The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-03
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Launeh OF the Iron-ciad Canomieus.
The Iron clad Canoncus, combining In horsclf tho
Monitor and tho stean.rsm. was launched Saturday
morning from tho yard of Harrison o. Lorns South Bos
ton. This vessel Ia tho Arst completed out Of nine OF
her casa ordered by at different yards tho
country Considerable delay has boon caused In the
building those BY their partial recons,ruc,,on
include the improvements suggested by the Charleston
ironclad light She has than double the propcng
power OF any clad aaoat, and expected make
eleven or twelve niles an hour. The plating OF her
upper hull In ave inches thick, backed by aud fas-
tened TO two beams OF wrought iron six inches
thick by seven, secured In the woodwork and
ming entirely round. thus making belt Of
iron thirteen inches broad and SIX inches Thick
under her plating total thickness OF eleven inches Of
wrough, iron above water. when ready for only
eighteen inches OF hsr upper hull will rise above tho
wator aud tha, painted white rs 70 be invisible alta
distance She was launched with her machinery In her
namely two tarret eagincs two pumping engines, two
blowing engines. and two propsllss engines, 70 which
condensers will BE- addsi. Her propcling engines 10
gethsr Of hundred horse power, Har
turrst vii be twelve inches thick. and her
pilot hou~ ten inches thick, hsr smoke Pipe eight
inches, and from her bow projects from tho upper
hui prov d strongly framed twelve fret ~
lesssh. Her armament, IN hsr sinxls turres, viii
I ooosi., Of two ansen.lnch Dshsrsn guns. shs
Is unloubtediy ono Of tbs most Formidable
AID effective iroc .c!ais now afoat Captain shn
Rogers, who was present at lhs launch, Is 10
commasd her. Ne comnAadsd tho wesh,xksa. At War,
sag sound, AZ the time u Ne encounter With tbe
Atlanta mo dimensions u .bs Sslscl are 81 feet ioss
i3is deep. ana "a beam the depth Of her uppsr han
being nvs l9t and her dspiscesa, ofwasr 100
nos Her pisss IA the shiphouss VIII be taken by ,hs
keel Of side wheel lf0n was steamer Of 500 bur.
then, called ihs winnIpss which Mr.. ioriag 10 10 bIid
m sehinery FOR nrs, clara soopsf-w1 Tho oAGonlous
has yet 70 hcr tarrst, armament and anshns
touches. which will take four ave thu ls.i
fhs vessel OF tho ways safety and successfully Al
thirty ave mates after oes O'Clock. Tie ceremony
baptism performed BY aSs d. %. Macornb, vie u
the local inspector o. tho and Engineer tbs Cni
ted states Navy.
Onward, s--rbs Unrsa state. .bip Onward arrived =,
rerrambaco June - from a cruise. All wsi
MomcAs, --1bs shop Nohir srr.rej 81 Bahia
June ~ Aisol.
TuoyAs wcoDsaRD, 3.-Ihs chartered scb-oer Thomas
woodward arrived At Boston Friday. afisf rhirtys~o
days crule 10 search Of prs,ss ror eleven day. ,Ls
detained at Ci3eo0tsr % d. duty gaard.
q. G McRaAY. 4-Ihs chartered bari D. COLLEEN Murray
spoken the 22d ~ isuds fofiyoss degrees forty
SECONDS north, Icngsuie sxty ~ degree. twelve
m nuies, cruising.
Jous ADsn.--rbs unitsi statss sloopOf John
Adams be used vessel II Port Poyai
fyo s-Ths Cnltsd states shlp ino nss ,i,sn
one occasion proved herself % BE- very last ssiiw We
give beo~ sbstf.ci y her og from rosion 20 osiy,
which sbo~s uarrsc deBlcd rate VI cont s~sa
waeh compares isvoraby With that 81 q fAs
stsau,efs BY batter Than The average q
rsva shs sailed from D~,Sn ftsrusry issa
ard arrived csdz the 18Th 81 tn moah ira
,sfssg a ilstaucs ~ -. mites " thirteen days spa
thirteen ho1rs which gives her average rate q neafr
ten ars garter mes -, three huoi,cf ant tvsaiy avs
hours "a NJ SIG #sau
Ths fofcxlag 1. the bg 4 tbs ino, from rosscn %