The New York herald., 1863-09-29

government the ohlgatioa OF soppng them wouo men
H. with the iedo ais, VII" would be entil'ea =. %
them on way the toaled.ates IL they "efo
strong enough mi sege tram on IT'S way 70
New york. Undes ch coaditioas, there wouiu cert
be difference between the sale Il n steam frfgte anu
the 81 Of "A X artillery; but such rot the csn
dtins Iinei Ihe Alabams was not devesvu AZ
southern port indeed THAT she Ltr ever
entered The Florida has run ia ana out ~ enafeo
hu, she only entered those waters sh,p aresdy IN
miss. -, fuzzy N tonel. And fuly ellip"d Whefe aaa
hoM this equipment eiloctedf II u was poi ERECTED
II cortadly was uol-iu Confederate port. II must
apparently have been elected N or from some neutrs
port that deIives the adventure u It's awNiness
sh-bader may not sell ship ready mel for VI u y
not customary trade, ana no slch gales are eleceu
ru, the p chaser after receiving hull goes
csewhe purch guns and csc~ here To obtain men
nd stores, Inn The fyaty 6tn in ne az req te dmon 70
NE oqppaea aud d'sDntA o. hoStte erseda"n from a
nrdi t~rriLrg 10 the cleiry, let be Hup-
posed that ourselves ~ war with tho iederns,
aud nai government, be pressed shi 5, orde ed
the construction OF Sessls IN private yards Ss was
actually d no during the with Russia. sup
pose, also, that 10 The Urlehcy oi our leeiS guns
purchased irtm rrivate mann'actufers, and
stores OF ali descriptions obiaaed In IKE manner All
this would be perfectly but all this and nothing
less rs what probably happened IN the Case OF the Con
peace with the iede al states The Confederate govern
ut, s representatives, dill noI s,my boy sbis ia
country for transport 10 Confederate port these
bought ships a1d and sores aud h,sing ths
got all the elements Of mano-~ar together, sent the
vessel 10 sea on business fully equipped. But wo
selves conld have done that this IL We had
been tue becersnis and consequently our ports or our
territory wold have been used by hegerent for pur'
poses OF war. When the Alabama commenced her az
tacks the enemys shipping from sohn 1o't had she
Sacif That is l.e ost1ra question. II has been an
swered by the assertion that she never sailed, as .
when she left the Megsey she WIS unequipped and
therefore innocent thtt she borrowed her guns
aud her from Confederate cor sort ut sea, aud sup
piled herse afterwards with stores In jus Liable ln
Bat would adventure 30 planned be lawful iu It's
inceptionf Would it, for instance, be allowable for
British merchant to build ship OF war tor delivery, with
all but her guns and stores 10 the Alabama the Flori
da lying conveniently OH to receive her, aud ready 10
put men ard guns board directly
We have than emalked that the tranaac-
tlous question have ben conducted 10 such manner
to Indicate cousness Of trespass IN some direc
tQn other The law loose enough and there Is great
latitude reserved for genuine commercial ad.
venture but this recognized license Las never
been pleaded No shipbuder has openly avowed
that he WAS building ship for bel.
lteerent Power bnt that he intended to connc himself
througho ut the ransac ion to the limits imposed by the
law Yhe veEsels have been bnit without admission
o their real destination and despatched coverty or under
preiext. When, iheropTe, lud two vessels OF
scftion apparently similar preparing 80 leave one OF
our ports there b. nothing unredsonlbc IN requiring
certificate g characy destination before dioo
them 10 dep1r Oi two things one--oher the despatch
OF the Alabama perfectly lawful and need not have
been disguised or tho despatch OF vessel rcas nab
suspected OF being another Alabama tlay beausy pre-
vented. Which OF those assumptions may be the sound
one cannot take upon ourselves TO say. The aw ad
ms o many evasiohs and the facts OF the have
been 80 imoriectly asceraned. that could nos pre-
tend To forecast the issue OF u trial.