, 1853-05-28
The Naval force Of the United States.

According TO the Navy Register for the
current year, the following is the naval
force of the United States:
Eleven ships of the line, carrying eight
hundred and sixty guns. OF these, three
are in commission as receiving ships, three
in ordinary, four on the stocks and one pre-
pairing for sea. The Independence, razee,
carrying forty-four guns, is also preparing
for sea.
Twelve frigates of the first and one Of the
second class, carrying FIVE hundred and
sixty -four guns Of these, FIVE are in COM
mission, four in ordinary, two on the stocks
and two preparing for sea.
Twenty-one sloops of war, crrrying four
hundred and two guns. Of these, fifteen
are in commission, one in ordinary, and five
preparing for sea.
-Four brigs, carrying forty guns. Of
these, three are in commission, aad one
preparing for sea- Also, four schooners,
carrying seven guns, two of which ale in
commission, one in ordinary, and one pre-
pairing for sea.
Five steam.frigates, carrying forty guns,
all in commission four steamers of the
first class, carrying eighteen guns, two OF
which are in commission, one repairing
and one preparing for sea and seven steam
eTs, less than first class, carrying five guns,
three of which are in commission, two pre-
pairing for sea, and Two employed as tenders.
Five store-ships, carrying twenty y-four
guns three Of them in commission, and
one preparing forsea. This gives total of
seventy-hve vessels Of all kinds, carrying
two thousand and fourteen guns.
The officers of the navy are as follows !:
Sixty eight captains, ninety-seven CON-
manders, three hundred and twenty-sevenI
lieutenants, sixty-nine surgeons, forty-pass-
ed assistant surgeons, thirty-seven assistant
surgeons, sixty-three pursers, fourteen mas
tiers, in the line Of promotion one hun
dred and ninety-seven passed midShipmen,
and one hundred and ninety-eight midship-
men.
In the marine corps there are one colonel
commandanl, one lieutenant colonel, four
majors, fifteen captains, twenty first and
twenty second lieutenants.
In the engineer corps, one engineer-in>
chief, seven naval constructors, thirteen
chief engineers, eighteen first assistant engi-
neers, and thirty four second assistant engi-
neers.
The active force is divided into SIX
sqadrons, as follows:
The Home squadron, commanded by
Commodore Newton, consisting of the Co.
lumbia, Saranac, Albany and Cayane, car
rying ninety guns.
The Pacific squadron, commanded by
Commodore Dulaney, consisting Of the St.
Lawrence, Portsmouth, Warren, and South
ampton, carrying eighty'eight guns.
The Mediterranean squadron, command
ed BY Commodore Stringham, consisting of
the Cumberland, San Jacinto, Levant, and
St. LouiS, carrying ninety guns.
The Brazil squadron, commanded by
Commodore McKeever, consisting Of the
Congress, Savannah, jamestown and Re-
lief, carrying one hundred and fourteen
guns.
The African squadron, commanded by
Commodore Lavellett, consisting of the
Constitution, Germantown, John Adams,
Dale, Marion, Bainbridge, Perry, and Vixen,
carrying one hundred and thirty-nine guns.
The East India squadron, Commodore
Perry, consisting of the Vermont, Missis-
sipPi, Susquehannah, Powhattan, Macedo
nian, Plymouth, Vandalia, Saratoga, and
Supply, carrying one hundred and eighty
nix guns.
The steamer Michigan, with one gun, is
on the Lakes; the Dolphin, with ten guns,
is on special service the Vincennes, John
Hancock, and Porpoise, carrying thirty
three guns, have been detailed for a survey
ing expedition in the North Pacific, and the
Water Witch for an expedition to the La
Plate.