The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-27

Rebel Rams in France.
The Emperor Of China, the Pacha Of
Egypt. the President Of the Gillian
Republic, ana at last the King Of swe-
den have been successfully thtreated
by the rebels to act as godfatheFs TO
the feet which their agents have caus-
ed to be constructed in England and
France. After the recent speech Of
Lord Russell il is scarcely to be sup
posed that the Liverpool rams will be
permitted to escape and after the ex-
posure Of their plans and the publica-
ton Of certain letters in the Paris
Opinion .Nafis1aEe for April Goth, it is
not credible that the formidable feet
Of war ships--anong them several gun
boats and two iron-clads-which have
been built and launched on rebel &C
countin Nantes and Bordeaux, viii be
allowed to sail
The French government has, aPpa-
rently, waited for our minister, Mr..
DAYTON, TO furnish it with evidence as
to the character and destination OF
these vessels; and until this was fur
nished, it placed reliance upon the rep
reservations of the builders, who are
both members Of the French legisla-
ture. As these persons have now been
shown to have deceived their govern
ment in a matter so serious that if the
deceit had been successful they might
have involved their country in war,
we may expect to hear that the Enpe-
ror, who is an autocrat in France, has
summarily punished and disgaced
them.
IL appears that the contract for these
vessels was signed in April, 1863, by the
notorious Captain Bullock who was at
the time staying at the house Of Err
LANCER, the banker, who has since
fathered the rebel loan in Europe. The
pretence was that the ships were for
the India, China and Japan trade.
They were to carry ten or twelve guns,
10 have a speed Of thirteen knots. and
both of the same class as the Toost re-
cent French gunboats Now, it might
be said that the French builders we're
deceived by these pretenees; but IN
ldckily for them, the Opinion Rationale
publishes several letters which prove
the contrary. Here, for instance, is an
extract from letter of Mr. L. Arman,
one of the builders, which is in the
possession of the French government:
"BoRDEAUx, June 10, 1863
''Dear Mr. Koruz: hereby acknowl-
edge the receipt Of your letter Of the
9th. and Bullock draft for seven hun
dred and twenty thousand francs there
with enclosed ! hasten to give you
full discharge Of the papers you signed
in the hands of Mr.. Bullock for the
payment of the two vessels of four hun
dred horse power, which am construc-
ting for the account Of the Confederate
States simultaneously with those which
have been entrusted to you, and which
you are causing to be built by Messrs.
Joliet & Babin, and Dubigeon.
Except &c, l. ARNAN."
Here is one from the redoubtable
Captain Bullock himself:
"LIvERpooL, August II, 1868.
q have, Mr.. Voruz, received your let
ter of the 4th inst with the statements.
of the price Of the thirty Founders and
their accomplishments. It is impossible |
for me 70 say whether l can give you a |
direct and positive order for these guns |
before ! shall have learned from Cap |
tain Blakely how the matter in refer
snce TO his own model for circled can
non has been understood / should,
however, be delighted to make bar
gain with you If we can agree upon the 4
terms. We shall discuss all that when /
60 TO Nantes.
st Is my intention to entrust my bu- !
siness TO as few.'hands as possible, and l |
hope we shall agree upon all the essen
tial points, 50 that our relations with /
each other may take a still wider range. /
Even in the event of peace, our gov |
viii, no doubt, for some length |
Of time, look to France for the con /
struction of her vessels and machinery /
and, so far as ! am personally concern
ed, / should be delighted if the inter
course ] have had with you should lead |
to still more important orders in the |
future.
win you, if you please, inform me
how the gunboats are progressing, and /
when the second payments viii be due2 |
u shall write 10 you q week before /
my arrival at Nantes BULLOCK
From the following extract it would
appear that Mr. Siidell was also going
into the China, Japan and India steam
ship business:
"PAms JUNE 10, 1868
g Ny Dear Voruz: After taking cog
hizance Of the financial conditions Of |
fered you by the House of Granger, as
also the letters interchanged between I
YOU and Messrs. Arman, Slidell and |
Bullock, We would beg leave to remind /
you Of our verbal agreements, so as to
iefne precisely our respective positions
in this affair
?. D. jour- a BABIN,
r. DUBIGEoS L. SoS.
With such plain proof that these vessels
we're destined to make war upon the
United States, ii would be deliberate
md inexcusable violation of neutrality
n the French Government to let them
90 to sea; tantamount, in fact, 20
declaration of war against as.
The truth Out.
The Rochester Democrat says. gWhen