New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-12
TIE BLOCKADE OF SOUTHERN PORTS.
Determination or ENGLAND TO BREAK IT
Forty Vessels Sent Out for the Purpose.
THE NEUTRALITY PROCLAMATION A SHAM.
How the English Speculate on Our Troubles.

1t is well known that every vessel caught running
the blockade has proved to be English. No other
nation, it would appear, is mean enough to engage
In the disreputable business-no other people show
such utter disregard for the proclamations Of neu-
trality and prohibition issued by their rulers. We
have already given at various tines information Of
the movements Of spectators in England in this
matter, and now reproduce the following:
From The Harrington Nat.oaal Republican.
BY private adyices from London and Liverpool,
we are enabled TO furnish our readers evidence
of the efforts making by British merchants and maa.
ufaeturere to break the blockade Of Southern porte,
and furnish the Rebels with the means by which they
may, IL possible, break up this Government The
letter before was written in London about three
weeks since and makes the following announce ment:
The new list CT BLOCKADE breakers" az we caa
them here, comprises the Jus,itia, Juno, Forth,
Wave Queen, Calypso, Royal Bride, Albino, Donro,
Denbigh, Flora, and Beacon-an steamers, and all
but the ast named are owned by Lindsey. The
Julia Usher has changed her name back to Annie
Childs. and sailed from Liverpool about the last Of
November, for Nassau. The following sailing ves.
sells cleared from Liverpool before the 2Sth Of No.
vember last, namely: Peep O. DAY, Mary Francis;
Clearance, Monmouth, Digby, Intrinsic, Queen Of
the Usk, aud Severn. There are n0ao at sea about
forty blockade breakers that haze been td >ut and
loaded IN British ports.
Large quantities Of rebel bonds have been cold
here 40 FIVE shillings to the pound. These b0ads
are secured on cottoa at seeen cents per pound.
II the British scamps think, by this style Of trad
ing for cotton, the United States Government will
eventually sanction it, they will find themselves
awfully mistaken. 1hese bonds have been mostly
taken by merchants and manufacturers, and the
Rebels have already raised the sum Of f750,0OO,
which accounts for their ability purchase so many
steamers.
Our informant adds postscrip. to his letter, a.
follows: " must add Elk more steamers to my List,
namely: the Pet, GeOrgians, Neptune, Prince Al
bert, Sheldrake, and Leipsic."
These vessels are laden with arms, powder,
clothes, shoes, medicines and all domestie things
nor NEEDED at the SOUTH Comment Is unnecessary.
You have probably learned that the Sumter was
sold the Sth intt., but the sale has been broken
The Tuscarors was at Fayal about the middle OK
December.
The Ner- York Post and other papers mention the
names of forty steamers at present engaged or
shortly TO be engaged in running the blockade OF the
ports of the States Of the rebellion with necessares
that if one-tenth Of them be landed, will sell for
prices sufficient with the insurance money on those
lost to pay a handsome profit on the aggregate
venture.
We may add to this statement the further informa-
ton that five steamers are row being built there TO
prey our commerce. Their models are after the
fashion of the Alabama. Thus, they are to be Of
wood, very fast and though lot capable Of contend
ing with our war ships, they are to carry sufficient
ornaments to answer the purpose OF robbing our
unarmed ships right and left. Two Of them are be-
ing built at Liverpool, two at Glasgow, and one Is
another port They are to be ready for sea in June
and July.
The builders receive for them directly from the
Rebel authorities one.fourh their cost in eight per
centum Confederate bonds, and sympathizing En-
glish mercantile capitalists advance $l5 co., 00 tho
balance of their COST ready for service taking sixty
millions Of eight per oentum Confederate bonds.
with guarantee that Whenever the Rebel Govern
peDt cam they shall be redeemed with cotton. Such
are well known to be the terms on which these yes
sells are being built for the Rebels.
II our Government can make the necessary proof
showing for whom and for what purpose these shRs
proven. them from sailing upon their pro.
posed errand Of devastation; and we have every
reason hope that, long before they may be ready
and duly laid before the English Ministry.