The national Republican., 1861-01-12

which are of the most massive and durable
description, and pronounced, by competent
judges, to be the most perfect specimens Of
mechanical skill and ingenuity Of the kind in
the United States. They were designed by
Messrs. Dickerson and Sickles, of New York,
and were built here. The mechanical execu.
ton of the work certainly reflects great credit
on the skill Of Washington mechanics.
The Pensacola will have four horizontal cyl.
inder engines-cylnders ffty-eight inches in
diameter, three feet stroke of piston, with
of one engine is compensated by the thrust of
the opposite engine, thereby removing all
strain from the shaft bearings, and preventing
the wrenching and twisting common TO all
other engines.
They are provided with surface condensers,
by which means all the water generated into
steam, and used in the cylinders is carried back
to the boilers by the feed pump. The propeller,
which is three.bladed, (of com position,) is fifty
inches in length, eighteen feet six inches in di.
ameter, and weighs twenty thousand six hundred
and thirty two pounds-pitch twenty yfve feet.
The thrust Of the propeller is received on series
Of steel cones, better known as "Parry's thrust
The engines are of fifteen hundred horsepower,
and the first Of the kind ever built. !
She will have four boilers-two large ma.
rine boilers, and two donkey boilers the large
ones fifteen feet high, eleven feet deep, with
| front of seventeen feet, weighing about forty
tons each. They will be provided with blow.
ers, by which means, when high rate Of speed
| is desired sixty tons of fuel can be consumed
in twenty yfour hours.
| The Pensacola was built at the Pensacola
| (Florida) navy yard, and, with the exception
Of the Lancaster, is the largest vessel Of her
class in the navy. She is one Of the six sloops
of war ordered by Congress in 1857. Her
length is two hundred aud fifty feet; beam,
forty.ive feet; depth Of hold, twsnty-one feet;
and is two thousand two hundred tons bur
then.
The work of removing the engines from the
machine shop to the hold of the vessel will be
commenced in a few days.
DARING LEGENDARY ATTEMPr.-On Thurs.
day afternoon, about two o'clock, house, sit
uated in Baptist alley, belonging to the Bell
estate was discovered to be on FIRE. The
fire, however, was fortunately discovered before
it had time to make much headway, and was
extinguished by the occupants of tue dwelling
There is no doubt but that it was set on FIRE by
some incendiary villain, as the fire was first
discovered in the cellar, which is not used by
the family.
THEATRE.-Mr. Hackett performed the char.
acter of Falstaff, in the "Merry Wives of Wind.
sor," to a large audience, last night, and in his
usual acceptable manner. Tonight he makes
his last appearance. Next week, company
known as the Zouaves will appear at the The
atre. They 60 through their drill upon the
stage, and perform the most astonishing feats.
DEPARTMENT OF THE 1NTERIoR.-Since the
abstraction of the Indian trust bonds, and more
particularly since the resignation Of Secretary
Thompson, this Department has been placed
under new regulations, and the strictest orders
issued to the watchmen employed in the build
ing to admit no person unless upon a written
order from the chief clerk. The guard has
also been doubled, and are required to pass
through and inspect all parts Of the building
hourly, and report to Their chief Several dozen
muskets and revolvers have been ordered for
its protection against assault or robbery.
SENTENCE CoMMUTED.-Presiden Buchanan
has commuted the sentence of VIM. 81. Marquis
to one years confinement in Jail. 1t will be
remembered that Marquis was tried and sen
fenced to the penitentiary for keeping gam
blinghouse on Pennsylvania avenue.
SUPREME CoURf, THURsDAY.-No. AZ. The
Lessee of Isaiah Frost ct al, appellants, ps
the Frostburg Coal Company. The argumen
of this cause was continued by Mr.. Pearre anc
Mr.. Price for the appelees and by Mr.. H
Winter Davis for the appellants. Adjourned.
BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS FROM THE PUTNAM
PnALAYx.-We saw yesterday two unique breast
pins, which the Putnam Phalanx had sent on q
presents to Quartermaster Edward Towers, o
the Washington Light Infantry, and j.
Crutchett, Esq, proprietor of the Mount Yer
non cane factory, Of this city, as an evidence o
tb,,, nf I. Il ,:xl
they were treated during their recent visit t.
Washington. These breastpins are in the shap,
of shields, and are made from wood of the ia
nous Charter oak, inlaid with wood from Noun
Vernon. In the upper part are thirteen small
stars, and in the centre are the letters 4" p. z.
Putnam Phalanx,) the whole neatly encaset
with gold. They will no doubt be highly ap
preciated and carefully preserved by their re
cipients.
Police MATTERs.-Before Justice Drury.-
Charles Krebs disorderly, arrested by Office
McDermott; workhouse 30 days.
Sarah Brown, (slave,) disorderly, arrested b
the same officer, received ten stripes.
Walter Clark, same charge, arrested by tn
same officer; workhouse 30 days.
Thomas Kennedy, same charge, arrested b
the same officer; workhouse 80 days
Thomas Wilson, drunk and disordery, al
rested by Officer Daw; workhouse 30 days.
By reference to our advertising columns,
will be seen that the Metropolitan Steam Flour
ing Mill has been reopened under the propre
torshp of Robert Coltman, Esq, the son Of tn
late Charles L. Coltman. The new proprieto
is prepared to furnish everything in his line, o
the very best quality, and at market prices. w
speak that which we do know, and testify o
what we have seen, when we say that the hou
ground at this mill is the best in the market.
. FOR RENT,