The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-12-06

United States navy register was only 80. The
present number, including those now building,
1856 Of which 281 are stesm and los sailing
vessels, and So are iron.clad. So rapid .
growth was never witnessed in the navy of any
country, and the sufficient REPUTATION of the
ISLANDERS and slurs which have been put on the
navy department for its alleged slowness. A
specially gratifying feature Of the increase is
the number Of iron. clsds already completed
and in process Of construction, together with
their superiority over everything that has yet
been made in Europe. We have IL iron. clads
in use already, and q number of tie other 40
are in an advanced stage Of progress. The
principle hitherto practiced is to make small
vessels Of light tonnage, carrying only two or
three guns, but these two or three. of the
largest caliber. The Monitor was the
FIRST experiment, and while vessels Of this
class have been found united for long voys-
ges at sea. they are admirably adapted for
harbor defenses. But vessels are now con.
structing, which will be entirely seaworthy,
and which with their Is inch guns, like that
so successfully tried on the Passaic last week,
will make crushing work with the large and
unwieldy 84-gun on.clads like the Warrior
and Magenta, on which England and France
pride themselves SO much. fA
I The United States may already claim with
truth to be the FIRST maaitime power in the
world. We have 81 iron. clad vessels in SER
vice and in process Of construction, sgainst 80
in France and 10 in England. And our ves>
sells are superior in very many particulars to
those constructed abroad. They are more
seaworthy; they are more manageable, and
carry heavier ordnance. New Improvements
are being constantly made under The directing
genius Of such men - Stevens and Ericsson,
and BY the time England and France have got
up to our standard, We shall be far ahead and
getting out something still better and more
invulnerable. Nothing has shown more rap
idly tie power and resources Of the United
States than this increase In our navy. A year
ago it WAS laughing stock Of foreigners and
WAS not regarded with very dsttering opinions
By our own citizens. Now everything is chang.
ed, and the change has taken place while We
have been carrying on one Of the greatest wars
Of modern times. We can easily believe that
foreign powers will not care to interfere
much in our domestic affairs in the future
There will be no more talk about Intervention
or medistion.-[springdeld Republican.
Our Provost Marshal had nothing to do
with the confscation Of Jarius E. Meals DOW.
der. JEFF. Eafferty, Assistant Surveyor Of this
Port is entitled to the credit Of that transac.
ton. Mr.. Lafferty informs US that Jarius de-
MED all knowledge Of the powder until he in.
| formed him that if he wished his wooleps re.
leased, he should have to have the inventory
of the goods Jarius produced his bills And
| among the rest bill of the powder showing
conclusively that the Honorable Jsrius E. Neal
of Knoxville, Marion county lows. is not
above telling bare faced falsehodd, that he
vilfullv eudeavored to disobey the laws
What induced Jarius to run so many risks
Surely not the profits resulting from the sale
Of one key of powder What then! Could OF
would Jarius contribute t. the cause Of tn,
south, by shipping that powder crosscountry
to the rebels in Missouri He is unscrupu-
lous enough beyond doubt Eddyyllle Star