The New York herald., 1863-09-05
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ArLAKrA-Th0 rebel ram Atlanta, CAPTURED eoms tims
since ny the United States clads s uadorsand
to be brought 70 Philadelphia An oGoer who arrived on
Sunday n fhe bermuda, states that thA Atlanta was
being prepared for the voyage at Port Royal
caxSaDcR. Screw steamer Cambridge sailed from
Newport, r. l., on Saturday bound it Ia stated. 70 Join
tho blockading squadroa on Wilmington, NC.
GRAND Guiy, l3-Cno Of tue specimens or naval
architecture purchased by tho Navy Department OF
Is the gunboa, Grand Cuff built by O. & r. foion, OF
this city admiral pauding visited her Tuesday and
expressed himself delighted her appearance every
respect and all the naval ocers who have hoe are
OF the ono opinion in regard to her.
She il brig rigged steamer of twelve hundred
TOPS, and Of tho following dmenzoas;feng,h on deck,
two hundred and sixteen feot breadth OF BEAM thirty
four feet inches depth o. bold feet depth
TO spar deck twentyfour feet Her frame Is Of wh.ts
oak, hackmatack and locust the lower ieck beams OF
Maryland white OAK and Georgia prc and the main dccS
beams OF Georgia pine Tho outside plank Ia of white
oak All the bottom Plank over twoya Inches ~'do arc
scarped The ceiling Of Georgia Pine near the engine
and boilers and white oak forward and att The goesons
placed thrco abreast coaged with locust ovcry ak
feet Tho lower deck plnk laid II three inch strcas
main deck in three aud half inch atrea and spar deck
in two and hsf iuch s.roaks The Goor and garboards
uro liS'cbtu WIN JeoW pucti tH0 OcGom, "
sStccn feet square, fastened with composition and
Lorg island locust treenais and with copper butt bolts
Above the sixteen fee. line and upper deck they fas
tened with galvanized iron. Tho chair plates and deck
iron work galvanized Tho vessel s heavily braccd
diagonaly with straps laid double extending tho
floor heads 10 two fee. above the deck connecting
with longitudinal brace running from stem co stern,
and three additional iron straps around the The
rnddcr post is secured the stern post with composition
keel and plates.
fhe engine boilers and machinery were built BY the
Reliance Machine Company, Of Mystic river Conn from
drawings OF John Baird. Tho engino Il an inverted,
direct acting, condensng one, with ons cylinder OF 6sty
inches. The slroKo OF piston is astyiour inches, and
fitted with Bards equilibrium slide valvo. She has two
return tubular boilers, caon containing hundred and
eight tubes ten feet long and four inches in diameter
The propeller il Sourteen feet ia diameter.
On the spar deck she huad red ?ounder
PARROT and thirtypoundcr Parro,t rifles the
hundred po0ndor beng amdshps and the thirty poundos
each end. In addition TO these she viii carry four
twenty four. FOUNDER hovzers. On the gun decx she
Is pierced for eight guns but will carry on5 Tour thirty
two-pounders.
The accommodations for th. officers and superior
evey respect to those any other vessel In the navy
II is true OF the purchased steamers havo
gilt work about their cabins than this vessel but when
the real, substantial things looked at tho Grand
Gulf will certainty take rank ahead.
Tho cabin contains two largo. well ventilated state
rooms a bathroom and other convenienccs It Is wet,
lighted and is large and rocmy.
The contains eight large roomy s,oreroonls
pantres &c. Tho STORAGE also Gcd with largo state
rooms pantres lockers. dc bath Is attached to this
suit Of rooms for the usc OF tho officers.
From the steerage forward to tho gun deck there
number or fine stororooms bag lockers and purser's
storcrooms On the berth deck again we find rooms Of
large size, and, in fact, she has than
would SUPPOSE by looking At her outside
Tho builders havo studied 10 make her model ship,
md by common consent she Is pronounced 10 bc very
desirable vessel for any sorv!ce Should she go tho
blockade she has the appliances for rendering her
healthy weasel The lremen and coalhcavcrs have a
bathroom that tey keep themselves clean at all
tnes.
Tho Messrs. Poillon tho builders sf the gupboat
winons which has rendered such excellent service
the Mississippi river under Admiral Farrsgu,. she
Baltimore, having come home for repairs ron.
dered necessary by The injuries she received during
number OF engagements she has participated ia. The
winona said to hc OF tho best bnt Of twenty
thrc gunboas built At the breaking OF tho rebellion
Tho and The builders Of tho Grand Gulf may well
be proud ~ this new addition 10 raval force She
win probably be sent in search Of the privateers.
Tho following is lis, Of her onicers, far as rc.
ported:--
Commander George NJ Ransom
Liraenam Commnndsr--L. A. Beardslce.
Acing Assi0srns S1ryoa--G. r. Higginbo,ham.
Acting &ssistdrt Pdyndster-E, B. Southwor,h.
AcinG l1adTs-G. u. Livingston and r. G. Merrman.
Acting Enssgas-C. J. Frisbcc, y. Boyle and ii. J.
shaw.
Masters Ma,es-Thomas Mason, ). Courtney and II D.
Cleaves.
R,.gneers--Ac,ing Firs, Assistant Henry Hi: Act
ing Third Assistant, s. v. SteIlings.
Aciiag Gannc.-B. c. Belts.
KEARsAGK-The UHired States steamer Kearsage
Captain winsiow. arrived at Madeira June %. She
chased and overhauled tho English steamer smoker.
bound to Tampico the day. She permitted her to
pass The Kea-sage was at Tenerine July L. in pursuit
OF priva,eer which proved to 10 OF the "knpesor
Of China'sn steamers The Kearsage Fayal July
IL and In chase OF the blockade runner steam,
She chased the Juno io,o Terceirs days
anerward tho Juno out OF port, and Ia a chase
round the Island OF Tcccua captured by tho Kesr
sage, ovcrhaued and after detention OF day was
released, there being munitions of war board
RE pi hAiIa-Ths italian frgne Gaiantuomo has been
ordered 10 proceed from Turin this port for tho pur
pose or conveying the iron clad rigste Re d Italia
or her voyage the Atlantic The Galaniuono s
splendid ship bail, by the French Ior tho Italian
navy.
Ts wgsrxgy laos ClJDs.--The Unted states Navy ne.
partmcnt recently ordered Official inspection Of the
Western iron clad aeet 10 og construction. The
following unofficial report % the inspection by the
commission:--
We recently maaN tour Of the West 10 examine the
naval vessels firoa clsdal undcr cnsfncton A. Caron
dslet, Mo-, seven miles below -. IOu,s the Masu
sppi river. found the large and commoious Union
Iron Work owned by James v. fnds Fsq and four Pc
duay large. iron, naf botomcd Evcr grnboats well ad
vaneod toward coupeion-one larEc.sd aud others
nearly ready ~ be Goaied They oi the following
general dmcnsors length. 30 feet: breadth,
o. feet depth or bold si feet ana will draw sir feet o
water sterns aud ptur' bows. plated wtb
plates three inches thick one be ready f1r ssrgo
In sixty dyg, and the cthars in two, three and four
months. ~ tho city ~ - Louis found wooden
gunboat, with an Ericsson turref just completed
for trial rhe IA $50 feet long 80 feet wide draws
feet water has boilers. engines and propcef- The
turret " - ie~t inside diameter aud inches tLc a1d
the arror plste~ iDchss th.x. 90 svee thtes
blocks below Mcars Mccfd Rcstcr are erecting baila
~ construct two of Ericsson light dranght vessels
They the a. those building Fast ~ tncsnsAtg
Ohio there three different sells of contractors ssp
poyod 10 constr ctnz Iron cads Tho Nes wor.. have
two large vessels, the Cs,swba aud The nneoa Tha
former " weil advanced and may be completed nesi
xpsng bat the latter pas only toe keel LAID sad