The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-17
President JsArs:. CEN an E.s'i'

The New York correspondent Of the London Times
opinions Of his own he 70 who has fought hard
battle with fe and 1t has left many scars upon him
The genial hu%Ss and orSyancy Sf Mr. Lincoln s 90 not
cynical man, with an impenetrable- nature and namovA
bic purposes Every step be has made was made BY
q nsG laasiGas & sas ssR.eSy g 50 5saasas q
the fruits of it, Hitherto he has exercised his poXg
..;th fsc mistakes or fauUs and his willingness 10 fSci
late junction between the republicans and the demo-
bis grand object Of recognizing the South which can
only be done by peace u the Nortn.
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Maximflian's French Finance Minister.
from the London Star.]
NJ Langlais, the new Mexican Finance Minister, will
sail from Saint Nazaire the 10th Of Sepembcr with
and Count de Preue are attached N. Langlas is one
OF the most distinguished members Of the French bar,
and deeply vcrscd In ecclesiastical law which Know
ledge will prove Of serious assistance to haximan IN
his religious discussions with the Papal Court.
British Opinion Of the Dunderberg.
rhe United States government, since the outbreak Of
the civil war; has made immense progress In the build
ing and equipment OF rcn,cads; and u peno1yes US 70
On the 23d ult there was launched rom the yard OF
Donald Mckay st East Boston, doubleended paddle
wheel steamer 25s feet In length % feet breadth
Of BEAM and IA feet depth Of hold The ship has two
mass fore and aft rgged, and she Ia to steam eighteen
knots Der hour Her armament 10 consist Of two 100
Kaed howtsers, one IL poundsr smooth bore, and
l2pounder rned sunin all ten suns Of the most
strong vssss and fitted with every known Improvement
She has four boilers with an Inclined engine having
a piston She has superheating boiler, and her con
densns apparatus Is said 10 DO the most perfect OF s
sp H.
10 named the Dunderbsrg This iron clad ram frigate
dssnsa and bull. webb msss and the Nm
vessel a0oav making by comparison - pRmy OF the
warrior and dwarf Of La olciren altogether she e
oS
| visited this monster iron clad Admiral Milne,
who k said 70 have remarked that she DunderberS
twse sssdd sspol.xso~is as rstem ho~sisds whsthss
70 bs proved II s budsv Of tAis sAiP = Drrsst = ~
Aecvy, syv pvecssdtns an wveX pr'~c1k the Dun
dssss nss wooden den built hull .eS Sss ssss ul ss
iand-bass iron hSiis, over which there sassssn
half inch srmor paiss The bottoms Of srsas ships
are Of IRON the American ron-clad 10 copper sheathsd
iscs of soS ok ana question which would oSs
the reasst resistance Of heavy artillery Let us con
tras; the Asncourt With the new federal IRON clad
Asn:ss A g: 60 e e e.: 81 az inches
ma1Snc e,s MORE than 500 tons The .onnsss dis
placement OF the Dunderbsrg Ia 900 tons. The Agin
for :hs ss
The American ship will be seen, has fourteen fee
more beam than the British, and this will give her sta
bility at sea- As regards speed much depends on N
lines of the ships The Dundorberg reported 10 hav
a yery fne run and TO be q model Of symmetry Tn
diameter Of the cylinders Of her engines being abou
eoua 70 the British will afford fair test OF the Qualite
OF the different styles Of construction. difference
| seven feet on each side Of the gun deck is hght
impartont confederation affords 20 much more pac
for working guns For vessels OF such great breadt
special docks must be provided and II seventy-th
feet s held be the right size now, we shall most Gel
ainly build ships exceeding those Dimensions In futur
years This large wooden hull and iron plated America
rigate Is better adapted for sea service than vess
built OF iron; and IT, trial. she should prove 70 be
fast ship under steam and canvas, our government vi
have to erect focsime OF her section at Shoebur,
ness 70 ascertain the endurance OF such structure;
take for granted that the federal government ha'
mot gone 70 the expense Of building such an expensi,
vessel without rst submitting targets TO experiment.
firing The Dunderbcg way therefore, koch W. lesson
| naval construction
Americans Abroad.
| A correspondent Of the London Herald, writing fro
the German gambling and watering places OF HombuS
| gives some refreshing items Of gossip. He says
"Although the State religion is Lutheran sunday
| otoprved hpyo ~ much etrctneRa Indeed mo