New-York tribune., 1878-05-03

ests favorably It was stated recently that blank
letters marque already in this city In te S na1s @
nrmed. ,,,, .o
The British Counsu General, f. NJ Archibald, VINO mo
sailed Wednesday on the Scythia for England Win hs
wife, on leave Of absence stated that he had no n1l
nation TO give The British ylce-Ounsul SAID ne eouu %
give Information to whether instructions hu Deon
received from the Home Government TO watch the Ci
hrias movements There were no British war @ d5
not know what orders the Admiral commanding the
Atlantic squadron might have received:
XonOphOn Baltaggi Secretary TO the turkish Iega!oa
at Washington. in the city recently, ana stated @
that he would be glad to gave any informatan on 5nt
subject but he possessed of none other than uat
published The Turkish Consul Edward sherer, said nc
comd give no Information whatever a.. os,,nr,
Mr. Meyer the agent Of the line 10 which the CimDra
belongs, Lad received any further information than
that communicated by the officers OF the other steamers ITS
of the line, recently published In The TRIBUNE. ne
had not received any official ndylces t0uchng tne bnt
certain that she was not coming TO this port
1t IL stated that the Russian Government mas CON
tract with the Waterbury Brass Company OF waterbury,
Conn., to furnish 5000 tons OF metal for the Russian
Government for the making Of ammuhitlon' -ooo 'o"'
There has been considerable conjecture as to the put
poses OF torpcdoboat and two small steamers INV g
opcdoboat was designed by John Ericsson, and is in
tended for the United States Navy Inc TWO stealeLs
said to be intended for Cuba and will be shipped III
few weeks in parts be put together upon reachhg
their destination.
IL stated yesterday, that offers had been made
for the purchase of other steamers OF the Hamburg Line,
and also OF tqe large steamers OF the Pacific Mail Lr
but the agents state that they ignorant OF any sucn
negotiations. It also stated that Russian agent
had gone to Philadelphia to look at the new steamship
State OF California nearly ready i0c launching for the
Oregon Steamship Company, at Ccamp Sons shipyard
It was learned that the Cnnbra was chartered or pur
chased last month at Hamburg by Russian agents. and
after taking board supply OF provisions ana Ded-
ding, sailed for Riga, where she received new rev
rigging. From Riga she sailed for Revel, the
clef port OF the Gulf Of Finland, thence
to the United States. Ii Is asserted thht
Russian ageuts I'm this city and In daily e0mnu-
nlcatiun with the Russian COnsul-Genera, Bodlsc0,
WHO, the Yice-Consu says has been confined TO DIS
room at the Clarendon Hotel for three weeks. pr0nl-
nent ship broker stated, yesterday that gentleman
protesting to ship broker had obtained list OF an
the fast vessels sailing the United States ana from
what had been revealed within few days, he concluded
this ship broker Russian agent, having IN
view the purchase of several vessels which were 10
be manned by the Cmbrias passengers. IL was ADDED
vessels would be twOhirds manned Dy Rus
sian sailors and that the remainder Of the crews c0uld
found this city. Several sailors clearinghouse
keepers stated that there larger number or Rus
sian sailors port than before for several years,
and that they do not appear 10 be anxious to snip