, 1863-03-04
THE REBEL NAVY.


How the Work !. Progressing III Eng
lanG-StartItuE Disclosures.
Tie London laecs publishes an interesting
and important letter, addressed to Lord Palm
crston by Anonymous" and dated ut New
Inn, ". e., Feb. II. Tic writer says:
Does anybody outside of Il lunatic asylum
believe 1hat Tie Emperor Of China is in imme-
diste want Of i fleet Of war stcAmcrse viii the
noble Lord, the Secretary Of Foreign Atfiirs,
hazard an opinion upon this point: VIII the
honornb1c member from Birkcnhcad afford the
public the benefit Of Ills experience? Who
should know if he do not? If report speaks
truth, his Celestial Majes' is 4 profitable GUS
1umer Of his. On the premises belonging to
The Ncssrs. Laird. at Birkinhead, in acoycrcd
shed or "anncxcl'' to The main yard, TWO
st,uction for the Emperor Of China.'' Their
burden Is about 22,200 tons. They, are Of the
ram claes, are partially iron plated, and meas
urc, say zoo feet long By thirty.six feet beam,
| and eighteen feet deep. Their engines, now
| nearly ready, are rankcd non1nal!y ut 800
horsepower, but each will work up to 1000,
and will give them very high rate Of speed.
| In the main yard Of the same premises an
othcr steam ram is being built, also t. FOR the
Fmperor of China" Her length Is about $50
| feet. 1y Is feet beam, and depth from IL to Is
| feet. She is partially iron.p}atcd, like tue
! two others III the annex, and the three arc ex.:
pectcd to be ready for sea in two months
! from the present time, perhaps sooner. Cap
tain Bullock, who commanded the ".0," is
| daily i'll attendance experimenting their pro.
rress. Does this gentleman hold lis com
mission from His Celestial Majesty or from
Jeff. Davis
In tnc ynrd Of AIeszrs. II. c. Miller & Son,
I.iycrpool, there is nearly completed = wood
IN. screw propelled vessel Of about $50 to 500
| tons. She has beea constructed upon the
plan Of the American coasters, being nearly
hat bottomcd. She is built for fast sailing
under canvas, and under steam Is expected 10
run fifteen knots an hour. She ia to be armed
! with :.poundcr guns, and is expected to bC
ready for SEA in the course Of four weeks. II
is commonly reported that she belongs to ths
! CQnfcde1atts
Mcssrs. Lawrence 4 Sons yard is the high
est ur tbs Mercy are seae% ster@iGr hn, !
Messrs. Fraser, Trenholm 4 Co., Of Liver
uo,} the '%dcpusitarics, us they nrc styled
Of tic Confederate Government, have con
tracted for large vessel Of 5000 tons, whicl
is to be built at Stockton.
on the ClyGr, a powerful, armor.clad steam
1u1n, "for the Emperor Of China to b
ready for sea on the 9th Of April next. She
! about $50 feet long, by IS feet beam. and :
: feet in depth. Her arnor plates are from y
| to S inches thick. Her engines Will oc OF "
| horsepower each.
! Mr, Peter Denny, Of Dumbarton, has col
: et1uctcd two fine errcw steamers. They 2!
: living in the Clyde. Report Of sencwll:
: authentic kind, says one OF them Is part'
. owned by "thc ChineEc," and partly bJ 1nd IN
). rul,licly announced that she is soon to
] Charieston. Her name is the Virginia:
: The term - Chinese is in genera, u:e in Il
:. building yards II the Clyde and Mcrscy
:, d.eicnalc the Confedcratcs, and the " EmpS
: or Of China las no other signidcation
ibis connection than to personity 1cderst
N navis. TIC "Chincsc" have been etriyi,
very hard to purchase the sister vessel TO l
Virginia, through one oi thclf agents ~ Nv wv
11,nis. and lie requires the "Cclestials
al i:ay cash down before he parts with his pro
I'LL Tic Ncssrs. Scott ofGreenock, are conp1'
ipC very fine screw steamer, which is
~. legged TO be intended for the trade oetwe
~Ao Charlest on and Savannah.
Two Icks ago, . tne vessel OF the 81
cal class as the Virginia was launched to-
m m Ncssrs. B!ackwoo1's yard at Port GlasSe
'1'' :.,,d common report says she Is intended
res. Edwards Of fiffy steam vessels. Of va1i'
descriptions. in different stages Of complt
ness, might be enumerated III TINS 'GhinE
catccory. The 7th section Of the 53th
ILL.,, cap. GO, prohibits, under penalty o.
and inrfiS0nmenL, WILL IuiAE4tu4I ~
lnts property, The equipment, furnishing, ntt
out, or S7mirg, Of any vessel, to he empio
in tho service Of any foreign prince, State
l. po;cnta'c. With intent to commit hostill
~ against tic subjects Of any Prince OF 81
with whom Ills Majesty shall not then .
aar.' Do not tho flcts herein submitted,
- Lord. warrant an Immediate and srartl
e., investigation into the nature Of these tran
for the" Chinese:
The Shareholders conspiracy is largely,
mainly, indebted for its success up to
nrcsent time to the material aid which
been extended to it by British capltas
IL. Tao Years before 1t broke out, their coo;
=, ~ | lion Lad been secured through the instru!
has | La&I1E bl suE uE4C9s vi
Sling .nsea ,e staen ,,.r, 1rn,nisrd upon mortgage
lhAv. duf:s11lee "Elc It.uo, sItto, 4ohSrr,
this ! enormous luanl1t1cs ~ eo6tu',' ,M.s.S :
eago. rice: nor was the fact concealed " the /
ocratic Marty, that In the cTent Of sccc:
and war. almost any amount Of pccun1aT
cr would br procured from this quarter. !
siw powerful combinations in support OF
RS tary, shipping and mercantile interests
opES much as 41TO 700 and eycn 4~U.ooo nave
aMEsS ass subscribed by individual members Of thes
o1,srd oGcsd st,ciations; and in ono Instance a su
Tin G5. .OO0, 600 sterling ca1 be directly trac
- The financial result Of siuglc operetton-
best many days age, lists wero exhibited by
loves. fllcfatc agrnt, In which figured the nau
|loEes. Manchester men Of high standing for
IN an5 ! sums which they had just recently subsc
n aid OF thc Confederatcs.
Fertha Another Of these em1ssafaea Is NON