The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-10
THE PERUVIAN Roa-cLAOs At NEW ORLEANS.

tFr0m the New Orleans Picayune, Dec. 81
For some time past two ronclad5, formerly known
Of the Peruvian coors as the Nance Capac and
AtahaulDa, have been actively engaged In dtting
out for sea at the Agers shipyard across the river
These irOn-cads 1t will be remembered, were pur.
chased some Two years or more ago from the United
states government by Messrs. swift u Co., agents
for the Peruvian government, the sale a. the time
creating o good deal OF scandal IN consequence OF
certain inquiries made In reference TO " In Con-
faes stmers were aSsu 10 take tber
and Judge Kellogg, then collector OF the port, was
ordered to keep close Watch upon their movements.
because 1t was stated there was STILL trouble IN refer
ence 10 the sale made to Swift Co., by the Navy
Department, and also that the authorities AZ Wash
fngOn fearful lest the neutrality laws might b
viOlated-hostilites still continuing between SPAN
and Peru. Upon making an examination OF thtSs
iron-clads at that time the onicers detailed byeuie
collector reported that they were effectively dA
martIed far as regarded their machinery that be
would be Impossible for them to move without re-
fitting. and the authorities at Washington were 30
informed. Since thai time 1t appears these moniton
have passed regularly into the hands OF the Peruvian
aaa are now oepg rpG Roi
Garcia Garcia, who arrived Ia our city ON sunday
last. Having been entirely rehtted throughout an0
vessels were engaged In taking coal yesterday, ana
wil to-day haul out into the stream TO organize
Inonths' voyage around Cape Horn. These from
clads, which were built In Cincinnati towards tho
close OF the war; are single turretcd monitors armed
each with two fifteen inch guns and draw aOous
thirteen feet water, with six days coal on board
Their CORRESPONDING Officers, men and all hands
Ties ana paid In American gold. the fremen struck
for higher wages few days ago and were reen-
gagged at sixty dollars month In gold;
These ron-clads are propelled by double proper
lers, and have also recently been rig.ed with tive
masts--the foremost provided with square sail and
staysai, and the mainmast with spanker. This
amount OF canvas with two Jibs, IL Is thought. VIII
tend to lift and ease them materially in q sea way
When lying in port these vessels present q rather
attractive appearance. Though their main iron deck
u only about foot above tue water llne they are
provided with light movable hurricane decxs which
answer very We'll for the purpose for which they
were intended. The turrets, which are moved ~
steam. are painted white.
These mOnitors are under the command OF Peru
Wan commodore, two post captains and . number q
Peruvian MINOR officers Tho executive officers are
Americans. az well IS the engineers, gunners, sea-
men, &c.
They are to be conveyed the whole distance b
two steamships the Havana and Monterey, which
they Oav take board enough coal TO last J0r
sic days at time there Will be, we should take IT.
Collector Fuller informs us that his present instuo
lions are not TO interfere IN any way with the do
parture OF the monitors.
Tho spanish steam corvette Churruccs, which has
been lying In our port for some months past keep.
ing watch, 1t Is said, upon these MONITORS went 70
the 8alize. The espionage the part Of the Chnr.
rucca Is said TO refer only TO the hbustcring
movement, In which these iron-cads were at one
time reported to have been engaged. She would do
little, however, in tho way oil stopping these tur-
reted monsters, with their four heavy fifteen inch
guns and coats or mail, IL they should take fancy
TO point their prows toward the ever Faithful
Isle.u
[The steamship Havana, referred TO above, cleared
from this port on the 23d utimo for New Orleans
and had not arrived there at last accounts although
she had becn out fourteen or fifteen days. Her
sort the Monterey, cleared from this port for Pens
cola on Monday last 1t is possible the convoy may
rendezvous a. Pensacola and proceed thence TO their
points OF destination with the iron. clads.--ED.
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