The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-09

su.ler With the at Yorktown engaged in making
privateersmen ventures.
BOLD AND SUCCESSFUL.
The majority OF those Ballimoreaps who specuiated
In prvattcrsmen got rich, as | have SAID and the
the trade o. Baltimore, that in 1899 our exports
exceeded $4,000 600. AS the war OF lol2 broke
out our privatcers swarmed the sea 10 search oil
British vessels, and tho prizes came in thicKly, IN
spite OF the fact that the Chesapeake was closely
Peter Parker (Lord Byron's TREND nad large Meet,
but he could not prevent the privatecrs from going
out nor the prize crews from fetching tne oap.ure
prizes valued at s1,2s9O0o rhc next cruise
o. this vessel, from July TO November, yielded
81, o00 The Rola In bret cruise took seven
vessels, $50 men and So. 50O,0 900. Tho Ameha IN
eighty-iye days took sl,ooo,ooo. The Harry ~
twenty days took $500, 600 me damage done by
these vessels 10 BRUSH commerce is hard TO exaggcr
ate In three years our privatecrs captured over TWO
thousand vessels. OF witch nearly onc-thrd were
taken by the Baltimore letters OF marque. So bold
prvatcers that one the Cnasseur, Captain
Boyle actually sent cartel 10 London, while cruis-
ing In the British Caannel with notice TO be stuck
up Lloya's Coffee House. to the effect that, ~ I'M
iiation OF Sir John Warren ana Sir Alexander Coca-
IN American waters, he proclaimed a paper
blockade oil "ail the ports, bnroors, bays, creeNs
rivers. inets outlets. ISLANDS and sea coast Of the
United Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ireland"
POSSIBILITIES IL THE FUTURE.
'.some things can be done as well as others Tho
two thngs--iirsr, that what the Baitimoreans have
done from the Chesapeake The Russians eau do from
can be made profitable private persons VIII speculate
in letters Of marque, Just as. during our civn war;
private persons IN Great Britain specuiated IN block
ado running. or course the new OF prIvatccrs
will be swift steamers. regularly commissioned by
RUSSIA ana commanded by Russian officers; but
they Will be- American built steamers, and
they Will have American crews and American arma
There Is nothing Ia the world TO prevent aud
especially power in tho Unitcd states government
or the BRUSH government to prevent iwcny such ves
sells from being built at New York or on the Delaware
as tho Alabana was butt at BirKenhcad-and sent 10
Tho Danish West Ind,cs 10 receive their ornaments
and crews II that could not be done, these vessels
Kayn fcn fkn md haF hetr m EN- tg.
However the thing Ia done II will be done and dozen
such war vessels on the Atlantic besides capturing
weeks, 10 drive every line Of British steam
ships from the occnn. IL Will be simply
furious eyaslons OF tho Neutrality laws by
our American shipping agencies, with so largo profits
70 ~ gained ana such strong synpa.ny WIZ hussia
as pervades some classes OF our people. The case
win be similar 10 the cases OF Spain and Portugal IN
1917, which, indeed, were referred 10 By The BRITISH
Consul before the tribunal a. Geneva 10 proof OF the
impossibility OF preventing uch things. The Ian
guage OF Tho spanish Minister, where ne says that
With regard TO the privatecrs in Baltimore though
the iacls ne presented concerning them were well
known, IT was IN vain 10 seek evideuce 10 prove
them, 'as u great porton OF the commercial people
Baltimore being interested in the which pro-
duce present rccamatons, no Que is wiling 10
come forward and offer testimony against what is
termed tho general interest," embodied in tho Off
cal bret offered by the BRUSH Consul at Geneva
mado part OF the special plea.
CITIZEN GESEr's PRIvArBERS.
In 1898, when the French National Convention de-
carcd war upon England ana Holland, Citizcn Genet
with Genot WINS u v0lcnt-tcmpered Giron-
dist, and with the reputation Of Involving IN
u war with Great Britain. lac had the sympathy OF
Jefferson and tho republican party Of tho country,
and indeed nearly all the people acre partial 10 newly
freed France ana hostile TO Great Britain Tho
wound OF tho Revolutionary still green, and
We still hated 'sperido Albion." Besides, that coun-
try doing her utmost TO drive our commerce
IRON tue seas, aud British cruisers were everywhere
insisting upon tho right OF search and impressing
American seancn. Inc Indians, TOO, were commit
ting constant atrocities upon the frontiers, anu these,
In tho heightened luagnaLons OF The people, were
melted by the British authorizes in Canada.
IL Was in the fuce OF these heated feelings that
Washington issued his proclamation Of neutrality
April ~, 1898. Genet had arrived IN the country
the 9Th, LANDING at Charleston, aud he proceeded at
TO disregard the proclamation and organizo
system OF privatecrIng. He had been the
country a wock before h0 had commissioned Jour
sells to sail privuteers. He also authorized the
French Consul ono town TO hold prizJ courts and
condemn and sell vessels captured by his prvateers
he made triumphant progress IRON Charles
Philadelphia, organizing red republican clubs
md preaching hostility 10 England. Mr.. Ham
mond, the Brltlsn Minister, vigorously rcmon-
stratcd with Mr. Jefferson. The Secretary OF
state, who, in reply, announced Nv doc