The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-07

Or the foregoing there were commissioned
Frigates Iron plated. Avisos paddle 49,.
Frigates screw.........14 Gunboats.
Corvettes, screw....... 5
Corvottss, paddle. Total
Captain Hore reports that the sailing navy Of our
consists OF one hundred and twenty two vessels OF
sixty three are in commission. With respect to
number, power and state Of advancement Of tho
plated frigaes and batteries building France Car
Hore's Information from Toulon appears to come
only 70 the 18th ot December last, and from Bres
september 3Qi but he visited LOrient Bordeaux, RI
fort and Nantes in May last Al TouIon there were
Ing--Provence, thirty.six guns, three hundred 4
power state OF advancement, seven twenty -fourths
vote, thirlysixguas nine hundred horse power; adv
msnt six twsntylourths. Rsvanchs. 80 guns,
horse power; advancement, I'VE twenty -fourths. i
DIRE, 80 guns, 300 horse power; frame all up nllin
timbsrs between the ribs.
AT Brest there were building ,-0auloise, 50 guns
horss power; whole frame up Magnanime. 50 8.
900 horse power; in same stage Is preceding. VI
reuse, 20 guns, 900 horse power; frame nearly all
LoRIxNr.-Ths ron-platsd frigltes building At
about eight twenty .fourths advanced. The form
Of wood. the latter Of iron. Tho Solfe
Of So guns, on two decks, Is hitting alongside
iron spur with which her bow is to DO a
has not yet arrived A similar detention has
caused at Brsst on account OF the non-dsliver
the spur Of the Magenta The engines Of the Self
are being mounted, and she is mastod but is wi
three months before she will be ready for trial. \
-four lower rows OF armor extend from stem to ste
the height OF the lower deck port. sls. Thirteen .
en- each deck arc plated, leaving at each extrem 4
length OF about sixteen metres (hfty three fest) u
tected. Two athwartship bulkheads, plated with Z
inch iron, separate the plated portions of the deck
the extremttss. Tho ships side Including the al
Is two feet four inches thick. This draught or waite
be twenty seven feet six inches aft, ana twenty.
feet forward On the upper deck is an iron-plated II
to contain the wheel. a screw corvette, nance
Decres, of ten guns, and the Digents, gunboat, ar
only other vessels building.
RocgEroET.-ihe 6uienne, iron. plated frigats, bus
at this port, is 11-24 advanced. The In repde, the
lineof battle ship now building In France, Is In the
state as eighteen months ago. The Flore, fr
aud the transports Crsuze aud Correze, nearly
for launching TIE Favorte, Chevert aud Fury ale
ing vessels, are stil on the stocks The floating n
riss Peiho and Saigon in q dry dock. The
two Of the same class not yet laun
the Palsstro is plated, but the Paixhan
hot So far advanced. Those four vessels and The Il
iron vessels ordered, are not intended Tor sos
The Ssmrarns screw frigats of SO guns is being ii
10 replace the Baynrd, ship Of the line, that has rec
damage in the Straits OF Magellan. She Is a
throughout with rhed guns A military comm
has just boon nominated 10 examine the quest
rivetDg shore batteries with iron, and importar
perimcnts are to be tried against fort at tho MOI
the Charents, which IL to be rivetsd with PLATED
inches thick.
NANTES AND BoRDEAux At Nantes, three OF the
iron plated iron floating batteries are being blu
Nsssrs. Gouin Guibsrts factory, and the four I,
in that or NJ. Arman, at Bordeaux. They only
commenced, and the contracts are 10 complete Tia
eighteen months. They are notifications Of the
class, being shorter and broader, and are 10 carry
instead OF fourteen guns. In the river there il
vessel taking In an engine for making experiment
= novel plan Of construction, designed bya NJ. Br \
She is about %. feet long and II wido The draus
water Is not to be above 2 feet inches. The OBJ
to obtain great power by the use or two screws,
light dranght Of water. To effect this. from the me
Of the ship aft she Is divided into two portions.
fore part Of the vessel 10 very fat, but has GDs
trance There are thres kceIs. From he middle q
vessel the centre keel rises gradually nearly
tadrsil; the other two continued: and thus the
part u The vessel becomes divided and has the al
anos OF two vessels joined al . short distance abo'
water lus. This vessel, whom ready, 10 TO be br
20 Paris. model Of q frgats on the same ps
been made.
Colonel eisreinont states that, on the LIST Of Jar
the total military force Of France Including the rei
was ,54s men, but TO that he says, must DO
tho contingent Of this year, or about s0,0 600 nen
tho total available force OF France. Tho t466as
constitute the embedded part OF the French. army
" this portion which ". Foud intends gradually
ducs to AIS 900 previous to the LIST OF January 1856
sFivs Of those are sman vessels, built In cor
msnts, and cen be taksn 90 pieces FOR the purpe
easy transport