The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-28
THE NAVAL LRIvotur1 N II ENGLAND.
The Contest Bs.ween Iron and Cannon
WsAs rax sRIff oovEasnHEf Is p11ES.

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Los pos. Apri! 8 - Ths chanye Of tone In fcs
iearias ~. IL hers or tae 0Iv2ru m-nr on tee
81 bj = OF crmor- 81 tel sni ps. hta not come
q moment TO soo<, ssaa h given q ga flaf C.
ttoa as gems raj as .iis Iissatisf5 .ion Wi the
lang age of It's firm rorgans. Sir = y Lewis
ni'rset, who nnttss n any Qualit "a o. an sx'
ceiieo man Of business wi b sotas OF TIE N est
rep Iient le-aoa1. pecu' itsitis- tna' ever
r'ussi Al btctier ubout Government on1cial,
did q gcGJ d+fl &c removs tas Acct OF lord
Clare &c geta iii,ac vigaG laSnage. aad
Lord Pa .'s.aton, by his i.cQ Qaisacsnoe IN sir.
BarU%i - oocas's no..n, iiss completed the
good NO OF re assuring tho aatioE.
Ths feeling tnaL a. W Juli be r.I5Estrons to
press on our enormous xpFnditule Ct orlCs
AID mortar aEd sIone fortn3atione, In the
facs OF recel. facts In EaIapioI aeadfs was
too general Tor tho Governmau.to 10 rests;, ha1
tbs sngtu eerIng voice bsen ever so potsntial
In Pail Mt'i Lord Pslmsrs Oh 5ad ts't the
Pulse OF Farliamsn aEd Conceded IN SINE o
avoid Il Get. Eoa execution OF The fJrs n
c@'toa piojec once arceets1, II pre~als.
rxpPctatic "a are b 'rre oul, will 5e naaiiy
stopped. u aoverumsht III Compensate
hs cODt.ac ora, sad ave aons Wi.h the
schems II Paramount caE.aiaiy, sud most
oco os.Siy eiss - here. | aa..r Do,ai2g Jus sat.
nineteen cut OF every .weu'y o-"Ile who
hav aay iiEh. 20 1pca, III opiniun. eesm to
tousiG ras q v..ate nf ,..ey.
T. jug; bg En h.<r. J. slNn'd des 'rioe
tie Be- in g: II 81 atne" sTef Il Iii 9 ,s' b.
:sfles are the che peat AMI III os: u r 81 oTo.
teettoA % OR cot.ts IA q hnrGo q ,s uhivsi- :
al At the auaa .inle, Gcoody Ill heir ssnses
s1ao Tses such di Ia as n 4t oar nsvY Is 10
due d To ;wo eairs, bc-uss the Wsrr!vr and
bete3cs are 'ls o. iy two p,etsd sr.ps &C 1ua'.
~ ad 1T. Or If r; Gud ia tJ be set doWn
IS aaviug cnly t..3 .btps. sac IS sti,', ism
<isL-f upon, ske ;: ala a -r rira,s, T.. r.. ance
has bn, one iron-, Ted snip IL. aIoi.e. ,nG
tie United s'a csc only bosss ths Mo.i:or
pLArzp sasf. ON Tss sfocxs.
1t has ,sa all .dy sisted Ia 1t orders have
bsen transmitted .rom the admiralty TO the
&. ff.ren: dos * yards dirsct; the discoutinr.
once oT ali WORKS corEeot:a & with sa pbIil {.
,ng, excepting these o. au urgsas oh .racSer
VS. row IeiG in the Army tBQ Navy U:s ..s:
lis proposed, If no ctidcu!sy bo -als.d OF
ihs part oi the prof; ss:cnaI advisers o. the
Dspartraea CT the Lem ptToiiaf Of rs Navy,
30 cuL c0Wa syms Of our n0W Gic1ost useiss1
wcodgn shrse decker. end RI. e Ihs.a, nc.
exCfy J. RI ;s, O.! "err,mac, bat IA su q -
p@nn'- As wll rvndr III nuca mo, Q
effective IS mescs cf o s. de'ence tnc .v-n
An, >ng those ships are dy Nam d 20 70 sab.
] CT TO :h.s Process IL he Dek ,.i Weli. tos', f.,
ouce .oE.. iiorsd -ns a lsst and NOS. power
fuily armed shi.3 Il n Britt havy
Ths London 7sae YES s5a.s ddlticnai
n form alton n iEis sE asst:
On Eli ay one of tss Il es; -h'rs in Har
Gs1 s5s's n.vy -5e .caov q II N iisr nCor.
iag, up 10 iarhor O: Por.sni0u IL, aui placed
&soosSds -5@ do5sy,t :. n lecs.s.ry gre.
pariGo ls Wszs 81. oAce oagun f,sr cetdnx eff
heT Ip-- sr ani II 2iU GScks tocoaSar, Ee from,
II 'Si-scrs" 'h.se.ieoxef t, t. IL gun shield
saii, Il Cspt;.ta tS'es's piaa. In sh , n cs
sa?sct2d sU take lie ie ii IL tai, .nsu rtssua-
ration II lbs navy ia tns AJyIi sovereign ~
she IL 8 $50 .pps nll Eeu, onil 'srs' r.a4Su
:lan - - lee loe rs long bsiw sen }~r
NJ n Ita,A q i RI x,rA 0.t
fsat h. 'esou c. Of ttr SIC u d iiocGy.r d
are 1OT Principally employed Oh iron case
scips---s 8 Biacz Friaca ia M 10 cocs. b
Royal alfred, .r1p-:iag for D,a';nS iu No .
work oY the st.pwrishts IL for soc gres-u
sGapendsa cn two out Ur Iao three y7o &c Q
vFsss's bp!lG!ng--rLs Dtt 4, 80 Fur tgi1ale.
@IG tas Harisl 2iG, I'-%un .suI vstts. Ire
;li.d -Ju1eu vessel. IN. ii 40 N, l.spn pad.
Ile ci-pat,h sts ne.. aas s-i'l u Iow / =cdz
.inp;oysi ~ cU'n s'!s.iDE ls- II .iu- io- plank
ic9.
The Lords o: In Adra r;.ity a4y. decided
or co@-art.hs It g. gu" ;iae II 1aL.ie sJsarn
~ Haiwas!: g.; 6 lon-, 200 h"rsc 40 @.rnow
% LHS sIJch@ - s!niI2a.I DJcxyt u, 10 9 al
sr:nct plated !rgata aiIniiaT 20 lns Roys.
U3k, under construction Il. H.. est .bitsa-
u,snt, assHon IS The latter va.srl l. c M pie:ss.
TC2 EGiTaIK IL about thTse :onrtts c. m
piecai. :,Ea will req Qire to have nna u h-r
decks cc. Gown, eRd 70 bs length -nsd amid
snips, und . therWisa stIe"g theu ID 10 b.ly
ne AsAut 6Tiuor- plate W tn Fhich she viii
% enCased. !. il prob .hie TIA. the screw.
fsigale nssvIdsrs, Il guns, 3,0g7 tons buiIttc e
On the sd dioiClrg sip. viii also be CON Dlstod
~ an f-rUaOr irIx ate T6efe is also ii S,.gua
scTew.csrvst.e partIally completed st IN t.
ham DJcky ard, vi III & IL gua screw. ttsa ,ner
ths WHO'S Of ths htnds from both of whic Z
aare b:ea w.thur .Un, in order 20 enable he
admi atty 80 dscide what course shonld DC
TAKEN with regard 10 the &C M lat.on II these
vessels according TO the or:cia al tesigus.
Aracr"EITIoE SRox oAPrAIE ooLs,
Captain r0wper Goies, III q letter TO the
London Nmcs, coup'ains strongly o: the red
.apeisrc which 70 ioug stood j., the way oi
The adoption Of his princlpir OF ship buiid
lag, which Captain Efi1ssol has so ciaverly
p:rated Hs ass-r:s, ho ~ Yer, tina. tna preseu,
=dlafi ally, 81 -ce tbs ex x0erimenss ordered si1
months tSo Ia the TrusIy, have been mos
IL III us to develop the taveatiou. Tas gai.
iant Cip7ain ssSe:
al vii guArLn:sa 10 bui'd swo Of raw sho .
proof rafts, with 800 poup ders an: revolving
b 'elds, {givlus them ht.ls more length
d.p,n ami spesdo tor 600 OoJ each eld they
x0u:d i3avi1abiy disaneo ths entIa zee %
Sntthead against tina Warrior, or sessa Q,
that class, or would MOS. esr tain ly either de
aEroy or drive them away Then, II In us6ce
inas we only had E lew CT these sEais es
patssrEs at eath part, in 9 .ss o. wa, or tht
change at l., vith h powers Of Gu mer3aa
dle coHEya7as, our rivers eno coAsts couil
swarm With them In an il credit y sh t.nls
eers ana SS5b All .,o pu,atton, giyicE rs :
stimulus for yo! taJy srvic-, wi,n =ye
ciflc III GERS andtng as To WHARF and ia wax
vss.sls thsy wou have to dSot for .he pre-
esction OF their owa shores and homes Il Il
Of Rrsss imp ,rtanee thai / .honia make /
clearly unde ratood iha5 we must hsys tU,s
dis inc ciasses OF iron vesseis-ous tc supcr
,sos wooden trisatss ana nes-of- battle shi .,
for Sc service ana tEs o her or III. spec' 4
orotsctiou cf our c ,asss For DO d II u
classes OF vesss!s my p-iEcipls Is squssly az.
oiIcao's; Tia al optional whe .nsr theJ
arc Itggsd or bot"
rH1 DUTY OF e3vykEMgHf.
From tho Londoi 1imasl
Nobody pra;ends TO say tha: the Monitor enc
xerrim &c are nd sed gong ships. Ok ;ies,ra'
ole models TOR Us to follow. What Wo hav.
caea aught b. tne American sx .Mrle rs no
tho rsa'iva & "a oiency Of one class Of iror
sh t,s as G., m y'at ed with Other, but the ah
sO.uts aad smIn sasurable superiority of sn,
iron ship, however lmperf fecliy constructed
10 any voc den ship or SHIPS, however 20 wer
tai The oeftcts rem arkeI in the A inericsy
models do not make ne Gslu.ne case 50 Ia Gct
rhe s.rot gar. II ! Inars N 4kesbifI lik. tn,
Ge:rims Sc. rutely extern par .so with in. Per.
T . nis&ns :,u the spur * Tue Il oment cou {
destl oy the fiGes, ships and dsy tee sLronS
81 for,s OF lie Federal Cover unieGt, VIVA
would L fr.. .ate specimen or the Glars no
scoomil.scf II tchsa p and ba't-seaWorthy
battery iiEs .ae Il Iai .0T--ths verJ dx.s expe
ri0enso. aS@ sltiS o.'f-eeI '&InE no Lei
imac et hay, @hot may sot b, don- o. fu1
snsr Srlaie .1s IL was. tie nreL sppc1rar CO o
81 !r n-c.sed !rigate on Il Q sea would, ex :ep
fox the aCvid GcAi appearance CT c2o-h liG'
her. have tfs red ihs is1ue Il EiiEn wAr
Ivea nnw tns consciousness Of d14b.; q !. Ieu
bars OF railway irln ucIosf snic's q ck caz
hardly os foTesssa.
TIE AgH,HsEr OF TIE HskRIxAg.
Capt. B.aH.iy. ,hs invsptor O. tho gun L
which his aaIns Ii mixed, writes 10 LAG Avn
don T.ssss:
at may ia.es EST your read II % know sas
tbs Mertimac c lrri-d = iaeh IN II c nnon
walsh throw b ';;s W, il III ls0 pous.ci :. tht
caarga OF pCwGer oe:SS 81 pInads. AAe ga Z.
,fnr ,,-.rs Il