Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-19
Naval Intelligence.
NAVY YARp.

NAVY YARD,
WANING TON, Florida, April D, 1860.
Editor Star: Thinking you would like to hear
from one Of your admirers, 4 take this opportunity
Of sending YOU the news from this God-forsaken
place The climate Is delightful, but you have
nothing to feast your syss upon except t white Ws
bad, however, very pleasant excursion few
Witch, Lieut. Commanding Sartori, who, by the
by, Is perfect gentleman, and Of the old school;
We left the yard about III O'Clock with several
ladies on board, and having the band from the
U. 8. steamer Crusader, we had charming time,
plenty OF dancing, DC, and sat down to sump-
tuous repast Having reached Pensacola, The
Captain allowed the company to ramble on shore
a few hours to take look at the old town Of PEN
sacola, which we all did to our hearts content.
We then ran up the bay for several miles, and en-
Joyed ourselves very much. The ships head was
then turned down stream, and after two or three
hours' run, we came to anchor opposite the Navy
Yard, all heartily delighted with the trip. We
were very sorry to loose the officers society %
soon, az she got under way the next day for Key
West and the south side Of Cuba The t. 8. ship
Savannah arrived off the harbor the same evening
that the Water Witch left I believe she has
and men. She will remain here about ten days
Longer, SO have been told. The L. s. steamer
Crusader Zone Of the Toucey Navy she is calt d.
mas been here some weeks getting repairs, as she
was leaking very badly. She left here night be-
fore last for Mobile, where she will remain few
DAYS and then proceed to the cruising ground
about Cuba. The U s gunboat Seminole, which
was built here in the last year, was ken out of
the dry dock yesterday, and suppose will 20 in
commission about the 18th, and will perhaps
leave here for Norfolk about the Is. or 10Th of next
month (May) Her officers and crew have all
been here since the 18th of last month at great
expense and privations to themselves as there are
no hotels to accommodate them, or ANYTHING to
eat II there were hotels, the whole country
around about here 10 a barren waste, equal to the
great desert Of Africa. The u 8. ship Preble,
and steamer Mohawk, another one of the "Toucey
Navy" is expected here shortly for repairs
We have had quite an accession to the marine
guard at this station In the last ten days draft
of forty odd, rank and file, have arrived; but by
the time the gun-boat Seminol. ge:s her compile
ment Of fifteen, and the Savannah some eight
ten, and the Preble several, am afraid they will
be reduced down to a small number again Ii
seems strange that large force Of that very valu-
able arm Of the navy is not kept at this post, for
the purpose of relieving those In the Gulf squadr
L unde stand that the commanding marine ON
Ger OF this port is to be relieved in the Of
the week. L am in hopes we will be able to get
self. There two lieutenants stationed here
also, who came on with the draft about ten days
since, who seem to lie getting along very well f Z
green horns. Yours, &c, "BoGGs -
p. 5. All the officers were delighted to see, I'm
your paper, that the Navy-pay bill had passed the
Senate, as they think it will pass the House very
readily which am very much afraid wiz not be
the case, as Congress seems 10 be cutting down all
the appropriations of the different Departments at
washington and throughout the country. That
increase Navy bill that passed the Senate will in
crease the expenses Of the Navy from eight hun
dred thousand $500 ,OOO) to nearly one million Of
dollars Isl ,0OO, 1000 II no doubt would be God
send TO about twelve hundred officers who would
be benefited by it. As before, BoGGs.