The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-12-29

ttle1hews was. No steamer was tele-
= Jed that day. Again on Monday he
saliva forth, making many inquiries
abOuG American news, which he seemed
to be a. ,.oIsly awaiting.
He asked several strangers whether or
not Lincoln was re elected; but about
noon his unquiet mind was set at rest by
q telegram received at the Bourse, and
which was soon carried to him, and which
gave the announcement that Lincoln had
carried all the States but three. | do
| not know how he received this unwel-
come news, bat some assert that his face
grew considerably longer after hearing
| the announcement. 1t is said that, like
several other seCesh, he expressed the
opinion that it WaS unfortunate for the
| United States that "Old Abe was re
elected. He invited several Americans
stopping at the same hotel to call on him,
but they declined the invitation.
Secretary Mann very politely intro
duced the callers to his august master,
as he spoke very good German, which
he had learned when his father, Dudley
Mann, was the tobacco agent of the
State of Virginia in this city, about the
year ls49.
In the afternoon Of Monday, after the
receipt of the above mentioned unwel-
come telegram, the rebel eonclave again
met at the hotel Something was now
to be done to prevent any evil conse-
quenccs to the Confederacy from the an
ticipated effects of the American eiec-
ton. They thought that if the wires
flashed over Europe from this great
moneyed centre the fact that the news of
the election of Lincoln had raised the
price of American stocks, it would seri-
ously iniure Confederate credit and Gre
ate dependency among their English
sympathizers.
The rebels and their friends had long
prophesied a great fall in gold after Me
Clcllan should be elected and that, as a
result of his election, we should see a
peaceful separation Of the South from the
North, and a lasting peace and friendship
existing between them. Some of our
bankers here had almost made up their
minds that it was better for the country
to have Lincoln defeated. They there
fore hoped for this result, and that, after
his defeat, the Democratic cry of an ar
mistice and immediate cessation of hos
tilities would be realized, aud that, as q
consequence, American stocks would ad-
vance greatly in price.
Gold had been rising for several days
before the election, and now Mason and
t,rlanger determined to show the world
that by the election of Lincoln, "a Union
or war President), gold would go higher
and United States stocks still lower To
the evening session of the BourSe, there,
fore, Erlanger repaired, and at once went
to selling stocks (52U'S). lie sold about
800, 900, and gave ont that he was in
tending that evening to sell about mil
lion dollars short. This effort knocked
the stocks down about half per cent,
but next day they again advanced to
where they stood before he depressed
them, and, in fact, half per cent. higher.
All these efforts, it seems, had no great
effect in running down stocks, or In in
iuiing, to any extent, the credit of the
| Union. He had better Try again, and
see if he cannot accomplish more.
We next lind Mason and Miami at the
"Burgher Nerein, Citizens Club
Rooms), where they were introduced Dy
one Langenburg, son-in-law OF Erlanger.
The introduction there was very modest
indeed, and | had the curiosity to ex
anime the books, and what do you imagine
find 1t was as follows
Mason residence, London.
Mann;
introduced by Langenburg.'
They were little like most rebels in
Europe, who always insist on their names
being registered as from the Confederate
; States OF America We find this trul
of all hotels and all public places or
looking where the names are registered IL
the book.
The real object of these noted rebel>
!, coming here, ii is said, was to raise money
for the Confederate States of America,
:, but in what manner to be raised haVt
not learned. 1t is said second cotton
loan will be proposed, but III what man
ner or upon What terms, only these Te
| bais, as yet, know. They keep pretty
shady" and do not reveal many o
: their plans. Erlanger will he slow II
takiDganother cotton loan, as ii is knowr
his son has told Mr. HerSch and seyera
other persons, viz: prominent banker:
: in Munich and other places, that he los
money in that Sl5, ,0O0, 900 This may o
, may not be So Here he tells it quite differ
r entity, and informs everybody that he ha
made several millions Of tiorins out o
t it. He seems to be dealing ipdiscriml
,, nately in our National stocks as we'll a
! III Confederate, only that he cannot sci
fkA1 1ntf u.
is seen buying them, but oftener selling
: and he sends large orders for them t.
y New y ork, as the market is general,
, higher here than there.
A SKETCH or .SA pANNAH
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