New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-10


upon the dry DOCK and covered with an entire slant
log roof Of railroad iron. This additional weight
nearly broke her down upon the dry dock, and they
found almost az much difficulty in launching her -
was found 10 launching the Great Eastern. Owing
to mistake in calculation, on being launched shs
was found to sink four feet deeper than before
90 as 70 take in water. So she was again taken out,
being hogged in the operation and otherwise 70
strained that tho Southern newspapers pronounoed
her failure, and it is more than probable that with
no opposition che would never dare 80 to sea. Shs
is probably q very good movable floating battery.
Above the waters edge she is said to present nothing
but her roof Of railroad iron, with = smoke stack
rising few fee, above it. From the accounts Which
we have of the fight her rate of speed Is very mod.
crate. She mounted 10 lO0-pound Armstrong gunA
which are reported to have mashed through iron mall
az thick a. that of the Warrior and Black Prince.
but which do not appear TO have made any impress
sion on the Monitor.
THE YORKTOWN, OR PATRICK HENRY.
The Yorktown, called by the Rebels the PatncA
Henry, is q steamer of 400 tuns, which was bulb
by William H. Webb for the line between Now
York and Richmond, in 1859. She has two deckA
and is bnil, Of oak with copper and iron fastenins
She has two marine beam engines, Of $50 horss
power, and four water-tight compartments HN
dimensions are, length 25l feet, breadth "a feet.
depth IS feet. She is described by reporter whe
went up on tie Express, under flag Of truce, -
Thursday las,, as mounting six rifed guns, ono a
which is an Armstrong gun, and a. being much more
formidable than her consort, the Jamestown.
THE JAMESTOWN.
The Jamestown was formerly the eonsort Of ~
Yorktown in the Richmond line She was built u
1852 BY j. A. Westsrvelt, and her dimensions are
slightly smaller than those Of the Yorktown. She
draws but eight feet Of water, three feet less thaa
the Yorktown. She has Q vertical beam engine, d
26o horsepower. The same reporter saw her also
last Thursday, and says that she was worked with
double engines, and bad a sharp iron Prov st be-
bow projecting some three feet 1t the water linz
intended to run down wooden vessels and that shs
carries two 32pound raed cannon Parrot STYLE fore
and Aft the guns being furnished with TELESCOPES
sights. The vessel looked trim, and the officers wore
profusion Of gold lace while the marines and 'aiioss
were smart and active in appearance.
CAPT. JOHN p. woRDEN.
Cart. formerly LIEUT. John r. Worden, OF hs
U. s. Navy, the frat prisoner taken by the ksoen
after the outbreak of the war; 10 resdent Of Dutch
eos County, in this State, and has served q ysss d
tho Navy. On tho 9TH of April Last be was sou
from Washington q be,rer Of dispatches
TO Capt. Adams, Of the Sabine, In command
Of the fleet at Fort Pickeoa The uees
had previously been sent to Fort Pckens, with TIVE
companies Of artillery for the purpose Of reenfrrcine
the fort when 50 ordered and the dispatches carries
by Mr.. Worden conveyed orders 70 that eneee
Lieut.. Worden arrived ct Pensacola by way OF Rich
mond and Montgomery on the llth, having COM
mit,ed the dispatches to memory, and torn them up
for fear of arrest and search owing to the excits~
state of the country. At Pensacola be obtained ~
interview with Gen. Bragg, the Rebel commander.
and obtained pass to visit Capt. Adams stating in
reply TO an nenogatory that be had verbal COM
municaton from Secretary Cameron TO tho captsia.
Owing to gale which was blowing q. the time.
Lieut. wordsn did no, visit Capt. Adams until tho
following day, when hs delivered his orders and -
ceived written reply in return, acknowledging ~
receipt Of the dispatsh.: and s!ingthat they should
DO c<ecuted together VIA DINER verbal inormai;oa
for the Government. The fort was REINFORCED By
Cant. yogdes that night, Lieut.. Worden took shs
car, at D. NJ on the 10Th his return, and on The
morning of tia 18th, when within about five miles Of
Montgomery FIVE officers of the Rebel army came II
and arrested him, taking him to the office Of the ADJ
iutant- General at Montgomery. Subsequently hs
learned that Bragg had collected force Of ,0Oo
men to attack Fort Pickens, had made Ill arrange.
ments To endeavor 10 seize the fort the very nighs
that it was REINFORCED and that in order to cover hs
bunder in permitting Worden 10 go out 10 Capt.
Adams, bad charged him with violating bis word u
honor. This charge the lieutenant most positively
denied. Bragg also alleged that arrangement bad
been made between him and Capt. Adams, that No
ATTEMPT 10 resnforcs or take the fort should be made
without previous notice to the other psrty-s mos
unlikely story. Although the excitement sgainse
I.ient. Word.n was intense, he said he was vol
treated during lis imprisonment, and Capt IDgrahsu
and other officers whom be had known in the service.
visited him in prison, and endeavored, though
vanly, to effect his release on parole. He was al
lowed accessto newspapers and stated that up TO the
capture Of Port Royal the Rebels were confident and
arrogant but when that fell the journals denounced
the Rebel Government for not making better de-
tense, declaring there was safety to the cities On
he coast and that no dependence whatever could DO
placed upon tie Notifications. A tone Of DESPAIR
seemed prevail, and the people were loud in their
d.nuucatiOns of sGovernment which gave them ne
security nor INTEL gence OF the actual condition ol
affair. and the result, Of operations. On the 18th d
November he was informed ths, he had been released
on parole to go To Richmond to carry out propos.
lion for Nh exchange. Lisut Wofden left Mont
gomery on the lith having given bis parole not u
divalge anything which he might learn while il
transit to the disadvantage of the Rebel Government
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