Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-04-29
GREAT CHINA FLEET.
FIFTY VESSELS BUILDING IN ENGLAND on COZ.
fRDrhiTR ACCOUNT


The London Daily News (sny- tho Richmond Dis
patch,) publishes letter addressed TO Lord pnmcrs
ton tho subject oi British aid 10 che Oonfederntas
from which We CLEAN some interesting facts Tho wri
4 tor commences 10y condemning tho course of Lord
John Russell In practically nrgstyDg, by his man.
agemAt ofihe foreign Office, the profcssod policy OF
neutrality, citing the oncial correspondence In the
300" aifording conclusive evidence Of tho Ushyer
| hypocrisy" Of the non-ntervention Irstenso All
the facs In tho case, aud Ia that Of the Florida the
writer contends, exhibit 'oonniyauca with the re.
bells" lilo then proceeds 20 show that the sena
In pursued by the authorities, In Permitting
the construction Of uihcrs vessels osionsby Cor the
Empetor OF China, but really for tho Confd"rNtcs.
We quote:
On the premises belonging TO the 'Mcssrs. Laird
at Brkenhead, In covered shed or ''anIexo" 10 tho
main yard, two powerful war steamers are In course
Of e9nstruetion for the Emperor Of China" Their
burden Is about 2sUO tuns. Thry arc OF fhc rnu
class partially ronpatcd, and measure say 200 ieet
nearly ready, ranked nonninally at 900 horse
power, but carh will work up toa thousand, which
win give them yory high rate Of .peed.
In tho man ysrd, o. The same premises, another
Her length is about $50 feat. by 2s foe, BEAM AMI
depth front Vi to Is feet She Is to be partially iron.
plated like the two others in the anncSe, and the
three expected 10 DO ready for soa in two months
from the present time. perhaps sooner. Capt. Bul.
LOCK-. who commanded the 1900" is daily In attend
ance sur crintendng their progress: Does this gem
tlcman hold his commission from his Celestial Mai
es,y from jefferson Dayi's7
In the yard Of Messrs. W. G. Miller Son, Liver
pool. there is nearly completed wooden screw pro.
potter vessel OF about $50 TO 500 tuna She has been
constructed upon thoplan or the American coasters
being nearly nat run fifteen knots hour She Ia
to be armed with nine.inch guns and il expected
to be ready for IN the course Of four woeks II ia
commonly reported that she belonged TO the Confed.
crates. ..
Messrs Lawrence Sons yard ia the highest IN
tho Mersey large screw steamer is building tlore
"for the Emperor Of China"
Messrs Fraser, Trenholm Co., of Liverpool, the
"dcposaries. as they ara styled, offho Confederate
government, have contracted for large vessel of g
900 tuns, which Is TO be built at Stockton.
Messrs. Thompson x Brother are building OIL Tho
Clyde powerful arinor clad steam ram "for the
Emperor of China" to be ready for the n of
April next. She is about 2G0 feet long BY f5 beam,
aud IS in depth; Her arnor plates from AZ 10
inches thick. Her engines will be Of 500 horse
power each. -
Mr. Peter Denny, of Dumbarton has constructed
two fine screw steamers. They are lying in the
Clyde, Report Of "a somewhat authentic Kind says
ono of them is partly owned by the "Chncse" and
1t is publicly announced that she is to lie en-.
ployed between Nassau and Charleston. The term
Chinese" is in general In the building yard of
the Clyde and the Mersey to designate tho Cvnisd.
crates and the "Emporor OF China" has no other
Specification in this connection than to pnrsonhy
Jefferson Davis.
Tho Messrs Scott, Of Greenock, are comple;iug O
very lnc steamer, which is alleged TO he
intended for the trade between Chorleston and sav-
annah
Two weeks ago fine vessel, of the same clnss as
tho Virginia, was launched from Messrs, Black.
woods yard AT Port Glasgow. and comnisn report
says she is intended for the "Chinese.'
Upwards Of ility steam vessels of various dosc ip-
tions in different stages OF completeness, might DO
enumerated in the "Chinesc" Category The 7tb
section of the 59h George Ill. chapter 80 prohibits
Under penalty OF tins and imprisonment, with for
fixture Of property, the equipment furnishing Mt
ting and aiming of any vessel! to be employed in
tho service Of any foreign prince, State potentas
with intent u commit hostilities against the sub
ects citizens Of any prince or State with whom
His Majesty shall not then be at war" Do not TIE
ficts herein submitted, my lord, warrant an in-
mediate investigation into the nature Of these tran
sacions for the "Chinese."
The writer then proceeds To show that powerful
combinations IN aid oft rebellion 0sist in
England, that large sums of money have boen sub
,cribcd, by the monetary, shipping aud mercantile
interests In aid Of these associations tho lists have
been exhibited by Confederate agents containing
he names of mon of high standing who have thus
subscribed; that accredited agent Of the rebels,
now in the country, has negotiated loan for the
supply them OF all kinds of supplies, aud secured
contract from houses In London, the conditions, OF
which ARE as L-Ows
Parllos undertaking TO run tho llo:kade w!th vos.
ssls laden with materials and munitions Of
guaranteed cargoes ofcottop in exchange at seven
cents pound for the value greatly exaggerated Of
the ship and cargo They also receive Confederate
bonds TO cover the amount. These vessels, chiefly
steamers OF light draugt, arc insured at high risk
premiums--say forty-hfty--sixty-at Tloyd's. III
they run the blockade out and home again, the sn-
oruious profits the sale Of cotton ample
enumeration for the venture, and bonds bearing a
high rate OF interests, retained IA secrity The
option is given to the owners of selling their rhps
to the Confederate goycrrmcIt-such OF them us
reach their destination and do, ptcare to risk
turn voyage-and they so to brn a nucleus Of 4
navy Thus British capital, and II alone, furnishes
the Confedoracy with the means Of carrying ON the
war.