The New York herald., 1862-04-17

oreos proovsss hicA acs Aad ssads In irscasd ships,
Sir Dundas recommended that we should devote our
earliest energies 70 the construction Of
ships but that Sir r. Dundas always considered these
forts absolutely necessary for the protection OF sphead
and that De was an advocate for their erection can as
the House and the country. been told that
the Admiralty have doAs nothing towards preparing YES
the member for Iissard gave the to understand
that the Admiralty had not taken up Captain coles pro
pessi and that personally was very much Opposed .ol
tain that one of earliest advocates Of that sys
TEN. belevs, moreover, that the system Is capable OF
wish the House to remember that Captain Coles cupoa
ship-sxacy the Monitor-is not seagoins vessel
lHear hearl We do profess that she would be able
to the Atsntc, though she wosd be very superior
vesstl the Monitor because she carries her sss nl,e teS
out Of s ssoter She would no doubt very valuable
hear. But when we told that tho Americans nave
built ths Mentor TO beat us and that she came ACROSS
hsvenothing Ike her will ask Ha 70 gentlemen read
the Of her voyage wen upon tho statement OF
her own n'gngneer, she was at times completely under
wafer Ana the green went down the funneH Ihat
dsosn6& look fitted to 60 across the Atlantic
aAdtoReep the sea- though believe her to be remark
adapted for the particular service for whicn sne
was dssigned Hear, hear) have no doubt that the
yrste attention of her Majestys government VIM %
stssf that lat class for the defence Of our coast
SeSt against it's being said that either the Admiralty or
1sgoyernment Is not taking every possible means or
M BEsrNcK Thought there had been good deal Of
ssxaggeraon in the opinions which had been expressed
He did not believe that what had taken place ON the
other side Of tAe Atlantic would be productive OF
economy, nor oid he think that the noble lord would
900. The Househad always voted literally and, in his
opinion, wisely the money required for the deences OF
oes. way q laying it oaR Hear, hssr he had heard
with great regret the given both by the right
and gallant friend the Secretary to the Admiralty be-
sauss he gathered from their replies that It was the in
ention Or she government to continue the operations
upon those forts. His noble and gallant friend
mpsd That there was nothing in the recent
action across the Atlantic either TO- mako us
tn a0h tha haIt that vhnla
Il derences might not be revolutionized. But that
answer seemed to HIN the result Of total msapprehen
non. Within the last month there had been, what there
before practical proof Of tho value Of iron
sheldsfor ships. QHear) There had been fair fight
,hps almost invariably got the worst of the action in
hs csse theyhad been able to compete with the forts,
hat we hal not learned anything from the late contest,
Ne ought TO look on 1t as providental occurrence in
wAch, wthoutcost or loss OF life this country enjoyed
lncpportuny Of testing tho value of iron shield ships
He was not of those who voted the money for the
pihcad ors for he all along beNeved that they would
Aed thatts forts at Sptaead soould DC protection at
snt rss of ssreaamen IN TINS e Oar for t.oo or
tcfortsty wod be harm, for e forts could no.
trson item. .oaout sinking tie mcreAaneu, This was
would at least admit thas the defencss at spthead
snd IN the xeighboThoed ought 70 bo reconsdered.
Mr.. CoNNGHA regretted that the government had
eided against the reconsideration or the system Of for-
sAton He had ventured on aforer occasion to
IN opinion nat tho i system iron men Of
would scene day be built which would be able to send
shot through the Warrior Just shs were bandbox
Already there schemes under consideration for
%buildng m N fwar which would be able carry coal
snooenso steam round the globe, and which might de
sabrs and therefore dsprecseed the expenditure Of
enormous sums on land forts.
ARRIVAL OF a Rebel BrsuAt Livcruool.
!av:rpool April u correspondence OF London News.]
To-day The brig Adelaide nyngashe Confederate Nag,
~sa any rom Tie sss. 0'st'''
1he Adelaide s 273 tons hurthsn, and commanded by
Captain Swan. During the VOYAGE she experienced very
ev.re westher all her boats havg been carried away
Ai&had successfully the blockade with cargoes of
eoston and rosin, white many others preparing to
The cargo Of The Adelaide consists Of see bales Of oo.
on eighteen OF which are SeaIslaad and AZ barrels
fesn This vessel saiscd in company with the bark f.
Irwin bound TO Liverpool, the bark Mary Wright, and
7our echooners, all laden with cotton and rosn The
toAe feet sunk in tho harbor Charleston was fast
breaking up the harbor being covepsd with floating tim
Asrand other debris OF the wrecks Of the stone fleet
ThoAdelaide is consigned to Messrs Charles Moore &
po, of this town.
uAc Reported Capture OF a Federal Ship
Byfa COnfcSlera ,Prfvateer.
70 THE EDITOR OF THE LONDON NEWS.
an We Ne~ Of this day we observe tho report
'skhe capture Of federal ship by Confederate pri-
gaeer, quoting the statement OF Captain Haddcld, of
Aeahip d. g. Fleming, at Liverpool, from Bombay Az
uca report is calculated to msead and unfairly pre-
ndtce tie interests OF American shpowners, glad
obsA6ie to give avery different version Of this
engagement which you will be happy TO learn was by
master of the ship d. G. Fleming that any ANXIETY
On Ibis part to display the British ensign was
quite unnecessary, as the rakh fore-and AFT craft s.
Q. Swans is an inonensive fruit schooner. trading
'cgulary between the Mediterranean and New York
Where she s owned'by friends Messrs Mailer Lori
and 0ueEeau. The large American ship referred TO was
he Anna Decatur, from Calcutta, since arrived here to
ur address, from the master Of which We learn that
being ahnrt OF provisions he hailed the schooner d.
gvans lin latitude 26 north longitude 80 west ON the
nh Of March for the purpose Of obtaining further sup
ply hut'hrdilg the schooner had nothing spare ie
parted company after comparing ongitudet exchanging
compliments &c The. schooner likely to have
above named ships exhibited only the = o t stars and and
Stripes GEO. CROSHAW & CO.
lie Prxcuwn sraExr, E. c., March 81.
The British Prize Ring.
OBJECT OF ,HsENAN's VISIT TO ENGLAND.
lFroH the Sporting Life of London, April IL
There every probability Of having another inter-
national ocgtestforthe championship OF world The
Benicis Boy, weass informed from letter dated New
York. March 49, was to sail in the City Of Washington on
Saturday, March o. The object OF his visit will DO 70
TEST the Jem Mace tho present champion Of
informed readers that It the Boys attention
10 visit England to witness the exhibition in May,
reircas compasy. Hesnan is n good health and looks
swe and win ~ saccompaniethy by his brother who s n
anything, Of more gigantic proportions than the fncia
The NEWS BY the CANADA.
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he steamship Canada from Liverpool on the evan ng
skths 5h inst and Queenstown 9th nst arEised
stHsfax at seven solsck yesterday morning. she,ss
thirty eight passcneers She rallied FOR Boston at ssvsa
s'cloek, whore she win he dne at noenaoday.
m<lrench and other continental, as well as tho English
prssssoontinued to discethe great importance Of che
sxpesiepce gained by the engagement between the Merr
mac and Monitor. 1t Is generally admitted that maritime
warfaseas undergone change, and hsf she Monitor Is
solukor of the question between wooien vessels and
iron onos.
The Parir correspondent Of lsic London Ee,cs says
ne difference baw.en Ensla.d and France in nercan af.
fairs Is cyalsiish It contlnnss % given out that
Spain agrees vith France, and will disavow the Con
venton