New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-28

~" nene ons ~ the arnof N trr't Of fi crnI
Monitor, ne Pnsaie, MOntauk &c. The arW0r begins
af Tie deck and goes down ouly six foet whc rtss i
,oHol onr feet below watc-: - that tie 1oak ~ shs
,0.tIn sD- Old Dictator ~ III only Do aho.t $50 feet
.O'.I wafer. E low this nrB,r there s - of ths
s,i oay twO t'ct ~ which IL covered by tho 10 inches
o l uaii. There are, uerei)ro lss feet of the hun
witch rs only skin oR of one inch ii0n llita Jhe
We 81 " ne nrinor u anon. 20 innsto hH,rn Of
lproly lrc. sized steamer. Ats cents round tie
agn0f ,sOgld eos, about $1,000 without Olkuaashp.
TIE rCKPEf
There wi oc bTi tuIIgi, 0f veiy improved ~.
Ii.D. it pas originally intended % cover u witt q
inches ~ iron. bat o.. perfection u which is
,ion has nov been brought viii rcgdcr IJ Inches sUi
cict ihis j. fonf iHcAcs l.Jl' ta slc aillof OF the
ofgiral monitor and the Passlc and TN inches
than the cImoed sides # e vessels. 1hc maro tDde
oi tls feTcrt befus md machinery Ct the tUu.i ~
p4t' that chiefly differs from The old ,uu,.. Thc
appafalgs Or working the glls VIII be oi sA newer
r.i ile lhan 9ny yes carici oAf. is trsogsiou ia
ia,1 .itI ny caus,i b. tie facility with " ch four
or I've nirI can work tie old lJino gun. VIII 70 made
-ii nor siaftu"g Wheh one OF 10 y, u cI 'tsiiS
lde iie lnm,nse poees 81 of nance 40 ae Pa'e' IN
thc D,latpr The tufIei viii be covered in acton
gi u rlcess s1!. The new hsr, hich was recently
aIded - Zoe tlre6 az The st hac. Of r0n-l AL snCs
tie di,tlpe Of tbe passaic, via be odopoi in ilc
Itrio on mpcu motc iInpro: Il prnc'pc. The blr IL,
iu r,l'a ck and fastened on With bolts. Ifo g,or =
tAe .rel j. different from hht o. tho other Vessels
and is nGeo better. The tnnot complete VII wceb
hO, so tnus. tlerab0.t. being heavy. almost,
o.. tho entire Grmor o ihc 7!. II Is not board lt
present blt viii be put in rs Place immediately asi -
completed.
TIE RAg.
TIC ram !, .Nc f,nost piece ol mechanism ahrqld hA
sp. 1ho proper is ~ feet of solid OAK end 'roni
rite Ire KeouE, which proiuded from ile bottom of
,he Aui near De keel. This eytends irOm lhe ,op q
fta Deck, being as i were fn extension % ~ eniire
orn.or o.. the ship. Another advantage IN ils ram ~
t u ,onG be- carried away without any material dam.
age or i'ars 70 the vessel, and without h'i making
Wittr
Tie decks perfectly clear - al i1curlfarces q.
ccpt tnrfai. The same objection made 20 TIE Cher
roni'oI relative 70 their Liability 70 be i7'med Dy
pin 4ging ahot is valid ~ the Dict ors 'ise hni ~ -
only sut 10 sly Lat of The ron clad yc cs engaged 10
TIE attack Charleston, has suffered an, scrcGs
nc0nYe.ien.r rom injuries done 20 lie deck. ~ sees
almost mYoa bic. end has proved 70 that pro- -ctic
fred from nm ordinary bOat cor enter the deck. TIC
lmo o tie dock consists of y inches Of iron, laid on
IA two pte. m Z. same in ner iu the Other Is.
lie nain-tcck-',at IN which The cTcV aid oiicers
fIe 10 Feis very con4cdi0G one. being rs high rs
that q ary hrs class sailing irgcto in tie Navy
msn * feet high, with his bat On. cen walk w'Cgt
s''opf from ead 20 end oft OF course the fiier nt
~ nen- have nos been yet arranged, III that sort
Of aor- being !ef' 10 NE last
Tlr 'r Is ventilated by three immense hloVcrs Two
for tae OF hc yes q gone ally and one for The ex
press g-poae Of ycuirating the engile-room. These
blowers sr2of Immense size. about - inches Dg Is
inches. ar trunk, supp, lng blower eight feet IN
dif'.s,er T. within Chort 5 ct II tie stern. The aig
o sapr tue other blowers il drawn nom Tic top of
Tie f-i. at nd distributed through tie ship.
HOW SHE WILL 3. sILEBED.
,LeDy-s uulsye.ed individual knows how yessels
ar. ffeCr0u The llan 40 DE aAeel has bo.Ofe hlm
mra -s lands o.. Which point TO the cifci ent parts
NJ a tone. A. tlc iror c.ia8 tii5 arraaE j. ia.
i. irti, b. ire aennie refuses 70 do is accnst0ned
business Gndel by saeh masses ot ron AZ are "a
20 o. illet acts siuggshY, AID is In fact perfectly
lsellss Se,tr,i meals have been adopted t. remedy
s ircOurea the most successful oi them bell8
ilat Ior "a doe. n 10 other than by ne AeP 9i
hooking la-s. The helulslln siahds Win sc "A'e ia
BIS LlAd., aIi iefprc Ian Is q mirror S.N,n iNet
~ Dgo b heal, siuated j.. q copper g.pe Lhted aoose
tle lJt -olse b bo comp is' when eil',ls .4 '".
.I.. Iha IA d
.1Y mtlt ~ t5 ionda - Ieue,.eG ia Tie .i4"' "Nu
Us -il ti, Dictator be ste,red.
THE MACHINERY.
Ti --.rirerY II lie Dictator IS of extensive
.ltr,.t.f tan tiat Of any mun-0fwar bulit 20 ibis
eoauty OF in Europe. he cyliAces wiz noi nc less
ri, iur Y Il inches in diameter Cylin1ere OF Ice
dirlrn,io-s have never believe, e.n Dni. ia tia
city e, ccpt oace for side wheel steamboat called tha
pff,r.. 4 he cylinders bolted into two massive
= Lo,'ons IO foct deep ans, some q inches os
rrDr ir +, !fA They are hotD N me, eth"alt ships,
I'd lave nr.e slide AID cxpansNe valves, TIE st.er
- .,ss, !. ~ IL aiista iIista q & sSiSss
~er -nrior0us pars. The piston, fleet siTcEe nas
lrrk attached To .;. The boilers are immense, siNln
number aLd have 20 furl md an "a 5a'e Sf@5
..fliec - LOO ffeti Glowing = POUNDS oi cpii
~, ,rmI.. st the least rs tups q cal
r ia, at a hours steawng &c uli speed. The ~eghs
- .hes1 boilers Will Doe almost 20 nns each uat j. ~
f' dfoce Let without water 20 That len tlrs "e
ca rd .sg viii weigh over 40 tIns. The castlfon
iA , boilers alone, ~ SIX cents pound Wlu amount 10
$1,000 Jho ,hafs Is a,so gigantic piece OF mechau.
ol aA aveIa-s snHp. The propeller : a righthaldea
trlcscr,e 2il fecf "a aUcteri has - iet ptih and
geivs 81 ,QJ pounds. 1lerc s 10 outboaId lctripg
;tr tho III f What piston ped wIl De ".,al".a iIol1
TIE engire, rouains 10 b. soe. The pgopeAoi IS ~
wen sad cannot bo struck by any proectAe ~ shot
would pass through 20 feet OF water to stfse J.
mo eLgires are calculated % he something IA tie
nei sahorhood oi 5tOl-ho so power.
\ Tr6laGiiSG IHl BOTTOM.
One Of the ri atcst difficulties in the way Of max *
the iron clad, permanently se was that OF protecting
the bottoms nom the ft which concentrated there and
prevented them from mos ing. ne original hohito4
had 10 be toned FROM Fortress Monroe 10 Washington
on account Oi LcI bottoms being 50 foul Ihe Ehgisn
lieate Warrior also experienced similar lbcoa'ehl:
enee and learn that some Monitors at present ou
Charleston arc very iou All sorts of paints have 0eeS
tried aud all with wrnt Of success Tie most pop"iai
wa a sort of Euglsh peacock paint, which wss nsed
in some Of The ma steamers ont did very 'te s39d;.
On the bottom OF q Dictator however and On al "
our r,c claas be- built heuctforwaId, ana noe 81 me
nav al built vessels, asGccess;u remedy mas been de'
! which will keep tue bottoms perfectly clear OF ali NTH
In is called "sDp zine" PAINT and Is perfectly white 10
color thirty years slncc vessel was c"atec wiz,
II in England lhc errlYcG hrsc few weeks ss" sha
her bottoms were tund n ericct order. The Go!ern;
meni Lss responsible parties furnishing the pam. any
its puri.y can b. relied Ii Is cohhdent! eSPeelc9
that vessel complete. with IL inches OF ermor aug
such heavy battery VIII pioye herself the Dictator o'
the ocean -.
ARRIVAL or THE Z. $. STEAMER Grand scLP.
Tic I =. sflDmcf Grand Cuif, coumlaudec
Geo ST. Ransom arrived ,t tie Navy-NWd on sstur'
d,v HQ,lreon from cruise ia seG.ci'~s Tho thesas
petke. Iho Sr.lb Glii has experienced very hcayy
reatl.r lcFir- been in hurricane Ia nc Gulf
-.r>lf. lrr - iJurs; Tie se1s, AZ times when tha
h.H plunged itaNuy leirg g. ligl as tie ioTcYa,t.
-'5 bis p-o,,d ier-,ta splendid s'a yoo,, "Ae.cdig
Il erlc,t -tlsdi-r nol 90 "i h,t oiHecss. a., -,
IH...,, ~. .ul - o9c frld he.cls Acu IT.
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rsie, johu bsye Chaa. u. Cadcn hsrs j. lp.n' AeiS
SI1, Il, 'is,..i C. pbcl mc0ws,. A,rs "a In neers
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