, 1863-12-06
WksHlKaToa' CORRESPONDENCE,
Tho Navy 1sstfnate~-AarEc Steamers
Tho MouAe and tao SPeuAernhIp-
Increased Taxes WHO N1ilc. O,Eo SLY
Pointed.
CFeom Our Regulsr Corcsppadcat.1

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WASHINGTON, Dec. :. 1853,
TUE sAV7 STANDARDIZATION sTRAhfEHs.
The 'nrgc estimstcs for the Navy arc doubt
less caused BY the building of tic enormous
nsu..lsos 'I.sl1, .ot ocean sef'lce' one o. tueso
Vessels costs an immense sum Of money, prob
ably not less than from one aud half to two
millions Of dollars, And tho trouble also is.
4hat fhcv erc m er,,.-;nent Thov 49,: III, :.
oc'aese' WIN one e1ecp11on' W tnas> wooden
; vessels clad with iron. Now this mode Of
ronaf fructfon l,es hcer forcci7 hmm +b4 Br;t.
81. ors 1s-a,,,, co.io-,-; ~ A. e.st ~.
aeA 'ia 14eoe'. oo'e4"insu.e ~ eac iact taat
sc,a witch win Drove entirely 1uua nse,a.s '1s ~
thc;- hands rnlesa thcv. 40, h, ,on.rs-+..,
sn'n ''unua' eAsseo *n'5 IN" oe converted
INTO lfon-ciaos. Inc experiment with them,
50 far, has not succeeded. The weight Of iron
on tho upper-WorkB, for rather the portion of
the evcssfl oboyc and for t3va ~ ar f,ot ho1,1v
- 1900. -. 49,. r'.ss = st eo.U" ~,
tno "Alti ',neI ia9 oeen toooea W 'st1un tle
WOODEN hnA Of inc Vessel and cause her to
1eek. The weight also causes the vessel to
roll tremendously. rondarint- her 1n,rer tier
~ o,,ne nea1oss =. ha.,-r. 6 ,rs..,a ~, ~
~; - ,,es go - SHs "eatue auu a1so 10
making nef very dangerous scat boat Be-
sides, these vessels arc Enitable- more for of
{ensiyc than defensive war: What we cspc-
slay sssa xessss = ,,, ts na5a oas po3ts
sharp build, 10 prcy upon TIC commerce Of
the. enemy. Wc cannot hope to put
q ucct OF hcaVy - 1ron-clads On
1ne ,e,,, SCI SCH r,ai,,, 70 cope ~, Wlth those ct
20 90 ior . long period after the opening Of
hosuhlaes put VIC could pnt fleet Of swift
cruisers On tAe ocean, onllt iof speed and able
70 SNOW men aeeis WAen necessary OF choose
tnelr distance III an action. This is, and has
always been oar strong point, and it Is tho
Roint o. WMcA inc renels ta2o advantage IN
t1s tac pIessent HaE. WIN tHo o1 sh5ee smnH.
~: nns ennt @ ssaanGas' .nsy nave oenea our en-
s;na' Ivy, a ~ +hai Luz uScn @ honpu @ my TO-
I.1'}n, no ~ u al sam' % Has Heen ape 70
cSpsaa psade s,p, one u lien; & nj: Mers has pnr
even ticse have hcen na1S ~ das+ron as thae
pTa.s T ~ lou. oaa colnme a1 ne naildlng, then,
oiada ' ai nusa .,.se.s " 'aese nn'ncnse IRON
GauS, t"oA ulou ~ ah experiment ahA
cosby one. VIC cannot new man az tne Large
SGese.s ny 'a.. na.e ~ c9Llission. NoHcc INC
N1asala, sM1t scssGl, ~hic9 should De at this
W. ME19E nnuH.ng uF the lcDct R15ate sh'ps, but
nes iaie i9r s9 ~an.o s o. crew. Mhot need then,
~ aaI a. ~ ~ WEI ~ cHnceanea 10 60 70 inc
cidG sI;ns " VII, Mnaaat 1nss leoa-
+1rni n3,oee -. ~ H. "lEn Me ~.
rabae - aenoead a. ~ ~ W. tnu ~; o. 1ae
oepod 9vhoa -,ao;!s Az "tlcl WI oe ~ aG r.
+ty{ t;,,,n r-o- no,.n-, }1..4 a. - -,..11 Ss -
~ ~. ~ lnG nnt, TIT S eu, 9nat tney "onia need
10 oe en.lRi5 icpuait.
THE noUss-1HE srEAhEnsnlF.
Unless appearances are very DECEPTIVE the
Union men should be able to effect an orpan-
ization of the House very quickly. If We
were not on ga rising market,n as the corn
operators say, should fear trouble, but the
late elections have decided many q Wayesiue
politician Even today ne hear the news
that the copperheads have been defeated in
New York city This is another blow to the
partJ-another kick to the descending ball.
vote EDp1n dayR 6fncr. will pive vnn another
6fi1l 1unrn farorahfa m ne az frauh r,a1vs 49,