New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-21
proved 10 be buding in France for tho Confederates
nd Innnifiona for their

proved to be building in France for tho COncdentes
and for certain cannon and munitions for their ar'a-
ment, has been Withdrawn and that the parties en-
gagged III tho business have been warned OF the danger
of prosecuting their work" You may read in all the
Paris papers Of lfst evening and this morning potable
telcgramnatic pcrveron Of this paragraph running as
follows: "The Morning SdT Of London says thht the
Emperor Napoleon has informed the American Minister
that the authorization 10 construct vessels OF war inr
the Confederate States has been Withdrawn from the
French builders"
The vessels referred TO are the fonr fast, strong
steamers 5uildingwo at Bordeaux ard TWO at Nantes
of which all your readers heard two months or 50 ago
brief historical sketch dcdEced Gb oro viii explain
the paragraph in The Star correct its bunderng tec
rIamnatc p.ryersion in the French press o io-hy ana
perhaps be oi some interest in itself.
Aiter sufficient preliminary talk and correspondence,
10 which Messrs. Slidcll and Bnlock &C. y Amermansl
Bakoiy Q:nglish). Erlanger Go. Franco'herre"s,
bankers, III process of conyorsiOB) Arman ana NuruI
lfrench shpbuiidoIs and members Of the Corps lees-
atf) contract for tie construction and payment ot
The four steamers was agreed upon. and signed by
Monsieur Arnan and Capt. Bullock April 10, co3 In
this paper the qualities aud purposes oi ne four steam.
eis are particularly set forth Enough here 10 say In
general that they were 10 DE very strongly built To be
t,d TO carry Om ten 70 twcye guns, 80 pounders TO
be- warran,d TO make Is knots in fair weather. They
were destined for the trade between Shanghae Osaca
Nodo. ard san Francisco The armament was for the
protection oi goods and passengers IN Pacific and Chi
nesc waters; also TO make them more saable If occa
sion called, to the Japanese OF Chinese Goiernmenis
Ile price fixed was 10000 francs each G. Vas yus
PlHder for the bankers and gallant Bulocks and IN
gcnuous s.idells y Dir. Deputy Arman was 10 have
two of them built at Bordeaux; the building OF tho
other two lie subet. as il were, 20 NJ Noruz also n
member Of the Corps Legisati who had oversight of
their construction III tue sipyards of Messr-. Jalc
ana BaOin aud oil NJ DsbigcOn at Nantes. The arina
ment % AZ lifted guns Of 30 Bakeiy pattern. and Of
Coz shells contracted for by u. NoruZ, senior
Fay ments, they fell due. were 10 be- made through
Erlangrr Co. The first of these Arman acknowledges
receipt OF June 10: 5000 francs for the first pay
meDt OF the ycsseis am building FOX the Comet
Siaf,s 80 in words, at least IN effect wrote the
Legislator Arman of Bordeaux TO Legislator VorH OF
Nantesquite Legislator Laird might write to legs
lAting Lindsay.
BY virtue oi law Of France passed 18th July. ls47
armed vessel can be sent ol rOm French ship!eTds
without authorization OF tho Minister of Marine Ac-
cordngly, Al. Arman on the lst of June made appca-
ton to tie Minister Of Marine for such authorization
representing the for steamers 10 be destined Tor inc
purposes set lrth III tho formal contract already re-
ieTrcd o-traN in and dangerous seas and pos
sblo sale "a China or Japan. The authorization was
granted june g. NJ. NoTgz needing timIlar authorza-
tOn for the export of bis guns Shells &C. made similar
Application similarly layIng as 10 heiT real purpose.
snd obtained ike aataor.zatOn THIS last-namcd iegis
laive awbrcaker also had the iace to nppy 10 TIE
same authority for permission to vst the oo'ernment
cannon loundeIy at Eaeiie aud siuGy tie improved
processes Of that establishment He received full per-
n-sion and Ministerial recommendation 10 tho helpful
attention OF .ls director.
Ii Is evident from what have said, tha; tho In
ference which might be drawn from the paragraph IN
TIE I0aa0a SGr and that could but be drawn ron tie
perverted telegraph IN tie French papeTs IS grossly err
runc0us How Innocent was the Ignorance OF tue BIN
steamers wien their builders and rnisLers applied 10
him iOr their of>fnsr under badly inlso prcteses hi
jane Sou can Judge as vel as your spohdeht.
Lat wa. date ard what tie nature Of the proof! O
leir fa..i'y furnished him. and by whom. do not
Know venture 20 gLcsr that no bad foT some reason
another, made up his mind 10 Withdraw tie autAor.
iya;ionp several weeks ago. The Official notice and
warning 20 Messrr. Afuan aud NoTuk are probably oi
quite recent service ihai teiT date happens 10 CORE
Fpond nearly enough with the recent arrest OF LairdS
'E.yttian rams hy the LBglish Government II What
- .fls artA "a n
IL might BE- worth the attention Of the remnGnis-if
there .iil anyof tia, late nmoniaoy larse and
respectable portion Of" tie Ameuean 'coununity
Who whinmed tha, " was ntelgeni patriotism 10 hate
England FOR her hostility and love France for her anly
- our Union cause Tie Governments Of the two conn
tries IL Is high time Should SC Get IN formal con.
cert 20 o. ward Informally the French Government
has for long been pushing the English Government TO
pas irum Neutrality 10 interference. Let alone mo-
lives and Interests o. any Kind on either hand-ot ms
tocreiio ruling clasos ~ OF autocratic Tulins man
ooa 10 the act-Vh!ch. II only dspasslonate! looked
IL WIS p.frnt. - 10 the twO nations the lIench
;eeJ, The English p,oPls We soifsani plain. dem
ocrrtc Tcpubheaus would only Yoachsac TO them iie
the sby smay profound respect We ssi upon paying
10 brilliant ar.sfocracy and aItocrscy they On
si.e TIE LoHdor TIrsss Ia our American organ. We.
lisn make no account of the thousands who listened
10 AID hll1Llcd crclcr. DoCAse there was no repre-
scriaiioa o. tho higher chase, IN his audlorics.
10 return 60 the growing Confederate Navy. There
AZ building Ia French ship. ards two or more
Rams" Their builders have not yet asked for au'
thorsAion which consequently Government has had no
occasion to refuse They go building IN joyful hope
OF coming recognition. whence authorization" lttI
aIofe o encolrs ...fncn. II cxcquatur must follow
The o.d per- nnial rows again. IN tbs fallow
tine vi news tlst the IrelcE garrison Il about 10
cyntuaic Rome. t!caat j uduls The toWina!laer 81
that garrison his Majesty Is Ike the Lte Morls- and
Slsraes Starting, be oaAf got out.
spoke IN my last Of a FiugullTly able article on TIE
American question 10y II. Morrau, about 10 be rub.
Ls.cd Ia L. CgruPoHasHi 10 appears IN the woyAly
uuia Der Of that Ioicd periodical, accompanied by tie
usp that added by ilH'traiion to Secretary sew
ar early Auiunln circular 20 H. ;. 4. diplomatic and
agents ohroad. This map you recoect presented
t. ne cye toe large geographical advance tho Union
bad ade upon tic Rebel teIIory up 10 date Another
copy OF tho same chart as published ~ recent nlm'
btr % to Aoads IHsrs. ycekIy lourbhI here that
AaH an enormous Icultlou IL tAs last Gaze u Wat
accompanied by explanatory text ffom the pen - IL
halcsplne. 1his gentleman Is one 81 the editors. tho
American specialist Of tie O,inioH Nationals. lie Las
the aayaHtagu of or friends and nearly Ell
cncaes tie French prcss. Of knowing what Ae IS
talking about. master u tho In yliHh language, "a
resident for ycss IN country for the most oi hose
ycaTs In tie slstoAo.dng parts ol H. c has Just pub
shcd In par pilot rm translation of 80 much OF Sen
summers late discourse delivered at your Cooper
Institute rcfrrs 10 Foreign Relations An orlg
ina preface ads tie lIencA reader - a avpfechton
Of the American stAcsMaas high Argument. Il. porcO
10 the temple.