The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-03-25

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also been q fresh decline.
P1RzszAN POLITICAL GOSSIP.
The Yankees have their own way Of
putting the foreign news befora the pub
lie when it does not come. to suit them
in the European press. They alter and
rehash it in long letters from London
and Paris, and make it palatable to the
great "blue belly" which .they daily
feed. A letter from Paris Cor rather
.purporting to be SOY to-the New York
Times, written on the Sd instant says:
DR.. Gwin arrived here on Tuesday
evening last from Mexico, much to the
surprise of his family, who we're not
looking for him. Nothing has trans
pired, as yet, as to the real cause of the
ex-Senator's return, or as to what his
future-plans may be. 1t is surmised,
however, that Macmillan discovered in
time that there was as much danger to
him in the colony of Southern men the
new Governor Of Sonora was going to
gather about him as there was of en-
broiling Mexico with the United States
on account of this colony. Bot, Maxi
milan and Napoleon can see now, if they
never did before, that the rebellion can.
not live, and they have no need of accu.
mulating more provocations for war
with the United States. They ought to,
and probably have, compensated Dr.
Gwin for the violation of contract which
was, no doubt, made in good faith, and
which promised him fortune.
The rebel diplomatic council which
has been sitting here for some days at
the Grand Hotel broke up yesterday
Messrs. Mann and Buchanan have re
turned. to Brussels, and Mr.. Mason to,
London. We can only guess at the ma
ture of the deliberations of this body Of
men by the indications we pick up from
outside sources. The Znder, Of London,
the mouth-piecc Of this conclave Of con-
spirators, declares, in an article which is,
no doubt, based on the proceedings of
the council at the Grand Hotel, that me-
gotiatons are now going on between
European Governments which will i'm
part quite new turn to affairs in Anne
RIGA and this staten Ont Of: the rebel
organ is printed this morning by the
Mouiteur. Members of the council at
the Grand Hotel have also been heard
to boast that there would be peace be.
tween the North and the South (of
course on the basis of separation by
the first Of May.
give you these Indications for what
they are worth, only aiding that on our
side of the question we have ilnmista
kable evidence that, at no time since the
commencement of the war, has there
been so little likelihood of the recogni-
ton of the ConfedeMcy as now. Whether
the rebel agents have been able to con-
coct some plan for embarrassing us in
the suppression of the rebellion or not,
l do not know but as they seem to
have fixed upon the lst Of May as the
utmost limit of the new developments,
we will not have long to wait.
Another question decided upon by the
rebel council was as to whether the ram
Olinde, or Stonewall, should fight or not.
Her. commander, Captain Page, of.the
old navy, fighting man and an accom-
plished officer, has been herein consul
tation with the council, and left.two days
ago to return his vessel in the port OF
Corunna. Before leaving, he declared
that his vessel was perfectly competent
to cross the sea, and that he was going
to 30 out at once and fight the Federal
feet. His instructions, therefore, from
the council seem to be to fight. Whe-
Their he has been instructed to revenge
the affair of the Florida at Bahia, and
attack the Federal vessels inside the
three-mile line, of course we do not
know; but now learn that the Span
iards have mounted quite a heavy bat.
terry on the border Of the port where the
hostile vessels lie, and that they declare
the intention of having their neutrality
respected. 1t remains to be seen, how
ever, whether Captain Page, with his
strongly -armored ram, will pay. attention
to the Spanish guns.
The Iroquois, it is said, has Joined the
Niagara and Sacramento; but this may
be mistake, for it was generally under
stooa.that the Iroquois was ordered to
distant service several months ago.
However this may be, another Fedora
vessel appears to have joined the feet
and thus added 4 little more force to oul
side. We are not without. apprehen
siops, however, as to the result for VI
know that Captain Craven. the com
mander Of our fleet. Intends to fghtNnt
we know that the Stoncwall carries .
500 pound gun and thick cuirass.
/ The Niagara, on her trip to her presen
location, made seventeen knots in ont
hour. under topsails alone, ct point o.