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VIEWS OF CORRESPONDENTS. PATENT AERATED BREAD. Relief for our Volunteers. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle Enclosed herein you will find two letters sent to us from Roanoke Island, in acknowledgment of hospital comforts, Ac, sent there for sick and wounded soldiers. If see fit to publish them, we would be pleased to hive you do so.

Respectfully yours, Josia.ii Dow, Chairman Army and Navy Committee. Brooklyn, March 11, 1K02. (copy.) LKTTEIt FIIOM IIUBNSIUK'S ZXI'KDITIOX TO ARMY AN'D NAVY COMMITTEE, 11. Y. M.

O. A. Camp BeitNSiiiE, Uhanokb Island, February 2Sth, 18G2 To the Young Men's Christian Association, Brooklyn Gentlemen Please accept llirmiRli me the grateful tliimks of the aiid sk snldiera in the trenernl The Operations of ttie Potomac Flotilla. Onr on the U.S. steamer "Stepping Stones" writes that the rebel batteries on the Potomac were evacuated on Sunday lost, the result of the shelling of Cockpit Bittery by the steamer "ADacosta." A reconnolssauce of of the neighborhood proved that it was complete deserted.

They had left nine splendid guns, (five of which were spiked) a quantity of shot, shell, ammunition and other things too numerous to mention. At Shipping Point Battery was found sis guns and plenty of ammunition. The steamer "George Page" and a sehoouer captured by them were burned by the enemy before they left. The Potomac is now clear of obstructions from Washington down. There are other matters of which our correspondent speaks, but which we are compelled to omit in consequence of restrictions imposed by the War Department.

General McClellan. Two months ego the rebel position at Manas, sas, which McClellan holds to day, would be considered cheaply won if live thousand Uaiou soldiers fell in an attack upon it. It has beea captured without the loss of a single life, and yet the newspaper generals are not satisfied. Gen. Greeley, a man of great military experience and widely renowned for individual prowess, out the difficulty which should have attended the retreat of the rebel force, and gives aid and com tort to the enemy by assuring them that their evacuation of Manassas was a masterly movement.

It will not be the Tribune's lault if Joffor son Davis is not able to assure his followers that the retreat from Manassas was an ad mir title move, and is entitled to be ranked as a great rebel success. The following extract io not from the Richmond Kxamimr or Charleston Mercury, but from the Neve York Tribune of this morning "The King of France, Willi forty thousand men, AJareheU up tlic hill, and then marched The Grand Army of the Potomac, after drilling and training and parading and reviewing, for seven months, under lis Oeneral Commanding," goes down to Acquis, and up to Leeeburg, aud out to Manassas, and llnda deserted mud banks and a score or so of spiked guna. bo much Tor "strategy So much for the comprehensive plana" ot George B. McClellan So much tor the terrible "anaconda," which was to crush rebellion in its folds How long the foe has been gone, nobody can conjecture. But for the fact mat the President and the becretary of "fi ar fairly drove him into a raovemeut, on pain of wresting from him his baton, it is doubtful wuetuer McClellan would have discovered the absence of the enemy nil Midsummer.

To keep such an army here idle for seven months tho very flower ol our forces so admirably appointed io the quality ol their arms, so abundantly provided with the most effective artillery, and with the very best Generals liulie service to lead tliem lleiiitzelman, McDowell, Sumner, Keyes, Frar.klin, Hooker, McCall, Wadsworth, and their compeers to hold such an army Within hearing ol the enemy's cannon from August 'o March, at an expense ofthree hundred millions of money, only to let the foe slip away at last and meet you elsewhere, may win for its commander, within the narrow quarters of his own personal staff, the reputation of a great strategist but in the broad forum of comiion sense and true patri Isruitwill i)is upon him the ineffaceable epithet of a niiiiil eou lafuv, or wthiug w. The public opinion of Washington is divided on the question, hut it is only as to which epithet most appropriately belongs to McClellan that of charlatan or the other! The calmest observtrsare inclined to let hint slide oaily into the former category, and be earlv forg ton. Of all ihv de usio' of the Xl.Xth Cmt i y'aHi a jirolijir oj hum! uyxthat yiuvtnn ik tt mil 'hi'jlnin ow of McCldUm is the most Jit to be ile wiiheil seliy Sis months ago the man who would use this larguage would not be safj in New irk ty. Afttr a biiliiant campaign iu Western Virginia, Tltls Fapet has the large hi circulation ol any Evening Paper Published in the United States. Its value as an advertising median Is therefore apparent.

THURSDAY EVEKISG. MARCH 13. The Decent Army Changes. The President yesterday promulgated an important army order. JicClelhin is relieved from the position of Commander in Chief of the entire forces of the Uoited States.

The country is divided iDto three grand military divisions which nre placed respectively under the command of McClellarj, Halleck and Fremont. McClellan has heen at the head of the entire army for nine months, and has directed its general movements from his head quarters at Washington. The time having arrived when in his opinion tint army should take the field, it was of course a matter ot necessity that he should be relieved from a posi. tlon which he could not possibly occupy. He retains command of the grand army on the Potomac, and to lead is a task worthy of the ambition of the highest military ge.

nius. General Halleck has deservedly earned the position to which he has been appointed. He took command of our army in Missouri when the national cause looked darkest. From the hour he arrived taere, our affairs brightened he has since organized victory after victory, and has all but annihilated rebellion within his district. The appointment of General Fremont to a division has taken the country somewhat by surprise.

lie Was removed by the Government" from his command in Missouri cburgts the most serious were preferred against him, and though these charges never have been investigated he has been restored to command. From these charges we regard his appointment as a complete acquital, for assuredly if the President believed there was any foundation for them, be would not nave reinstated him Assuming the President to be right in this, Fremont has heen mcst terribly Injured. Evidence taken by a Committee of Congress has been laid before the country in which Fremont is charged WM. H. PLUMB, EXCLUSIVE MANUFACTURER, Nos.

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deems It quite unnecessary to refer to the merits of the STODART PIANO aslt well known by all makers and dealers, as well an by thou sands who own and have used them for tbe last quarter of a century, who will testify that tbey are beyond all doubt one of the best (If not the very bei) Piano Fortes ever manufactured; justly known as the sweetest toned and the most durable. The manufacturers can with pride point to every Piano as an advertisement, and claim every owner as a friend. Parties desirouB of purchasing on time can be accommodated by adding simple interest Also tnose who wish to hire can alwajs be suited both in price and style of Instrument. JAMES E. LENT.

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W. comer of Fulton street. New Tork. Calls the attention of the trade to the great variety amples in his office and the inducements he offers. 06 ly THE EYE AND EAR.

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mlQ lot Academy of Music Vocal Classes. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eaqlc Some time ago a committee from the directors Ol the Philhaminnle Rnni.uv turo amine the subject of starting Vocal Classes under the joint supervision of the two corporations of uuU luu jicaaemy oi music. inis committee have reported, and the followinc lsl. That thflr a QtWlUlnf i. upon Brooklyn, which by proper training could giuuu ana constantly increasing choral force by which to produce Oratorio in a manner highly creditable to all concerned.

lhat in so doing Brooklyn should be independent of New York entirely. 3d. That tbpre is nothing inconsistent with the ot.je.ct ot the Philharmonic Society as set forth in their charter in the eustainment of such an educational enterprise under her auspices That this step is a Judicious de cannot for a moment be doubted by anv liberal minded lover ot art, and we feel sure that if those suggestions arc acted upon which have been made by a certain experienced and able member of the Philharmonic Board, the enterprise most not only command the respect of the public, but must prove immensely popular in time. The range of musical proficiency is so extensive, and the ways in which an amateur can musically enjoy himselt so numerous that it was at lust difficult to know which ramification of the ait to select as the one in which to form clashes. But lhat of vocal culture has at length been deci dta upon as likely to prove the most popular and as presenting the fewest obstacles to its accomplishment.

Some years ago the directors of the New York Academy became awakened to the necessity of tublainmg a sham singing class, to comply with the requirements of their charter. It was a poor affair, and the keen Mr. Ullman tried his best to nihke the public bdieve that the class was to supply sinners for the operatic choruses, in which the members wire expected to join gratis as soon as they should learu enough. Tnis was an ingenious stroke ot financial policy, at least the rich old directors thought so, whereaB, Ullman merely wishta to make it an additional lever for his own popularity. The amount of good which the New York Acariimy did, may be easily imagined, and most certainly it the New York public had had to wait lor operas until the graduates from the Academy class could sieg the choruses, ihey would undoubtedly have had to wait a long time.

That the Brooklyn affair will be an improvement upon her now defunct sister, we cannot doubt; and we are able to lay before the public some of the proposed plans of action which will undoubtedly be pursued. let. The class will not be entirely free, but a nominal lee will probably be required as a slight check upon the rush which must otherwise occur. The Cooper Union free voeal class in New Yoik, was greeted last October, on its opening night by an attendance of upioards of eight hundred. In view of such a fact can we doubt the presence ot abundant material to work upon, or thfe IirOftnentA fill hpnrlir roennnca ha the public to any such offers as that at present under consideration Thn ji uA "wIXIJI aiteDuance at the Cooper class is nov 250, this department of their yearly course havinn sprung up because the Academies of Music fail to do their duly.

Secondly, More than one class will be formed of these more or less advanced, so that those who already know something of the rudimental details, shall not be kept bacK by mere beginners. This will no doubt lead to mass and oratorio chorus classes, and such as ought to be amazingly popular in our intensely ecclesiastical atmosphere. Ol course the enterprise is yet in quite an em bryotic state, but it is hoped may be in working condition by next Fall. The advantages of such a set of classes are so numerous and manifest that we cannot for a moment imagine any opposition unlets it came from warped.and selfish teachers, who may fear lhat their private interests will stiller. We hope all such will be hissed down by common consent, and be otherwise forced to smart for their meanness and lack of public spirit, and leel sure that no true artist will be louDd among such individuals.

If we are not mistaken, the whole of this idea originated with a certain ever active and energetic gentleman of the Philharmonic Board, wno havirg been president of some dozens of choral societies in past years, is eminently qualified to make suggestions and give advice regarding anything pertaining to such institutions. He evidently believes with many (no, not" many" either, unfortunately, but with some) that there are Philanthropist besides feeding ritn oeygaiD, atiuuionjutnE6 uuuuoiuiuo ur tracts to bjpociite8 who probably immediately alterwards sell them for waste paper, and if his efforts result in dragging the hundreds of youth irom the liquor shops and worse portions of our great city, where they now spend their evenings, and transplanting them into the ranks of cheery hearted, pure minded, and enthusiastic singers of tbe sublime choruses of Handel, Haydn, Mendels shon, or Neukomm, who can then douot the grandeur and philanthropy of the work But can this be done We reply by asking, why not? x. T. i Dogs in Brooklyn. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: In your news columns a few days.6ince I notice that one child has been bitten by a rabid dog another injured by being set upon by a large Mastiff, lijuries by dogs here are of frequent recurrence.

Duriog the summer season rabid dogs are often killed in the streets, frequently after having done their fatal work. Now I ask, are our people benefitted by the keeping of curs at all in this city or if they are, onsht they to be exempted from the tax which is lo be imposed upon dogs in other sections ot the State? Why is it lhat a danger, and a public nuisance are to be imposed upon the citizens of Brooklyn, and exempted from the proper quota of tax? It is notoriously true that very many families keep one or more dogs running at large in the streets, and making night hideous by their howling and bark ieg, who ate not able to pay the butchers for the meat which they consume. In the city children must play in tbe streets if they play out doors at all. Shall our streets be made a dangerous play ground, that dogs may run untaxed upon theside walks. If our representatives at Albany have any good reason wny dogB should be exempt from tax in this city I trust they will make them known.

They have given no reasons which can for a moment weigh against the simple facts stated from time to time in the columns of the Eagle. If the danger fiom rabid dogs, and horrors of hydrophobia should unfortunately be brought to our own doors, we might feel more inclined to tax, and abate the nuisance which was the cause of our trouble. That a tax of $10 on each dop would tend to diminish the numbers, no one can doubt. That it would also be a source of revenue is clear. Will our representatives see that Brooklyn is included by the tax laws or give some reasons why Hshouldbe exempt.

Citizens. Our correspondent has seen probably that the law taxing dog's has passed the Senate, but from its operations Kings county, we are sorry to say, is excluded. More about Dogs. To tlic Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Seeing in your paper of yesterday two accounts of children beii.g bitten by dogs in Brooklyn, I would call the attention of the police of this city to a most intolerable nuisance in which said animals are concerned. In the neighborhood of Clinton, Gates and Washington avenues lies the classic locality of Jackson's Hollow from this place at early dawn issues forth a string of miniature carts drawn by dogs, for the purpose of collecting swill and purloining anything that comes within the reach of tbe accompanying conductors of these nuisances.

They are generally accompanied by a loose dog or two of a most ferocious description, and which are a perfect terror to the cbildien in the neighborhood. I would state that a lew days ago my son, who was quietly going to school, was set upon by one of these brutes, and lhat the boy would have been seriously injured bad not a party passing at the time come to his assistance. What is the good of the wretched curs, especially to a people who have to struggle ft'r an existence. 1 hope this may meet the eye ot the Chief of Police, so that the nuisaeee may tie abated, for that it is one none can doubt, aud us the animals are neither useful, valuable nor ornamental, their annihilation would certainly be desirable. A Friend of Dogs in their tlaces.

Brooklyn, March 12 A Question. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle As a newspaper editor is always supposed to know everything I write to ask you if you will tell us all what is to prevent the rebel iron clad steamships that are nearly finished at the present time iu Mobile and New Orleans from coming the Merrimac over us only wurscr perhaps. Judg: iiig from the pranks it will be necessary to appoint Monitor," for each one of the unruly nibe, and the question is where are they to como from can you tell us do. Youra, T. Imfpilnl, CanipBurnsidi', flir tlic very opportune donation of elothiug of vuriouD kimls, for stimulants of various kinds, books, and other reading matter, received tliis day by the band or Vincent Colyer, Kq.

This is the first aid we have received from the North since tho battle of the Sib and I am personally deeply gratified, particularly in consequence of the urgent need of our bravo men who were tiniortunate in battle yet I would not leave you to infer that we are at all despondent. eare all cheerful and hopeful Tor the future. Very respectively, Calvin Cutter, Act. Brig. Surgeon.

(cor Eoanoke Island, March 1st, 1S62. TlNOKNT CoLYEB, ESQ Dear Sir I have much pleasure in acknowledging tho receipts by your hands of a valuable addition to our hospital supplies, being a contribution from tho Brooklyn Young Men's Christian Association, to whom, in behalf of the wounded and sick soldiers I offer sincere thanks. Oeorok Deriiy, Surgeon 23rd Mass. Keg't. Vincent Colyer, Headquarters, Koanoko Island.

Our Army Correspondence. IIOW THE SOLDIERS AMUSE THEMSELVES AT KEY WEST. Camp Morgan, March 2, 1862. Friend Eaoi.e It appears to me that our rulers have very little regard for the fitness of things. This want of consideration is shown in sending us to this out of the way hole, when, if we had been consulted, good reasons for our preference for a more eventful and dangerous location could have been given.

The country regiments have more of the Robinson Crusoe material in their composition undoubtedly, and this Juan Fernanda sort of a. place would be more endurable to them. But though we lack excitement, and our lifo is one of tedious dullness, yet we do not suffer from laziness, in witness whereof I append the following copy of the daily order of exer. ises taken from the bulletin board on the flag staff Ecvlolle at 5:30 a. m.

Recall lrom drill, 11:30 a. Breakfast immediately after. Dinner, 12 m. 1st call for drill, a. m.

1st Sergeant's call, 1 p. m. 2d call for drill, 0:15 a. m. 1st call for drill, 2:45 p.

m. Surgeons call, 6:80 a. m. 2d call for drill, 8:0 1 p. m.

from drill, 7:15 a. m. Kec dl from drill, 4:30 p. m. 1st call for Guard mount, Adjutant's call.

5:00 p. m. 7:30 a. m. Dress parade, p.

m. Guard mount, 8:00 a. m. Retreat, 6:00 p. m.

1st cull for drill, 9:45 a. m. Tattoo, 9:00 p. m. 2d call for drill, 10:00 a.

m. Taps, 9:16 p. m. Onr monotonous life is only disturbed by the arrival of a mail stenmer; every face brightens, and "news from home" oecas'ons a joyful flut'er ot excitement that must be shared to be appreciated. On the 2lst Gen.

Breunan and staff arrived, long expected they were enthusiastically welcomed, and the next day, the 22d, Washington's Birthday was observed as a holiday, as much in honor of tne General as from patriotism. All of the morning was occupied by Review and Parade of the three Regiments, the 9Lst N. Y. and 47 Pennsylvania. On our return we were treated by our officers to a stiff whiskey punch, and when the heat of tbe day had abated and the sun was nearly down the sports were next in order.

The 47ih were the actors and ourselves and the townsfolk spectators. Ihe parade ground of the Regulars, a space as large and as level as the Madison avenue Park was given up to horse and foot racing, sack and pig racing and a wheel barrow rac, that furnished the most amusement. Onr bojs laughed their fill, and cheered and applauded as New Yorkers only can. But that there was some disappointment in not being permitted to participate in the sports is evident from the tone of the following effusion found conspicuously posted on the sutler's shanty the next morning: Ob, a gallant corps is the Ninetieth, I ween, Such officers never before have been seen, "We privates must be quite happy, Care for our welfare deorive them of sleep. For tbey wander all night till daylight peep, Like an anxious man, or a pappy.

So, too, tbey know that the syren wiles re And renders nnflt for duty Bo they make of themselves a sacrifice. And save their men from folly and vice, By securing all tbe beauty. When tired and heated from marching around, Some whiskey we'd like of it could be found, But our ollicers do not think so, They swig it themselves to save it from waste, And of course we privates ne'er get a taste, C'Tis a pity we force them to drink so.) Sack and pig racing, and all such fun, Grave soldiers like us should ever shun, For it makes us too boyish and merry; And that they know would never suit, For a Boldier must be as dumb as a brute To be au fait militairie. And thus it was on the natal day Of Pater Patria, when all was gay ADd fun ran fast and furious, Tbe Forty seventh alone "went in," For our officers said the crowd and din To the Ninetieth would be injurious. Tes, a model Regiment soon we will be, And as soon as we banish all joy and glee And our faces grow long as horses, At a dead march we will go to the battle field, And our looks ill soon make tbe rebels yield, Should we have no other rcsource3.

Day before yesterday arrived the Oriental, six days from New York, with dates to the i2d ult. We were quite be.ude ourselves joy at tbe good news of our comrades' victories at Fort Donelson and Roanoke Island, aud other successes. A large mail gave also each man individual cause for and amid the buzz and hum ot awakened life aud interest, came walking into crunp.escorted by cheering crowds of friends, some three or lour ol our boys truants, not de sa to 5 whi we had accidentally left at New As a peace Bering they brought with them eighteen itcruits. Work on the fortifications by hired men has bjen suspended, and a call is made on the regiment lor mechanics and laborers, lrom which we infer that it is proposed to keep us here permanently durir tbe war to fortify the Island and fix things generally, iu order that "the Key" may be prepared to supersede. Pensacola (played oni) as a Government depot and navyyard.

As may be supposed, the prospect finds no favor in our eyts, for we came to fight, and we only resign ourselves lo the dnll inactive present in the hope of a lively (or deadly) and useful future. My love to Brooklyn ana ihe girls. Yours, Plaxtagenet. THE DTJRTEE ZOUAVES AT PORT MCHENRY. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle 3d Reg't.

N. Y. Vol's Port M'Henry, March 8. 1S62. Onr regiment is still pursuing its monotonous round of garrison, camp and guard daty; one company being stationed in the tort proper, and the rest, since a late high wind gave us notice to quit, by levelling half the tents, are quartered in some old brick building formerly used as stables for cavalry.

As a member of the old 13th of Brooklyn, I look with great satisfaction on the little revolving gun captured by our company (E) of that regiment, and still remaining here. We were called out yesterday to perform the melancholy dnty of attending the execution of one of the 2d Maryland regiment, for shooting his lieutenant. As near as I can estimate, about 6,000 troops were present our regiment, the 5th New York (Duryee's juaves) 2d and 5th Maryland, 6ih Wisconsin and others, and a detachment of 300 or 400 cavalry. The unfortunate man exhibited little or no emotion, and died with scarcely a struggle visibleatthe three or four hundred feet we were distant from the scene. We are under marching ordeis, and may leave in a week, or stay a month, as tbe higher powers ordain.

Yours, A. W. H. Case or HyrmornoisiA in Newtown. A woman died at Newtown, L.

on Thursday evening of last week, after four days' suffering, from hodrophobia. It is said that she was bitten or scratched in January Ia3t by a cat, which it is supposed had been bitten by a mad dog. The cat for some time acted strangely, but no pini cular notice was taken of it. Oue day she suddenly leaped npon the arm of her mistress and held so tightly with her claws that a neighbor who happened to be in the house was.compelled to use considerable strength to pull the animal off. The woundB made by the cat's claws healed up, and no unpleasant consequences ensued until a few dajs since, when a spasmodic attack began which was declared by a physician to be clearly hydrophobic in its character.

There are more Americans than either Englishmen or Scotchmen in Lower Cauada, A KFAiits at tiie Navy Yakd. At the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the new frigite Lackawana is progressing rapidly. Her fraise is all complete, and they will soi commence to plank her up. The new frigate Ticotiderotra is also being pushed forward very quickly. Her framework was commenced yesterday, and will shortly be finished.

uiiu uuuuieu uuu seveuiy uieu are employed on these two vessels. The topmasts and topgallant masts of the ship Morning Light have been sent up again, and the other preparations for making her ready for sea aregoing on finely. The United States storeship Supply having completed tor cargo of stores, hauled from the wharf into be stream yesterday afternoon, and is expected to sail on Friday. We have already given a list of her officers The steamer Massachusetts hwe lug had ber armament removed, hauled from under the shears and now lies close to the dry dock, waiting to be overhauled. The steamer Victoria is ready to be commissioned, and Commodore Pauldintr has ordered the officers to be on board to dny to receive their crew.

Two Humhigs Phopekly Served Floyd aud Pillow have been suspended by Jeff. Divis. There is hardly anything more laughable in military history than the disgraceful flight of these two Bobadils lrom their assoc'utes at Fort Dontlsor, and their grandiloquent account thereof at Nashville. Floyd abjured every man to fight fight to the last, and then he cut his stick southward. Pillow is a notorious gas bag, and is almost as big a scoundrel as Floyd.

The FoitTs Gahrisoned by the Fifth Regiment Artillehy. The Fifth Kegiment Heavy Artillery have bren ordered to garrison the forts in the harbor. There are eight compinies which are disposed as follows Fort Himilton, Co. Capt. Cady Fort Lafayette, Company Captain M'Grath (under command of Lieut.

Col. Murray.) Fort Wood, Company C3pt. Graham, and Capt. Cater. Fort Gibson, Compiny Capt.

Combs, (under the immediate command of Col. Giaham). Fort Richmond, Compiny Capt. Emmons, (under command of Sec md jor Urbap). Company Captain Wilkie, and Captain Savcry, (under command of First Major Mcllvaine.

The Iron Clad Guuboats. Since the fight in Hampton Roads, much more interest has been manifested in iron clad war ves sels lhan ever btfore, and it will, therefore be Of interest to give some description of the new ve3. Bel bnilt at Mystic, Connecticut, and now lying at Greenpoint the mtstic. It appears evident that some improvement in this vessel has been suggested since the battle between the Monitor and Merrimac, the thin iron sheathing which bad been placed on the bow and stern is belt stripped off, to be replaced with heavier metal. The mode in which the plates ou the sides of the vessel lap over each other, and the manner of securing each plate by long bolts, fasternd with nuts inside, indicite the strength aid firmness imparted to the frame by this mode of arranging the armor.

The heads of the bolts are bidden by the overlap, and the external appearance of the sides at a little distance, might be almost mistaken lor the uual narrow aud smooth plarikiijg of wooden vessels. The design wj.s to SO consirnrt iho ciHo ii.i inp ward from the water's edge, and thus cause the missiles which should strike them to glance off. The tides of the vessel, and e7en the upper deck, present none but curved lines. Her sides, from the frame which lies on the keel, and the "build," tw6 or three feel from the frame, are of solid white oak, about fifteen inches thick. This thickness es'ends two leet above the gun deck.

The walls txlending to the upper deck, are, at the base, lourteen inches thick, and at the top thirteen inches the whole being quite as solid as the sides proper. The width of the upper deck is but twenty seven feet. The hull ispiereed for eighteen enns, but it is not designed to use so large a number. '1 be length of the Mystic is 200 feet over all, breadth 37 feet ind depth of hold 12 feet. Her entire capacity is 1,000 tons.

With the alterations ai modifications now making, it will take one or two months before she will be ready for sea. TEE KENSINGTON IKON CLAD FRIGATE. The iron clad frigate in the course of construction lor the TjLiten ates government at tuesbip yard ol Mesfrs. Ciaup fe Son, Philadelphia, is being pushed with the utmost vigor, and her build eis itel sai'guine oi having her ready for Hunching by the first of May next, and ready for delivery in July, uccoroiog'to the terms of the contract. It is confidently believed ttjat she will be superior in many respects to the Bri ish iron clad frigite War ior.

1 he new frigate is to be 3 500 tons bur cien, and, notwithstanding her immense weight, she will only draw fifteen feet of water, while the Warrior draws tweuiy seven feet. Sie is two bunrirt nd thirty feet feet beam, and twenty five feet depth of She will have thrttiuil decks. Tne declivity in the sides of the vei sel will render it almost, if not iite, impossible tor an enemy to board her, and the iron plates will be so constructed aB to project sis feet otyord 'he stem below water line, whicn will enable them lo act as a battering ram, by which vissrls may be run down and swamped. Tne iron plates for the vessel will be fitteen feet long, about tbiity inches broad, and four inches thick. The engines are about 2,000 horse power.

The entire cost of constructing this vessel will be about 900,000. TUE IEON BATTERY NAUGATPCK. Government is soon to be placed in possession of a small staunch iron gunboat, the gift of Mr. Stevens, contractor for the famous floating battery at Hoboken. This craft was originally a canal boat, and has been fitted up with a screw propeller, water tight partitions, and all the contrivances for sinking her to a fighting depth which have been introduced in the great battery.

She is designed to illustrate, on a small scale, the principal novelties and merits of that mammoth concern and, at a preliminary test to which she was subjected some months ago, in the presence of a large number of army aud navy officers and scientific gentlemen, she was found to work admirably. She could be entirely submerged, with the exception of her gunwale, in a few minutes, and could be quickly turned about, like a tetotum, in her own leugth. Since those satisfactory experiments, Mr. Stevens has still further strengthened her and improved her sailing and fighting qualities, and is now prepared to turn her over to the Government, free of expense, for active service. Her name is the Nangatuck.

Her dimensions are those of an ordinary canal boat, and she will be scut by canal from this city to Washington. Her speed, above water, is ten knots an hour, and. when submerged to the depth of seven and a half feet, about seven knots. She can carry coal for twelve days, and a crew large enough to work the vessel and handle her armament. The latter consists of a single one huudred pounder of the Parrott pattern, which experiments have proved to be perhaps the most formidable rilled gun in the world.

When the Naugatuck is sunk to her lighting depth by the admission of water to the chamburs in her bow and stern, her entire machinery, stearing apparatus and vulnerable parts will be below the water line and nothing will be exposed to the enemy's sinus but a narrow strip of white pine (which does not splinter), constituting the gunwale, and the gnu itself. Her small size and the scantiness of her exposed lines, would enable her to apprnio close to a hoBtile vessel in a dark night, anil deliver her one hundred ptitinder with terrible effect. The Naugatuck will start for Washington at an early day. Capt. Fauuce, late of the revenue cutter Harriet Lane, has, by directions of the Government, inspected this novel craft during her preparations for service.

vjjcuiy wim pronigacy and corruption, and an agent dispatched to Missouri specially by the Governm' nt, went further and charged him with incompetency. We take it that these charges are disposed of to the emire satisfaction ot the President. We assume that Gen. Fremont neve, purchasedcondemrcd United States muskets a' eight times their value. We assume that he was libtled when he was charged with living in regii splendor in St.

Louis, occupying a house costing $6,000 per annum, surrounded bv lackeys who prevented accesB to him; we assume there was no foundation for the charge made against him that he appointed a musical director wit a the salary of a Brigadier General. We assume that despite what has been said by military men, there was absolute necessity for fortifying St. Louis, and notwithslanding the testimony taken by the Van Wyck Comrniuee that the forts could have been built for 120,000, we will believe that Fremont was justified in spending $300,000 upon them. When the President issued a proclamation modifying that of Fremont'8, it was stated that the latter still continued to circulate that which was Objected to; when the President superceded him it was said that Gen. Fremont took every means possible to prevent the President's agent from reaching him, and that he succeeded at list in doing so by a ruse.

When he finaLy relinquished his command, the telegraph, then in the hands of Fremont's agents, notified the country that our army was in a state of mutiny. W'a know that General Fremont made a speech St. Louis not calculated to allay such a spirit if it existed. We will now believe that all this never happened, though it be pretty generally believed that it did, because it is necessary to so to justify the President in making the appointment. We will uy to believe that Fremont is competent, that he is incorruptible, that he is willing to forget himself in the cause of his country, and th3t he is just the man to replace McClellan, whom he siands next in order of seniority) if the chances of war should der" country of one in whom it has reposed so much confidence.

We know it is the duty of every imn who cu it fluence public opinion in any degree? to yield for the present many of his cherished convictions, and it is not safe to decline to make the sacrifice. Though we are frank to say that we regret the appointment of General Fremont, no cne will joice more than we if his future career should be so brilliant that it will cause to be forgotten his management of the Department of the West, from which the President re. moved him. Censure on the Navy Department. An impoi lant mteting of the New Tork Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday, during which a aeries of resolutions were introduced by Capt.

C. H. Marshall in reference to the recent disastrous engagement in Hampton Roads. The resolutions animadvert iu strong terms upon the Navy Department. Ttie first takes the ground that "the chief cause of this disaster lies in the "culpable neelect by which the naval defenses in "Hampton Roads were suffered to remiin after a "knowledge of the rebel iron clad steamer Merri "mae, with no other protection bat one steam "frigate the Minnesota one disabled steam frigatethe Roanoke whose shafts, which had been "broken for four months, might have been replaced durug any one of tnose months and "two or three eailicg vessels." This was adopted as well as two other resolutions declariog that under Providence the safety of life and property in the waters connected with Hampton Roads, if not also other important harbors of the Atlantic coast, is due to the scientific skill of Captain Erricsson, and the bravery of Lieut.

Worden; and calling upon the President to adopt efficient measures for the future protection of Hampton Roads. The second resolution of the series de. clared "That the incapacity and total neclect of "the plainest obligations of duty thus evinced by 'the Navy Department call for severe censure at "the hands of every citizpn, and are calculated to "excite a just alarm ia reference to the security of "other public interests in the charge of that Department." Though this resolution was not adopted, the sense of the chamber was decidedly against the conduct of the department in this and also in other regards. Indeed, in the course of the discussion which arose upon the resolutions, reference not of an over complimentary character was made to Secretary Welles' ship purchasing operations; and it may be fairly said that it is manilest from the ge ieral tenor of the remarks made upon the occasion, that he does not any longer possess the of the New York Chamber of Commerce, A Raving Englishman. It is Burns we believe who wished wad some power the giftie gie us, to see oursels as hirers sie We would be in a wretched plight if we were to wake some morning and lind ourselves as badly oil" as the sapient English editors say we are.

From the London we quote All tliiB begins to be seen by reflective anil pea oa le citizens, riaeurils elude the vigilance of Uie policeVal ling lor "pence at any price." Uapiiulisis ami n.i i. ilk more openly of a settlement and eoniprnniis Financiers declare their confidence that the alternative lit c.i,l hem immediate peace or usslena's, ruin and aiiMinry revolution. Specie is leaking out the Country in every nml nt liadian Ironiier, American securities are liein.r e.inv,.rt.'.,i into nvnev at a price Ihey will letch. 'Wlien rentM bl the ponallies of tre.son LSu "JW ru pawing for 11 rv wnh confiscation tho boarding ol Hie t.ri nus metal ln" Uie drum head are handed" vur to 1 for preferring coin to paper he l'i, seems approaching. We new In Knrono who hv ns i their State Is annexed to Canada; and that the stream of immigration tin Sir urn until mired nmiNcra prodigious, an become a positive popular Tito LSmi rri i'i our iwry re as a city oi remgo.

Now.fcere is a pretty state of affiirs, and the fforst out ie, nobody bwe seema to be aware of it. jiccneiian wascauea to take command of tne army on the Potomac on the day after that army was dtiven back from Bull Run, defeated, liscom titted and disorganized. The three months' volunteers, the flower of the army, returned to their bomts; the General wnose name had heretofore been a pre3tige of success, had resigned. The capital was in danger, the country was stunned by ihe naagEiluie of the disaster. The country looked to McClellan as to the coming man.

He rapidly prepared for the defence of the capital, and the country breathed freer when he announced that it was safe. Night aud day he labored to bring order out of a chaos. Mr. Russell, of the London Times amply qualified to judge in such matters, declared McClellan had a herculean task before him; night atd day he labored to perform it. He wore down a herculean constitution in his labors.

When at last he broke down and sickened, the country felt that bis death would be the greatest of calamities. Knowing that a see OEd Bull Rnn disaster would be an irrepressible calamity, he Did not advance until there was no probability of its occurrence. The enemy has iled before him, and he is now prepared to march upon them. Before he had done a tithe of what he has since performed he was hailed as the "Yours Napoleon," and even the Tribune claimed him as "our gallant young chieftain," aud ''the gallant MeCllellan," and now he is a charlatan and fiitmbttij. "The noisy praise Of giddy crowds is changeable as winds Still vehement, and siiirwuhout a cause: Servant to change, aud blowing iu the tide Of swol'o success; but recovering with the ebb, It leaves the channel dry.

ExRi.Tsu Opinion Changing. John Mitchell with all his idosyncrasies is a pretty close observer especially so wherever "perfiflinn ai Dion" is cnnroT ooj. ru ms last letter from to (he "Irish American'' he notices the fact that public opinion in England has become decidedly more favorable to the Northern cause since the fight at Mill Spring. He thinks we may count upon the phenomena and measure it with the utmost accuracy. He says: "With "every battle you win, your Anglo Saxon brethren will give you credit for excelent "moral qualities, and will perceive that your "cause is more righteous than it was.

When you lose a battle that unerring judge will sanctimoniously declare, with his hand upon bis conscience, that the 'war for the Union' is "an immoral undertaking, ISucli is British sympathy such British Allow, ance must be made for Mr. Mitchell's very jji vnvhcc Anglo phobia so it is unnecessary to discuss his conclusions. Sufficient for us is it to know that when "the eagles of victory'' shall have perched upon our standards throughout the length and breadth of the revolted States when we shall have emerged from out our present terrible ordeal in which the honor and the patriotism of this people are being tested when then we shall stand before the world backed by an army and navy unsurpassed either in strength or efficiency, it is very likely our couxinly relations with England will be placed upon a footing, such as the ranting3 of Exeter Hall or the grumblings of the Manchester Cotton Spinners may not disturb for some time to come. A lively debate took place in the House of Representatives yesterday on the tax bill. Mr.

Wadsworth, from Kentucky, showed signs of restiveness. He said The president also proposed emancipation bv means of the Constitution. The question arose whether he could accept the proposition. He could not, nor would he support an emancipation policy either here or elsewhere, lie said that Gen. John C.

Fremont had been placed in command orer a portion of a Slate which despised liim. A man reeking with fraud and corruption, and responsible for the death of Gen. Lyon and the capture of Col. Mulligan, hasjust been restored to command, while Gen. McClellan is degraded, and Gens.

Buell, Roftcrane, Grant and other heroes are overslaughed. These thiDgs show the ultra class of men to whom ho alluded, as being all powerful wirh the Administration. He could not vote lor the tax to carry on the war for tho promotion of their purposes, but would confine it to its legitimate prosecution. Mr. Menzies, also from Kentucky, declared that under all circumstances Kentucky meant to live under the Constitution.

Mr. Bingham, Rep. of Ohio, spoke in defence of the Administration and claimed that it was the duty of Ken. tucky to support in good faith every measure which a majority of the Representatives of the country should agree upon. TnE Atlantic Street Tunnel.

This vexed luefction we presume is set at rest for the pres. tnt. The decision of the General Term of the Bupnnif? Court has been given upon the certio rari issutd at the instance of Mr. S. Crowell and others, and directed to the Commissioners ap iued under the act of April, 1859, to clos ths tunnel.

The certiorari brought up the proceed iigs of tbeCommUsioners as to the assessment made, and the questions before the Court were us lo its legality and the power of the Commissioners to make it. In a very elab irate opinion delivered by Judge Emott, the other justices concurring, the Court held that they had ttie authority and their proceedings were affirmed with costs. Vekt Good. The bill to abolish the State governments of the rebellious States was laid ou the table of the House of Representatives: yesterday by a vote of Go to 50. Mr.

Wall, of the Villiainaburgh district, voted with the radicals; Mi Odell name is not found on either one side or the other..