Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-03-05

died on the 18th, a. the advanced age oil 20
pears.
TIE LARGEST wARsrEAMER IN THE
4 WORLD.
The Terrible. wsr steamer, is in commits
sion. aud nov httins FOR sea a; Wuplwich:
she has twenty guns moiintcd. alsotl bTsss
field riece and canisge, ami a wagon fof pow
der Ia accompany &C. On her uppeT deck,
each silr VI the bow. are two long % poun-
ders. Monks ii feet guns, 10 fire lore and aft.
Ia a line with The keel; thess are mounted on
u slide. aud viii cross IRE ~ ilh each other snd
also sweep round 10 th- sides, two more OF
the same guns. tight at Ia the stern, viii all
30 1oss and sweep 10 The broadsidc on their
pivot ~ as tn fire forward, acting as chase
guns II required. She has two 6S Founders
ON each brad side, To carry shells of solii
shot, which eau be truined fore and pbaIl, a..
coriinE To circumstances. On the deck below.
which Is also nush fore and aft, are 8 guns.
viz, two long 56 FOUNDERS, Monk's guns IL
feet long. ia the bow ports, 10 FIRE Ia line
with the keel. aud several degrees OF training
on the broadside. ani two OF the same guns
IN the stern. right aft. which can give such
depression ss To prevent even a small boat
coming under hrr stern. with tour guns, IS
poundcrs on her broadsidcs, for shells or solid
shot. There are smaller guns on her upper
deck. TO be tra,erscd To sny place, or CURED
on shore in her paddle box boats, II required
for use in landing troops. &c. She has four
separate boilers, Independent OF each other.
which may be connectel when required; Tour
tunnels. one 20 each boiler; the Two after ones
strike down. 10 AZ IN allow a square mainsail
To be set when sailing. and sill use the two
foremsst boilers, thus work halt her power at
The same time, and save considerable con-
.nala Thu a an .wxll.-e ras.
the ship WI MOTHS wholly TS5r1bvBs-
ing one, Two, OF even three tunnels like the
one tannsl slips would be on bets being car
RED away, he's a funnel lost, she hss lost all.
the lefstsse has two magazines, and two
sheti'roorns. one OF each before the engine
room, and one abau Cor the safety Of the YES.
sci, To prevent any powder passing through
the enBine-roosn when firing euus. She can
now 100 tons of coal below the Lower lei
and ~ prepared on tie miship par OF The
deck. To take 200 or 300 toas more packed 10
ocgs as q defence trom sho, to the engines and
boilers, hlltng up a space OF 10 feet. In ad.
oin2n 70 her tlick, substantial. solid sides
SIC has gooi capacity. aud IL required for ANY
particular service. can carry moe coal ~
sacks. With ygard TO the CONVEYANCE ~
troops, shs eau berth a thousand men un,le,
cover ON her second gun deck. Undergraduate of
fer shiPs company. their berlhs bring below
IoF"art, and the Officers cabins, aunroom
~c., Aoeiii ~ thu; each gun deck is eniirelr
clear ana always ready for action, without ~.
moving a bulk-hcad, snd the deck heine 49,,
iecuy Tree from the captains cabin absii Ia
the bow Of The vessel.
She Is constructed in the slmnee,t s,l
mos, substantial manner, on Mr.. LSnv's ;,n
proved method OF uniting. frame thmh.r
nok,ns nc! perfectly wslsblshi, 80 that She
~oViu swim even II BET external keel sul
PssnA were on her bottom. THIS method !.
now adopted IN the Royal Albert. i2o rrm.
20" ~ hei irsme-and may be seen on ths
Woolwich dockyard. The engine. ,o,,a af,hs
Terrible j. most splendid on deck m. yyhois
length olJhe engine, are gratines omen snJ
welt ventilated by hstchwsys. ri,ing Ia,
ana sr tothe engineer, % okers, &c lis
an snmlfabie plan such az 40 siespe, "A 90,
mas the sdvantage OF aud each boiler h.s
SpIssie hatchway. and may b. readily taken
OUT iof repair, without interfering with ,h~
Other boilers. This method Of Mr.. Iang's io
%veniion, prevents thc necessity of rnuing a.,
the deck, which is the case with al 9as1,
steamers, when the boilers arc eauised 10 b.
TAKEN out rom those vessels and there too. the
Geck covering ihe boilers. the cneineerS and
stFokeFs have the light admitted by The hatch.
ways over the engines only. The Ternbles
o"' w ~ must malcsflCf thew are FD
horse power, the production Of Msudslsv
opns and Fields. and show 60 advsutaye IN
ms large war steamer. Her decks have hatch.
Ways IN various parts, s~cuttles, sky lights.
&C. iof Ventilafing the Elip. even 20 the low.
81 Psrts Of the hull aud there is too many
o'nes convenience too hume r0als 10 mention.
contributing TO the efficiency Of lI,e Nhip. and
comfort OF The officers aud crew, 40 that she
may BE- said 10 be the largest add most ~peflrct
steamer ever built. The Terrible Il commaa.
dad by captain Rsmssy late OF the Doc steam
Tcsscl, and she isto have a complement at 24o
Officers, men and boyx-Loadoa Nauiieal
standard.
NOVEL MODE or GETTING RIDOF A
BAD WiFE=Some time sgo en- inshsnan
wes convicted o. q felony, and sentenced 10
death. On the day u ives to b. carried into
elect he received q repneve. his Innocence
haying. afteI bis trial, been satisfactorily -.
abolished. The poor fellow had a wife. : ter
ubie vixen, who lived 81 q distance. and
who's presence he dresded mon than death.
With the hoPe Of accomplishing q fnsi sepa
stion, be- wrote 30 heF the day sitter be ncefv.
ed las rsprets. 10 the following eHict:
"Dear Mary ives hanged yesterday, and
uasd Tive 3 man. no more ~ pfreeuf from wass,