Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-14
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GROWING COMPLICATIONS BETWEEN FRANCE
AND TIE UNITED STATES TWO CONFEDE-
RATE WAR VESSELS IN FRENCH PoRr1-DE
sTRUy TI0N OF A YANKEE Snip BY TIE FLO
RIDA-IRON CLADS FOR THE CONFEDERATE
STATES OPINIONS OF THE PRESS, &C., &c, &c.
ST.. JOINS, N. F., Tuesday, Sept. 8.
The steamer Adriatic, from Liverpool vi, Galway,
Oh the LIST inst, passed Cape RIOS TO day, and was
boarded by tie yacht OF the Associated fress and
! a summRny OF news obtained. -
The Adriatc experienced strong head winds. She
| bursted steampipe the first day uu+
She has $50 Storage and 80 cabin passengers.
| she "a led fer New York az room today.
The Liverpool Mercury processes to have reliable in
formation that tie Vanderbilt sunk by tho Alabama
Aug. Is. lat. A Dig, loug. As Dig.
| The Tunes Gdtoraly adnits that the qussten ei
III ps for the COniederates is becoming serious and
| gent. No concession can be made TO menace. The
laws must take their cOur,e Ths Times hopes that il
tie really intended for the Ccneders.0s tbs
| Las may be'strong CT ough TO stop them.
| Dates from Japan to July are received There Is
epor!ed to be groWi difficulty between the TYcoons
Government and the foreigners. TIE Tycoon has char
| t.red B.iIsssleamer to convey troops
! GALWAY, Tuesday septsl-
The Polish instruction is still raging Teegrapsic
a6vices report great victory at KinOT, o1 which side
| Is not stated
Tne Richmond Government had made F. pressing ap
pea-to the Spanish GJvernmcnt 70 obtain recognition
of the ,oucderatc States, oeri' euranee to Spain
the possession Of CUBA and PortO Rico. The Spanish
Government declined.
l. The Times to-day says in regard TO the destination
of the suspicious ana armOr plated frgates in Lardd
| yard:
Ave d, not think it lily right that ship Ike these
should leave ports for such terScc that for which
they are Intended We do not wish any OF
/ them sail on the slme Grand"
The correspondent OF the London Times at Frankfort
writes:
81 Yesterday passed the house inhabited by Mr.. Muir
ply the representative of the Washington Government
at the Bund, and in front Of it lying the flags Of
the United States aud Mexico. The Aags are Oh the
same staff-StaIs and Stripes uppermost
| Mr. Spence, OF Liverpool the fnaacel agent ot the
Stccs'ionss, writes the Times as 20 the d. :uly o
the Federas at CarestO aud asserts that they cSnro
Invest the place. lie rdicule5 the reported dsmCraiizl
ton of Lse's army, aud catirz,s he tone OF Idncons
relatory ediet lie thinks it very improbable that tie
| Corfederates will call olt negro 'roop'.
The Emperor Of Austria would pay visit TO QleeT
| Victoria, at her German renelt RO,rRav.
l. is reported that her Majesty he'd addressed warn
ing letter 10 the King of Prussia agGns. the unconstilu-
tonal proceedings OF his Government
There is nol1iug rewG9 20 the proceedings OF thC
| RoJa conference VI FranSfor.
AYFLIFs IN ENGLAND.
| LONDON, salurdl,, Aug. 90, 1863
| To the Nev York Times:
The Flor ia, which has been lowering on tic coast
and has burnt the ship AugoSaxon from Liverpool fo
Nov York, almost ia s'gBt of land has gone 70 Bres
for repairs, where another Confederate steamer the A.
lanta, is "a to be in dock The crew of tho Anglo
Saxon were land ct Brest The French naval ports
aud dockyards it would appear, given to those sea
| rovers.
| The GRAND Of the Florida in British waters Uaq nc
Doubt connected with the three iron rams nov nesrly
or qsite ready for sea in the Meisey and Clyde Esr
Russell has been again memoriaized respecting them By
the Emancipation Sc cety but il il bad time for such
memorials. The Earl may be with Her Majesty in Ger
many. There only c!erksat the Government oiiccs
who will give themselves little trouble Is possible
Phen If ever well disposed, the British Government
has Little power in the matter The Law and ures sra
against them. The Times admits that it is verg
to allow their warseaers TO be built or fitted out
admits that England would like TO have il done II
she at but says il can't be helped without an
act of Parliament So, for anything can zee, the
Florida as soOn she gets her hull cleaned in French
dcck-yard may proceed with the three ironclads and
sweep down tie coast from Portland to New Orleans
The Florida might not be able to run into New York
hsrbor but what could stop the iron cads? There is no
mention that they have gone yet, but expected
| TO be ready on the 9th.
British feeling has not changed. The hatred to the
National Government is more tense at this moment
than it has ever been. Ii is sinking down 10 lower
stratum Of the people But it is accompanied With
respect and dread that did not exist year ago. Tho
lmes IAithiuIy renecus the ieehhg Inc maintenance
OF the Federal credit the fall in the premium on gold
and the postponemen of that long predicted financial
crash have gone far influence opinion here IS the
success of Northern The financial editor OF the
Times still insists that the dread day must come but he
gives unwilling testimony to the ability Of Mr. Sec
rotary Chase in Eostponng it long, But the Longer
il Is put of, of course, the he believes il must
be when tdoes comes and he calls Justly to every.
body and British capitalists especially, to stand from
under
There is note of alarm also about Canada. It Is
discovered that there ia an immense American fortress
ct ROu'es Point oaly forty five miles fro,. nsutrea)
the Canadian Capital This fortress il ia said will con.
tain stores fer an army Of two hundred thousand Gen.
and has garrison OF five thousand In.tvo dsgs Non
seal could be aLsn, and the whole Upper Province cut
q fecm the Lower. pretty state of thiDgsl Bet
what is TO be donef The Times tells tie Canadians
thoy must defend themselves England viii send ships