Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-03-15
The Naval Force of the United States.

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According to the Navy Register for the current
year the following is the naval force of the Uni
ted States, fssA 90
Eleven ships of the line, carrying eight hundred
and isixtygunS. OF these, three areiin commits =
sion as receiving ships, three ordinary, four on
| the stocks, and one preparing for sea. The In.
dependence, arazee, carrying fifty-four guns, is
also preparing for sea. ~ - q
Twelve frigateS of the first and one of the sec
ond class, carrying five hundred and sixty four
guns. OftheSe five are in commission, four in
ordinary, two on the stocks, and two preparing
for sea.
Twenty sloops of war, carrying four hun
dred and two guns OF these fifteen are in COM
sion, one IN ordinary and five preparing for sea-
-Four brlgs, carrying forty guns. OF these three
are IN commission, and one preparing for sea. AL
SO, tour Schooners, carrying seven guns, two OF
which are IN commission, one in ordinary, and
one preparing for sea.
Five steam frigateS, carrying forty guns, allin
commission four steamers of the first class, car
rylng eighteen gdnS, two OF which are in com
mission, one repairing, and one preparing for sea;
and seven steamers less than first class. carrying
five guns, three of which are i'll commission, two
preparing for sea, and two employed as ten
derS. !. ,."
Five store-shps, carrying >twenty-four guns;
three of them are in commission, and one pre-
pairing for sea-. i. w. .NtN,NNg' ~. =. *
This gives n total of seventy 1--WE vessels of
all kinds, carrying two thousand and fourteen
guns. Il
The officers of the navy are as follows: Sixty
eight captains, ininety-Seyen commanders, three
hundred and twenty seven ieutenantS, sixty nine
surgeons, forty passed assistant surgeons, thirty
seven assistant surgeons, siXty-three' purSers,
fourteen masters, in the line of promotion. one
hundred and IIinety-Seven passed midShipmen,
and one hundred and ninety eight midS hipmen.
In the marine corps there are one colonel COM
mandant, one lieutenant colonel, four majors,
fifteen captains, twenty first and twenty second
lieu tenanS. -aI lf t.
In the engineer corp one engineer in chief, sew
naval constructors, thirteen chief enpineerS
eighteen first assistant engineers. and thirty -four
second assistant engineers.
The active force is divided into six squadrons,
as follows:
The home squadron, commanded by Commo-
dore Newton, consisting of the Columbia, Sara
nae. Albany, and Cyane, carrying ninety guns.
The Pacific squadron, commanded by Dulaney,
consisting of the ST. Lawrence, Portsmouth,
Warren, and Southampton, carrying lightweight
guns. .-
The Mediterranean squadron, commanded by
Commodore Sringham, consisting of the Cum
berland, San Jacinto, Levant, and st. Louis, car
rylng ninety guns. ..,l .
he Brazil squadron, commanded by Commo-
dorc Mcheever, consisting of the Congress, Sa-
vannah, jamestown, and Relief carrying one
hundred and fourteen guns.
The African squadron, commanded by Commo.
dore Lavallette, consisting of the Constitution,
Germa ntown, John Adams, Dale, Marion, Balm
bridge, Perry, AMI Vixen, carrying one hundred
and thirty niue guns.
The East India squadron, Commodore Perry
consisting the Vermont, Mississippi, SuSquehan-
ma, PGwhatan, Macedonian, Plymouth, Vanuala,
Saratoga, and supply, carrying one hundred and
elghtysix guns. a 80.
The Steamer Michigan, with one gun, is on the
lakes; the Dolphin, with ten guns. is on special
service; tie Yincennes, John Hancock, and Por-
pose, carrying thirty-lhrec guns, have been de-
tallet. fora surveying expedition i'll the North Pa
cltic and the Water Witch for the exploration of
the LaPiata ia. ---.-