, 1865-04-19

Depn rturc Of tho Stoncrall from tho
POFt Of Fcrro1-Tnctics OF her Com.
mandcr In Going to Se4s
Correspondence Of the New York Herald. I

Correspondence Of the New York Herald
| ConrxNA, March $40 A. N.
/ Yesterday received telegram from Fezrol
stating that the rebel ram Stonewau put
back there, after her little excursion Of The
day before yesterday, in lealy condition,
and that all day yesterday she was engaged
in repairing, and would 20 out 10 dsy.
On beard the Niagara and Sacramento ev.
erything Is prepared for giving her q warm
reception. The guns on both ships are run
out and shotted, and decks cleared ready for
action.
am ofthe opinion that the tactics Of Com
| modore Craven will be to attempt to run
down the Stonewail and crush her by the
immense comparative momentum Of the NJ
nga1a, taking the chances, while running up-
I'll her, Of the Stonewalps shots.
Our government will, It seems to nc, have
bill 10 settle with those Of both Fsance and
Spain relative to this vessel. She never
passed out Of French hands and French con-
trol until she raised The rebel fag. This Is Il
notorious fact. She has been lying hero six
weeks, and the Spanish government would at
any time stop her upon an lntimatfon from
that Of France. Thus far It Inns not come,
the French government up to this time hav-
inE carefully avoided acknowledging the
slightest responsibility in the matter.
The Spanish authorities hare allowed this
vessel to lie six weeks in one Of thti. ports,
GLd 1t is a fact that while in Ferro1 she has
| taken on board forty men.'> Thenew Admiral
OF the port is thoroughly In the rebel interest,
ond has wnked at 4 great many Of the pro-
| ccedings Of this vessel. which are anything
but In oidancc with international law and
e. strict neutrality. The stonewall is now,
indeed, making The port Of Fesrol haven
and refuge for her plratical excursions.
| She goes to 6la-.oes out to fi,ht-and, not
| finding the sea to suit her exactly, goes back
| to Fefrol. This sle may do dozen times.
| until she Is exactly suited with wind and
weather.
ConUxaA, March 25p.m.
comedy over again to-day.
7 At eleven O'clock this morning, from the
| deck Of the N:agara, she was seen coming out
Of tie port OF Ferro1.
In fifteen minutes 1atcr the Niagara and
Sacramento We're stcaming toward her, aud
to witness the combat. II the stoncwall
lncant 10 fight she never had more favor
| able opportunity. There was not breath Of
w.1d. and the sea was as smooth as glass.
| Che came out accompanied again by the
Spanish f6gate Conception, and the Niagara
| Thousands OF people - men. women md
children, priests, soldiers, sailors and civil
jans - thronged the pathway to the light
house, NIL anxious to witness the conflict
which they now believed to be certainly up
Nh.n The ram, however, had been out about
twenty minutes, md Lad IN perhaps mile
from the entrance Of the tatbor, she turned
about and went in again, very much to the
DISGUST Of the spectators.
The Niagara and Sacramento steamed past
the cnt.ance OF the harbor, and 1ny off point
Of land just above It for IN hour, and then re-
tnrntd to their anchorage In Cofnnua.
Mr.. Fuertes, our Consular Agent here, has
just entered q formal protest to the local au-
thorlties against the StonewaIl being permit
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she WoIid make use Of rebel port, to run in
and ont at her pleasure and convenience,
I hare Just seen gentleman who left Fer
ro1 since the StoneTai1 returned today, He
Eays it Is reported there that she came back
because her ballast rolled and because her
maneuvet IN such q sea as she had today she
never can.' Still, 1t is inserted that she will
come ont again tomorrow.
The Consular Agent here, Mr. Fuertcs, has
Just received teleg1aphtc reply from the Ad-
rni1al Of Fcs1ol, to his protest Of to-day,
port in the manner IN which she has been do
Ing. He eays that On both occasions she
went out with the declared intention Of GO
ing to sea, md under these circumstances WAS
accompanied by thu Spanish frigate Concep-
cion, tor The purpose of seeing her out ot neu-
turned before reaching the limit. not being
able to contend agatnst the sea. This fact IS,
he says. Infested 10 by the commander Of the
Conception, and If It be true, the StoneWall
IS utterly rnseawortby. The Admiral AYERS
tEat be is very desiroua that she should 20,
and mildly intimatcs that he has had quite
enough ol her.
CoRUSEA, March u, 18G5-This morning,
at daylight, the ram stonewall commenced
making Ers parations for again leaving the
As size found yesterday that she Tas Yery
much down by the bow, this morning Sic
lfghtened herself by taking ont quantity Of
coal forward.
About 10 O'Clock she came out. accomnan,ed
again by the frjgate Conception, She sto od
out to sea about 1--we miles, where she came
! to md spent most Of the day, very much to
the admiration Of thousands Of people of nll
sorts and descriptions, who stayed there t.
caze at her, and who were excessively dis
eusted thai the Nisgara and Sacramento did
not come out to meet her.
They did not come, however, and l per-
ceiyc the reason they did not was very good
one. Tie sea WAS as smooth as glass, with
not q ripple upon it. The Stonewall. had she
made daY expressly for 1t. could never have
had one IN which she would 80 have lad
cyery advantage in naval action as she
xou1d ha, had to-day. In perfectly smooth
Weather. she can use her three biz guns with
rrcat accuracy and power, While little sea
Will very much inccmmodc her.
I presume that Commodore craven did not
feel inclined to give her all the advantages.
md as she left Ler spars In Ferrol. and there
WAS no probability Of her going to sea IN her
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