The New York herald., 1864-12-03


proceeded 10 Navy Bay. Hthsis true oootradcts the
sory that Semmes was on board the steamer sea King,
Oh Madeira
Alleged Union EnIissmen nts.
THH SHIP 0sEAr WESTERN DETAINED Ar LIVER.
PoeL-AFFAiRs or HER PASSENGERS OVER.
The shp Great Western vas s,,l detained a Liverpool
pending the Inquiry into the Of the alleged recruits
lot me cntoa army who wsreto have been aken 10 New
The matter had not been brought before the Liverpool
magistrates, as the local Authorities did not Intend
a'one 10 tue anair, but were waiting INSTRUCTIONS
large number OF aldavis made by the men to the
works had been sent to the Home Office for the consds
ration OF the Homo Secretary.
the instance OF Captain Cunningham, commsnder or
tno ureat western, who wished to proceed
police authorities went on board asked the passen
eers-some four hundred or Ave hundred In number-H
they wished to 20 to New York or TO 90 ashore All,
with the exception OF four young men, said they wished
TO 90 In the ship, ard those four were allowed TO
died and nty 10 two hundred had been brought from
duerent parts OF Lancashire and engaged 10 work 10 the
glass mandatory.
considerable number who refused to 60 on board the
snip had been sent to their homes while others remained
10 Liverpool Ia state OF dest,tution.
TEE LATEST.
LIVERPOOL. Nov. 20. 1884
There has been action takea n relation to the de on
ton OF the ship Great Western allegations OF being
concerned In recruits 70 the United States for
the Union army.
From the London Post, Nov. I'll
For some time past the walls Of Ashton 10 Lancashire
nave been covered with placards Offering employ n
glass manufactures in New York to young men, fifteen
shilngs week. with food and clothing being promised
tsesa h AS mere present great aus
dred young and lads from sixteen to thirty years OF
age engaged themselves to the "agept for the glass
manufactures" and late on Tuesday night about one
hundred and eighty OF them arrived in Liverpool, with
the intention Of sailing TO New York in q vessel called
the Great Western. On arriving at the Brunswick sta
Ia a
Canada Dock at the other end OF the town. where the
Great Western was lying
racted tho attention OF Mr. Underwood, OF the Seton
Foundry and his suspicious being aroused he questioned
the whole affair was an attempt 70 entrap them
crus for the federal armies On this plumbers OF them
cbagrn Of the agent and Mr. Underwood found ssem
shelter In bis own premises He also communicated what
occurred TO tho police authorities who represented
matter TO Mr. Deputy Town Clerk Curwood, In order
that legal proceedings should be promptly taken II
necessary against the 'ageut" for infringing the pro
visions OF the Foreign Enlistment act From inquiries
made BY our correspondent in Liverpool yesterday
appears that throughout the transaction object has
been mentioned mon but their employment at the
glass works Our correspondent several men from
London and learned from them that their attention was
drawn to the affair by an advertisement ia the newspa
pers about month ago, IN consequence OF which they
went TO house In Westminster, and there an Ameri
can, who offered them fifteen dollars MONTH and prom.
ised that each man should have suit OF clothes t
for the climate arrival st New York, and that the
wages would commence from the time Of going on board
on Monday las. each Of the men received note, Of
which the following is copy -"Mr. Bbester
requests Mr. - TO be In readiness for EN-.
duction or this letter 10 Mr. s.an.n plain sreakfsct
will be provided st the Kings Coffee House. corner OF
Dummond street and Seymour street, Euston square, at
ten O'Clock In the morning. punctualh Twenty nine OF
tho mon from London. amongst whom several
foreigners came down by express and arrived AZ Liver
pool 10 the course OF Tuesday afternoon eight
others followed by later train. A great number OF
these have either refused to board the ship
hAp ufta sOint hns ehA
they allege they have had . great difficulty in
leaving the ship, and prevented doing IN some
cases by some persons board Il Is stated that there
at present between hundred and nvs hundred
board the vessel ell OF whom have been engaged
oy the same persons The men from Asnton aege that
they were principally Induced TO accept the oner by .
gentleman named Shaw, OF Ashton whose brother
dcrstood to have been acting IN similar manner In Lon
don 1t is stated that both gentlemen are going By
the Great Western.
Just as parcel being despatched our CORES.
pondeut Informed that the Great Western bad been
stopped.
ARREST OF AN AMERICAN RECRUITING agent" IN
IRELAND.
lDuoIs (Nov l6) correspondence OF London Post
The federals seem 10 have begun recruiting Ireland
again. One OF their agents has just been Ath.
lone as Is man named Murphy. native Of this coun
against him is au attempt TO enlist four soldiers Of the
Twenty nfth regiment. lie met them in pablic house,
After time be introduced politics. and abused the
English government spoke Of the probabilities Of rising
OF the patriots this country when ireland would have
her again. that America was willing ts assist her 10
the struggle, and thought that Irisbmen ought 10 aid
bis adopted country in the present war. He
then asked ono Of tho soldiers In o whisper
he was Irish and Roman Catholic. Tue soldier
lad from Galway. replied in the Affirmative He then
asked him II he was willing 10 take under the
American flag, promising him, II be got nine 90
along with him, liberal bounty end commission Tor
oath was attempted to be adIninst Ia the mean
tme one OF the soldiers, having lcrt the house while
these proceedings were going on. informed the police
and tho prisoner was taken into custody.
Murphy has been committed for trial. He Is about
sixty years OF age: OF military appearance. With gray
number OF printed papers relating military matters
He had ten sovereigus and some silver 10 his purse
and letter telling him where 70 look for money hs
should require Il.
The Incendiary Plot.
ENGLISH INTERPRETATION OF THE FIRST WARNING
OF THE pEBgL CoNsPgACY-BRITIsH VIEW or
THE POSITION OF SECRETARY SEWARD, MAYOR
GuNTBER, GOVERNOR SEYMOUR AND HORACE
GRyyLEY-GgrEvoUs DISAPPOINTMENT OF rgR
BRITISH RMissARIEs IN AMERICA.
New York NOV. 6l correspondence OF London Post
According 10 "informaion' received by Mr.. Seward,
'irsm the British Provinces" We about be burnt
STA D. spared and second and tad rate ci,ss
Nearly four years ago Mr Seward told us the rsbelou
would be crushed out IN sixty days from the OF bis
remarss and oow he tells us ths. our leading cities ave
In the dus, than three yess ago The mayors all
TIE principal cities have received b despatch OF warning
Yet cannot zee or bear that there has been undue
alarm that the insurance companies have declined any
further rsg8 AS general thing the alarming despatch
anords only merrment TO the readers tbereothe yery
prcposterousuess OF the alleged undertaking robbng
at Of all claim 70 even moments consideration.
Mr. Seward himself no more believes n his story for tbs
marines than does hs Eayor Of city, who promptly
informs the Secretary that be has "no fears OF such
threats boing carried ont, or even attempted"
Mr.. Seward names "ths day OF the Presidential
election" the one on which the rebels and their
sympathizers in our midst, ~ well those over in
Canada and New Brunswick, are 10 sweep over our
ctos with the torch, and leave Us not . house TO
live In, or table TO eat on, when the shades OF
darkness that day shall have set In. II will be
q terrible day indeed; but we shall survive IL,
a. Mayor Guuther furtbers says without the assIs
ance OF the federal arm am amply prepared. says
the Mayor and Mr.. Seward the War Department 10
the face OF this assurance insists upon gracng ballot
boxes with the finely polished bayouess Of their troops
there win be trouble enough before the day has passed.
The object OF seward and Lincoln be a sauoe
The "burpDg Of all the principal Nortbern cities" 10
pretext 10 send the republican troops thther
overawe the voters and sure the slate against