, 1865-11-29
- =" ItItHAHU I4TE3,
Ex-Governor and o. 8. Senator from Illinois,
r j. OoLEsrT,
THE PIRATE STONEWALL.
Her Arrival in the PotoEnAc-DescKfl
lion Of the Vessel,

tfon Of the Vessel.
From the Warrington Chronicle, esth,7
This formidable sea-monstcr arrived here
yesterday morning., md anchored OFF the
miles below the uavy-yard, there not being
water enough for her to ran up. This she
will do oB soon as the tide rises sufficiently
for TINT purpose, which will probably be to-
day.
1t will be remembered that she Wis run into
the hasbor Of Havana BY Captain Page, the
rebel commander, soon after the surrender Of
Johuston's army, md surrendered to The
Spanish authorities Since that time she has
been laid up In that port, awaiting the 1ispo-
sal Of our Government. On the I'd !ustant
she WIS turned over 10 Commodore Alexan-
der f. Murray, Of the United States. Navy,
who vas sent ont by the Navy Department.
with the Rhode Island, 10 take chafrc OF her,
She was found entirely disuantled, everything
having been removed from her except hcr
guns and lower Masts, and stored away In tic
navy yard al Hayana- The property belong
Ing to her was all turned over with the YES
sci, and Commodore Murray at once COM
menced to ne; her ont for her voyage to this
AS little as she accomplished in aid of the
rebellion, che is truly q formidable vessel,
end under favorable circumstances, mIpht
have been dangerous antagonist. She Is
full 'brlg-rfgged, presents a neat bat by no
means an imposing appearance, and to cas-
M! glance, has nothing In outward aspect
cept the backward slope Of her PROV from
the Tater's edge upward. Her extreme
length, Including her bcak. Is 1G6 feet: lenpth
between perpendiculars, l63 feet breadth OF
beam about - feet, and depth from tho upper
deck 20 feet. She draws 16 feet ofwater.
Her hnll is moulded for as high rate Of speed
Us could be attained consistently with the re-
Qulref strength, and the PROV Or beak, which
l. q continuation OF the hull, extends forward,
as seen in profile, somewhat In the form of
the coulter of 4 plough. She has a turret
forward, and another aft, In which are her
guDs1
Hes hull Is completely armed with plates Of
wrought iron three and a half inches "a thick
a hssz 4nefipdpa tss ssa' placed and ecsesiog he1
downward, or five feet below the water line.
She also Inns an inside s'aktn' OF Iron about
half m inch In thickness, md her decks and
beams aEe Of the same material, the former
being additionally covered with plank about
two md hall inches IN thickness. Her
taken as Whole, is d remarkably strong and
substantial piece Of naval architecture
Above her upper deck there Is a light bniwark
ofwood, extending entirely around, and about
five feet n height.
uer turrets, which are stationary, arc eight
Hsoneht iron, four and q hnH inches thick on
Inc most exposed sides, and elswhc.e about |
four inches. In the forward turrct there are |
three ports, ono directly In front and one on I
either side. It. contains a splendid 500 |
pounder Armstrong rided gun, which rests on |
track SO that the gun can be trained to either |
OF the rorts- In the after turret there are !
four ports, two On the bows and two on lie |
quarters, and it contuius two ~ Founders OF /
the Fame construction a. the Other and sImi- |
larry; mounted. The first mentioned has a
two latter ebour six inches.
The beAk Is heavily armored, and pointed |
with a sharp and heavy pfeco of solid steel
that would penetrate almost any substance
against which 1t might be driven. II slopes
gradually, and with q slight curve, from the
top OF the forward turrct to the point, the
latter being about seven feet below the sur-
'aee Of the water Its length from q paipen-
dlcunr line dropped from the top of the
slope Is THIRTY five feet. It Is, indeed, d most
formidable offensive weapon,
a. The vessel hns two powerful engines, two
screw, and two ruddcrs, and at her stern
together. On the way from Havana she made
as much as ten knots an hour IN smooth ws-
Ter, Wlth Pressuse oftwenty pounds OF steam !
and without using sail. She obcys the helm
readily, md could thus have been ndyanta-
seoll.ly handled in action and, although
there was considerable rough weather On The
passaEe, size proved herself an excellent SAIL
II, rolling but little, and behaving herself 1ue-
" ID eyery respect. Her complement Of men
under her rebel commander was seventy.
Naval officers who have been aboard OF her
md examined her construction say that she
would be m exceedingly formidable adversary.
She. might steam directly up toward tie
oroqdside Of vessel with a very fall chance
If escaping without getting truck md avan |
T her turrcts and Everything above water
,hould bc knocked to pieces the only effect
vould be TO disable her guns, leaving her still
competent to rush on and drive her henk
through the unprotected sides OF her antaso.
list below the water line.