WEIGHT OF NAVAL METAL.
Yam me Cobe Fear Recorder.
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any Of your readers have here sent you correct M M
rates from first three deck line Of battle SNIP 10 e
smallest of seventyours on two decks nave sertea %
an officer ten years different Admiral ships Commahefs
in the Mediterranean Sea, and the a,tic and am
well informed having been Sailing Master part OF tne
shall mention Of the ships names IN me aielen'
rates and classes the British ships are IN eight rates
om first rate to small class soop OF war; IN each rate
several classes the warrant officers receive .ner @
rants to draw by the class IN each fae' 'ne sa'
rigging &c. alike, for every ship OF me same css


First rate ship, mounting guns on three decks.
Lord Nelson-raed 100 guns, carrying "a guns on tne
lower deck, 80 Founders, 81 guns on the middle deck q
Founders, "a guns on the man middle aeck' 20
"a guns on the quarter deck and orecase - pouhd can
nonades Total 1876. Weight Of Sho, 1884 Id.


Second class Of first rate mounted guns three decs


Queen Charlotterated 110 guns, carrying - guns on
the lower deck 50 pounder 81 guns on ne ua'e no
18 FOUNDERS SO guns the main deck, IL PouhaefS, @@
guns ON the quarter deck and forecase y pouha can
nonades Total 118. Weight of Shot 2o8oib'


Third class three deck ships.


syctoryrated 98 guns, carrying So guns on ,ne
deck 50 pounders so guns on the middle deck, pounu
ers % guns on the quarter deck and forecase pound
ers. Total ll2. Weight of Shot 2o49 ID.


Second rate mounting guns on decks.


tPompe-atcd so guns, carrying 50 guns on me owe'
deck 50 Founders, SO guns on the nam deck ~ pouhd
ers % guns the quarter deck and forecas'e i Pou
ers. Total sc. Weight Of shot 2o5o lbs


Third rate mounting guns t.vo decks.


Kcnt-rang "a guns, carrying SO guns On ,ne iower
deck, 50 pounders so guns on the main deck, 10 pound
ers % guns The quarter deck ard orecase ~ pound
ers Total 80 Weight of Shot 2204 lbs


Second cas Of "a guns rated carrying guns On fro desNs


Thunderer-30 guns on the lower deck, 81 pouddets !
SO guns the main deck 12 Polnders ~ guns on me
quarter deck and forecastle, 80 Founders Total %.
Weight of Shot 1924 lbs.


There were formerly 6i gun ships in the line on two
decks they used for conveys, store SHIPS &c


The North Carolina heayes heavier broadslde than any
other ship in the gd without her gangway guns by oo4
lbs This sir, is fact the largest ship in the @orld was


The Spanish Admiral ship ST. Astrela Trinidad whch was
bt,tb tbop
i heavier broadside than the North Carolina was on
Of her the evening previous to her sinking after the
O4,itei Your humble servant JAMES BURNETT.


s1hose two ships have served years in The Veto
" was the ship that bore ord Nelson's flag in the battle
AZ Trafalgar where he received his death wound That
ship old, and reduced in her size Of guns, e the
rate you sec.


/ We had occasion, some time ago, to announce
! the revocation Of the e.cpqHatur granted by tie
President Of the United States to Mr.. Lftamendi,
Spanish Consul for East Florida. That gentleman
has thought fit PUBLISH in the Charleston Courier,
the following exposition o. the cause OF his degra-
tatiou from Office:


AuausTtN M LIT MESn Consul Of the spanish Nation for


Florida appointed by the King Of spaln under the


Constitution, and acknowledged by the President OF the


United States By his Erequalr


To all ,Shom it mag concern:


Know Ye, That the Most Excellent Seignor Den
Francisco de Zea Bermudez, first Secretary Of State
Of his Catholic Majesty has addressed from Mad
rid, under date Of the I'd May last an order 10 the
Spanish Charge d.ifairs, near the Government o.
the United States, from which the following is ar
extract -" The King, our Lord would not con.
sent to the clnim addressed to him by Don Angus
tin de Letamendi: requesting the payment OF the sal
ary due to him IN his capacity OF Consul OF LAS
Florida, residing in ST. Augustine which Consul
ship had been conferred upon him by the Govern
ment called Constitutional; and his Majesty, agree
ably to his Royal will, declares said appolntmen
null and of no value


This order, tyrannical it is unjust and absurd
has been transmitted to me by the Spanish charge
d. fairs, residing in Philadelphia, and ! bay
thought proper, in order to avoid being considered
in this country as an impostor, TO publish it. wa


sent 10 the United States by the King Of Spain, ant


he assigned me, by Royal Order, which nov


possess, salary Of $4,000 rals year, IS ,S75) NJ


part OF which, declare upon my honor, have re
ceived, and possess certificate OF the same pnr
. port from the Spanish Legation. During my resi-
! dence OF upwards Of two years in ST. Augustine,
was uniformly treated with kindness by its hospita


BILE inhabitants, for which feel grateful, and hsv
) no hesitation in referring TO them both as TO my pri


vae character and the manner in which | have dis
charged my official duties, which suspende
J.. from this date, until the restoration of liberty


Spain. A. DE LETAhENDi,
|. Consul Of Spain { (,chen .tree) for y. Eoridc
Charleston, IS c. July %, 1925.
9 The old steam ship Robert Fulton now lies at til
!. Navy Yard, New York. Her engine has been take


out altogether, and she has been fitted up as a re


ceiyng ship. She is 10 be furnished with a com


pete set of mass, spars and rigging, and is
'e as Rigging School. Sailors, when FIRST employed
E will be placed on board this vessel when competer
al masters will determine whether they are qualiEe
er as seamen. II so, whenever vessel Of The Ma,
chedL Larc nrnp