New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-20

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pats itscffrcm lts evil s incsrnas seSshness Ito nve
crate snobbihness and disbelief though for thinb
With but surely nobler punishment 10 It could be
voucbsafed by American hands than that Of just spS
,,din H. Then too reoolIect that our past record hs
rot been such blameless that arc entitled to
overmuoh throwing OF stoned As Goodwin Smith h1
pertnently told u.s. We the great Slave power
have allowed myself some scope on Oh.
above topic. partly because think it needed TO bs
spoen Of partly because there's very little e,so TO write
about this week. which has been unusually barren o.
subjects interesting 10 Americans. Ihave, however,
naval item or items ofimpor,anco enough to haye war
ranted my giving it the precedence other matters
only the effect Of the OF the fall Of Fort Fslc,
seemed to deserve mention and the followed liz
Ia another illustration OF European neutrality OF for
midabie character.
think mentioned in previous letter the departars
Of fast eide wheel steamer OF about 900 tuns under tic
Suggestive name OF the City OF Richmond which
cleared from this port for Bermuda English ner
chairman. there being nothing to show against hoe
assumed char enable the authorities stop her.
Well. at the mouth Of the Thames she took aboard.
from little tender 40 conveyed from tue Rebel
receiving ship Rappahanneck Gegaly blockaded ut
Calais among whom were several Confederate Off
These seamen With her crew engaged in areg'
liar way at Governments shipping office, and % Others
sent down the river made up q complement OF upward
Of 100 hands-Ostly old pryateersmcn. Then the City
Of Richmond went her way to he next heard of at
Cherbourg whero sbe put in the ?lst Of Janunry
Just three weeks ago--to avoid the heavy gale then
prevalent remaining soue days. Thence she steamed
TO Houat Island Ouibcroa Bay where 10y pow.
eifll iron. clad ram awaiting her. which iucontneny
shiptcd her 100 men, Il: cannon md 0mnmhior Which
al, rad ,,i,g On 5o1-d ond breaking of IN the opera
ton Of coaling from French tug ho.ea III, Re6el ffy
and set on. for Charleston 1his occurred on ,hc snh
OF the ram you have beard before Originally built foe
the Rebels by Armand 'A Co. Dockmastero NJ Bor.
dsaux she was subsequently sold 10 the Danes and for
time known rs the Olinss. Size discharged her
Danish crew off Qui.bcroc. oil OF them but few. who
were persuaied 10 enter the Rebel service returning
ashore aboard the French tug whose crew were similar
Is but Intellectually en.reaed 70 Join the pirates There
is therefore every for believing that this formds
ble vessel has passed into Rebel hands with the fa
knowledge and completely Of the sellers 10 whom not
long ago paid what then supposed deserved com
pliment imagining the former sale TO be bona hd'
Der,4ansn, transaction. TIE French rug the Expedtt
took Goals aboard the Oada under the pretext OF con
seyiue them % the San Francisco. Peru
Wan Fct SCI "uics III. ~ tbvoS ""'''' WV
same OF Which have had occasion to write to you in
connection with the Of Capt Grao 1t Il probabs
that the Rebels ayaied tbemsees OF Ter presence md
that Of the Shanghae (aso PeTuyian) 10 get the Onds
ont under the representation that she belonged to tho
South American Republic. The ram departed so hast
y-pary in consequence cfapprehensions Of stoppage
pfrt, o. rough weatherthat SIRE went with less than
~ tuns Of coal aboard II she be. reported Wien
bult tho counterDar o. the Castelhaco, the fornda
BE ram ordered By re Rebels but purchased BY tie
Italian Coy rnment. hich l. ploted has terrible
submarine leak ard can make - knots On hour
you ~ -roh,by find her a second herrirac or Sor'-.
Let oul la, oo, ont Tor her. Capt. l. % Eip 'a.s
oat the Alabama ana Do Leon. late Uuit. states Con
-u General in Egypt two Of The most iadcfa,iga5ls
Rebel agents in Europe supposed 10 have manou
vered This little business
There Is too vessel the FEC snile Of the City Of
Richmond called che Virginia. brldine in the Thames
and ius, ready to leare. OF hcr. perhaps more bese
after.
The Rapplhonnock case otherwise that Of the Qneea
r,rsn, Rumble ia apparently drawing ~ a close The
papers here publish their three celunns ahonis
daily can adj nothing 20 What you viii lind in then
on the matter.
few words English politics AprogOs OF b,
coming Parliamentary session t,ls most about tho
railway legislation wieA it is expected vii ocoupys
prominent place j. IT, L, happens tie. an accidental
circnmsanc. will force the discussion upon public and
Parliamentary considerations. TIE concessions Of he
early British railroads we're granted IL peTpetliy-
indeed at the time o: their Introduction when George
stephenson was buied and bsdgsred by country squrcs
and laudhodels and tie surveyors had to take their
leyels By moonlight or durns chnrehser'ee, 10 "od
The dioio objections Of the clergy
the disbelief in their too general Tor any
thought 70 b. entertained of securing reyersion OF
their profits for tie STATE when, however theif sue
cess became u certainty. and IL wa, found That al
European States with few exceptions, only granted
limited concessions to railway companies. II AS
though. advisable 10 some advantage IN fui.re
leases The subect did not excite any great
amoun. OF popular interest. the sain 70 be De
rived being probematea. aud there existing IN
abstract dislike 20 any tending throw private
enterprise into the hands Of the Government Iln'
compromise was adopted between the English and con
tnenta systems act was passed by Which, aiieF nc
Lapse OF certain period. the state was to have Tho
power of purchasing ali railways constructed after tie
date Of The act condition II paving - years pnr'
chase of the average rental Of the thres years preceding
the time Of purchase. The period specified is nov
shou, 10 terminate aud the question srise whether tie
optional power OF purchase shall be exercised or no
Mr. Gladstone Is said 10 believe that the finances OF re
country may be GREATS Increased aud the burdens uop
national industry materially lgloned. by the Govern
ments ayaling Itself OF It's power. in contradiction 10
all experience which shows thai bgs.noss is -evcr'"
well or SO prctably conducted by private enterprise
And that 5 how the case stands NJ present. T. O.
Nj al. III. inn