New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-18
REVOLU7IONIzLNG THE NAVY.

ron w lshIng'"n Announcing 'ns hpp'ipmeDs Oh q
Bosrd Of Oic@r. Sxamps mms diately all the sail
ing v'sse % tHe Navy, win view 70 ssoerain the
portability Of converting them iuto stesnsrs. As
the carrying ont Of The policy Indicated in this order
viii thoroughly revoloiooize ths navy, we give here
with, ." eltenso, the and descriptions Of all the
shps to be ovsrhanled II j. 70, generally known
hat for years toe of bs UDi ed States has
been gradually q ina s.ay vi sailing vessels alto
Retber. Not ODE afs propelled by wind has been
builr during the last ten years While over tsen.ysi
Gamers have been addsd the Naval Raestsr within
the time. From the foundation Of tbs Govern
mspt with strong party always in i.s favor ,hs
prevalent sentiment has been agln It; 9, that the In
crease of our naval force TO rs present caoaey has
been a very slow process and somewhat imVulsiye.
being stiuulsted from time 10 time by some imagined
or real exieercy. The Eve steam sloOps-,f-war sa-
ho,ized by the act of 1857 and the seven .crsw soops
and one sde.wheel stsamsr subsequently, ordered, will
owe their existence more the f4nsi outrages upon
our CO pmsrce in the Gulf than TO deliberate couyie-
,op on the part of Congress of the necessity expo
dispcy Of q permanent augmentation Of our naval
power.
Annexed il a lit Of al the vessels to be examined,
commencing with those at Portsmouth, n. f., whsre
the Board is 10 assemble first.
SAILING SHIPS 10 BIZ fhAhlSED Al Fo"i
MOUTH.
Line of batle-sbip ALABAMA ont upon the stocks ~
wears soo az never launched. Sc was intended 70
be 633 tups register and TO carry 81 guns. Her tim
bers are described being in toerabe order, 90 that
IL not unlikely that she may psss MUSTER
THE FRAHKLIs This IL the first American sailing
msn-of.war on which the novel process Of c'nVer-
sionp was tried Some years ago survey demon
strated the adysabiIhy of propelipg her by steam,
then the Navy Department or1sred he change. For
some unexplained reason however, the operations
Asge.d and she has remained since In stdta qHo
H IL believed th at rhe Franklin will be at once taken N
hands and altered.
Tpy CUsgERIAND-Ths is irst-class c,rSe.te,
" ith two decks having been ca, down from frga'e
few years ago she is 726 TINS burden carfles ~
Rnps and wac con, tructed at Boston 10 1877. sue
sas flag ship of the African squadron, aud has been
orde, ed f,r similar poi ion the home station As
+ ia az this por, her battery will be shipped there
il probability tba she will be surveyed here also.
The Cumberland is in good order.
TBE DALE-This little sloop lie 500 tuns burden,
carries l Guns AID was built al Pbadelp hia IN 1852
Il il not likely that she will be deemed worth altering.
THE WAcEDoSGAS The VI &C. OLian returned a few
weeks since f., M the Mediterranean squadron She
made service al lie cruise Of over 70 years yiaiang ali
he harbors Of Southern E1rops She is Efficient car
rias y guns ia l3i tons burden, and was bdilt at
Go.pOrt in 1896
TIE SAsTEE-Ths ve sol il eertain 70 be converted.
She WAS on the stocks for several years, and was
launched some time ago. bur has revsr doue any ocean
outy. She is 726 tuus bnTdep, rated at 50 guns,
and was built a. Portsmouth,.
VESSELS AT NORFOLK.
TIE USIrED SrATEs-The conversion to a steamer
of this vessel, known in the Navy as the sod Wig
wsm," viii perpesuae the exi,tence Of the 6rst-born
of the American Navy. Toe Upied are, built
at Philadelphia 10 1897 and considered the tine
she laur cbed wiling in elegance and perfection
Of naval srchi,ecur- any ship Of Der size ths. had
ever been bnil. Size launched amid the greatest
rejocn $50 900 spectators having beeu ara red to
the sseDe One bandred vss-els we're drawn out and
anchored in the Delaware the decks being covered
with companies invited by their owners and 500
b,s,s and ba,g4s were fI.d nj men, women and
children, TO with the event. S i, deaciosd az be-
i partially ro. en- but No thorough inves ig4tion
having been abe 10 r. CARO- it is possible that
rent portion OF hsr bull Gay sound Justify the
expense incident 70 he proposed alteration.
OLD lRoNsIDEs 1T Ia 10 De hoped that this splendid
old hip will pa.s Inspection. See was recently or
d I'D from r., mou'h TO Aonapoi- to act as school
u Il
situ,ou, In Boston IN 1877, was also launched
a. id similar demonstrations " and in the presence
# thoussncs # sp GATORS. Ste was pronouocei
superb specimen of naval architecture combining he
uniry of wisdom, strength I'D beauty. TIE useful
service and brilliant career Of This noble ship have
verified the GO d ouini1u a. d confident predictions
pronounced a. her birth. II is remarkable and 10.
eJes'ipg fact hat these two shpsthe United States
an0 Cous'ituiiOn the fret built for our navy
ater 81 year, of uBremitted faithful exposed and
successful ssrvic still l.tns aud in active aud
Efficient employment The fls, avs of The Constitu-
81, were rot he b. st days Her glory was acquired
as al true glory 10, by gradual and sohi steps She
was at brit with The opp nents Of the navy, sub
c. OF reproaob aud Islander be cause she returned
frm long c u'se wi bout having made any Captures
TIE French sits 'war ere 81 ri. time deored4iing
on American nmere, Dd tbe de ,rees Of the French
Di ect"iy su j-ctd all American VESSELS TO seizure
which had on bn,rd Rrtish goods OF proda TIA or
v hich bad sa'd from Britib p,rrs Tae good shp
W Ju'ted u 'arly, however s.d her gillau, COM
uarder Niehol-orl nrduly reprcached. She had been
empeHed ~ operste within prescribed Limits and re-
ally bad no opp r. lily TO Diet guisb herself.
tHE PENNsi LvANIA AT the ii ia the Pennsv ganis
was launched ere the arP-t naval vessel in the
world Berg over 1910 THUS hu ,deu aud destined In
car So gns II Is little wonder that the advent of her
huge hull INTO " ~areIy element which took lace at
Philadelphia in 1897, drew thousands OF spectators
from oil stcti'os Of the Uoion TO rte Quaker Civ
brilliant futule Obs an,ipatec for Der but was not
reaiized SIZE lever paced barb,r light bus once.
aud never was on Ct ,ieh. Il IL. at all Her total
service coDes in having called f,om Pbiladep ia to
xh - hoe Dea,