The New York herald., 1863-10-02

Ahi"nh Excavations OF tho Itusxian Omcsrs.
Louis v Frcyeurghs, Paymn'tor General Of the Rus
sian feet an the harbor OF Aew York was In I,ov ON
Thursday, guest OF distinguished phys,ei.u whom ne
met at AMMAN mouth Of tho An,oor river Ia 1850 whore
he was formerly chief agent o. tho Russian Fur Com
pany
large number Of Tho foot dlaod yesterday With
krasiua Corning, Jr.. Albany.
The United states Steam Frtgats NJ
n1ara.
psscnirrios or rHE Vessel Asp nga raEsrNr
hRhAARNr-HgR BATTERY WITHOUT Az EQUAL.
The unitei states steam frisato Niagara, at the
charlestown Savy Yard, nearly ready for sca has an
armament consisting OF twelve huncrei.pouador rins
Parrot guns on the spar deck aud twcniy-rur eleven
men g'hb Gu the main .un dock The latter are for
throwing hollow or s'hd rho and oug she'll These suna
have range Of eight thoua nd eirh hundred mud rtv
6ve yards, or n,tlo hyo mi.s Their destructive
power is sufficient 10 demosh any wooden voerel a,
distance OF four miles provides nmucry IS aoc4ratc
Tho Niagara Lus bocu about year 0ling for sea has
been almost entirely rebuilt 10 the charlesup,gn Navy
Yard Her speed with her old erslnes aud trup,isr Ia
said to have been sixteen knoI' hour Thec engine.
have all been takcn out, however ana new aud vastly
moro powerful Mos added, together with uca aud e.
largcd propeller, with tho doa that her srea VIII bs
greatly increased Some OF tho old o otn ou that
her immenso armament her -, 20 dean In Tho
water that she Will bo dfeuli handle In rou sea-
and II Is rumorcd that Of the guns b. taken
OF These gunn on the improved carriage rtatng
brass rail tracks inerseotrg other an tho
decks Tho ports enlarged that very wdc range
lis obtained, and tho extreme forward and after guns
both tho s,aboard aud port swung round 10
act either as bow or stern ohasers Tho immense roc
attendant upon the heavy Parrot guns n somewhat Oh
vatcd In tho improved carriage by tho eompfee
which, upon being applied 20 the ednz carriage causes
II 10 adhere with groaisr nrmncna ths rolling carriage
and produces an amount OF friction nearly equal
anco 20 tho restricting powor OF tho o'd brecchins
without aomo such arrangement, This tho rcc1n from
these guns would snap this common brscching easily
smal cord, and Ia instances dismouni the gau.
The cabin Furnishings and stores of vcesc now
being taken 10, and thought that the viii b.
ready for sea Ia two weeks The great advantage chained
for tho Hargara otbsr vcSe anoat Ia Ler abi
~ to lght with rroaI precision at long range.
Instead OF beating 10 quarters. after tho old STYLE
immense rattle Is proslooi aud silsehsd TO tho main.
mast On tin gupdeck which bc heard with great dss
,nctncas oil the decks but bot heard ouissdo
the ship at so groa distance tho long roll ~ Tho
drum or tho Hhri toner OF tho boats ~ain's pipe
no Niagara will bo commanded by Commodore rhcn r.
Craven, one Of the ines, oces N the navy celebrated
In this service bons Of tho best practical
IN II. Commodore Craven last commanded the ualiol
States steamer Brooklyn IN Admiral fArrasuts rqaair
aid prssen, the capture OF New ureAns and Tho
nrf, engagement with the viessbars batteries
The Late Rebel Raid ON Uatom Vessels.
cArTAn TowssRsDs ACCOUNT.
Captain Tovnsend. Of tho schooner Dssn &. Poster,
which arrived hero yesterday, gives tho foIov iss
cunt Of tho capture Of In wAtebspgse IDlot
the stern shore OF Virginia. few days since. A var.
~ o rebcls-twcny nye 10 knJwisdss
furnished them. ss rapposed by Mr. Cobb Of saocs
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laying Tor the nigh, N wachaprisus niei ,bc
shore Of Virginia. capturing oys Of them. Thsac wsrp
the scaooners ireland, Davis, John }. Boasrmsn TIE
Alexander, and the governncnt sehoonsr Alliance, tho
latter loaded with supplies q tho value OF 80 900
The raiders pulled Ia = Hogs land bu, aerc pfcseot
cd from Andisg thofe. 40 u was oecgped By Union
troops. There several habcrmcns bosls sronpd
aud those, by seyce Of NE ts.las eoSL, ey fpssa
az 10 prevent report Of Their presence reachn. the
| ciber yoySr The schosnsrs were trading ~ o. eet
potatoes ans other provsIoDs, consequently hayiss
considerable Of mopey Jo~fs. mo eaptsss wss
complete. not v"Nsi t~napicg. rbs ssre
made prisoner, and broosnl on Dosra The AsDes wLsrs
they wero detained rsi FRIDAY Eisbt ti fssnsy. On
Monday morning ths h,boonofs ~ih ibc ssceit,su
tic Ao1Anier, wois taken oat 10 aos. 1he Aes@naer
whore aua abandoned Tho ether sssssas s.se
ce. adsai oa 'he ,aIo'. Doe m thsn-ibo J a. ,.
Housslnsn~ss silcrwafd' boarded BY ihs scb.asr "a
| yoy, and br0usht into he~pofs. Rhode siA5sd lie
nsbeSinsp, after fee da,s dstsBtn wsfc .. 1 frs.
Hnd ,hey fcIof That ~isp hst ths rsidcfs the
Nllie s'f" Ht4lbf on tAbrf ~ tb hlVa
frcn the eAgi.Sprthott Ihg nasrU VI tho 40
MAJ ~as khhd by lea Fsders u arpeafs that ~ ct
temtrd u sscaIe lYf1lrs ofeftpsrd aad suissnt ny
f hts re, bst sLfo tutAley or the poor ,i1s trsF
nrsa upon tin aud bis ufsfo fhnE hin be rtnfn.s
| The, ibsn fb5s Llu AID ihfs~ him nssrtosff saknr
bim With 5~i - Is lfuu. One 81 tbs capAnft srsw
go tsa the feisos oui N,s cfs~u AL lssaB,
| supy0s.d g. nichm9rd
Captain IoNussnd srti'tsi 10 his cr,w. sci ~ ia
Slbl0nsr Aint.ndnf, snd shs trDusL. T. tha city
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