The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-21

work upon her has not been carried on with any
great vigor until within year past. Last sum
never been to sea. She is q full-rigged ship of
two thousand tons, with powerful engines
applied to propeller, but spreads canvas
enough to make a passage anywhere, should
any accident befall her motive power. Under
sails alone, in proper trim, with "a stiff
breeze on the quarter, she will, 1t is said pro-
badly make from twelve to fourteen miles an
hour.
1The alterations begun about a week ago,
have been pushed with great yigor, and are now
nearly completed the whole force of carpenters
and joiners of the yard and about thirty joiners
from the outside world having been employed.
On the berth deck (below the gun deck) all the
officers staterooms and storerooms have been
removed, the whole deck being cleared from
stem to stern. space on the forepart of this
deck, parttione1 off from the remainder, has
been reserved and fitted up as a ships store
room. Substantial stanchions each side of the
engines, leaving passage aft, have been
erected. These, with others aft inclose all the
available space on the deck, and in the apart
cargo.
ION the gun deck the armament has all been
removed. The portfolios have been planked up
for protection and tightly caulked. Forward,
about one-third of the way is left a bulkhead for
the use of the crew, who will be quartered for
ward on this deck. Most of the bulkheads,
usually so numerous on war vessels, will be
closed as soon as the ship has been loaded. The
the cargo, which will occupy most of the re-
mainder of this deck, stanchons having been
erected here as below. Aft however, the cabin
of the officers remains. The rooms have been,
or will be, in many cases, partitioned, to accom-
modate all those gentlemen in the narrow limits
ar few rooms more will be erected
''Ihe spar deck remains the same as before.
On this deck are the only guns remaining on
the frigate, two rifed pieces, one fore and the
other aft. 1t is not probable that there will
be any portion of the cargo on this part of the
vessel.
.'Below the berth deck the magazines and
store-rooms of the ship remain without change,
although as much of the cargo as can be
conveniently stored there will be thus dis
posed of.
''The vessel has capacity to safely stow away
lowing named stores have been already pur-
chased by the French Relief Committee: 5000
barrels flour, 800 barrels beef, 100 barrels
shoulders, 100 barrels beans 100 barrels peas,
and 100 barrels pilot-bread.
Each barrel bears the following inscription:
Contribution de Boston, Etats Unis
d'Amerique, Fevrier, 1871
The work of loading began at an early hour
this morning. Teams are constantly arriving
with provisions all in barrels, which are de-
posted near the vessel, then taken by the work
men through some of the portfolios not yetclosed
up to the gun deck, thence to the lower decks,
which are to be loaded first.
'It is the opinion of many that, if nothing un-
usual retards, she will be loaded and ready for
| sea in week.
"IIer crew will consist of ninety-eight men
The officers who have already reported for ser
| vice are as follows: Commander, William ID
| Whiting; Lieutenant Commander, Alfred T
Mahan; Master, H. G. o. Colby; Ensign, vii
| liam Barry"