, 1877-05-08


ffvc,-thc loaexLblc, Drcadnouglt, Aaanctn-
non, Ajax, and Temcraire,-ara In prucess Ut
construction ut different navy yards. The same
ie true Of tue twp lor.belted shlps Inst men,
tlonel, leaving thirteen Of the whola number at
sea OF In commission. Four Of these,--the De-
vastaifun. the Sultan. tho Hercules, the Swift
sure, and tlc fnvincihle,-ara tn TIC Medlter-
sasaton ps1 h E saern a. y sys1 , sas
past year. Besides these, there aro sixteen
smal1er irou-c'ads VI the type Of tho 0lattol
and Notspur. sotne Ut these ass ratns, aud
ssus '9ts1' ls @ ss fsnsts e o o;psssns"t ,ps
their armament from four esghtecn-tou 10 two
tweuty-ave-ton guns each. fhcre q also ten
other ir0ll-clals Of tho c1aas u the Agincnurt
meut Of 1900 tons each, and artna,ncnts consist-
Ing Of six and q hstf and twelve ton guns.
Tnetr asmur, however, Is only frum four and a ,
half to ilso and l,alf Inches In thickness. and
"antlquated." sThc report contains full de-
suipttUns Of the Devastation, ThundeEer, and
DFeadnought,. which tho author styles ."tho
atoat in tho wo1ld" Tho inae1ibIe, With spI III T.
still building, aud Is destined to surpass all
these, Is nisO described at length. the dcscr1p-
tlons being accompanied With full and accurate
plates Of tho hulls batteries, mud cross-sections
ot the VARIOUS vessels. Thc modern. cruising
feet Of tho BHttAi navy conatsts Ut fulLpow-
cred eere~ stcamsllpe,. having iron huIls
tased in wood: OF this class tho Incon-.
s.i uasat 1au' uum t.a, Atsa saa t"e noaucea
THE coEY1ttcs Sapphire and Diamond, built in
1874, nre the last wooden war vessels that will
probably be added TO the British navy, It having
..,',. aren aa.s,oa1ta XII. nnaoanefa .nat ~ moto
qurcd at tho dotk-yartls. The capacity Of tho
engines Of the various ships differ tn proportion
t. theF class Ihese Of tno T., eightee1 tlfst.rats
,anS .o HIT a, ~ h tnuaca.eu
eu tyS tne aSnTatc ~ .fp ss ~
~ ~ ou sg;s. .apa.o ia.. ;" ~ ~. ado Elyeh OF
nn1 ensas wunt ~, ,si1 II W hno p,lneanaI
.t,naS - ,n,, .hi,, -, sn1 - "e 1a1nun.
mAss andsr f1e rs direction Of te
Grn.. enom nr 'tas ha,- 'ito nunapes o1
Rt Rnota T.. mano et,, PET aoIs ty ~ 'ufrs:ksh'ps
1s,o, It, I aud ot Of the % broadside % class s'0 from m
L. l3G IT r. ~ .nn Ino tae
NJ .! ~ pt1scot squadfont
~. fa. ng oa;tr 'ayH r.. ha]I al nas ',rn sp sne
~, s,.. ,ut,n =, Es. s,, @ W
~ ASe h t,si sno.s o.t s.euy loF !em
w. tr,,n.si,, .i,dn. ~ she ~, " a,a. ~ @
4tsI1 W ~ ~, I'm ai ..rn s'a'o na7 oc'"
80 ,at.ss..t 70 1n y, ,y,es ap!ss, ~ x.,
III, " tmo % rtsns1 eee ute scpots says: bseast.
Mo1k nontae .' III III centta.oattefy
shsn. ,xitb i1t,r iii. ahrashsI = n,s and n
.arst cnst,,ta ~ IL. ~ saSi,tn,,s ~ y. ~
@ kaenc" ,I; ndyy N91 ill., oE rn ~ aufIesnlp ms
ssrat ~ IoaE -, ,1.s,;u.. ~ tep.ssehtA
tMss " w. tsv o,tah nsns, tJpe ~
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~ naeae, IT. 1s ~ hrns iron =. naaaot9
.. rsanse uas h ,}, I,.c !.ue'paat!o
~ y, HnS ~ .''. n.' anH ossa, S"2 ason.
.el.t ~ puns sp[ee.. @ &C On tha 1ns,o1tx @ of III the.
snps Slgat to swelye Esans srs 9ssd Tue anao
~ .hnn1 ~ ~. aa". .hn.n u - ~
,s,sv.,,t ~" sautats,,, n, r., .aoso W. W. ans
torsc.o,xrr i at io,n ~ Il Wn Tbe., .1'ina
s9p.gss's g ". e9u'pRa, , sIo 'ton 70 ,., g 10
9:,s,.' catn. .t ~ sat!on 70 ..'s ciass. thcfe
.auu,, G NJ 1.c. ICY ...h
az 1 tncs: sc shc.o a,!s sas; Wa ~ ~
s.,... tas'oI nctsee' tao EteIca *lo
",.t .om tIInx e'aea,,fox. han up%en gaHs eotts,
.,e.s twn .mniru" ~, linat, ~
sa sn 'mo @ t'n twe,se -1, IT. ~ % ttc .,ned
tx nvIvi,,. ~ naa, hn,iG,,o ~ t,,a Msst u
~ . nom oux g ~ .. .Ie ac.9te
W s1i,t1 III ~ rcn Tss II e.ee. M .sam3a ~ VIII
~ s..ert ~. ~ .noi.H+ +a,,Iv IL .rS
ssua. III t,.,s sans ~, h.ro e. sao
ssssa t. ~ ~ a,n n, IT,. aao ns'o tespseuSo aispaee
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,ot.i ,.ni.cetns,t ~. an1 ,es s,d ~
a.rs;nn ~ " =. @ aiI .ht ~ atus
sus sH @ - ~ tes nasHes ~ tp,e@pe e. "
tsS a Eth W. uost .. ~ IT,. She u
n,r stnn,n ana h. oat.esy " eas s W
niupp ennnou' 1no. ana has ,. astaeea spsed e. Gs
thl1!eeu taa1t knots ps noaF at sea. ~ INV =
naat someMhaI ~. a!tes tno pattetn o. tae p!ltsa
~. Myseaes Jae -. nvtusa - ot rseassfn, Ire f1ea
ssn M " ..s un' s,1 .u ~ 9s .h IL No
shNa a.E" Icy f.. ema st W. ~ . ~ ,ast ~
1alse oeins tunetsllLs Atef tae nioael OF tne
bsItsn MotasH: ~! Moho ~ ta1tn. noHessr' gom
paIv WIN NV Enssn s.h " aof ente1
Anpe. uSs"i~"y "as atosetoe8 'a"ssea A1laeo
en'is, anGa1 ~ ;a-c ,,a ,,,...., ,o,.a .h,,. -,
MnY, ~ lsao, nag ioniteea almofea sMps, Or
MuEn ~ Ma soasItateo &ae petmaaeat s9uaaloa
o: tA9 MeuheLlahean. @ . aoaI *eta Ieaas ~ ps
r. % =. snoss not'ee, ana 5h 1Sus % %FSus A repairs