The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-23

TuR New CONFEDERATE Cruiser RAPPAHAy
socK--The Journal De Calais, Of the sd ult. gives
the following particulars about the new Confed
crate cruiser Rappahanuock
For near two months past several young Ameri
cans had chosen Calais snj ourI; they were OF
irreproachabie conduct, beseeining themselves as
persons of refinement, employing themselves to
study and asserting that they had left the South
escape the conscrpton; we had already several of
the iaitc-.
Everything was progressing favorabIy. when last
Wednesday these young Americahs, nuinberis g
thirteen embarked aboard a fishing boat for BOu :
iogne, with their trunks etc., with the Osien sive
object ef fishing In the channel. Al eerlain dis
tance from the port they proposed to the master OF
the boat to change their course, and put them
aboard a vessel they were - meet IN the channei.
He refused, and not TO br Uvcrpowered, hailed two
other Calais boats AT a short distance. The three
boats entered the port together, the young Amcr-
cans showing no resistance.
The news of this incident circulating In the
TOW with many comments,a ,as II Is needless 10 say,
was indescr bable, when, 10! Il steamer with un-
known ceiors appears III the roadstead boat
leaves her and !aDfs seanfan, VINO, aitef n shcft
stay the town, re-embarks finally, the vessel it
self enters Tie harbOr and is III 5Ored at the dock.
The vessel belongs to the Southern onfederacv
i. is ascer.ained. She Is propeller OF O0 TO l30
tons, and from appearances, OF great speed. From
The looks of her spars and outward Appearance, il
is plain Tia she still needs repairs, aud that her ar
name Mt is only temporary From which coHelu
coalition there good reasfnstor her doing So,
AT tie bottom OF which one may discern political
policy has had its share. II captain, AIR. camp
beli, calls ber the Rappahannoek. The following
Is Il description OF her ensign: white frid win
a red union the latter having blue ST. Andrew s
cross and thirteen stars-eQual 10 tbs thirteen
States forming the 0nfederacy.
III. said that ten Federal vessels are cruising in
the Biitiaa Channel after the RappshaanOek /; but
VITA our long nights and heavy fog it viii be
easy for her 10 eyade thin.
These young men, oGr guests Tor TWO months,
| are. egideutly the staff OF the Rappahahock.
| The Captain appears 10 be about thirty years Of
age; his officers not more than twenty TO twenty
four. The majority OF them were IN the Old United
states navy, but on the breaking out of the re-
signed, aud their lots with those of their
| tioh. That age does Eot give experience OF war
fare, but often most lofty acts OF hefoism are p-r
| formed. Gen. Bonapare was but twenty i've
| when he made the first campaign Of Italy, The
Laptain Of the trgats Glory, ia bis five brilliant
gagsnents of the coast Of ireland with the English
| In l79s, was but twenty niHe. Imagination be-
comes ihdimsd with love Of country and discn-
thfaiment Of an odous yoke: nence Il Is not diff
CUT 10 Conceive thai these young Amaricans find-
lag themselves similarly situated AZ their fathers
were ~ iI10 VIII battle fsrecly with their brothers
81 yestsrday, but t0-Csy enemies.
~ are bssd that orders haye been gecejved frOln
Ysfis 20 cvs he 4lappahaanoek h0 liberty s q
Per mevsnsnlss Ths veeel = n0n ohsssnsss,