The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-23

Senator elect also present The usual lntroaus-
tons and sautations having taken PAcs, The little gov
vei formerly of the Aredo expedition, which bad bssn
ordered bare for the purpose approached the wharf q
the naval school Her limited szs prevented III tbs VI
ssrs present from ehakng at once, and the citizens
and others compelled wait the return Of ths En-
gneer for second TIP The President Secretary Of the
ladies. and some others. we're taken on board ana
ceeded to the Merrinsc, about five mikes Distant
The favorable weather added greatly to the enjoyment
mansions became prominent to the yiew It's yards
manned In homer Of the official visit and the Egnt Of
small army Of sailors staining erect and compact upon
even the highest yards Of the large vessel and TO the ends
of the blocks WAS beau ul spectacle the opportunity
OF witnessing which, except upon similar occasions is
The President and the Secretary Of the Navy
cevsd BY Captain Prendergast, In command who etss
welcomed me aoies a. visitors to bus ship ms Tor
which hardy peroeP ible tremor Throughout
the ship
vsiters through examina Of the INN NE vessel
q particular description of which has already been pub
iished in the SUM IL vast superiority IN oimerAons
cheney wen neatnees AID beauty OF finish. vas
parent at every STEP The perspective view from the
tree of the deck favorable idea OF tbs
vessels LENGTH and exhi ,itAd partial view Ct her i'm
am sment. The laoies, in no wise intmdsted,
visited the lower decks and under gallant protection
descended to the engine room, which neat
ordeie that their CHI dresses were nnsoed By contact
With its iron feors.
p'u lpeH W uPpoR occA tn0 Visttorb Wctu
the Witnesses Of q sp-ctace comparison witd which
the scented to vis.ter under cifoum
Stances tame indeed-s snip Of in ordsr Of battle
Tbs ORDER given to s'prepare ship for action"
when a of activity presented truly ex,.hng.
Five hundred rushed to their posi- ions and tAsif
dashed, the immen,s 40 pound Paixbsn piv ),
gun also unlsshee and wheeled to it's enbre-
suresthe magazines opened i,s supplies OF ammunition
the order given load and fire At will and
the Of the tremendous armament Of the MernmAc
burst forth with explosi OF sound which must have
tried the ernest Broscsde after broacsde
poured forth with ell the npetuosty Of an actual
1ent.
As the thick smoke ich enveloped the chip was par
tally removed Dy the wind In the pauses OF the guns
the repel boaYders tte staxboard
quarter" hundred rushed TO the main mass for
tneir boarding plies and cuAsses and from thence to
ths point OF mary attack Those with outasses
cendeo tie bulwaIks the rigging and attacked with
naked aces their Invisible foe shie An array Of brs
ling pixies n the deck ready to recsive the rash
nvA The companies of marines fired their yoles 1t
command The were several times repeated and
tie cescr bed i.epaced The view from the bull
warks where most OF the company stat ored,
novel and exciting doubt well repaid the visitors
or the which must yet oe ringing in their
The LADIES' many OF whom were Ia closs proximity
10 guns which hundred awiuIlJ and 1t times shroudeo
in smoke behaved herocaLy, and betrayed signs Of
fear.
The battle exercises being concluded he company
sembled In the capans cab whers the ades fur
nished with nice r~past and abunoaDce Of refresh
m. nts Irtvioec FIR the numerous guests. The H.
mtted tr allowed the President and party to return
to Washington by the evening train, Cic not admit OF
any speech MAKING and they we're eompsi.o At tnta
point to leave, the Ergueer having just returned from
Annapolis with another party ct visits in time to take
them ashore As tho President and the Secretary OF the
Navy left the vess. the yards again Manned and
unit s. ouc cheering from the Merimac and the
ed thuneer OF The guns the.vist of the President and
Secretary Concluded.
The visit was declared unanimously to have b. en- 9
very interesting one and many encomiums passed
upon tbe MerrImac and her equipments Survey bei
apresrss from the Geek Of the little steamer
win the evid. 0. her power SILL rnsi In
felt that ,he could veil claim to be respected in
CLINE the arbiters of war'-th 'oak leyis
thans'-
Whose ''a-msments thur der strike the walls
Ofrtck built cites. makit ati quake,
And nonsrchs trembl- in tLer capitals