The New York herald., 1845-08-07
BosToN, August +, ls45.

BosToS, August o. ls45.
The u s. steam fIigate Mississippi, after having crui
sed IN the bay wenyfour hours returned again to this
port and anchor in the stream The objec. of
cruise was to test the fitness Of several important
terations which have been made in her machinery If
these alterations have answered the ends
Ipresume she will be reported all ready for service and
will depart at an early day for the Gulf of Mexico
In the course of visit to the Charlestown Navy
Yard my attention directed to the dismantied yes
sells OF war lying alongside of the wharves and was
asonished at their exposed condition to the weather.
First the line Of battle ship Franklin the most for
lorn looking hulk ever Her decks were cracked
her seams open the bulwarks crumbng with roenness
and there were stagnant pools of water in her ca.
bin, ward-room, and gunroom. The rust Of the iron
work and the verdgris from the copper had run down
her Sides the faded white and black paint which
makes her look worse than if she had been dragged
through red clay pitt and had afterwards served as
target Tor rotten eggs But her outward appearance is
more than skin deep Her plankng rotten and crack.
ed by the suns rays Many Of her beams and knees are
decayed, and have no doubt that the majority Of her
timbers also unsound. She worth repairing
| saw her when she was towed from New York and
yard than to be repaired. Since her arrival here the
weather has completely used her up. sailor who was
IN her during her last cruise informs that when she
was paid oil, she was fine sound ship, and would
with few trfing repairs have been rendered sutfi.
cienty sea and warworthy to have been kept commits.
stoned on any service for six seven wears How is
it then that she has been suffered rot at the navy
yards-and who are the parties to blame? In England
France Russia, Turkey and almost every other nation
which mas navy the ships when required for ser
vice. are dsmantled and have their decks and upper.
, works prot protected by water tight coverings and
their hulls painted dark drap color is the least
liable to attract the suns rays In England the
ships OF war which are thus covered over are
boys placed board of them for the purnose n
keeping them properly ventilated and clean By these
udciou arrangements vessel will remain in ordinary
twenty years and Will look just well as when she
was first laid up. and perhaps be just as sound No Ar
rangemen this kind to be considered necessary
by the men who have the control of our naval affairs
The noble ship independence rstcass frgate and 81
veal smaller vessels among which is the beautiful little
org apprentices are all exposed to the SUM- rain snow
ann lrost and II lett as they for few more wears il
VIII require more money to repair them than TO build as
many new vessels hope Mr. Bancroft will take this
see, n,o serious consideration, and have the evil re-
medied do not wish TO be as imputinp anv
pas 20 'ne gentlemen connected with the navy yard
presume hey oDey the orders of their superior officers
u Congress will not make an approximation IN nro,a,
our vessels when they are laid up Of course they must
In my last Istated that another new nane- % ~ !.
voted 70 Tne cause Of democracy in general and the in
,eres. OF tne and oicebeggars in partcu
lar was about to be started here. Such pubcaton i
considered by the ms to be indispensable ior the simn
that they have no organ here to do their pulling
The brig Porpoise, of Brunswick Me- which was
brought here some time since charged with having bee
engaged in the slave trade is laying alongside q,
the wharf, at East Boston, in charge OF shin keener
Little attention however appears to be bestowed ON her
An old sail two half her decks from the
rays and she is hauled far up that every ebb tide she
even in her best days, think designed for
clipper Her model is full under water and is utterly
void Of lair sailing proportions. Neither have her ma
that dashy rake with which associate the idea O
ssvers or pirates. On deck she has large house aft
whcn nearly covers the quarter deck and forward she
,s IKE any other common merchant vessel What will
DC done win her time alone must reveal
Inc scnoouer spithre has been reftted and looks as
lean ana rakish as greyhound She will be sent to
south america and may perhaps be sold there. and
again enter the forbidden trade N ''s''' a'''
Considerabe anxiety exists here MS Ia tbe fate or tbe
bark Grihon, Capt Blake from Palermo honnJ -, MS
port She s very fast sailing vessel and has haa J
here fortnight at least 1t Is not known as oeen que
ever passed Gibraltar The wreck OF vessel sne
the vicinity OF Sable Island some of the rumor maers
undertake TO say, resembcd her hope tha ,h ~,
yet turn up all safe. Since the above was writ, ~
Grihon, am happy to state, has been telepraphed ~
We have at present in our harbor l3 ships 26 barones
~ org schooners out of number and plenty Of sailors
Sales or Stocks at Boston.
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