The national Republican., 1862-04-23
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival OF The City Of New York.

New YORK, April ~. The steamer City Of
New York has arrived from Liverpool with
dates 10 the 10Th inst
The steamer Africa arrived out on the 9th
instant.
The new iron steamer Oreito, built Tor war
purposes, had LETT Liverpool tor Palsrm,, aud
II Is believed goes TO BE- muda for her anna
ment and then to take the Atlantic as a South
crn privatcer.
The schooner Sophia which ran the Charles,
ton blockade, had arrived at Liverpool with
900 bales Of cotton.
The question Of iron ships and floating bat
teries continues to occupy the attention Ol the
Gov. rnm-nl, and shipwrighis arc all being
transferred from wooden TO the iron vessels In
the course Of construction.
A proposition IL befule o the common cOuncil
Of London 10 cOut.r the freedom OF tn" city
encased In gold box, On Mr.. Peab ,dy, for his
muniiicent Ch ,rity.
The crops OF England aud France are re-
ported as most favorable.
French manufacturing accounts also chow
more animation.
The latest rumors also assert that Gen. Guy
on is not to be recalled from Rome
The Paris Bourse closed IirIn at G9f.
The Italian ministry have ordered an in
crease in the construction oi irun.platsd ships.
The question OF brgandagc and the removal
OF the eX King Of Maple from Rome Is d-bit-
cd In the Italian Chamber. atazzi said III
accounts Of brigandage were Exaggerated, and
no additional force was necessary. Tn. l'al-
ian Government, he said, persisted In p0inling
ont lha. the presence Of Francis II at Il 'me
Ia source of disorder, and he believes that
Napoleon also shares the conviction anI sees
the Necessity Of providing against Its CONT,
uancc, but the difficulties cannot all bs vau-
quished at single blow,
The Sp 'nish Government has again rel era
ted It's firm determination 10 abstain from any
demonstration pr judicial to the Independence
| OF Mexico.
| The Danish Government has voted the ex-
traordinary credit Of one million rix-d0llars fol
the construction Of irou plated vessels.
The Latest via Quecnstown.
LONDON, April 10. The Government hal
contracted with Messls. Saumda for al iron
cupola ship, to be constructed according tc
Captain Coles Invention, to be ready for sea by
the LIST Of June, 1868
The Times says no weapon OF offence or de
fence seems left 10 u now so effective as large
armor clad and very.s wifi steam rams.
Experiments with j.. gun of large size recently J
made In England, S owed that ih' b'st and
hitherto considered invulnnrable lOrms OF iron
sides were, 40 To speak. alm st as easily p"ne
trated by u shot an u Tue targets mad beni mAd'
of timber Sir Vim Armstrong says that gu
of twelve tous weight, fired with chnrg" {.
fifty pounds OF powder, will break through lh~
side OF the s,cnm.r or the y rOngest iiOn shiI
ahosi. A target made like the Warrior sid
was shattered into crumbs at the trial
The steamer Oraiio. which was built At Liv
erpool noIninally Ms "a war vessel for the l'a'ia
Government, LEFT, on the 22d Of March In bal
last, for Palermo with u crew OF fifty men, hu
it is believed she would go to Bermuda, wier
her armament has preceded her. She Is bull
10 carry guns .! the heavics. calibre. an
measure 75O tons. ani is r'port"d to bs v"r
itst There arc various contradictory conjeC
lures in regard 10 her.