, 1863-09-12
TIE AKGLO-REBEL m0X-CL1DS.
Two of them Nearly Ready for Sea.
SIX OTHERS NOW BUILDING,

From passenger by the steamship Scotia,
who enjoyed peculiarly favorable facilities for
becoming familiar with tie facts, we learn
that the Anglo: Rebel Iron -Clads are being
pushed forward to completion With the ut.
mort Eigor. Two 600 tun iron, ,c1ads, COM
bining the ram and monitor principles, are
being built bY Laird at Bfrkenhead. One Of
these il already launched. They are plated
with four inch iron: each carry two t11rets.
twelve Inches thick, and hare formidable rams
PR jecting from their stems. Each turret will
cary two 200 FOUNDER rined guns, aud each
Eetsc1 viii be armed in addition with two
200 Founder stern chasers. The guns were
ready at Preston, Lancashire, and would be-
shipped and put on board in the Irish Chan
rel The nm which was launched was ex-
pectea to eal within four days after the SEQ
Tia It It, and the second would be launched by
thu time the first sailed. The destination. Of
thf e powerful vessels Was reported to be the
United States; but nothing definite was
known on that subject.
In order to facilitate their speedy compile
ton, work WIS kept up on them day and
Eiclt, several gangs being employed to re-
liere each other throughout the twenty four
hours We are inclined to doubt the state
nacrt that either Of these rams viii be ready
70 sail 80 soon as was expected. And far
inns reason, our informant, describing the
progress on the first ram, states that when
he L. last saw her Just before leaving Liverpool,
der1s r".a etack Wac up, one tuFrct was on
ahont = 70 oe put IN place, and tho other
supposed to Understand fbeee nst1ars 49,.
thoroughly, 1t takes several weeks - sat ~,
INC turfets, and then the work Of hor,nT' +see ~
posts. lifting the shutters, and othcr n1a-es .1s
taone consume good deal Of time. It it az:
dent, however, that no effort nor erna.ss
Vas being spared to push forward the TnTE
Sinclair and Maury. Of the rebel nav. wer-
ds}ly In Laird's yard, inspecting the DroTness
OF TIC vessels, and urging the builders for-
Ra,n No. was launched under the French
nsg. permission for that purpose beiug given
by tbe French Consul ut Liverpool. Aud
what is more. the craft atiu dew the tri.co]or
when our Informant lett. The dettination Of
these vessels IL well known to the Brietish
Gcvernment. Our agents have closely fol-
lowed them from the beginning, md the evi-
deDce accumulated Of their coutraband char
acfer. has all been laid before the mfnfstrv
Yet thus far. 10 effort has been made to res.
train them from sailing.
But these are not NIL the offensive prepara.
uons nov 1u progress against us in " neutral''
Gfcat Britain. 4 largo iron-clAd s1oop- -of.war
u well under way In tie yard of Liverpool
eElP builder, whose name our informant has
1e eo1ten, md five Others of VERY formidable
cIiAfactcr. kSe In the courae of construction
on the Clyde. Que Of thee. now building by
. James and George Thomson, over 4 900 funs
burden, viii have four Or five inches Of iron
plating upon 10 inches teak. She viii not-
however. be ready to sail for rome months.
On the day before the 8cotia sailed. the |
c c4'tain Of Ram No. l was heard to state at
The Adelphi Hote1. Liverpool, that he would |
: emma2d that vessel. Be remarked, Ia CON |