The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-06-01

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M following. itua late ssoAsr -
Tie Scissei1e Aassiesa. ~ u sses,A,a
- relisbss-is feet - sssAsstaa1ivs
o. paga 100 II ear esvvsse vsau>
~ gave IN accurate list a ~ vpnora
bslosging 10 the uniled Oae&se ~,
Froo that masa Of statioejoe NJ ~:
sih out the cIensats which sAsv The ~.
tuel extent Of our saval pOwss.
We must first strike froa ~ liza -.
cry ship not furnished with stsao, 4.
argunsat 10 required 70 ssahs assd ~.
assertion. for il 10 now he peastics a
every naval power 10 build otsenses
only, and to convert I'll sailing 49,
Chat arc capable Of Il, Of ssssss, ~
steamers. Out sailing vssssls, wieAess
steam, could not ovevtake steasDsAipe q
less force. nor escape from thoss II Gvsok,
or force. This operates ~ treneodore
reduction. for il deprives us q ouce II
$500 guns out Of $500. Rat there 10 "A
hclp for it, and the fact 10 ~ stubbor, e
il 10 disagrcesblc. Tho converaioe Of
the bost Of these vessels naturally svr.
gcsts itself. but even this process r.
quires time. which 10 precisely what on,
necessities do not admit Of; isdesd. n
the work were begun Tomorrow. Il II
doubtful whether single one Of tAsee
ships could he got to sra ID eighteen
rAontls.
The navy, then. upon which ths Usioor
must rely 10 represent Il 10 fcssAnu n,
tions, II it were required to do % innIs.
diatcly. consists Of seven screw irieatss..
five screw sloops, four side whssl sIoops
and eight gun sloops. making total Of
twenty four vessels. carrying $50 guss.
This is absolutely the entire national
ncct of the United States, and NO othev
statement Of the case can make il rsesH-
er With few exceptions they arc, how.
ever, fine ships The frigates are u.
perb, sail very fast, and can carry heavy
batteries---such as the Minnesots, 81 cf
s-inch Dahlgren's guns on the gym deek
"a OF 9inch and 2 Of ll.inch on the spar
deck. They have now only 20 guns
mounted. Their defect is want OF steam
speed, which may be 8 to " knots. II
il were ~ to 10, these ships would h
unriva''ed. The Niagara 10y Sseer,) u
fine model, and can reel of ircm IL to
10 knots under csnvas-could s>sam 10
knots easily, II she had proper propel.
Ter. The present one can oniy espend
two-thirds her engine power. Her spar.
deck battery If II ll.inch cannon should
have the addition Of gun deck, with
30 Of 9inch. The Lancaster, which 10 In
reality frirate. stcams better than tho
Merrimsc class, but does not sail we'll.
Her battery is suitable TO her tonnage.
which is about three iour.hs that OF De
larger screw frigstes.
The screw sloops arc well built, AID
one Of them, the Brooklyn, = contract.
built ship. Ia very superior, sails and
s'eams fast, anI casr..s q powerful bat.
terry The Pensacola Ia probably quite
eqnal to her. Dut the Richmond in ycrv
slow and uneasy at sea. the Hartford il
not remarkable, and the Jacinto il a
scrviccohle, strong ship.
The side-whcclcrs Powhatan. etc Ara
well tried and reliable steamers, hut not
of the greatest speed.
or the gun-sloops. tho Iroquoia il Ger.
tainly an admirable sample. ,,tcsminp l2l
to l3 knots, uses her moderate canvass
to the best advantage. and is = good sea
boat. The Dacotsh may be her equal
the Mohlcan and Wyoming M quito 40
fast. The Narragansett ana SeuinoIc
arc very inferior 10 the Pocshontas \ -.
build, which Ia a sufficient indication ~
her efficiency. The Pawncc carries =
very heavy battery for draft Of ten feet.
All OF the scrcw-frigates, sloops and
gun sloops, aud the Powhatan. are armed
with elnch. 10 inch and ll.iuch cannon
Of Capt. pahlgrcns model excep, the ia
cinto.
This, then, is the total effective force
OF the United States by sea, end If con.
ccntra.cd under one command on our
own coasts, would insure them from for.
eign insult during present troubles and
rcpress Spanish designs in tie Wcs, In.
dies or Mexico.
with such coatemtiblc sea force a.
this, the asinine Government at Wash.
'ngton proposes to blockade more than
two thousand miles of ocean coast. with.
| ont counting many more thousands of
miles Of bays, inlets, sounds. md tide.
water reaches, which afford ample facili.
ties and protection for thousands Of war
vessels, privAteers, and so forth. Wa
imagine We see the great powers of tho
earth recognizing the validity Of such .
blocksde--over the left. and permitting
their commerce to be vitality Injured by
't-s'so, over tho left England would
stop oil her manufactures, and starvs
some millions Of her people. and ruis
herself generally and particularly. b.
fore she would for moment disregard
such blockade !-~of course sbe wowld