New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-28

cone which serves her as spur carries but single
gun, which weighs 20 tuns and has but one deck Wcn
cred its entire length with cylindrical Dalpioor
dome. . =,
berg will also be interesting, she Is the first Ame
iron-cad employed In the French service. shc
carries Is guns throwing solid shot weighing AS pounds
distance Of 1890 feet and has total burden OF 5O9O
''"9 yGcE-ADMRAL COUNT BoUET-wILLAUMEz
yice-Adnral Count Bouet -wilaUmez who is in chief
command OF this feet, experienced officer, and an
able writer naval matters He was porn IN lsOo anu
when Is was admitted TO the naval school, He became
Ensign In 1922 Lieutenant In 1885, and being attached 10
the naval squadron at the Plate River he took part IN
the bombarfmeut OF MOgadOr. In 1888 he was conuls
stoned by Admiral MOntagnies de la koque 10 tA
pore the of Western Africa, on winch suDeC c
wrote a book published in lS49. Some time aiter ms
nomination 10 the grade OF captain ID ~, an
appointed Governor OF senegal nomination OF 1880
inhabitants and has belonged to the Frencn sI u
the seventeenth century. In ls7 Admiral Bouetn, ~,
anmez returned to France two years later was made
Commander OF the Legion OF Honor In rccoglo vi tuo
zeal and energy he had displayed abroad The Russian
war first gave him opportunity to take part IN haya
operations on large scale. lie wac aPpolnteu iso
Admiral IN 1854, and served in the Crlmean eApeuI
ton under the orders of Admiral Hameln. He next be-
came maritime project at Cherbourg from whence . ne
Wee Animal and received command Of the Medter-
squadron. Five years later he was lade senator
in tbe, marine artilery Which was not adopted
Among the writings .Of Admiral Bouet Wlilagmez Is an
account of battles ON sea and land and suppemenaIy
tactics for roncad vessels published in 1863 IL follows
from that he has lived during the great ras
ton that has taken place in naval ornaments since the
DAYS Nelson and Yleneuve He has seen FultOns IN
ventOn adopted by all the fleets of the world iron large
y take the place Of wood in steamships and the INTRO
ducton during the last ten years OF heavily aroreo
vessels carrying guns of enormous siZe
COMMANDER GRIyEL.
Commander Louis Grivei who is in charge OF the iron
clad surveante Is the son Of Admiral Gryel who died
last year. and was Of the of the French navy
Commander Griyel was born at Brest in 1927 He entered
the French naval service at the age Of thirteen and was
successiveIy promoted until he became captain OF
frgate in 1860 and of larger vessel IN 1908 lie
took mart in the expedition to the Crmea, ana was
severely wounded during the bombardnent OF
by the Allied fleets. He appointed officer OF the
have been written by him. among other subjects on the
naval operations during the Crmean war; te siege OF
Malta By Turks in 1865, and the attack ana ueIese VI
marine Notifications.
GEN. BOURBAKI
Gen Bourbaki, who is to have army Of $4,000 men
operating against Prussia from Scheswig, is OF Greek
descent and was born Paris in 1916 He has acquired
distinction as an officer in the African troops in the
French service He passed from lower grades to captain
Of the Zouaves in 1so and by successive promotion be-
| came general OF division in 1851 He was prOmlneht
during the Crimean campaign in 1885, and distinguished
himself successfully at Alma, Inkerman, ana the assam
on SebastOpOl He also served in the Italian war. In
May 1862 he placed In command OF the second cam
at Chaons, and, in July of the same year. was nance
aid-de-camp To the Emperor Gen BOurbaki was made
Commander OF the Legion of Honor III le55 ana GIahd
officer IN LEGO In september 1864, he received from the
King Of Prussia the ensign Of the hrsclass OF the ed
| Eagle.