Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-11-05
TEAMS OF ADvEnTasls&
sNPoRTANr From EUROPE.

N"H VIM @NA INV" oCNOH -
How Laird's Rams Were Stop
ped--The Mexican QuestlOn-
Terms Of fMax1mlIlan's AcceU-
tance--Trla1 Of tho r \ b
IrOm-Clad. II
Prom tle Liverpool Mercury Oct iol
THE LAIRD RAMs-ACrIos OF THE oyFICERs
IN SEEING THE VESSELS. ga
Run1ors we're yesterday current in this
town that Government had issued orders -
stop the sailing from the Mersey of the
steam ram recently launched from the ship
building yard of Messrs. Laird Brothers, at
Birkenhead, and which is now being fitted
up in the Great Float. a n 80. ec.-'s.|-
On Thursday night the Custom House
cutter conveyed an officer on board the ram
in the Great Float, and last hight d second
officer was put on board. The second rsni,
which is still in the building yard Of Msssrs.
Laird, was boarded by a custom ofiic er last
night. About / clock on Thursday night
the Goshawk, under the command Of Lieut..
Cheek, acting tender to Her Msjesty's ship
Majestic, went into the lower water basin,
which is not yet open for vessels. Uf course.
! the appearance of man-ofwar's tender iB
the basin under such circumstances gave
rise to various remarks and sufmises, and
there is little doubt Lieut.. Cheek is aoting
under instructions in tho course he is pursn-
ing. Indeed, when asked yesterday what
he was doing in the low water basin. be said
he had been seht there by Government; but
in answer to further questions he stated,
that be had orders from Capt lnsleksid OF
Her Maiesty's ship Liverpool, which form
ed part OF the Channel squadron, and was
left here when the feet sailed for Dsblin,
has dropped from her uoorings and cast an.
chor Immediately opposite the Woodside
landing stage. 1t is said that she yil an
chor facing the low water basin to-day. The
} Goshawk is 10 take up position alongsids.
the landing stage in order to communicate
with the Liverpool. ..t.,, isdi
[From the Lo,lden Star, Oct lSl
The facts concerning the seizure Of the
steam rams appear to be - followE On
Thursday last revenue cutter eoeyeyed .
Custom House officer into the Crest RlOaS.
and put him on board Of the II Tousin.-
On Friday this proceeding was followed by
: the appearance OF second Custom House
! officer. who, it is said, put the "hr0ad ar
! row" on the vessel, and remained u charge
| of the ship. About IL o'clock on Thursday
II night the Goshawk, under the command Of
n Lieut.. Cheek acting tender 70 bet najes-
o tvs ship Majestic, went into thA b0w-wster
l, basin, which is not yet open fos vessels, and
,f remained there on Friday and Saturday. II
J. On Saturday morning her majesty's ship
4 Liverpool dropped from her prsvioss moor
iugs and took position in front of the en-
ra trance TO the Morpeth Book, With hsr frst
ne banked, and her steam obviously up In
to this condition she lay al day, and general
ID opinion connected with her being in this po-
sition belief that she, as we'll y the Cos
I, hawk, was in readiness to prevent the aH-
probo1IaA 1a rt,,ra pF fhA NJ rTnsxan M
j. far, however, as present appearance warrant
le the conjecture, this precsution was unnsces-
IN sary. The suspected vessel remains iaoorod
,fl alongside the Victoria wharf. and TO SAtur.
d day afternoon did not appear in . condition
l. 6t for sea. During the whole Of tho early
u part of Saturday, workmeu we're busily em-
! ployed in prosecuting the different processes
}. which will fit her for use. ,f.pl7 .,.g
From tho London Times. Oct. i3l s.ii
" What is suspected of the iron clads in the
o Mersey, is that they are destined to follow
l. the Alabama, and to become what the Ala
d bama is known to be. Now tho Alabama,
3 though cruiser in the service Of the Con
l. fedsrate Government, was ns'ef exported
: for delivery at Confederate port She re-
J, ceived her equipment and her oommission,
and proceeded to act without havisg touch
n ed Confederate Territory st al II. there
fore, these iron-clads we're TO do fhs ssfns.
one of two things must happen-either We,
II the neutrals, must have provided them with
"a their equipment, in which case We would be
> participating in the war; or the bslligerent
purchasers must have done so in our ports.
and, therefore, made our neutral territory
n the basis of hostile operations.
1t is competent 20 any ship builder whose
proceedings may have fallen under suspi-
cion, to say that the suspicion 10 unfounded, I,
and that his goods have been really bespo-
r. ken by lawful and innocent customer; but
:. that plea, ifseund, could Of course 10 ss-
tablished SO plainly, as to preclude any fur
ther dispute. it Is no. for US, nor for any
e one, to prejudge the decision Of the tribunal
n before which the case will come. We arc
% only glad to find that this hearing n row g.
n cure, and that the suspected .vesseh WI
either leave the Mersey with clean bills Of
~ right or not leave ct all. We should like to
= see our SHIP builders standing openly and
boldly upon their claims as neutral traders.
ir The trade in question is either right OF
Is wrong. II right, there is no reason why the
,e government should trouble itself with 'anx-
AZ ious inquiries" II wrong, what is really
., unlawful should be left practicabls By eva
10 sion. As to the expediency or inexpedieh-
,g cy Of the law as it stands that ID AnothsI
% question altogether. We are NOW concern
% cd only with what is, not with what ought
~ ~ to be. In due time We shall learn what il
the case for the prosecution, and what is thu
~ case for the defendants. WhstheP the Sus
ey picions which have prevailed i'd tho matter
=, are reasonably enteftsiaed, or whether evef
= in such case the venture is actually N, aun
's' lawful venture, are questions TO be desidey
ng hereafter without prejudice or bias. IN thl
er interval we know only this, that eertaiA YES
X. sells suspected Of a destination hte that 9
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