Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-25
LETTER FROM THE CONFEDEEs-
AIR CAPITAL.
Special Correspondence Of the Memphis Appeal
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Special Correspondence Of the Memphis Appeai.l
RICHMOND. March IS 1862
Dfbbs. dribble. dribble, pattcr pattsrr Patter
splash splash splash We hsve had by turns gentle and
pouring rain an day az if .hs very fountains Of the great
deep had been opened our streets are running stresms
and tie river is swollen above ts accustomed bed II
the same quantity of r.u has fallen within tae last
twelve hours all the great watershed OF the Cuess
reakq ss u this immediate ueighborhood we shall have
an inuadaau beyond uylnng we have seem for years
The French naval officers o. Norfolk, In raPtures
over the performance of the ie1imae The bombard-
mgut OF that yess. by the Yankee frgatas in Hampton
Roads ,yas the first severe trial tas has ever been made
af te iuyuusrslty of ron-slad vessels of which
ha. been thus trumpdautly established The result viii
effect say our French fr ends thorough revolution in
naval architecture. Psfhaps no man in all the world
win read the account OF the fight at Newport News with
half so much satisfaction his imperial majesty, Nap0-
leon the Third The iuvunernble irou-clad ship is his
pei scheme for placing France Immediately par
.I E4i i NOT Tor securing superiority Tor france
over Euand a- respects tlar naval srznaiHeBts. Bi
tauuia VIII longer rule the waves. Her famous
wooden walls VIII heBcet0r-h be worthless as wit
ness the CWmherllld ueIhans s fine am o.d togy Of
r5es aud Thuudarers that make mp so large por-
OF the navy OF Albion The Jolly old English ad-
of port wine, ar these nevtaugled ships built by
blacksmith and to On his eyes ii be- ever would 60
into Uaftte with one, wild be compel ed % change his
tune when Dee finds that all bis broad sides viii have no
more effect these ships than peas out of gun.
England vii. have 90 go 10 wor, building more " War
ri1r but then France which has just as many workshops
and ship yards build more "trIuires, may Eas ale
ready built uor and got fair start of her ueigbbor
across the clauUe. in the creation OF a inyunerable
navy. GgseMousa4r Louis viii De iu ecsaces, when lac
receives e news Of te naval battle n Hampton Roads
alI may possibly bee u such good lumoI with the Con-
rd-late States that He viii recognize their independence
Ey be way talking Of foreign recognition reminds me
that the matter of official Intercourse with foreign
lions has been Of iatr the subject Of a good deal of
have residing within the limits of the Confederate States
at Richmond, 40 Charleston. az Hey Orleans and else
England "l" watch over ihe interests OF the citizens Of
these countries aad hold CORES pouJeuce with State
s9F lAneus up31 amy questions arising ont OF supposed
injustice l' ie-e interests Now these cuuzuis eNeres-
their tancous by virtue of the srT lr of the United
States and are subordinate 90 Lord Lyons aud M 3er
csr the ministers of England and France Washing
be gnzd either by State Confederate authorities
while .I other officers whose roeIffar was 5areu5-nt
upon the recognition OF Lincoln have been i-pOssd and
% is certainly Ouesi1ad business that should
ruuwedge the validity Of performed uy the repre-
l'4-- existence u hnaaui aul France desire t have
resident eoasu.s iu the Confederate States -at them duly
sccrea such causus 20 the oousiarate States but ths
uI would Dee formal uitHu of iudcpeu-
dauce There las been talk ALSO ol recalling at
once commissioner who have been dispatched TO
Franco aud England aHl asking no further favors at the
there IS grave doubt For may maiutsn perfectly
ludep andeut attitude very iar from that Of a suppant
At tHs courts OF ST. James and S. Cloud and yet prgat
greatly ly having 90 hand aI able and farsighed diplo
ll.li fg upon amy golden opportunity 90 advance
The Interests Of the republic abroad
We have depi0raus news to-day from Nsvbern, North
Carolina, the effect that avg-tly 0verpowedng force
u Yam Eees which had landed after shelllg tha town.
ulsHt - body oi Confederate troops numbering not
ssL-atyr though n l-e ia-r aisproporuan Of one 20
four OF t-. .l my Ilg 4alsees are SAID o. have