The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-07

Among the many attractions Of Brooklyn there
: none with which the vsiter will be more please
than ~ minute inspection Of the Navy Yard,
which is situated in the northeastern part Of Brook
Ign, and extends over an area Of forty acres Of
ground. enclosed On the land side by high wa H.
The entrance is in York street. on the right hand
q The main avenue which is very tastefuly planted
With trees on either side, aud decorated with he APPS
q cannon balls, shells, and great many pieces Of
ordnance The first building which meets the
'iew i a brick building, with Grecisn pcrtico.
comprising tho guard room, police Office, watch
mans room, Lieutenant Of ordnance office, and the
court martial room. Further down the main
avenue t. the right i the Office where the workmen
re mustered morning and noon. Branching OF
rom the main avenue stands, on the left the resi-.
dence Z he commandant, which lie \ great frame
building, and is adorned by well kept and beauti.
I'll garden Further on il Naval Lyceun, which i.
'ubstantal structure, founded in I-S3 by officer.
4 the navy connected with the port Ii contains =
~. ndid collection Of cuuOsties nineralogcal and
geological cabin,ts, library Of about 900 volume,
4 we'll selccted books, portraits Of celebrated men
among Which We may mention Washington. JeG.r-
scn. jackson, Adams, Madison, Van Buren,. and
ON nodores Bainbrdge, Hill. shaw, Lawrence
Nicholson, Chaunccy, and Others and models Of all
ships built for the United states navy There are
bit ~ trophies in the Lyceum. they having been
'ome tin an,e removedto Washington One among
thcsc remaining s u standard which wa takenrr
th' british at tie battle Of Long Island. l7;5.
a. the aorth ,ic Of the Lyccum is the reservoir.
90 2ctagonal building, ia which there is an engine
4 thirty horse power, for the purpose or raising
water from well to supply the conn andant's resi-
dence, and the Ferent workshops throp ghout the
yard. Immediately adjoining i. A large brick
building, the lower story Of which IL occupied by a
h.pcnsafr, sturckccpur's office, aud for the re-
TtNlnE o. tore sui the upper story n chapel.
Lying At the wharf, this building Is the store
mp Il Sngton, az present taking in cargo for the
Pacific squadron. The next place that attracts at.
tention = the hip house, large frame building,
containing The steamer Fulton, which wa built
SON. Twelve years ago, aud the first steamship Of
INC Ameri an navy she proved failure, and l.
now undergoing alterations which IL IL expected
WI make hers good coast and harbcr steamer.
~ brick building adjoining the ship house H. used
Ior nc reception ofal descriptions ofnayal stores.
Adjoining thl. storage IS another ship house which
contains the frigate sabine, the keel of which was
aid l2th February lSi, and i about 100 feet long,
AMI " feet deep. She Il still ON the stocks, but
could BE- completed Gin case ofnccessity) in very
short space u time At the side of the last men
tiyntd chip heuse il the wharf where lie the noble
irigates brsndywinc nud Constitution, at present
n ordinary, and the Prcble. whi,h Is to he fitted
oVt Immediately, md sent round to Anna
rolls, as school ship for midshipmcn The
North Carolina, ~, is also lying rear tn
wharf She i used fer receiving recruits FOR the
Datnl service. The steamship Iredonia Is under
going pairs. Near the North CarUlina lies thu
trgatg Macclouia. %, which wss taken from The
british IN the war of lSi2 IN ~. shr was sent
with utorsi0n. for the r,ltcf IL Ireland AZ the .sao
tmc TIN. TIE Ja.rcst.wu was ser, frtin Nestrn or
The "a inissigu. t'u the wharf fhtrs r IN of
K hops rHf- u dcaichs, which l. .srpii stiai..
Ing So. aE To- Huiu 81 Cud 81 itt O. 1i ~ thc
aei,lt Z aay feet AJjginu.. tls amf :. H., iy
Dock; LAY beiu d,sti.iiug d, W. vii cUnelusc Ia
accouht 2! the Nay lutl. Tie n,Nt Building
HAis. claims attention is timber NJ :, ~. urpcr