The New York herald., 1865-04-14
The Union Ships Fail to Pursue Her
After Making Ready for Action.
Responsibility Of tho French, Spanish
and United States Governments.
Protest Of the American Consular Agent and
Reply Of the Spanish Admiral
&C., &C., &c.

Our Corunna Correspondence.
CoRuNNA. March 23-lo A. N
7As Sy,nescau Put Back LeSking-Rsp0N16ilxy Of the
FfencA awd SpawisA Governments-7hs Ram Plays
Hr "LiHe Come" Again-S1e Comes Out and Returns
10 Ferrol-TAe Unied States Consups Protest and As
Reply, dc.
Yesterday received Q telegram from Ferrol stating
that tho rebel Stonewa put back there after her
little excursion Of the day before yesterday, in .
eaky condition. and that all day yesterday she was en-
gagged in repairing and would go out to-day.
On board the Niagara and Sacramento everything In
prepared for giving her reception. Tho guns ON
both ships out and sh0tted and docks cleared
ready for action.
am Of the opinion that the tactics Of Commodore
Craven will be TO att mpt down ths Stonewa and
crush her by the parative momentum OF the
Niagara taking the chances while running upon hor Of
tho Stonewalls shots.
Should 1t unfortunately occur as the Stonewas off,
and the Confederate sympahsers here confidently
predict that the will destroy both the Niagara and
Sacramento great responsibility will rest upon our gov
ernment Had there boen respectfully sized squadron
In European waters during the past three years these
pirate vessels which have brought such destruction to
our commerce. would have been kept in check and pro-
baby have got ont to As is there are now
but these two vessels the Niagara and Sacramento upon
the coasts Of Europe E0rsanoiher reason deep re-
sponsbility will rest somewhere The Stonewal arrived
here the LIST of February more than six weeks ago.
and the Navy Department has certainly had time since it
informed Of her arrival to send ron-cad vessel
across here with which to fight her upon equal terms
Surely the Of two such sh these to nothing
of the prestige would lose in Europe should the ram
succeed In destroying them is important matter and
the government certainly Sd ud not have exposed them
such disadvantages they will labor under In lighting
vessel whoss sides considered impregnabie TO their
shot
Our government WILL II seems to me, have bill to
settle with those Of both France and Spain relative TO
this vessel She pa'ssd out Of FhencA hands and
French control unA she raised the rebel flag. This
notorxs fact She has been lying here six weeks, and
the Spanish government wouli any time stop her upon
intimston from that Of France. Thus far it has not
come, the French government up TO this time having
carefully avoided acknowledging the slightest RESPONSE
bty in the matter.
The Spanish authorities have allowed this vessel 70 lie
six weeks in Of their ports and is fact that sohs
IN Fsro1 she has taken board forty The new Ad-
mral Of the port thoroughly s rebel 1rea and has
wnked great many OF the proceedings Of this vessel
which are anything but In accordance with international
law and strict neutrality. The stonewail is now indeed
making the port Of Fero haven and refuge for her
piratical excursions
She goes sea-goes out to nsht-and, not finding the
suit her cxacty, goes back TO Ferrol This she
may do dozen times until she ID ssacAy sssd with wind
and Wsa<hev.
"a regard 70 vns .s.rr-csns Of additional men, our
Charse dAnsirs at Madrid, Mr. Perry, IL promptly scs.
Ing and has protested 10 the Spanish government Mr..
Fuees active and devoted consular agent here has
protested TO the local authorities and 10 gathering s
the facts In the case and they will shortly be laid before
the government.
Is generally expected that the Stonewa will put 70
and the long expected naval combat take place TO-
day.
The is calm . milipond, and IL the stonewail
really fight sAe will never have better oppor-
tunity than this morning