The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-06

The Brooklyn Navy Yard.
THE VESSELS AT THE YAED-rHEIR CONDITION,
ETC, TIC.
The new buildings and other improvements at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard have been progressing very slowly
during the past two months from Of funds to carry
them but since Congress- has appropriated SIS
for the OF the government Navy Yards expected
that rev life and activity win be given to the works
There are at present. l,osl persons employed in the
yard.
The cleanliness order and taste displayed in its various
arrangements with ia hGe ships and extensive buildings
daily attract large numbers Of vis,ers to il.
The North Carolina receiving ship is especially favored
with them The galantry and Kindness of the officers
the perfect order and admirable cleanliness OF the ship
with the several exercises OF the recruits are ample
ducenents for visitors. The ship has three hundred
and twenty Two men on board. Formerly was impos-
sibe keep them from deserving, but Commander Row
an introduced divisional exercises and drills so a. to
interest them and enveu the dreary Incidence and
notony Of their lives Since usan has deserted
They daily drilled in broadsword exercise, in
musEey at the great guns, Short in everything that
required in an active engagement with the enemy.
There are eighty eight men employed on tue steam
frlgatt agara Her masts and spars ell up and
rigging nearly completed Her engines all "a their
places, theis connections finished with exception
OF The steam pipes. The cabin, and staterooms about
finished. They completing her rigging re-
csuisl the decks putting the bulxht the
Dubstrs. The calls al made,
finished. She expected 10 be ready for by No
vemher.
The Mississippi is s, in the dry dock being thoroughly
overhaul d and repaired. They putting ne "
ceeAs. 9aes raising the yards three feet putting
new BOILERS spars, Az, tn. Mssiss ippi has been
OF the efficient aud lssiU i,igass in Amer
rayy. soc mas sce clrcumnavig toe globe
the flag shp a. Mexico, during the Mexican war;
brought hosu FROM Consan'inope, the tag snip
OF Commodore Perry y. Japan &c. DC II considered
thai Will be G UuCh better ship when repaired tina
she before Aboa, two hundred rneu are =,
present mployed her she will be rsady leave the
dock IN Fix weeks
The Brandy vine, which launched six years ago.
stli les II The river, never having completed.
is lime something toIe her unleas govern
neut can afford 10 build shps TO lie unfinished aud 70.
II the wsief.
The fiieaie sabine which was launched lac. January
LEE in the sB,n. CONDITION
n steamsh CITY OF Boston hich was bought By the
CpeG states government lsoS, 70 the Arctic
regions for Dr Kane, anc afterwards condemned as
voth fas darirg the past summer, ben 90 cru'e,
with stores Pens scoa she returned With her engines
out 4 order, AM Is i0s Jiog 10 o'd,ua.y
tie sloop-0t vinaeDnrs lately retained rom
scsuGc and surveying expedition o. the eastern cols OF
asia AMI Japan il yrg in ordinary, her officers
and crew having Deon cisc0argeG Tn- former Ia re
lately comp eted charts o. the North Pacific
and Jsiauese ports for the OF AmeFc "A wraiers.
Ii Potomac lately tie lag snip Of Con modore Falla
ing the hone .quaoron Is lyiug Al the yard Her
officers crew have been transferred TO the Wabash
Al Philadelphia iirii class Unurd s1es ST. am iriss,e
which II now the tag ship ~ toe hons squsdron The
Potons carries City guns All OF which being taSen
with the furniture &c for The purpose OF laying her
up Ia Ordinary.
TIE Penei saiis at 10 81 10 day With stores for The
Brazilian souadron.
Tie M.rlmsc, The United s;aes iEigate recently
bui al b ton, sails to oay NJ II NJ To- southampton on
4 trlal uin. The folio~iIg is list o. her officers.
Csp,sD-G !. Ponder grAst
litu'snaIt-G 81 Hlrfison. I'd yard Donaldson +
Murray, Z jcLrs. Wainwright, Joseph smith, ~
JcUe.; surgeon, ID Harlem Asst surgeon Gr. Dsnby;
Pu ser, thomas McBlsr: asttr'. v. DuDnng.on Ma.
r.nc Oifcer Brevet Captsin Taylor; P,st Mdsnipmsn
Mead kicop Carpert-r aed Besfnsl-: Ntsbipmen, Big
low Harris, Bradford aud Haidelr Boats~ain, James
Wal. err Gunner. T. y. leske Carpenter, Jonas pbole
Sal maker. Lewis Rogers. Chief Engiaear, r. Long:
Firs tssnt j. H. Acans Scene azsist lnts iow-ing
-rrmp Shrodeor ara Bsrt-msa. Captains Clerk, James
Worth; Pursers Gers, j. Ferguson.