The New York herald., 1863-05-13


esSpss did not desire Ss consid1fsd suy
ported us ' the sSs o. and Masoa aud
Wherever aud whenever It necessary to remlnd the
Of Washington Of any irregularities when
snecteo the general laws and rights OF nations, eneh
a'p.ocaey ,oas IN ha'mo9 with thai Of EngaM France.
sss,Srs na' gong yiA xngard side by sidx drino The
ing that hee as In London the sympathy Of high per
sonages IS with the South and, in addition, there is
hers from this protrsced war Now. there can be 20
doubt that France does desire TO engage in naval
war; but Il the maritime laws OF nations sot at
she may be invited to protest against such acts by Eng
land. mag b that communications this subject
F'~ taking plsce between ae too governments.
The Prfvsteers. s
ECASE OF THE ALEkANrRA.
lfrom the Iaysrpoef Alhion. April ISL
Beyond tho hare lact stated Ia the niod
In the Court a. Exchequer that the Alexandra hns bsen
seized "for being equipped furnished and fitted out with
Ing assuming to exercise the powers OF self govern
ment 10 and over foreign Stale colony, province or
n sa oS 10 o
depostions lodged against her. The was 10 have
eean heard before our stpendary magistrate but has
quer Court II is said that Of the dispositions against
tho Alexandra spe S ssh!ppng MASTER Of this port
that he s one Of the persons employed uss
now by the federal Consul TO obtain Information. hs
value go 500) placed the vessel s somewhat small
state It shodd be hai the vessel has beca
seized by the Crown, and that Messrs Samuel Price Ed
names appear at the foot Of bad nothiu
whatever TO do with the information laid against her but
had merely TO certify as to her value. 2f
Iron Navies. T,,I,flH'tl
BRITISH OPINION OF THE AMERICAN IRON-CLADS-
2 a. FRENCH REPORT OF OUR NEW NAVAL POWER
THE CHARLESTON FIGHT AS REp0RTED TO PAR
LAMENT.
In tho House Of Commons, on the 2sth ut..
Sir j. Mrrksrosz rose to move that an address should
be presented to her Majesty that she would be gracousy
boot mode Of construction and form of shps
to report upon tho ships present built and buidi6g
and tho amount OF dock and basin accommodationre-
Suirsd for her use at home and abroad The hoaosoe
reoonsructions of the British navy which had large
sums q money e this county One very great obec.
which these ships had been built There was noth!s.s
more essentisS - of rate ssr s's % Inc o1
the slowest ship; and whilst the Warrior and
Black Prince could make fifteen or sixtecn knots,
as g. y
This s point TO which royal commission would assign
gresttnportance and yh.tever we did was esseptiai
ha1 evsn ths Eouse description q the ron-cad
eveatp hays re6ently occurred In shat country which
threw strorgeet light on the question The American
Construction q ships. and yst was mos
fhst With the whoe resourss or the counrv nj com,
mand and with the undoubted skill In naval ship build
c.,d ~ -. ss,,:cssSj. 80 -, c,cd go - -.
mox reliable tnfOnsaie to w ~ had TO be
maj IN ,oAick fHs ,urioms cIaYss of ~ Imey;oam
fleet were nsinsey deserted. 1t appeared that there
vsrvtnc in Snonnt - tonpage from four thousand ~
seven or set hundred Of every degree Of speed iron
coating and construction and yet The action pAcA took
ss,;,x~ ds.yrnsJ ~. ras ,,.k. crd n. Ssrs .crsS
70 aarc had rsSy oyar dtuUo ~ ono acay one ship.
~ ~hi.h ho soSi hog nart,c,,nriv 10 Iii tho r.ho
,crTs %ec.Sss sbs srss,Iv rcsemha6 Ss wss
ror n co,s rotIon tSs 1sdnsIas totally and entreiv
rsyrsad 80 ~ snswcr hsr kss ~. T.J;yy.o,r ~. - ~
icr,.s of a. ;,om ,d sh;ns ias;so i ~ .s ss,s ~
sr.isT II, s.o snn ow,sbn ~ ~ s;d arr y sS !,
sess !hat my ,oys eo'sa g run her asseMna and ne"
-. ,r roat ~ ys n, ntw c s H. =, :, eSsS - ci;I oy.
wss toay without that description " q vessel Which
S",sn 70 csrrv sinr nsovv usr N go y;,h Soal
~ srcS - shSh IN bo sve5, o9 one or tho.
snothcr onnoneut oonId stScx hsr ~ tose ra.Is n
which she no doubt was Vulnerable The governments
q nps I !. ,s yssds y There might Be
men. never had ,scourss . building in private yards IN
- n,,v.ss hudsr cc,,d ccr,nsn s,,,h .ha =, sl =.
% cn, os socS Rt .h rew.rd ,ov ~ .c sh1
s s !. @ " ,' ss s. s r.n .essla " Ion sup on,a
vt shin huiIdrg nwss kno, ahss MANI or ,ha ira sh
built in private wards were The neriectou on naroI srchi
thers ware ,sbsch covsr,,rsns ,"n. @
to r, nm With arss- sh.r ,h, ssrs ~ usLs n.y.
II ,ras nesdisss "a .sv that ,hsrc .as w.. "
tias whenever the tide rcss acme ,~s.,v fcs, n N
river the manuIacture Of iron sh,ps couS vo n s
toni Ie aylr med that no iron shInhn,idss 49, 90
ss shipwriehf. '''S'N'-'' "@S ~ s'ou
lord I,orrsr no,rAor ..d-Ir( rance IN. .,,,
vrishts md 10 UNDERGO regu,ar scisn,,a asa,,np p
Il was 10 france that ueons fo1 aH oss. ~ - ,a n
which had awsys prded herself so mnch ON ha, nr,s
II was on persons cucatcd in This M, The ,ancb
government depended for everything connected vim he
CONSTRUCTION or the management ~ shns such was the
demand for the scholars or The French school ,nsv
were rarely permitted 10 finish their third vea, M o,
Russell had borne witness lo the fact as IL 49, ~ s
Ia nd tcere IN worst in m. ,coy ond ~ IN. P.h n.r.
sroduaIiv drirIng Us out NJ mr. ,aows,oi. ' "'''
Mr. LiHpsAy eaid-With regard 10 the c,oos sh,os
q captain Coeu, he believed thar thew were NOR
snsctlve than port sided shIpe n was said Ihst
s ,cfich crpoia SHIPS had suffered Al Charies
toN proved them 10 be tc6cim but mJa BE- remembered
.l-~-~s. ma hcIiI,,.S go 49,. ..s ~ s'.'es.