The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-12


time in her later has she reached port OF
the country which her commander has pretended 70 rep
resent At, no instant has she earned any national
characteristic other than that with which she started
from Great Britain She has thus far roamed over the
ocean receiving her sole protection against the conse
quences of the most piratcal acts from the gift Of
nominal title which Great Britain first bestowed upon
her contrvers and then recognized as legitimatzing
their successful fraud
am not unmindful Of the grounds which have been
heretofore assigned by your Lordsnip g realng her
conduct Of this vessel IL is urged that there Is
power prevent vessels bearing the semblance Of mer
chant ships from leaving the ports OF this kingdom and
meeting each other at some place the ocean far be-
yond her Majestys jurisdiction for the execution Of
purpose like that in question. The parties TO violate
law of the land, provided they commit offence
against the neutrality Of the kingdom within its terri
toria limits WheI cannot myself quite appreciate the
force Of this reasoning far as IL may be applied 70 alb
solve nation from its internal obligations with
other merely account OF the skill Of its subjects In
cvading the focal law am at the time not disposed
underrate the difficulties which the best intentioned
government may, in performing It's duty, experience
from that cause Its will may certainly De sometimes
hefed by the arts OF desperate and proigate adven
turers.
Did the merits OF this depend upon the mere fact
Of tho escape OF the vessel from a British port by
euding the vigilance Of the authorities, IL might,
perhaps be considered as not entailng upon her
Majestys government 30 heavy responsibility.
that event which aggravate its nature. One Of the
most appears TO be the fact that after the escape
had occurred and the nefaricus project had been con-
gummated her Maesty's government nevertheless, in
stead OF taking prompt measures 70 denounce the trans
action thus completed in defiance of It's authority and
prsh mort eliberatev proceeded 10 accent the result
legitimate and to direct that this vessel constituted
which an honest bcicerent might claim or anv Of
the United States would enjoy
The consequences Of what cannot but regard this
which in Committing the fraud was made the ony
tst Of its offensive nature have been mani
tested in The manner in which the she.andoah Vas re-
ce;vsd wberever n went In the Rri,ish dsnendences
The supplies there obtained under one retsnce and an
srahsd .hs vssa ~ ~ ssen he 80 ana I. c"ns"ns nsr
dopredatiOns long after She had been stripped Of the
last shadow Of the character with which her Ma
her A. The outset n is impossible 70 read the
papers which have been forwarded TO my government
mitted with this note without fssne that in no instance
record have similar concessions been made vessel
Of such fraudulent origin, or such offensive psrtay
his vessel :r the Of s illegal on and .S
CONVICTION that her Xasssys assumed
responsibility for ali the damage which il has done and
which down 70 shs latest ~ acc scc9nnss was sun doing 70
pray permission TO call your lordship's attention 70
still another Of the circumstances which appear 70 me
terprise seems to have been the last Of The series
celved planned and executed exclusively within the
iimiss Of this kingdom Il smansied nom persons ssab
rebel Authorized who have been more effectively en-.
pIoyed in the direction and Of hostile ope
In other Vors 10 far q the naval branch Of warfare
concerned the real bureau was hxed st Liverpool and
~ nn,cS.ss1 shs sesrsr snssd he AIM %sns
obtained the mpplies Of every kind procured the
cruises projected and the officers and regularly paid
here In other words all the war made On the ocean
has been made lron England as the starting point
have had the honor 70 furnish from ne 70 time 70 your
lordshtp eyidence of the mos conclusive character
touchinr most OF these points and have even desrna
ted chief individuals the supreme direction
Of the operations had bsen inrsted fail TO be Ah1e
abuse Of the neutrality Of country by belligeRenl
kept up for an equal length Of time But
s.i uu he ''f fa os the frs sS
representations and remonstrances made by myself
under the nsrucons Of my government 70 for ~ have
been permitted 70 learn, not mngie e6ort wne
sde by her Maestys government either 70 prevent
70 punish the persons known BE- engaged In h mcs
Mons have Ssss inssssnss1 isass sssins sfsw pssss
vho vsre ALLEGED 70 have been acng u coosVeoiDeo
ofaAs psovin0U W ~ 11meDssss ~ -fx 1sshae
osivsd sdsaidsd osasurs iron NE Gov1neas; ciptAn
Larbatt tbs officer commanding the See King, though
prosccdtsd appears never have been brought trial
Hut thea aud Q few minor cases wsve ercusvsly
those Of British subects Who appear have been sctpg
merely ~ instruments of power above their heads
Not single individual directly connected with the re-
belon. and sent here conduct the operations has
ever been nolested any II oanDoA therefore
be ell OF surprise when the mainspng Of the
various naval enterprsesths director or the Aabsmss
Foridas Georeas and shenan doahswss efs wholly
disturbed thai u has been mpcsble,o 70 pa, stop 70 the
damage which has ensued 10 the people Of the United
States from the ravaee and depreciation committed upon
them by the operations carried on from this Kingdom
Al She very time when the fortunate encounter Of
the Alabama by the United States KearsArGe
terminated the destruction Of Of these corsars
the onspring OF the violated law OF the land and when
the people OF the United them
selves that one great OF Irritation the
countries was last laid 20 rest appears that tho
directing power TO which have alluded AT once turned
its attention TO husbanding of the by
trek from The hands Of the victor with view the
proanctIon of suecessor 10 the same work
The evidence which I have the honor submit
shows that many OF the crew saved from the Ala
hama have been from the beginning and still
continue 10 be- a part OF the crew of the
Shenandoah Neither does IL appear from anything
within nv knowledge that the smallest attention
ever maid bv her Maeys nj 20 the representa-
topa which had the honor 10 submit at the time touch.
ing the probability of precisely such an operation
That the principal person engaged in the direction of
this bureau was az officer by the name Of ID Bullock
exurossly espatch from Richmond for The purpose o