The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-02
NavnI IntellipeneC,


PROMOTIONS AND KtSlGSAJIoNs C mmander Henry
Bruce has reiga.d Henry Hoif to be comma der,
vice Bruce re.isned James Buil,ca he leutsaant
vice Boh moed Maurice Simmons to be master vics
Bulloch, promotei.
PRe EMOTIONS THE MAEIsE Conrs -Jabcz G Rich to be
captain in the Marine Corps Hardy decca ed; f.
Med Reyn Olds to be first lieutenant, vice Rcn pro
NOTED.
ApvcEs THE UN1ED STATES EAST I. pa AND PACIFIC
SQuADRoNs The al 'op OF SLrstosA at shanghas
On the 26th of September last. Tbs Powhatan
at Hong Kong he 15 h OF August. The Misssip
pi at Macao, sep enbe AID two Of this ships Of the
squad on (nsmes not 10 -uoned were at naar Can
.on wheie they had bsen temporarily stsonsd for the
Irot ctt f American interest The ST. Lawrence was
at Psrama November Is and Portsmouth was at the
Sandwich Islancs on the 7th of Ooa ber All vel, IN
tse vessels as far as known at the Navy Department
DoINGs AT THE NAVY YAgD-THE JAPAN EXHIBITION Our
government has chartered The bark Brothers. Of New
York to convey stores Hong Kong for the Japan
expedition. she commenced loading at tho Brooklyn
Navy Yard this mt rnns, and win be immediately des
During the past we,k Commodore Bourman sent Atty
five seamsn TO the 6ottCn Navy Yard. for the United
States sloop of war Germantown About the same mum
Der Of drafted for the fgsts Columbia now y
ing in tie North river Castle Garden Sho is
peced to .a from this port next weak flag ship the
The United States gate Congress Is rapidly finishing
her repairs at the yard She fully rgGed and painters
giving her exerior coat of lead color.
The soop ofwar Albany anchored in the river near
the receyDgshp North Carolina She Is undergoing some
slight repairs, which will be comp!e in few days. She
is very petty looking vessel.
The United States Naval Dry Dock at preseu at EN- pty
and affords fine opportunity to view its Interior which
somewhat resembles an anceut amphitheatre with seats
all ar ,und 1t, from the bottom to the top.
One OF the anite piers for the protection of the dry
dock which il ildng the southeast side of the noble
structure Ia NJ arly finished and WORK laying the
fouLeation o. the lea wall extending from it the mud
fats. The wall the left of the dry dock has not
yet been conmenced except driving the piles the line
of the inter ded improve ent.
The ri yanc which Is in course of construction
within the yard and which extends nins hundf ed feet
into the river IL about thu fourths DONE Efforts
will be made 10 connect in the centre this winter.
The hlrg in IT the sunken lots on the southeast
of the yard is brsby carried on and but n compare.
lively small quantity of land remains reclaimed fro
the Tea
The mammoth steam mill is finished. It il a
large brick building and ornament to the yard.
The machinery, however will not be placed in tse saw
mill this winter Congress has yet to appropriate
money for its construction.
The muster Office the right OF the entrance to
the yard has reached ha second story and will shortly
be rooted and ready for occupation 1t Is ago.
nal brick building and reflects credit pom the taste OF
Commodore ROurlpan, who strives to make tha Brook
lyn Navy Yard to employ phrase in frequent USE both
usefut and ornamental
The pleataDt weather yesterday induced hundreds of
ladies' gentlemen 10 visit the Navy Yaro and ths
United States vessels. Hereafter, account OF the
sl oitLess Of he days. the vsers will not be admitted
board of the North Carolina after four o'clock In tbs
afternoon The yaro, however, Is open to the public from
sunrise till sunset Post, Dec. l.
CHAsIs1owS NAVY YARD The Germantown hauled of
Wednesday, preparatory to going She Is
orders for the Brazil station The work of dsmsn Ting the
Vermont ship Of the lie has and she again
10 be put in ordinary All hopes OF her going sea
shout disspaed The soops of John Adams and
Decatur at the yard. Some tie repairs to be
MADE them II is expected that very lit 10 will be
done at the navy yard during the winter.-B1sg Hll
Aurma.