The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-07
Naval Intelligence.

TEE BOARD OF NAVAL ENGINEERS.
Tie Board Of Naval Engineers, which has been in ses.
zion during ce past two months at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard examining candidates for admission aud promotion
in the Engineer Coris hare completed their hbors aud
adjourned.
The following named gentlemen passed q satisfactory
exsmhsron, and have been recommended by the Board
for appointments in the corps, as follows -
Frs iiaHts to be chtes-S. p. Patterson, Montgo
merry Fletcher.
sccc1 As..iants 10 be Frs Asian.,-Edvard ". Man.
ming, II Ashton Ramsey, James B. Kimbal J. W. Thorn.
SOL.
fn,yG Asiaonts 10 BE- Scond AssiSauts-Wm Frick Wm
P; De ssr,o, Charlton Kid, Eben Hoyt, A. g. pu
r. Greene, Ehjah Laws Joseph l. Butler.
For Admissos as laird Assistants-G. w. Tenant,
R os WE v.s MSilysins pssd A.rdis Fred l.
sprsrue, Evansville, N. T.; VIM c. Starr Burlington n
j., WIN. paiard. james Renshaw, Robert Pats. New
York; Robert Il. Gunnel, Peter A. Rearick, A. Il Fisher
james Z. Ke!chor, Henry Pagan, Frank Fletcher,
Rsteit Talbot. Newton Champion, George ": sesner,
washington, D. CT Albert s. Greene, Troy N. y; Joha
r. Cs'perter, Wlkcsbarre, Pa Henry Brown, Joseph
Waters, Borte ntown, j.; Joseph Triley, BALTIMORE
Nd; F-,j Herring, Portsmouth, Va
As this corre Of the navy composed Of highly lntel
gent spd well informed body OF men, all Of whom are
obliged 10 educate themselves entirely independent OF
assistance from the government either in their general
professional knowledge the following synopsis tns
subjects upon which they are examined is interesting
For admission, the candidate must be twenty years Of
gipe actory must bring satisfactory letters cha
aud Tor hs mechanical skill; also nc bring
eatsf SctOfy specimen VI mechanical drawing these
being satisfactory, he is examined upon the following
subjects
large black board and plenty Of chalk being placed
at his convenience Tor sketchpg machinery demonsat
irg propositions and solving problems.
He sketches upon the black board aud describes all the
different varieties OF steam and exhaust valves which
engines; explains the manner q their ope-
IanoD how they are adjusted aud the derangemcns
which they are liable
thu .arFn
IA use in marine engines, and} explains them in
lie manner as be did the valves.
describes bow q marine engine Is put into motion
bow The hres Started, the steam raisod and how the
whole regulated while IN action
Sketches and describes ar pumps condeDeers and all
OF feed punPs and their appendagea; boilers and their
spJenisges and, indeed
kscrioes by sketches and otherwise all the practical
6etss cf engines such Is links eccentcs stung poxos
moce U packing, tc., &c.
Explains all ABOUT safety valves and calculates the pro
per position al The weight On the lever for giving pres.
suscs.
JIG required to write from dicatiou and his spelling
prncuSt,or, kc &c. required be correct He IL st
also he nj home arithmetic and the inauguration o.
turacse and solids OF all the regular geoinctric. forms
These subjects are added TO and enlarged UPON during
succeeding examinations, until when the candidate IS cx
amined for the grade Of chief may be said 70 cover the
whole profession in its highest and broadcast sense
detachment Of Marines TO recruit the guard of III,
United States sloop ofwar ST. Louis LETT the BROOKLYN
marine barracks on Monday, per steamer Baltic Cor
Aspinwal at which place the st Louis Is lying
1t rumOred that the whole Of The crew Of the Uoited
States steamer Brooklyn, this port ore 10 b.. die
charged, owing TO The characterization manifested regard
ing the late alleged homicide on board that vessel