The New York herald., 1864-05-24

from waahiDgtoa flashed the psvs ecsoss me
country far wide Everything must bend 70 tes gea
QUO idea Of Monitors she was hooasa ~ s,a h
account OF expenses gun for gun. and then y VIII be
seen that one New iroOsdss d worth more than eight
than ali Of them put together. she was ouilt not for
buncombo bus tor service and she has accom- Iished
uI shps s the 0nondass two .urreted vessel
built from drawings. plans. 40 furnished 6y 9: W.
sood vessel and there any merit her the Aosi-
tor people mubt their eharo IT, Consequently she Was
Designed she should BE- than whaisboas Il like dlnay
Her net being deemed sufc'ent patent sysism
ne property 2. one " aessons applied 70 her and
be in state near tnai completion y ID found that she
draws considerably more water than was anticipated.
been pu. upon her, and ivs hundred SIXTY
OF dead weight comprising ordnance purser and mas
an rs g. hs
inch 70 every twentytwo and IN TONS when she
y uy slowed for SEA she would be something like two
inches under water. or course this will not do
on hoard to feed me crew, and tho balance
can make but six knoS, and, in fact she is mseraI
BILE faiurefu OF pumps to keep free. Mr. Heaton.
ship Tor an infringement Of his patent, claiming sons
$4,000 This whole matter needs looking into. We viii
Say that NJ Quntard Is not q fault ior any q these
ment. lMsI Aaf.t4
Next, tho new patent compound gun compressor in
y
tors Tecumseh and Canonicus, aBd- we're
promised wonderful results from this new mechanism.
weeks since abreast OF Fort Washington she spent
most OF two days in trying experiments with the new
geared fifteen inch gun comprosser invented patented
and TO be adapted by Mr. Ericsson TO al our new iron
armored cheese boxes The gun was fred with various
charges OF powder ranging from ten 10 thirty 1--WE pounds,
and BY the aid OF the most nul and exquisite care be-
slowed spon its working, the first day was called me-
The trial or this same affair on board OF the Canonicus
at Boston, few days before, showed the faults OF the
bent and general break up ensued This failure leaked
and 10 prevent OF the truth being told
In relation TO the future workings or the compressor
until rendered satisfactory cost what would Mr. Fox
Mr. Ericsson sent orders not TO allow 70 be
Ss 'ss he c 10 matters from
service before they read them In the newspapers
The fact is SIMPLY this-t 10 for pecuniary Ard am.
bilious reasons, and not for p0bic benefit that these
tests were designed to be secret We have conversed
with nav al officers and good machnists who have seen
this compressor work and who n the strong
terms against much mechanism 10 our vessels IN
connection With matters which, owing 10 their com
great extent our ships inefficient. The fac. that the
press are to be kept in ignorance such
she general public as wen hs eceocy
OF the but too plainly that there is something
"roten Ia Denmark" u this compressor had real merit
it. long ago IL would have been heradcd throughout
this country and taken that It's success should be
known abroad sccresy invites distrust in every Phase
Of society and when we n1d the ress and the public
gno. ed, and efforts made to the truth
from them It s then time 10 watch carefully the move
ments and objects Of those who intimately con.
necled with such gigantic expenditures OF time aud
money
presence OF the Monitor .clads Tecumseh and
CaDonicus IA well as the Unondaga These experiments
seSSa faI s:P Long Is' Win are '
time that We have practice turrct erecAd spWe fon-
venient place, which these expe iments be made
seantug hire and hnnd ed other expenses necessarily
tailed by keeping large ship und weigh several days.
of dollars havo been wasted, yea, thrown
which could have been saved had proper prac
tce turret and who loved their country half
they do greenbacks and the homage they compel their
gate these things without delay for as sure there
sun above us, u win not be long be'ors the Ts6rry
w sec snes that 70 this ), Mentor On os. there lies
y mhons hsve been snna- alread and plans are
lha " =. -.sosc OF AZ much The gun compressor
experiments are said 70 have cost s.aooo and WITH no
practca test and has failed. Our broadsde iraae has
been amply tested and has excseded our expectations
Let us hsvo OF them. Such of the Monitors
as VIC have viii do for harbor defence but we
have enough OF them for present purposes, while
batteries are sufficient cope with the iron cads OF Eu
rore The idea that the Dictator and Puritan can keep
yarn for even tho O. believe We wan, some
broadside evesscls-vcssels like tho Re dtslla and Re
named vessel have ss,ounded The world and there are
opc will credit the good said OF them; but we
Itai,,n navy has two OF tho best iron-clnd fri
gates vet built: md, what Is more than all,
theee vessels built ia this country and others can
be built just like them perhaps better wecan make just
as ccod armor plates any other country and II high
time our attention turned to the construction OF
ceet Of vessels NJ TO carry with certnty end
credit flag upon the high The Monitor interest
should satieded with the money they have made. and
retire their homes and await the further Developments
OF naval science, and rest cutent with watching the
rusting OF the monuments they have butt uron the
credulity and tolerance OF the American pnbc,
We should demand that our if6h clad navy should
have vessels At 70 repreent ulcn the hghwaysof
the As our ironclads 81 nd TO they should be
manned by engineers eltrcy, they are so full OF cn
gnes pumps ali manner OF machinery that Jack gets
sadly puzzled and Is obliged to machine by which
perform OF the routine OF physical exist
WIN nnt Congress take action in this matter.
snf II do something to aid navy in this
clad matter? will reflect credit upon itself n It
will turn some Of ts attention 70 the subject, as II Is
very important one
We have had the ime money plenty Of good talent
that could have been used account Il they had
been properly employed. The rebel ram Albemarle
would then have able to do 50 much mischief at
Plymouth Tho light draughs Monitors we're given out
year ago yet not OF them Is done. drawings and
plans with alterations continually being forwarded
from OF Construction Tor them and none OF
them will be ready Ia two months that can be made
available vet the father Of those misers vessels
ised that they should be ready In four months. These
vessels viii be able 20 where rebel AFT float.
Had the light draughs been completed according 10 the
plan Of the designer, Plymouth would now be in our
possession.
FINANCIAL.