Semi-weekly news., 1865-05-18
The affair ut Lisbon

e'cu!drs o3 the movements yf the
Confederate ram Stonewall, and thu.
U. 8. vsssels, Niagara and Sacra-
mento.
From n correspondent Of IT," Lon
don Herald.
l herein hand you particulars and
information concerning the Cont|d d.
crate steam ram Stonrwall, and the
United Statcs frigat- Niagara and
screw corvrtt. Sacramento, about TO
TAX" part in a naval engagement of
this port. The Two last named YES
scls are a: present in C>suui,a. dis
tan; about IL miles from here
They have both had steam up Oh
board for some weeks past. watching 9
night and day for th. app-arnnc" ,t
the StonewalI The excitement herr.
and in Corurna is immense. The
sympathy OF the Spaniazds is entire
y with tho Cont.dcra,rs.
The S:onrwall pu, into Corunnn
on che 2lst Of February ias;. from
Bordeaux, having experienced bud
weather and sprung leak AIT, 'sb44;-
the 3rd OF February. She came intc
F"rroi for repairs in the Spvcru.ncnt
arsenal here. About ten davs after
her arrival here She Niagara came in,
| being followed by Tic sacramento
The following day. After they had
| been been here Tor some tive, days.
the Admiral commanding requested
the E.dcra!s 20 leave ,hr port, whic!t
they accordingly did, making t"i
Coruuna, where 'hcy remained at
anchor with steam "r unii! the l4iA.
inst. when '!,r,.- weighed ucll"r anu
ccnlscd about outside the port for
about two days; bad weather coming
Oh they again nn',.y.d Curunna. and
AT" now awaiting ,hc drrrrtj',. -,
,br 'Siourwa!l ,rnln this plac,, "Aic!,
nav: TAKEN place. tins !ntIIl.A.r n!i.
for the strong, wind that i bip"ins
from The Southwest. On" 81 ;l!r uiil
ctrs Of the >:ulIrwa.l 49,, just in
ioru:.d M, t!Iat they ar,t 10 ~;-a,n
out tomorrow morning. if wrn.l!,.r~
pelH:is. Cap: Page, cnmn"nGirg
tho Yam. arrived h,rr from Paris two
days ugn, and l!n,nrIin'..,. r.-pr"~i,.I
the ;,rIlN! on .! th" Admiral to al
!";" ;lia 70 .-lv.' tN.. ,ior: ~ any mo-
lnru,. I'll" St"N""a.. Is IA iron p'a-
ted vessel o.: :.h.ui uiu. hundred TONS.
having Il r%!n, a: prov. forward about
20 tr-: !"us. Her arn,an.n: con-
.i.,s Of ou. .,hundr,ri FOUNDER
Ac,n>,ro.s gun. worked from an ar
NOR plated turn: right IL I'll. prov
Of the ship. She has also nnot!r..
armo. plated 'u::-t aft, in which are
:s''( s"r, niy-;'"nn!rr Armstrong
guns. These ;hr,r Ar the on! ) ann
amen, she carries. she Is Eus!t on
the twin screw ~3:,incipIr: e. yirc~
ahnIl; three i!ntr,n au.i twenty
horse pcwrl: n0ni:ci frn"d Of thu
Vessel about 10 Ini.rs. Ii"r crew
cvrs,e'~ nf about sixteen niii," and
eighty r,,.n, All told. 1h. Sr,a...r
Na-. 4 them. ".r inrn " iu belonged
t. the Alabama and Florida. Capt;
faSr latt night called the crew att.
and. attc: explaining the situation ot
Affairs, said hat IL: the Cout,d'.racv
had no longer any ports i'll thu NORTH
ern STATS, II was useless going To
America they Nave made up their
minds t. con4i"r o. be c'nl","r''-
All the yards and topma>'s h1v"
been lowered, aud vrrv.A!nG on
bo.rd P"; !" i'5A;i"s rln. lhe in"n
would no, i"fn II, last night o'' were
up Tue "h1't "'s"'' S'"S'Hs p'''''''c
songs. Az GA beard ar, 'a"S"'"" 81
success ''"'" Ia" e"p'a'n 4o"n"''F".
1t Is 'Ht'lH"A ":!.t I" mr. >!'e''H from
tho large gun. he ft0cIilS RELY ,r-