Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-08-04

HALIFAX, Aug. 3.-The Arabia, from Liv-
erpool July 25th, and Queenstown the 26th,
has arrived. She has % passengers for Hal
flax and 50 for Boston. The steamship City
of Baltimore reached Liverpool on the morn
Ing of the oath. The Galway line goes into
operation on the 18th of August.
The marine insurance companies had re-
ported loss of El50,000 sterling by the cap
ture of the ship B. +. HoXie. The captains
of the ships Red Gauntlet, and Hoxie, had
reached Falmouth on board the ship Mariana
from Montevideo The Shipping Gazette
says the owners of the Alexandra have applied
to the board of customs for the release of the
vessel and compensation for her detention, but
tits said the application cannot be entertained
until a bill Of exceptions is disposed of at the
next term of the court.
An anti.southern association was being
formed at Manchester to counterfeit the influ-
ence and correct the misrepresentation of the
advocates of the Shareholders confederacy and
to employ all means against the recognition of
the confederate states.
The Army and Navy Gazette thinks that,
with Grants army free to cooperate with
Rosecrans, there is no ground for speaking
hopefully for the prospects of the contederates
unless Lee is able to reverse their miSiortunes
by great victory.
In the house Of commons on the 23d, the
subject Of the foreign enlistments act was in
troduced by Mr.. Golden, who referred to the
proceedings of the Alabama, Florida, and
Virginia, all built in British ports for the con-
tederate service. He said it was well known
t at two iron-clad ships were now being built
at Liverpool for the same purpose; and he
believed, if they were allowed in England, the
| result would be a declaration of war on the
part OF the American government. American
shipping had almost become valueleSs in con-
sequence Of the seizures made by the confed-
crate cruisers, and he implored the govern
| ment to take measures to prevent the depart
ure Of these vessels. He was informed that
the American government took note OF the
value of every vessel captured, and debited it
to her maleSty's government. He was fur
ther informed that the American minister had
made formal claim upon England to indem-
nifty American ship owners for their losses.
No doubt the claim has been repudiated by her
majcsty's government. Outof disputed claims
Of this nature, an expensive and disastrous
war might result.
Mr.. Layard referring more particularly to
the case of the Alabama, said everything had
been done in broad daylight. lie tainted Mr..
Golden with pursuing course which, while it
would enable his friends in the north TO get all
they wanted, would put stop in England to a
legitimate branch of industry. He accused
the Americans of having built ships OF war for
Russia during the Crimean war, and with rails
ing recruits in Ireland since the outbreak of
the present conflict.
Lord Pamerston defended the course of the
government, and said he could see no distinc-
ton in principle in selling arms to the feder-
ais and selling ships to the contederates. He
appealed to the principle laid down on the sub
| ject by the Americans themselves. 1t was of
course true that England had a municipal law
| bearing on the question, but the government
had carried out that law to the best of their
ability, and that law, which they saw no reason
to alter to suit the emergencies OF foreign
| power. they would continue to enforce as far
as it was practicable for them TO do so.
MIR. Golden was prevented on point OF
| form from reading letter from Hon. Gideon
| Welles in parliament. The letter is, never
theless, published in the papers. 1t is dated
on the 10Th of April last, is addressed to Chas.
| Summers, and refers to MIR. Lairds statement
| in parliament that his firm had been apr oach-
ed in 1862 by the agents of the federal govern
ment relative to building war vessels for the
north. Mr.. Welles asserts that neither directly
nor indirectly was any application made by
his authority to Mr.. Laird or to any other tor
| elSn snip builder Tor the CONSTRUCTION Vi Ves-
sells for the American government. Advances
were made to him however In behalf OF numer-
Gus English and other foreign ship builders,
but he declined in every instance every propo-
sition to build or procure to be built vessels for
the federal navy abroad.
Mr.. Laird asserts that he is prepared to
maintain the truth of his former statement,
and offers to place proof in Lord Palmerston's
hands.
In the house of commons Lord Palmerston
made some explanations regarding the ques-
ton between Denmark and the German
confederation. He said that every effort
would be used by England to keep the dis
pute within the limits of diplomatic inter-
course He had no doubt that the effort
would be successful, and there was no appre-
hension of immediate or remote danger.
Sir c. Wood made an annual statement Of