, 1873-11-18


those demonstrations continued for thrce days,
constantly increasing iu thoir madness, and TINT
during thin carnival lo did not consider 1t nafe
TO ventura INTO tho atroots I9 said THO constant
throat Was TINT they would got rid Of tho
"pEatos,n ~ they woro called. before thoro Saa
4 chance for fnterforenco No rolated tllo fol-
lowing, incident aH illustrating the desperation
With which tho patriots fight. Tho Volunteers
barbecue, on tho ovo Of ono Of thoir battles with
tho 0mbAns; but when tho fight was over, 30
great had been tho slaughter Of tho Spanish
troops TINT thorc wero mono left ablo to indulge
in the feast, and tho OK remained unconsumed.
our Nnvnl rorcc..Intorviesv with
Chfer-os-Co1astralctton ton- -Eftarcntt Hutalas-
c0na.-1'lle 6aalna, Tonnage, and Cons
dition OF Many of Our Vessels.
from thu Nea Fork 1rosld, Eou. Is.
The writer called yesterday upon S1r. Hans
com, Ohicf Of tho Buroau Of CONSTRUCTION, ut
tho Brooklyn Navy-Yard, who Expressed ha
Willingness to uso any Information Iii llia power;
"Tho first vcssclB on tho list" ead hc, "are
wooden yessclB about tho lron-cladB / can say
but little. Tho Colorado Is 1}no wooden frigato,
frst-rato, OF ZOO toms displacement, Bcrow pro-
pulalon. 45 guns Of largo calibro; ia horo ia Now
squadron, but can bo got ready for sen In about
forty days. Her battory consists OF 0.inch and
15-Inch guns, and tho crow required would 10
575 in nunlbor Tho franklin, the second on tho
diantncnn,o,1t Ehn cnrr;cu e vorv hoavv hotta
~ 45 ru1,a. n nnI II inch calibrp md wonIi ~.
ouire . crow of g5O mon TO man hor. Ho ID
lying ut Doston, and could be got roaly Tor SCR
twin sfBtor NJ tho Golor1do, ]or nnnointmonta
tnnnarn. and nnn,,1or nnf1 ca1ibro of nnns hcinr3
idontiea} with tho Colorado. The 1i}nnosotn }s
lvinr at our ynr here md could ha fitted ont for
aoryieo in forty days. Tho Wabash, tho fourth
Euroucan eo,,atlrou. and ia, thinE. in thn alcdi
torrni,nan San. Hhn ia n well-huiIt sbin. IN rood
order, gcrow propulsion. 4.o50 tona dianfncn-
mont, and las battery Of Is guns Of tic same
mon, and eho is ready for INV service % Xii tho ,o
above four Vessels aro woll-built. ataunch' md
ablo to conc with anything Of thoir class. Thoy
lavo IN average spood Of 10 to Ia knots. we nov now
como to tho sccond.ratca, as yo cali thom-yes- s
and l1-ipch guns. [ would hers snv that va
have always nut guns Of tho latter caiibro
whore it was prac1icnb'o. AZ FREQUENT triaIs
havo shown TINT IN 11-inch gun will do more
Ha aSm9ge 2ooo ysrs sas than 5neh a. 600 y,rds
sold, Tho Conncctiout ia On tlo stocks at Hos-
ton, and would take a wear to complete: The
Florida, sorrow, 21 9-iuch guns and i1-;nuh
guns. Is lying in ordinary at our yard hero. bnt
NOT be- counted A. of INV rso It nqcaent s' sSI To
Iowa s very fast vessel, but sho Ia 40 fIloi ,,y,
with nachtnnrv Tint shf vou1d MT hc ohlo r.
carry m,ch olso in the wny of armament md nro,
visions for an extensive trip. Her nou1inal armn-
mont In u 9-inch and 11.fncl, INNS. iTl,c crnsv
Of thess accond-rates yary from BIS to 375 men.
those carving oyor 81 rlinR rcnujrinr thn 1nrror
number, Tlo Iowa is aid up At Boston mi
could not be counted on from tho reason hayo
mentioned. Tho Tonnessce ia e. roud yoaanl.
live, oak frame, is 4,2oO tona DISPLACEMENT. and
carries battory of 2l O-iuol and Ii -ioi i,,nn.
She ia now ut the ward of Join Hoach in Nav
York CITY. having hcr enginos mt in. Bhe
could DO ready Tor sea in about ninety days.
The time / montion is that OF ordinary work
double ganes would. Of course. mako q conBil.
craLlo difrorcnco. The An.ietam ia on tho
stocks at plijadolphia. but llttlo las boon dono
to hor. Tho California is d goroy Btoamor Of
4.((0 tons. waa lotoly flnr-shin in the North pa-
tiroIv I'M unfit for act,yo service. fho Delaware. a
t,yin.sster Of tho California, has boou lately
,lsod at Quarantine in lha hnrbor Of New Yori'
but was broueht TO-DAY to tho yard. Sho noods
vory extensive ropaira, md could not DO
mplc ready for aomo months. lilo I1li-
nnf}nIehed condition. work hnvinr boen
entjroly susnoni]ol on her. The lava w6s bocun
in 1868. hut work was entirely e,,spontled m lor
ufter tbo closo Of tic war. aud she is now On tl1o
etocks in ar yard, ina above two yessols. if
thoy arc completed, will be Of 1000 tons dis
nIncemept a,,d will cnrry battorieH Of twnnty.one
nino.inch guns The Now York ia a yesgel of
tho came GLASS as tho above md ia on tho stocks
in our ynrl. She hng n fiY1.oAk Frafne nn{l
ynuld mike rood. aoryicenhIo ycaRet # nom-
nletal This Ponnsylyauia, another ycasol If
tie sau,e class is on tho Stocks at Doston. but
lor frame md timbers hayo rottcd to such m
axtont M to make It entirely usoess ia eom,n]oto
her. Ti,o SuKnuehnnna. nov wing in nriinnrv
at this harbor. is q gcrow steamer Of $3.50 tons,
and has nm nrn,amant of tweuty-one 11iue.inn!'
ani two oloyen-inol Guns. hut IA entrnly used
IN. and could not bo counted on for notiyo wnr-
faro. Tic lancaster ia fino yosnel. mndoratnIv
fast. and yyoll but and flttod. She is nt nrcsont
m tho South Atlanta Station na f3aV.shin
and il rcn3y for apy work. hoinr in ovory
particular IN oxcolicnt vessel, shc il
pf 9.o50 tons digplacomont md o,12o
tons 1nnvnl tonnarol. Sin cnr.ies n Icnvv bat-
tory @ '5 Of q runs anl is ftteil m out for fora long
cr,;;sn Hcr rnns aro 4 and 11.incI cnljbroo
Tho e Troolivn 3s nuoter at Tia yory law vasne1s
wa can donSnl upo,1. She is now lyinr at tho
Roston Nnvv.Yard. md think world Ro rcndv
to eal tomorrow. ono sho is Of tic ] sa,no class ani
character as tic Lancaster sho is latoly returned
fron, the Enronenn souatlron. and llns been At
Bonton undorgoine some slieht ronaira. which
nra now fInished. She IN Of 9. .(o(l tonH fnnvnl
tonnaeo> md S'ool tons d,enlacomont. has
rno1 enr;noa' Sho Ina an armnn,nns NJ 2O q
mi II .;rh rms md cnrries n crosv ~ oo5 man
tn -, - 5i 5 T.: ~ .;; - IL, - 49, 49, 80 '