Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-01


at verpoo leave some doubt TO whether the deten
ton 10 Chcal. though Warrington letters say that the
Llucoln Government has received official intelligence
that they detained by order OF the British Govern
ment:
F, ON the London Norn,ng Po4:.
Some doubt has been cast upon the statement which
we made few days ago with ieeIenye to the steam
rams III course of construction at Mr Llird's yard.
we can only repeat our certainty ct its urAcy.-
The Government have given notice to the builders
that the ships will not be allowed t. leave the
Mersey and if is found that their construction is
tray to the terms of the foreign enlist they will
be Stiz as violating its provisions.
| From she Shipping Gazette, Sept. 10
We Lave reason to believe the announcement is pre-
mature If not incorrect. On the attention of the
elgn Office being called 10 the character and build of
the vessels in the early pert Of the month"; and before
the memorial presented to Earl Russell the officers
OF the crown at Liverpool made survey of the ships
and some correspondence passed between the authorities
and the budefs The result was for1 to the for
egn Office and il the event Of no new material fact
transpl1lng we understand that no further action is
likely to be taken in the matter until the important
points OF law raised by the ruling of the lord chief ba-
ron in the of the Alexandria, are settled BY the
tu court next term, and possibly not then.
! [Frjm the Liverpool NJ ercury, Sept. 1Ol
The customs tficial It this port have not received
any Instructions detain the steam rams which have
be constructed By Messrs Laird so that the announce
ment OF the Morning Post premature, if not in
correct Government officers have inspected the YES
sells, but that is ALL
[From the London Morning Herald, sept II
We are informed that Earl Russell On Wednesday
dispatched, by written miesiVe, positive order
Messrs Laird to prevent these vessels leaving their
yards without an ample explanation of their destina
ton, and substantial reference to the owner or own
ers for whom they are constructed 1t is affirmed
moreover, that the French ambassador has been ap
pealed to to the possibility or Donpossbility OF
French subject having ordered vessels OF this stamp
| an English shipbuilder. There is declared to have
come proper official reply from his excellency that
French subject has any legal right to possess pur
chase any vessels of war; either for himself or on behalf
of Others Earl Russell, it is said, argues to himself
that these vessels could only be vessels for the warke
purposes OF State or Individual. His lordship
holds that Messrs Laird bound to declare-and
tain on unimpeachabe testimony such declaraton-the
government Tor whom the steam rams have been built
The Secretary for Foreign Affairs is also of opinion
that il it pleaded that these vessels for Individual
owner, native foreign, sbat individual could Only be
a privateer pirate. And it is On these grounds
that the Government he's made up its mind. At any
rate, the English Government is firmly resolved to
try the question in court of law, and if alnerced for
damages, to make an appeal for support to the House
of Commons.
MEXICAN QUESTION.
"a Paris letter says Z" The Count Montholon will
start on the 9th for his post in Mexico ard it is
not little curious that having been lately employ
ed as French ConsulGenera at New York, he should
ardently recommend the recognition of the South
The London IlmeSS city article saws A.: sit is not
believed that anything is really known of the plans con-
templated by the French Government for establishing
the future financial position of Mexico. 1t is however
reported that the nearly isolated peninsula of old or
lower California, divided from Sonora by gulf 700
miles long, called the Lake of California or Vermilon
sea- will be the territorial security ceded to France 1t
conta ms sixty thousand square miles, 1t abounds
in silver, god lead and copper mines, and islands COW
cred with forests OF cedar trees. 1t is moreover the
nearest point in Mexico to the French possessions in
the Pacific
The London Morning Post, of the 18th, has special
telegram from Paris announcing that the Arcbduke
Macmillan has positively accepted the throne of Mex
leo.
The Times, in its city article says that there is no
reason to anticipate any trouble from the manner in
which the United States will regard the proceedings
Mexico. 1t quotes from the New York Journal of
Commerce to sustain these views.
DETENTION OF THE FLORIDA AT BREsr.
The stay of the Florida at Brest u.s. it is stated like
ly to be prolonged beyond the limits originally per-
haps, contemplated by her commander. This results
from two os three circumstances noticed in the French
papers. La France says that the maritime authorities
OF Brest acting instructions received from Paris
informed the consgnees of the Florida that they held
at their disposition basin in which the vessel could
be repaired In consequence of this offer towboat of
the port conducted the Florida into basin of the out
ward harbOr on the 9th inst Workmen having been
authorized to enter the arsenal the necessary pepara
lions OF the vessel were commenced at once and in
short time it expected the vessel would be fit to
put to sea. However, new cause of delay for the de-
vi VESSEL nus arisen ID consequence OF
claim put in by shipowner of Brest for "a 900, as
indemnity for the seizue of of his vessels by the
Florida Nj. Menier the shpoWner in question: states
that his vessel captured by the Confederate cruiser
compelled to take number OF prisoners board, and
forced to 60 out of her course to carry them to AGA
pulco. Oa the authority of private dispatch from
Brest the Paris papers Of yesterday say that NJ. Me-
nier presented his claims before the tribunal at that
port and, as consequence, provisional embargo has
been laid on the Florida.
The Confederate cruiser Florida at Brest, has jast
been informed of the decision to by the Govern
men citing her. Her commander has entered into
arrangements with ship broker III order to procure ali
the supplies he stands need Of Ga the 9th seventy
i've Landed from the yes ell and b ave taken
their departure for England for the purpose of forming
the nucleus of the OF another Confederate vessel
constructed the model of the Florida and which is
now ready to take the sea.
SPEECH OF EARL RUSSELL.
The freedom of the town of Dundee was conferred on
Earl KusscIi on the 9th inst, which occasion he
made brier speech. The following is the only por-
tlon OF general interest:
AS Secretary for Foreign Affairs it has been my OBJ
ec to preserve peace with honor. Is Hear hear and
cheers) You may rely with confidence in the admins
vers ally popular, (chters for maintaining line of
strict impartiay in the lamentable conflict in Ameri-
ca. (Chcers) The duties of neutrality between par
ties violently hostile not easily performed. (Hear,
hear.) 1t has been and it will be our erdeavor to ex
ercise the powers entrusted which may be en-
trusted to the crown by arliament in such manner
at to defeat every attempt to engage people
in enterprises inconsistent with neutral position,
and to preserve for ourselves, persons and our
property those safeguards of British law and British
justice to which alone they indebted for the securi
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