The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-20
THE NEW NAVAL SCHOOL.
The Removal of tho Naval School from Aunapo-
lis to Newport-visit Of One Of Our Reporters
to the New Lccation-What Has Been Done
and What Contemplated &c

TO the New LccatCn-What Has Been Done
and What Contemplated, &C.
The recent oct Of the government removing the Nava
School to Newport, R. l., has given gate impetus to
the trade OF this fashionable watering place. aud ready
the auth ,ros talking Of making valuable con
cessiona to the United States in the shape of land
building purposes, &c One OF reporters, who has
just returned from visit to Newport, thus describes
the appearance Of things under tho order
THE scHooLsuIP CONSTITUTION.
After pleasant trip up the Sound arrived al New
port, and registered my at the Aqu!dnecS
House. The following day I awaited mysolf
the services Of boatmsn, and went
board the schcoshp Constitution, or cold ronsides
ycsrcl s famialy called. found the vcssel anchor
Cd II the roals:cad about three hundred yards san'
from Fort Aeams and on making known my business
politely received by Lieutenant George W Rodgers,
the cflcer In command There seventy seven mid
shipntu board, all OF the fourth class aud right
hearty locking set Of youngsters they are The
bers of the t second and third classes numbering
gcniy i've in all had been transferred to the New York,
Philadelphia and Boston Navy Yards for duty, leayirg
nore but the lowes grade board This step found
necessary in consequence of the lack of shoolhouses
and prep.r accommodations shore; but the
ground is laid on and the buildings completed he
I'm 6dies viii he sent back to their siades Even The
instruction OF the fourth clsss bas been Ecriously
mpeced by the confusion which necessarily attended hcr
removal from their old quarters At Annapolis on. in the
OF few days the Constitution viii 90 in apple
pic order and affairs win assume their usual neat ap
pearance. The recitation rooms on the second dock
which he'd to removed NJ Annapolis, to ALLOW OF
the free working Of the guns will be erected tbs week
The vessel too will be thoroughly oyefhaei add scrapod
nside so az to make the condition OF things clean
ard neat possibe. With the exception Of Ideutenaas
G. w. Rodgers Scott and Iull, all the officers pre-
rprdr
Assistant Professor Buckner boarding a. q
the hotels ard visit the ship daily The ABSENCE OF the
st second and third classes does away with the service
OF a number OF officers and professors; but II Is b be
hoped they viii be enabled pursue their respec
tive ayocatons.
FORT ADAMS.
It The intention Of the government to appropriate
Fort Adams for school purposes bot upon examination
Captain Blake the superintendent found the pace
damp and unhealthy for the students, aud tho project
was abandoned for the prcsen,. The classmates
eaky too and very much on! Of repair rendering
piete overhaurg Ct tho premises necessary Fires have
In the fort TO render II inhab,abc but
IL viii be mpny days before be occupied Bat even
u in tho moot complete order 1t would be hardly suit
able for the purpose designed at least say he Off
Although Of the largest forresses the country II
does enclose sufficient ground FOR naval school purposes
IT Is now eighteen months since Fort Adams gar
rfoned Its outside appearance looks neat and u'm but
inside the place is sadly out or repair 10 point or
strength ard extent is OF the nnest in the country,
perhaps Cesematcd, Fashioned and moatei in the most
complete manner, II presents formidable appearance,
and would rather tough customer to the enemy
The redoubts about third Of mile diitaui from
the main fortress 10 which they connected bg subee
ranoan passages. The material aud effects Ct The Nivf
Academy stored In tho fort until sui'sb'e
locality can be procured. The property is some
xbat injured, owing To the bury and cmiui!9n
the greater portn o 1t viii have to BIO replaced b. nes
puiobasu.
COASTERS HARBoR ISLAND.
Coasters lisibor lsigLd, siuatci about mic auJ q
ialf from tho fort would make excel 81, loctd' %
the acadc my schGolnouses &C. and If the authorizes
Newport arc alive 70 toer ofn iasere lhey r." .I
island about seventy five actcs end ever "V
suited for naval puppies The officers on board i' Uoa-
fiution say that IL really the ony SPOT about Nowpor
that at al fuitauc for the Naval School anf are OF cpn
ion that the island viii rltmatey DC chosen lor TAN
pose The Island is opposite the western end o. Ne6plt
and Is about three quarters Of mite irou shore Ths
committee OF the Common Council app,ntci "a coafn NIFTY
with the Mas ion to take whalcyor acIan
might he rtcee6nrv 10 secure tho permsneut loehel
the Naval Scnco ct Newport could not do beer tnsn
thsn TO cGor this leland tho federal government W
return n the way OF v,sl,crs and traic woG1 anpy
repay then for the price Of property and !. would Dc
good business location, nothing more
THg APPROACHING EXAMINATION.
Tho examination OF the fourth class Of mdsnipmeh on
board tho schcolshp. which usually taxes place
90 the ist OF June WI tot como on thls year uni aeont
the lst OF Juy Inc poeiponemeut IL found necesry Va
Consequence of the Interruption 10 ho etuats & tao
"middics, caused w their retcoyG from Annapolis.
The students have po suffered muco by the in'crrup
ten but think only fair that the7 shoad be a wed "
make up for lost time OF the m,dship 90 board tao
Censtiti lion, lew are from the states VI Nlgua, ken
tuck, renrretec nn5 Hisou-i 81, urbaht o'ch,v
tfht ~ TIC afs h9 fsrrn tre Nor'tra graves "a "a
r@ -fstt tpt Hs .tA. 90 wt-a 'a1 alF i'eT
w. 'S#E ttG'&1 BE- Pi1 ,s "a tshc 'sBNa