Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-05-09
FEDERAL OPERATIONS IN Erg-
LAND.
"BEEBnRr RIeRr .swD 1Eyrs
Curious ReveIalisns.

as follows:
"a private agent arrived here per sersw
steamship China A meeting was held a. the
consulate on Monday. He brinVs instructions,
also money, drafts and bills on William Brown
d Co., and Cable & Co, to over el5O.O00
These were paid to Browns cashier, who, it az
pears, pays checks to any amount from -,
the agent. Since his arrival, Instructions have
been given to the following effect To take
store-rooms in Liverpool for the Storage Of
10000 rifles (En6eld's) Z; 1900 cavalry sabe7s.
to be bought for cash, and at once shipDsd.
as they will be required in the middle Of
January. Instructions are to be given
to the sgents 10 out-buy any agent Of
the South, and also to inform the consul Of
The fact, and q proportionste reward viii be
given, (this must be given before the arms leave
the wholesale dealers) Care and watch viii be
kept over all sale or disposal Of shipping under
one thousand tuDs register. To watch, and find
out, II possible, the persons who are the agents
of the South that one Lieutenant Maurv, now
in London, corresponds with, It being well
known that there is distrust between the said
Lieutenant Msuray and the Liverpool South
en Club. To st once excite the people of Ian
cashire in favor Of the North, by letters, pam.
phlets, also by sermons also TO well reward
and pay for editorial remarks, paragraphs, etc.
- wv AE1 LA0 ~ EAA WhAu
legal. Every effort will be made to introduce
them into families Of influence having Southern
tendencies, That al known agents Of he
South be watched. and their actions daily re-
ported. Information to be got OF their move.
ments at any cost"
In another, dated January 3, 1863, the fol-
lowing passage occurs:
"YOu may with coufdence do as you proDose.
for, 1 repeat, they (tae COnfederatss) could not
Inv ~ uund .mu. - ---HL. m mn
2 .00O-stand Of arms. II. is at Paris, and Bel
mont in IrelsRd. Several reports Of the cap
ture Of A have come to hand, but are RUTHLESS.
But l hope per return mail to hear that hunting
"the rebel" has become more profitable than
~"blOckading at Charleston" B. & Co. have
been particularly bribed, both in money and in
PRODUCTIONS. We have agents in all the profes-
.sions-diyinity, law and physic. Two Of the
Southern agents have been brought over. They
expose q very poor and imbecils set Of agents
in fact, if it wss not that they are rebels we
should pity them The following agencies haYs
been completed and reported daily; from En-
glish countries. BarnstaDls. Bolton, Bury. Biz
~miugham, Halifax. Shsfisld, Manchester, VOL
verhanptsn and Leeds foreign cities, Paris,
AsTseillss, Tonlon, Dusseldorf, Antwerp, Ham
burg, Stettin, Brussels and Cologne
The two following documents yve give entire:
JANUARY 10, 1868, II A. MI appears that
. socisty or club has been formed some ten
days, and q heavy sum subscribed for the pur-
pose Of securing the Alabama. Money, etc
being in, the matter came up relative to her be-
ing commanded. They, after due consideration,
have offered the command to two half-pay lieu
tenants who applied for the resignation Of their
commissions, were requested to stteEd at the
admiralty, and were instantly sent to Join, in
full commission, ore of the gusrdships st Cork.
The consul was waited upon on Tuesday by
an official, who informed him that her Haies-
ty's Government would not allow her Off GERS
TO accept commands under the United Ststes
flag for any such purpose, and, further, they
should at once stop COY vessel that it was
proved was fitting out for war purposes, ualess
the sama was openly bought and fitted,
though no armament Wss to be conveyed bvsny
such vessel, or 4 crew of more than eight men,
the same to be returned from New York, and
attested having been to New York by our
consul there. A copy Of the notice was sent to
the consul st Liverpool; some sharp words were
exchanged, and the consul waited upon the
Secretary Of State, but, it appears, wss only a
few minutes with him, and from what trans
pred it proved he was firm to the former in
stTuetions. This information / have had from
twO sources, and can rely on both. Oae was
ofitisl; - the other great care ia taken not
to let this out by the NOrtherners.' In fact It is
4u4aD q DNlutuA az u Jul aHNEL4Elrua III NHh
face of this toe North@ruers are determined to
Sc cut and equip the Venture. They are also
determined to set the slavery affair at work.
Agents ere to leave tonight fer Cork, Dublin.
and the Clyde. Their boast is that they viii
man their ships from Ireland, and have the Ala
bsma in a month. I know the agent used to
buy vessels for them. / am not known to lave
any interest in North or South. They are
going to get mp q meeting here.
81 1000 a ~
goes tonight to Dublin to get sailors. A nsgo-
tiatiOn has been entered into for a steamer, bat
with whom is a secret. All can Learn is that
more must DO got, aud there is great skin shown
in all their actions. I should suggest that some
scent of ours 90 to Dublin, and, if possible,
learn the rendezvous. When this is known the
matter is simple. Two parties have received
ego 3 piece for travelling expenses at ths office
today. Their destination is not known. l
have them watched, and shall learn where they
go. / am only afraid they may send my agent
away. If you intend to carry cut the matter,
you must please let ne hear from you soon. Nc
time is to be lost all parties concerned arc de.
termined and if there is not promptness, I fear
we shall see some trouble"
Mich is said about getting up demonstrations
in E~ngland-one suggestion from Washington
being that " the rabble should be let loose upon
Mr.. Mason. the Southern commissioner, and
that the fines of the ~delinquents should be
paid BY the Federal smisssries." The following
is represented to be a portion Of q letter ad-
dressed from Liverpool to Washington, and
dated January 18Th:
"Since I last wrote to you, the scheme for
causing a movement in favor of the North has
been put in force, and with success. A full
account viii be given you in the general official
of to-day. In respect to the apparent
failure of the same IN and about Liverpool, I
have to inform you that it was not produced by
the activity of the Southern club or agents, bat
Ia9rs from a Government move, for We have
caused inquiries to be made in aud among lie
members of that club, who disclaim il, aud
further state that till it occurred tbs matter was
unknown to them.
S i'll dreams ia his lodgings, desperately an
at the popularity Of Spence & Co. I de
not consider him Matching mischief, though he
may be willing enough-in fact, the mstter was
too quickly mansged-and if they viii only let
Us manage the mex affair, the South will be
completely foiled politically. I have also much
in informing yout that the scheme for
en- end to that pirate seems q good one.
Private funds will meet al that is required for
the purchase of the necessary vessels the only
difficulty will ha manninz aad Citing them up. i
Il is quite obvious she will prove a very formi-
1able opponent and hard to catch, as the TfmsS
informs the people Of England that she is of
greater speed than any vessel sAest, that the
are of a longs Re, and that she is
On a desperate veutu bis, we will allow,
but at the same tim may be able 10
meet all these mattels. Gold will be re-
CURED, and that with no needy hand. Men
a venture in this must be we'll backed,
and I am happy to say that we are able to make
the most brilliant. We have new to keep
! watchful eye upon the Government AVID on
our friends the Southern club. who, Though
sleepy at times, may open their eyes at once,
yet from our arrangement any move Of theirs
be known sufficiently long 10 prevent seTi-
lus danger to the attempt. The other party is
100 parsimOnious to employ q staff Sufficiently
and 'cuts to discover much. though At
he same time we shall cause - to be watched
a most fstherly care; also bis friends; I