New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-04

lanta would easily crash through a. Warriors sde ana
CT ate as much sensation ~ Ne tge stone Dcl
long ago On the Daldaneiles which struck AIhi'a'
Duckworth's shin Bat Europe and America an r IN
nothing aorc than IN their conceptions al ihc ibn,
Kind cf proioclile IN employ agsins. non Ipi'nS 81
tie velocity at which lie pr9leci" should re- hu','u'
and Of the nature OF the iron nrBor whch Hh'h" ~
opposed 81 IT, The Obj aCt Of Europe seems 20 ,' 10
pierce perfcrate iron armor by ei"heat'u p0'.s
driven o.; immense velocity; The object 81 AHerca 70
smash in the sides OF ironci8d vessels ny Fohu'ronS
spherical proieciiics driven nj low yeiocNy hchn
j. seems universally believed in Europe that scNd IRON
plates uniformly rolled to u thickness oil or n'h"s
arc vastly stronger tNGn four five ienInr. OF hy'f'
each OF them inch In thickness ld one on ,ho ,p "
the other Mr Stevens. of Newforh, on The oihcr haid
processes his belief that Illuminated armor stronger as
well as being vastly cheaper tHah r'Au; yer!
superficial examination Of TIE subject viii convince
eyry one that men are vet IN their infancy Us regards
knoyIedre of the Dummies Of artillery, and Of the
resistance which iron-cai scagoiAg vessels can Dc
made u offer; bu. our knowledge has no" ndyonood
nch stage rs make il probable that we ere ON the
eve Of momentOus discovery. IL IS for tins reason a
The more surprising - Englishmen who are re'icent
i'm North America and who arc cogni2ant Of the Srides
whjca the Americans have made. that it has never
seemed iii % the English Government 10 attach !" ec
of the mighty beligerents now arla!ed against '''h
other this continent such commissioners ns ~ nAs
been our practice 20 send with Is view =" wa'cnmg
and reporting upon European wars IN "bcn we WEI"
ueuiral-SUoh for instance ~ we're athcAed 10 'he
Austrian and French armies in tho Italian war 81
1851 or such President Eicice sem 10 inc
Crmc in 1853. In the belei OF ell VINO are most con
va
o ,aaut with inc trnction 20 military engineers and
oreris as the present. IL Is not alone that NC bat
es are toncht with aiiucnce of artillery hitherto
unlunwu that Gus / have heard stated more sieAs
wee DISCHARGED in tie single battle of gettysburg
than were employed in all the battles that Napoleon
ever tonight but that in all which relates to the science
Of military engineering whether ia relation oseges or
battles not oul, land. but also ON thoenarsln oil
ocean estuary eke. river, and swamp such opportu
nil cs are day presented a. in all the previous wars 81
hc current century might b. sought IN vain IL would
seem that no Euro pcan Government with tho exception
Of the Prussau. las its eyes open 10 the opportunity
now So ignorantly or hecalessiy thrown away.
THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE-CLyDE STEAMERS.
During the last few days three nne new aud
sv #, steamers have left the Clyde for Bermuda for the
purpose Of being employed IN running the blockade
These were The NOla $50 turs; the Wave Queen. 'Op
nns and the Flora, 40 tans. The two latter went out
in ballast but the former had very valuable cargo
consisting Of wooden sius valued at 1896; cotons
AZ 200; worstcds 500; leather $3.50; cutlery. s2.o
candles sil4 habrdashcry $500 &C.. the total value
being over 10000 Several other steamers are pre-
pairing 10 follow.
TIIE ENGLISH PRES or THE PRESIDENTS hhS-