Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-08

vas as ySlsu"..
Afos,. Bulldog Total
sLips Of TIE lite ............. 80 ~
fTe.tes iron plated. ......... ~ =, ~
ErGate., screw .....-........ ~ -
FrrsteS, paddle. ............ l2
Coryettes, screw. ..-......-...
Co ,vettez, paddle ............
AVisos, screw ................, g. G;
Ayl,os, paddle bS -
Iron pistct floating batteries. II
1unao its -............--. % VS
Transports .....--.--..-. Ia ~
SIS Il! SEQ
G, tie foregoing tEets were commissioned:
shlcs Of The uue ......N Asisos, scres ........?S
srica,es, 1rou.pated Av!sos, paddle. ......ss
Fdg ties, "a Gunhosts. .........!e
rris,ses paddle 49, Transports 10
CorY-ttes, rc.eF. $500. 20
Ccfv..ts3, SnlJit. iH'al.'....-... 40
Cup,a!:i Hnru reports hat the sailing ravy
Of out ally .oasHss OF ~ vesSss, Of which
CS aro in Commission. With respect to the
uumbsr, power ard state Of advaacement OF
tne iron plated irisates ard batteries building
in Franc, Captain h ,res information from
Tyu,cn i,.paara to cuine dowo on;j' ii tho II ,
Of D .cc,ii Der last, AID from 3 est September
30; but he visited L Orient, Bordeaux, Eochs-
1917. aid Nantes in May i@a:. 4. Teulou there
ue;e ,ula.ng ?.ovvocc. IS guns, $50 horse
powe,; slats Uf adyHcccu3nt scycn t%eD!T.
f,,r;i.;s. S.voie, 60 suns, 900 ccFse power;
atiysnceto"n:, six t~enty-icurtts. R=7aEche,
So rups, 900 nCrse power; advancement, i've
,weuty- iurr,hs fisndre, SO guns, 300 horss
ruwe1; iraris eli UP, f!l ng III tllab.rs between
Ito Tlr..
Alb ost t6ero were building: G4u.i5s, SO
euls, 500 horse poss': w:.oie frame up. Mig
NJ ,i,ns, 90 guns, SOC horse power; IN same
s,s <. rs preceding Falsuveuse, Sc guns, 800
-. DocrIu NIL III
LoRIENr.
Tie iron plated f,gatns building a! this port
are the Survoiante snd 4 ,rOinu, uG.h y! which
are chou. q advanced. The former is of wood,
the latter ui lr;,Ti. Tia 5J!iarinG, @! 81 guns,
Q. 40 G=cis, is h:tiEg along slus Toe qaaG /;
pesriy eli nsf Plates 81. fixed. but tho iron
spur with wi:i:n Der bow IS to be AIMED hes
tyt We. sTriveu Z s.In!lar detention has been
caused at Bress en- sccouni OF The Don delivery
of ID. SPUR Of the Magenta. The engines of
ihs SJl!erJno ere bc!M5 mounted, and she IL
ines;U6, but II viii be lErco months ba!ors sE:s
VII! be read; fer trial. The iou- lower rows
Of c7mor extend FROM s!etn 30 strrn to the
height Of tho ls- az deck pDrtsils, IL ports on
eacu deaS are plated, LEAVING ct each extremity
II length Of sovut Is. metres C53 fesO unpro-
t.ctst Two athwalsshio buik5eads, plated
vita inoa jrc5, separate tho plated portions
Of Tho deck FROM tlo cYtromlii.j. The Slips
side. lnc uding the arIGcr, is feet inches
thick. The draughs Of water will DO q feet 8
inches lf,, and % forward. Olihs upper deck
il an iron psttd toE or to contain tbs vheel-
/ sc:eT corvette, named tho D.cres, Of 10
guns, sud tie .l;sfn:s gGhboat are tho only
either vessels building.
hocBEFoET.
The Guienna, iI.p,a,ed frigase, building e.!
tija port, is ll-24 advanced. The lnlrepsde,
the only lin. OF ra:lle shIp now bulldog In
ErsGcs. is in tho seu,: s.4te ne eighteen ne1ihs
ago. Tr:b Fiorc, screw frigats, and the trans
ports Crs9:e and Correz=, ere nearly ready tor
launching. The Favoritc, Chevort, AID Eur
vale, sailing vessels, are still on tbs stocks
TIE floating batteries Psiho and Saigon are in
g dry deck. Tae other two Of the sane Class
sIe nns yet launched; ths Paeateo is plated,
III; ,.p PsiYuens ID no. so far advanced. These
sou: Ts.seis, az: the sevsn iroa vessels oTder-
cd, ito u0t intended f3r sea srsVce. TAG -
ra,rauis, tc:ew irigatc Of S6 gunz, is saIDs
feed 10 1eul<cc tho BAyard, sup Of tie iiue,
tia. has received damage in the Straits ~ Ma.
ssllsa Sue is armed throughout win Il ID
guns. Il military commission has Ju-: 3Hsn
nominated to examine the question OF fi7s;:ng
share batteries with iron, and iDpoTiao! eI-
psrimeais are ~ L, tried against Is f9:i At the
mouth Of tha Oiiarsnte, which IS 10 nc r!S!.ed
via .atca nine inches lick
,ANTss AND BoscEAuX
A; Nantes, Ihr"- OF .rs o,yen lror-rt" ID
non fuGtiL. :,asicries cc7 being Quilt 10
Mossrs. GoGin sud Guioerta isctory. and the
f,or o,tsIs IL that {: u Z: ,msn, nt Bordeaux.
Thsy are Only just Commenced, and the con-
tracts ara 70 ecu, piote them in shteon mouths.
They ara modlh cations Of the Peiho class,
being shorter ind BROADER, and are to carry
inase.d of Il guns Ia ,ns river thefc IL
s1nsli vessel taking ID sn engine 'cg making
experiments, on q novel plan OF construction,
d,n.iynai 81 ii. 3rassiG. Sls !, a!aut oO
eot ioug lnd IL wide; the draugbi OF w.ter Is
not ia bs shove feet inches The otJac; 10
il g, 3Jrsiu great power, by tho use ni Two
screws, end light draushs of water. To CT
iect Ibis, FROM the middle Of the ship al. 800
il DIVIDED iato 40 poltip6s The for. part Of
The We; Sci il very t,;, BIZ! hi1 . tins entrance
Tuere as tire, keels Sc2l tho middle OF
The vessel tao caatIe keel rises gradually
yearly ~ !hs tefftail, tns other ITO 8, . c,ni'n
ucd; spd ttus tae aitcr part OF the Tssse. .o5-
comes divided, aud ha5 Tho a2paarsace Vi t'so
VrSSetS lU.nCu 81 S-I-L toSeLSS 6Oo'S Wv
w.>:or :,ne. This vessel, 'rhen I:,05, Is 10 be
brought ,e Paris. 4 model vi q i:iga!1 ca lre
game plan has b; Ell made.
uo!. Ciarnmot states th,t -: The lst Of Jan.
uLry, Ii, .o;al military fora OF France, III
cluang ths reserve, was GIG 54S uea, BIZ! t,
tha;, he sas,, mus! De- nddcI III. c!ntinssat 81
stls sa:, o. 2baut 10000 "a, ID, to give tue
tuia! available forca OF Franco. The 40 o4o
men Constitute TIE embodied part OF tho
Fsencn array, and 1t is thu portion which. NJ.
Foutd inirttis gradually 10 teducs to 143 ''o'
previous &c tho lat Of JANUARY, 1863.
.Fiye Of ttes. sll rrsisi, ru 80 conpa taaens,
and cen 20 - recei Tor the purpose =: easy
t:Gn5p.r-
FIoSe az E.ayi Euuer7s GrdeTs.
JACKSON, July 1.-Tne .Nsw Orleans del
IT," ii II 3 asa MI, contains mug her OF
Ba;!-r's orders no. II dotl.res the cry au-
tnoritieg d,uncE, and resum,s to hiDsaiI eli
o., L1i;.a IF ti.rn2 rr5 ;lty e. ND