Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-08-11
Nara co,2fs lcrate Rams Really.

Letters from t1llL't A~~'">' Aot5i ~ ~
rn>o,sl fleet below Savannah al Port koya'
: i, constant expectation OF visit from
- ;ron-c]a | monster, just completed ty the
n nc. leratcs At Savannah, anil DESERT ed az
G.;ng Of the most formidable character. The
ronca ]era.es at Charleston have also two iror-
e,.5 rams nearly completed, but not intended
- IN crate outside the harboT, They are e.
,,,otal 70 he 90 in conveving vessels in AMI
o ~ through thu blockade. Wequote the fol
INV mo from, the Port ROYAL correspondent Of
go New York Times, writing Ter date OF the
I'd irst,
nDas Ute the lessons given "a by the Hol-
ms Turtle, the Merrimac, and the Arkansa',
ar feet, a. I write, lies comparatively s. the
nercv Of the monster ram which the Con e. er-
a1as of Savannah hive il conloleted. AM
nIacel under command e J, Pembu ke Jones,
f,rmerlv Of the i. 8. Navy, and more recently
chef EXECUTIVE officer Of the NIerrimac.
"Frecucnt intery evs have been had during
fbe n,st week between Commodore Dupont
anil Mir General Hunter, their object being,
i 3 s15 ed, 10 concert thorough system Of
e . .eratve defence between the land and
n val forces ia thu event Of the expected at
1,~k
We haze reliable information that the two
rams in Charleston harbor are nearly, It not
nuite, ready for service. They have conical
rn>olving tllrrets, an improvement ct on the
Monit0r, an these turrets and their sides are
oasei with railroad iron.
The ram which now threatens NC from Sa~
yannah is Of very different FRO. crtion being
the Scotch steamer Einga', raced and through
" male l. It is claimed for her hit >he is
perfectly seaWorthy, her heavy guns icing
mounted on eevating platforms, which can be
lowered to the lottom Of her hold. seven feet
i 'ov het was 20 inc, when shs is at sea.-
Ties, gun e raj 8 by IL cans ofsec VS. When
she Is prepared OF a ton, an are all &c nulll"
brio lrteen-~ Wig 2 >un11 rlhed, four 50
pun le?s RI I'd, siz iO-inc1 columbiads, made
4 the T ed3xar IRON Works, AMI TWO hrass
2I.pr nd howitz rs 70 sweep the after and tore.
pWts o. hr deck il ca 0 he: being boarded,
al to b u el with grippe al lc:snnlstel against
Ely vessel that may attempt 70 grapp!e With
this marine destroyer,
The New York II srald's Hilton Heal cor
Respondent writing On the 9Th says: 1.-The la
test Intelligence from the ram j. Of que ton
able tru.h Three negroes, who came direct
tr'm oavannah, rep rt to C)lon2l Barton, at
Pulaski, that the FinAal is a failure. They
profess to have been on board OF her, AMI to
know q about her. They say her hull is I'M
seaworthy, that her engines will not work, AMI
her guns cannot i eleiatel. They represent
her as in every way an abortion.
At the vec5 hour these high! intelligent
c'ntraband, were rehear~ing their narrative,
tie tlngal Was il sight Of Pulaski, under full
hesd OF steam, plying up AMI down the Sa-
V'nnah river The negroes undoubtedly came
a: the bidding Of their masters, and their story
j {G?nyon question intended as decoy to allay
Offensive preparations on our part, These ru-
Ii us have ha the effect somewhat to al esiate
. me fever OF excitement into which We were