| Show rhinoceros WAR SHIPS english papers betray some disquietude and not altogether without reason with respect to the vast naval preparations which are evident evidently y in 1 progress in france notwithstanding D the promised pr OMIS disarmament invention seems taxed to its utmost in devising destructive engines for maritime warfare we ve already know about the steel plated ships zips or biln blin dees 1 recently brought to notice and the fact has been stated that the British british government saw fit immediately to order the construction of ships of the same description although although the steel plat ing did not prove impenetrable to shot the last foreign arrival brings intelligence on the authority of the paris correspond correspondent corre spon erit eril of the london times that there are lio iio now v b building ui iding in the french shipyards ship yards or are under orders order s to be built twenty ships of the line all of which are fighting ships steel plated and provided with the rhinoceros horn 12 or iron prow this last feature is an advance in naval architecture and is said to be the anven invention tion of the french emperor these horns seem designed to cut through their antagonist the combat to be concluded by boarders boarders in a hand tolland to hand conflict the first vessel of this class begun at brest is to be called the magenta the second has been placed on the stocks at cherbourg and will be called the solferino the naval power of france and england relatively considered is now so nearly equal that louis napoleon probably deems it worth an effort to place his title to naval supremacy beyond question |
