The New York herald., 1875-11-20

calculated 10 stand any strain There Is nothing In tho
service that can an compare 10 her in strength
ia beautiful lines splendid, airy and generous accom-
modations Besides being exceedingly roomy shi D
she win be one or the most formidable ships aaoat
Her battery Will consist of Snch rifle guns IN broad
side and one 200 pound rifle, gun OF equal cabre
pyoted in the bow thai Il can be ared ahead either
on the port Or starboard bow in broadside The
Trenton Is also armed with an immense prov or spur
projecting nearly twenty feet from her STEM built
Of solid oak timber, 20 be encascd by compost
ton sleeve Or arnor, running back thirty or forty
feet, aud thoroughly bolted aud ironel to the
oaken timber, which Is laid solidy for thirty
feet IN the bow q the ship This offensive weapon
Is expected 70 prove extremely formaahle II tho
engines already designed for the ship may drive her
fifteen knots per hour result confidently expected
No ironclad known 10 naval engineers oou
withstand the shock OF the Trenton at fun
speed As d cruiser she promises 10 be excellent in
every way. number of eminent naval aud ciNh
officials VIII be present the occasion Of her launch
ing Naval Constructor Pook is her designer and con
every way satisfactory.
The monitor catskill now at Washington, Is
being prepared for service as are the monitors
Montauk and Lehigh, both OF which are at Norfolk,
Va Assistant Surgeon Steele and Lieutenant Della
hanty have been ordered 20 the Catskii Lieutenant
Seymour 20 the Lehigh, and Commander hcCrea 20
the M0ntauk. Captain Braine was detached rom the
Colorado few days ago, but yesterday revocation Of
his order received II the Colorado is ordered TO
the Vermont Will occupy her old position as reeev-
ing ship.
ACTIVITY AT THE PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD
VESSELS READY AND FITTING OUT FOR SIR
VICE.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 10, 1875.
The Navy Department has sent orders to Commodore
Preble CommRudant Of the Philadelphia Navy Yard,
to hurry along the completion OF the new
soops ofwar and 10 prepare for speedy
sailing the other vessels here. The Commandant
however when questioned by the HERALD correspond
ent stated that these directions were transmitted to
him from Washington some time ago ana were in
spircd solely by the fact that the old yard is being
demolished, the public sale OF the ground upon which
il stands being advertised TO be sold at
auction the I'd OF December next All the vessels
lying at this station had been for time preparing
Tor sea the Commodore said and be had received no
order that would lead him TO believe that the current
reports OF difficulties with Spain bad anything 10 do
with it.
MOVEMENT or VESSELS
In some quarters, however 10 is said that the un-
usual activity at the yard not to be attributed entirely
TO the fact that the government Is about the
depot to League Island especially as is known that
the new sloops war Alert and Alliance, Huron as
she L now calied, her name having Just been
changed, have both been put in commission this week
for the purpose, it is stated. OF going to join feet
in the Cuban waters. The Ranger, another sloop of
the same size and rate. was lately brought up from
Roach's yards Wilmington where she had
just been launched and will also be equipped at
once These three new vessels carry each four broad
side guns, one pivot gun and a sixty-pounder bow
chaser IN the orecastes The Talapoosa the Despatch
and Powhatan, despatch boats and conveys have just
arrived here to accompany heet ofmonitors Norfolk
The Nantucket, Wyandotte and PasSaic the iron
clads TO be towed by these vessels ana the feet will be
Increased Dy the huron ana tne Alert and they VIII
leave on Monday next Al the Norfolk Navy Yard the
iron cads are TO be docked to have their bottoms
scraped and receive supplies for Their ultimate
destination is not publicly known. They are
all IN good condition for service, having been
carefully overhauled during the Vrgnus excitement
two years ago The Powhatan and Tallapoosa also
brought supplies for the Qunnebaug, the companion
to the Antietam which launched the other day
and filed with stores 60 TO League Island where she
will act storeshp for time The Quinnebaug Is
to be taken TO Cramps shpyard 20 be made ready for
sea
LARGEST MONITORS
in the service the Amphytrte formerly the Terror
and the NJ anton omah in the Delaware the first at
Cramps and the latter u John Roachs, Will
mington. They are being rebuilt; VIII be double tur
reted and will require at least six months be made
ready.
Among the ironclads at League Island ready for sea
with little preparation, the Montauk Manhattan,
Saugus, Mahopac AJAX, Canonicus Catskl and Jason.