New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-10
FOREIGN NAVAL NOTES.

1t was the practice Of the Cleveland Administration
10 beittc American ideas and designs, especially In
the matter of new warvessels. and 20 commend and
purchase with the I'm the United states Treasury
things that Americans declared that they could furnish
just as well. But things have been different In the
last four wears and American brains ana American
muscle have been preferred. The English people and
their friends here have been forced TO admit that
by the officers of the Navy well "a by naval archi
tects in civil lifesre equal to any that display the
British flag that Tn" nickclsec armor plate Is ii,r
superior vet invented and that American war
vessels have had many less accidents than their OWL
II is now announced that the Admiralty has con
Guided TO organize squadron similar 10 the recent
American Squadron of Evolution. 1t is to be com
posed of the sccondclas new crui>cI, built
under the Naval Defense act and. under the command
Of a rcar>admiral he sent sort of rowing cruise
TO exhibit themselves. They are to put into various
ports of the United Kingdom. as 10 afford the tax
payers an opportunity Of seeing how some Of the
money is expended. They also 20 proceed TO the
coast of Norway but the programme after that tim"
has not yet been announced. al;;oG?n the impression
to be That they may come to the United states
take part In the international review Ill Nav next
The ships said 10 have been selected the Meampus.
commanded by the Duke Of York the A2dromache.
Tribune. the LatOna. the Thetis. the lndefatlgabc,
and the Apollo. These are all SWIt and powcnui
ships and the cruise would no doubt be an interesting
aud profitable one.
The Admiralty have also read. no doubt. of the
change recently determined upon 10 put guns on board
Of the orpedo-boat Cushing and such other boats
of her class As may built for they have decided npon
similar improvements their torpedo boats so as to
render them 20 longer solely dependent on the tor
pedo as n weapon Of offence. Onc-half of the tr'
pcdocs till supplied 10 each boat VIII be re
placed by 3pounder llotchhss gun and iM ,i,
enable topedo boats b. make show of Resistance
to the torpedo ca'chcr, as shot from the iio'ch-
kiss properly directed. would make sad havoc Ill inc
" catcherS" engine room compartment
II has been the practice of the admiralty when any
of the historic old ships have been cast aside from
further service to paine one Of the new vessels iutr
her. thus perpeuatinS the name In the Navy; but
like the people Of thi, country who prevailed upon
Congress TO except from the scraphcap The Hartford
and the KealsaIgc. the English taxpayers recently
out I'M n mighty protest against III, condemnation
Of Admiral Nelson's old flagship. and have thus saved
her from the wOodpiIe and the smelling furnace inc
old nno-of-batle ship Foudroyant. which Nelson cap
,lrcd from the French at the Battle OF The Nile ana
Nelson save the Victory. aud was purchased by
Portsmouth shpbuder, who sold her 10 Ggrlnan
firm which had her tOWpd TO the Baltic. she ~
s0dly constructed OF live oak and IS copper sheathe
and her intrinsic value is 80 much above me amount
she realized that her German owners ASK JOo i0r
her and fund has been raised in London 20 purchase
the famous old relic Of great naval wars; What VIII
be done with her remains be determined by the new
owners but It seems likely that she Will be itined
into a sort CT small naval museum
paragraph in the report OF Of The command re
in the recent manocuvres Of the British feet reads:
1--WE had our first touch of Atlantic rollers and could
SEQ the behavior OF the ships in head sen. When
between Achlll Head and Black Rock. the long swell
met us and the Royal Sovereign over it easily
but as for the Admiral class, they simply dipped their
noses under and took green waves hight up 10 the
face Of the fore barbette. The ConGueror rolled ana
wallowed worse than did. and took In the water
everywhere Most certainly. II We had been ordered
10 do full speed instead of eight knots we should have
been washed down fore and aft. Tie cruisers HTt'i
better than the battle ships. but the mmOraltc ana
Cialutea pitched in manner very uncomforabl" to
look at" such behavior In Il sca"ay suggests Wai
failure n fight with an enemy at such a time would be-