The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-08

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| FRENCH REPORTS FROM CHARLESTON,
4 from Galignants Messenger, Feb. %
We extract the following from, q private letter from
South Carolina, dated december l4-Ater one hundre<
and afty days siege Charleston is much SECURE
than when tho FIRST gun opened. SheiDg imp ten
at four miles distance !, Is malicious Two womel
only have been killed, and house burned hine WA
struck but the damage not worth mentioning. All the
inhabitants have moved TO tho upper wards Out OF reach
OF the missiles Ths spirit o our people IS stronger thas
ever, with unanEois determination 10 be 70
united 70 the federal Bnion under any circumstances
President Davis message Ia MS trutnu picture eve:
was drawn Of the state q the conedcracy ana ought
convince every unprejudvsd mind that able and
determined 10 work out oE own Independence AN w
ask q the nations Of Euoas perfect scutality nss
the 0Be-sidod character described in the usoasagc
The Seizure or tsse Laird Rams.
ATTACK OF The REBEL sYMrATHIzERS ~ YARLIA-s
MEST ON THE ENGLISH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES on
THE ACTION OF THE CABIwET.
u the House OF Commons ,he 23d ultirDo Mr. Ssy.
respondence beUv the varoa0 departments OF hor
Majesty government, or officers In hor MajeEys ser
vice. and hsssfS. Laird Brothers. relating to The tive
ron-cad vessels, she III Tousson aDt hi Monassia build
ing ny that rn ssd seized by order OF her Maastyd
sovernnent ana o. any papers or correspondence that
governrentot the United states their
Mr. Adass rciasing 10 the said vesseIs.
MIR. FITZGERALD, 10 the course OF his speech, sa6.-
There was one roma able Better OF Lord RUSSELL dac&
the lth Of September, wbca concisvsy proved thst
Lord Russell. persisted in his intention detauing tho
rams long after he convinced that the story told by
NJ Bravay Shat he had ordered them fo- the Pasha
Egyft was true. LORD Russell in writing 10 Mr. Adams
said IT. inportapt TO show shat ciads were
not intended tor the Pasbs Of FEyd twas only o.
the 10Th that her bajcstys government hafareceiyed
despatch from Colquhoun hor Majesty 3 ION Gene
raj in Alexandria,, stating that twc-iron
whom said Pass was III Paris but NJ Brnvav
urged IN vain on lsa Pasha to carry out th
that from this example and that Of the
vessels butt ,Or the, Enperor Of ohlnrs whose
nun NIL In TT,st1A O.
TO be mere sham. 1t would DO how ycsssary
It to be about rumors affecting tns cha.
fecty evident that Ccq1houn's despatch was CON.
elusive either that ~ Bravay owner tast the
prove latter when cnY ntradcon OF the story
was that isms used TO- carry out the contract
into which his predecessor had ertereds He wou ap-
peal to the house. looking at the case Of the
ordered by d. Bravay and THAI OF tho vessels put
Emperor OF China was it not cvdent from his iecr q
the 1lth OF September that Lord ssel did believe
,he story o. NJ raysy was truo or at least that ths
standing with that gentleman (ueas, hear) How came
IT, then, The government bid jusi suspicion that the
Foreign Enlistment act being violated, but not
sufficient evidence, in TACT any oytdence whatever
justify them in sezng the they yet proceeded 70
dctan them The next question was what led TO tho
change OF opinion 10 Lord RUSSELL That was best
answered by despatch Of Mr. Adams himself That wac
despatch addressed BY Mr.. Adams Mr. Seward and /
dated September s. 1865. in which hs said that he en-
closed cory o. Earl Russcs note TO him OF the 4h I
instant In which the noble earl state that he had re-
ceived Mr. Adams note OF the 3D. that the subject
would be reconsdered Here the OF the whole
matter The despatch Of the 81 Of September though
coucbsd In the most temperate language yet point dis
tiacty 10 s result that those leaving phe NevssJ
and inhct,ng injury upon american commerce ,Oond
("Hear," from Mr. Dunop) He should like to know
why the honorable gentleman cheerrd when The
no legal authority and having themselves stated &has
they had no legal authority 70 detan h-ss rams, vet
ensue ey did not take certain cosvss at once proceeded
70 rs atopt'on tHear hear) Was that the statcmest
which was cheered by the honorable member Green-
ocxhst the government In spite Of the law bad sozs1
properly u British Subjects because they dd
not do so tho consequences might be seouss Cheersl
For his part could say with truth that no NAV
deprecated more than he the occurrence Of heses
tween England and the United States: war beiweea
rail- and he trusted he should see tho dAy when
would break out He hoped at the SANE tune Il sosA
ia order avoid such might transports TIE lao and
seize Improperly Of British suocc. without any jasca-
ton .sar, hear) he for one, would not approve sucA
conduct aDd would rather any than
pursue such line OF policy. Hear, hear) Now what
be asksd the House that they should give him TIE
paper for which no moved. that they we'll ths
country, might be in position TO know whether tho gov.
ernmest had done Its duty wbeher the goverumest
had o7erstraDed the law and IL so, upon w6a, GROUNDS
IL adopted that The honorable gentleman he was
informed would decline TO give the papers, because
they had reference TO u matter which was sill under
judicial investigation but with respect to that OBJ
lection, he had SIMPLY to say that tue ground which
he took In making his motion related not to matters
which the subject Of judicial investigation, but
to the Legality Of the steps taken by the government In
thought, expedeut the interests Of Justice that tbs
papers should be produced. There was nothing for
than their respect law, and there only ons
qualify or which they ought to be still prouder and that
the greatest Jealousy Of the po,ocr The Erei,e erer Icing
aSained as to crersep he TO injury 10 ths
nacanes Of her Aajeays subjects (iear hear B, then
vas met again by the argument the question under
odsa Investigation, ~. But what be woue ask
Jud sal investigation mean 10 this country
sa. a What na' ms las. r
instaucey The seized in October aud 10
not until February that the slightest public
aen TO bring the case TO trial and taking everything
into the end OF the year would all probability
have arrived before 1t submitted to Judicial invesS
CATION That being was the House OF Commons 20 bs
told that in matter 80 important they must wait
formation because Of the circumstances connected
with judicial investigations such reply
could scarcely, he thought, be regarded satisfactory
lie had limited, in order that there might be the loss
particular subjects one being the Correspondence which
passed between her and the nessrs
Laird with regard to those vessels and Why on earth the
espondcnce no could not understand. All the letters Of
She on the subject we're in the hands Of the
Messrs. Laird while they mad copies Of all their let
the government, and all they need do send
them newspapers, in order that they might be pub
lished 10 the world to morrow. Now what he desired
simply that the House Of Commons should have
authoritative OF that correspondence whe TO The
asked there could be any valid ohjeo-
ton The principal letters comprised In that correspond
encc mad coen published IN every newspaper III Sno
United states and had been quoted in aud thas
being he hoped the House would have no hesitation IN
enforcing their production, 20 that might be able 70
judge whether the government had or had not acted In
emitting them 10 public confidence tHear, hearl
The ATTORNEY GENERAL sad-My honorable friend dos
admit that he Is eersble OF the existence
OF some objection 20 his present molten,
founded the FACT that this case 10 the subject Of Judi
cal but think that no viii be ablo
evads that difficulty BY limiting she scope u the In
qury the conduc. her Macs,ys goyermsn. an,eced
ent 10 the seizure OF these vessels lie Of opinion thas
the papers for which asks having been produced ha
House will be In OF all the Information
sary in order % enable them 70 form Judgment
whether government have or have not this matter
done their duty. such thing was heard of ~.
that while was waiting for trial tho government,
or any other lgant party, should be called upon -
produce all the materials their possession from which
sound judgment could be formed IN justification Of the
they have adopted My honorable friend says he