Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-17

he Confederate sHFys
q Washington lettsr TO the Caicsgc Tines,
l,eariue date the 26.b ult.. gives the following
version Of the late news relative to cur navy fit
ting oat in England
T7i,srs IA a proat ssir aboat the navy depart
7Dest to-day. Il is said that a spectsi sgent Of
4f,a- Cs,,vs-unaent. who was sent overto England
sf,s fi17o ago 10 Asoag an the zeal facts soout
fhs glsged 6tting-out Of = Gzet Of iron clad
Genie IeTste steamers at Bdtisl' perts, returned
20 thss socury in the stssmsr City Of Bsltimore,
which sTriEtd ~ Ssw York on the 2Afh, and
reached this city yesterday afternoon. have
s1zasrisired pretty nasgly tha burden Of his in
teHiFeuee, Wh5ch is in substsrcs IS IOl0ws:
Nc Mss0n. in a q0iet way, is doiug quite as
much fer ths South il England As Mr.. Siideil
IN P1ris and can show CREST dest more t5f
lis lsbo1s than Air. ShdaA esn. Bssdes the
tsngib.e evidences OF his success, eft which
I win speak presently, he has received GER
teir; secret aseuTsnees rom the EagGsh Gov
rsnusut aud from The leading members Of
both houses Of Pssliameut, which were com
rluniaatcd % ths Confederate Government at
R.chuaoDd some time ago. and which render It
csrisin that, Notwithstanding all professions 70
tta CaztraTT. -taeTs - q perfect understanding
between the Eugliah and French governments
on the srhioes ef the aernnVEe guneat of South
ern Independence and setivs iuisrvoutioa in be-
half Of the South, aud that when tlsat sUknov7l-
sJ rmsut OF iutsrvsution does take plaee, these
tefo po,T erful lsstions 8i be found to be acting
in usyisct accsTd, 90 that, il We 20 TO war with
one Of thea in consequence, we will have Go
ii-ht them both sud the South besides
There are now iH different parts 0f Englsnd
su8 Scotland no less than thirteen Of tbs largest
and m1zt powerful iroR-eiad steamers, IN differ
ent stares Of coraolstiou, bsFides SIX that sTe
now on the;r vFsv- aCr0zs the oeean. Most Of
them zrs st LivsTpocl. Two Of them ere az
Glasgow, two 81 Gsesu0ck, and one st DdnbaT-
ton. OF the six now crossing the ocean, two
were built as DUHbsrteB, aBd two a. Liverpool
OF the tlirieea vessels first named above, one
was launched at Liverpool some weeks ago, and
her mschisery was bsiBg put in place on the
i0,h inst She was TO have been ready for sea
by he Both inst and Wonid ssil at once. Her
officers sad crew were all at Liverpool. The
first mate and nearly half The crew wsre In
plish sailors, and first rate seaRsu. Two other
stszrueEs were lEuue ed on the lsg and inst
and we're bsiHg tilted with their machinery and
srnsmsnt during the hrst ten Gays Of tins
month. They viii both be Yeadv for sea during
the first week in September The TBmsiuiDg
ten vessels wiLl bs e0mDlstsd and launched be-
faTe the end Of August
I have spoken OF thsss vessels IS steamers
which they sTe. But some OF them sTe rams Of
thR most powerful description. and others have
two turrels, and are furnished with guns OF isg
more destructive power thEn any now in use IL
America an of them are iron or steel plated,
all bsvs powerful sIInaInents, and all are built
SO IS 20 he not merely sssWOFtby, but also to tx
eel IN sEasd s1lY iron clad vessel now sfioat.
The sgent Of the Government referred to
ab1va Is said TO have asceTtained beyond sil
doubt the purposes and destination Of tbis Tebe0
Heet Toe siI now on the way are to make di-
rect fcr Charleston. 10 raise the b!OcSads and
siega Gi that city, and to drive away or destroy
the Federal iron clad tisst now ~ work there
Tire other thirteen sIe 20 be dispatched as soon
as ready. x 30 New York. four 90 PHisadsfpEla,
and three to Boston. These cities ars to bs at
icczed and ihe dvfsBsss and all the Govern
mslt property and naiioaal vessels st each place
destroy "a.
such IS the substance Of the news which is I
ssid 60 havo reached tbs Government last even 4
Inq aui which mas caused sIieh fiuEt0T today 4
81 .hs Egvv Department The news wgs not
eItoysti.s~ IN avpsctsi This Govern ulsus' had 4
already been warned 1Y the press ilat such
ascl was b5iug buit in England. Bl. the Gov /
erLmeus iad doUhsed iis sGCurscy ot the state 1
yvgfrz. les own messenger, however. new con 4
fins its truth. Is T0uld Be idle 30 sUy t--s s4.s
Administration has taken any ade9 uste TneGs- (
ares 20 guard against this Huw ara Appalling
danger. If the iutelligsnes brought by TINS
rtsgsuaper be correct the blow, ulcn 1t i&ii5t
must tail uDou US with crushing toree.
Therefore IL is that gTest perturbation 2az
fallen uIon the vsnerabls lOad Of the Navy De
Dsrtmsnt, who is literally AZ his wits end. All
that can bo lsBs VIII be doEe by the @ctlve ana /
energetic Assistant Secretary Of the Navy and
indeed. n nay hs safely ssid THAI had Captain
Fox been the real head Of the Navy Department,
the harbols Of Eeg York, Philadelphia, ana
Boston, would mol ROW nc deianseiess.
Now is q good tims,5y the way, tor the Gov
arnmenl" 10 declare war against Engisnd, S.
the Administration papers boosted the Govern
mcnt" 7yonld 10 il sJIy mSJe lron-clad steamers
tor the CojfedeFaiss were lifted Ont 40 ELgian
viii B the Government" dOitl Not at all. De
tss contrary. II hGvs previously stated, the
Administration viii see our great seaport cities
laid IN ruins, sud our commerce swept fOm the
OCEAN. bsfoYs they wll tske The only sssP that
vsill render Us absolutely safe fron those caiaEn-
tiles.