New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-15
ARNV AND NAVY.

TIE new camp of instruction a, Wissahickon,
near Philadelphia, is rapidly assuming form and
N guitude The several companies Of the 10Th reg
MAR ,uf.ntry being concentrate ed there fest-f.
day two companies from Newport. No., arrived, and
went into their tents. Gen. Harvey Brown, who
WAS ordered from this neighborhood % the poet OF
chief art llsrst in the school, has not yet reported
there. The preliminary exercises IN small-arms sn'
artillery are going on every day.
Marine General Coart-Aartial is ordered TO con-
yeue az the Navy. Yard Norfolk, Va, or Thursday,
The 18th day Of july for the rial OF such persons as
NAV be- brought before it. The Court il to be COM
posed of the following officers:
M,or Isaac I. Doughty Pre'deati Capt Wa l. SHUTTLE
worth l.t Lieut. Monroe, st Lieut. joseph r. BAKER
Is, Lieut.. 4. n Snaey. sad i't Lieut.. Louis ~ Gods
Tue General Court Martial which convened some
tine since on Governors Island for the tr al OF Lieut.
Miller and other delInqueIrs has adjourned and
transmitted report OF its proceedings to Secretary
stanton. The sentence VI tue IoufS ID Llcn'. hi'
Ter II case has not transplred.
The Il. s. storesbip Reiief OF the regular navy
left the Brooklyn Maryland yesterday afternoon
for Ship Leland having ON board full cargo Of sup
plies aud ali OF necessaries for our vessels cras
INK in the Mississippi After depositDg her freight
al the naval depot sbe will return eastward.
Today the time expires within which the IRON
clad friRute New fronsides Was TO be completed.
Bit she is not ready. Ia England $3.50 day is the
fine for breach Of contract We believe there 10 no
fine levied with us. OF the other two Monitors
building at Phila,elphis we have these particulars.
Tley are now well ander way, the framework oil
each being nearly up, and portion OF the plates
bolted on. Each vessel will be 200 fee, long over
all the keel. being l59 feet long-the difference be.
tween the upper part and the lower oeing csused
by the outer hull which has extension Of Is feet
from the bow made strong with iron so as 10 form
powerful ram and % feet at the stern, which will
nrotec, the lower hull and the wheel. The nam
null is tn same as in ordinary iron yessels and is
more suitable for sailing than the original Monitor.
. Il. IL. So ha ln1 ituha tive
feet deep and three feet wide is attach 20 the
upper part OF the vessel and on the side, III
such O manner tina; in any arrangement OF
the said timber there will be no leakage IN the main
hull. Upon the outside OF the timber - fastened
five plates of inch iron, firmly secured, wi bout the
use Of through bolts, experiments having demons
strsted the act that plates fastened with through
bolts were likely TO become loose when the ship
WAS at sea. When the Monitors are In action, there
will be eighteen inches OF the five feet Of armoT
above water aud before ball could strike The main
hull 1t would have to travel tsenty.one feet through
the water The decks com posed OF planks seven
inches thick upon which i placed two tbicknesses
of haf-inch iron plates. There will be one cupola
for each vessel each will be twenty feet III di.
ameter nine feet high, and eleven inches thick, anc
carry two iifteen-incb guns. The piot-bouse viii
be placed Oh the top of the cnpola aud 30 fixed that
the cupola will revove and the pilot-house remain
stationary. in tins respect the arrangement oilers
from the old Monitor pil)thouse. Tue pi'o'-house
will Je of iron, eight inches thick.
The ventilation OF the vessels will be accomplished
by drawiog the air through the cupola, and after IL
passes TO every part OF the ship, il will pass ost at
tie stern. This method il is thought, VIII be mucn
better than the original which was by passing the
air through the vessel aud then allowing IL 20 es,
cape through the cupoa. Each Of these vessels will
have TWO main engines, with iO-inch cylinders, two
blowing engines, turret engines, aud TWO panP.
iag engires. There will be two Of Martin ooiers
in each boat. The engines are nos beng made AZ
the works Of j. =. Morris " Co., IN PhlsdephIa,
and the cupolas are being constructed 10 York
the inferior arrangement OF them being similar 70
the frat enc constructed il this city, wa vesse'
similar to these is also being constructed ~ Winning
ton Del.