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

The first five three .deCkers average , 300 tons.
The Royal Albert IL about the size Of the pennsylvania
The Victoria, Donegal and Gibraltar are larger; the
former superior to the 13l gun ship the last two their
The Renown, gun ship, zas feet long the spar
deck and measures 3 3l7 tons.
The remaining VI gun ships Of 800 horses the same
The Hero 81 gun ship 200 TONS the remaining 81
gun ships, of COO horses, the same size
The 81 gun ships OF smaller power and tho 90 gun ships
the of the Ohio, North Carolina and Delaware
The so gun ships arc the size Of the Columbus:
The 90 gun ships small ships OF the line no. " and
IS gun shps) with the spar deck remaining but battery
removed-two heavy guns alone remaining on the spar
deck.
The 81 and 50 gan ships Of COO horse power larger
the Congress and her The 81 and so gun ships
ofsmaer power the size Of the Congress The Arrogant
~ guns, size OF the Brandywine.
FOX and Amphion, size Of the United States.
The Nersey 40 guns 1861 feet long, 800 tons The
most splendid rgate in the world six fee, shorter than
The y gun ships are 1000 tons each.
The remaining riga,es the size OF the St Lawrence
The = gun ships are about the size q The Constellation
IhslI @{o5 s ;sS aoEsss /" r roT,,%ou'h,
The remaining auxiliary screws) are the size Of the
Nearly all the vessels in this lis, are new ones
good Among the heavy ships OF each class those
having greater power than the others OF same batteries
newest The corvettes and soops are generally new
vessels
know our people will no, support large navy in time
OF peace would they any at all II they could AVOID IL;
and for this they should not be blamed, but IS neces
the kind they knew Of It's weakness IN corn.
pason with strength OF European navies they would
devote little attention 10 II, and besides, give
few dollars whether We have ten or one hundred
vessels, people can well afford u even IN these
trying times they might make those ships efficient 50
that II suddenly called upon 10 defend country and
protect It's commerce. could do u you throw aside
the beauty and finish % ships navy will no more
compare with that OF England than company OF raw
militia with regiment Of regulars.
Many years our frigates and our liners we're the
largest in the world but II Is not so now The English
II aurh md
vania three decker are the l2ls aud amongst the
two dcckers ol gun shps many finer vessels than
she-the Victoria, Donegal and others-all these shps
are Uscrews . in ,en SO being sailing ships. England
has my two line attic ships, We have none. she
has twenty eight rigaies double banked We have
seven She has sixteen splendid screw corvees We have
none She has twelve large screw sloops, and many
more smaller ones; We have none. she has many screw
have three. She has eighty nine paddle III
gates and sloore and gun vessels; we have seven
Her navy list contains, have before sad, SIS yes
sels-6so are effective 40 OF them steam men o war
very large majority OF which screws, and new,
nearly Our navy numbers seventy three vessels OF
ali sors and szes Deduct our scbo ers brigs, tenders
store hns the steamer John Hancock and We have sixty
left None OF the lneof battle ships are serviceable
unless except the Vermont and she could not be ready
for sea a. sailing ship under four weeks. The re
naming atty vessels are generally efficient, but many Of
them small vessels, and only eighteen Of them are
steamers. Our whole steam navy would not make dc
cent channel fleet. no, nor tenders for the same
The above, With the accompanying list OF their steam
navy, hope, viii give our people better idea OF s siIe
strength and efficiency than they had before.
when We build more war vessels, would u be unknd,
that such good terms with our cousins to
OF them by other than the paltry lndsn
names heretofore gvcnf England v very proud OF the
President and Chcsapcake-and well might she be So
and seem TO have forgotten the Java, ffohe,"
Penguin" and intrepid she has again given these
names 10 her ships a thing that should have done
since had the right 10 them.
doubt very much u oar people, a. general thing,
Know We even had such navy list As those
iust given, with the addition Of The L1nsurgente and
0urscre, that also took the Scrapi, Reindeer, Nash
onba and others Tte.u .amcs fortunately not ugly
oncs aud an would be acceptable 10 more than
mot a my elsa" Every battle heid Is marked on our
Hosts OF forts, built Of WOOD aud mud on our
frontier named after gallant soldiers yet but very
few of vcssos bear the that cost many
lives them Every school girl and boy knows OF
our victories tho laud it'll, tcaming (mauy q them1
A FRIEND 10 THE NAVY