The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-26

Tus RAxs IL ESaLAxD.--We copy to
day several extracts from English and
French papers touching the iron-clad'
and rams alleged to be in process Of con
struction in England for the Confedera
cy, and also with regard to the achieve
msnts of the Florida and Alabama. The
deeds of these two daring rebel ships
are made the occasion for deprecatine
the sending forth any more vessels un'
der rebel commanders, to ravage Yankee
commerce These newspaper extracts
were selected and arranged by the Yam.
kee press from English journals sympa-
thizin9 with the rederalists. We re-
print them to. show what kind Of pres
sure is brought to bear upon the Gov.
eminent and public sentiment Of Eng
land, through Yankee influence and pro.
baby Yankee bribery. The hypocrisy,
sophistry, and cant displayed in these
extracts are worthy Of Puritanism itself
and must have been dictated by Stewards
agents.
These newspaper humanitarians, who
have not word Of regret for the robbie
rles and brutalities perpetrated by the
Yankee army Of invasion in the South,
are deeply troubled, and set up howl OF
indignation at the destruction Of the COM
merce Of those rich Yankee merchants
who are amassing wealth from the war.
and who are bounding on the brutal sol
diery who are now desolating the South.
They would stop the Alabama and Flo
ridA and would interdict the sailing Of
other iron-clads supposed to be intended
for US, and they claim for the Yankees
the benefit Of that agreement entered in
to by England. France. and others, lone
article Of which is already ignored by
England touching the abolition of pri-
watering, the law Of blockade, and the
protection Of private property at sea,
when they know that the United States
not only did not join in that agreement,
but positively refused to do so when in
vited. But these hypocrites are like all
Others, unmitigated rascals, and sickle
at no mean and knavish trick that may
advance their purpose.
We are coolly told that our gallant Of
ficers on the sea should leave this bust
ness Of Furnishing the Yankees by de-
stroying their commerce, and manfully
attack their ships and blockad6ng fleets!
Of course such magnanimous and disn-
ferested advice is fully appreciated. 1t
would be much more agreeable to the
Yankees that the Alabama and Florida
should quit piercing them in their most
vital point and dare the whole Yankee
Navy to a grand combat upon the sea
But these mysterious hunters of the sea
are obstinately- bent on their present
pursuit, and will yet illuminate the wide
waters many a night with the wealth Of
Northern commerce. And if this be so
outrageous, so barbarous a trade, why
can't the many hundred Yankee ships
catch and whip the two lonely little
cruisers who are roaming the seas so
def1antly'
But Of the rams and iron-clads They
will hardly be stopped after the decision
in the case Of the Alexandra. However
the Foreign Office in London might be
inclined to do so, it is pretty well estop-
ped from attempting it. But we are not
sure that the Foreign Office has any such
desire. We are by no means satisfied
that Great Britain is not gratified at heart
BY every circumstance that tends to d.
lninish the power Of the Yankees on the
seas, and for that reason will not be in
hurry to stop ships built at her ship
yards to help the Confederates to do this
She will at least be as slow to interfere
with the departure Of these ships as she
willto stop arms and ammunition for the
Lincoln Government, which they have
been allowed freely to export from her
manufactures.
The last foreign news in Northern pa
pers, however, announces something new
with regard to these much bruited Tor
butted) rams. They are built on French
account, and are to sail for French ports,
escorted by an English war steamer, the
British Government (say these lying YAM
kee authorities) determining that they
shall not 60 at large direct from England.
Let the Yankees have their talk. When
they are trying to swindle somebody they
always have q deal of gabble. But the
iron rams will 60 to sea as they are in
tended to 60, nevertheless.
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