The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-03-20
MARCHED. 1863.
Fnrland Aidinr iha Rehels.

- Ncpuoen oisoWnetp tpo snpttance OIL n
iottot IN the London .Ncrs calling tho at.
tension OF tho British Govorumunt to i'm
u,euso Rcbel fleet in process Of construc-
zion ia British ports. Tho following e1-
tract from an article in. the New York la
dependent, plainly shows tho. cemp)iciiy of
the Palmetston Russell Administration with
the Rebels, in the caso of the .97abamq, in.
cidcntaIly mentioned IN that lct,ori s,se
9The zIl0bamo. formerly the 900, is a
wooden screw gunboat, built by hiessrs.
Laird, of Birkonhead near, Liverpool, her
keel laid 10 January, 1859. launched in
April, and sailed from The Mersoy the
a9th Of july
"The builders made no secret that she
was intended for ship OF war, and for
foreign government, but declined to stale
of what country, although pubic opinion
was we'll settled on that point Mr..
sAdsms apprised Earl Russell, on the 23l
tof June, chat such a vessel was nearly I
ready Tor her departure, built by firm,
one OF whom was then sitting as a mem
Der Of Parliament, under direction oi
sgenls of the Southern insurgents, known
as such by an intercepted letter which
Mr.. a. had presented. The Commission
ers Of Customs, 10 which Earl Russell re-
ferred tie letter, reported, July A, that
the u s. Consul should present the evil
dence to the Collector at Liverpool -Lmti.
mating their opinion, and that Of their so
licilor, that there-was not sufficient ground
for the detention OF .he vessel With
some vexatious delay, the evidence was
received by the Collector, and pro-
.nonuced insufficient. .,..-s. ...,.i. .
"The same case and evidence we're in
the meantime submitted by Mr.. Adams
20 Mr.. Collier, the Queens Counsel, who
gave his opinion that the evidence was
almost conclusive that the vessel was
flied out in eoutraventlon OF the Foreign
Enlistment Act, SO Geo. HI, chap. so
and ttat the officers of customs ought TO
he required to seize the vessel under the
7th section. The act forbids ''any per.
son within any part OF the United King.
dom, or in any part of his Majesty do
minions," without license obtained &c
"equip, furnish, fit out, or arm," any
vessel to be employed by "any foreign
prince or province, or persons assuming
powers Of government, on penalty o.
fine and Imprisonment, with forfeiture
Juiy.22 Mr.. Adams sent to Earl Russell
copies OF six aiiidavits, which had beer
submitted to the Collector, on which Mr.
Collier had given a stronger opinion thar
before. Mr., G. said: at appears diff
cult TO make out stronger case of in
fringement Of lhe Foreign Enlistmcn
Act, which, il not enforced on this oc
. casion, is little better than q dead letter
Il well deserves consideration whether, i
the vessel be allowed 70 escape, the Fed
efal Government would not have seriou,
grounds of fremonstrance" July "a, MI
Adams sent two additional DISPOSITIONS
.@d tho iphnlA pApess wore referred to tht
Law officers Of the Crown. Five day,
elapsed, and on the 'e9lh the legal gentle
man gave ia their opinion that .he yesse
should be stopped; but that morning sh,
had saiod from Liverpool. or course
il is idle to make a charge, which could
not be proved, OF intentional conplicity
or obstrrctveness, but the coincidence, |,
al least very extraordinary. gs sa3s
"One ofthe affidavits presented wa,
from an English sailor, who swore thai
he and thirty others were enlisted and
taken on board the vessel under Capt;
Butcher, and that she was 10 be em-
ployed as a priyateer under the Conled
crate States Of America. She sailed, with.
outregister or clearance, under command
OF Captain Butcher, an English subject,
with so men, took another fifty off Cape
Lynas, went TO the Azores, where she
was Joined By bark aud a steamer, boil
British, bringing her guns and stores
I Il. Il
men, aud "Captain Semmes,P all thre,
vessels sti.l under the British flag =
Semmes then took the command, ran u
the Confederate flag, and christened he
the AlaJdma. II is said thai most pf III
crew belong 10 the "English Naval Re
serye,n are trained gupners, and sre
receive from the Confederate Governmer
half the values OF every American shi
and cargo they destroy. 3
"After the horse. was gone, Earl Rus
sell made a show Of desire 10 do soms
thing by promising 10 send orders to hav
be pirate stopped at Nassau; but thos
orders,if they were sent, camot TO nothih
the vessel is at home In every Britis
port in Che West Indies, and has Just Wis
lied Kingston, and remained several days
for repairs and supplies, her officers beina
treated with The greatest consideration b,
those OF the British army and navy. A
she has never entered Confederate por
tits held that she has never changed he
nationality, but is still British ship, an
amenable 10 British law. But, if she hq
become a Confederate .mah OF war. sl
was acquired by an open violation 4
British law, and Ills the duty OF G1e
Isrilian, ,haying, acknowledged the insu
gents as bellig rents, 10 compel Them
redress the insult to her laws, as wen
"a make ample amends 10, the U Uuit,
States for Aagrant breach ofneuual,ty,
say nolbipg ofcomity on friendship.
1.-The pamphlet puts tle case. Tor illu
tration, that, had 4 be .Alobaasa been ii.t
and sent out from Liverpool as a Mexic
.priyaleer and had begun forthwith
capture and bum Ffench nerchantm
10 the Bay Of Biscay, "every one mu
feel that no, paAry excuses like lhOse y
forward to',he United States Goyernmei
a 4 Al.