New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-29
Great Britain.

Great britain.
telegram from Alexandra reports that the
American ship Winged Racer which left Manila on
fhe 7th October for New YORK, and the Amanda bound
To- Falmouth had been burnt OF Java Head by the Ala
private investigation was taking place by the
Police and Custom Officials AZ Queenstown INTO the
circumstances attending the recent enlistment oi inc
fifteen men whoWeIc recently Ciseinblrhed ron United
States var steamer hearsargc-
At public meeting recently held ~ Leicester.
ares iuicn 10 idNor oi lt stph"loA oi l' -Nvt'' W
South Was adopted 10y very large MAJORITY. IIc
meeting reviewed the subject exclusively ron thei
svcly point and based tte resolution on the opinion
that the extinction oi slavery would be best promoted
4 special correspondent Of The London Tfnc'.
writing llom Richmond points out that tie tnioni'ts
are now investing the ports OF Secessa with Gordon Of
vessels so numerous AS for the frst time IN thlri!
months to make access the Confederate coast really
dangerous and difficult.
7Sc Times correspondent at the headquarters
Of the Confederate in Tennessee says that crisis IN
the war is approaching which viii tes more ihan ever
the stubborAncss and tenaclIy 81 the Souih hep.s
hch tribute 10 the marntcence Of Northern iuth ana
sell reliance contIastcd Will the lukcwainness Of
The controversy between NJ Golden and The Load9a
Tir4ts had merged into personal matter between MI
Golden and Mr.. Deane, the Eduorln.Cme OF ne
Iiae
1t is asserted that searching inquiry into the *
perdiiurc of the Admiralty viii enable Nj Gladstone
10 submit 10 Parliament "a material reduction Oh TINS
head.
The Colonial Secretary-,he Duke Of Newcastle--lad
Il
Sir H. H. Colier-tlc solicitor .Gcncral-was eV-
poced to DEE nominated 10 the vacant JulscsAip vice
WichtmIn deceased. Another authority cay Sergeant
LAUNCH OF AN IRoN-cIAD.
An important addition was made on Dec. l.
to the E0ya. Navy Dy tie huuch If tie armorcased
screw si, g5t' AiiAetelI Si tlo p!eises Yt 'I'
IT s.,s .iIog works aud Snpbl.dlne COMPANY! BACK
wall Tie Mno4ur is o tle sane sle and Glass as tie
Ag acolEi. aow building for the G0yernmcni By me
Aiesr Le-ro OF Brieuhead and the NoIthumbcr.an and,
building at AiiwalL The following are The dimensions
of tn sel. Length between p'fQcndf -tIs f0 ~
extreme b.e.1l ~ H. q IN, deVh IN hold. 81 T. ili
draucht Of water. - a. ill.,; burden IN tuns Du.ers
mcasal,l1cUt -i2. Bcl engines are Of $50 horse
poW,r aaG fully calcLatel 20 perform a speed % a.
knots aI -orr. notwithstanding tAe immense s1c -hd
weight W fle vessel
nor amao- patcs are ., inches thick or one inch
thicker tlaH IN vessels Of the Warrior class and ler
backing composed o. silch ak timber. ID all-or
oi th- Warrior extends only .cugtA Of 22 feet
the entire length OF tai tc. pei, $50 feet, but tie
Mnoteur VIA b. competed, non-c.ad from aiom 20
stern leaving part oi tine vessel protected. About
oneth.sd OF Ter aInor has already beeu botcd T. Aes
sides. Her armament wi consist Of 90 guns :" iaiee
cabcr. the description Of which ha not yet been d'ier
mined on tho Adraa.'y nov bei5s =, ensegea , ID
CARVING experiments on board the Excellent gun
reTv siin iu order 90 csccrt n tie efficiency oi J0
poundcI .frd lJJpoundeT round SLOT and other f4Ha
for arming u n-0l. and also an improved apparatus
which Las been invented FOR Tie purpose 81 vol.ne
thcse large lns with case aud efficiency in Tic nafoI
service fire Ninotaur has been fitted ll Oh reccIi 2n
when necesser. tOr powerful TAU - hei si'n
TuB " "S&ASHISG POWERS OF THE ARMSTRONG
OOo-POUNDRR. 4
From The London Timer.
The Smashing power, OF 81 William Ann \
rfeongs 81 p6uncer sAunr gun tested on FRIDAY II
(iec I al ol0eJufyAess, against tie NaI'oF sGA.r \
tleet. he target i an exact counterpart 4
e., sccuoa Of tie Warriors .de nni I
measures = feet hong hy 20 feet D.. hight 7. is y
constructed Of lion plates of TIE be-t homore 4ous \
De inches tllck. ted 20 Dgckii tea. Id inches
IN depth BeiiAL IL. come two sets = uch plates II
riIied 70 massive Iibs Of iIon--tlo wlo,e being 4
shcred up by ssn beams Of fir Of immense thickuesi
LIZ Target nas mooIcl a. % yards d,sloc nom the
ard wooden targets Tor ascrtauing correct ceS-
hon for tins Iaige Coated close by. tte clear o. tie
iron one.
Tile frs, sho, from Bic VIII was n dummy cas' !
irol shell e.sA.rg Vg poguqs and was letelel WIFI
spch uueIrng am e lie wooden taief' a. 70 suihsi u
literally % POI der. Tie elevation a he piece III til,
instance = D. and thI charge 20 pounds The Icxt
sEOt steel slrl with 4 CI.tJIo4 mead clgAiAg
60 pounds GAd containing a ponds u powder, Nlc.
j. OGly 0u-aiihs Of II, normal charge. Before lIug
this sAot a cOLlU.laCD took place among tic a.heTfts
present u tie e.e alton d DC given having been
os.oteIed t,"t 'Ae "oolch ttget d'Hoi '"ed Dy me
uIs: shot had been mOOIed at 100 yards lnstead Cl
Oh a. bad been originally intended. Aicr some dis
cnsslon, ne run Ared u =, ~ ce,oton. The shc
passIg jgst over Tie top oi the target Lt.c 20 tlc II
rle-s " Tic c.LiTal ILc,
Ne next two sLots-lye steel shells simr in " re-
spets 10 No. z.emOLstiatca ia "a mos. Surprising
WAY lie TOlderu accuracy Oi toe gun ia obs ying the
slightest slsn5e IN Iteration For slOt No. c piece II
TTe depressed 10 - g. the tlol passing Though II
The aiac center Of inc top oi the target aAd caryng
~ piece Oi tie wood framing y selAi-ciIcuaT
snap. The fourth shot VIA Fred al OIL, y lcss II
-.es -on AID struck tho IA get the center
y1s,.oe making daylight through u. AID exploding al
The sery moment Of impact hole III. by 2C.n yswn-
eu la TIE N. Plate level with fe1 lncACs On tie
LEFT of tie bulls eye Tie teak backing Was sr tered
sItO haXLeAts nom tie s4e Of The c0cOallt to the
mefest AbeI, aad tie gin. plates and Of the ribs
were completely torn away like 90 much paper. Ia
froat below the hole there lay 4 huge mass of ifon
pate weighing three or four AuldIcdReight aid ook.
iIl Ike piece Of cfnplcd black ray lac plate above
TIE one winch pierced started iiOn !fs place
an thgcd outward nearly the whole OF bolts hold.
Ug 4 10 lie AIstt beng broken GHaJ.
IL fac az prsen ALLOW ed that since the great battle
cf gun plate had begun To be waged there had
Leei Dten such con eie triumph Or the f1l Incr com
bit1t a first II had been intended O try The effects
vi 70 UyJpOundeT upon the Warrior target at 2O0U
70 render ne@ tArget necessary On Ie ruug 10 The
Qf,ar pOnt the 5JJ pouudcr wds mott tTcdiOui nhOts
te@s AIeG but owing 10 several cauhes OAly one Of
ts"E4 iOOk enec', sinking The Il,t top corner tAe
target having been sewcd around to angle of nearly
~ % .cts viii TIE line Of Ire bg the fourth shell from
Big VIII This concluded the liIng for Tie day
MIR. CoBDEN AND TIE TIMES.
Nj! Golden presents Bis compliments 10 The
edito Of he Ddy Mars and viii feel obliged ly LisJ
giving publicity 10 c accOmpau ying letter which has
been refused inscrion il. Inc I,mes II
A'dheyat, Dee =, iJJ n
T. ,as Jd,,or of Tie Time. III
ss Tie following is extracted from your Yesterdays
leading article: II
Then though small STATE may have something 20
lose 0e change, ~ has usually to gain BId 90 1t
comes 10 pass That IL cokb upon any attempt 90 con.
sTuct the map O reform tue Institutions Oi i.uope "
wiL something 81 thai satisf etGn with when die rs.r
might regard If BfIgbto proposition Tor the q. IsiOn
among then oi the lands of The rich OF the Roman u
bcnns Aang on the hps Oi braoohus len c Iotc 10
exPOund Ia uem is last plan ior Il new cos ~ yIth II
IaJIe grants O iand to every citizen " bo sLoud u
hitiOut communicating with Mr. Bri NJ ! tro DE II