The Daily Dispatch: March 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], A New French vessel of War.

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A New French vessel of War.

--A gunboat, on a new model, passed through Toulouse recently, coming from Bordeaux, and proceeded to Toulon, where she is to be prepared for sea. This boat is constructed on an entirely new model, of which the plan is said to have been given by the Emperor. It is composed of steel plates, and will be propelled by two screws, set in motion by a machine of fourteen horse power; it will carry but one piece of cannon. The boat is shaped like a tortoise. The mouth of the cannon will pass just over the back of the fish, which will present an inclined plane to the enemy, over which the balls will slide. The crew will be completely sheltered under this roof, of which the force of resistance is so well calculated that the heaviest shot or shell cannot injure it.

The Daily Dispatch: March 13, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. March 13, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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A New French vessel of War.