The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-02-18
LATER FROM TIE NORTH

Wednesday, the 10Th instant. Gold
2053-S.
THE NEW CONFEDERATE IRON-CLADs-
IMPORTANT RUMoRs.
The rumored departure of Confedcrat
iron clads from Europe is exciting at
tention and alarm at the North. Tn
foreign letter in the New York Neacs an
nouncing the departure of the vessels
was looked at asa SC opperhead rusc t.
scare thc Yankees, but they are nov
thoroughly alarmed at the following let
ter, dated Paris, January eth, which
| appears in the New York HcrwM:
BY fortunate accident | am able to
anticipate, trust, in time to mitigate q
great disaster, the most startling INTEL;
gcncc that has crossed the Atlantic
since the outbreak Of the. war. This
will barely have reached you before two
rebel iron clads will have left the coast
of France for the port of New York.
where they expect to carry the first
news of the expedition. These vessels,
which arc admirable sea boats, as one of
them has proved during the recent heavy
gale in the North Sea, arc of the most
formidable description, calculated to re
sist any artillery in our navy, except.
perhaps, the monitor guns. They will
take abundant coal for the Atlantic vow
age without stopping at the islands, and
arc armed with Armstrong; of the hca
West calibrc, as we'll as an enormous
supply of rockets No doubt is enter.
tanned of their perfect ability to carry,
with case, the Notifications of New
York ha,bor, and hold the harbor against
any force that could possibly be sent to
the rescue. The city is then to be laid
ur der contribution, or, in the event of
refusal, to be fired. The leaders of the
However, expect an outbreak
in the city itself, and that the rebel SYM
pathizers will seize the moment of panic
and confusion to declare New York indie
pendent from the Union and the State.
and free port.
10 show that do not exaggerate the |
character of these vessels il
$ only necessary to name them, as, du
ing their construction, many of our
laval officers have inspected them. They |
re known as the Sphynx and the Chcops:
,ut on hosting their flag will be respec,
lively called the Stonewall and the Ra-
'idan. You are, doubtless, aware that
'efore the keel Of either of these vessels |
vas laid at Bordeaux, the personal word |
f Louis Napoleon was pledged to their
delivery, with guns and everything ex
ept powder on board. The diligence.
nd skill of Mr.. Dayton, who succeeded
\ gaining over the confidential clerk OF
nc OF the contractors, and then procu-
lng possession Of the very originals of
he contract with the rebel agents, frus>
rated the plan as originally conceived.
he French Government found it neccs.
Try to make an appearance of prescrv.
g its neutrality. The Minister of Ma
nc withdrew the authority to ship guns,
nd some wooden vessels, also included
4 the same contract, were really bona
de sold and delivered to neutral Powers.
his allayed suspicion and uncasiness.
nd the Imperial conspirator and his
cbel friends felt safe in resuminp the
lot, especially since Mr.. Day tons death
ad removed the chief obstacle to Sic.
ess.
The poor Danes were made the cats
aW IN the affair. One of the iron clads
'as sold to them, and sailing from Bor,
eaux, duly arrived at Copenhagen, and
'as forgotten. The German press is too
Ivy, and that of France under too as.
ute surveillance to sec anything on
hitch the Tuilerics want them to be
lind. What intrigucs passed in that
bscure corner Of Europe do not know.
ufilce 1t, that the ron-clad, supposed to
ave been delivered to Denmark. sailed ;
70 days ago from Copenhagen, with all ,
or armament on board, the affair hayinr
cen SO managed through the French
plomatlc and consular agents there as
get her returned to her owner, Mr..
rmand, friend and protcge of the {
mpcror, and Government member Of {
e Corps Lcgislatif. f
Meanwhile the sister ship which is /
sold to Prussia, profitinp bv y
e voyage of the other, will sail without r
spicion. ostensibly for Hamburg, but i,
reality to meet her consort at lonely F
tie island off the coast, which the v
Danish" ship may be expected to
ach in about ten days. Then both Of
EN- will be met by tenders having on
ard the coal, powder and mcn-some =,
e hundred and twenty for each, indie !. ::
ndently of such Of the present neutral II
'ws as may be tempted to enlist. The u
nsfer can be made in few hours the
'ders will have distant destinations h
discreet captains; so that. with the Is
;eptiOn of this letter, the first nexs L