The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-13
CUR INCREASED GULF SQUADRON.

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Our New Policy In the Gulf Of mesic"-Fhe
new Names OF she Chartered V"sscis o. inc
Para, nav Expedition Recently Purchased |
NV ,Sa s;overnraenI-List and Description |
ay our CUR Squadron ns 1t stnnds-Wiu
There DO Work ror 1t:
II will have been noticed, by recent Geographic
tsspa,ches ro Washington, that the administration Is
developing and decided policy 10 the Gulf Of aex
COMO doub, having reference 10 contemplated diff
sr,ttes with that goverpment-by the inNease Of
naval force IN that quarter.
BY direction the President, the Secretary Of the Navy
srs assigned the fosise to the chartered vessels
of the Paraguay expedition, recently purchased for the
Navy WHY ono.t, Mystic, Anacosta, Moha wk, Sump
ter snd Crusader all Of which, with the exception of the
M3ao and sufer, which to DO added TO the African
sqiaaron are ordered TO the Gulf squadron. The Gull
squadron now consists OF fifteen vessels, viz six screw
and three EIDE wheel steamers, i've soops owar and
riee,esix of which the ground on their
way The following She particulars OF each vessel:
The ReIuoke arss steamer OF 400 tons,
carrying 40 Dablgren guns She built at Gosport, in
1896, and at Der post She was lately repaired at
eost Of $500 900. Sac will bear the broad pennaa Of
Commodore Mckinney, her captain. The following are
her other o6icers:-
Captain, William u Gardner Fleet Surgeon, Ed
Gslehrist; Paused Assstans Surgeon, A. Lynoh AZ
Lieutenant, + Lauier; Second, q. Stevens; Third,
George "A Cooper; Fourth, AbDer Read, Fifth, WILMA
Hsss~ s' Captain IF Marines, j. wilson Lieut. Mariaas
Fontane; Chaplain, N Frost Secretary 20 Flag on
WIN Zaser secretary % S G.Pt s 81 arss
Iav.op; Let Asst. Engineers, James Adams, 7. A
shack % Asst Eoaineers. Jnnn W. Moore Alexander
Greer 80 Asst Engineers G. II. Levy, JoDn Pardy p.
Inch, Samuel Ayres; MldshDmeo, 4. p. Cooge, l. Ii.
Ess,nan, G. Nj. B'oae'tt, VIM. g white, ". A Kerr,
Albert Kantz Boats vain, Johu Mckinley; Gunner, john
OrsDs; Carpenter I. NJ Cecil; Salimaker, W. Bennett
The Brooklyn IL the new second class steamer
built this port last year She is Of 1910 toms and
ries fourteen She nov on her station, and the
following her officers
David g Fsrraeut, Captain; James Doyle, Albert "
Smith, wm N Jsf-rs, VIM, Mitchell II. A. Adams, Jr.,
L,ut nAnis: Lev ". Minor, Surgeon rtos II. LOCKER
Po,ner; Geo 7 Graham, Fret heuenast Marines; -,
tgsbte, Cief Epeiaaer y r. De Lace, Firet Asssan,
&tgiteer; W Books, NJ. P Jnrdon, Second Assftans
Geo q. Write, rbisd Eognesrs; Chez y Carroll, Cap
,sc's Clerk Forhrs PaIIer PurssTs Clerk JnO Bart
lett, Bs,sNaini Wm. Men, Gunuer; Asa Poiafen, Car
pentsr; Francis Soon, siilnaker.
The Fulton Is third class side wheel eta2oer CT sos
tons bud. Brooklyn in 1887, carrying Eve guns She
xas lat heard rtOu q, Norfolk nd believe her officers
for ;nis mission have not yet been chosen.
The wster WITCH s eide wheel tender OF 375 .ons and
gap bull, Washington 10 1885, and last a. Nor
folk We have yet learned her OIL for the Home
tangd.op except that Commander williamson is her
eAptan.
The Aoha Ek, Anacestis, Wyandott and Crusader
four used in the Paraguay expedi
zion; w.ssrpport Caledonia, Memphis and Atlanta,
now lying ct tie Brooklyn Navy Yard. They sll
screw CLEANERS, carrying ten officers sixty men, and foar
cure
The Atlsn.s is Of 45i tons, t%o decks, built OF oak.
She bas direct ing engine of $50 horse power 10 ooh
cylinder and 90 inch stroke OF piston She built in
1853 by r. F. Lopez in Philadelphia The engines and
boiler
Caledonia is OF 1876 tore, has vertical engine Of 80
inch lnder and fee, inches stroke bailt at PbiR
aeeha in 1858. She schooner rgged and thoroughly
repaired
The Memphis is Of 435 TONS bull. Of oak in 1852 at
PhiIaaelpba She has direct acting engine OF $50
horse power 20 inch cylinder and AZ inch stroke She
was repaired in 1857
rhe wes,ernport Of 453 TOMS built in 1853, n Pha
dephis she has vertical engine OF 1s inch cylinder
and 2s inch stroke, and Ia schooner rugged.
Jieuteoept MsH, who will he remembered, captured
the Echo is 70 command the Crusader and Lieutenant
Craven one of the other Gulf vescels.
The Sabine is frgate Nnished at Brooklyn in 1866,
which, IL feared, would rot the stocks--so long
tine occupied in her construction She, however,
proved the best vessels in the Paraguay expe
ton She ia lying AT the Brooklyn Navy Yard
fitting ont She lie Of 72s TONS and carries fifty guns.
officers rot yet named, except that lieutenant
John Cab Is ordered 70 the command OF her marines
The Savanuab ia sloop Of Of 1726 tons, built at
Brooklyn ls42 She carries % guns and ia at her
poet
The Jsmeetown a sloop of Of es5 tons, built at
Goeport in 1874. She carries % guns. She is now
her station.
The Saratoga is q sIoop of war Of ss2 tons, built at
Ksery in 1912, carrying 20 guns She ID now on her
post and hiss the following ofHcers:-
Cattain- rurner; Ientenants--Perry, Crosby, Byrne
and Taylor; Purserwatmougn; surgeon --Wheewright;
Basis wan~RoSinson; sarpsnte1"R G. Thomas; Gun,
per-Cnpe; sain,uker-Moir; Captains Clerk-Wade;
Pureers Cielk-Rufsel.
Tue St. Louis is . sloopof Of TOO tons, built at
Washington 1885, carrying 20 guns She at her poet
and bas The folio Wig oficers:-
Cornnsnoer--wliam 8. Ogden; Iieutenants-Joshua
y. Todd, wniam Nelson, NJ. JONES' George z. BaSnap;
As'Ian. surseonJ seoneits; Second neutenae: Of
NarinnY.Chsrles Haywood Captains Cierk-sandfcrd G.
Meg a,se eSsrs EDWARD F. HoSe, Charles
Ish.obe, Joseph Chad~ick; Boats~au-se er A.
Chasnn; Grnnes-reomas IA. Crocker; Csrpeniar-T.
Mcdonnell.
TIE Preble is sloop Of SOC tons; built at Kitery
In 1882 and carrying sixteen guns She at Norfolk,
and has lot yet her officers assigned.
Tho Relief soreship OF 46S TONS built at PniIadel.
pha in 1886, carrying ten guns She Is lying at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. We do not know that her officers
have been spportioped.
These give a total Of 22s guns--enough 70 command
respect for rights at least The object of the
augmentation Of sixteen guns to show that govern
earnest in asserting that citizens shall
ceive due protection.
Further advices awaited before determining on our
policy towards Mexico and at this critical time the pre-
Of osrge force cannot fail TO have effect
the Engfh and French policy Should there be work To
do, lie gfatfying 10 know that have squadron to do
tencctively.
Our New Orleans Correspondence.
New ORLEANS, June 8, 1859.
Cur 6eaican Reld.ions-2he Arizona and Northern Mexican
Expeditions, Retrospective and Prospective
10 Nr. NcLGncs Kission--Gene Taoiag and Anec-
aofe Of Him--Louisidna Potics-7 heIPress Of NeD Or
kdns-7he Weather, Health, dc.
we are constantly beng startled At reading in the pub
NC pfh's the important intelligence that "roos step in