New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-06

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ADMINISTRATION.
Az we have already stated, Ghs Marins and the
Colonies are placed under the charge Of ono Mlnis-
ter Of State who ir assised in bis departments ny
Cabinet which is divided into several drec'ofles'
each having under It's charge ssms special seciOh
connected with the evolution or admluistrsii0n of
the Navy Council OF Aduiras aud ln'peetions'
Genera Ii nd their assistance TO she Minister IN tho
perfor nance Of his duties.
THE EFFECTIVE FLEET.
In the catalogue OF the French fleet which we
have above given, but small portion thereof are on
nature ft to be brought into action, and these IN
the present advanced state OF naval e,Iics' are
naturally all propelled By steam According 10 the
Report on the State OF the Empire nsned durlng the
month Of Janusry, the nnmber OF steam vessels oi
war composing he fleet 10 only 80, divided "s
follows: Sc lne-of-batle sbps iron cased irisates
u ordinary frgstes corvetIos Al adver boats, and
~ gunboss.
INTRODUCTION or THE PROPELLER.
France did not seek 10 introduce this new mode OF
propulsion into her navy until some years ailer Eu
ri and had commenced to experiment. thereon. From
ibi. delay she derived the full benefit Of mntuTe1
r1perience without the Lecessi OF making ruinons
erieriments. TITO fret creation OF France III tnis
direction was tie Napoleon, Of which sne eouiu
Justly boast that Il YVES The II ST sercw hne-oi-Vaie
snip tho world bad seen; at the sane tue ~ pre-
,euiei faul less model. Tbs WAS IN iooJ, ana
lice that date the Emperor has applied tie new
rrincipl. TO The new shps Of tie line, figGte' Of
every description corvettes and smRiier e'ait, hs
90 every oIber suitable vessel, greG' or ANAL; AND
th.. too, without, as far es we know, one singio
instance VI failure.
GUN AND MORTAR BOATS.
Th.se two naval constructions were bfoughI lHte
.,..sca - ~. ltf m
|, Vas thsu found that large yesse,s wrre ensysil
Able for entering TIE shallow wAers OF the rivers oi
I Russia and lhnt more devastation could be there
accomplished by IA Gotilla oi ihe.e iiIsie horher'
than all the bi,s-oi-waf III the woild lAese DSss,
aS onr readers may DO aware, go smAii Nos'eis,
drawing from foth to seven feet Of wAie-. eseh
ar.ned win one or Two heavy long-rAnXe snhs, or
b,yy mortar the former 10 be used IA sha4.o" and
MITIGATE waiers generally, The ia'.vr IN ne Tom
barcmenI IRON long dis aueei oI ioFnhed bh'si
.f.enGls. IL wAa sroycd durng tho Russian war,
~ ths botabsrtu.eaE o, Swosours, that 40 mortar
totally stere The relations a aiaok and de.ense'
between ioruettes aud sbiIa, 10y ai'IaB the hIp;
taai power OF bJm0arin ths former ~i,h iiui UNITY
when they never before Possessed, at J.OuO yard.
from y aCn ths shss of the Eooas boa!s e-n hit an
OBJECT as large as q tower; tLey being tAealei'es
qui.s teeue isoin t-eir 81 EIues, oi slfIAee'
FLOATING BATTERIES.
Ibese were irs. introduced by Ito French In
naval warfare, dgIin. tie saule war, i"r Tue aUA'
OF coat def.asss They were Iied c. hlnburg Oily
ana their success even ast tao reketty paraPot'
I and ru,ty cannon Of thai hlIs place, was Lot go
very signAl; si TO Fleueh appeared 10 DC 80 weii
.ai!sltd with them that tBey have gone on ever
,iu.s 80 g.runsati"g upnn siesi.plAied yetsels.
HOS-GIAD bfssLIs.
III. .seopnter t,tween tie Monitor and tie M.Fi-
90 IA, r-ovtd 20 tho world 'la In course oi tine
naval tatl.os Will bc fought by the fnoa-oI-"ar 10
amor, or ~ tho fueuch term them, chria'idi' 10
L,,pe. 1. du. the credit VI having org ngied iroa
Il ,i vessels spd la Glone, 80 much spoken aooo',
,pd 10 much written upon, was tho pioneof OF the
,... Errn,e has now got three ron-caSrd si - OF
ti. els..; their speed 10 iJl snots per hour, ana
u.y sre aid to pilch good deal Ia heavy weather,
the rolling motions, however, BEING T"aa!Aaoiy
oasy. -. ,.,., RI
,,., hollow 10 load hoe to the upper deck, whn
,I.,s, A., In, e. la Thickness. The captain difecis
a.. roVements from Az irOL -cascd tower placed be-
h,nd tie ,t.iunns. Toe Othoers rooms are all undSf
lnr,. rooiny poop-do,k veil Ventilated wl1h large
windows. Tuis poOp-deek 70 not IfO'lueu WIZ VIZ .
Elm. and u course will he given up TO destrue'
uou In ca,e Of n dght Th.ir length IL 2o' feet
breadth. 81 feet: dopth. q feet. lhore are several
vass in course OF construction similar 10 lhis CLASS
of vessels bu. with little greater length aud more
Ligh, OF battery. Willie iho Glofe aud her sister
,biup have only ak feet hight Of battery, the new
/ fnsAi.s Will Lave theIT PV!s - i'e' "00'o '-'
water.
The Hosting batisri,, are destined for haroor and
eoAst deiensr as We have already stated. lheir
speed Is "a knots per hour-e0nsideted TO be per-
fsctly sufficient for tho purpose. lhey are coa'eo
u,th inch pAtos. Some recently constructed y.s-
! tels of this ola,s have 10 ruGter. They VIII be
,teef,d by large fms or leobosrds, experience hay'
ny ,boun that tie common ruddsrs are entirely IN
.ufBei.ut for steering these ships Seven smaller
battere, arc in OF eonbrueIon, ihlendod iof
hrbor Defense bu: they also will DO oi srsG service
in the bombardmont OF iOrss.
\ l.,r. frDn. EagI
rino aud Magenta, tnamed after tfeir two great
Italian viclo.es Of - guns and OJO horsepower.
Iiotb sbips are built of timber. The iron casing az
"a the mandeck extends from stem TO stern, but ne
TWO batteries ars only cased amfsmps, covering y
guu, in each battery or each deck. Inc batteries
re continued ioutsi e Of an iron.cassd bulkhc.d 60
ten and stern siuilar 10 ths WhriiOf, and lett Il
de.,uc,on i'm cAso Of fght. The stem Incline.
from the losd-lile upward Ia graceful hollow line
| hackn ard aud 10 on ITO upier part orhamentcd
with hi eagle. About three ie7e o.ior V'e io',
lice attached 10 the stem and forepert OF he vessel
ia heavy wronght-lTOn spar OF 10 iuus weight Tor
running down other vessels.
The iacts cont aimed IN thess remarks on iron-clads
we CLEAN from letter written IRON fAris III tht
I Autumn Of lset year, by Mr. Donald Mckay, the
\ celebrated shipbn.lder Of Boston.
That gentleman tibtes that ell tue hhli OF thli
class now IN cuurre Of construction. cpn, /! neces
ssry be completed by tha close Of tho presen, year
\ TRANSPORT STEAMERS.
i In the transport serice France ro'fe'ses ~ o
the finest iron propeers, specially tnt tor the con
yeyance of lrocv,. Zach - repeio with every con
yenience, and adapted to carry ,OcO men, 90 that
the French Goyernnen. could NJ any moment, by
the and of theso alone land about 40 OD men a. any
poInt Of An enemys coast. II we take into aCconn'
ei htoen prodo steam irigates, one OF which actu"
ly conveyed Ia 1919, two whole regiment, one o
infantry, aud ono OF Cavalry from 1ou'on to Cvita
Vecchia in thirty bours, we may fnirly reckon thai
shs has nj command ready uenns OF transport foi
O. 900 10 20 0G0 infantry, and TO- 900 cavalry who'll,