The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-28
Naval vntella1euee.

A NAVAL GENERAL CoURr MARTIAL c0nveno0 on DOAr0
the u. s steam fripaie missss,ppi. Monday July
.6,b ls52 Tor the trial Of O,is Austin ordinary seaman,
such o'per perons az may be brought before them.
Tn. IL composed OF the following members Capt.
Vim J McCluncy President; Commanders Henry Eagle,
0cnr nnus aud Lieu'rnants John W Livingston, Jas.
b.rs: Purser Benz j. Iaho0n., Judge Advocate.
srsAMsHIp powuArAN - he following officers have
been ordered t. tols vessel now ut Norfolk bound he
Mtdiiaranean:-Capiain. William Merwin; LienteL-ats
o s. Gibson Robert pepram. Joseph Adams, Francis j.
Ilnggcry; Mastr. IL X stevens; Surgeon John A.
Lock~,od; Passed Asst. Surgeon, q. II Whselwright
Ar. Surg Albert SGhrder (nsw appontment); Puf
Robert Petit.
CosroRT NAVY YARp.-The steam frigate powha'tan is
nearly ready for Orders came from VA hngton last
Ssuroay pnt h.i board and tit her for the
Nj d,tri rarsan citation She will go into commission
early xt mouth aud proceed on her voyage s Don as
practicable Afterwards Those who have had the design
ing OF he construction of this spsn
did have done h-oeives great credit IN introducing
improvement ~ The day which can serve 20 render
her. fc nj a war steamer and comfortable Tor thosey-
Ing b.ard. The officer apartments are finished and tr
nished in style superior 10 any vessel in our navy
The all of black ~nlnut and made at the
ys,d ag,tal!y late order from the depart tina
the all vessels should be made Of wood
grown in The United States The style the ship il
upoim Throughout the Junior officers receiving more
attention IN tins respect than has been extended 10 ,hem
heretofore Convenences for ba hing have been provided
for ,fcers he ~ which 10 naval vessels
long boon soui ce If complaint Arrangements for pro-
ducpg fr.sh water from the condensed steam are
attached that ei supply an abundance Toe tho entire
sbould that OF the tanks give ont In addition
to the uunl complement of bots she carries on each
wheel house large surf boat. which will DO OF great ser
vice in Of wreck for landing large parties through
heavy The arrange rleDts in the engineer depa
men IN the ~ay OF indicators meters gnagers sainome
teri pumping, and hoslipg engines Sc. are probably
complete than those OF any steamer ever SenS 10
Tie socp of war st Louis also lies at the yard and
only waiting for her pure 90 into commission She
is kewise found to the Medit. rranean,
The toop of Cyanc which has been in the dry
dock undergoing light repairs is about ready aud
VIII 10 toe court martial ordered for the
tria q. her mmnnder and several officers IL
The steamer ALI ghany has been hauled out and I'M
proved. having hapter's propsers removed and
screw propeller substituted in its place. The new
prou'r has four blades and is TO be worked by the old
machinery viii i now undergoing such alterations a.
viii adopt II to the change The work Is progressing
nry and Is expected that she will be ready IN few
months
he rIga.e Potomac which Las for time past
upied he Day dock undergoing very thorough
pairs is now receiving copper.
The frigatcs Columbia aDd Savannah also under.
going repairs ut thn wharf.
The yard at present employs about twelve hundred
men working ut twenty different occupations
Some very interesting experiments being made by
Mr.. Jarvis-a gentleman OF much learning and science
long stationed Mt the yardtpder the direction OF the
Navy department. connected with the preservation Of
tim both fom natural decay and the ravaSes Of tho
The best for telling timber Is also
being tested BY the experiment OF cutting samples
the 10Th of each month in the year. and then observing
the decay Of each The timber already been cut for
who'll year each sample has been separated into three
d. parts, and each of these parts treated in dit
fereDt manner y hen these experiments shall have
been completed they VIII present an amount Of ipfor-
nation that will be Of incalcnlablc benefit to the
nercal well naval architecture of the country-
Norfolk Argus. Jiy "a
Naval OapRR-Tbe following order was lately issued
from the Navy Deparme The &c neral Order OF the
2lst March 1914 hereby modified that all officers
attached TO the several navy yards and stations
to be considered holding their situations for three
years unless The public interest should in the
time, require their service elsewhere.
WIN. A GRAHAM See y Of Navy
Navy Department, July TO- 1852.