Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-26
FOREIGN GNFELLTGENCE.

| EOAEHGn IN fE L s4E6 ENCE, 5f
Tie COajsdsrats Rasg-Tss Throne Of Msrioo,
Etc, E'e.
Oar EuTopean adviees are Of the most inteT-
estiDg character, and viii be found to contain
much valuable and interesting information;
CONFEDERATE NAVY Is ENGLAND.
/ From the Liverpool Journal September 81
! On Thursday another addition was made to
( the "DIie'' line Of vessel8 BY the laaueh Of
tbs bark J eff Davis
/ She wss built BY Mr. John R)binsou, in BIS
yard, south side OF Dukes dock, cnd hsr launch
which took place on Thursday sf.ernoou, is re-
markabls for several raaEGns-tha novelty Of her
construction, the OK 'rs0rdias-y expedition with
which she has been built, sni the PECULIARLY Of
the mode of iauHehiog. afr Robinson, IN
building the Dixie" line, which is 80 called in
compliment, OF eoUrss, 70 the Confederate States
Of America, has certainly exhibited considerable
4 enterprise and has introduced Of a new fsture
with the Liverpool sbipbailding The "Dixis'
line consists Of vessels Of almost idsnlieEI char
aeter, aHd now numbers three baEks-namely,
the Richmond, the Virginia, and the lauBched
JEFF Davis We hsys already described ia de-
tai The two frsl vessels and It is therefore only
necessary to make eursOry reference to the J5d.
Davis.
She, ike hsr consott, is faJ-botsomed, wish
three Eeals all her timbsTs are straight and ar
ranged disgonaliv, an3 she has been designed
with the view Of e01biuiHg ebr=Faess Of con
saUeEion with str6ngth auG large carrying c.
pssy. On the stocks shs presented curious
appearance, her rectangular bottom and triple
ko5ls giviog her somewhat uuEsinly inspect
bot sailing in the Hatsr this iufrscti0n Of tbs
ofdinsIy shipbUil6ing principles is hidden, and
the vessel locks ike, as she Is. q h80ysnt, sos
cious and reliable Graf. The ways on which she
wss bcit were on q level faued above ibe sar-
face Of The river, and when ths blocks were re-
moved she literally plunged over q sewers de-
cline int the water. Her lizhtness and buoy
sncy, however, enabled Der to bssr the plunge,
aud she immediately stsadied 10 her patuEal pJ-
sition. The Jtd Davis has been c0mplstsi and
launched within ttltFty-ive days.
The owners of tine iiBs ara He5sIs. PbilDotts
Biosd5ent and Robinson, Of IBIS port, and tie
ceremony OF naming the JsT Davis, as she
glided sr5sGily down the ways, vas gracefully
performed by Mrs. Broadbsnt. The vessel
plunged into ths river smidst enthusiastic
cheers. and the numerous spectators were both
surprised and deiigetsd ST the novel method Of
launching.
AfteT8ard large party PsTtook Of g cold col
lsti01 In tie mould loft under tho ehsirmGnship
OF Dir. Robinson who gave the ioysl tossts in
suitable terms. Success 70 the JEFF Davis
and her builders, is 8 sentiment thas met with
EiEAhat NdnNiUaas8 - Iiu Nla0 Inc me HeELLn OF
Mrs. Brosdbent. Oiher tOasts were proposed
and duly honoTsd, sud the proceedings, which
were greatly eniivensd by the performances Of
Mr. Cottier's band, were Of happy, pleasant
nature.
ANOTHER LAUHCH.
From the L verpooI 'urnsl Sept 81
Aessrs Jones, Q1iggau & Co, the extensive
shipbuilders, on Wednesday launched from
ih8ir yard a. the South Fad Al iron s'eanar
She is two hundred and twenty feet long By
twenty feet beam and nine fest deep; hes been
fitted up with machinery by Messrs. Faweett
Preston & Co., Of l40 horse power, and is rep
resented as an oeoan going steamer but for
whom she WAS built aud for what trade shs il
intended were kept IS secrets She was named
tie Lucy-the customary ceremony OF chzisteu-
ing being dispensed with. The launch Wss =
successful one, and at the conclusion = number
Of gentlemen were entertained to lunch By
Mes=rs Jones, QligRan 81 Co.
We may stsLs that another steamer will Be
launched from the same yard in the eOurss Of
fortnight, ard that amongst 4 number Of steam
eTs and sailing vessels RlTesdy on the stocks 3
few are being built with steel.
Pads Correspondence London TimssI
PARIS, Ssptsinber 2-Slms of the vasssls
above enumerated seem hardly Of sufficient
force successfully to cope single-handed with
the Confederate steamers 1 think it was he
EIicsson, which, some time ago, fen in with the
Florida, ard was glad to beat hastv retreat
after receiving brosdside, while the Fiefida,
after = vain attempt to Overtlke her. eonsoled
herself by burning Yankee msrchantman be-
fore her eyes.
THE THRONE OF MEXICO.
TaJss Caaaidstes nOD IN tie Fisid-Ths 6yeh-
daks MaEiHiltaa, PTiHcs Murat and Mr.. Pat
tsrsOa BOaaParts Ldtiy to RRa Se7zb
Race"
Paris Correspondence liverpool JoarnaLl
PARIS, September 4-EveTy thing is worse
than tEouble as the FuilIcriss--it IS painful sur
prise--aIi the more fatsl from finding the impe-
risl mind unpTepared for the shock.
First Of all comes the disagTeeAbls astonish-
ment Occasioned by the email siseTity evinced
bv the Arehduke NEsximilian in fhe acceptance
Of the throne of Mexico. king making is not
so easy a trade as in my unele's time" ex-
/ claimed the Emperor, as be explained to tbe
council assembled ct ST. Cloud, The Archduke's
! lukswarm adhesion 20 his plan, AS the public
mind is already to anticipate facts, it is NOT
wonderful to fad that 8 successor has been al.
ready nsraed to the throne Of Mexico, and that
= second emperor has been elected before the
/ 6rst has seated himself theFeupoa.
The two candidates mos. confidently spoken
of are Pfnce Hlrat, who has bean completely
onsted trOn the throne of Naples by the Opt5-
! sitioa Of the people. and Patterson BohapaTte,
who was Oustsd Of bis pTetension to lHgitinase
night 70 the throne Of FrAEeo By opposition to
| tha tribunals TIE empress would willingly
lave dispatched thither her loving cousin, Prince
Nsnoleon who would thus have bssn more
sgTeeably got rid Of, aud more sfsetually, ike
wise, than b. the frequsut expeditions on which
he is so cons tantiy sent aud from winch ~ a.
peftinaei0usly returns. Bat even the yystlFleri,,
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