Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-04-04


/ am willing at all times to adhere to my pledge.
The Senate then into Executive business, and after
some time spent therein adjourned.
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ONE DAY LATER FROM EUROPE
By the arrival at New York Of the packet ship
Yorkshire, news from England to the 9Th of March
has been received. This is only one day later than
previous advices.
: The motion for the immediate repeal of the corn
laws offered as an amendment to Sir Robert PeePs
proposition for their discontinuance after three
years, was negatived in the House of Commons on
the Sd ultmo by vote of 70 to 265.
Cotton was little frmer, some circulars quoting
an advance of Id.
The principal topic of remark in the London pa
pers the refusal of the United States to arbtrate
on the Oregon question. What they say, however,
has been mostly anticipated by the papers received
by the Hibernia.
The Switzerland had arrived out on the Sd in
slant with the Oregon Notice resolutions that had
passed the House of Representatives. This news
was expressed to London where CARRYING SO i'm
mediately after the refusal of arbitration by Mr.
BUCHANAN it created some excitement. Consols
fell nearly one per cent, though there subse-
quent rise With the exception of this very mark
ed effect it was difficult, according the Times of
the 18th, to collect in detail any opinions respecting
the news. The Times adds:
The most anxious question discussed here turned upon
what course likely to be taken by Government should
the notice to abandon the Oregon territory be actually given
that whether such would be followed by immediate
tile manifestation whether that would be reserved till the
twelve months had expired From observations that have
been dropped from Sir Robert Peel enormously inferred
that in however courteous this notice might be
veyed would be Immediately resented and therefore the
feeling which the had produced was, the whole,
very uneasy one."
Mr.. MeLAsE, the American Minister had been
prevented from dining at Sir Robert Pee's in con-
sequence of continued indispostion.
In private letter lately received from an officer in
India, ne observes that independently of those who
fell In the late engagement there were 1000 of the
Sikhs drowned in attempting to cross the Sutlej.
Another steamer has just been built and put
in commission in England which is one Of the most
formidable engines of constructed in the
world This tremendous vessel is called the Ter
ri6le and the following is brief description of her
dimensions, armament &c.:
Tax TERRIBLE-Largest Wu-Seam,er IN the World
The Terrible steamer is in commission, and fitting
for at Woowch she has 30 guns mounted also brass
hedpece and carriage and wagon powder
On her upper deck each side of the bow long Sc
FOUNDERS, Monks feet guns to fire fore and aft in line
with the keel these mounted slide, and will crossre
with each other and also sweep round TO the Sides two of
the right aft the stern, will also and sweep
to the broadsde their pivot fire forward acting
chase guns if required She has two 6s Founders each
broadde to carry shells solid shot, which be trained
fore aba according circumstances On the deck below,
which also flush fore and aft eight guns, viz two long
56 FOUNDERS, Monks guns III feet long, in the bow ports
fire in line with the keel and also several degrees of train
ing the broadsdes, and Of the guns the stern,
right aft which give such depression prevent
small boat from coming under her with four guns, 6S
Founders, her broadsdss, for shells solid shot There
four smaller guns the upper deck to be avered TO
any place. carried shore in her paddle box boats requr
ed for use in landing troops, &c.
She has four separate boilers Independent Of each other,
which may be connected when required four tunnels
each boiler the two after strike down to allow
square mansa to be set while sailing, and still using the two
foremost boilers thus working half her power at the same
Tune saving considerable consumption of Goals. This
excellent continuance, there four small tunnels instead
Oh one large which great advantage, the ship will
no. wholly disabled by losing two, or even three fun
hes as the one funnel ship would be hers being carried
away ner one tunnel lost, she has lost all.
The Terrible has two magazines and shell rooms
each before the engne-roou and aba for the safety
ne vessel 70 prevent powder passing the engineroom
when firing the She store 400 tons of Goals below
the lower deck, and prepared on the idsbp part of the
deck to take 200 800 more packed in bags as de-
fence from shot TO the engines boilers filing up space of
'eeI In addition TO her thick, substantial solid Sides she
has good capacity and if required for any particular
can carry coal in sacks With regard to the
OF troops she can berth Thousand under cover on her
second gun-eck independent of her ships company their
berhs being below forward and the officers cabins gun
&C. aba that each gun-deck entirely clear and ALWAYS
ready for action without removing bukhead and the deck
being perfectly free from tho captains cabin aba the bow
Of the vessel She Is constructed in the strongest and
substantial Mr. Langs improved method Of unit
ing the frame mbers making her perfectly watertgh,
that she would swim If her external keel and plank
off her bottom This method is also adopted in the Royal
Albert 100 guns, in her frame, and may be the
slip in Woowich dock-yard.
The engine Of the Terrible splendid deck,
the whole length Of the cngneroom, gnngs open and
welvenated by hatchways giving light and air to the eng
neers, stoke &c. II admirable plan, such steam
or yet has the advantage Of and each boiler has separate
hachway and may be readily taken out for repair without
interfering with the other boilers This method of Mr. Langs
Invention prevents the necessity of ripping up the deck which
rs the ccse with other steamers when the boilers required
TO be taken out from those vessels and there too the deck
covering the boilers the engineers and sokes have the light
admitted BY the hatchway the engines only.
The Terribes engines most majestic they 800
horse power the production Of Maudsay, Sons Field and
show advantage in thslagc Her decks have
hachways in various parts scues skyghts &c for ven
atng the ship the lower parts Of her hull and there
many other convenenccs too MENTION
tbung the efficiency Of the ship and the comforts Of the
officers crew. that she may be said to be the largest and
most perfect warseamer built
The Terrible commanded by Captain Ramsay late Of the
Dee vessel and she is have complement Of 240
officers man nd hovs Nautical Standard