The New York herald., 1862-10-05

On board effective ships And what seryicc have thsy
rendecds Tho capture OF few paltry prizes that will
not begin 10 nay he OF the rst cost OF vessels
mixing the capture Thsy embarrass every admiral or
Commodore on whose ssation they belong for they
count 50 many and yet NOT & the value Of fast
steamer Attached 70 the Gulf squadron there
are no less than eight sailing vessels that together os
Pecaly during the summer season. not sf the vauc
OF armed ferryb,at. These cght vessels the
government one hundred and thirty-two Thousand doh
lars. besides alterations; and yet tho ferrybot Ctoa
which niuoty thousand dollars wsrth than
an OF thom combined Tho those vessels dis
posed Of and their erased from the list OF vessels
composing tho Unitcd States Navy tho bettor will 10
for Tho country and tho honor OF tho.nava service
THE OLD SAILING SHIPS.
Tie Old sailing ships limo, rigates sloops OF war.
brigs &C. fast faing tho positions they will in
future occupy Of store and hospital ships They
havc sen their bost days. many OF them have much
SERVICE bat they cnger bc considered valuable a.
active cruisers Tho old ships Of ne and frgates are
bc,tc adapted for hospital ships at Southcrn seapors
than buildings shoro Their ne ventilation peculiarly
adap,s them for that purpose aud governmen. will no
doubt them such Ia short time.
WESTERN oURBOATs.
These vessels havc been expressly for tho
waters ia which lhoy have operate and most admira
bly, have they answered tho purpose Their has
bccn wonderful and suppose thcir services will be
roquircd moro or loss until they worn out Thcy
havc often been described tbat they well known TO
all persons Interested tho operations Of navy, and
10 repeat description would be useless.
WHAT WE HAVE DONE.
Never has navy built from nothing beiore this
war; Our success has astonshed the world aud proved
tho Immense resources Of this country. Franco and
England Watched closely, aud now acknowledge,
by silence on the subject Of ntorvcntion what be
dono f wc try; and they fear u.s. for aecss
capable Of holding them in check until strong
enough tho offensive, when the result may
easily DO inn agined We have done wonders. Lot
tinue the work feel strong enongh resist the
world.
THE NAvIES or NsANcE AND ENGLAND.
will DO OF place. In connection ith tho list Of
vessels Of own service, TO give summary Of the
ships composing tho Of England and France. tho
only naval Powers that We have any reason to fear
Tho summary we give Of the French navy and that OF
smaller Powers IL only TO April 1852 that Of Eng
land to within weeks. Since that time the increase
in number steamships has been very great and the do
crease the number Of sailing vessels about 10 tho same
proportion consequently the number Is about the same,
although the Of efective character.
The building Of iron clad ships has commenced since
that time France having had confidence in their
ultimate success has accordingly built number Of them
OF all descriptions. England has been building for
experiment until tho combat between tho Mcrrmac and
Monitor when she became suddenly aroused 70 the do
enceess condition Of her coast and since that
beon hurryng forward the construction of cads Of
all classes and will havo largo number a1oat and
or a very formidable character.