The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-15
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commander there re fused her coal, saving III
tfoe"fbntht had non. 10 spare Goals ar
se", re al through the West India Islands, o.
~ ieast the heystona state often found
difticuit to get supply At Kingston she ..
. ht,ie PAD coal from private stores afte
nt'inx oern Iefuseu It by the commander q
the BRUSH ieet. The crew OF the Sumte
| were reduced when she was at st Thomas
TO SHY men, good deal Of dssstisfactios
rNistra among them. and several desert-d !.
~, Thomas. The officers and crew OF III
keystone Site are in rorI health. She h.. i
uVe Tnen on board, sent on board by the I'M.
ted States Consul at Surinam, for nutiny
Capt Scott, OF the Keystone State pickst
up boat at sea- sixty miies from Triuida.
de Cuba, containing three seamen belonRin,
~ the American bark Nazarene, which sailea
from Aspinwail for Cuba about q ncntl
since. The men, two OF whom were negroes
stated that they deserted from the bark TIL
white man was badly cut, but stated Ii wa,
done by shark. One Of the negroes died 0.
the keystone State, supposed 10 be from
: btoW on the head. 1t is probable tho rne
were injured in fight in endeayoring re
cape from the NazlreDe. The white mar
was shipped at AspinwaIl on the Naxaren
~ tha name Of Caughlin. but was deserte
from the snip Zenas Coffin. at Aspinwal
upon winch vessel he wea. by the Earae
I; James Dilano.
r Mr. Peterson, who IL trading between Is
rpinwall and Por to Belle SAWS that on SUI,
iddy morning last a screw steamer, apparently
OF ;.bont 500 tons, bark rugged! was seen lyin
under the islands near Porto Belio. He says
afur ther that he saw her again there on s;1tur
day morning, aud that on Monday norpjp.
she left under steam. lie says he communI
c;.ted The fact 10 the commander of the Unite,
States frisate Macedonian which ship is
taxing water ~ Porto Bello. i a not know
what reliance is to be placed on the state
n'ent, but II Is certain that no steamer
legitimate business would be in that position
three ditys
Inc United States steam war vessel Lancas-
ter is ~ Panama. Last Sunday one OF hel
men on shore stabbed Il jamaica negro in III
alteration. but believe the negro is out o.
danger The sailor was thrown into prison,
escaped. and was arrested again on Monday.
The razee Macedonian arrived al Aspiuwal,
on the nth. Sheis now 1T Porto Beilo, taking
il water. The United States brig Bainbridgt
Us also ut Aspin%,il. Surgeon johnson, o.
United STATES stoop- Of war Cya1e, last III
Acapulco.
THs srAysg oaY PoR rsAzIL
The priTateer Sumter left Suriuam on til,
jth uit., for the coast of Brazil, followe,
closely by The United States steamer Pow
ha.an.
HEAVY dUEs VERSUS IRoE-cIAD SHIPS.
ft-rom the New York Tribuue.l
The question, long and warmly contested
iii Europe, b 10 whether iron clad chips OF
war can be n AIDE I'm pregnabe 20 the heavies;
land batteries seems not unlikely to be de
cIded in the negative. II 50. it will be a grea,
triumph 10 our naval engineers; for durin,
ctIp NV years VIZ nave Ttlltu Chiefly on Cut
fortitications for sea -coas; defence, aud have.
ut great cost, streng thened our fortresses, act
ing on the. belief that '.wcoden walls were
irss to be trusted thai defences OF granite
and tait, however i1vutnera BILE shi rs of wa,
might be made, land batteries would sliil
awe HE advantage, or could at least ke.l
t'ste with them Tor purposes OF effective de-
fence.
|. Our readers are aware hat two me shos.s OF
disabling an iron-clad ship war have beef,
proposed, requiring two very different KINDS
OF guns. First, it has been attempted to pisrc.
the plates by shot OF great yclocity and peme
.f@ttive power. For this rif,-d cannon are the
| best. The recent costly and elaborate expert
iIent al Portsmouth and Shoeburyness viii.
W hlt"orth oolis and Armstrong shot, the
luost penetrating prolectiles known in Eng.
iahd, were based on this priHcitle. The
results AZ present are not regarded AZ very
satisfactory. and second plan, which was
fret proposed in this country, has begun to
ltirtct attention. This more promising me
tnod Of attack relies nots much on the pen
etrating qualities OF projectilts as on thei,
ponGsrons force, low velocity, and smashing
Eject. Uy using guns Of extraordinary cali
bfe ard proo!gious weight OF me tai, il il
Claimed that we cIta give such sIuHshin2
blow 80 10 sttye in the side of IN enerlys ship
ana cripple or destroy HIM with IL sii,s 10 stio
IN giFinS new meaning to The Old French
lrovrrb that 81 one-gun land battery is
.iaatch for friga.e OF shore"
L his American plan, az il IS called, ia a bout
to be per 20 The test BY several Europeans
siderable difficulties. owing TO the large SIX
Of the guns required. The French Emperor
who took The lead in the construction OF iron
clad ships, il also among the first to try this
new method o. proving their powers Of en-
duranCe. The UltoH st1tes that Il steel gun Is
being made fer this purpose. twenty fee. long
ana !oor tons in weight. Ii is bound with
iron hoops, and I'll 70 VS. q conicai projec tile
neing easily ulunueuyred, il can be hred with
greet TapiGity, and produces no danger A
larger anu more torlni.iabie gun is however.
being Made ter Louis hanoisop near Liver
, pool. IL England. This gun. it is salt, VIII.
throw al elongated saO. o. 20 poun3s anG
The trial OF i1s pow was dx-d for the b-giu-
ainI OF October. III England, Sir william
Armstrong Ia en- gaE"t in the u1anuf-cture o.
4 gun - carry I'll 800 pounds in weight
The trials Wi IN these huge pieces o. ordnance
canuot f.ll 10 be looked for with great iuier
est, 81 The largest shot hitherto used II bal
trrins iron tarsets 10 l.6 pounds, at q mimi
mum dis,ance OF 2to yards.
TRAITORS IN gA!Es.
Secretary Seward has addressed, 10 The Gov
ernor OF Maine The following letter: ..-.
DEPARTMENT .op STATE,
- " ;lshinSton Get. l., 1854 :. -.
Gore-nrs :--App'ica ton has hecn made TO
the President Tor the release % Robert Elliott
. Political prisoner neld in custody 81 Fort
Lafayette.
Che evidence taken IL his case shows tina,
ne hta not only coGce, Ved The Ha-poSs of Iraa.
sOnaoie cooperation in the Stats OF Blaine
with lt,e insorTtst ionarv citizens arrayed IL
arms ia other Stttts Tor The overthrow Of tlt
Goyernraent and the Union, bal. that be ha-
even gone 10 the extreme length Of getting W
ta untawfui fofcs 10 oparate,iH 2;,ine, aga ins,
the lawful action Of the State and Of the
Psderal Government His associates in tia
reasonable enterprise since his arrest have
: taken the cath OF allegiance ~ the United
States
TIE proceeding is very proper in itself, but
tie represen ,Stiops they make, tina. they and
n ion. h. l.
they were com bininS in arms against IL can
not be accepret-at least IN his behaiE IL APP
peavs that IL IL TOO intelligent TO misunder-
stand the legitimate tendency OF his eritui-
nai acts. He cannot be released On The
, contrary, YOUR vigilance in ferrsiing out the
conspiracy, and in aTrestlng il by denoun-
eng 81 ~ The lsoyerAnlent and The country.
| s deemed worthy OF especial commenG.-
ton. -....- ....- b.. -
II any Of the other Offenders are stsll per.
Sitting IL tleir reasonable course. you will
am sure, not it.i TO give Information 20 this
Department. have the honor 10 be, very
Signed VIZ. Y. Seward.
To His Exeeiiency Israel VassI9rne, Augusta,
+ Maine. =
49,. rEBsLAVBTRAns. 7-ea p. ~
fEromthc New York 'TnDene> '>
IL concert with the Government, Marshal
| MarrsJ has recently perfected Ia Washington
arrangements 70 bafte the purposes of Ilos.
slave Traders who, driven from this port, are
1 preparing TO prosecute their y eflrioas trtf.x
abroad. The recent coaidemnat lions OF the
Sarah and Augusta, and the safe Keeping o,
I important witnesses liz the new Houss. q,
Detention, have thrown the merchants In
! flesh into such panic that they have viz,
! tuaiiy abandoned tae business of GU III ttine
! ia This coantry. As " last resort, the,
I nave Determined to transfer their operations
! 10 ports like idarseiiles ana Hayre wher,
/ the peculiar difference between the carxces o,
whaiers and siaFe-shi ps ia aiot 50 well ant.er
| stood as in this port. Each steamer 70 Ha.
! yana and Europe FOR some tune past hsl
| carried come OF the pirat,cal gentry from GU,