New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-09
COMMENTS OF TIE ENGLISH PBESS.
Probable Refusal Of the Mexican
Throne by the Archdule
Macmillan.
Reported Protest Of the United States
Against a Maxican Monarchy.

kiNs, which lett iyOrpoc ~ ~ on TIE morning. VI inc
29th and Queenstown tie 3Oih August arrived here
yesterday. A telegruphic summary OF her news has
already been published.
the City OF Manchester from Ncw.York and the
America from Quebec reached Liverpool early on the
morning Of the 2sth ut.
The Louisiana arrived at Queenstown shortly after
noon on the 18th uli.
AMERICAN AFPAIRs.
ENGLAND BUILDING IRcN-CLAD RAMS FOR THE
REP Is.
From The London Tines
An Association styling itself the " Enancipa-
tion Society" has appealed to icr Msjcsy's Cover
in Tie matter Of the ~ steamers built or alleged
to be- built in this country ,o tic service Of The Conie
crate States of America Like other p.tiseDs of TIC
Federa,s the Association appeals not 20 our scrsc OF
Justice bu. the syu atles with which. IN their opin'
Ion ought "a be penetrated
They present the Northern States 10 our view as
nation struggling for constitutional ireccom and
emancipation against rebellion OF slayehod.s. aIG
ask thai the law msy be applied with ,eDs IN pre-
tending for human freedom" This Is preeisei, Tie
style adopted by persons Of greater note IN di;cus.
knows neither prcposscssons preudices. can il
enter into the merits Of any cause Of war We cen only
look at the Fcderas as ''helgcIents while We aye
conduct dealings. Ii Is undoubtedly proper thai Le
law should be Pot in force against any parties Intending
to violate u; bli 1t Is unfortunately doubtful nrthef
the law sufficient 10 prevent What are morally oicascs
against its spirit.
we know In general terms what subject Of neutral
State may do and hat be may no, do He uaT have
dealings with the belyesents, even in munitions OF
war but he must not enter into the quarrel lie must
no. enli.. men for the wsr no, my hS eqlhP sna
ept against the other That would be gong too far. and
would be departure from tie limits OF neutrality. On
the other hand. shipbuilder Of n neutral State may
certainly carry On his rude Of sbpbuidnr and either
build ship " order or sell one when he has baiI' II
Nor could any Injunction be vel !eyeled against Bis
building ships ofwar since he 1iga, have built them
withou. reference TO any pur,icuM order demand
Even ho character Of the vessel IN this respect mig
sim designed bona I'd. for mercantile purposes
might be 80 constructed be convertible into man
owar upon oosssOn cnrsn Ina
shouid be capable OF carrying guns and doing duty
lighting ships. There would obviously; therefore be
great difficulty In applying to the trade IN ships any
mica different from those applying to the trade IN mum
lions of war or the two. indeed ii must DO far more
certain that battery If field. pieces. such the FEEDER
ais have had by is Intended for tie immediate
OF the war than thai az empty ship however con
st,acsed is destined for such ohjos,s ~ ,,,.
pretend deny that there something short perhaps
Ola lege ofense. which We ourselves If We were beig
breach OF neutrality If vessels built in the yards
of foreign country OF such character and desgn ~
10 be directly available against US: such vessels we're
actually made TO enemies and IL they then ap
peared against under the enemys flag, We should
probably demonstrate with considerable energy; nor
should be very well satisfied with the assertion that
they were actually equipped at the time Of deiy-
cry Equipment in its legal sense appears TO consti
tu,c the difference between lawful and unlawful
sale. An empty hull may DO anything, but vessel
equipped for the sea Is actve engine Of war.
This view Of the case inanestly leaves openings for
any amount of evasion. A ship has only 70 be towed
out o. harbors to another port 10 another vessel
whence she may take her guns and stores and the in
terdct such supplies becomes dead letter Should
we be likely acqucsce in proceedings Of that kind for
any len 9Th Of time IL interest nation to
sos the precedent Established
We are assured that at tLb moment there are two
vessels in the Mersey and third in the Clyde designed
in accordance with the latest conceptions Of naval
fare and VIGOROUSLY deStined the Use Of the outhern
States
OF them pow erfu iron plated steam and in
geniousy describe them as equipped with steel
Be considered equipment" under tie meaning u the
act but if the statement IL trueand we have no rea
son " doubt tive should ask ourselves with what feel
ings should regard similar proceedings on the part
OF others The Federa are not entitled 70 call upon
Us 70 change laws nor can we submit 10 be buied
even into change Of practice but the case Is now be-
coming q very stropg one We hold and knowledge
It unaw 10 equip vessels Of war for the use Of bel
Egerent we being neutrs and yet every cruiser In the
service Of the Southern STATES has been, matter Of
fact sent to from the ports Of this country.
II is not the fault Of the Government the Of
" he fuult seine here wlen the spirit Of the
law evsded and things done which would rather SOC
left undone. and which our own na,ion interests coll
We admit that the case Is exceptional. II turns. in
fact upon the passionate and OycrIulug determination
with Which the Iederas are enforcing ptodigious
blockade To this momentous object they have dc
voted their whole naval resources and have thrown the
notice of tie seas upon u.s. Ifthcr squadrOns not
20 busy on the seab0ard OF the United States matters
would not have managed easily IN the Mefsey
and the Clyde would The Florida Do quietly hover
ing about the Channel " pick up her new consoin on
their coming out. - 80
AZ a. tbs kind Of trade ~ left undisturbed and the
Yederas instead Kidnapping up the ~ouldbe cruisers
on their first appearance. complain Of VI Tor allow ing
them ~ appear al lately they have ordered the
construction powerful iron steamers expressly for
the purpose Of patr0ny the and this new squad
ron should NOT be abrupty diverted " Charleston or
Norfolk we should soon hear less Of the Alabama and
her doiDgs Hitherto the Southerners have been left
with this field Of action entirely " themselves and 10
profitable have they found that they have recently
proposed TO throw tLes whole energies into the work.
IN thAt event might such extension given 10
fhs trade In question could hardly b. tolerated.
1t u hard thing TO say perhaps that we may sell
70 belngerent and yet NOT ships hill but we can
oaiv add that some distinction = actually recognized
an thst Il u not interest 70 inysldstst We our
s.ivse have maintained Il ~ veil ~ the Americana
0cyoe the Crimean War We addressed protest " the
Gs.Hnstou Government on The subject Of vessel b.
sved 70 BE- destined for Russian nss and
EtsDsd 70 u. When thsy, .gs. =. 'sAsr day. ero
~ and dM our best 70 detect ~ alleged neseh Of
,.h .,dss therefore, 4 fslt that nsutrals .houd
~ snnov beliigerenD With vessels a war. and yst el
cts cruissr u said 70 b eonswheIs IN britaah
xsssrs awaiting the appearance u esT esE cGnsos =
= Rendezvous. Can this 30 riymt . .i n0~ - =
81 question Of 'yDps:hy q ~ ~ S SSsSs ux:
vsrs unhsppiy plunged again Into vas &c night scoa
IA resson 10 Wish that had suppted VIZ gressss
aesl tho representations u the UeonSU " s"e sss
- thess southern cruisers.