The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-02-23

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q maehine fei joining IL edsrs. ma.
Alag ,hem srsghi. and reducing any
ieequsliips IL = idih or lcngsh.--
Ard 50. 10 Il. fuAi conil,lon AID
r adinc.s cor ~ place in ,he sllip. u
Or NEATLY al. !. dsne BY l.oacrial MAJ
chisrry and wrh facility and expe
d iron hich IS nderiuL
Tbs = old VA avs domatu. The
olJ irlloa hinssll ~e did NOT ser bot
hi. gfown az toys ARE here. and
When with Their mighty grip tity
herled The halt molten mass upon he
aasil. and tie gigantic power above
came crashing dcvu With iis pondrr-
Gus slrdss, ih,n .tanjasi'lr One Of
Gilmor,'s shells nusld b. about rs
agreeable a compassion. The fire
thai flies in very direction may not
be entirely Crsek hui whether Gr,ek
Or Roman. il is highly suggestive Of
distance 10 any one who ~ould con-
sull hs own safety.
But let ~ now take 10, / at the
Moaiior. llere fhr lies GA lhe MANS
and open TO p,clion abe,e and be-
low. inside aud olf, I l,c bull utsidr
i Of wood but tie inside is lin d
around with no, plates next TO The
wood, and inside a this Is another
wall Of plates one too or more from
The fret, making a reservoir along the
eide Of The sh = which. when They
want 10 settle her, thel till with Wa
ter, aud Nhen tl,. action is over they
pump il out. The inside work is all
iron. The partitions. or bulk heads,
are made Of iron pates and the doors
from one part 10 another were mall
and how. just admitting one man at a
time On The whole It did appear to
be very cod Place 10 spIumer in ;
but a residence IL those roums, with
tue engine fires NJ glowing, woul
seem to be ahoui qnal on the score
OF comfort 10 the first lmrlor Of large
cooking sta,e. Til, explains The nc.
counts we have read OF the suilerings
Of he men on board these vessels from
heat and coniin, ment.
Whether this class Of vessels viii
eouiirm all that has been expected Of
them in ia al warfare remains 10 be
seen. They can da some things, and
as we have seen, do them we'll but
lhey are net adapted TO every use as
SHIPS Of war; are quite liable to ne.
ci,lent, and may YET be superseded b,
Il cla,, OF vessels Of greatly improved
construc ion.
But what are those hong. round
black +. llows that lie there on the
gfound ThnA ara H. ~I."kius.
tlumpc;>, which call 9TH y ships 10
hcayr. to, when the trumpet for the
month Las failed 10 auchor them I'm.
agine = junk bottle with Short body
and long neck. and You viii gel u
pretty good idea Of the shape OF the
iron 100 Founders. Put your la d
into Tie muzzle. Feel the q, ov, ,
around the circle. Do You feel them
Yes. These are hose tremendou.
riGed guns ut which 20, Lave h ard
and read % much, And what are the
contents Of those boxes that are pile
NJ by their side ? They are love To-
ken,, in the shap Of l00-round she'll
which lnc'e Sam sends TO his rebel.
llous children. These. or larger ones
are being thrown into Charleston. -
rushing. lRwlins on their way, and
bursting in The city with the shock Of
an eartlqua ke-rel dug tearing il
every direction. setting buildings on
fire and moving cyery heart with ter.
rar and disuay. Such, O treachtr.
Gus city, i Thy deserved retrbution
Treason sows The wind and reaps
The whitlwind." ia.
LETTER FROM CONNECTICUT.
sEsNOrR, CoSN.. Feb IS, is6i