New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-27

To The Editor Of Tas N. y. Tribune
S,R: In your issue Of this day, Mr. lslerwoot
makes a violent attack upon me- using coarse language
and calling very hard II his remarks affected
NC oala would not reply because lawyer who hs'
convicted before jury is not expected I'd aIs"a
abuse from him either toe Steps Of rio courthouse
or through the newspapers. But we arc deein9 WINS
great public question sad s private citizen, an
fighting singehanded except Gar as the press erd'
ne its powerful aid battle to rescue our Navy non
utter ruin. aud give US the power and prominence 81
the which American genius AID skiu eau sensihy
secure. Ny gTea. weapon IA the Light must Do fstI
And unless meet every sugges sgnirs nay verfcy
by immediate and conclusive contradiction, VIII lose
the of obtaining triumph cure 20 come TT last
the cause Of the country. and not for mys'iL
shall not discuss engineering Questions icy VII
be settled 10 Congress- Nor shall ina.,ro i.t,ts
pubs he'd Ii Is Of tho least segurncc nett'
Mr. sherwood or myself has " majority ef 'lie 600
tractors who. having built his engines, agree "rb h1
that they ere good. This met may prove n1p.asanN
that majority" Of these days, hut y won't MAKE
the ships go any insier. and that Is all reed Say
abort II.
nicaton is that he specifically charges ne with vii'n
sehood and asserts in effect that have AntenHnalI
nisrepgesented hi, position He is appse0'iy s,Ytr
ing NV letter In TIE Head OF The ll instant. wI'ttet
in response 10 h. communication ofthe th Tho sttei
is not signed BY Mr. Isher,Soed bus was paoishes
uni
Reply TO r. n. Dckcrson" and an aatio ilsd y, tx
editor OF TIE Herald % siy that II is jsss what II pr
ports to be-Mr. Isherwocd's reply TO ne.
In that reply Mr. lshervood msia,nns thai 80 scpt
Of the Sacramento class do 30 eley zen and ba Knot II
hour against light head wind lie Gdiuccs a,pi0c
of this tie following:
Extract from report naJe tie speed the Sacramento
by CAPT, Boees dsted Hampton ko.is. 500 H. Dos.
1.-THE following sy i've you idea Of her speed
INK calm with rough following ses ship rolling hsasis
cs olu,ions gave os; 81 revelations .uois s..is
"a r
steam nom 20 to IS pcunos Nih light bead wind sod .oc
see 50 revolution. gaze kno,s largo; 81 revelations ssvr
Knots large, e. revolutions ~ kno's ~ ieyo.u' "a
gave Knots; 65 revelations eave ~ knots .Ai ~ pounas
The creates, number OF sssont.oa' oon'd e' wa" o'"i
In The Her1d Of NE nth inst pruvcd i,,at THE state
Dsnt thus made could not gossibsy D. true M ishcr
woods testimony On t.e wltnes5 stond IN Wasmitiil
and common arithmetic, Completed the demons1ation
Fortunately the multiplication table remains, athorf
Merrio,tcs law may have been abolished Mr. isler
ao,d was thus placed N mos, elb1E.dssss position.
IN The Herald end other p1rcfa sffed for LIS slips
speed greater than lat OF Tie ,rls w..hdroNo th,r
~ al hast fi, an toar. re gi'.aty was just D a
what Pc enc, litelcd irceue ny Washington juila
the SICK c mall ara is anreI - uas'.; ~ the some
now as then. Unable 20 ma.ltain his st,tencDt, IL
fatty denies hs,irg ever made t. Memory end pri.l
OF being unconrldc,ed for twenty onr honr3 reward,
him for such reoklessness, lie Is evidently as needy IN
regard ~ comfort he is ndeIensb.e abOut assertions
He Saws IN this days TRIBUNE:
Il is perfectly TIA. Mr. sherwood gave re speed u ~
sloop. Ia knot. then TIC engines making 'ffy ~ -.
The ase,oOd OF DckcsCn consists Ia atscnplns - convey
the nIpres sion ts, sixty the rE 20 'es. en-
zines could make ia the Of the concurrent to- ony 9n
tie nsnesrs and commanders OF Ire vessels ani te "I' -
log books thu, Il seventy sus Now "a re .reea o "a;
is in the direct ratio the tuIrs OF re s's w ~
kncts made with uiH'y tuns becomes W ~. 80 -
seventy tans which agrees exactly win $40 ON ~,
Mr. isherwood stated, az time OF "a .rI =,
these vesses rnt NJ knots with sixty tpip 80 r. D.
Dickersous story IS pre- IA, rSsdsion f'sf ~
mas ryit,en on This sub ~, snd Is promp''d ~ ' nv"
parent nalipliy and Interested personal noN, t,,, -
Mr. sherwood can save mo troupie M ninse , ~
posure ii he viii keep memorandum OF nis asscn ons'
- That when ore OF thc,n happens to es utterly Dis
proved he may not fcIishiy rere' ~ Inas ma! u
smrsd tho necessity If exhibiting cnicsi msconigee
irhc value If official reports OF speed - wei NUS
a,ad .n dis occasion. Mr.. sherwood, in effect ac
s. mo- If slsnderng him because deserted that he
s,a,ed for truth what appeared in an official report
IT'D nv himself Tile fact Is that Ic rntc OF sped
Wv, .,a.el in the report Is measured by log line
ilc .,.s 1, rot Trustworthy aud Capt. Boggs mishs
yes. hnye been deceived by his watch officer. Gun
e sh Ma sherwood has shown that there INST b
s" mistake IN the matter by admitting that although
dl,berstcy printed record 10 show that such speed
al been attained, yet ss be now says, u never Nsx
TO the contemplation of these highy cop,istent ssse
tions leave HIM for the present. Iiuy, ,,...uso.
Nee. Ye,s, Jan. y, looi. j. " 's"'"