New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-14

long, 50 feet beam, and 81 feet depth OF hold. She
will have one turret, two Immen'e wrought-iron
guns, carrying from so TO 100 pounds .! powder
The frame and plates of the hull are entirely in-hed
deck beams all in, and the plankns Is beng lad
" it'll the beautiful lines Of the vessel ana the I'M
mense engines that being put into her. the bnid-
els confidently expect that she will sail over Is mlIee
an hour. Tie ram extends - feet Is perfectly SOLID,
and is very much strengthened by the sponsous'
Her bow is sharp needle ~ Is al-o her siern
80 that she can tram" at either end Her nrmor Is
three feet of solid oak and I0i inches of iron' ELK
plates being lspped on 10 the oak. The armor If
two feet above the weter-ne, and goes down FIX
feet. The two upright cylinders, the largest ever
constructed for screw steamers in tins country OF
perhaps in any other country, set IN the vessel
They are 100 inches ia diameter and feet stroke oi
piston.
The propeller is q feet in diameter, 81 feet p'eh
aud four-bded. 1t is the largest ever cast III this
country and weighs over 80. GOO pounds. IL is ready
to be connected 10 the shaft which is being set IN
position. The screw and the rudder are protected
by the usual overbanging in the monitor vesseis'
The turret and pilot-house are constructed on iho
new plan dispensing with tbroueh-bolts; they are
impreguabe, protected by immense bars bent to
the required shape. The supports for the tur-
refs and most OF the machinery for working It are ia
place. The engine-room is separated from tie fire
by a water-;ight iron bulkhead, 80 that no duct
or smoke enter the iire.room. The heavier por-
tons Of the engines are set in positions in the ship
The boilers are Elk in number-three on each side
and nearly completed. Her coal bunkers are built
in fiyht rf,u ha fHi
crew have superior accommodations. The ventila-
ton Of the ship is plan Invented by Capt. Erics-
son, and will be M comfortable ard airy IN warm
climate as it would be in Winter season at home.
Fifty thousand cubic feet of air can DO forced in
minute through tie vessel. There are other I'M
proyements III tits great ocean monitor, which we
are restricted from publishing 4, present.
Chief Engineer Robe, L. s. ", is the Govern
ment Inspector who will to it that The yesse 10
"a success. The Dclamnter Iron WORKS deserve
great credit for the manner in which they have done
tbeir work. They have IA, every available maa
upon the vessel they could IN order TO complete it
at The earliest moment-nore than thousand mea
being employed. They have Constructed machinery
Of Gli kinds for shearing. punching and bending The
massive plates and bars Of iron, aad nothing l.
omitted TO insure complete Success.
Tho u. S. schooner Kiitaipny Ieft this pos, %
Tuesday. in tow, FOR the Wesl Gull squadron The
following is "a lisi of officers:
Acting Master Commanding Isise s-yburr Ae''rr A.
.tant PaynAs.r Abrah.u Dep.s Aciins Fus sns nenr,
ia. oa IT, H. Baify ~ }. B...ds, Ac;ins Sic .ai tee.
VA. II. De5fos.e james Brown " IT,. Sgu.lsi iaymas.
ten. Clerk, b. Adams spAldlng
The First rennryI,nnia CoIorcd Regiment.
pffrf aatpf sIFfa Id. .ns "A.