New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-11
His Experience i'm Fitting O"'
Secret Expeditions.
The Reception Of the Mexican Deputa'
ton in Paris.
che Question of an Annexation OF
Mexico to France.



The mails of the Adriatic, from Glasgow Oct
% reached rs last night summary OF Ger news nas
been published before She brings two days aef '0feS"
files.
Mr. yoHy LAIRD NJ. p, ON THE ALABAMA.
On Friday, Oct %, the prizes for rifle ana
artillery shooting competed for by the 'ouH,eeI -, y,
Birkenhead and district were ds'rioUec o' MI o'"'
Laird NJ p, who presided. 49,
course OF which he thus referred 10 the Alapah 10
not Know that ought 10 occupy your time any ohEeI
hnt vsrons statements have been made about vessei
that has attained 10 some degree OF fame refer !"
vessel well known throughout tms couf,f! az .ns
Alabama Loud and repeated cheering. am nos
ashamed 70 acknowledge that some of my family pave
had 10 do with that shin. Still, some statements na'
beeu made about her which should be coniroVerted
should not have made any remark now ouI i4 o ,
that the Government of tins country nave aee
statements. end have given certain ieeil h %
her and they have talked about the vessei ha'ns g.
oaDed see nv friend Mr.. Hind and other een'ielHen
who are somewhat Of sporting men ana wen 'h' INV
what mean when say-vhen honnds az Snn .Se
cover the fox scents the hounds; ana WHeh .ne
huntsman comes up 10 the cover the iox ls eole.
II is nonsense talk about the fox escaping or aou.
the Alabama escaping. The Alabama was III uV'A
who She was inspected nv very many curious people
and in dock she took board her Goals ana het soTs
There was secTesy whatcyer observed aooul ne np
Size went out Of dock a. night and IL SIZE WaueS 20 es
zane surely the night time when she cou.d nave
escaped But what was the facti They were SO am.
glorious about their little craft that they anchored M
of the Lardng.stage and there she renamed uAti! w
or IL the following morning when she !e Tor her uos'
nation They admit that she was not hited ON a,
war and that they had no legal authority TO &c
tam that ship until man was engaged 10 se'e %
board her sailor. Docs any sipowhcf present W
heve or any man connected VIVA shPpIns, 'Na' ~
captain Of vessel supposed 10 be gong upon AZ!
extraordinary voyage would 60 and tell man ".o
appears 10 have been hired agent or spy Of certain
gentlemen in London Would the captain o. mp
on such an expedition go and tell common sailor
at the Sailors Home al the ins and outs Of hs Ia
tentions regarding mat SUPP near, mean. ana ~.
plause Certainly not. Now know 1t is not true that
that told anything Of The sort by the captain.
have been informed, and believe tie information
to be the best authority. But let NE tell you II y n"t
necessary in engaging men 20 90 Ia any part OF thc
world 10 tell those where they gong; because.
Won know old hand myself in fitting ont secFet
exneditions Iaughter end suplauscj A few years
40 was thought desrabe by The Government Of this
country send vessels TO China ana 10 various pafts o
India secretly. Chinese war was ante paied: nc
Russians were expected 20 down the head o. the
Indus and the EuIhra.es aud was desirable 70 pace
faith In somebody. Her Majesty's Government were
pleased to place faith in ne. and BUN for ee Brl'isa
Government aboat dozen vessels but The
said TO me. What We want yog 10 GO MI: l,iu -
this we want you TO build, ana 20 N, anu .A h
Iours and nobody must know anything about H.
''Wen bring prudent sort OF shpDlllGer, SAID
II will take your order on these conditions DUH
The ships. they were armed; engaged men; Gil
eyervtfiag I" Hear hear. cheers and laughter !
had 10 engage not only sailors but sneers ana boe
makers ship carpeuers aid men Of variety Ci trades
HAD 10 send them 70 various parts Of the world. ana
can assure you that few shinss per month extra DID
long as they got little extra pay lleugAicrl; and
Therefore tie statement regarding The captain u the
Alabama having told sailor all about the sap-Those
Gle was and where she or-bears tie impress Of
fselOOd upon the very face of never saw lie cap
tain Of the Alabama but once. and that was after
having taken the ship out and don't think be was the
man 10 make such statement Gs that upon which the
ship might have been stOppd Let me read you fcw
words from q speech OF the Soc!tor.Genera who made
another great speech the other day al Re moId lie
said some months ago: 1t rot till the Alabama
reached the Azores that she received her stores her
captain or her papers. and thet she hosed me tonicd
crate flag 1t Is lot true tat she departed IRON ths
shores Of this country ship armed for war Hear,
hear and great applause. And then went on to Say:
But wish the House TO understand that ~ these
depos,ons there was grca. mass Of Dearsay evidence
xlich taken by itself could not form tAc basis Of any
action. OF the SIX dispositions transmitted on the 23d
Of july only good Tor anything At all viz. The
evidence Of person named PGssInOre which was suf
fclent 10 prove the material facts. Two more were
sent cOrrObOrating PassmoTe on tie 9th. and were
received by Earl Russell on the 2oti Hear Pass
more was the man who made the affidavit that he
told BY The captain where The ship was TO 60 don't
believe him. and he must have got mp The evidence for
the occasion. Lord IalmeIson, whom we all respect
lsIplauscl said on the 9th u March last, have
InJsc1 great doubts whether. II We seized the Ala-
baua. should not have been liable 10 considerable
damages 1t Is generally known that she sailed from
This country unarmed ard not properly fitted out for
war and that she received her armament, equipment
and crew IN foreign port. Therefore Whatever sus,
piciOns may have had-anG they were wei
founded as 1t of-e-wsrd turned out-as 70 the in.
tended destination Of tie vessel her condition ~ that
time would not have justified seiznre." iCAecrs
Now here Is Lord Psnerston an Old ard experienced
.Den who says in his opinion the Government would
fave been liable 70 considerable damages had they
6;oppcd that ship. tlink. after what mar been said
considering ny connection with MS place and after the
noise ths vessel las made in the world laughter aid
applause the meeting Viii excuse my having brought
forward thesc questions lApplause.J But the wAo.c
question Of the Cefenses Of this country may be think
very safely brought before this meeting because They
all intimately connected with the Volunteer move
Incnt and therefore feel that have been justified IN
going somewhat length the various questions
IN q ~ A Of
that they arc to carry and other Incidental matters
Other speeches have been made D. noble !OId WHO
LaIl Russell iIiisses lie made speech the Other
day which has caused a great sensation oil over fie
world and wich tie An eFcans vay IS only due 70 the
coercion they have pot upon him Earl Russell m man
who is well known and respected throughout the cDun
Try by his own followers but he Is Of whom
Sydncy Smith sa!d that he had such confidence in I
Channel Fleet 4 necessary Well i think /
Earl Russell has undertaken something that lie VIII
not be able 10 carry through QuIte casy perhaps
he might command the Chansl Fleet. He hos under
taken 10 say In tins country that be can do certain
thngs. and that # ne fuds the law is not sufficient he
San ~ 70 fAilIameht iCT an indemnify. near Lear
aOh believe myself that Parliament viii ever iLGcm.
my any man In the country however powerful and how
ever great he may be- II he is trying TO transgrcss tnc
Ia" LOUD ard lrOiIacted choeiingj Al any rate up
70 me tine That tie Act Of Indemnity is passed. Ncro
III 1--WE ~ lIe land which all Of US bound to obey
lnotI, .c.tI Laws gre not made FOR Administrator
only bound to obey The law as II stands and not 10 obcy
ia"s NbIsh may possibly come 10 be passed hereafter
li'eue"Su nbseIs-I Another eminent gentleman, Sir
Eoundeh Palmer has mnde another sneocb AZ Rich
Inondi and must say having read that seech that il
is oil very wen Tor an eminent lawyer one OF he first
legal authorities Of the day 10 roakc , s,ct !, tte
month # March aid say that those were The ieas ~
fhe country, and then 10 make speech in su,nnrt Of
another client In October Of opposite yews. bat, ta IA
il not the duty Of man who holds the poston Of
statesman In this country 20 be placing one ne,nrera
tOn upon certain facts III March and another in Octo
Der. Loud cheeTs.j =
ENGLISH AND PRRSCH IROE-CLADs.
The Channel feet will shortly make Il further
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