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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-05-14
Land for Sale

HAT Splendid Lot of Land situated On The Cor
= ner OF Commercial and New Centre SrreeIs
formerly occupied by N. P. Richardson d Co. :
foundry is tor sale, and presents a tempting oppor-
tunlty Tor Investment This lot contains about
lz,oOo feet and Will be sold cheap. and oraccommo-
datng terms. For plan and particulars inquire OF
e. E. UPHAM. at UPhAM & ADAMS:
ap-oeouom Commercial Street.
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II o LEI 4.

nNE halt of nice t.os..,,vry double house, sit
MINUTES walk OF r. r. Station. For further par
tcuiars inquire OF SAMUEL BELL, at his new
Boot and Shoe Store 2l3 Congress street, second
east OF New City Building, Portland, Me. ap29h
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FOR - ALE.

Cape Elizabeth, q Il story house with ell, con-
tang Dlne rooms, with ut bulldogs ant stable
ao.ether WITH two or six acres OF excellent land
Salo ace is situated about miles from Portland
near tue iown-housel On Pleasant street. command
ng spendid view of the city and harbor. For
particulars inquire of
my0tf j. L. PARROTT, on the premises
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TO LET.
To LET.

TWO good furnished rooms, with or without
board. Apply at this office. apa26tt
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Brick House on Free street
For Sale ar 10 Icr.
~ For SALE. The centrally loc,+o, H. ;,,
h,:: House and lot, on the Westerly corr Of Free
l4.sAxand Cotton Streets As Get an kran ani 70 Fl
ON CotIOn st-twO good store lots No ""' ~ I've
Apply to VIM. Ii. JERRIS. Real Estate Acort
n y3ilW Neyr a,.t ~. syn,
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Farm for Sale.

Farm for Sale.
4 4x,- Offered at a great bargain: the
A&I.SA-A Lamb Homestead farm in West
ES:aa ss--dA brook. three and half miles from
n ~ Aslitt Portland on the road to Saccarappa.
ahoI; 8 - Said excellent farm consists OF
anOuG seventy- five acres eonventy divided into
watsr pasture and wood land; has good well of
nas also valuable orchard of 1850 youne frees in
pr roft gearing condition Another valuable source OF
ed ~ 10 the farm is an excellent Gravel
,ne Town bays largely. Situated so near Pnrtand.
Upon .ne man road from the country to ,be city
oar Ia III ohers Inducements such as lew Others can
oner 10 any one desiring farm either Tor nroft or
enjoyment. Fer particulars inquire CT r''-'
r,c,cs q. q L. P. WARREN.
- --uNN We. Saccarappa Me.
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For Halifax, Nova Scotia.
FOR BOSTON.

The new ani supes ior sea going
-ee-..-N cleaners JOHN BROOKS AM
a - IL H.N MONTREAL. having been Tilted
1srs-sss. Pup at great eIpenss with large
OF beautiful State Rooms
VIII run the season as follows:
Leaving Atlantic Wharf, PSrtian0. at 7 o'cioek
and india Wharf, Boston, every dav at O'clock p
N, Sundays excspted.l
csSt"''F's's's s'ssss......ss..,..s...-s LOO
Hfeighttakenas Ezual,
Nav I, 1ss9-dt,
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Maine Central Railroad
Portland & Kennebec r. r,

Winter Arrangeoaemt. Dec. 3, 1860.
Too Trains Daily betTeen Portland and Aagusia.
rAssyRzzxsl Leave Portland for Augusta, nixsu
SS5feeskSas train at 100 A N
Leave Portland tor Bath, Augusta, waterville am
Bangor. at 12.45 Id. Portland for Bath and Au-
gusta at SIS p NJ.
Passenger Trains will be due at Portland daily
at $50 A Nj, and 2.l5 z NJ.
Fare as low by this route to Lewiston, WatervilIe
Ken!a rs Mills, Dexter and Bangor as by the Maine
Contra Road; and tickets purchased in Boston tor
Maine Central Stations are good tor a passage
this line. Passengers from Bangor, Newport, Dex-
ter, &C., will purchase Tickets 10 Kendall's Mill
only and after taking the ears of the Portland and
kennebec Road, the conductor will furnish tickets
and make the fare the same through to Portland OF
Boston as via Maine Central.
Through Tickets are sold at Boston over the East
ern and Boston and Maine Railroads Tor all Stations
on this line; also the Androscoggn X. Il. and Dex-
ter, Sanger, &C., on the Maine Central. no break
OF gauge east Portland by this route and the only
Io1te by which passenger from Boston Port
land can certainly reach Skowbegan the same day
by railroad.
Stages leave Bath for Rockland, &c., daily. Au-
gusta Tor Belfast daily. Vassalboro Tor North ano
East Nassalboro and China daily. KendalPs Milis
tor Unity daily. at Plshons Ferry tor Canaan dal-
ly. At Skowhegan for the titfe rem towns NORTH Oh
their route.
l.. L. LINCOLN, Supt.
Augusta, lee. 8, 1869. mall5tf
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A PROTESTANT girl, TO do geneI al house work
II Good wages ard good home given. Refer
ences required. apply 10 IS State street.
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DOSTER PRINTING. OF all kinds done with dis
L ht patch at Pres Ofjca-
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MISCELLANEOUS.

%700 tn 5000 PER per- M sa guaranteed;
weekIy 10 Agents everywhere selling our Patent
Sitrer Mould White Wire Clothes Lines Business
permanent. For full particulars address GIRARD
WIRE MILLS, Phlia l.lphla, Pa. ap29d4w
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Inefe sre many men OF ths age Of Thirty who are
sroubled with too frequent excavations fro the bao
ler, often accompanied by slight slnarting or buru-
ner ths patient cannot account for On exaInurs
zoe urinary deposits ropy sediment vii loften BE-
hnInen viii appear, the color will be of thin miiE.
iah hue, again changing to dark and turbid ar
snce There are many men who die OF this diiis1,t7
tSnoranf OF the cause, which is the
sFooND STAGE or sgEfIcIAE wsAGEKss.
1sn warrant perfect cure in such cases, and
full and healthy restoration of the urinary organs
Persons wAo cannot personally consult tns Dr.,
Gan dc so by writing, in plain manner, descrlp-
ten Of their diseases, ard the sppTcpriate remedies
will be forwarded iniI,le5 ateIy,
2AN correspondence strictly confidential and sin
"a seturne l, If G=sisst.
Address: DR. j. Il. II UGHaS.
10. 1APrsble Stress.
Nest door 70 the Prebie House, Portland ~.
81 ssad Stamp fGr Circular,
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International Steamship Go.
Passport. Calais and st. John,
DIGBY, WINDSOR AND HALIFAX
Spring ATT010eWeat.
TWO TRIPS PER WEEK.
Shortest Route to New York.

H-~> From Boston and Providence Rail-
1SrE2S way stat ion at $50 O'Clock, p. NJ.
w. slSS-Es tSundays exceptedl .onnecfing with
new and elegant steamers at Stoning-
ton ana arriving IN New York in time for early
trains South and West and ahead OF all osher Lines
IN case OF Fog or Storm, passengers by paying 81.
extra, can take the Night express Train via. shore
Line, leaving StoningtOn at II 90 z NJ, and reaching
New York before O'Clock A. NJ.
j. w. RICHARDSON, Agent,
ap26dtf 13i washington st. Boston.
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For Sale

EUF SNEGr
N Cape Elizabeth Knightyile. lot of land with
i Store and House THEREON can at tbo nra,,;se
and inquire of a. VIC piei'i'0
apIlou S. B. CUMMINGS.
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A Good Two Story House.

u OR SALE, on Salem street, contains e;obteen
Il rooms. large lot. being near Railroad nenor.
Steamboats,. Sugar House, Gas Works. &c Yates
it good location tor boarding house. Terms f.
vofahle. Apply 10 W. H. JERRIS
my10Flw Real Estat A,r,+
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Brick House for Sale

OF EXCllMH
prick HOUSE No. IS Danforth street contain
- ing IA Rooms, with all modern improvements
mol ana Cold WaIer, Bathing Room, &c. also fine
We'll OF water on the premises. Teims easy. Pos
session given in 30 days from sale
1 he owner would exchange tbe borsa FIR otber
property if oesired ~ N
For particulars enquire Of
may12d2w Isg Commerc;..1 Of
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If You are Going West
x5E1x.- Procure Tickets by the Hsiat,.<,ssts
Safest, Best and Most Reliable Routes
THROUGH TICKETS
From PORTLAND, via BOSTON, to all points in
the WEST. SOU III AND NOR1 Ii WEST, furnish
Ell at the lowest raies, with choice OF Routes AZ
the ONLY UNION TICKET OFFICE,
No. 40 1-2 Exchange Street,
W. ID. LITTLE s CO., Agents.
Mar o1.dtt
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Advances

Advances
N3 AIDE on consIgnments OF approved merehan-
lvl disc to our friends at HAVANA.
WIN. II GREELEY a. CO.,
marSs2m ~ Dpan~ ~ rest, N ostou,
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w A NTED.
Proposals for Sever.

PROPOSALS will be received by the Committee
L on Drains and Sewers until the 18th of the
present month tor the construction of Sewer on
Spring Street, from State to Bracket Street-about
$50 feet--said Sewer to be iS-inch circle brick
Sewer laid at depth of ten feet below the grade of
the street, all filing over the Sewer to be properly
tamped. State price per rod. Separate bids will
be received for labor and material
The Committee reserve the right 10 reject all bid,
which they consider not the interest of the CITY,
may13dt1S W. A. WiNSHlP, Chairman
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US GHw LADDER.

TSsCtsf 1ss0acGs sss5sS'i.GTu,
us 'GHss LADDER.
E0E. HUGHES particularly invites all Ladies, wco
need medical adviser, to cali at hs rooms, No. "A
frese street, which they vii end arranged fer shs,
special accommodation.
Dr. DIS Electic RenoyatDs Medicines ere unr,va
I'D in efficacy and superior virtue in r. suatins ali
heinaie irregularities. Their action is srecifc and
certain OF producing relief IN short time.
LADIES will tn3 il invaluable in all cases OF oh
atructiOns after all other remedies have been tried in
vain. 1T Is purely vegetable, con tanning nothing in
the least Injurious TO the hessh and may be tstsp
with perfect safety at all times.
Gent to an rsrt OF she country, With full direction
by addressing DIR. HUGHES,
jsrt.1sSsdStH. No. IL Preoie Street. Portland
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CUNAkSD LINE.
TIN H8sTu~n a. NORTH
ETsSaS AMERICAN ROY AL NAIL sTEAM-
Nzzsss 49, SiiiPs between NEW YORK and
E<.SzczxszsLivERPOOi., eaiins at Cork Harpor
Java Wea. May II. SAMARIA, Tn. May &C.
SsAdLsbkiA, Sat. IA BATAVIA, Sat. +" 2s
SCOiIA, Wed. Is. RUSSIA, Wed. June /,
MMAaE si1., Thus. :" 10 ALEPP.,. thurs. 2.
mAhAIH ION Sat" q. NEMESIS, Sat. {" A.
CUBA, Wed. 2j. CHIaA, Wed. s.
RATES OF PASSAGE
Dy tue wednesday steamers, moi carrying emi2rants
rhst Napib. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50
Seeohu Ndoin 80 e""'
rHstkapih 10 farls. .S145 gold.
BY Thursday and Saturday Steamers,
First Cabin. $50, gold Storage $780,. cuIrency
steamer OF this line leaves Liverpool tor Boston
every Tuesday, bringing freight and passengers d.
rect.
s,eerage tickets from Liverpool or Queenstown
anu al. parts OF Europe, at lowest Ia,es.
Through BILLS oil Ladng given1or Belfast, GLASGOW
Havfe, Antwerp and ober ports on the Comment:
and Tor Mediterranean poits.
For fei. ana cabin passage Apply at the compa-
nys once, IL Broad-st JAMES ALEXANDER,
Agent.
For Steerage passage apply to LAWRENCE g.
MAN, III Broad ST., Boston. nOlO6Qeodtf
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To LET.
7 eDem entS toilet,

To Let,
WITH BOARD. A Front Parlor Chamber to q
w gentleman and wife. Apply at al oxford st.
Feb 10 off
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The Electric Dial.

Lost!
A REIN between State and Preble St. on Con-
n gress St. The finder win ob'ige The owner by
leaving 1t at NM GLASSES Office, on Widrery's
"haii' mysdtf
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VALUABLE FARM FOR SAFE,

4 VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.
A%IEN Il A Fan M of over GO acres divided IL
E5IfpiFsrlM to moving, tilage and wood-la land.
EyIIAE1,I4A be ut1fully situated on the oanks
e5sIrAss5 OF the SaeO River. about Is IN les
from Portland. on the line of the Portland g. Roch-
ester r. r. within Is minutes walk X. X. station
church and school house. Railroad communi alton
with Portland forenoon and afternoon. A splendid
fruiG garden containing apple, pear and plum trees
grapes, gooseberries, &c. The house e IL story is
dining room, kitchen, and eight sleeping rooms,
good cellar, brick cistern hard and soft water in
kitchen Good Barn and Carriage House on the
premises This desirable property is offered at
the low figure OF $4,000. Terms easy. We can give
one deslrous OF a good farm great bargain.
Apply TO GEO. K. DAVIS s. Co.,
my6d3w Real Estate and MOrtgaoa Rrokers
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Agents Wanted for G. q. ssariu.,., Jr..
NEW
HandY-BOOk of Husbandrv.

complete guide Tor Farmers, young and old in
every department of agriculture; by practical
Fai mer and Author. Experienced Agents should
secure territory at once. f. b. TREAT & CO.
Publishers, 654 Broadway, N. Y. apr26.4w
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A$enfs-l nnvassing Books sent free for
Secrets of Internal RecenMe
The NEST remarkable book ever published, being
complete exposure of OF the powerful confe"era.
tlons or Kings prey1Dg on our government. Show
ing up all the cques from the lowest t. the highest.
Cn6'met officers AID Congressman, as ,reU as minor
OPERATORS systematic depredatlons, consplracies,
oifcia corruption, political influence, patronage
and wire pulling. A fearless Historical work, ln-
valuable to every citizen: con ing $40 pages by
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books Tree. Address W. FLAT, Publisher, Phila-
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- two story house, at Gorham Village in
ks;,: good repair, with ten finished rooms; wood
Las2. house and barn connected; a good we'll of
water under cover, good cellar; one acre of land,
with fin shade am nuit trees; within three mill
utes' walk of the Depot Posi- Office address,
L. Il. SMILH. SaccaIappa, Me-,
Or, inquire at Press OFFICE.
Gorham, March %, 1870. apI12sd3w
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TO LET.

STORES on corner of Pearl and Cumberland sts.;
~ httsd up in good style for Apohecary Dry Goods
or Millinery business, with cemented cellars and
water cODveniences.
Also, Houses on Pearl ST., and Cumberland Ter
race, nlted with all modern conveniences, abund-
aDce of pure hard and soft water Now ready for oc-
cupancy. Apply 10
u. L.. FARMER.
aug6dtf A Danforth street.
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Wells Carbolic Tablets.

A FTER much study and scientific investigation as
a to the remedial qualities OF CARBoLIC AciD, Dr,
Wells has discovered by proper uinat n with
other articles i'll the form tablet specitic Tor
all pulmonary diseases THESE TABLE, TS are a
SURE CURE for all diseases OF the RESPIRA7O-
Group. DIPH1HERIA, ASTHMA, cal ARRR
or HOARSENESS; also successful remedy oe
Kidney difficulties. PRICE rs CENTS PER BOX,
SENT BY MAIL upon leceipt of price, by
Joan @. KELLOGG, q Cliff ST., New York
ap7swt Sole Agent the United States,
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Lots for Sale.

M ONEY TO LOAN.-In sums OF One Hundred
11 Dollars to len Thousand, on first class secur-
10y. GEO. X. DAVIS & CO.
my6d3w Real Estate and Mortgage Brokers'
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TO l. r. r..

nFFICES IN FLUENT BLOCK,
Either Single or i7e Salts.
These offices are the most desirable in the city
being pleasantly situated and heated by steam.
Also, Desk loom and desks furnished IT desired.
mar9dtf
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A from 81 to $l2 per month, in Portland and
"A Cape Elizabeth. Enquire OF N. NJ woodman,
rs Oak Street, and j. G. WOODMAN,
janSdtf 144I Exchange st.
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pY a Book keeper in a Wholesale House in this
ID city. kind OF writing TO do evenings,
would do Law coryng or keep a set of Books tor a
retail firm where they do not have work enough to
employ book-keeper tor that purpose. Good rem
man-good reference. Address,
mri9 w. d. D., Box 1915.
New-York tribune., 1870-10-06
SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.

CINCINNATI, Oct 5.-The Convention was
called to order by President Garrett at 10 o'clock this
morning Prayer offered By the Rev. Mr.. Elliott.
The hours Of meeting made from 10 to ~ from to
c. and from 10 O'clock unless otherwise ordered The
announcement then made by the several states OF
their selection OF members Of the committee ON each on
the q topics to before the Convention Reports
from several Of the Committees OF the Louisville Conyen
ton wero appropriately referred large number OF
resolutions various subjects were read ana reieIed
rule limiting speeches 10 10 minutes was adopted ILe
District Columbia added 10 the list OF states N
r. Banks Of Massachusetts, and J. B. Wilson OF Washing
tom d. c. being the only eegates from Massac US
and District OF Columbia granted leave 10 serve
on as many OF the Standing Committees as they may
o1gose. ,-.-,,--,
special COFlmittee constructed on ransatudlnal
railroads and Committee on Railroads generally was
created. A resolution offered by Mr.. Maeomb de,
carng favor Of the friendly interpositOn OF the United
States speedy peace between the RopuOhc Oh
France and ghe Kingdom Of Prussia. This resolution was
declared in order subsequently the rules were sus-
pended ana resolution Uas brought before the Con-
Veution call made for division OF the question,
as all ght favor Of early peace but not in favor
of any int,ryention by this Government.
The Chsr T. Banks decided that the resolution was
moi susceptible of division, but vote might be taken
separately on the preamble and rcsolutiOn Mr. SNYDER
OF Tennessee moved by the resolution on the table,
which was carried. reconsideration was moved ana
lost after which the resolution referred 70 special
Commtee five. Tue Committees were then announced
New-York tribune., 1870-10-06
THE VIRGINIA FLOODS.

TERRIBLE REsULTs-MoRE DEATHS REPORTED.
LEXINGTON, Oct. 4.-The details make the
damages and deaths inflicted by the flood very much
more severe than the best information indicated Every
bridge on every water IN the Valley Is broken
down: dozens Of human lives have been lost III farm
bouses which have hOated of ike shells the floods.
The North River Canal from Lexington 70 Balcony
Fails dis stance OF - miles, has been 40 utterly ruined
that IL feared IL he reconstructed Not less
tbn s1Oo 90 will cover the loss sustained by the coro-
r,ton of Lexington. The food in Nelson County was
rs disaetr0us the town OF Scotsvile, on the James
giver Kauawha Canal, was almost washed away.
HARRIsosBUKG, Va, oct 5.-Accounts continue 70
80 in of fhe destruction OF property and the loss or
ne in the lower valley Of Virginia and are truly heart
d,g Al Castleman Ferry, Jefferson County the de-
tir a. complete; all the houses, sixteen in number,
ere driven from their moorngs by the surgng waves,
% ,ba main bulding Of hotel and stOrehOuse alone
anu au % ne n, fo mark he spot The Bessey Company lose
haSnSe tbe whole OF the trestle work and all the
bridges The stories from all directions Dear the dread
Ell
New-York tribune., 1870-10-06

Lake Ara OF Turkstan squadron II vessels The rest OF
ne were either stationed at Kronstadt ana swea
AS soon as possible the Russian Government engaged
Capt Gowan OF Boston to raise the feet in sevastopol
OF them afoat Russian naval architects and engineers
Eere gent or ~ all directions to gather in.5rmaon:
EVery foreign docEyard and arsenal was explored none
authorities cheerfuy furnished all the facitesreqmre
anu tne iacts obtained have beenjudciousy nsed IN
ing up navy that, In the size and number OF l gs
match Tor any navy in the world and when en- peIGe ye
Russia the command Of tse OCEAN. The ships re-
Gently built are very fine specimens OF naval Sb sFc"
more than can be said for any other Go'eIiem. ts
NO Wild scheme has been tried, no money nor s.ino
found impossible; nothing hSs been at hap-haza,Ird
anu & the conso1 1nenee Is that today Russia @ onv
means at her command to defend her seaeoast tnah ahy
oter natou her forts have more powerful ordnance IN
ana her ships carry more heavy guns ~ pru S
carry guns weighing in many cases 25 tuns each:
In comparison, what should be said OF the boasted
German harbors destroy the German fleet although
II could utterly wire it's antagonst out Of eHstehIe an IN
feet inches and OF these carry and
men @ ghs, Adnral Us piaeu WI W1'n
OF lo feei All these ships are OF iron and built in the
bears tie names OF go ships, among which are dis,
patch boat7 Transports, and tenders, but her real
Two of these ars Of IN Wood sdps and ahd OF rom
Their dIsplacement is from $500 to e,227 tuns
inches thick and their average speed 1913 knots per
hour Their armament Is from the sneh to the 5-lneh
cabcr, which would give Russia In battle terribly de-
struoye power fort may be battered down, lts guns
disnounted and It's magazines blown up, but II cannot
be sunk while a ship is liable to all these casualties.
Included In the rUn-cad feet three floating bat
ters OF a. 6, guns respectively one frgate Of 10 and
Of "a guns
The hrgest OF the ron-clads two armed frgates,
the Sevastopol and Poiarsk: The sevastopol nearly
equals the British Ton-cads Black Prince aud Warrior
in her dimensions, and exceeds those OF the French
GOre aud NOrmaude. At the time Of fotat0n the Sc
vastOpO measured 300 feet In length and her greatest
breadth is 81 feet inches The ship draws 2G feet
at the poop and q at the chains. Her plates Al
inches thick, fastened tO double coating Of teak from
TO Inches thick. Her engines have nominal force OF
horse power and she II armed with steel guns Of the
greatest caliber. Her Prov has beak Of formidable
kind attached 10 it,. The POlarskis armament IL placed
In "a central battery, occupying about 30 feet on tire
length OF the gundeck both sides and ends being com
pletey armurcad. The armament consists OF eight 900
pounder steel guns, four each brOadeide.
Tue Imperial navy manned at the beginning OF 1868
sailors and marines, under the command Of3 9l
officers, among whom ll9 admirals and generals