The New York herald., 1870-07-24

FIRST Assistant Engineers David Hardle, r. q.
Potts, II. ID. McEwon. ID. w. 0radipg,
Second Assistints-James N. Aiterson. Edward
Stiles, r. W: MiIlgan, 7. J. ii. Cooper.
Gutnsr-Wliliam wilson.
Boatsuai,l-E. Kenndy.
Con,nlodore's yscretaiV-wiiliam J. Manning.
1t VIII he interesting TO know wnero the balance OF
our iron-cad feet are now stationed, and tho eond
Ton IN which they are to-day.
THE IRoS-cLADS OK THE PACIFIC SIDE,
at the Mares Island Navy Yard. Bay or San Fran.
cisco, are lying ap in ordnary-the double turreted
Cananche, guns. The latter vessel was sens
out 10 san francisco In pieces during the late war.
aud after suffering all sorts OF misiorunes one OF
which was being sunk IN the bay was anaiv ralsed.
put together, and successfully made ready FOR aer.
vice: she Is IA excellent condition, and prepared IN
notice. The Monadnock vessel built IN the Bos-
ton Navy Navy Yard, on plan better adapted for
seagong purposes than Captain Ericsson's although
the turret system invented by that gentleman was
retained. was the first tureted ship that made
long sea voyage. twill be remembered tnat under
the command Of Lieutenant Commander Francis N
Bunce sue accompanied Rear Admiral John Rodgers
squadron around Cape Horn into the Paclne OCEAN
and nnally TO san Francisco, when she put 0ut
The Monadnock arst demonstrated the fact tbas
turreted ships or that class could be TO dstant
seas with safety and the subsequent cruise OF tho
Miantonomoh 10 the ports OF Europe satisfactorily
confirmed the faith or the Navy Department in their
seagong quaiiee The Monadnock carries four
1fieennch guns and, with her smaller consort the
Camanche. would AFFORD ample protect0n TO San
francisco against any enemy's vessels ever likely
10 be found IN the Pacific.
ON THH ATLANTIC COAST
we ind the mouth or the Mississippi ana the Guif
ports protected by the river irOn.cads now at Mound
CITY and the monitors at New Orleans. That squad.
ron consists of the monitors Ajax, guns; Et!ab.
guns; Iris guns; Klamath, guns; Manhattan,
guns; Umpqua guns; Wyandotte guns; Yuma.
guns, and the iron clads ChicKasaw, 4 guns; Ke.
waydin guns, aud Winnebago, guns, at New
Orleans, aud the Marietta. guns; Osceola, 2 guns.
nSds ana sandasRy; guns at Mound City As we have
sent TO League Island; the balance wi remain iu
the Mississippi. Cruising In the Gull at this mo-
mo fhn nrr
the Dictator guns and the Saugus 2 guns, with
headquarters at Key West. At Washington, cover.
ing the Chesapeake and James river, are the mont
tors Mahopac, guns; Montauk, guns, and the
light draughr monitors Hero and Piscalaqua, each
armed with one gun. League Island covers the
NEW YORK DEFENcEs
we find only at this time the threeturreted monitor
Roanoke guns--an excellent steam floating bat.
tery-which could be OF great service IN defending
the harbor in conjunction with the guns Of the iors
In the lower bay and the t0rpcdoes which would Oh
struct tho channels to the city.
AT BOSTON
there are the Mtantonomoh, double turreted mont.
tor, guns; the Shawnee, guns, ana the light
cads at the Portsmouth Navy Yard and none on sta sta
be distributed among the Eastern ports for harbT
defence In case or necessity.
tice ship, ls the doubleturreted monitor Amphftrite
nearly ready for sea service, ana at the brooklyn
Navy Yard is the mysterious, quaint ana oddoox-
THE TORPEDO BOAT sruYrRS Duyvrr,
an offensive engine OF great power, and ono that Y
rcckoned on 10 Dow up and destroy any heet a
lron-cIads that may attempt TO New YORK haf-
l,or on hostile errand. These vessels that havq
been enumerated constitute the iron-clad navy T
the United states. They carry 1oi guns, moro tha1
two-thirds OF which are OF nfteeninch cabre. The
balance are eleven inch smooth bores or two hurcd
FOUNDER rines. For home defence this squadron
would undoubtedly prove amply strong, II wisefH
Distributed Besides these there are on the stcckS,
well advanced, at the New York Navy Yard. the ~.
lossus, 10 guns; Massachusetts, doubie-turreted
monitor monitor guns at Portsmouth Navy Yard; ,, Ns.