, 1869-06-10

Text OF the Letter from the E.Aifds.
The following Is the text Of the Iayds' letter TO
the London 7snss In relation 10 The Alabama an
abstract Of which hsk been gtEen in our cable
70 ihs Editor e} tAe TIme.: -.......
SR. VIC have hitherto refrajnel iron sngNey-
Ing any Of the attscks made upon u builders OF
the A!abama, not w!shlng to prejudice In any WY
the negotiations entered into between tho govern
n1ent of this country and the United States which,
Il they had been concluded In q satisfactory man-
ner, would probably hare led to m inquiry into
oil the circumstances connected with the building
Of ships and supply Of war materials %ma;est1s oy various
during the American wAs, and thereby have given
us an opportunity Of explaining the pazt We took
N building and delivering the Alabama in this
The Johnson.Clarenton Convention having
been rejected By tho United States, We think tbs
soss Ia nsse prs1sd on IL saesc e
cannot he 10 the advantage Of the country that ul-
founded statements as to this one transaction
verse1s to this country, white the larger question
plies rendered 70 Inc Nortn as wen Is iha South
during the Waf should b. huahed up.
The allegations made, aud 50 often repeated
that many people believe them, are-shat We not
only bulls, but armed, manned and equipped the
and, therefore, committed an Illegal act and thai
to induce Us to enter Into such Arrangements we
we're paid IN cI<zays5aat price for the ship and
VIC shall therefore proceed to chow thai these
statements arr nntoundtd and that the contract
70 build the Alabama Nas entered into by u In the
usual course Of our business Is mere commercial
Transaction, and At p1,cc moderate Tor vessels Of
her cl2&s, tho orm which VIC now represent having
fS1 oi 'y been ,a tns nsss q
for foreign governments direct, and for the Agents
Of foreign governments
The Alabama was built IN our works, where
out aug secrecy, and during her building wAs co.,
etantsy inspected By visitors from various parts Of
customs Is proved By tne foilox.ns report 3 nom
Ar. Morgan, surveyor Of her Majesiya Customs
Liverpool dated ssh juno 1863:
lug 3 shes ts
tad vet-tl i row iyin&, acd theTe h, bccn 20 stu
ss5sa. e i IL; % t: tassaaea ii Lip q
wnen ready she wss launched and taken ,nto
our craving dock, to have her machinery put On
board and TO be nasted and EigxeL
4aneed sha1 AT he ressel | NJ sssen io1 trsi IL
outsidc the port, and al being found satt4fsctorJ
was brcught back 70 onr grazing dock to be com-
on the 18th OF JplJ, more than fortnight BEFORE
works and placed il the Great Float public dock
4 "a re- sse e ,Res naa = = R asss @
Goals and provisions for hef voJagc.
There wN no haste Or secrecy observed IN any
Illegal in the build Or the lifting OF the ship the.e
was ample time and opportunity Tor the govern
ment then 70 have seized her. They did not do
5u1J BY Ihetr ofaocs that the ship appeared 70 be
rsaoy ,E ses, and might teave At any hour she
plsaSed: a.. ,.ru
letter addressed ty The Collector Of Customs,
LIVERPOOL TO the Commissioners Of CC8tolD,
Lonton, and dated ihe 11st Of 1alJ, 1855, weei
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70 = 9eaay TOT esa aod may !eaTe al 'as hoaf
1t would, in ixcs, appear t1,as the intention Of
The EnF9nneat 70 tttat1 ne a1ip Wa9 based, not
On The character Or condition o1 the snip herself,
but, bec1ute nan hAned txaszro1e, and TWO
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eytdenee Of pefscn named Psz1ses1 which wss sue
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seHs On board. tne fasnes 20 engAsn8 shstn
detsined untu lne peuslues weIe satiSurd, Or
Food ban given See coFy Of let,er from the
cuEoas IIxeIpoo,, dated Ju1y nj, lsss, IL: "
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eoeitcs % t6s .ah,s ~ho h.s advteea sh.t the
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