, 1861-05-21

It's Present Apperance--Ruuaor Of Its
ttk-The Arrangement, &c. dc,


ir:pscting The Etesm - vessels IN our ri northern
Dor.s. for some months past. with a view of
ming them as traneDotts. or Of converting
them into eunbosts. 1t the present
ime, there remains ons !eT unchartered
eteamefa tnat are cnpanIe o1 dolne any ser
vice. Boat5 from Canads are en- route for cur
rayJ-vards, to be converted into war vessels,
and It is not at all unlikely that others will
arrive hfre from England. While the Govern.
Yasnt hsye. Or arc makiup ali nossible haata
W;1f nreT1'res,1ns far fIe nreesnt. thcV ars
VIE plepa1 - - -. & ,ne Pr.,sne, Pr.,,s 10y uls
not ioreetin o1 lne 1ul11e- Ihls may oe seen
in more than one direction. One OF the most
other week shall roll aTourd-the work On the
G,n,ona stevano hornl.nroof hafterv w;11 ha
raen1ned ffr ataTers + now IN Wasb;n aton
rq T., "a - to~ hs ;tt1 ~ dnnht
and On tls fetufn tnefe Il ont nttls don9t tnaI
The Tc1k, which has so long ceased, will be 70
el1c2 cd, and In the caur6e of fcw months
win be atlcat, and capable Of aetiye ser
yjce, II will bo rennamhcred that \ fn11
aa+rr5rtjo,, If fhie nrsat Worir wsa mn.
i;.hed in the World somo M time sine since :" Te how now
append po!tlon u 1he oeta1ls o1 the dlsct1p'
ton.
,;-,,c hn1, If the vessel il hn;1t of iron n1atas
about three-fourths Of al inch il thickness near.
ly eight feet in length and about two feet In width
1hese are fastened together by riyats placed at
about the distaEce oi &n 1nch and ball from easa
othef lnt tafe1s ne,oM tnE aIe saooin ~
tssee,.' rrorrcss th1anaf1 the Tater Will tho.e
aboye tlc water marx 1rotrude from tue vessels 8
side half an Inch. terminating In eharp point
Eight i tae average nnnher Or plates IN depth o.
ioW me h dao wot1 ~ Z oh} ~,
IN =; h ecater ef tbe yeSse te pumbnr h. fn
ercased to scyeu. extending oniy a. far as the en-
gine room, The interior 81 tie vessel presents a
Sery foseible Impression a. regards het strength.
at Intervals Of about two feet rise up very large
shaped bars Of iron which are The ships rihs tTo
dhdm + ou,a seG taas hdn mo,e are 20 of
e. e1o ~. imf1f m m he incin3a If haTina serie
~ lafes Tiretc] torethtr 70 that snsccs ahond in
tsryenc hetw cen either Of them, The bow ia very
sharp and there good evidences that she ~as IL
tended to be fortified II this locality By what l.
ron faEsang aiong ~, ana s On teaeang +ha1 tne
- ta1shin,ap ~ tao-at. hors b"en aractai
TEhrsa TTE aTe aTaured y naira. and are Interested
hy The inwer decS door baams forminr. az II were
Two CROSSES joined 1t the traverse ends. Thest
beams arc built Of heavy plate iron, firmly uqite&
Wnicn as Plaeeo aer that t Ine oa n1Fe
e ,Se1n csnnot Su, ny he riven
~ ~ to-a raos.t,1 1.,,,as That I'm n7,,
4so ~ soaJ .ssn.,a s11at ~ ptan a.
LII ,s,i,s, j. s-.a1. *hot rr1,a-, ~ ~ I. tnrI
aus "nIia Ia ~ n1aa 'u g;.h;n ss, %,
x.a-5s ~ ~ - H. a,,notar ~
4fe nulned - 70 70 70 ~. uAo oa a,.SM, -.
psHs nlsu VII tsa cane4 et ale eus Ius
| coo1o soon plcaeu LIZ WILLS VI t4e ioILl1catlol
| aud 81 Inc same tnio" & ~ s1eu anu sool
oEerpo"ef my garrison HalGa tne enen1
mlglt be PROVIDED WIN. II VII DC nn9ono.
| ediy Domo proo9, and nl tsAng up 80 CLOSE
R1o1lmlty 10 t2e P9i4l II Mou!u engaSe. "oui!
| o2n1usss t "ofk WILL pses's1oa EAU ole1oaa
enEe t1 ,sa ~ .+..ror+,,,or ~ +.to ro-
e n tne 81 ease o. ean ~ ."ae en1 "
aana; das1;to n r. roha1 ha s Ip ~
eaan ;t aes2so II 49,. ~ reoTt arid Huu @.s a.
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mith ~ t"I ~ ~, ~ ~ ~ ~; ~
a1em 1a@1d ~ hs nsinf1I ,,tca- - W..
fs;S+g H. H. isst cont,nnln, @ thirtr4son f,,
hans55' w. ~ ,,ndnnhtad .hiIi16 ornas ~ ~ ~
auoa fhs9 ~ - = 1asss 4hen tWen{v'fonr hous =,
Gtf liz thn % atnrsns ~ h.tteT ~ .rTned ~ "a r hsT
she1e T.a- s.9 ststs5 "A't @A14~1 90 NJ As'