Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-06-25
(From Tie .7rmu and Nary Chrcnicie)
ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.
Army Official.
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Army - Official.
GryEr.L OgprH.,i Ap,uT.sI GExEa.L's OrrIcE
No. 30. Washington, June 8, le:a.
THE Major General Commanding in-Chief hav
ing observed lhn, The dragoons when serving as light
Infantry practise the obsolete system of 1874 instead
Of the prescribed system of 1885, for Light Lgfnntry
and Rifle Shrmishes," directs tina, The former be now
discontinued The "Curbine Manual prescribed in
General ORDERS January A. 1887, will not be changed
IL Whenever the Dragons Gisnounted and
serve on foot, the established "Rurs for the exercise
and manGnvres Of the IT, Infantry, published by
authority Of the War Department, the 10Th Of April,
Ic35 will be strictly confurmed TO.
ill-The Buglers, Drummers and Filters, belonging
10 companies not serving with their colos must not be
separated from their respective companies
". When four more companies are serving at the
head quarters of the regiment the prlvates allowed 10
musicians the Regmenta Band will be dropped
from the rolls OF absent companies, and be all mustered
in the companies stationed With the colors.
BY order Of hlaj1r General M.coME:
r. JONES, Adi. Gen.
APPOINTMENT.
First Lieut. II Prenss, lst artillery, 10 be Assist
AMI Adjulanl General, with the breve rank of captain,
May n, 1892 and ordered 10 report 10 Major Gehefa
Scott
No 80, June S.-Leuve 10 "a Lieut.. r. II. Graham !,
4lh infantry, extended three months.
Captain s Mackenzie, I'd artillery, 10 be relieved by
First Lieutenant of the 4th artillery, from recruiting
service, at Syracuse, New York, and 10 join his com
Surgeon Randall relieved from duty at Carlisle Bar.
racks, and TO report the President of the Medical
Bourd after his examinations 10 repair TO Carey Ferry
for duty.
A detachment of Sc recruits and musicians left New
York on The 4rh instant under charge of Captain Il.
Smith, 9Th infantry destined to forts liowald and Brady,
via Buffalo and lie lakes
Forty eight recruits left New Orleans on the lth of
May, reinforce the Sd infantry, ut Fu.t Jesup, under
charge of Lieut. W. II. Gordon.
Ordnance Department. June Capt 6. Ramsay
ordered To Camp Washington, principal ordnance
officer TO the camp
March9-Lieut A. II. Dearborn ordered to command,
temporarily, of the Baton Rouge arsenal.
Medical S'af.-Assstant Surgeon, Tn. Henderson, at
Fort Monroe Va, and Assistant Surgeon, J Is. Wells,
Washington, to proceed TO New York, md report 10
Surgeon T. &. Mower, President Of the Medical Board
OF Examiners.
NAVAL.
SEA STEAMERS 1t is understood that Tie proceedings
of the Board lately in session Of asnglon have been
approved BY the Navy Department. and orders issued 10
commence Immediately the construction of two steam
vessels of warone at New York and The other OF Phi
ladephia. They 10 be built upon the model,
and intended TO be alike possible, with The
exception OF the engines To test the comparative ad.
vantages Of the two descriptions of engines adopted
oft steamers 10 be fitted with two inclined engines,
OF ten feet stroke; the other vessel to have two vertical
engines of The power, Of seven feet stroke.
The dimensions Of The hull are reported at
Fret. Inches
Length between perpendculars, 22O 0
moulded BEAM 30 0
Depth Of hold. 90 q
Tonnage, by customhouse measurement, $50 TONS
THE LAUScn OF THE YoRKTowS This fine soop
was launched yesterday afternoon between two and three
O'clock in The presence of great number Of spectators
who seemed 10 regard The spectacle with unusual ne
rest About thousand persons Of all ages and
present. The Pennsyl vania fairly brsiled with
beauty and will venture say that the gallant Com
modore, who intent upon giving The necessary
ders for The launch, would have found j, difficult
have managed The Of the big ship than he did
10 capture The EpeIvier or the Nautilus The whole
affair passed off in first rate business style. Every &C.
conmodation afforded the visitors that could be de.
vsed and the shout that hailed The descent of The ship
into tie waters was fairly won and freely given.
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