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Kiitrinor and rnncftftlinir crCT upon g. CDrgB w ""J . ,m ' erament property, was sent to me city jau unui more careful invesUgation caa be gTtn the esse "Drunk. Like the thieves the drunken cases will be upon the docket in spite of every thing the contrary. JUuJce Aiconerry, oe "vw the Rtleate, was sent to ms veweit ucug iw drunk is the streets. The docket being disposed of .tdjourned until monday. ' ' tht court was 5a vr AaaivAts. The barque Rebate ot the navy, on duty at the mouth of the river, as aj inpply ship for some months, arrived oa Friday wd anchored fronting Water-etreet. Th's ves-? iel was one of the number accompanying Dr.! Kane in his arctio explorations" in search of Sir John Franklin, and is mentioned in his pub lished works on that voyage in several instan ces. ' ": ' ; -7'" ; The old -Irene, well remembered in former , dajs as the -receiving ship for the confederate .navy, at tins place, and after the' fall of Fort Fisher sunk by the authorities in the channel of the river, to impede the progress of the fede- ral navy, in assisting the capture of the plaoe, was another one of the vessels- on ' this famous' expedition to the Arctic seas. The U. S. sfe-iraer Donegal bearing despatch-: ta from Admiral Radford to this port , arrived from Beaufort on Saturday morning.7;;.Tb Donegal has been, previous to the present, in tho South Atlantic naval squadron. -. She was cap turedoff Mobile bar w.ale attempting. to ..run Mftkade -into Mobile sometime durine'the ZC ,r nrinr ' uat year and was consider-; w isttr or spriag o. last j ear and was C Daside ed one x( the flcete.t vessels in that trado at 4he time. Sailor KiitKu. .V sailor belonging1 to the barque Release, u n in the harb r, was shot ani killed by a senary t the oity guard' house-yes j terdy afternoon. Ho was arrested ou.j btreetj eome time previously, while intoxicated, and yus carried up by the guard and put in hc pris on. After the lapse of afew minutes -he euc- ceeiM in making his escape, but was retuiicd imi le liitely, and,befor he had got out of the yaH, r.round the building a second attempt w.9 made by him to get away aud he was aa f .r as the dcor of the prison, and in a ver short Stance of the' sentry when he-Tvas fired on by tbe guard, the ball entering' just above the left eye, and out at the back of the hea-. cauiag his imm.'diate death. It was supposed that be drunk and attempting escape be hi p.iiivi bly indulged in some abuse of the goaru ;,yiiQn ho shot him. t Mad Dogs is tue City It can be stated upon the authority of an army surgeon on du-j ty in the city, thas a number of cases of hydro- phabiahave made their'appearance in: the city Within the last few days, s Testerday he killtd tiro dogs, affected with this disease, and took great care in an examination of them, which he pronounced bona fide cases. Two or three have also been slain by the police within the two or k three days just past. This is of great impor tance to the people at large and the city author , Uies will no doubt, devise some means to rid the town of such dangerous customers. . It would net be a bad idea to institute a dog law toder such circumstances." The city has too tnany of them running round the streets loose, without apparently any owners. " ' ' Mcedsr in Duplin CounW. The muider' of fhrie ntgroes in Duplin county during the : last week, has been rumored upon the streets, and with some truth. Who did it," or at what place or the circumstances cannot now be f given, a Hie whole matter is in the hands of the milita ry authorities, and will in a few days - undergo - investigation. A numbsT vof persona were ar rested and brought down to the city on Saturday s having in some manner been.connected .;with Jt- Further than this nothing is known. " Thr Cut Tax Law. The tax law passed by ty authorities appears in this morning j issue and -wil w rmmi nf intaat tn tft-r mvpM.. i "Tin 1 i i.i.- -2r-. t i ri fisit from the city tax collector at Vij early day aV.t " - -aoiua not be a surnrise to anv one commz 1 ander if. :.?' - : - s' - . j . aa.w 1 U1VUA i i ( TlT TIT . .. . n asTHXR. ihe rail oi ram yesi iternoon settled the . dust 1 but left the Jatmbs- Jaere, previously excensiuely warm, much xaoife, PPrwiiva than before the shower. -Co mp taints t.,J a noirrrt rt do WrOEfiT. ' DUt thev" t ia0 Wu- - - e4r;: 77 j WWW- finnFlour. quiet sU W"iruc"" T;7 , a' r' 10 ; swaay. wiivat Urm but quiet. . Corn Dealer uovernmc juw. - ' ana leacuotf . upwards. .trovisiona mrn wis freetvMscrt thatahe thrmamct stood a! !V It was hwdlj :o:hbi LiTU - fllOAI EUBOPE. wecuont-Betnrns in EnriimdJ - " . - " J mm Unfimnffda Reports -About the CiioIera;-:-;;.;;,;- Kelligoieiu i ;Ights--Fnrther Cbr- - r .rcspoiiacuce. dec, FlRTHIR PotWT .T11W 95 - -, ,Ihe steamer Peruvian, fronaTLivorpool on the 13 Ji inst., vii Gipencasde on the 14th is stantr has passed .this", point' U v i '? ' '-.TUC HVEKPOOL JmarKETSv i Cotton dull, all qualities slightly declined, but to'dar's market closed somewhat firmer. and firmer nniet n.nd ; - , ; ; i n LoNDOKj July- 13. Consols ,for money 80 a 8. Erie . shares 52i a 53. Five-twenties 71 a 71. ' ' 0 ' ';7-7"JtflE.j:LECTioxs.i':, :.1 V:,'" ' s The. elections' in. England public attention;, .rThe returns thus far show - aauvax wi bcu.- ." ; auj!. una CABTEKS, . . . i It is finally settled hat the" Great Eastern leaves tbe.ore on!the fifteenth, and Valencia on the nineteenth. : ,.. : " , , Telegraph communication with India is still suspended. It is believed there is a fault or break in the Persian Gulf cable. 7 f ' . ; ENOLISU POLITICAL KKWS is centred -in tb Parliamentary eleotions. Returns to the 12th instant show the election Of 184 Liberals and 102 Conservatives; The Liberals have lost 18' seats nhd gained 24 ; so the indications are that the "government will have no increased strength in the hew parlia- ment. - Four, members of the - admin tatration As a rule, the content had gone, off satisfacto rily and with little rioting. ; n ; ...... O ! Numerous flections were progressing when the perdvian sailed, and it would be another week before the county contests Were. decided.1 --: ': '- THE CUOLRA. . . rx-- . ' o There had been. rumors of the appearance of chnl-ra at Constantinople and Smyrna, but thvy bd been pronounced unfounded, tmd a shv quarantine'had been established hetWeen the tyro pyits. 7;, 77 . ' .' ',7.'.::-'.7.7 ,7 7'7 V - . TUB POPB AND MAXIMILIAN. 1 1 an?uei tne jue.x4.a ?3V.. it,.i 'a f "'.1 sh(3n ' whuraw?v. ironr Kosa ,? A private despatcn reported the ah- nf,unconiwr - hat the Pore had excommunica- tev 7f - T Vv7.iV; 7 ? ! , i.i - .'. 1 I Aau.ti ouai omctai correspondence on meri u artais ud: imen published, it shows that England and France acted inXohcert; anu that tho cocjsion to confederaVe vessels, allowing Lem to be disarmed and sold in neutral ports, originated with . , Drouyn de:L'Huys. . Earl Ru.'Cul agreed 'to theproposition, but pointed :aut that cruhers of def unct governments might be clainie-J an public property by the United 'iBi'dtes, but ttxLl the c?aims!mut be deciitied iu ordinary eqar.s.i law. ,;;-,.j7"f l ' V r belligektnt. rights. I'u : : In a letter . to Sir Frederick Bruce, Earl Russell eivvA the opinion -that in thocaso of tht- Etta or. Retribution, the vessel was Tight fully aud laiviuily cuQutmued, on jths "ground th i: a belligerent could nt . be "transferred during then war. ; la another - dkspatch .Earl liusseil replies to Mr. Seward's- note on the ce?tioa o.f- bclligerenc rights. THe regrets "thrtt his ;:exb'la nation was not acceptable to the ..United St4es government, and -adduces argu- j ruents in . ia or ot the JungUsh course. lie trustcj that these additional explanations will Dry6faY0ra le to the estiblisbuient'of a Jast- -inff friendshiu between the two nations; i .... ; : ,-. : .r : overhauled. IHs stated that the steamer-Beairicelate RarDahsnnockrwas overhauled by the Sacra- . ' i t t ; : 1 - It.- was I men to beiore ireacninc jjiverpwi, emitted to' proceed.- , The Cae of thrlda;e " . 7- . t Vashtillk. Julv 21. A ; writxif : habeas l corpus having T.been sne'd; out directing Colonel DeUussey to proauce the body of Emerson Etheridge, the former telegraphed to General Thomas :ffor. ' instruc tions. Tho following was the reply : o - Nashvilxb, July 21. ,To Lieutenant-Colonel J. P. DeBusseg, of Colum- bus, Kentucky. - " Make the foilowing- return: to the-wrlt or habeas corpus in the case of Fmmerson Etheridge. : . To Hon. C. Marshall,' Judge of the fr$t Judi cial District of Kentucky:-, V --",7 Jt: I hereby acknowledge the service of .the writ hereto attached and return the same,; and respect xully reply that I am instructed by Major-General Somas, compiandiug the . .Military Divihwn of Jcjonessee, to say that the .fcodVpf er. Adt'o is ln Wpo8esiion,-aad by virtue of the or--tu Ti.h. ,.r ftf .hp Unitiid States, bearng Vfasninfeioa,'Juiy .'; 7 v -'Here follows Prefiotut Lincoln s jrocii.-Hrrr-r Viafa" cucndracr the writ ot na- uut- v t v t ----- o - - Eentueky'f und proclaiming ,W"f - Tr; nd abetted the enemy. . - ... ,TTirtm.a nnnfinues 1 1 Said Emerson auU airbed the public peace by seditious and tStXofn and the ? Prudent iT?f titA: is , clearlv- inciuaea iu mv - t or vprsons named iu & order oi the i'roai- '.Thoita. rtrIa there have been defeated, - namely, Lord Barry in Dover, Colonel Whrte at Iviidministef; Lord Paget at; Litchtie.d: and Mr. -J Pell at Bursi -.-- -t o- - " 7 . : - oriagf eariy aoonuonists, ana caeenuuy toon i:s7co-n,lon the kingdon o -ItMyj a ig0 share of the obloquy and perseeutien ?WVPW?P&tt?i& .W'lifW which was visited upon that despised class In St?IndI do not produce said body by W.l.WH- f" J,. - PrUir-t - 1 !. & CoL McKibbeii. of -the Army of In d.: vttmz j this reiuiu ' ; I andoan. was louaiy cauea ior, anu .Jitz' At iheJ ..'- - r i- v - m. - m'. .- - r"-"-. :- . " . - - - ' ' ' . - " '""'".'' ' ' . - -. --,-..,'.' . , .. ....... ' n . . . -. . : -u - ;.' . . ' '.'7 '' ''i''! ' v ',7.,' ' mmjm'xvmu'" riZLJm- mm. II." II ' ' " '" ' - "' ' i '' n. g-uootay -uonme, jriY zi, ic35.' OBIT01I1Y. JaHe3 Daime BotTf GOYeiTlOP - r , - - Dtob. iuthur TappanthcTstenin Ab olitionist ... . .... , , From Tha Deret Nwa, Jtine H.-) as noucea m a part of our issue of last iveanesaay, on Tueiay evening, 13th iaat; 1 4ii8 Excellency, James Duane Doty, Governor uia.f , expirea aner a snort but severe ill ness. J 'The mournful intelligence was bo on. expected; that some were scracely inclined to credit at, when it wes announced, hot his I wido wed Judy and immediate Jrienda . knew it was ltiUea too true, lliough having suffer- Kujvr?ume iengtn or time Irora rheumatism, no serious consequences "were looked for, his ae and the hardships of a Western life, which he had long- endured in past J years, naturally bringing such ailments in their train! un me morning oi tue 5tb, he -was attacked With! violent ? internal pains, - and from that date until tho hour of his death, he was most ly coiifined to his room, though he was able to move out into the garden the day: previous to his death. r, ; .... The deceased f ehtlenian ,wasa little over 65 years of age, henring been born in New xuia, iiucmer xtyo. xa eariy me ne Auu.cv coi, buu wo aupujuwu l18uTj,Ct Judge of the then North-"VVest Territbrv. He subsequently- representedJvTisconsin ini iongress as Delegate, and atterward ascended tne Uubernatorial Chair, being appointed Gov eiuor ui inai; aemiory previous to.ttsjDeing ap lL.; rwr a . V . . luuiea as a otate. in toe f an et leoi he came to this Territory as Superintedent of In- u.an Affairs, and was appointed Governor in the summer of 1863. ' t -'. r In his intercourse with the citizens, wheth er privately or. m his official capacity, he manifested that openness and affabdity of ap - prqacn so cnaracterisiic ox men accustomed to r manageaoie. it was a tedious job of an hour Western life and manners. During-his resir i and-a-balf. to remove the contents of the car' dence in this Territory he made many friends, ana me. intelligence oi ms suaaen aeato eaii - edjforth many'and sincere expressionsarid evi dences of mourning and regret. , r ; f 'r : His remains were convoyed to .their last lesting place on Thursday forenooa', . followed by a long procession of sorrowing friends, while the flags throughout , the city hung at half-mast .and draped in Mack, with a gen eral cessation of business.,4xpressed the gen erafrespect entertained5r the memory oxbur late'Territorial Chief orfficer. r'-J'1--' Autt&or Tnppan. "j ' u'l ! j Nb,w HAVENt Conn., July 23-: Mr.r Arthur Tappen died here this morning, in the 80th yi'ar of his age. ' His funeral, will take place-"' on Tuesday afternoon, at 5 o ciocs:. ' - The' Tribune says : fMr. Tappan was one ts darkest days- prisoned in Baltimore for an article in his per on the domeatio slave trade1 Mr. Tap i h fin. .m idcod nim frm I.Ti and his name, frosa that. time forward, was as notorious and almost as much hated at the soath si Garrison's own. Like most of thtf class to which . he was known to belong, his whole life gave the lie to the assertion that the -abolitionists were 'men of one idea,' fcr there was no charitable work or pious purpose to which he did hot give the benefit of bis great 7 When' Ganisori was " im- Ixecdtive sbility and the support 6f his hearty port, 804, where it was said : "It is clear we and untiring devotion. Nr did old age cool think that the order of a county Court dismis his ardor.'!.''' To the end of his days his inter- gins the application- of the netitioner to be estin the good works heyeCfislgged and for.him certainly awaits the awn fd? Well done, good ana iaitniui servum. jjif. nuunn wtu iu j tha 80th year of hw age. :' 0ner.l Sielilos lu Washlngtoii. : , r A tthe Metropolitan Hotel, in Washington, on Saturday night week, a concourse of peor pie assembled to do homage to Major General tickles. ( Lieutenant E. L. Townsend, com manding Company A, 9th regiment Veteran Reserve (Jcrps, and .formerly A. D. C, on General ? Sickles staff, gavo the G eneral a serenade through theband of his regiment, led by Mr. Winters. The music was fioeljjr timed, arid was given with excellent taste. Many a loud and lusty Inherent the air with fervant cans for Ueneral SicKies. General Sickles appeared on the balcony and, in answer to the enthusiastic reception, ..!J . .- ' ' - ; ' - f - . f - ' : I saju ; ; Gestxemkk : I am happy to recognize among those tp wbom I am' indebted for this graceful, compliment some of my est eemed associates In tlje military service. - The army and the navy nave performed their great duty in conquering an hon orable peace.': To make that peace perpetual, and to make us once more a fraternal and united peo ple it is necessary that the victors should be magr nanimous, and that the vanquished should be loyal.' ICLeers., , ' ,. i'. ,:.;' ,; - ' ; '- . . lll v Our wise and just President, accepting the Irank. and manly declarations of Southern communities, accords to them the benefits of an amnesty more comprehensive than has ever yet illustrated the. clemency of any Government CheersJ. The suc cess of the policy of . conciliation depends upon the conduct of those who are thus generously re stored to civil rights. With its failure vanishes the last hope for the tranquility and prosperity of the South. ; -, X ;"7',.; J ' : , ' . . 'I - f '" The soldiers of the Union armies" , who snared their rations and their blankets with the foe who had laid dpwn his arms gave an example worthy of all honor and emulation. Honorable combat of tentimes .inspires those sentiments of respect and appreeiaUou which are the best foundations of a good, understanding, not less between great com monwealths than among individuals. j V The future seems full of promise for our coun try commanding the respect of all nations, with a Stantoii to create armies,5 cheers, and a Grant to lead them. - We have no question with any for-; eign Powers that in the hands Of a - Seward ap Tlausel presents difficulties beyond the resources of a diplomatic solution. And I see no reason whyi the whole, country may not unite m the patnoiic resolution to sustain t he President in his admiral ble measures for the establishment of praer jnsuee, ie,j - .. j the Shen- eaid that he simply appeared as an apology for tbe ab sence of General Torbert, and, that be could only repeat what the General said t "The vic tors must be magnanimous and the vanquished mnst'b lOVai' i ..vu,-t:;f V!-. " .i ;-y this occasion irere Maiar nrr.i t.v"-i- Jx3. Lkut. CcL Ilarrifloo. af K ti jk t- tmw'1inB If- 1 mm. Of Cjptea j'Bipheal. of Generil HickW -V1 1 aoda.wcU known New. Torktr eaaaeet- ed with tht SL James Hotel, C. Jtwett Ham. fmWLLZMSL ACCIDEXT. rarucnian IQ IZference to It Tbe 6aolen Car XIccoTered. - The N. Y. PoiJgives the followinz paiUcu lars of. the incident which rwmrrri to. Southern mail at Jersey City on Saturday : On tbe arrival of the train of the New J Jer- sey Central railroad at the Jersey City ferry. aDout n o cioc, the mail car was detached ana started down the bridge for the ferry-boat It appears that the cha in ; vn nn an1 tk. boat had heen detached, and was all ready to leave.. The man at the stern called out to noia up.-; lie was not heeded ; tbe oar was rolled ' down, and fell into the water, totally cnliniAAa4 i . . On board, the sunken car were not only fbe Philadelphia, UalUmore and Washinc ton mila but special despatches from the Department of State for everal of our ainistcrsabroad. at noon. . 7r TTincu were to oe aens nv tne sti'im ina wreat excitemant . followed the accident- ine tcsources of evervbodv annitv j called into play to recover the car, apparently, however, ta little purpose. Finally, afur as. . , r -rt . .r r- a' j - w I llw laimag mo exact place of tne Jo&t mail car I weu awbiO aeufc QOwu, Wltn 1 JTOpeS SOOUt I their waists. - Cables were attached thm to the car, which was then raised to the sur- face of the water. A' hole was broken through the roof, large enougn x aaiftit a man's body . Une of the divers made his way. inside and proceeded to taae out tne inau bags, and pass them to the persons above. This was a slow task. The bags were almost impervious to water, and ac- . 1? 1 " ''. I ml - coruicgiy were as reluctant, to let it out as they usually are to its admission Each of the I bags; was exceedingly heavy and almost un I Finally, about half-past one the last bag was 1 extricatea and loaded on the mail waon : upon which it was found that the horses at tached could not draw it away. Two or three laborers assisted, however, and succeeded in moving the wagon, which was then drawn to the ierry boat. A little before two o clock the olerks at the .Post office were assorting the contents. - Decision ' of the Court of Appeals on the Question of "Negro Apprenticeship" in Maryland. The following is a copy of the decision of of the Maryland Court of Appeals in the mat- ter of the -petition of Samuel S. Costen, the negro apprentice case taken up by said Costen. the master, from the decision of dudge Bond. It will be seen that the Court of Appeals fully sustains the action of Judge Bond, and will not entertain any appeal from the deci sion in any of the cases. t Chief Justice Bowie, in ' giving the decision of the Court, says :; . f- . . 7The aets of Assembly and the Code have declared , the cases in which appeals will lie and the manner and time of taking and pros ecuting appeals from Courts of Law These are limited to any judgment or determination of any Court of Law in any civil suit or ac tion' n &c., Code, Art. 6, sec. 3. " , y The legal interpretation of these terms, which were derived from preceding acts of Assembly, has been established by this Court in the case of Bell vs. the State. 4 Gill's re discharged from custody, on a writ of Tiaheas corpus is not a determination or judgment of tne i;ourt in a civu sou or action in trie con .temptation oi the act' of .-.1785 chap. 87, so as authorize an appeal." . v . .r - - . -Auaong the reasons assigned for that conclu sion are. that the writ of habeas corpus is a proceeding summary jn its character .addres sed to the discretion of the judge of the tribu nal to whom the application is made so far as the discharge of the party is concerned, a pro ceeding where in many cases the evidences upon which the judgment is founded cannot be presented to the Appellate Court, , and is not final and conclusive upon the party ap plying tor the writ, as he may prefera "similar application to any other judge or court of this State. The case baa been referred ana recog- , . - - i nized ..m the case 7pf Mace.e. the btate of Maryland, upph an identical point. ' It must be considered as decisive of tbe question of I the rieht of appeal in cases of Tiabeat corpus issued by courts or judges having jurisdiction and legal authority to) issue the same.7 In such cases we hold where there has been no assumption ot authority, no right of appeal 1 has been giyf a by the sbtueLOr.Code to this court, and , none exists. The petition must therefore be dismissed. 17, . From Savaanah and iamriearton. I Nxwyoax7July 24. I The steamer Zodiac brings Savannah advi-1 cos of July 20th. '. .... ,, : v The Savannah Herald's Oranburrcorre pondent says that place is yet mostly lying in ashes. Gen. - Hart ran ft commands the post' His troops consist of the 54tb, 127th and 157th Kew York, o5th Massachusetts: and 102d 1 Colored Troops. The railroads are beine rap- idly repaired, the laborers receiving $12 per month, xne crops are in one condition, an i the towns of South Carolina are or soon will be occupied by the Union troops. - " V I The Charleston Courier of rinlytlth says 4 the 165th New York ' Yolunteers (Dury ears. Zouaves),' who were removed to Morris Island for taking -part in the disturbances-' in the city, have exhibited a, mntinous -spirit since thfiir Jcnioval Gen.Gilhmoro ftn orjier demanding the colors of the regiment, but the. Colonel refused to give them up." lie was4 placed under arrest and the-colors demanded of the second officer in command who also re fused, but on Gen. Hatch explainiug that his conduct would he mutiny, while the Colonel's would rimply be disobediepco of orders, he promised, to 4her.- the colors 3 A delivery was . made when it was found -that ' only the staffs and india-rubber covers had "been deliv ered; r 4 1 1 was Ihen determined to disarm ' the PI1ICE ' FIVE GEXTS forwanL Guns charged with grap J CXJX" iiier were trained upon the mutineers, troops) had orders given to fire upon them In case an resisunte was oiTsrrxL - The Zouave, icctn all further opposition was tuelcssv cnerallj stacked their anna, and were matched under guard to Fort Sumter to expiato their crima. : Another steamer left Savannah for AcastA. on the 19th, loaded with head boards and other freight for the NaUcnal Cemetery, An derson villa. I, rf The 22d lows regimtnt has been ncutcre4 out and would start for home as toon at tran portation could be obtained. 7 ' The 170th Aew York and 24th Iewa left Savsnnah for Baltimore on the 19th. ' LAUXCII OFi TIIE DUSDERDEHQ. The Greatest Sea Oolns: Ran i Afloat DESCIlIPXlO.t OF TUB UO.WER; J ller Tounacc Artnaxnent Ac. I . 1 New York meraI gives - the fbl Iowln,g acount ft the Uunching, on Saturday The New York Commercial gives - the (b! I " is estimated that from 15,000 to 20,000 p i w a H-wnir, eo- pie, at various points. witnessed the grand spectacle:' v"-r-. ' . m.'v... . Aa early as half-past seven o'clock, tht spectators began to assemble, and by . eight o clock, immense throngs came pouring into, the ship yard enclosure, while scores wended their .way up ie gangway, deposited thair tickets, and enteral within the hage vessL Notwithstanding the unpleasant state of tho weather, the lauies were present in large nam bers to grace the event, end amid ' all tha showers, thsir sailing faces and , lively chat . added ropch to lirigUten the scene, vf-.j: The excitemtmt to sco the launch was, in tense, and high prieea were offtred for tickets of admission,- but as the namber was limited . to two thousand,) it was impossible to obtain them at any price. 'While the multitude were assembJinirL Dod worth's band discourBod sweet music, am just previous to the launch they left the :yard and repaired on board. There they furnished music until the Teasel . reached the dock, aftsr the launch. . .' . At three minutes Dast the hour of nlnn cry of ''There she goes V' was raised, and tru'a ' enough the ponderous muss of wood and iron began to slide ddwn the four broad wars.. As so6n as she had gathered headway so as to bo apparent there could be no possibility of a failure, tbe people gave vent to the wildest enthusiasm, aud in the : most enthusiastic manner cheered the great ram as she entered the water. It ias a sicht rarelv seen. an! only to be appreciatod by those who partici pated in it. lorday and this event will ba mdeliDiy sumpea on tne memory of tht largo V V A- ' S 11 concourse woo were present. The sensation on board while she" was sli ding down the ways was strikingly rasyno unpleasant motion, and. the most timid of tho ladies manifested no uneasioess. It. was 'a complete success ,in : every respect ' Every body was delighted, and Mr.- Webb recoived the congratulations - of thousands - on ' tha ground. - Captain Joseph ComstOck, assisted by aaptain-pilot John McGinn, superintended the launch, and jpot. an accident of any kind occurred, and everything passed off with tho most perfect order. . Before the speed 'of tho vessel was checked, by 7 mean's of fivs'lartfo and powerful, tugs, she had nearly reached tho Williamsburg shore, which by the way was thronged-with j spectators. The manner in which the tugs handled and checked tbe treat ship was truly wonderful. Four boats wero soon lashed alongside, and with one fheadsho started for the dock at the foot of Sixth street arriving in about an hour., after. she left tho ways.-v-;-. f , The Dunderbereon reachinc the doek vr.tt found fo be drawing only fifteen feet aft, thir teen feet amidships, and nine feet six inches forward. The draft is much less than many had supposed lit is. about ' thn "fl Webb W- calculated! upon The ship pre sented a splendid appearance on the water, dressed off in j flags, and streamers and. her decks covered with the brave and fair. Admiral rranois ll. Gresory with Com dore-C Ringgold, 'anv other members of bis staff, presided over the launch, and ocim!,l a stand decorated with bunting on shore and near tne oow oi in.e,vessei, A large number of distinguished personages were present, hut the number would . ucea mucn iarcr. nd the concourse immense,- if the weather inaaoeennne. J,..7 , I," Thus has j Snded ah' event which will bo prominent in the history of the nineteenth century, and pttts afloat the greatest seavpoimr frigate ram in the world.' Th Tkthdering Mountain" of the 'United States ntty .floats aIo ai tne aocw. , oix months ; nose and she win do reauy w mane ner lo knots per hour. an3-bld defiDCp to the world in arms, T18 Dunderherg is aniron efa'l frigabVrini of7 ,000 tons displacement, and was constructed especially far a-eomff purposes. Sha haa two encines of 6.000 actual korA rw ... her contracts calls for A speed of fiftaen knettm per hour for ordinary at gamine. Her arm Amen t will censistof fourlWnch Rodman and from twelve to fourteen ll-inch Dahlrm Tit is not within; thlinllts of an ordinary Pewa- rpaper article to give'sueVa detailed daaorin. Uioni of tbe vessel as her magnitude and im- portance.wotIdem to demand, but wi will indeavor to briefly rive some of tha main tores of this fgreat and powerful ship; " The principal aimeusions oi me nun are as fol lows V Length, 380.' feet 4 Inches : beam. 72 feet.l0ches depth of hold, 23 feet 7 inches; neignleu casement, inside, 7 feet 9 inches ; length ot jamj bow, CO ,feet. Her draught wnreay(for sea will be 21 feet;. her dis placement is 7000 tons'; registered tonnage, 5;000." The ' war ; armor will weigh i about 1,000 tons. , She "has six main and- two don key boilers ; fbe main boilers are 13, feet deep, 17 leet six inehea in length, and 21 fcet 5 inches, front, and together will weigh 450 tons. The boiler surface is '30,000 feet, tho grate surface, 11,200, feet ; 14 -The condensing surface la' 12,000 square feet . Tha engines are borfzontal, back-action condensing, with two 100 inch cylinders and 45 inches stroke of piston. The propeller. la 21 feet in' diameter, anoV has a varying pitch of frooo 27 30 feet, and weighs 34,5b0 pounds.
The Daily Wilmington Herald (Wilmington, N.C.)
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July 31, 1865, edition 1
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