The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-12-17 00:00:00

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New inn:l FRIOATFS.—It ii repOriv I that four new
iron-ela I first-doss frigates are to he built with all
possible despatch. Ihe Ve.CI4 are to act OM Iltelllll rlllllll
as well as steam frigates. What unty ho termed the horn
of the ram is to project outer water twenty fret in
advance of the stein of the vessel above water line.
Thiv of itself will render the Oliva exceedingly for-
midable machines, and their armament is to consist of
thirty-six Armstrong 100-pounders on the gun deck :
twenty.one on the spar deck ;onil two pivot guns, at how
and stern, to throw I.4lo.pviiind shot. A s ;mired with
the Warrior the new frigates will, it is said, he 80 feet
longer, and only 18 inches broader, an that the aching
capabilities of the new vessels will, at least, be equal to
those of the Warrior.

The route having arrived at the Sheet-street Barraeks,
Windsor, on Thursday morning, for the immediate
-departure for town of 200 rank and file of the lat
battalion of Scots Fusilier Guards, who have been
doing garrkon duty at Windsor Castle since October
last, the men were in readinem as early AZ ten o'clock
in the forenuon. 'They marched through the town in
high spirits to the South Western Motion en rotor for
...., headed by their fine band, playing "I'm Pif
to Charleston, early in the inorniug," and were loudly
cheered by the inhabitants. On arriving in town they
will join the 2nd battalion of Scot, Fusilier Guaribi, in
order to make up their full complement of LIMO men,
who are to soil immediately for Catiadc
It was on Fiiday stated at Cliatlialu that no fewer
than 10 companien of Hoye! Engineers were to be sent
to British North Anierica.

LIVLI4POIIL, Thurssla;—.—To-day there wee a good
deal of excitement in Liverpool consequent on the
arrivsl of the eteamehies Trafalgar and Windsor from
Dublin, barring on board 49 officers and SIN men of the
lit battalion of the Ride Itrigade. As soon is some
preliminary arrangements wcte made the two steamers
went alongside the Cunard steamer A tistralmlian, then
anchored in the Sloytie,mol transhipped the trials. The
then appearml in good Itemlth and epirits, and were
loudly Mimed by the crewe 1 moisels close at hand,
during the time they were going on board the transport.
In the course of the afternoon a detachment of the
saute brigade, consisting of 96 men, from Winchester,
arrived in Liverpool, and at once proceeded on board
the Austrelosian, which aleni took on board • field
battery of A rillAt null/ guns, together with
seven offieers end 2Tmi men of the Royal Artillery.
In addition to the men and guns there were also a large
amount of commissariat retiree rind • mit accumulation
of sledges for carrying troops and store, over ice and
snow, both of which ere now are plentiful in Canada.
On Saturday the splendid tusterd paddlewheel steamer
Persia takes on board her complement of troops, which
will consist of the lit battalion of the 16th Fool, num-
bering 38 officers and 968 men, with 6 nurses: 4 officers
and RN) men of the Royal Engineers; and 49 men of the
Co 'deariat Staff Corps. The vessel will probably
: leave Liverpool on Sunday for her destination in North
I Amenca.