The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-27


hegira these persons from the cities and
Of their capital TO the Of the districts largo
mgratoAs OF the surplus and unproductve ab0rers Of
the cities would follow after them. Such turn in the
results OF the pressure would prove saluary we'll
practical relief for the present business
The Enxiish and American Navies Compared
Should we Increase our Navy.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
May ask you 70 publish the following statement OF the
size and condition of the British navy Much has been
said and written concerning -enOugh TO let the people
know that immense in numbers, but there every
information stops Our people often heard TO say that
"because England has an immense feet should not
allow ourselves TO be frightened. One half Of her ships
rotten the other half old tubs behind the age
model, equipment and usefulness. They have no ships
like ours; beat them sailing steaming and then
beat them fighting" You have but to go any Of
the English navy yards how much mistaken you
They have not only splendid ships, but bountifu
suppyo them of all sorts and sizes glance at the navy
list will give poor idea OF s strength, for b0ng
ranged alphabetically you will find d splendid
three decker entirely surrounded by tugs
tanks convict huks and tenders SO assist those nte
BILE arrange them in the order Of their classes and eff
cheney. have on the many foreign stations that have
visited, seen many Of these vessels, and am sure
that whilst in England nearly all of her wooden
was 30 am pretty well able to give you fair account
Of their condition AT anchor OF all the dock yards
are to be every class Of vessel OF every model and
age whilst the docks and ship houses filled with
ones OF every description, principally large ships with
many old ones IN the mechanics hands under
going repairs and alterations, to receive the
AS soon as a servceabe sailing vessel arrives from
foreign station, she is thoroughly overhauled and httSd
with screw One would suppose that with every AOok
and filed with vessels that England had enough Of
them; but ii is not No is vessel launched
than the Keel Of another takes her place Vessels which
for years have been the stocks being
modelled and provided with steam. When steam
first introduced IN this navy great many paddle vessels
built now there is not in the builders hands;
neither is there sailing shp-a screws, and as
general thing OF great power for auxiares At the
that the English going on will venture to
say that in four years ali of their servcesbe vessels will
be steamers Even now sailing ship in any Of their
squadr Us as great curiosity as steamer is in ours
You should go TO England Mr. Editor and carry with you
some candidates for Congress, to this splendid and
powerful navy before you they can form an idea Of what
a navy can be- and should be, conscenously
70 place ours on parallel footing.
The whole English navy contains Cncuding everything
in the shape OF vessel that is found upon the navy
OF this number there are 40 vessels Of all Sizes
which are used for harbor purposes, including those
in foreign ports, and which never leave their
ngs, unless they are to be broken up. They used
sheer hunks stationary store ships hospitals, con
vct hulks, &c. OF these there are-Frigates and
snps oil the ine. 90
smaller VESSELS %
Leaving .................................... 1856
Deduct sailing yachts, tenders, prison ships, &c.. 81
" screw steam yachts tenders tanks factory. 8
q paddle wheel steam yachts, tenders, tanks,
" Excellent, lol gunnery ship. ............... 1
Le.ves.......................................os s
Vessels of all casses-paddes screws and sailing SHIPS
OF this number AZ are coast guard cruisers or reye
nue. vessels, and are generally the size OF ours As
they would not be otherwise used in time Of war,
aeuuct mem 40
And there remains-Enec,ive men of war e3a
There in tins number % sailing brgs and bryan.
tines, carrying from two 10 eight guns, which are
serviceable as the Dolphin and her class %
There are seven brigs, carrying six guns each, of
about $50 tons. OF this class is the Penguin. ..
There Is brigs, carrying guns each Tonnage
about 800 tons OF this class are the Heroine, Brit
There % brig, each carrying IL guns-25 cwt.
80 Founders Tonnage from $50 10 4s0. OF this class
the Grecan Persian, Daring and Arab. 20
Total brigs tsailing): %
abost $50. Batteries, 20 cwt. ~ Founders oc this
class the Comus and Racehorse ............... 0
about ZOO Batteries, rs cwt. 81 FOUNDERS. or this
class the Froc, Siren aud Aalanta.
80 ewt. sas. Founders. tonnage about $50. OF
this class are the Modesto, Calypso and Daphne -
There sloops-the Talbot, Brilliant aud parda,
lus--eAch 20 guns and the Havannah, 10 guns.
These fine ships. The last NAMED Is race.
Tonnage, about 200. The others OF about
900 tons ..........................
Total, .oop.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. p
There are two frgates-razees-the Amphtrite and
Trncomalee, each carrying "a guns. They
about the size OF the Macedonian, aud fine ships
There Is frigates each carrying 20 guns Is 81
=
32 Founders the spar deck. Tonnage about 200.
OF this class the Spartan Alarm and Eurydce ID
There are two frgaies-Damond, n guns; Niobe, IS
Inconssant, 80; Castor, % Tonnage about l,4o0;
carry OF r,ap deck twenty four az cwt. 81 pound
ers spar deck, twelve % cwt. 81 Founders.
There five 40 gun frigates OF the class Of the sy
bile and pique; they are i've heavy ships equal 10
There are nineteen ~ gun rrsa,es old "a Founders
and nine ~ gun frgates, old ~ FOUNDERS, Of these
classes are the Miampus aud Eudymlon. They are
about the SIZE OF the United states, and as good,
They would make nne races. II used again viii
hardly be put to sea as they are. few heavy
guns in them would be preferable TO great many
small ones. Average tonnage about $50. There
are twenty nine fine SO gun frigates. As general
thing they are like our 80 y In size, model and arm
ament. 90 this class Is the Constsnec President,
Total frgates. 81
Then amongst the line Of battle ships the Cumberland
and Boscawen 20 guns each eight others OF ~ guns each
and Eve OF ~ guns each. Two Of them others
are used a. flag shps training ships and gunnery ships
They will likely be relieved OF their spar deck batteries
fitted with screws aud placed in the list with the Hawk
Edinburg, and others Of their class.
The Collugwood, Vanguard aud superb, 1.-TWO deckers
each carrying SO guns dne shps, lower and main
deck batteries having 32s with fes inch of SO cw
spar decks, ~ cwt. SIS, with few 81 cwt. inch
Tonnage about 2,5ao.
There arc eleven twodeckers each carrying 81
guns batteries like the CoIlBgwood and her class All
fine ships Tonnage about 2i50 OF this class are
the Formidable and Powerful
There -four twodeckers, each carrying 90 guns.
Batteries like the above. Tonnage about 800 of this
class arc the Rodney Prince Regent and Albion.
Total two deckers -.
One three decker, the 81 Vincent 100 guns Tonnage
about 400. Battery, thirty two Founders
one three decker, The Exceept guunery ship, deduct
from $50 she will be moved from her present
station IL the practice Of gnncry be shifted out into
the Channel
Then deduct the Victory another three decker Of ioi
which, with all Johns pluck he would not risk outside
She Lord Nelson's flagship al Trafalgar, aud rs as
dearly loved by Enslishmen old lronsides IL by
Four deckers Of 104 These servicesbls
vessels Tonnage about 100 Batteries, old twenty fonr
Founders.
Two three dcctcrs. 1le guns, the Queen and Royal
Frederick. Tonnage about 1900. Batteries thrtytvo
Founders.
5000 Batteries tbiriyt~o Founders OF this class are
the Waterloo and Britannia.
Total three deckers, ~
Total sailing vessels all Of which effective shrs 2le
The worst &C these vessels in better condition than
any Of which have been for long time in ordinary
great many of these vessels have been IN commission
within the Last few