The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-05


Bedford .......S2 1888 Porpoiss .......i4 1923
A An,s;sS 1 l77s PPr 9sSis isss
Ameyic: ID 1852 Saratoga ...9O 1912
Portsmouth. "a l79S saranac....... isf'
The Saranac is . steam frgate.
To this list may be added the line Of battle ship Aaba
ma and frig.te santes now under cover, and whose
ton, Il believe in 1922 and which seem likely 70 got
launched about the time they will become valuable to
Barsum or other curiosity mongers, for their antique
Most Of the ships in the above list were built On
island opposite Portsmouth, on which the present navy
kittery in the State Of Maine This island purchased
during the administration Of John Adams for 5os and
Several Of the ships built at this station have attained
historical regulations either from their deeds the
gun shin built by Of the British government
the irst ship of war built this side Of the Atlantic;
she fourth rate of those days. and may perhaps DO
The Ranger, IS, is identified with the fame Of Paul
Jones' and had also the honor of being the first to wear
the stars and stripes and the first to obtain salute for
them from a foreign naval power
The America a. built in 1882 was the first line Of bat
tie ship built by our government and was INTENDED
by the Continental Congress- to Louis sixteenth OF
France who had recently lost the Magnhane ia wreekea
during the Revolution. She was subsequently capturea
by the British The America was so feet inches in
deck and at that time the largest "a gun ship in tho
world.
the Dey Of Algers at a time when our navy was too
mall and our country too feeble to pay for its audasy
The Raleigh So made several gallant defences and was
at last captured by two ships Of superior force after shs
had been run on shore and set fire to-.
The present frigate Congress is the largest and is con-
sidered the finest frgate in the navy.
The .. s scop of war St. Louis, Com Ingrah.m, was
at Maeta, LIST November to sail in few days for Port
Nahon and Spezyia. All well.
NAVAL ITEMs.-Assistant Surgeon Richard d. Tunstau
has been ordered to the Naval Hospital Norfolk, vice
orders u s. frigate Raritan Capt. Mexican, bearing
the broad pennant of Commodore McCauley, towed
Engineer, Master olmstead commanding Captain Hiram
Padding having been detached from the u s. ship YER
mont and ordered to he Washington Navy Yard took
command of that station the Goth ut and was
ceived with the usual honors. Captain T. W. Wyman
and Purser NJ X. Buchanan have been ordered TO the
Vermont at Boston An exchange OF places has been Of
feced between carpenters Amos Chick and H. G. Thomas
the former being ordered to the Boston Navy Yard and
mander Charles T. Patt has been ordered to the COM
mand Of the Memphis depot and Dock Yard in place OF
Captain Nicholson who has been granted leave Of sbseace
for three months The citizens of Memphis rendered
Captain Nicholson public dinner his retiring from
the command of the yard At that place which he
copied for the Goth ult.-Norfok Beacon, Feb. 2
American Bible Society.
The managers held their monthly meeting on
Thursday last at the societys House The Hon LII Lu-
two Of the Vice Presidents.
Ten new societies were recognized asauxiliary-one
in New Jersey, one in Kentucky one in Iowa, three
in Wisconsin, one in Alabama one in Florida, one in
Illinois, and one in Mississippi.
Letters were presented by the secretaries from va
rious sOurces-one from Nauvoo, giving account of
the grateful reception Of Bibles sent to the French
emigrants which yet linger around the Mormon tenn
pie.
Another from missionary among the Seneca tribe
OF Indians asking for aid in printing of the Cos
pels. Others from California from Asia Minor, from
Russia and from the mission station at Microne-
STA, established by the Sandwich Island churches.
The mission gives account of the distribution Of .
former grant Of the Scriptures and asks for new
supply for the numerous whalemen touching the
Island and also for residents there found from the
United States and Europe.
Various grants of the Scriptures were made;
among them, 900 Bibles and 20 900 Testaments for
Sunday schools in the new States and Territories,
not supplied by the local Bible societies.
In reply to Communications from the British and
Foreign Bible Society in relation to its approaching
jubilee year. resolutions and appropriate address
were prepared and ordered to be early transmitted
for the first meeting in March, and also delegation
appointed to attend the annual meeting of the sooe
| Y in May.
The hoard appointed the Rev. J. H. Mcneil. Of
| North Carolina an assistant secretary-a young
minister highly recommended for this species Of
labor.
The Building Committee gave an encouraging ac-
count as to the progress of the new Bible House,
which it is expected will be ready for occupation in
April and also as to the prospect of raising the $50
600 sought towards paying for the same.