The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-29

that in one essential particular the Alabama stands
mately converted into Confederate cruiser which IL
would have been possible to detan under our own or
under the American Foreign Enlistment act The memo
randum to which we have referred gives complete
list Of all the vessels In respect Of which Mr. Adams
lodged complaints. They nineteen in all, and among
will have heard before Out of these nineteen only five
ever hoisted the Confederate ensign at allviz the
sCrd the Alabama the G sa Inc %
from British waters seized at Nassau, and after
formal trial acquitted did she issue forth COM
mssioned cruiser till she had received her armament
at Mobile, whence she ran the blockade through the
negligence Of federal officer commanding the
Oneida The Georgia ''sailed before any lnforma-
ton Of her character had reached her Mpesty's
government, and was, in fact, taking IN her
armament IN French waters on the very day on which
mock had reached Calais two days before Mr. Adams
note was received having put TO sea In an unfinished
state, and never became available for service. The
Shendnddh Icing regular merchant ressel in The East
India trade fell udor Suspicion Till she reported
Gy o.; consul al !sers q aav. sRpsa hsr a%m S
Alabama well known, and In this instance II In any
aches might be imputed our government yet even in
this Notwithstanding Sir Hard ngs untmely illness,
but five days elapsed before the opinion Of the law
officers obtained, and the vessel after all,
manned and equipped or the Azores and first recognized
a ship OF war In French port at Martinique Al en-
Dar was laid the Alexandria the two steam rams and
the Canton and the three latter thus wrested from
the hands OF the Confederate The Alexandra escaped
condemnation in courts but detained under sez
ure by those Of Nassau until the end OF the All the
proved 10 DO mere runners
wise cleared themselves Of the charge against them In
the meantime steps taken moro than once by our
government TO guard beforehand against possible
breaches Of our neutrality for example, by antci
patng the sale OF Captain Osborns vessels on their re-
turn from China
II is right that these things should be stated although
not strictly relevant the question In dispute between
England and America, because they reduce the whole
subject Of that dispute to its true proportions At the
same time, we observe with much pleasure The protpcd
fan dnaicabe agreement point at least opsnfd ty
Tie later part Of Lord RuaeHs Isskr. 1t is no doubt
"worth consideration whether more efectua Foreign
Enlistment act might not be framed by the two govern
mcnts in concert and whether joint commission II it
should be appointed should not be empowered to propose
one II is satisfactory, moreover, 10 know that Lord
Kussefs suggestion ofsuch commission has been under
stod at Washington TO ezctude the Alabama claims. or
course, anything that Mr. Cushing may have to
this behalf will be received with due respect but
disposed to put confidence in the effects Of time
than in the influence Of his mission The truth is that
neither people has any wish to quarrel with the
other We have 10 Jeiieue that public sentiment
america pacific as il in tbs country and TO hope
that unworthy distrus Of each others motives will
cmbter difference between two great nations about
matter Of pounds, sh llings and pence.
Naval Activity OF tho United States.