The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-01
The Alabama Complication.
BRAVE WORDS FROM THE THUNDERER.
From the Landau Tivnac Oct is

From the London Times Oct Is
We regret exceedingly that the government Of Anne
RIGA has thought 1T 70 bring forward these Claims
We think there cannot be for moment doubt the
answer they should receive. To yield to such demands
would be TO saddle neuiras in ali future wars with new
and underlined Liabilities, against which prudence and
mands as these are TO be the ordinary results the con-
clusi0n OF war between two powerful States IL will
probably be thought better by those against whom
they are sure 10 be made rather 10 take sides
q once, and ally themselves to party or
the other, than 70 place themselves in stu
would henceorth al We cannot Of course tell in what
spirit the government Of the United States disposed
70 receive the final and deliberate refusal Of the British
government TO entertain In any shape the claims they
put forward We can only say, our part that
n ~aion IN sainaniag he possfion has talea 10 II
s american gourrnmen 70 determined 10 fek quarrel
sA VS. a; cea is demand as any .ther We ccnnot have
eSestanab ~ ais mot, shall have saped ourselves ~
% firm stand w no'o makis9 from great degrade.
euaI position 80 pidom occupied by Gro, B,isan IN he
sa fk past and 50 cfen, ras 70 be hers the
VA future.
ONE WAY oTr OF THE DIFFICULTY.
But there is way still open 10 both governments out
government have finally declined 70 refer the question
q issue 10 any arbitration The of the British
governmen. tne cause Of al neutral y nations Ths
belligerent nations who possess mercantile marine
Let the Of the American government be submitted
By themselves 70 the most eminent statesmen and urss
in France Italy Germany Russia and the other coun
tries Let the wsest and ablest Europe and
Lord Russell on the part Of the British government and
by Mr. Adams the part Of the American government.
MAIN silent and AIss OBVIOUS s that the 'V opnons
thus obtained must carry weight which would be
sTcst !, Tres, TO whichever side the ma,
npossibo for the other side 10 maintain lis position IL
= not assumed that either government viii agree be.
nevertheless can scarcely be Supposed that The people
q America, or the people Of England, would permit
bhe general consent Of the leading statesmen and ss
% the civilized world II the opinion Of the civilized
British people will be justified In resisting the claims
made upon them II. on the other hand that opinion
% make viii not only be without danger TO neutral ma
hons In all future wars but shall have the assurance
Mat we have maintained the peace without sacrificing
She national hSAor.
ERLScn VIEW OF THE NATTER.
IPars< correspondence London Post, Oct Isl
The politicians of our money market and the public
Correspondence between the Cabinets Of Washington and
London Most como 10 the conclusion that no rup-
rnment; but thev think that England p make cosfes-
yacn IN some cay or other far pgrton d 0e damage
hcne BY nc Southern cruisers That Is the French view
II Is fortunate for France that NJ Drouyn de Lhuys.
whatever may have been his sympathies during the
American struggle, pouM PRINT the departure Of
the vessels built In France for tho Confederate States
after the American Minister had called attention 70 them
vessels war Whatever may BIO tho law in France
regarding ships building In French ports TO mako
the Tcbelious enemy OF Power
with which France holds friendly and Official rela-
lions certain that the ships built here for the Con-
Eederate states did MT put sea- with but one exception
believe. and that was through Of the ships being
sold 70 foreign government Mr. Bgelow the present
representative Of the United States watched narrowly
The building OF vessels which ordered by agents OF
The Richmond government. ne succeeded IN obtaining
full particulars and placed several reports thereon before
n. Drouyn de Lhuys The suspected ships seized
Invariably, or rather prohibited from putting 10 sea.
Thus, as things have turned out, Mr. Bseow did some
service 20 The French government we'll much 10 bis
own France is spared the difficulties with which Eng
land has 10 contend, account, presume Of the I'M
satisfactory state OF the law or international hw which
France interpreted in her own way. The French news
epeF comment on the pseaS tone Of the London jour-