The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-28
The New steam Epfgate Minnesota at
Phitadelpssta.

From he Philadelphia bulletin, Nav 2s1
Tc al the Navy Yard presented an animated an
pssunoc IL. bright morning. The steam frIsale Mime
s0a CsTi In ropt lay OUT In the stream and dock and
cnc ~ the slip were crowded -tb persons go
boar ias pcct this splendid Of marine archec
tive Number Of small boats fitting TO ana from
ue vessel, Gno clustered around the gangway waiung
either g pass companies Of vsers board or bring
OF o,tsri Mte head Of the gangway ncutenan, simms
standing. passing those on board Who had proper
credeua, and recratng 10 luckless gentlemen who had
them uo that there many vsters aboard that no
rouid b. admitted Tie ladies' who pre-outea them
selves Al the gnugwsy were admitted with her fortunate
escorts. :, peinR deck, glance convrcs ne that
,nere truly many persons b,a.d a. oyul com
i0raby get about without interfering h the L.rs xho
rers busy az bees about their voPk en- ners.,ip N
andsmen with the aintost % searonanoa In their
composition II really seemed chapter OF Uooper or Mar
ryau transmitted 70 the actual; The same brry ropes
ladders bua guns, gun carriages, "sdcs" binrarles
that We have 10 "Mid-hipman Fasy" ami hrhe Rod Ro
yer" Aud those might be the Identical sailors o1nging
In shady corners, leaning against carriages pulling
and hauling the ropes about Black ey ei hazel eyed .oi
blue eyed .'Susans" talking % rr 1acs and VIII.
lans every here and there, both this deck and ono
below called the spar deck Tue painters sere all, busy
seemed 20 bo n state of forwardnese though N Il nod
all probable the vessel will sale for Norfolk 10 morrow
A. we passed along the deck looking AZ everything tha,
IN way, group seemed particularly striking;
immense pivot gun placed near the bows There are
Of these pivot guns, each Of them weighing With
their carriages or slides, about twenty hundred
pounds. The slides carriage on hras wheels nv
which (rurnine brass "ways') they can be pointed
IN several directoDs The "wsys" are series OF bars
screwed the deck In curious convotions which
excite much curiosity the Iar vis,ers These tso
guns FIRE 120 H. balls, and are ten inches in diameter
In addition 10 the pivot guns the Minnesota will carry
&C nine inch guns and IL eight inch, Of which viii
be taken on board the GOepor Navy Yard whore the
vessel wl touch pre- vous 10 sailing for CHINA with Minis
Ter Reed ON board. The Minnesota u pierced 10 carry
ixty guns but the above will constitute her entire arms
men except two brass no vzcrs, which will be used IN
the ships boats. cutting ont expeditions her boat
~ the guns are ~ peculiar construction
nv Curtain Tohn A. fbahlvrnpn of
nance department At the Washington Navy Yard
Al the stero hi, deck, are The apartments of Capt
Du Point those generally oocu ned by the Commander
having been given up Mr. Reed, and N tho gallant
Commander values light and air be has certainly benefit
ted NY the change The light and pleasant mating was
being put down looked in this morning-np bv
rough lckns bu, by farer hands. The apartments
are agreeable and foomy
Passing down The hatch me visitor eptsrs region Which