New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-06

oahaf of the Messrs. Laird, anu very prooapy
tbey. like Others presented plans and solicited our
views; but pursued uniform sna unoeslat'ue
policy in regard to each aud all OF .nese appica'
lions. declining 10 every instance any proposition
to build or procure to be built VESSELS for our navy
abroad.
When, therefore, Mr.. Laird stated or intimated In
the House of Commons that any agent OF the sesre'
TOW ~ the American Navy, or OF the Navy De-
partment approached him with "a view OF getting
re.seI. hnilt In this country Great Brittany for the
American Government" he stated what was not
true. I have never, ut any time, had such purpose
ia view and, consequently, nave never authorized
anv person to act as my agent, or as tue agent OF
the Navy Department or Of the American Govern
ent 10 procure vessels to be built without the lin.
its of the United States.
lam ysy 5s;p%SSffqlgyt Secretary Of tn. Navy
The Hon. CHARLES SUMNER.
THE ENGLISH PRESS ON TIE UNION VICTORIES
From The Spectator.
Though the "gleam Of success when has at
tended the Federal cause IS, perhaps, az important
a. the news of the surrender of Sevastopol and the
battle of the Tchernaya would have been to the
Allies In the Crimean war If received at once ~ IL
vet quite true that the not very hghly-colored an
ticipa.ions which we veptured 70 Put iorth ias'
week of the probable Issue Of the Pennsylvania
invasion correspond far more nearly TO the actual
situation than the rather imaginative statements OF
the Northern press On the 81 Juy--the came day
apparently ON which Gen. Pember'on propose9 10
Gen. Grant the surrender Of NicksburR-not from
any necessity but in order to stop the eiiuson OF
blood"-Gen. Meade's army defeated the last and
most furious assault made for the third successive
dsy on his position before Gettysburg, with heavy
loss 10 the Confederate army, and oil the morning OF
the 4th July the Northern forces occupied te'tys
burg Gen. Lees army being IN full retreat upon
Uagerstown, while q thousand miles away In TIC
South West the long contest for Vicksburg, and viz
tnalv for the Mississippi. WAS closed by the uncon
ditonal surrender Of tho city TO Gen. Grant IL wac
natural that successes so great after 30 iolg course
of NJ least apparent failure should nave rhed tbe
mercuria temper of the American press 10 that POM
at which rational estimate OF the position becomes
impossible.
II Vicksburg has really fallen, the Coufederates
have not received 30 heavy blow since the begin
ming of the war, except IN the loss Of NewOrioans
The cepture Of Vicksburg opens long stretch Of
the issipp 10 Federal vessels II Gets one OF the
prjncipal Western armies al liberty for iur'her ope
fatons; and 1t obviously diminlshes the chances OF
a successlul resistance at Port Hudson. Above ali
Gen JohnstOur failure even 10 attempt the TeIei OF
the fortress wouli show that the Western di.tfiot'
of Mississippi and Tennessee arc almost denuded o.
Confederate troops The military policy OF the
Southern Generals has been uniformly daring; mol
can If be supposed tina, Gen. P,mbcron would have
been efi 10 his own resources II II had been posi-
bic even seriously 10 threaten the rear and commit
picatlons of the bescging army The loss Of Nlcks
burg would be Il ,everer disappointment than th'
partial failure OF the Penusy wanna iiuyssiOn. Tie
ioar,iug, however, OF the Federal organs Is eAag
ceratsd aud premature; nor IL there the smallest
reason 10 suppose that the Southern States are pre-
pared discontinue their resistance sud 10 JOIN tht
Republicans IN the unproyoked attack with which
they are, for the twentieth time, threatening In
gland.
From The EIsmner
VI turns ont that tho Federal accounts Of The bs'
tie of Geti yeburg were nearer the truth than We
were disposed TO think, previous e1hggeraiour Iay-
iug caused US 20 take American boasts. even when
apparently rno,t moderate, at considerable as
count. Bat we were night 10 our calculation that ]
the sucoees should be on tho Fcdcrnl eide It woulc
not be Of the decisive nature OF southern triumph
almost at the gates of Wellington. The event OF
the 50 Amounted 20 no more than repuIso; II Was
indeed. n repetition Of Mcclellan slsoi IN Mary
land, and conforms with Whist seems 10 lie Tic bet
tied law Of thi- war that defeat shhll be the LOT o.
the assAilant OF Gen. Lee II may DO said, nsSsHi
crcidit dusi, He made daring attack, aud en
/ couut.rrd a brave and well-couductod defense
Gen. Meade has certainly acquitted hin'eli wonder
fully WE'LL especially co.'s defins that the command
Of beaten snd dspiIi.ed army had only just pa.'e
iuto hls hands.
From The London Ser, July -
/ No wonder tue conscnytion proyoke' rot II
New-lOrk, since even ~ The tatInol there arc moi
who at tho fret important sn@'e-- 'h-i has, bee'
ualuvL 10 tweivo-inou'hs treat the in.urrcclion "a
At nm end, and the proclamation OF freedom as
trick 10 be revoked. Better = fatal ditasier al
compulsory peAco than 20 base utr Of victory
But Of tho hrnne-s Of President Ianc0n 10 ~
welded cause Of the Union and Of Emancipation
We have no doubt al all aud, though faction .
ambition may peryeri success ia was 10 LIBERALIZATION
worse than defeat, the people Of the North val a.
suredly stand by the great Interests Of America az
OF humanity for which they have ioush! AID con
queIed.