The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-03

that il is nearly eight inches circumference, and Is
manufactured Of the TOUCHES, possible atee wire.
During the brief Interval which will elspse before The
Great Eastern takes her departure from the Midway
there IL still cons derabe amount OF work remaining
TO be completed on board Chief among this ~ the NJ
ting ~ the enormous crnolnen guard, weighing up
wards OF seventeen tons over tho screw The object OF
which 10 prevent the cable while being paid out coming
| In contact with the propeller. Some improvements
suggested by the experience Of last year have also been
among other things the padde.wheels are being
nited with dSonneetnr gear. Everything is
now completed .lor, new w,re rigging replacing
entirely painted down. and tunnels repaired The decks
sill crowded with machinery, workshops and
for coing the cables but much OF this win be cleared
away during the present week The three tanks in
which the cablo 10 deposited have been repaired and
painted, and again water tight while extra precsu
lions have been taken In the way Of additional supports
70 resist the during the possible roll
ing OF the great ship beam The work or coang
viii be carried up the Of the vessel leaving
Chatham and even then an additional quantity viii have
10 be taken In At Bcsrhaven.
The American Transatlantic Squadron.
THE IRos-cLAp MARLBOROUGH AND HRR CONSENTS
AZ sEKS AT QUEENSTOWN.
Queenstown June ~ correspondence Of the London
Last evening there steamed into the harbor three
American mon.orwsr which we're received With the
ordinary courteses They consist ~ the Augusta Com.
nander Murray, the Ashuclo Commander Fabager both
paddle steamers Of ten guns aud the monitor ssnto
nomoh The last Of course has concentrated upon her all
the interest and curiosity Of the public
There at present lying in our harbor two AZ the
Black Prince and tbs Achilles Both these differ
In very material respects from ordinary yessels,
ward form The stranger from across the Atlantic il
like nothing that has been hitherto familiar in these
but her hull at little distance so low barely 10
mark line upon the water With her broad Tat base
and her confused supersructure OF iurre funnel and
hurricane deck she might very well pass Tor mover de
scrption OF dredging machine The hull OF the vessel
heweyer Is not as 4 popularity supposed submerged
but when her sze taken into this height APP
pears very Insignificant Her construction e not very
complex She 10 two hundred and slx eight feet long
by ny-nins feet broad Of fifteen hundred tons burden.
The shell OF the IL for tho most part obong
box fined away at the stern yet sharply the
bow. but having in her main length bottom as Hat
the sides and the top Out o. the top o. this boz,
the deck (which is without bulvarks) rise two tur
and between those funnel FOR smoke aud shorter
for ventilation. lattccd platform also passes
between them, supported upon pillars on which, when
the ship Is at all tho nautical duties performed
Above the turrets iron shoproof whcelhouse- In
which the captain pilot and hemsmen are protected
when the ship Ia Ia action Tie deck u perfectly fat
and OF great strength having exclusively q the beams
twelve inches Of thickness tho lower layer being hI
inches Of timber above which three inches ~ iron
and over all three inches OF timber aSaln lhe comb
ngs OF the hatchways are o. stout iron, and two feet
high with weather boards OF nearly foot SONS M
clnod outwards These bzttened down water tight
when out OF hsrbor Tie sea then free 20 wash over
the deck without in the least degree Affecting the COM
fort Of those on board Or work, the communication
between platform and the lower part Of the ship be
ing maintained through the tarrcta
Though armored vessel, the Monitor u not sdc of
iron Her framing Is Of timber Of great soltnass Be
low II is three feet thick, and sheahed with copper
while from about three four feet beneath tho water
limo up to the deck ~ timber fees thick
outside Of which In iron plating OF seven inches
depth The upper portion OF the sides therefore, PRO
ect about four aud n half feet below tho lower part
The junction between the iron aud the copper " pre-
vented BY heavy lumber moulding; oat even 'haL
the iron by gavnnie action Her floor % quito Cat, and
in addition TO hor central keel she has a. each angle
below sort OF keel blge log, against which u boIne
| the weight o. the stays that hcip 10 support the
iurros. The urrets themselves arc roughly nnsLed
cylinders rather than eight feet high, composed Of
iron eleven inches thick and within twenty three
feet in diameter Their weight s principally borne BY
. stout iron spindle. Each has two Dahlgren guns
The gun and the carriage Is Of Tho weight OF
fortytwo thousand pounds; u y smooth pore, ana
pounds or nftoonnch shell weighing about three hun
drod and SIXTY pounds with bursting charge 81 sixteen
pounds q powder The ordinary charge or round sho.
be used The shot " stated 70 be effective al milo and
three quarters distance 4. the turrsts rcyolve BY q
one port for each gun. massive semthoop Of iron
pvotsd above and below be against the ornce
during the interval Of loading The recol regulated
BY compressor break, which is graduated con.
formally with the result % experiments
Tho baDtonOmoh - q new ship. having been only
completed last autumn and her present voyage mainly
designed 70 test her sesgopg qualities by those on
board the trial appears be regard perfect
oess shs has come hIther from New York, having
called a Halifax and Al g. Johns, Newfoundland aud
ten hour2 Crossing tho bay Of Fundy she encountered
weather which, without amounting 20 gale, was con
sdered very bois'erogs but she r9de throuh y easily
greater rolling than seven degrees, while two de-
sreos Is stated 70 b. tho average. Der paddle
wheel consorts the other hand, rolled 10
maximum Of eighteen degrees aud ,wenyfour degrees
respectively. The speed she attained respectable aud
considern her build rather surprsng When leaving
81 John she drew fifteen feet inches water having
on board three hundred and hfty tons % coal In her
BUNKER thirty tons ia CRIB deck aud about twenty
tons in bags in the with THIS quantity beard
economy was considered necessary. Her motive power
s@ssa NV, aslys ss1 ssmss ans o
graduated pitch with o. eighteen. A. fun speed
her consumption Of coal would be forty tons per twenty
even run al slow tpeed sometimes Her average,
therefore, about seven knots an hour. her mari
mum speed would be about nne she has brought With
her forty tons Of her stores and has hghtened ~ about
ten inches 81 her draught
There appears 20 suppose that she r. not
fairly comfortable ship for sailors, Notwithstanding her
sabmeuon. No less than sin donkey engines are Kept
air from the great yen,iisng shan and distribute u
through All parn 81 the ship In hHbor two 81 these
so ,oas ,sS a. AZ ne ,s eTowa ~ y,s,,ors ny
bard, which dense az 70 test their utility ~.
verify The reports o. lne discomfort csased 70 thc
the vibration Of the metal when struck BY shot,
appear 70 have been good deal eIaggera,ed Thc.a
OF sailors who had experence OF the contests wth
the forts Of Charleston complained Of non M bat tho
loud noise bot they nay that BY chance man bead
struck, stunning conversation, not death. was the
result The tunets nsd not been plcroed A two han.
bred FOUNDER round shot striking one Of them ussd
leaves dent IL shape pretty much Ike he oonsavs q
nucet
4 MiAniDuomoh
the beg inning Of merit TO Portsmouth, ber ultimate dee
tnaiion being Russia she 10 20 be accompanied BY the
Augusta which acts the part ~ parent 70 the fedSng
now trying la hrSt hight srross the broad waters
The AshueiOt u bound for China This last vessel 10
enc Of class built for sryiee 70 Vie southern riyss
Though soop o. ten guns she draws but eight feet ~
To obviaie the Necessity " turning sbs vas con
struce 70 steer Al both ends but ~ ys- her pre~sn,
long voyage this has been altered and abe
steers from only point Her rudder II np1n rln
running through the csnie and The ssssr&gs poser ihs
gives u said 70 b. extraordinary she obeyn her helm
with fuch rspdiy n puxxis po,s Who snprsp&rsd
| fH a. WHEN leaving 81 Johns, the pilot Ia change,
N conssqgence Of his ignorance " thr p~eusrty ran
into brig which cut down 70 the vsi~rs esss ard
rgBk 10 three mhutsa The cfsw, fortnnsasly sss
saved W jumping bard TIE Ashu.lot ms vessel
and the Auguss both msrssd ~ tbs Ansrcsn peru