The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-30

ThE ALhbAmA SLAh1s'
Inc American mind Is very much ehoited
At this time upon tho question 9tt Is
Alabama claims. The whpalnts by dif-
viewed from different Iust what opr nan,
fcrent lndlvld" proposes To do ls not yet
-edmipSbllc. This Is wise, conslderate and
lust. 70 cannot make known In advance It's
policy. II may tako advice from publiclsts
and diplomats, and even from newspapers-
that Is, II may do this II such advice Is of
character to merit the deliberate eonsldera-
ton Of the Cabinet, having, as It must, at
It's command information such as no In
divdual or number Of individuals can have,
1t is easy enough for any man 70 set down
in his Office or library and rive vent N bis
opinions, and 10 saw that the Government
should do this or that, but all suob aavioa
may possibly bo based npop n mlsooncor,,o,
of Che questions in issue in mauy Of their NO.
lations; for, ns the Governmant has moons
Of knowing what indIviaua,s c.nno, Enov
it is wlsest to conolude that the po,,cv pres,'
dent Grant's admln,stratIon will ado,, In
the adIustment of nil nendIp, d,o,or,,,os iii,
NC Inc DCet. md tlQl IL will laIa mat haN
initiative towards settlement which win rs.pn
in the earliest and most ,atI,f,ctorx conc,n.
sion ofthe pending troubles u ia fair 10 CON.
cIudc.
The opIv danger ia thu, thar, ill Ia ,oo
much dinlom,cy and not oro,,,,, ~ a,,oo,
hrurt ro.i,lro Jou,rJ rho o,,os.,,, 1,
ono which Il, n. 80, ,,.,u.a I. - g, =,
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wv ""y Ao' Doos NOV 'ie "hoie
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nv oiao 'u' ''ne
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-o "' ,n'"'e 'son''e'' SUN US gro"
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oa,, e., a. $50 'nY an on n an ',ea '1. e,
~ - '"'o"' HOoN VI isu'' ms
7-''lA ~" nv ''.'n,'iienu @"S ""iAe
crusaue on the part NJ the Government or
people of the United States to gain BY con-
uuest territoriol nositIons In tho Fos, br,
,i,t,,,, No -, =. .,iI-
W. may "e'i ""oi" W o''"oiish III inc
countries oil tho native haJahs naval stations
at various and convenient points. He men,
lions the MALAY Islands. NaIaocas and tho
r,roho, mi, ~, h. -.
az '- "a" w u'"e W Ho'i-
ues, ana instances the many advantages
that would result to American commerce
and American lnterests If this warn dana
II, shou,. ho,,, oa,,o,,,o So. -
Nv 'lT"o nv" Seou' "efo sithiiar
Posscsniohs W hoilhhu III inc isuand OF Java,
and Pulo Penang, Malacca and Singapore to
England. This latter place Is we'll called
NV tho Eu,,ish ,Ioir cihr,,,o, T., r. r.,
81, i. :" silo SAe'
SUN points anu eU''ionS the hmericahs
should have and can have In the East, and
they can have all this peacefully by treaty
aud nurchnsc and Uitbout war
n.i.
ou' "ha' mas al tni' 10 10 WIN the Ala
bama and our claims against the English
Government on account Of her depredations
upon our commercc3 Ietussoe Wonro,.
80 A. 49,. I1'N
rom Mr. hoFenos paulphiet rs tolows.
Mr. Moreno says
If the Americans had possessed a naval
station in those parts they would not have
had cause to lament, and claims to make
against the English on account OF damage
done by the Alabama to the American com
mcrce.. visited the Alabama, accompanied
by friend, at Singapore, in the latter part
Of December, 1858, when she was anchored
oil ToIlIng- Bclanga, (new harbor,) and
the rumber of chronometers she had then
on board bore evidence to the many vessels
she had sunk. On the same day arrived the
IlOoghly, small steam gunboat belonging
to the Strait Settlement Government, ply
ing between Penang, MalaCca, Singapore,
Labuan (Borneo,) commanded by Captain
Wright, brother-in-aw Of the commissioner
Of police of Singapore. After the lapse Of a
few hours, the Alabama left her anchorage,
and started in the direction whence the
Hooghly had arrived. In a few days ad-
vices were received that the Alabama had
sunk two American vessels, laden with rice,
of Pulo-Pisan, In the Strait of Malacca,
bound FROM Rangoou to Hong Kong.
Several American ship captains kept their
vessels anchored In the port of Singapore on
account of the Alabama, and could not And
cnrgoes. They all agreed in the opinion
that the captain of the Hooghly advised
Captain Semmes that the two Yankee ships
were en- route and at short distance.
The Alabama did not effect so much harm
to the North American trade by the loss Of
those sunk, as by preventing hnndreds NJ
vessels from getting cargo. that hannened
then to he Al Ccylon. Bombov CaIrntto
Akinpn p,-.at. =, - 's"'