, 1864-09-04

coast. Soon- lo~eyer, tna warm atmos-
Phere csuset the balloon again to rier, this
time about 100 yards.
NJ. Wells wns ;! ow ~ most csinest position,
holding pr. seated Oh the Rashas, which hung on
.1et d, sosa from The balloon; r. ga.oa: De-
crow di..J; ., ihc cord did not brs Il, a.thoa n
twarttne III an s4asmlng manner. The balloon
g,aduYsll5 g los' IT. power. and scsfu de.cended,
ine on the wntcr. IL wns then dragged az actote
nlonk the tu1iace oi the water At the OF eyht
(which hs compares 10 sc,chon4inc o, tac snoT]
OF about niLeiy minule., reaehed the sh,rr.
The people of. Eau 1sldorc sho~M llsht+ anl
notant Of ihe direction IN which hc went. Atsst
b. Was Deposited 10 swamp, and forced to sbaa.
con tie ba1loon: which, beng free Of il weight.
San Fe'nsndo ID wcsterty direction,
the most formidable Vessel ercr
xsutll.
from the y O. Timcs.]
me suhjolted iuli *no interesting ecscflp-
tion ot the great II bel ram Tenaessee, r..
Gently csp1u1rti in Mobile Bay, has been ex
c1usl'e], ,uIhished tue Times by geutie-
uiau present ut the tlme VI the capture, und
who las tibce bet permitted by tte courtesy
! nf Admiral Fazrasut, to1h.rvushly exaIliue
the vessel:
The ra1u Tennessee has been some Two Year,
building in Mobile, under tue Immediate
eye OF the rebel admiral Bucbunan, ASSISTED
BY tue bat sh3pwrights And eos,nesss pro-
cuEshle itsidt the ecomieaeracy. No expeus.
: or phtbB have been spared to r:nder l4er arina-
ucut the 1loBt complete of ATTY war Vessel
| nhoa1.. ant Tor tie purpose OF hasbvr de-
iebse she was, without uoupt, the u,ust Ian-
keEuns 10 etcounter aud ditiicuiE t., capture
oi IN, craft Which las ever heen put afloat
Her length was about ope hu adrei aud
e'ghty ret, atd her null, Hhtch was origin.
] ally Intended FOR q lua,. of Wiz, Was put to-
| ctthtr as ttnuncb1y and strongly US it Ii
| practicable to bnild one.
| Her iron armor consists Of two and half
| Inch iron 1'latea, in bars eight jucnes w1dr,
which are crossed md bolttti together SO As
TO leave no seam. Inside this iron plating Is
twenty. Jour inches. OF solid oak, making
! about thirty inches OF solid work Of every
part exposed to shot. Forward Of and IN.
| cludipE her forward easements, which en-
in also her pilot house, this thicsuess Is IN
creased to Elk inchts OF iron aud thirty ot
wood backing.
| II Is anotlcratle TACT that this extraordin-
| nr} strength OF iron aud wood ennnled bar to-
| Titbstand Gll the steel shut from our rIlle,I
pieces, our II inch suiid shot from our eht1s
OF Wnr, and l5:inch shell from taa monitors,
! not one oil Which penetrated her Tf6s IT iron
=" lille nta1 Mty shots altogether struck her
In the eDRogemsnt- The nearest approach to
penetration was from Il 15-inch missile ffoai
The Manhattan, which made deep lodeotion
IN her h!oacslde, aud by impacuou stove
] through her two feet Of oak backlog causing
The splin'c1s 10 fly proniecuouely iusd-.
| ;lhousn uhdef Way when this struck ber, she
/ 10 shio to have stopped as ii 4 magic sand had
| shs was ar1bed with f,ur 8 Inch, Brooks
1ined guns, Of English make, on her btuad
sites, and two tors aDd aft, : sud IN siuch,
u sntue pattern. These, BY thu completeness
Of their carrl"ges could bt bundled BY y sla-
gle gunner with the greatest ease
T. her IH'rts were clu6e1 with shutters made
| OF iron patts similar to her external plating
These were attached at the centre Of one Of
their sides By pivot, on which they reroly-
ed by means of a cog wheel inside, anu turn
we're opened THIS was, ia reality, dtieet-
1--WE arrangement. Dnd in the fight proved IN
element Of weakness 10 her.
In form the Tennes6e. resembles tho old
M'rr'Wac, is doubtless fashioned atter that
shott-llycu craft, and is without doubt much
! improved ovfr her. Her Eides were slopuu
| Ike the Merrfmac, while her top Is llat, aul
IL compostd Of q net work or Rrsttus uf iron
bars, two and H. half By eight incnes, plae.I
80 as to leave intersect1ng spaces about three
inches broad, and atlording = complete vent
| t!ation to her gun room while ia action,
Had this formidable csait remalned under
The guns Of Morgan uptil dusk, aud then vito
her wooden cousorts come ont to tue attack,
che might have eunk and destroyed balf ii not
our entire fleet tuaid- the bay, US ia the dark
| ness and confusion which would hare ensued
our own Euhhoata would have proven as for
midable aud 1nischievous to each other as
the rebel boats themselves.
| - Tho Belrast Riot.. .
- Correspondence Of the London star.1
/ BELFAST. August 10
write IN the midst ot tumnlt and anxiety
unparalleled In Belfast stncs The famous
Hama 1lots put the whole province and half
! the country lu confusion People are busy
| f-tr q hnvS as
f! gathered nround tue corners dizcussiu. III
earn 81 whispers the events that tue night Il
HAe1y TO bring FORTH, and to wbioh. In all
probability, thGy intend to coutribute- Tue
police, who to the numoer OF several hun.
dFet bave been drafted into town ftum Dnh-
lin and other vptaceable quarters Of .the
knedt N, are bs'n:s Darcned OF to the differ
ent sfations. ut ~htch they ara to KEEP watch
md ward, and the commercial capital OF
| ireland IL eoMeHhat in tue condition of i
hes!eced town. The houses in several Of
Tue .treets wear 2 most ruefu1 aspect The
windows WI ID e are shsttered into fragments, the
bri ken glass ls ttrewn on the pavements nnd
streets, and side by side with these Debris
/ lie the rough stones ana bats with which the
1uin was accomplished. There to hardly an
| iutact plate OF glass in the Roman 9ntholic
'fenttentt.ry, which is upder the care Of
Of Mercy The dwelling of tho Romau
Catholic (Coa5jntor) Blsdop Dr.. Dorian,
| presents quite aijspidased appearance.
Iha Presb1 te1Ian aleesing-houae,. in which
tto, and even some Of the; largu warehouses
have not escaped the danger which bcfell
more obnoxtsus Buildings. -. =:
| The O'Connen monument vas made the
| prettxt for an external and internal activity
Ia the lodges that feIboded nothing good.
has its press, Its magistsa,ee, and It's men,
bsrs Of Parliament, as we'll as Its grand mas.
ter and masters and tylers) Wsn< to work
with Q Veneeatce One local paper in
Psstisu1as made ts itself SI It, d.
government; 1t tbeNai1cd the sad condition.
Of fOrangemen, who aTe deprived By IN act OF
Parliameat, which they did not. obey, OF the
privilege of Indulgtng In their Rnnual satur-
nalIa Of shooting down some half dozen OF
Of the conquetora- The result was all that
rthe abettors Of Orangemen could wish for.
I On the Sth ofAuaust rhe lodges turned out
| according to their organ, the Ners Leise7i, to
the time Of 4o, ,0O nen. They had an ethyy
Of QCo1peli In their midst, aud when the
gone to Dublin to houor the Tribune, entered
the station. they eet dre to the rude tmsge,
and, amid howlings and excavations. reduced
il to cindeEs. The most remarkable part Of
tlia nights proceedings Was ne presence OF
! ons Of The head constables Of the local po-
| lice In the midst Of the d3sordesly. crowd.
! On1he folio wing night the '*a0, ,000' Assem-
] bIed in The came spor, and proceeded to
1 enact different ana more disgusting scene.
| TheI carried lar9e coffin Of rude structure,
| in which they placed the ashes Of the etligy
c9nsumcd on the previous night
| Il ID nova well known fact that the local
| police side with the OEangemen, and on the
occaaion OF an Inquiry heli here a few years
ago some Of the force pleaded guilty to the
Impeachment. Under. such circumstances
1t is. not difficult to. understand how one
| party II rendered wild with excitement aud
lancied security, while the other Is goaded
into madness and DESPERATION But thete Il
| another Feature ,uf the riotIng that has Jet
to be. described, When the, evening sets In
wild end reckless body Of half naked
scamps sally forth from their respective
quarters and commence An onslaught on the
! windows Of al who are obnoxious to them.
tbs Orapgemen sssau the houses Of Cath
solIcs. The: Catholic mob. ret-liate an the
houses Of Protestants. In this seuseless rnia
il the Eelfgious places OF wotahip are sinzled
\ outwith remarkable fdrv, and the churches
# .,ot: each receive equal attention. Imagine
these scenes repeated each night and Jon
:; can form l. notion Of the present state Of
Il things in the Athsns Of Ireland. 80 VI