The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-04
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The Now York City Press,

The TiHes discusses the rebel navy such as
it was at the beginning Of the rebellion, aud
then goes on to show that it is now completely
driven from tho scls, 1t takes tho recent auatc-
mcnt OF IN -urancc b. the Board Of Underwriters
us proof that the shipping Of northern mer-
chants can Traverse the ocean with almost tho
slme security as It enjoyed twelve monihs ago.
The Times also condemns tho action of our city
officials in assisting F.lconcr, the temperance
street Irea,hcr, and at the same timo allowing
Q o00 Unlicensed dram shops to have full swing
in the face Of the law.
Its Washington correspondent says that the
Elective force at the disposal of the Govern
inont rises to the enormous aggregate Of CO.,,
OOO men -
"In round numbers, $50, 900 are infantry, ST.
900 cavalry, aud 10000 artillerymcn, besides
siafpshoOtCrS engineers, &c. OF tnis force
New York supplies over 100, 900 men, the lar
gest number furnished by any state of tho Un-
ion, though Pennsylvania aud Ohio follow very
close behind. The five slave states Of Ken
tucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware, and
Western Virginia, fura' IA olose On w, 900 men
to tie army Of the UEiyn."
In connection with the above army intolli-
ssucO VIC quote the i1llowips from the Tr;ban'
No more cavalry will he accepted by the
Government, and IL is the purpose OF the COM
manding general TO muster out Of tho service
all cavalry recruits in incomplete regiments,
unless they will consent TO come in ~ Infantry.
The number Of tho cavully already amounts to
between 10000 and 10000, much moro than
the Government can usn
"Tho Seer, tary OF War will soon issue IN or
dor 20 the Governors Of the free states 10 the
effect that no more regiments, bat al ons or in
ln Itrr .fi
by them, except on the rCquifition Of tho War
Department. General Superiltendgnts rro to
10 appointed and the recruiting will go on ac-
cording TO the system of the regular army
The Times also has a lett9r from Fortress
Monroe, containing news hOm authentic sour
ccs Of the failure Of the Confederate iron-cla1
friPatc MCuimac. The work, II sOems, has
hccn abandoned for the want ofa fow northern
greasy mechanics TO complete tho plans, or
TO adopt better ones
The original intention Of tho rebel ongi-
neeTs was to cover the vessel to within a shUrt
distance below the water-lino with two layers Of
rolled iron two and half iuches in thickness.
A large portion Of this ron hal been rolled at
the Tredcgar Iron Works, Richmond, and tho
hsles for Tiyoting were, 10 expedite matters,
punched at the Works before being brought to
Norfolk. Well, the first difficulty these eng-
neers encountered was, that when these platci
were "bcnt' or turned t0 be applied % the
sid, s Of tho vessel, nDH6 Of these h0h3 Matched
70 they were compelled to resort 20 the expcii-
cnt Of fling and 'reaming" them nut before
tic Tiycts could 10 Inserted. The next was
that the ship, Which Is Ia the dry-dpck at tho
oil navy yarl commenced to seula on tn,
"blOcks, owing TO the enormous weight Of tho
iron placed upon her,
The POSITION Of tho rebel army opposite
WashinrtOn il thus dsscfibed bv lLe IV,,yLli3