The New York herald., 1865-04-03
She 2ron-Clad Destined for New
York or Boston.
THE HERALD DISPATCHES,
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THE HERALD DISPATCHES,
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Our Ferrol Correspondence. i
FHARoL, Spain, March II, 1864.
REpzL RAx sroNxwALL In PoRr
ThSrebel Glad steam sonewall came into this
port on the 9TH Of Februasy, having been days in
Coruna distance Of nine miles by from here She
- or leaking badly and to Ill outward appearances
Aasbeea badly strained She must have been built in
hurry, everything about her shows this 70 bs the
.cass
The 6tonewaN Il about hundred and seventy five
tees long a and thirty feet beam. Her spur 10
swenty feet long, her plating Eve and half inches thick
She has to mmovable turrsts In the forward urret
II mounted powerful gun Of Armstrong's make.
In the aftsr turret she has two guns, by the same
maker-twe- hundred pounden The forward gun 10 q
shres-hundredp pounder The decks are of wood with
plate iron inch thick beneath She has two kee
two rudders two propees and four engines stated to
be three hundred horse power all combined Her main
deck IL not than i've feet above the water Her
sides slope In considerably and she full brgrigeed and
reports sixty mine men.
TREATMENT By THE sPAMARpA
She came here for REPAIRS and the first order from
Madrid was that under conditions ,cas shs 10 receive the
least repairs and from day 70 day that she would be al
Some three days after order that she was 70
receive such repairs would enable her proceed
sea. and that provisions water should be given
70 her-0s much a. she required; that the
sepairs were effected she should proceed to sea-
HER GREW TENDER.
The Stonewa is short handed there every effort
making to increase her but the authorities here
on the lookout, and there is small Spanish steamer
anchored close alongside with company marines on
board watching every movement but notwithstanding
s this the Stonewal has succeeded in shipping several
men in this port The Of the Alabama were paid
on about the 20tb Of February with days
pf absence and ordered report Calais France where
Il Il said, they will be sent by Fero in SPAIN for
che stonewan You may be as,ed that this cannot BE-
6oms schile the 1SSomsoaU 10 IN this port.
Some three days after the arrival Of the Stonewal
there arrived English merchant steamcr-the Louisa
Faney-reported broke down in her engines. There
was mysterious person came in her, and think his
0ame IL EdmondA There many and anxious con-
fersnces between him and Captain Page Of the Stonewa
The Louisa Fancy left the evening Of the 7h having
had steam all day. and hoistng something Out Of her
hold have every reason TO believe that she had
powder, shot and SHE'LL also number Of men, intended
Tor the Sonewal in fAct that she is the stonewaps
tender The Fancy is very fast steamer The United
States steamer Niagara could compete with her in
speed.
The Niagara arrived at Corunna the 9th Of February
and left Corunna for this port the evening Of the
5h, about the same time the Louisa Fancy left here
She was soon by the Niagara, but the Fancy hugged
the shore closely, and Commodore Craven had other
matters In view or he would have after her
rHR uSroN SQUADRON
The Niagara came 70 anchor in this. harbor on the
1th Of February. The Sacramento followed the 2lst,
and both the Niagara snd the Sacramento LEFT for Co
q
depend upon Commodore Craven will surely attack her.
ssosCIAsosding her apr AID iron plotting lxeam1s Aos
pr0ss tAs ocean, bsvnng ~weAa resssa do nos find Aas
ssavm sympathy here aas tAsy do in England
RnzL NAVAL couscnA
The commander Of the stoncwall Captain Page, left
here for Paris the nth Of February and has yet
ssturnsd Hc said that the Stonewan could not have
rssmained at sea two hours longer, and that u will
b impossible for the ship to leave until she
ts repaired. The builder Of the stonewan has
been here from Bordeaux and no says ths she
docksd 70 be properly repaired There Is report that
sho touched when at sea; say that she ran
ship two just TO try her hand and that this set her
baking What has been done 70 her is q mere make
Sht but she does not leak badly whsn she arrived
tn this port There s appearance Of much pumping
On board When the stonewan arrived here Page said
shere not officer board who had dry stitch of
clothing As far as she must bc q most un-
comfortable vessel at sea- and with the least sea ahead
am sure her forward gun cannot DO worked
There all sorts Of reports here about another rebel
aronclad; but there Is nothing reliable. II am not
auuch mistaken the Stonewa win neper leavs his por
sssder Ac present fag and for changing IL here that
- impossible
The Niagara is at Corunna because " the stonewan
Assve here then the Commodore 20 in pursuit lmme
Aiate without giving the required twenty four hours
0ot,os
The Rappahannock trebeD s engaged in bringing the
oass Of the Alabama from Calais France to Ferro
Spain They may be caught on the way, but this is
ost dcult coast on which to pursue and catch fast
seasamss.
Our COrunna Covrespousle nee.