Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-08-29

turned with him this morning, and lodged
him in jail.
SOMETHING ABOUT RoH-CLADs.-From
gentleman who has recently made tour
through the principal engine shops and ship
yards Of the sesboard, We learn that every
department Of construction connected with
the naval or merchant marine. is being work
ed to its utmost capacity and, principally
upon Monitors and irOn-clads, it being evil
IDENTIFY the intention Of the Government to
put in service a navy that shall be both in
point of numbers, as well as in superiority of
construction, unequalled by that of any 9TH
er Power, and that too, irrespective Of the
wants of the present war. The Brooklyn
Navy Yard is filled with wOrkmsn who are
engaged in the repairs of vessels that have
been in service as we'll as in putting on board
ships built elsewhere their armament and
ordinance stores, large supply of which is
kept at that point. A large iron-cIad, called
the MiantOnomah, /" has just been launch
ed from one of the ship-houses. At the ship
yard Of ". Il. Webb, the famous I" Dunder-
burgh is being built, and when finished it
will be one Of the most formidable " rams "
aaoat. The machinery, which is designed by
E. W. Smith, formerly of Cleveland is
well under way. The Continental Iron
Works have just launched the "Oanondaga," )"
a dOubIe-turret iron Monitor, the machinery
Of which is being put on board by the Nor
gan Iron Works. The puritan" one of
Captain Ericsson's latest design of iron clad
rams" is being built at these works. The
" Dictator" similar in all respects, is
being built at the DelematOr Iron
Works, and, judging from the army Of men
that swarm over them, it would seem they
must soon be ready to launch. It has been
suggested by those who have a tender regard
for the feelings of our wayward sisters, !"
that possibly they may dislike the names
given these vessels. Be that as it may, we
doubt not the vessels themselves will please
them less when they "Open up" with their
immense Wrought-iroR guns. The Novelty
Works are building several Monitor engines,
and are also putting in the machinery Of the
iron-clad Italian frigsts, built by W. H..
Webb. They are also building the maehin-
cry for a large mail steamer. At their dock
has just been landed the last one Of those
large side-wheel engines, Of which the Lakes
in the " "Olden time" were SO justly proud.
At the Atlantic docks lie quite number Of
blockade runners that have " come to grief, %
among which is the " PeterhOfr " and a very
fast iron dispatch steamer, both of which will
doubtless soon be put in commission. At the
Philadelphia Navy Yard the irOn-clad
'' Tonawanda" is on the ways, nearly ready
for launching, and a large prize steamer is on
the dry dock being repaired. The irOn-cIad
"GaIena," that was in the front at Fort Dar-
ling, is here, being cut down for a gunbOat.
She bears unmistakeabls signs of the storm
of iron hail that came down upon her frem
the bluffs Of James River; her port side be-
ing deeply marked by shot and she'll, some
of which still remain fast in her iron mail.
Several other steamers are being repaired at
this yard. Want of space prevents our Civ
ing in detail the operations of the various
shops in Philadelphia, Wilmington, Pitts
burgh, and other points. Suffice it to say
they are all working to make our Navy a
big thing"