New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-09

Government with the builders OF the Alabama,
Earl Russell has recently for the twcnteth
time denied it, and for the twentieth time re-
asserted in Parliament that nothing IN the con-
duet of bis Government in this or other matters
rclaling to America has been inconsistent with
il, professions Of neutrality. lis Lord'hp
no doubt relies on tho presumption that
tho evidence in this case will not be pub
lished. or will not be read in England, and
governs his conduct by that Spartan code
of morals which made disgrace to consist. not
in the crime but in its detection. Unfortu-
natcly for his purpose the correspondence re-
specting the Alabama has been collected and
printed at Liverpool, and though IL is not ac-
con panied by word of comment. Tho docu-
ments Themselves tel the sior, too plniny to
need explanation. We transfer the substance OF
them to these columns TO take their place in the
long array Of evidence which is steadLy accu-
muatipg in the memory Of the American peo-
pie.
1t is scarcely necessary to do more than
place side BY side the date Of the first repre-
san'ation TO Earl Russell concerning the Ala
bama. and the date Of her sailing, IN or
dee to make it eyidep. that there wa
duplicity aud intentional delay Oh The
part Of the British Government. Mr.
Adams writes to EGrl Russell, aIl,r tae Orcto
bad el Liverpool TO maize war on tLc United
S,ates. that another and more powerful war
steamer is nearly ready for departure from the
same port with the same purpose. That letter
va. received June "a. 1852 The Alabama
-a.led july -, more than month hitet"ard
What was the British Government doing
throughout ihi. interval Tie corrcspoulence
enables us to examine.
f. tie first letter Of Nr. Adams i, in
closed letter from Mr. Dudley, United
STATE. Con,ul at Liverpool, reci,ng the eyi.
dcnce on which tho charge against the Alabama ia
ba.cd. Two Of the officers Of the pirate "Sum-
ter" had stated thu. the Alabama was bulllngfor
the Confederate States. The foreman ~ Ne"n.
Laird. yard said she was sister TO the orr;o
aud building for the same purpose; ndeing
when pr.s..i that sh. WAS to be Privhterr
for the "souiAern Government Of the United
States" Circumstances of unusual auj sn'pic-
TO-, secrecy surrounded Der IN tue yard; .ne
Lad already made her 6r', and -uccr,' ul tfai
trip; wa. 20 be finished IA nine or ten days;
bad parL OF her po~der-cnnlslrra on board,
aud her platforms aud gin.carringes IN pro-
c~.. q eon,.ruction. Earl Russe. n.
knoyl-Jrrs tue rrceip. of this letter, refer. i
10 the proper Department Of Her MAJESTY,
Covernment.' and ON tho 4th OF 'Iu.! trans
mits to Mr.. Adams report Of the Cominis-
sioners Of Customs Ia the Lord Commissioners
OF IL. Trea,ury covering the opinion oil their
Solic,,or that lhore IL not sufficient ground
/ to warrant The detention of the vessel And they
su.c cost that tho United State, Consul at Liver
pool should present further evidence 70 the
Collector Of that port. SO ends the hrst chapter.
The next document Of importance IA ietter,
in accordance With the above suggestion, from
the United States Consul TO tho Collector OF
Liverpool presenting large amount OF
evidence in addition 10 thai before submitted,
including, among the rest, testimony that the yes
sci il " bc commanded by Capt. Bullock,
un officer Of The Rebel navy, sout over Tor
the purpose Of filthy out pr.gatoers, who
lransacts his business at the office Of Fraser,
Trenholm n Co., tao we-known Rebel agents.
II appears also that Mcssrs. Laird admit she
is vessel Of war, bat oiiirm that she
is building for tie Spaniih Government,
by the EVIDENCE Of the Spanish Minister in
London. This letter having been commune
Gated to the Board Of Customs has 10 moro
effect than the former but 10 cooliy pgt aside
on tie opinion OF another convenient solicitor.
| A third attempt follows, aud Mr.. Adams,
% tbc 2!d OF July. transmit, directlJ TO
Earl Russell copies Of siI dispositions taken
in Liverpool, tending to establish the char
acter Of tho Alabama. Five Of them are
mainly in correlation of the previous evil
dence; tbs sixth is thai of William passnore,
who dcposes that he is seaman and had served
in her Majesys ship Terrible. during the
Crimean war; TINT ho applied TO Capt
Butcucr. who was engaging men for tie Ala
bama To ship on board her; that he was told
by him that the vessel was going ont to
fight for the Southern Government of
America; that be Was engaged at specified
wages, and joined the snip on the cd OF June;
that no found her fitted in all respects US
msn.oi-war, with large quantities Of stores
and provisions and 300 tuns of coal already on
board; that aboai thirty hands were at that time
shipped most OF them men who had served
before Oh vessels of war; that 1t is well known
by these hands that this vessel is going out AS
la pfivatcer for the Confederate Government;
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