The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-20

Not one OF these vessels is ready SERVICE although
their contracts called for them six TO eight months
ago We are informed that the vessel contracted
Tor has not yet fairly been started. Az any rate win
- six months before she be launched This delay
has been caused almost wholly by the Navy Department
Who have been constantly employed In changing
plans and Arawn from time time showing that they
have been building by guesswork all the time, they
Old In the OF the second batch OF Monitors and had
shoy not "buili up" those vessels least eighteen
anCbes they would have sunk 10 the launching
Now that we have had couple OF the wonderful
light draughts lauuched-vesses designed by q
gneer Of the navy, we are enabled TO speak OF them
with degree OF certainty. Without boilers, en-
gines torHts, guns, coal, stores, &c they are out
q the water two inches at the stern and thirty
~ the bow, and, according to Mr.. Mathew Mates.
when fully equipped they will be about three inches
bsneah the surface OF the water Such state OF affairs
may eought for by the able designers but
should think that they had better organize q submarine
sorps ITO sail them. II is shameful in 70 tolerate
men in positions Of trGsf who will thus waste money
Do times ike these These vessels should have been
built long ago, whea II they had been able TO float,
could have used them 10 advantage in the OF
North Carolina and elsewhere.
One OF these remarkable craft has been completed and
tried competent witress-an old Boston captain
states that be one OF the Monitors 20 down
sea was smooth, the weather pleasant with moderate
breeze from the northwest yet the deck in places
vas kOesdeep with water He expressed the opinion that
hsne were TO attempt to 60 TO sea- In moderate single
seeed topsa! breeze the weight OF water which
SUITABLY fall on Der deck would sink her. He said that TO
send her 70 sea at all ipjudicious the extreme
AZ Americans We should be able to find in our midst
enough q native brains to get up something WHICH ySau
he Service us and seems IN Just 10 our Inventive
salent 70 seek foreign brains to plan and control tho
interests OF iron ad navy. Far better plans for
Iron clads have been presented to- and pushed in
contempt BY the Navy Department, that the Monitor
interest might have full swing.
There exhibition THE city plans OF iron.
sad vessel by Captain Augustus Walker old aud OK.
perienced seaman, which, for strength, buoyancy and
speed seems to be just the thing purposes The
plans are ship shape, aod The manner Of ventilation ap.
pears aG near perfection as possible vessel built from
these plans eau most assuredly 90 cope With
m enemy She can carry a heavy broadside battery
and would truly be formidable vessel We think such
craft should be called Eureka There are various
ether plane ~ ether persons far desirable than
She Monitor GLASS sud they will no, any more and il
time that trial given 10 como other
class. Let rs have some "EursEas"-soms,hing
shat Is no more ike Monitor than Mont
Dor is Ike ship Scores Of men stand ready
10 furnish plans for invunerable, buoyapt and
fasi iron cladsvesses which live In sca.way, c'n
engage work With respectable number Of gr.s-ves
sells that human beings Can live In, ana thai will Re
eredi 70 our country flag Let any one ask or
mose who have served 10 a Monitor their opinlo, or
nsm, and nhe snswer will ~
terturo~- - ,pat TREY are q m,eeraoe.
--- nsaith.dsstroylng invention, built 70 make
Ecrey and build up the fallen reputation Of an engineer
Who has never brought 70 perfection any Idea he has
sv0r ndv Ths font ara nrh n
miserable failure that one can be found who win
openly father their conception. II was q vain.
glorious attempt 10 supsrsede the genuine original
Monitors, but It failed. The idea OF what lie called
great feature 10 tbemthsir wa,ertsht compartments
filed with water TO sink them low 10 the water in
scton-is the property OF az individual who win In due
elmo produce patent papers and his Jus. and
lawful es fos the infringement The Monitor folks are on
shsir last legs they are doing everything swell their
pile Of grecnOacks that when they 20 By the board
thsy will have enough live II Is not hong ago tina,
sons OF them endesvored TO force pump-their In
ventiepuio the light drsusht vessels Il was they said
better pump OF II 1t cost Just 81, 900 more
snsn the Andrsws pump But what twenty pumps,
$1,000 piece extra 70 the government That was
nere nothng. But $4,000 among two s pretty good
sum for pumping Uncle sans Treasury These Monitor
chaps understand the laws Of suction nicely any
zoe you can apd. II is pity could not have the
Oils o. ncdsstais ADD extras published oacisny II
would open the eyes Of the public. and close the
HoUtbs o. these people. But they have had thus
FAR sufficient influence 70 keep themselves out OF
srouhle; and woe TO the poor fellow who attempts to
trouble them. II our duty 70 prepare now for coming
eEsak abroad w hare Little Pill 70 settle wisb Ems