The New York herald., 1862-03-19

vessel At the stern as projects far enough to tho
| roughly protect the rudder and screw.
There will be two blowers drawing their supply Of air
through bomb proof gratngs in the deck aboveone to
create draft for the boilers and the other to ventats
the ship. The smoke and gases from the boilers pass
through bomb proof gratings in the deck.
The entire vessel is divided the centre by strong
wrought iron bukhead ON the after side OF which are
the steam machinery and coal and forward the quarters
for the officers aud (Which quite comfortable
and spacous) and the store rooms, magazines, &c
The revolving turret is composed OF rolled iron skele
ton one nch in thickness to which is rveted and bolt
cd eight amns Of rolled plates, each inch thick.
These plates very accurately fitted up the
same line The top is made bomb proof by being covered
with bomb proof roof placed SIX inches down in the
| cylinder.
The diameter CT the interior of the urret is twenty
feet and the height from the deck nine feet Within this
turret are two eeven inch Dahgren smooth bore guns
but fifteen inch guns could be mounted in it.
Two enormous wrought iron psndulums arranged
that when tho gun recos they will swing by aud eectn-
ally close the porthoes The general relder may ask,
why not there those terrible ried guns* about which
much has been said The simply is that sphe
rica shot much more efficient at short ranges than
rled ones are at any range and this vessel is shot
proof she VIII engage the enemy at distance Of from 300
Her draugh Of water is ton feet II Is expected that she
will have speed OF eight knots She not intended as
cruiser, but can proceed safely by to part OF
coast during the toughest weather. The bomb proof
gratngs for the furnaces and blowers at such times will
be protected by suitable pipes to prevent the water from
entering II it should come on the deck
desirable in those which may hereafter be built
greater speed can be attained by simply giving moro
steam pOWer but Is thought tie speed sho Will pos
is ample for all purposes for which this is in
tended.
Her complete will be 1915 OOo about oneeighth
the cost OF the Warrior Imagine the Warrior surrounded
by eight such vessels perfectly shot proof sticking close
to her. and their 11nch wrought iron shot smashing In
her sides.
The weight OF the vessel complete, with stores,
munition and coal, will be about thousand tons
the armor alone OF the Warrior weighs thirteen hun
dred tons.
This will In all probability be the first sea going iron
clad hotpro0f vessel used in actual warfare This
is the only plan yet promulgated which thoroughly
protects every vital part Of the vessel Itself aud every
body within it.
Il will be seen that thus far VIC have lost nothing by
the delay, which has brought forth form of vessel
complying perfectly with the necessities which
imposed by the heavy armament sary in obtaining
impregnabty. We think have the principle
required let proceed cautiously and correct in those
TO be built in future slight defects which may
hibit themselves in actual use
NEW YORK, Jan. Is, 1862.
Notwithstanding how much have heard of Armstrong
and other red the Dahlgren rcd 50pOunder Of 200
pounds weight from is extreme smptty and beauty Of
yet constructed cast without trunions cascabe to
avoid the strain caused by rouberances in castings without
angle to mar It's beautifully curved outline To those who
have mechanical and appreciate simplicity, this
gun will be viewed with the greatest admiration