Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-09-11
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.

Bv the arrival Of the steamship City Of New
ultimo
i luccnstuwa writer states that a powerful!
reJcl iron RAIN lately built in Liverpool. hal
put 10 sca. Notwithstanding the fact that "a
memorial mad been forwarded to the govern
lnent in London asking Tor her detention I'M
der the For.i On Enlistment Act.
The " Herald " has tine following extracts
regarding our pr:va'eers
From he London Po-t, AUG 81
The frisa,e Atlanta, from the Confederate
States, has arrived ut Brest 10 repair damages
From lie Liverpool Post, Aug 20
One or two items Of maritime news. which
wear Il rather doubtful aspect, Will be iound
in this mornings kilograms. \ Confederate
ri.ate Is being repaired ia the Imperial dock
lit Brcst. aud several vessels on the stocks in
French yards. bni!t on tue Alabama model.
are said to lie for The Southern States.
In our article announcing the arrival Of the
Alabama" at ljrps. the Paris correspondent Of
the London Herald says:
There is 10 IcaSmr ~ y Confederate man-cf
war should not enjoy the same privileges i'll neu.
trial ports as the Federal navy.
Political niru OF I'll parties here consider that
fiI- establishment ui the new state of things in
Mexico renders the formation OF iii alliance with
the Confederate States an Indispensable necessi-
~, and there is nothing surp ising in III" report
tina. negotiations should be going OIL with view
to bring about tiiat great result
lur REBEL IRON RAMS AT LIVERPOOL.
lFroc The I.cndon Eew-, August 20
Ii will be seen from the memorial 20 Earl
Russell which appears in another column.
that there is reason to believe that the buiid-
ers Of the Alabama, undctcrrcd by the decla-
ration Of tie legal representatives II the
CROWN that the building of that vessel was IN
offence against tho laws of the country, are
about to launch :wo powerful iron plated rams
70 prey upon the commerce Of the United
State. 1t will he Il disgrace to the country
and - the administration Of oar laws il these
vessels are allowed to leave the Merscy. 1t
appears, however, that there is 10 time to lie
lost, as one Of them is said to be on the point
Of sailing Tomorrow. The duty Of the gov
eminent in such a case is Us plain
as it is urgent If there is, as the
memorialists affirm, good ground To sus-
pect the character and destination Of hose
vessels, their departure ought 10 lie
arrested, If need be, by telegraph AMI without
moments unnecessary delay, until the charges
against them have been fully investigated.
There was IN acknowledged failure of justice III
the case Of Alabama, through want Of proper
vigilance and promptittde; but after the strong
declarations ut the government as TO the law of
the cpse, and their decided action with regard to
the Alexandra, we ere entitled to assume that no
such renissness in the administration of our own
laws. as we'll as IN the discharge Of our duty to-
yards :. friendly Power. will Re allowed to occur
again.
THE LATEST NEWS.
LONDON, Aug. 81 lSG3.-It is reported that
the United States Minister. Mr.. Dayton, has re-
ceived instructions from his government to pro.
test against the French proceedings in Mexico.