The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-10

thousand When completed tho niagara viii be- We be.
beve the largest ship aloat any water in the world
Her dimensions and tonnage will be folIov-Tonnsgs
Eve thousand two hundred extreme length OF the dech
three hundred and forty six feet extreme breadth fy
six feet and depth of hold thirty feet The load
line viii be three hundred and twenty three feet she
viii be FUN ship rugged; the mainmast win be one hun
dred and tenor eleven feet high, with diameter OF three
feet four inches her mainyard will be ty five feet long,
and the mzen spanker boom sixty seven feet Besides
her orlop three other decks will be put in Che will bs
built with live oak all through. The Niagnra will be
armed with twelve 1linch pivot guns, each Of which
win throw shot weighing one hundred and seventy
pounds Mr. Steers calculates that this frgate win use
up in her truction Of live oak 900 cubic feet
white oak 10000 cubic feet white plank IL 900 super
fcsi cubic eet yellow pine 0co cubic fest yellow
pine plank 10000 superficial feet white pine timber
5000 cubic feet: white pine plank, 1000 sapern ca
eet; iron, 1000 pounds copper, 900 pounds
spikes, 10000 pounds. It is thought that the frgate
when under sal will make seventeen knots an hour
Hsr steam engines will not be proportopate to her
in other respects and parhsps she may mot steam so
quickly 1t Il hoped that the Niagara win be ready for
sy saSsssng Snndred told S De
The sabine another fr,gate OF the first class-which
has bsea lately launched and then described in
cslumns-is being completed, and in almost all OF
the shops men are employed in furnishing her different
requirements. In the gunners department mon
whist the artisans fitting up their tacklsg and
making her leather powder cases. gun wads general
sun csrsses are being for to at her Dso
guns with forty eight truck carriages The Sabine has
had two complete suites o. sails from the ssmaksr snd
half dozen OF ship carpenters at work inside Of her
cleaning her OIL and giving her finish, The Sabine
win carry sixteen thirty two FOUNDERS weighing thirty
three hundred each with two pivot pAcsd for
ward and the other aft. shs will ready for sea-
The frigats Congress-, beautiful vessel can be got
ready for sea in one day This frigate built in
NJ Ne \ fOr fnrfv four 70
suit crew OF four hundred msn. She ia now
destined to be the nag ship OF Commodore Bree.e when
lying to awaiting the order of ths authorities to depart
Her armament, shot and stores are, all board. We
repeat list of her officers which lately appeared in
columns
OFFICERS OF THE FHIGArE CONGRESS-.
Commodore Bresse
Lieutenants- Luther stoddard William May J. Blakey
Carter w. G. B. s. Porter, Sayse n Wessco,t Ssmusl
Fleet surseon-Wnliam +. Pat.ea.
Purser-James A. Sample
Boatssain-George wilmar.h.
ss5%.tsr-T SsE5rsasss-5s@e1 6 ns.ss.t sssSs;
The Congress has name which dates FRO the earliest
developement of our naval poSer and fame. TIE old
Congress was built in the year lsoo aud in May
tuted the United States Navy Daring tt $lRter Of
1911, she laid in Hampton Roads under tho COM
mand Of Commodore stephen Decatur After the death
Of his brother Lieutenant James Decatur, who killed
when commanding the Neapolitan gunboAts, acting
against those Of the Bey or Trpoh Commodore Dsca.
gess in which vessel he arrived at Washington in 1906
just previous 70 his marriage. When Commodore Rod.
gers in the Psesdsnt chased the British rgste Belvtere
and gave the latter four shots at the momen. of
her lucky and 4.rrow nI.r escape ss from cspsurs
Grand Bank Of the BAhamas, the Congress- aided
aided the President In the capture Of the British mail
rY0n n n ala arriv OT
Rio Janero, Watching the English frgate Nereus, With
81, o00o0 ON bosrd but ths Nersus got notice Of
danger and shifted the cash to the Montague seventy
four gum. In December OF the year Capt Smith
took the Congress into Portsmouth, NJ rspning that
beginning ON the goth Of April before Captain smith
was, appears unreasonable for he only sighted six
yard will doubt uphold her ancient good If
cessary.
The frigate Brandy originally bored for forty.
guns, Ut the yard laid up in ordinary. She was
built at Washington in 1925, and is a well known
The large storeship Southampton built at Norfolk in
1s4s, is also laid up in ordinary rne Southampton
when on service carries four guns and is manned by
forty men.
The eshp Lexington, built at New York. In 1885,
also at the yard and has been surveyed condemned
and dsmantled. She was sold ut aucson yesterday,
ngton carried six guns and about City men.
The Lexington was sold on Thursday afternoon pursu
ant to Of tn: Navy Agent Sy \. Da%ont
with people Mr.. Dumont stated that she ono hun
ored and thirty -four feet long, thirty foar In breadth of
upper deck Her frame is of live OAK, With hard pine
deck: She Ia coppsred and well copper fastened her
burthen is six hundred and ninsty.one toms She was
put up with one set Of spArs, but no rigging
The bidding began .. $4,000, and rau up spiritsdly,
during twenty ssvsn bids to sa,s5o, when she was
knocked dow. to Mr.. William G. Adams, of New YORK.
The steam irgate Mississippi built in Philadelphia in
1s41 has recently returned from the Japan expedition
& being d' pad on flsss IS bsins s Thoroughly over
hauled. Her guns ave been taken out and at the
gunnery for repair and sighting, whils large quantity
partment making ready for further service The Msss
spp mounts ten guIs and her services as flag ship of
are 20 wen sa ,v; as 70 s Pe
once more The Mississippi sailed from the Norfolk
navy yard, on the Japan mission, In the month Of
her return home, on the 22d of April 1885, having
touched at Valparaiso Feb TO- and Rio de Janero the
states the Msss,pp visited Japan three times, and her
experienced the effect of climate under the
sur. She circumnavgat ted the globe and during her
circumference. We append list of the officers who
rived in the vessel in Aprl last:-
oFFIcnRs OF THE MISSISSIPPI STEAMER
Edmund Lani,r Jno NJ B. csutz s. Nichol
4ssss 4.ss sa.s.sa-b.ai. asf.s' G.::s h::s
PuMss. William spsissn. ,,-,. v,,,,.n,
GaPs T'ss st.. x.ury
and X. Randolph Breese.
Midshipman-S, Cameron Mish.
Boatsw ain-Amos Colson.
Gunner-Jn,. X. CAulk.
Carpenter-HsBry NJ Lowry.
sailmater-JAcob stephens.
Chief EngiB eer--Jesse Gray.
First AssistAntl-Robert DANNY and Wm Holland.
Second Assistants-George r. W. L'sau W. Henry Rd.
therford and Geo. w. Alexander.
Third Assistants-Ed d. Robis and J. Drum Mercer
Cemmodors's secretary-Oliver H. Perry.
Comm odores Clerk-A L. &. PortmAu.
Commanders Clerk-Willett SpaIdng
Purseris Clerk-Wm. Spoiden, Jr.
Acting Masters Mate-Wm. Hene
The sloop.o .ofwar Levant lies in the dry DOCK and Is
being recoppered ovsrhsued and repaired The Levsnt
built In New York in the year 1887, for twenty
guns and one hundred and sixty four men Her name
al ntnd tufn utfh hat nf fbA Cva