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THE Boan.KErc SrRoaBoLt-Th,s
formidable little vessel is about ready lo,
sea. Her officers are all ordered to her
and II is expected that she will haul ou,
from tho Navy, Yard 10 day and probably
sail TO morrow. Her olIicees are; Cam,
mahder w. S. Walkers Lieuts., Jona. r.
Tucker aud S. c. SaHori; Acting Master
I'd y. Nichols; Assistant Surgeon. w.
Rieei Midshipman, iona. Leon MufpL,,
captains clerk, Mr.. Abrams. The crew
consists Of 40 hands, all told.


The Stromboli llats y. Y. packet
schooner Howard Is rugged = an hcrmoph
rodile brig, and is very heavily Spared
Her length is about so feet, beam 20 iee,
and her burhen ls5 tons. Her sides have
been strengthened by inch oak plsnkipg
ana are shealhed and eoppered. The en-.
'lre thickness Is about 90 inches. Thr.,
'l9nl iron rods run through her from side 10
SIDE, fastened with nuts and screws. Sbe
mas one immense gun weighing l5.32s
pounds, mounted on carriage which
Weighs about 1000 lbs. This is placed
amldship', and is made to traverse on n ei,.
eIe' This gun carries 10 inch shells. and
I' estimated 10 range about 81 miles al
az an elevation Of 80 degrees. She has on
board some 200 or mors os lheso shells
loaded and ready tor service, and quantit.
~ ofunloaGed alIes.


The immense weight Of this gun and
carriage is supported by a frame work Of
solid timber aud by traverse oak beams of
ten inches by twelve. placed under lhe old
beams. Indeed, it is difficult to conceive
how any thing can be made more firm with
timber than the centre Of this vessel is
She Is furnished with tour line Of battle.
ship pumps, which will keep her clear from
almost any leak. She is very low in tho
water, presenting but small mark for the
enemy, while tho immense power Of her
armament may prove extremely destructive
10 The enemy, beyond the reach Of whose
guns she mar do her work of destruction.


Boston Trapelier.