New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-03
THE u S. NAVAL ACADEMY.

Cor.suOndeuCe Of The ~ Y Tribune
AsSApoLis Nd, Friday, Feb. "a, 1854.
have been spending few days the Capital OF Mary
land And the site Of the IT, s. Naval Academy The City
contains about 5000 inhabitants, and is situated on the
west side of the Severn River its entrance into Ches
apeake Bay The principal buildings IN the city are the
Stale Capitol and 81 johns College he State House IS
venerable edifee and erected ia l713 Some al the
sessions of Continental Congress were held in the
State House and it in it where Washington sur
rendered up his Commission. The streets Of Annapolis
regularly laid oil in tnangles, diyerging from the
State House
There are inward OF thirty buildings attached to the
Naval School and the Navy Yard here.
The yard is situated ct the junction OF creek with Sew
ern River Fort Severn whore the Midshpnen are taught
gunny commands fine view Of the waters IN the vicn
y and in Of war protects the Capital from invasion
There many Mdsbpmen here at present. and they
Of several grades-hose newly appointed and others
who have made several voyages and have been detailed
here by Secretary of the Navy pass their final eksm
nation and three Passed Midshpmen who assist in the in
sructon ofthe younger idshpmen Some of the princi
pal buildings in the yard occupied Ghe Fort Lyceum,
observatory Chapel Dispensary Recitation He'll Armory
and Mess Hall The remainder of the buildings
pied az the residences ofhe Professors and officers
mand Of the yard.
The yard is to be extended, and viii embrace surface
OF one mile square
The Professors q, the Naval School are
CHAUvEsET Jr, Professor Of Mathematics
Sss Ma B BsSss, A A P PS q % s.ss%s
CHaUyEsET ST. Professor OF Frenet
LOCKWOOD, Professor OF 9unnery and Infantry Tactics.
Passed Mid SInsos, Asstln Professor IN Ggnnery.
Prof NouRL teaches TO the MdshPDen Engss ssdies and
is assisted by Prof Barker
The officers Of the yard are
Of the Yard Commander Godsborougn conmsn
a.I osvsn coTD:na.S. q The Md:ai2mes Lieu Marcy Ar
Yard Pinkney, OF the Yard Asst Surgeon Dava
The IT, g. slOop ofwar Preble lies 10 front Of the Navy
Yard in Severn River and after the examination in June
will leave voyage with portion OF the Midshipmen.
The yard is open all hours Of the day visitors and
the Marine Band dscourses music every evening
The youth who stationed here 10 lead pleasant
life and taught with great by staff of Professors
famed for their discipline Every Saturday half Of the
Midhpmen permitted to visit the city They used
receive leave of absence frequently few years ago
into serious ARRAY, the regulations OF the school have
been strict in this respect.
The Legislature is in session passing the
matters OF local interest TO Marylanders The House
Delegates recently adopted prohbitory liquor law with
clause submitting TO The people for their approval and
the Senate will ect upon the matter. lis doubted by
whether the bill passed by the House will be adopted
in the same form by the Senate.
The great snow storm Of Monday is jus. The prnc
pal topic. There was communication by railroad be-
tween Washington and Baltimore for two Who'll. days The
from the Junction made only miles Monday
and Tuesday. An engine and plow sent for to
Baltimore and the got through Wednesday after
TO Annapolis, distance OF only twenty miles The
q feet on average and in some places il far
exceeded this The snow was quite moist and for these
days past has frozen hard ana in the
Annapolis is consistent a. ice Such storm this has
occurred before for twenty years the Oldest inhab
liant informs party eight of the passengers from
here Tuesday afternoon Tor Annapolis and only three
got through an Irshman, negro boy and New Yorker
making this distance in nine hours beating the railroad
cars full ls hours. D. c. Ii.