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spected yesterday by Cap
tendent of the dockyard, Mr. Long, mas ter ship-
wright, and the other principal officers of he estab-
lishment. On the previous day, during uhf: time t.!:‘ e
labourers from the dockyard were employed on
board her, onelof them, named William Coning, was
appointments
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precipitated down the hold, receiving such injuries
that he expired a few hours, after being- admitted
into Melville Hospital.
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Robert W. Allison, acting second class
engineer,
to the Indus, for the' Acon ;
William Jones, acting second-class- assists nt-engi-
neer, to the Warrior; David W. Wise, assistant-
p%vrnaster, to the Victory ; Thomas J. T. Wood,
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officer the other day in front of his tent, around
which were standing six other officers, The canver-
, sation turned on Gen, Fremont's proclamation, and
one said, " If this is to be made a war against
slavery I shall resign, no matter what the conse-
quences may be." I don't think there was an
officer there, except one, who did not join in and
say, " I would do the same." Oa inquiry I found
some were Marylanders, ono feom Delaware, one a
Virginian, one from Ohio, and one from New York;
and it was remarked to me that every ene of them
had voted egainst M:. Lincoln. The Black Ihnpub•
licans, somehow or other, are not considered " gen-
teel." They are noted as unfasbienable and low,
and it is odd enough to see men who are tobacco,
sugar, and rice merchants, swelling with indigna-
tion at the idea of being ruled by a set of hungry
lawyers and politicians sprung from the very lowest
condition in society. In a Monarchy one might
comprehend this extreme disgust, but it seems out
of place here. however, though the law does not
create or define them, there are strong and broad
limits between the different classes in society, which,
Purely conventional as they are, nevertheless are
rigidly observed. All men are equal, but it by no
means follows that the man who sells tobacco be-
hind, a counter is equal to the man who grows
tobacco for sale on his estate. The North has got
the taint of commerce upon it; the South, from its
broad fields of profitable crops, worked by negroes,
turns up its refined nose at the smell of the lucre,
though not indifferent to the thing itself.
As one of my friends expressed it, " The North
may put what construction they please upon the
war, and shout for the Union as long as they please.
We are determined never to be ruled by a set of
low-lived blackguards and (excuse the words) suff,r
our property to be at the mercy of the loafers in
these overgrown towns. This is a war of gentlemen
against the rule of snobs." The snobs are not always
beaten in sucn battles, and according to one defini-
tion of that peculiar race, it may not be easy to de-
termine how far they may be distributed on both
sides. Any way, it is a most miserable war, and
the sooner it is ended the better for America and
mankind.

111 k NAVY.
VALETTA, September 23,—There have been no
arrivals or departures of men-of-war since the
French mail left on the 21st inst. Sir James Out-
ram arrived by the last Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steamer Southampton. I regret to learn
that the gallant and veteran General is in a weak
state of health. On recruiting his strength he
will proceed, I understand, on a visit to Constan-
tinople.
The Warrior, 40, screw, Capt. the Hon. Arthur
A. Cochrane, according to present arrangements,
will be undocked at Portsmouth on Thursday next.
Her bottom is now receiving the outer coat of Hay's
composition, and the workmen of the Thames Iron
Shipbuilding Company are busily engaged in fixing
the screw rivets in the plates where the launching
cleats had been taken off. Judging by the number
of people who go to visit the ship, who are freely
admitted on beard by the authorities while she is
in dock, the interest she has excited since her arri-
val at the port is daily increasing. She has cut
into her midship blocks under her keel some two
inches, much less than had been anticipated from
her enormous weight—nearly 9,000 tons. From
the Warrior's great length, and the fact that a por-
tion of her body rests on the second dock, it is
doubtful whether No, 10 alone had nut to sustain a
greater pressure upon its floor when it held the
Marlborough.
The Chanticleer, 17, screw, completed her offi-
cial trials under the supervision of the officers of
the Reserve and Engineering deparimen:s at
Porternoath on Thureday. Oa her trial she drew
11 feet water aft, and 13 feet 6 inches. forward.
The engines attained 90 revolatians, the load on the
valve being 201 b , the pressure on the gauge, 221 b.,
and the vacuum, 25.5. The mean speed of the vessel
in knots, was 11 28. The performance of the Ma-
chinery was of the most satisfactory character, and
was higt:ly commended by the officers on board. The
Chanticleer is the third vessel of her class and de-
scription that has been fitted at Portsmouth, her
two predecessors—the Rinaldo and Pelican—having
been already commissioned and despatched on foreign
service. From the better distribution of the Chanti-
cleer's weights, as compared with the two vessels
narne3, together with the very successful results of
her trial, it is anticipated that she will prove the
fastest and best sea-boat of her class. Her trial of
speed was made at 15 inches deeper draught than
that of her compeers on their trials.
The following sailing vessels belonging to the re-
serve at Chatham have been ordered by the Admi-
ralty to be sold :—The Cleopatra, 26 guns, 918 tons;
the Vestal, 26, 913 tons; the Tyne, 26, 600 tons; the
Volage, 26, 516 tons ; the Daphne, 18, 726 tons ; the
Fantome, 16, 483 tons ; the Childers, 16, 385 tons ;
the Comus, 14, 462 tons ; the Electra, 14, 462 tons ;
the Despatch, 12, 483 tons ; the Kangaroo, 12, 483
tons ; the Frolic, 12, 509 tons ; the Arab, 12, 481
tens; the Daring, 12, 426 tons; the Elk, 12, 484
tons; and the Mariner, 12, 481 tons. By direction
of the Admiralty, a careful survey and estimate of
the value of each of the above vessels has been made.
Before the ships are sold the principal fitments are
to be removed from each and deposited in the dock-
yard.

The screw steam gunboat Doterel, 4, at Devon-
port, is ordered to be put in commission with a com-
plement of 40 men. She is alongside the dockyard,
and fitting for the first division of the steam reserve.
The screw steamship Renown, 91, the crew of
which were paid off on Wednesday, is now moored
with the third division of the steam reserve in Ha-
moaze. The St. Jean d'Acre, 101, was also placed
there on Thursday.

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