The Great Mortar Fleet--the Vessels Nearly All Ready

Froin the N V Tin. A rnimber "f tht reweU attacli mort-.r fl." t bre Milcd South to tbo potDt nf rciidezvoo, and oilwrtwiü oo follow. Ilw i dit lias been formiqg ■ 1"' """■ uioMllis, ai.'! ni-" ,,,:,,],. tu tat tl' itreogth of tli'; iiKir'■"" 'I'li" d' 'i vy m'irt ri rs wrn c;ist at ] itts;,Ucl liave MI irongt Wtíght of nodí. The diameter of the 18 inobe, and tbc daptfa 88 inhH with a tbickncM of metaj iroaod il of 16 im-licH. Tb diameter of tb tranonf iá 15 inclii:, ainl the oompl of ttu Dortar la M nohet, Thay maj ■ I tlilM spon Ma or lnd, tad w elevatd or depreued ly mean! of prona on the bn ecb. 1 1 i lUUd that tte firúlg MJf b madu ata distancu of ü'4 milea. Tbe circular platform whioh mtatu tbo mortar carrUgi tructed "f heavy timber ons toot n depib and „ diam ter, and is naai tl,:,t tbe morur may Lu a'uatd in any dlroction. Tliu mortar earriige il ma mostly of h.t ron, bariog a longth of aboat tt L%tid a betfbt if toar Ewt. It wetgbs abont tvro id il oapabU of rMtil of aboai L50 ton. Th Dombeblls to be oaed irngo, unf,11,.,! 2 !i, and ho HUed iditionai weight of' 12 ■ givcn. Aboot 8,000 of thaM mm.Uê l'iuvr boen manafaotored for tin; üket. Baefa rattel b I'1 ' " proiid with two 22-pounden, reighing 8,700 poaoda. Tbev ara imtwtë bore, and tbrow aoiid bIkjI and bIiuII. liistruction to be obaerred in tima of attack Ikivi' hicn traotmitted by '"jvernun.-iit to tlie ofien of ÚM ñmt, and a eonrenieot Md of MgaaU has been adoptcil. ïlio vcsseln. wliicli aro mostljr iwo uu-i thr.'i: baodred Umi burtlicn, nuniber tweDtJ-OD ín all. Tliu side wlit-ol Ktcam gvnbeat Odorara in to ba the flag ahip of the flotilla.