The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-04-28
9The Baltimore correspondent to the
New York World, publishes the following:

TThe Baltimore correspondent to the
New York World, publishes the following
TEN IRON CLAD VESSELS AT RICHMOND.
At Richmond, ard between that city and
Fort Darling. there are ten iron-clad yes
sells, most of them mounted with rifed
guns. or these the Merrimac No. is the
largest and the most formida able. Her ar
mament consists of siz guns; namely, two
heavy columbiads on each side, one ten
inch rifled gun at the bow, and another at
the stern.
These guns all carry the steel-pointed
proiectiles which crashes through and
through the sides of our own IRON clads
'Galena,' as they had been made of pine
boards. These ten iron-clads vessels will
play an important part in the defense oil
Richmond, if that city is attacked by way
of James river. or from the South. But II
seems most prohs BILE now that we will first
hear of them at the mouth of James river,
in Hampton Roads, or perhaps even sailing
up the Potomac.
TWENTY EUROPEAN BUILT IRON CLADs TO Ar
RIVE IN THE SUMMER.
In regard to the iron-c vessels that
have been built for the Cob felerates in the
ports of Great Britain and France during
th 9 last eighteen months. my Information iS
positive that they will find their way acro ss
the Atlantic before the end of June. Ar
rangements have been m de for the trans
fer of those vessels that were built for the
Emperor of China to parties who cannot be
identified with the South; snd after the
transfer lad be en- made, the GoverDme nts Of
France aud England can no longer interfere
with them The parties alluded to will
| take them to q seaport in some other coun-
try, where, by process well known in
m aritime practice the vessels will ultimate
ly come into the possession OF the agents OF
the the Confsde racy.
These vessels. Of which thers are about
twenty in all, are built expressly for ocea D
navigation. and some of them are of the
same class as the Warrior and La Gioire.
They are all constructed in the best man
ner, by the most experienced European
ship-builders. plated with iron or mslleabls
steel to a thickness that deies penetration,
aud mounted with ornaments far superior
to anything now a6oat IN American waters.
These vessels will prove an element of
strength on the Rebel side, the importance
of which has been entirely overlooked by
the Administration, intent Oh its utopian
pegro schemes. When these vessels reach
our shores hey will not DO used for defens.t
To break the blockade of Charleston, Wiz
miGgtoD and Savannah will be their first
attempt. And alter that it is expected that
they will attack some Of sbe seaports in the
Northern States.
WILL REBEL FLEET alta CK WAsBfNeToN?
There is che contingency. in which Wash
iDgton would be in danger from the foreign
built feet of iron-cTad wa steamers above
named, OF even from fifteen OF twenty of
the largest iTon-clad vessels now in the
Confederate waters along the Atlantic coast
II, in consequence of the maneuvers be-
tween the army Of the Potomac and Gen.
Lee. the former should be compelled TO fab
back for the defeHse of Washington, or if.
In any event, Gen. Lee attacks that city
during this year, be will be aided in the
attack by CoDfsde ron-clad Beet
This contingency. improbable as it may
seem, is still possible, and may occur
There are no distractions in the Potomac
TlveS. nor is there a single fort or ba terry
along its banks the guns of whieh would
have any more effect on the sides of an IRON
clad vessel than the papsr wad from a boys
pop gun. In the case of the Delaware river
and Philadelphia the matter Isl even worse.
1t might have been good policy IN the
Pennsy lVaOia Legislature to remove the
capital OF that State to Philadephia. in
view Of the exposed condition of Harrisburg.
in sase of third invasion OF that State.
But il they are w;ss they will at once see
to it that Instant measures are taken to pre-
vent hostile feet from approaching the
Quaker City. ....-