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Lake Wakatip Mail, Volume I, Issue 52, 28 October 1863, Page 5

The Confederate war steamer Florida, says the Cork Herald, is u screw steamer of extraordinary swiftness, and is disguised in such a manner as to puzzle the keenest observer. Her hull is long; and low ; her sails look qld and patched, • and no external tracb is visible of her real strength and power. Three hands have been seen, in one instance, struggling aloft to take in a sail, to master which efficiently ten would be necessary ; while a visit to the deck would disclose to view a body of at least 200 men, scattered about in groups. Under the epigrammatic title of " The American Iliad in atNutshell," there appears in Macmillan's Magazifie for this month a little article by Mr. Carlylc. It is about the smallest magazine article ever published. Here is the whole of it; —« Peter of the N6rth (to Paul of the South.)— Paul, you unaccountable scoundrel, I find yoti hire your servants for life, not by the month or year as Ido 1 Yon are going straight to hell you—!" Paul—"Good words, Peter! the.risk is my own ; lam willing 10 take the risk. Hire you your servants by the month or duy, and get straight to Hoaven; leave me to my own method." Peter-"No, I won't I will beat your brains out first! (And is trying dreadfully ever since, but cannot yet manage ifc)--T.C» May, 1663.