The New York herald., 1863-11-17

relative OF some Of best
men IN tho conederacy-who 30 far wound himself INTO
MAJOR Reid Sanders undertook 10 gel through tho
blockade This villain carried the yacht straight into
capture My con sank his bag Of dispatches, believing t
10 contain rythng but appears The spy had previ
ously stolen from him some Of papers. This was the
treacnerous stealing 10 which referred IL easy 10
imagine how a rascal OF his stamp, having hts pay in
view might exc out by manufacture what was wanting
10 give color OF llegaty TO the transaction Indicated
by the stolen papers to enable his employers TO
ca on Farl Russell 10 arrest an operation really unim
peachabe, by presenting pretended evidences going
70 ds,ort and prevent y. cannot ac'ult the
because they had the cruel moanncss, not only 10
begin with casting upon my patriot aud noble boy a
charge OF reachery TO give authenticity 70 the papers
but although he entitled by the then existing cartel
TO exchange DAYS he kept close prisoner for
over -four months, while the cartel IN full operation
as he has been ever since, now nearly year This sup
o. the ideLc. OF the witness who alone could
throw light 90 the whole matter by proceeding at once
iyrannical and fathess entities me TO challenge the
gepuneness of all and every Of the stolen papers though
have uot hesitsed frankly 70 ackucwiedso the one sn
gie letter which do rec,gnize as my own
Whether Mr.. Mallory letter to Mr.. Mason, now again
dwelt upoo ith renewed emphasts by "Hstorcus, az
evidence that my 10 be cruisers, has
been honestly copied or not or whether u has bees
little tw sted by the addition of word or two, neither
know nor care Nv steamers were a. be mai and
freghting vessels designed 10 ply regularly 20 and
fro, running all biockades u course. and Of such
strength OF construction az to enable them 10 DO 80 wh
probable mpunity Whether Mr. Mallory IN allding TO
them may have called them "fregbtug and hghtug
ses Ia o' little consequence. Or course. heavily ated
scs might be- and vessels AFTER the block
nde baye been and The Confederate government could
with perfect legitimacy, promote their construction by
giving the contract In gue.tou. But has "fiis
toricus or has Lord Russell far n thick and
thin denthcat,on tn the policy q will no, say subms
sion 70 the Wild % the Yankee government as 10 deny
me the right Of ordering such vessels for i'd, freight
ing and blockaie running purposes under mail con
tract because they may by possibility at some future
period In Confederate port, be armed aud converted
with compensation 10 Tor their dversion from he
purposes of my contract Does the fore< Enlstment
act forbid thM That question leave W the merchants
and snipbufers, and 70 the common OF ing and
II will be- time enough 70 discuss Il With "Hstoricus'
after he shall have answered v gaps who has already
quoted against him passages from his anterior let
ters, strongly asserting even much broader rights on
the part Of the mechanical industry and trade Of neutral
Powers.
have already offered to submit my contract 10 Lord
Pslmerston himself. "Hi.toricusv askseme u will
tell Lord Pamcrston where my vessels are building he
clearly means 70 psnuate that they may Mr. LAirds
rams" This 10 neither handsome or fair, after nj
absolute declaration that Mr. Laird vessels have not
never have had, anything " do, directly nor ndrecty
With my coatrsct Bot hope "Historbcus will be sats
ned with my response when cay that km psrfscly
willing TO give Lord Pamerston, With entire openDess
the fullest Information be may desire on the subect
Respectfully, GEORGE sslxDTRs
LorDor, Oct 20, 1893.