, 1863-04-24

a correspondent Of the Liverpool Mercury
has sent to that Journal some curious docu-
lnents. which le gives as IAN exposure Of the
tactics Of the Federal Government and their
series is dated simply "Deccmber, 80, 1SG2'
It runs as follows:
"a private agent arrived here per screw
steamship China. A meeting was held at tho
consulate on Monday. He brings instruc.
tions, also money, drafts aud bills On William
Brown d Co. and Gamble d Co. to cover
E1'o FL IT, !; These snnS were paid to 1 B.9wns cash
amount from ~, the agent. Since his a.
rival, instructions haye been given to the
I following effect: ITO taLe storerooms in
Liverpool for the storage Of 10000 rifles
! tEnBe!ds); loo cavalry s;bres to be bought
for {v 9Th ;t' nj and onrsa ut once l. shipped aas
| Of Jsnnasy. Instructions arc to be
given to agents to outbuy any agent ot
| the South, and also to inform the Cousul oil
1hc fact, anda proporionate reward will be
| given (ihis must be given before the arms
leave tie wholesale dcalers.) Care and watch
| ping under 1000. tons register. To watch
ana find out, If possible, the persons who arc
the agents Of the South that one Lieutenant
Marry, now in London, corresponds with, it
being we'll known that there Is distrust be-
+! tween tho said Lieutenant Afaury and the Liz.
!
| the people Of Lancashire in favor OF the North
/ by letters, pamphlets, also By sermons; also
| to well reward and pay for editorial remarks,
| paragraphs, &c. To appoint two agents
| one ulrdical and one legal. Every effort will
bs made to introduce them into families oi
! t.f influence having Southern Tendencies
| That all known agents Of the South be witch
| ed, ard their actions daily reported. 1nfor,
nation to be got Of their movements at m,
cost
Thee is great deal Of this correspondence
and the -Ntrrury writer pnts it in the mos
uniayurable Hight for our Government, lii
sympathies evidently resting with the rebels
but hrre is 4 passage from one of his letter.
wl4ics, tells 4 bad tale for the rebel loan.
lone Of the ollicils stated that opinion:
we're not wanted simply. They wished it un
ders stood, they wanted to know twould til
long dispute and considerable asperity Q
fccli,E, /. came out that, under present aspec
of :fiEirs, and the parties concerned in til
matter, they cc1tainIy could not promise 10
or against The banking interest then re
tired. and the following was arranged, riz:
First, to cause complete history Of Maso
10 be published, especially relative to IL
6laye law.
sccnnd, To furnish funds to several priyat
societies for the purpose Of causing publ
discussion"
In one Of these ]tercnry articles the firm {
] 0foTf. Shtrlcy ~ &C., "eEc allHucQ 70 as III
Federal agents for transmitting to Washing
ton the warlike munitions with which Linco1
has fought his battles, and the paid servant {
Sir NiiIusn Brown, has figured III London :
one Of the chief reso1utioners at the sha.
anti slavery meetings. To which Sir Villa,
Br,wn replies, in note to the editor of ii
-MrrEry:
"Thesc statements are cntircly unfoundet
| Brown, Shirley & Co. have not acted As tt
agents Of tic Federal government for tran
1mitti1g warlikc munitions, OF for any ot.l.
t PURPOSE ard no person connected With Ill
either as servant or any other relation, h:
taken part in the meetings referred to-. 70
: will oblige inc, therefore, by correcting the:
m1sssate1ucnts In yonr next impression By il
sorting this mute.
II remain, sir, your obcdie1t scryant,
"WM. Brown,
!. "Richmond Hill, Liverpool, April 9. 1868.
! TIE cAFTuREloF TUE rErERnoFF.
The entire correspondence between II
owners OF the steamer pcterho1f and Ea
. Russell is publtshed in the Londun paper
!, There is letter from the notorious spcnc
rebel Agent at Liverpool, addressed to Ea
Russell, and dated March 90, 1858, In whit
: the following passages occur:
!: "a third t,tsst. The .ttan,er Sc Queen. il ,.eo
IL loaded aid o6oat proceeding to .lfatan.ors