The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-14
Orders 10 admiral Milne and Strength Of the
North American and Pacific Fleets.
lAHeIrwIcrs ENEMIES AND DEFENCE.
GREAT GAMBLING SCANDAL In PARIS.
a Ticket Of leave Convict Presented
ut the English Court,
Oar London Corrsspondsnce.


LONDON. March %, 1888
ORDER 10 Capuys Curtain Wlpes and TIE yandertst--
Imerlcan L>aers Of Marquc-- 7co Neo Priraeers-rhs
Bvtnsh NaraI Gunner on tie Aiabdna, wih a Salary
Of s42 O0O-Th B,Itish Fled IN Ame1can Wdios-CSm
t,deyae Bonds in Londsn--.smau Operators Protabiy
An Ruined de-
This has been the most sventfuI week American
war matters since the breaking out Of the rebellion.
rhave heard from private source, which consider
perfectly reliable, that her Malestys government has
ordered large portion OF the West India and North Ane
squadron point of rendezvous the coast
Of the United states that probably direct orders have
been sent out Admiral Milne capture the vessel that
Commodore wilkes (ths vanderbnt) has, and bring the
ship commander and all hands into English port The
special ground the capture OF the cterhon You
probably that this government has had most
yndctivc feeling towards Commodore Wilkes over since
the Trent anar. Then, too, he Captain wnkes) dis
covered Antarctic continent that Sir John Ross failed
to discover. so there Is an old grudge The English
appear think II very unfrendly. " not hostile act on
the part OF the United states In giving Wilkes command
within thousand miles Of the West indies.
Another of irritation now IN the Law authorizing
letters Of marque and rcprisa which tho English think
aimed directly at them. This government wiz unques
tonasy sail tho war point an II s possible W do
In these troubles that are now lowering 10 goomiiy
over us
l have positive information from undoubtsd source,
sailed last week their voyages TO Dixie gentleman
connected with the Admiralty told that the govern
ment knew that such was the TACT Two more ! unass-
stand are 10 sail Everything that bully blus
and sending OF armed vessels and munitions can DO
will be " beat you this conflict aud there no
other way meet the torrent except by hrmncss ee
leve large public meetings and popular dsnonsaonn
win do much ns anything 10 deter this government
from going ~ For directly hostile act now hs
government might accept the hazard q war. Tor they
are literally 'spoilpg" u you thrsshed In soos
way but let q few months pass ON, sud oive
here time 10 their scntimcns and no
ministry under Heaven would dare 20 70 war. ,,,.
Tho undoub,ed settled fact is, tho cause d 'tho
North IN gaining ground Immensely every woek ana oe
bullying tory spirit that wants 70 aid ths rebels hsng
Ia the same ratio, The lower ordsrsthe working peo
pleyast numbers ~ the middle classes and thc entire
moral sentiment of this milton are dead against he
rebels, and " these have only time To make hsmeevss
heard you are perfccuy safe rom any wafike sscmpt
| on the part Of the government
Great numbers anong the mercantile clasaes are fero-
csas towards ,es soysr.nsni we sra, sss
| bcllion ] heard large shipbroker say yesterday
| while taking on American Affairs, that he wisbed
| the Alabama would lombard and burn New YORK lie
friendly term. for years This shows the animus exist
ing the part of many here whs have no sou but tho
pocket and ambition bat british supremacy
learn that tho bead gunner on the Alabama ~ one oi
the mort accomplished nterists that WIS ever In the
British navy. Ho was paid on and got his disrharg"
weeks before the Alabama sailed. and Instead
Lifting her Naesty's navy took commission On tbs
pirate at the very round ~ two hundred pounds
sterling month IA gold, which al the present price o
Confederate paper h the moderate salary of fufyt~o
thousand dollars year Really piracy pays 90 Al
rate u appears 10 for the time being.
send you the list of British war vessels ihat
are now stAtoued the coasts ~ America
fbc three sqnhdrops IN North American waters,
south America the coast of California an@unt 10
total of nny.four ships, with tonnage o. ,on'
near the close n last year and has been oonsdsraby
augmented since that time You may be sure that these
vessels are all well forhd and supplied
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