, 1863-05-22

Principal Secretary Of State Of Her Britannia
Majesty. Receive, &c,
GoK11cnAkoFr.
FEDERAL SPY IN TILE CLYDE SHIP BUILDING
IAEHs.
tFrom the Glasgow 1lail, May 9th.l
4 few daysag III, individual presented him.
self ut the yard Of Mcssrs. J. tE.G. Thomson,
GOvan. the huarer Of an Introduction from d
gentlemen i'll Lrndun who holds 4 first place
NJ owner Of mercantile shipping. His o.tcus-
hle ohjtct was to huy or ret built some ualf
dozen 81 sicamcFs, Nobody who asserts 4 yrs-
tigc If reason for presenting himself in the
yard Is ever turned dlscourteousy away; but
We may not marvel if some cytr:. ciyiliiy WAS
bestowed upon customer so introduced. He
was shown round til: place. He examined
what WAS going Oh with much attention. At
first his talk WAS about his own pretended cs-
rand, and he asked lnSiously us to the cost of
such vessels as he represented he required.
but very soon his curiosity Was attracted by
hc VA. surrounded, and he plainly evidenced
more interest to thrir ownership and drstina-
tiun than il his own business as]stutel 70 his
enquiries he received 10 farther reply than Or
dlnnry nclitenees rendered netdfnl, aud he left
without coming 10 any arrangement in regard
TO the proposed steamers. He recovered, how
ever, his letter of Introduction.
The SAINT evening accompanied by q serr-
ant, be presented it at Du1nbnrton to the
McssTs. Denny-in whose yard the Japan
(sjnce clristcned the Virginia) was built. OF
course, it secured fur him very favorable re-
ccpticn. Here he repeated his inquiries abput
steamers he intended building; but here also,
having made the tour Ut tue yard, lie speedily
diyclgcd to other topics, asking many auts.
tons foreign to tile pretended matter in laud,
eyidencipg TO much anxiety to acquire partic-
ulhre OF What was doing III the yard rs to raise
nj 81, +
On Thursday thu gallant and pcrscveging
gentleman visited the yard Of the Messrs,
Stephen, 1t kelvinhangh. Here he once more
produced his credentials, and was allowed
surrey Of the yard. His attention was par
ticularly arrested hy 7 large vessel Of wood
emily constructing. He was most perlina-
ci"us in his inquiries about it-so pertinacious
that he overtlid his part, and led Mr.. Stephen,
who accompanied him, to suspect and play
with him. Feeling, probably, that he had
been held of, and alike liqucd and ehagrincd
day-tlc bearer this time Of :, second letter,
lndited by . gentleman in town, under cover
Of which, :litcr di1atiIg for some time on his
San + f:tlc!sco purposes and prospects, he re-
ncWtd, with an augmented eaGerness, lis in
qniries as to the ship he deemed SO mysterl-
too much tor him. 1t chose to keep his own
counsel and to enjoy the annoyance thereby
plain}y caused 10 his visitor, who, as he left,
was informed that, if through my 1nisha1, tue
coniracs for the vessel fell through, she might,
with much ease and at little cost, bn convert
employers could not do better than make au
Investment, which might, if we'll handled,
take revenge upon this celebrated Northern
ecnurgc.
We understand Messrs. Scott & Co. Of
Grecnock we're a1so favored with visit, and
tlst the gentleman to whom he there ad-
dressed himself, very quickly diyininr the real
object, communicated to him, in strict cond-
dence, the particulars OF two large steamers
building, which were capable Of being arinor
plated, and one steamer, The expected trcmen-
dons speed Of which was very suspicious of
a second Virginia We have little doubt that
by this time sworn affidayits in regard to
these vessels will hare been sent by Mr. Ad-
ans to the Foreign Office, to be possibly fol-
lowed up by tho " cxcheluering" the 5000
tons OF shipping now in course of construc.
tion by this tmpeachcd firm
AMERICAN SLAVERY AND THE FRENCH PKoTE5-
TASTS.
The French Protestant clergy, to the num-
ber Of 150, recently addressed letter to their
English brethren on the subject Of the WAT in
America. They urged that the success Of the
cause represented By the Confederate States,
"would put back the progress Of Christian
civilization and OF humanity whole cen
tury," and called upon the ministers and pas
tors Of all denominations in England to take
the lead in calling forth "a great and peace,
full manifestation of sympathy for the colorcd
race 60 long oppressed and dcspiscd by Chris
tfan nations
The following rcply was adopted By con.
ference Of ministers held in London and pre-
sided over BY the Hon. and key. Baptist #.
Noel, II. A.:
DEAR BRETHREN: We, whose narnes are
undersigned, share in your views, rejoice IN
your zeal, and are thankful tor your cxlo.ta-
tions. It is honorable to France, and to
French Professionalism, that you 50 heartily
wish the destruction Of the slaye system,
which makes i, 100000 Of negroes wretched !;
which dehases their masters; which has been
Il vast calamity to q great Protestant nation,
aud which dishonors Christ, by whose pro.
fcsscd servants it Is upheld Likeyourselves,
We feel deep compassion for the slaves, who
arc rnrt Of thu human family; We wish BIZ
all means in our power, to discourage thos-
who are seeking 10 found All empire IN tAeir
degradation; and we " ish success to all just
| anu humane measures for tlcfr dvliverance.
| With these sentiments We beg to assure you
| that, following where you have so nobly taken
| tue lead, We shall do what We can to accom-.
| pii>l those benevolent objects to which you
| iuyiic our attention. Accept our fraternal
wishes that you may enjoy the favor and
blessing Of God, through Jesus Christ our
1-e1d.
! We are Informed that ur wards OF l, 500 min
| fstcrial signatures to the reply have been n.
| ceiycd BY the London and Manchester Enan.
| cipation Societies, and that large number;
continue to be received every day The sig
natnrcs include many clergymen Of til
churchcs Of Erglaud and Scotland aud non
couform;st ministers Of every denomination.
WAS IT 4 P11vA1EEN.
The steamship Magdslena, 1t southampton
| Env1ani IN the eth of Mar viii, f1t S,,ntF
American mails, reports: AS@iss bark nallet
Erica, was boarded on the 10th Of March
| while proceeding from River Plate to C4diz
in lat. Sc south, long. u II west, by barl
with the ensign Of the United States flying
The boarding party consisted Of the captai1
ahd twelve nltn, armed with rcvolyers. The,
weut doWn tile fore hatchway, aud the captajl
demanded some Goals, but being informed b,
the captain Of the Erica that llc had none, til
rarty returned to their vessel. The Swcdisl
captain asked the name Of tho American
bark, but could get no further answer tha
shat the vessel was Tn whaling expedition.
THE UNION FLAG IN TIE CARIBBEAN SEA.
In the Houfe Of Commons, on the 4th Q
May, Mr.. Magufre asked Of the Under Sacre
ta1y for Foreign A1fairs, whether the Govern
ment had received any information that Capt
latham, Of her Majesty's ehip Ph;rton, dft
guns, had 1ate1y found the United States d,
flying on this island, aud had caused 1t to b
hauled down; aud whether her Majesty's Coz
. crnmeut Lad any objection to produce tn
correspondence which had passed on the sui
icct1
that tie Island Of Sombrero was discoyaTn
ten years ago by an American. The islam
was we'll known, and had long formed p1rt c
the British possessions IN the Caribbean S.,