Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-04-09
q ravy for the Confsseracy.


shps of war which premise shortly to raise the Coined
crate States the rank of great naval power are
without the great faults of the roDased ships of war
of the Northern States and the minor faults OF the IRON
cased ships OF war of this country. -
We cannot a. the moment, without perhaps phictIng
injury the Confederate cause, be precise SUI
fee it say that just now, after end OF dhcuity
and embarrassment, great cast iron rolls have been
turned successfully and are yielding abundant sup
ply of angle iron of all sizes that still more massive
smooth rolls have been fsshioBed, sand producing
great rolled armOr plates from scrap Gd railway iron
and finally, that the thousands OF willing workmen IN
the Treds gar iron works, Richmond the Charleston
iron works. and the Savannah iron works are toing al
most without intermssion, night and day Apalnrwe
repeat, cannot at Tire moment De more pTecisa The
Confederate States, in word, strainng their eDet
ges the utmost, working they have long work,
in the enrolment and equipment OF great armies, bal
this time with the inentiou OF disputing with the
Norher Stats the command Of the ocean. he et-
fort is great one, but perhaps rot greater than
lutte and skiIitu men more than equal to. Let us
encouae them with best wishes and the assurance
that whenever the gallant Captain Semmss, OF tie AL
adams, commands powerful lroDCGsed squadr, ~ the
day OF recognition aud independence Will b. close at
ha. q
What, then, are We lock fer, il, ftr some wee Is
h-nce, startled with the intelligence that Capt.
81 is at with OF tie most powerful squad
rons of this age? Will New Orl,ans be relieved
ON be preserce Of Gen. Banks the Federal feet be
dte royed in the lower Mssisippi and The Stairs AID
bars Ct the CoDderacy cree more suppaat the stars
and rips which Mumfnyd uau-d from the e ag
staff OF the New Orleans Custom Houee? Will the
wooden bI0ckadLg fees before Mobile, Savannah and
Charleston be engaged AMI suk aud cotton once more
find way market in Liverpool ard Havre 2 Viii
the Che aDeake be eDteCed and the Dopeera squad
clear for action before Annapolis wb}'e Gen Lee
5kes demons rat ioQ the Puromtc? VIII finally,
New York, Boston and PHILADELPHIA Eara to cbom
between submission AID or The Smenities of
an hours bomoa"dmgni? These the questions We
may have to tank 81 end answer before mCny weeks
ere over. hey neW, startling az u exceedingly OPP
perfume Jusi At such a time the present, when
Parliament IS about ct, and the question OF re-
cognitioa Lancashire and the Davy the lips Of
every one, it is desira6e TO have the adgaeu hepfd
10 this way. powerful Confederate squadron will
change Lord Russell tuLe alt no doubt be alluded 10
By cur veteran Premier in his usually happy manner
Between The Government ami the great mass of Eng |
sh1en there Is this simple ference the American
que stiOn, that whereas toe OF Eng!shGen OF
opinion that the whipping OF the NOrtherners has en-
severe enough LcTd Russali and Lord PamerstJn, 10
consequence of old grudge, doubt, insist that
the fighting shall cont until the Nor is
~ punished hat Will be Ia the humUr TO fight sgan
for generations. When, therefore, Lotd Russell
and Lore Pamerston informed that the Contcda |
rate States have a great iron cased squadron on the
Federal coast, they will bgin to think like other peo-
pie. They will then acknowledge the utter hopeless
of the FEDERAL cause, and perhaps put themselves
right with Parl amant and the public by stating that
from the time Of the attack Fort Sumter by Gen
Beauregard, they have had secret msgiviDgs TO
what the end would be. Ihis o. course, hui
man nature.
Among The Fedora Americans the announcement
that make will create much the anxiety
that live shel! would do in the Sen"to Chamber in
Washington. Ike spirit 81 the Fed,,alg is fairly bro
ken. Cursed with joking and storytelling Govern
meat when the Chief fragment OF great country is
the brink If not already in the abyss OF ruin, they
powar!ess against their enemy Against the Coincide
rate States they have done their best and wort, snd
peace and Crgetiuness would be to them both
relic and fTI tn toOo
dream~d that a their the COniedrrates
could 60 them harm What alone they have sometimes
feared s attack hy General Lee Washington i
but Washington has q very small place 10 Northern
hearts True, the Alabama has done them iY jlry, but
still the injury IS borne by few. Il is besides, an in
jury nat +he New England and New York shp-own-
IRIS and others think more about, after ind gra
ton eti0g Char &c, al the Cham1er OF Commerce,
or the 3 ard OF Trade, Capt. Semmts and an irOp-
case4 squadron have rot been counted Oh.
Ships wish boz rs, h4 ems OF taca OF which are
solid cn torGiDgs weighing not ess than fOur
TEEN ros, which Wou demoSh aoy uurber of wooden
ships they co1d be br0us at to bear agaus
them anfron any nuiebtr OF Moniso thai III ght {
attempt to interrupt their progress I'D be unrxp
Ell and sDweicome visitors New York rohbed O. its
bank treasure 3 stOa entertain ng :aptain Stumrs al
the Z vEe or Fremont House. and Pnijade pha under
tire guns Of Confederate sqI don, have hit been
as much II not improbable than the rout of obe
great Federal army alter another the Potomac
year Or year aid half ago Tue LAY of aakening
W0ud not tail to be one Of terror ;
'Am1rg 0u~sey>s, and 10 fact throughout Europe, ex-
tFaoriuay interest would be excited the war LOW
to take D&Vdi turn. Ibe present generation knows
no,hlng 1t actions fought at sea, unless what the hs!o
Rams o. other years Oh to tell u.s. Aud naval war in
the days OF wooden walls apd rule Britannia :" must
have been fat, it'd ed il comparison with the rapid
tormirg9 rhOad and port lines OF heariag in the
6rs second third rr Ct steaL1ng, incident such
steaming til Of The Alabama, which said be
not less than invent miles hour in smooth wa'er
n va war a-days wis ~ short, sharp AMI das ing
whtre the SHIPS larry matched and overwhe ming
10 The weoker, in proper Un TO the weakness, unless
there is Compeneang skill and courage Good engines
and emar handling may keep small craft beyond the
reach OF great antagonist, and mike large ship the
plz3 OF one less than halt its aid Carrying more
than a fraction Of its weight OF metal. These in q
word the days of h!ph trained eeamanship when
hips will be lost sunk not because they are
great Or small, Or according TO the proportion 10 which
seaRor Illness, ard the power of resisting
Shot all Coubnad So he Federal seasea have
Still 10 win their aufcs, ID If the Cont derat sea
nIen already Dn wat the promised Conicde- :
'ats Squadron may, the vices If The Alabama will
never DC iorg:ttCn C-ptan Sem:n,s, with the sqrad I
on OF ron-casei shipo, may bundle the Federal States
% the vI;y dts', make converts IF Lord Russell and
Lord PamersUn Confederate cause Qnd iusre 1t
he people OF this comfy and of EIrpe to an extent
hat may possibly be painful but the Alabama mere
Vocde0 ship with pair Ct powerful engines and good
rev and Captain, defYing for mapy months on the !
'caan The Whole feet of great naval power has no
parallel, aud will not soon have one. Z
London Evening Standard February 2.
From the Richmond Sentinel q
THE CURRENCY ACT.
We publish to-day official copy Of the very i'm
oortan currency act recently passed by Congress The
oowing analysis OF that act has been very carefully