Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-09-03
FoREwARNED. FoREARMED.

FOREWARNED, FOhEAhMED.
Some startling information has lately been re-
ceived at New York from Liverpool Of the ap-
preaching completion of several most formidable
turreted rams which have been built in English
ports for the American insurgent navy. 1t is stated
that the first of these great rams was nearly finished
that she completely plated her masts and boilers
in, as well large part of her machinery and that
she was expected to be ready for service by the
18th Of this month. Her consort was launched on
the I'd instant, as well as one at Glasgow and both
would bo ready to sail by the lst of September.
We perceive by notices in Southern papers that
the most astonishing results are anticipated by the
insurgent Government from the invncibility Of
these powerful floating engines of war. They are
expected to suppress the blockade Of the Southern
ports and captare the blockaders; to enter tri-
umphantly by their invulnerabity the ports of the
Union and indemnify the South for all the dam
ages it has suffered by the war; and, finally, to
change the whole condition and aspect of the con-
test. All this would, we confess, look rather ugly
if we could apprehend that SO formidable an as
sault would find us unprepared for it; but no
tices which we observe in our papers of the ad
vanctd stage of preparation Of new iron-clads and
turreted rams our side 60 far to allay the anx
icty which we might otherwise feel en- the subject
Our painstaking Secretary Of the Navy, however
he may be thought to resemble ".Wlliam the ST.
lent" has not in the course of the war, been found
to resemble in his habits that other Dutch worthy,
Rip Van Winkle. The public has found him,
we believe, pretty generally, wide awake.
PER EXAMPLE: Says the New York Evening
Post of Wednesday:
"Workmen are engaged night and day in completing
the splendid ocean onclad Puritan which to be ready
for service by the lt of October. The hull id COM
pleely formed and The all the lower part of the
ship fastened to within about feet Of the top OF the
bulwarks. The plates not yet fixed, but will be in
place very The lower part OF the vessel will not be
very far advanced until she is soat all efforts
centrated the outside for the present The dimensions
of the cylinders Of the Purtans engines will be
hundred inches, which will give her speed almost uDpa
raleed vessels OF such magnitude great number Of
imp ents have been introduced witch not
tempated uhen the vessel begun. Her machoery is
rapidly building and will be nearly completed before the
launch takes place.
"The new iron clad Teeumseh is to be launched next
contracted for after the completion of the first Monitor
Her turrets armor interior fittings and general character
stics the those of the former vessels with
few exceptions. The new ventlatng apparatus sue
eessfuly introduced into the Lehigh will be adopted in
these vessels well all Of her class. Mr. Birbeck
The builder is at present employed in putting it board
of the Tecumseh and will have it completed after the
launch of the vessel The turrets pierced for two
guns ke the Passaic and hontaBk 1t is heved, how
ever that the battery will consist of 5nch gun and
200 or 800 pound Parrot.
Soon after the launch of the Tceumseh the NJ .nhahan
aud the Mahopae will be ahoat. They in the same
yard with the T,cumseb, and have been built by the
same firm.
The iron clad Ozark at st Louis, is to be completed
ftr service immediately, 1t is rumored in naval cir
ces here that che is intended to reinforce the fleet
Charleston The OZsrk has on board and very DE-,
siruct,ve missile which invented time since, 10
the Mediterranean by Chief Engineer Whitaker of the
United States Navy who ordered home to have hs
apparatus applied here"