The sun., 1862-01-06

! Ey-<lkkt fsst gun-deck, which forms ths top
Of TIE oassnais, IL Light deck, extending Al
Che sides Of the cssemats, and forward and aft,
etom stem to stem. The entire twenty. eight
fsst or upper deck IL thus level (excepting the
usual camber) and unincumbsred, over tho
whole Vessel Only the part Of il that forms
the top Of the casemate, Il shot-proof Above
the venty-eight feet deck are flying bulwarksl
90 be turned down in action. The height OF
che bulwarks from the water, at the load line,
Grill be thirteen and half feet.
The IA feet deck affords ample space for stores,
&c., and for tho salt water tsnks for settling
the vessel 10 the fighting line. Below the IL
fest deck, orsard Of the DO lers, are the blow.
ers aud pumping engines, and coal bunkers.
Abaf the engines are coal bunkers. Ihe total
coal capacity il over thousand to's. The fresh
water for consumption on board, will be con
sdensed from the exhaust steam, besides which
there will be ample fresh water tanks. Toe
veessl viii he lighted with gas, made on boird.
The ventilation Of the officers and meas quar.
tsrs viii be superior 10 that Of ordinary vessels
as they arc situated entirely above water. In
cruising. and in action the entire vessel will he
ventilated by the bowers As the guns a'o in
The opsn air, and the ships company separutst
from them, during action, by a casemate, the
dsletsrious effect Of smoke and sound will 10
avoided.
The veseol will have two light masts fer
.omorgs nces but will not ordinarily carry Nil
Among thosa present al the experiments
were Gen. Bcnham and Col kt.Rshury Of
Gen. McCl,ll.n's staff, Gen. Sa' diord, Col. L"i-
terts, Maj. Watts Capt: Mead, Of the R'ceiy.
ing ship North JarOlins: 'apt. Fo1'o, o. the
Navy Ysrd Cl. Loomis, Of Govcrno.'s lsland;
Csp'. Nye, Hon. Geo Op1"ke Simeon DrPor
Esq., Gen. Wetmore, Collector Of tho Port
Hiram Barney, Esq, ant many other promi'
rent perronsg,s
TO the Flysisn Fields. lIobokcn, whore tho pre-
parations for the experiments had already been
made. Tso guns, ten inch CJlunl laid ani a
Parrot rihed cannon, carrying a hail weighing
100 pounds, wore Gxe1 on rou n carriages over
an imperfect representation OF a gun deck, nen
them was an upright lOilcr used to suTfly 7team
Tor the loading apparatus, and at distance OF
about an eighth OF a mile iloatod target ma1a
40 "A 70 represent section Of tho battery arIor.
At about two o clOok tho Coumbad was loaded
by mcsns Of tho steam machinery alluded 10
In tho oessription oi the armament Of the YES.
sel The first and fourth shots struck the tar.
l,5t, each making an indsntation OF about an
tnth and n half in depth in the ArInor from
which they glanced oN over tho water one Of
the shots buTAtn.,. The armor was inclined at
an angle Of shout twenty three degrooa, thu
casting od instead Of meeting the full iVrco cl
the ball
The second and third shots both missed tho
target and went ricochetting far up he river
sending up from time 10 time on their course.
little Jets OF spray. Tho indta-rubbor Apiing'
before and behind tn0 trunniOnA ut tne guns
which wore expected 10 take up the rtcoil OF the
Guns appeared 70 do their duty credtaby A
column Of twonty inches lay behind tho trun.
nionH aud N inches tolore. The recoi ay rag vi
from sevcli ND u bali to nine inches, and 80
number cf oscillations varied from three to five
The ball weighed l24 pounds, and the chug'
wss eloVon pounds.
After this tho parrott l,un was tried, anC
with about the Same results tho balls seeming
however TO make oven less impression On th'
armor than did the round balls.
While thess experiments were going on, 'ht
Crunbcat Nauga,uck waH ptf at littlo di1tuncc IL
tie river, tuning without making hcnlwly
suking a,d ii-iDg hy 1cans of allhwiig witc
TO enter nor compartments, ard pump. s. II ou
Egais etc hut nobody icomcd to pay much a.
tention 20 her mtnnuvr,7.
The experiments ueing included The nvitct
guests partOUk ul an rv"ollcnt dinner a. NJ
Stevens mansion. la, icf hs irg bo,n don
10 ;ho coil 'o- ard po,ahee pecches were MAJ
by PaIko tiolwin, E.q, Con. B'nhlm, EN
Gov. KinP, aud Gov. Il. j. W1lker, "Ist q
whom dwoit nj length on the nee, sly i,f NOR
1siencss !Dr New York hlrh ", ant Uf the IN
pcitanc. of com, letting the Stevens hI'tuty 4,
This Ivtr"ie Cap Sdmera, oi thc coumi,stp'
aupoirt.d 10 examine the battery ByoN htitIy
Saving thai ,he commission had, hc inIui, hrr
mistaken on some vGints in their r'port pir'
culatiV with respect 90 tho Gem .lit'1 OF o.
.'. i.0', l1, e. n % l1T'o Guns over a.. II" W.
aus would ir most happy 10 $40 II a suG.tt
Dr.. Stow NJ rave a shori skotch or the pro,rul
ot the experiments made 10y lis family In tcs
ing the pvnis Of fosisicncs Of iron afupr a..
"a toturg this battery thus far advanced