The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-04


and unjusy metes out 70 the Alabama and her capainS
Having said thus much, will now Icy before You tho
practical suggestions which the exploits Of the Aer
can navy nave inspired 10 the Prince He thinks that
henceforth the greatest naval powers their qusrres
with inferior states bound provide themselves
gunsbui those Of heavy caIiSrs. % UnIess they @ pro-
cure this description Of vessels which are to be- IL
were es gsnedarmss dc Ia Sse' thor merchant ship
sers. n - = Nv
The second part Of the Princes article is far moro val
IDENTIFY thorough knowledge o. the subject The masel
ana personnel OF the French navy The great advan-
tages to be sought above all others swftness and
heavy guns-the protection Of the iron-cAsing il
Dut secondary. Swifness is essential in almost all
the circumstances Of either to compel the enemy
blockade against and TO chase steam
cruisers OF prfvateerst would dispense with " only
IN shallow waters For such vessels casing, and
Of the hckcst description may be necessary but heavy
guns for them Of the nrst importance Now as
see s sqsss sss e az cseaSss DsIss
ean or 70 the twelve ton Armstrong gun, whether rned
their ships We have been following : little too
closely the system OF our new land ordnance which has
been complete Both our 6eld and siege enns
are excellent and their construction s enough But
the naval gun which intended 70 smash iron plates
quite another thing the problem is to contrive gun
which win stand the discharge Of the heaviest proiece
with the heaviest charge powder The experience or
place abroad ali indicate thas the effects Of prosctie
which must have very heavy calbre % 70 burn . very
and se Ssss allowed a. bc csS a. q ~
tAs oeesr ~ ~ Mss rapeo They have already In use
sns sSo sSass mot sss than sixty pounds
we can arrive at.
Fenianism Growing Bolder In Ireland.
From the Cork Constitution.l
That the Fenan Brotherhood are daily numerically
increasing in this locality s unquestonable that hey
capolA IN ~hAth t1nip
movements are observed is also quite apparent
They no longer seek the Of the night practice
they assemble not unrequented mountains or lonely
out Of the way places but close the city and even
closely packed and welI ordered ranks. ''
During the present summer the members Of the orean
xstion in each locality have been in the habit Of assem-
previously arranged by the leaders Here they 20
through course Of instruction regularly and stte
and taught setting up drill; and when thew can hold
their heads erect and keep their shoulders square, in
soldier like fashion, are marched in slow aud quick
OF into subdivisions, sections, fours, &C., in
which formation they perform all the erolutions
place battalion They are aso IN ,Ss uss
Of the re Al certain periods the squads are marched
IN nom the various parts where they have been in.
stFucted IN the elementary drill formed into
panes, equazcd, and work together as battalion does
on into ne forming close and quarter
line Of march. While the main body is engaged Al drI.
eentres are thrown out along the roads and on the
bitches for some distance round form complete
GORDON, and ON the approach OF any unc0nnected
with them the signal s passed; in an instant ranks
regular and orderly military training can make them
they present the appearance Of being what The out
sased = goaiing match saslsy after Sunday during
bnrbe Of the city. FrankHeld, Iehens and places in
thai locality are frequently visted by them The roads
such a. to favor the moderate degree M secveey the
brotherhood seem 10 consider necessary. '
Of men gong rom aerens sdes Of the eoSnrv s"as
the roads eonverging at point Frankhed He In
qntred where all the people were going and told
goaling match was to be held there. He watched
them, and soon saw them assembling in deusc in
q large field Some one from among them mounted on
speech Afer several other addresses had been deiiv
put through series q military movements by several
columns. Of sections and the gentleman timing tn EN-
found that two hours elapsed from the time the
left H. Yesterday week body OF about two hundred
young men were seen at Ardarostig At drill Seeing
nsy vore e !, sy man man whom most Of them
favorable 20 their views, they hrst endesvored ~
induce hm'to become member, and failing in thaa,
dence and consult his personal safety and beng by
keeping his mind to himself the subject That To-
y Ssss r. with the es
ing in parties varying from forty couple Of hundred
and not unrequentiy night people In their beds
hear the tramp OF large numbers Of marching
their houses Another Of their favorlte review fields il
Lehena whore about three weeks ago three hundred
OF thcm IN training for camp life, bivouackcd all night
the following Sunday about six hundred assembled
neld near the same place and spent the day at drill
In the neighborhood Of Middleton and Castlcmartyr
for the same purpose, and occasionally encsmp in the
open air all night
At the drills the management OF the rife bayonet
Is taught by sticks extemporzed for II not 70
be supposed from this fact that thb brotherhood
destitute OF firearms for they boast Of the Of
large stores OF rifles and ammunition ready for use when
the proper time arrives The drill instructors are stated
TO be pensioners and militamep who paid for their
services
Cholera In Europe.
telegram from Gibraltar Of August IL says no case
Of cholera has occurred here during the Iast two daye
Another sanitary council has declared the port he
now dsnfectsd.