The New York herald., 1864-05-16

only allegation shsy made that the contract was
sI Earl K RuanaN does not much signify whether II was
N. Bravsy Messrs Laird who made tho allegations
sni 30 sSe to the ads
built for the OF the Confederate States and conss
quenty !. has been necessary 70 disprove the the
| destination Of the vessels (Hear, hear.l The no.
Bile to think that the prevention Of this
pedition from sailing is matter calculated TO excite
great dspeasure in this House. But 1 the several Steam
had gone forth from this country too nou, hoo
another occasion aud ueral foIoiog aud had destroyed
TIE ships sohich 6ockoin0 ports OF the Sostsrn
Sfdfes What man ,co,d venture TO not making
evil which the Foreign Enlistment act TO pre-
vent would have occurred Lot me ask your ordshiIs
was there no reason to suspect the Messrs Ladf We're
tney persons so entirely innocent OF transactions OF
this kind that we bound believe every allegation
which they made Were to accept at once without
| hesitation, their assertion that the iron.cads
| were not intended for the purposes which We
| supposed We were aware OF the case OF another
same Messrs Laird which had gone out from the docks
IN the Mersey and had committed she now com
mtting, hostilties against the vessels OF the United
had no reason TO complain OF that respect because
we took all the precauon that We could We collected
evidence but II was not till il complete that we felt
ourselves justified in giving orders for tho seizure OF the
vessel These orders however. were evaded can tell
your iordships from trustworthy source how they were
evaded. here a remarkable pamphlet entitled,
"Our Cruise IN the Confederate War Steamer Alabama
her. The written not the caution Of
! lawyer, but with the frankness of sailor.
Earl OF DERBY-I suppose, Of course, II as genuine
Earl RussErI-Perhaps may be dcceircl here,
,oere before IN regard 70 ne report understand how
ever, that this pamphlet genuine II is published at
the Cape OF Good Hope. The writer says:
After the 60 oubresk OF the war The Immense naval supe
the South lacking and materia were not
soa w ssa S he
hs 80 s and
2.o was . launched from the bu,dns YARD Of Mcssrs %
A. NJ Of me 2sth July 1862 weighed anchor pro
Rs
60 trip ''iSs the S!es' the and
@ % IL me
der was owing to the fact re-
to board and detan us that morning.
(Hear) That the fact. However the owner came
70 be informed Of it is impossible for say, and
OF some furnishing the information. In what charac
ter d'd the vessel go ouy Did she 60 out as man-of
war, completely equipped. No she went out seemingly
on trial trip, with ladies and gentlemen board for
the purpose Of deception, those ladies and gentlemen
being the friends and relatives OF the builders. And
yet the noble earl speaks for hour OF the
cruelty and oppression OF suspectng vessel built by
could act with great effect any enemy might
ter But here another rather strange circumstance
On the 9Th OF September Messrs. Laird SAID that
they wanted to have trial trip for Monday
Mr.. Laird said that he must have without delay and
ember and yet the 2lst OF September Messrs Laird
declined the offer saying that the vessel was not sut
cently ready to make trial Hear. hear) Then am
son in TIE world because will not believe all these
sertions although the Alabama escaped detention by
going out to sea on pretence Of trial ip Hear. hear
do not mean to 20 through ali that correspondence
which tho noble earl laboriousv referred to- butt
say that Captain lngeneld whose discretion entire
reliance can be placed, consulted on every step
that was taken and If any of the precautions adopted
had been omitted the vessel might have been laken
noble earl said are in want Of empoym ment. doubt
would have formed the crew Of the and that vessel
would have been directed against the ships
States lhearo Therefore this was case in which the
Foreign enlistment act clearly about 70 be violated
and my duty To take that the should
be brought INTO the courts OF this country might have
made mistake as IL might happen that policeman In
the street, apprehendng man whom he sees quitting
house at theee or four O'Clock in the morning with
turn out, singulary enough. that the man seized
was the master OF the house. who desired
on hts back That would be singular occurrence,
tanly; but would blame the policeman having
had to consider. may that this vessel was
built for NJ Bravay because Of desire his make
he may think he ought part present
war IN America However can only that believe
there which justified tho the
course they pursued. At oil! events the suspicious Of
be there would been the greatest nconve
nience In allowing them TO go OUT as that circumstances
would have tended 10 create unpleasant relations
between the United States and this country / con.
sidered myse bound to the Of which the
noble earl complains carried into effect do believe
that noble lord think otherwise than was
30 bound. II II appeared to me there a against
the vessels showing that the persons concerned with
them were acting in defiance OF the Foreign Enlistment
In such case bound to take steps to bring
the subject OF these ships before Of law. Having
explained what the took, let again say
that think that bound to maintain neutrality
in the contest between the parties the OF
America Great are there under trial and no
issue eater than the question Of what tci become Of those
our millions of the negro race chieh hare hitherto been re-
tdined sdres the United States. For my par
hare been db TO feel much sympathy toih ether Of the
tending republics Of the Uitcd and Confedrat Sfas
the peypty sarery, and the other there sened 10 be
measures taken 10 undo that tnhoiy
tdied in the constitution Of the Unit,d States, BY hic
Stare c,usiNg fire. State, howerr may hare
suffered e,edporino free state liable
be Gqnin restored 10 has master. II s TO be hoped. with
respect TO this contest 10 North America with whatever
calamities may be raught whatever slaughter may
committed and whatever industries may be interrupted
that Providence viii decree that some atonemcnt for
oil the misery shall be made 10 mankind, and that the
issue will be which will place those four millions Of
the black 10 condition of reedomin that
ton which hereafter lead to their prosperity
proper employment OF that liberty which the United
states have proclaimed the sacred principle
their constitution is eviden that must be left the
ctendo Po,urs 20 tcork his great pr0tea, and for
my part, should think great misfortune " this
try houh be othod by any paramount derd,ions 10
take part the present contest II may be that the
suit OF this contest. the beginning OF which all de
plored the continuance OF which all regret-i moy
be that tho end OF this may that sin, that CRIME
that ddli stde Of slavery forersr abolished from among
criiised nations (Hear, hear.l
Tho Bloc aiding Squadron.
THE CAPTURE OF THE BLOCKADE RUNNER NICOLA r.
TIM CASE o'SEIL.
To Editor LONDON TINES
SRSeeng in the papers account " the hrGta
meat poor James ONeil. the nreman, received a. the
hands OF Lieutenant Everson on board the 81 Scols IL