Shreveport weekly news., 1863-04-03
Great China Fleet.
FIFTY Tessels Building IN Ensland
on Confederate account.

| The London Daily News (says the Rich.
mond Dispatcii,) publishes 4 letter address.
! cd to Lord Palmcrston on the subject o1
British aid to the Concdcratcs. from w!ic
we glcan some interesting facts The wri
4 ter commences by condcmning the course
! of Lord Johu Russell in practically mega
t tiving, by his management of the foreign
Office. the proicssch policy Of nSlitrnii,y
I citing the official correspondence in t!l,
! case o; the '.Zao' rs atiording conclusive
( evidence Of the "shccr hypocrisy of the
( nonintcrvcniion prctcnsc. Al, the facts
| in the case. and in tia, Of the Florida. the
/ writer contends, exhibit "conuivancc with
the rebels" lie then proceeds to show
that til. same course is still pursued by the
authorities. i'll permitting the construction
! Of other vessels. ostcn>iblv for the Enpc-
! rnr OF China but really tor the Concdcr-
atc% We quote:
T On the premises bclongin. to the Ncssr-.
Laird. at Birkcullcaa. in a covered shed or
"anncNc' 70 the main yard. two powerful
WAY steamers are in course of construction
tor the Emperor Of China Their bur-
den i. about 200 tnns. They ar. OF the
ram class. partially iron plated. and ,u.u
sure say 100 feet long by 80 beam and Is
feet deep. Their engines now nearly
ready. are ranked nomiaally at 90 horse
power but each will work up to u thou
sand. which viii give them y very high rat.
Of speed.
In III. main yari o! the sane premises
another steam ram is hiilAiny. also. FOR
III" Emperor oi China Her !."-,h i u.
bout lou feet by IS feet beam. aui depth
from ~ !. i feet. She j. ;o De. t,.rt.!lt,
iTon-l!ntr! Ike Tie iw" others N Ii" aI'-
HtAt. ANA he :aic" are expected /" T."
ready FOR sea in Two month, from tli- pr,s-
ca, tine. perhaps sooner. Capt. bullock.
"!" coMi 'n.nAeI The $50. i ua!i. IA "a
'riidAtic". experimenting tn"tE IEnSr"-,.
Docs tins .'"it."mun hold bis commission
!r"tn hI. Celestial NAtc.t: 81 tr"H jrttcc-
son DAVIS:
ia III" yard al "".-r-. VI. {. "i.igr 4
GOA. !.iN"ryo"t. tArr" j. nc"'l. c".ngt''-'1
i WOODEN screw propeller vessel. q: nt.ui
$40 /" -'"f t"n> She ha> hvsh rpn7TH"!""
utan i"c p!aA ~ t!t" -tHrll'tn C"o.-:rt'.
"r"tG n""ri! nttunt;"ni"'t -" j. ha.,i
l"f ia>i s.:'tiIS "iD"F canvas. "ai N a."
si"An |" rN.'r","I !" lHA "iE"u k;.nt, "H
hour. SH' l. 10 h' aIu"a M!A ns"r .t.rH
suu-, an" i "Np"ci''. to t'c ready for sc-
III i"' course Il i0Hi "''Ns. II ~ con.
Hr'hlI !"r"'i"" iH..t sLs A".eHStl i" i!sr
I"lHc.!rIai"~-
N"~>rN. Lawrence x -",i- !IH! !. ihv
highest Hp i"' M"rs"!. \ ihr2" -yi"w
>i""H."rl J. building Ihrr'. 'I"s ;.ts i-"t."'.a.
.. H'.t.
Mr-Nr-. rhsrr. !r"hLHlii = { O.. "i !-..
crr""t, the ":ci'"-'i.:ii"s, A. tii" nr"
iti'h "i '"n'"d'rai' government. h,N"
contracted" Tor a t.'rS" '''-ar! "i $1,000 Tons.
winch IS 10 u" h'!4; Al ~."e',:o'!.
Nests. lA"u!-"" Hfn'icr, -" hri,d-
'n@. "H The J! DE- :. iv"t':iE' ..IHut,r r.,u!
steam ram ''"r tho L:ar'i,t' -! tAIu,, +"
be- ready tor sea "H th- Pa ct .iitrt! u.'<t.
-~A" l. .sh"Ht -'5 i,',.t ."n& u. - bry.., and
- N d"r'lt Her .....:ar rt.t',.> ar. ..nU.
!. :" = ih",''- rAiC~. .Irv cH.s.Gc, -. II he
o. J'i h"!e," power rIr".
Mir. Peter t"nny, u! !Umh.'nnu. M coli
~tm''"d t"" fin. sc:"" s..'...s.,.l, They
ARE i.1!t., il. Tie 'lyHc. hrpo.i n: &, -.,f,, =
y nat aH;a,u.!r HIuG lays rr.,' OF iit"U /.
P"iH.! "Anr1 hy Is" 'i-lIinr.,'" aa,i parity
t., h.IyiiGtIe nt \:.>>.,u. N.'M i'ruSiiv..c,.
~ !ibiinly announced IA; -hc /, >""n
:" Il" rnp!"yc.. "s.A'rnu E.v,.,H Ir..
Charleston, iA' .'.ra ,u,are.. .-iu .ru-
'rHt t-t ~ t!,r . Il. !ru, yards 81 GI, a. ,,i.