The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-07-13

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Snch wa, the energy and displtei OF ths en-
gir'er In chief th,. on the i6th the depart
uent was sdvistd ty the eommandaut Of the
yard that on the the 18th the Msrytmae would
rssdy for t,mporafy service but when, on
the Afternoon Cf that dag, tho esgiheSr in
cbi,f reported her ready for steam CcnmOdJra
MCCAuLAY refused to have her fred Up. Fires
wers however buiit carly next morning. and
at o'clock the engines were wci king, sngi-
neerA fireman, Sc, on board but tn, CO nmsu-
dsnt still refused to permit hcr TO be nrpysd,
ard 70 th' afterncoa gave ditcctnns to Draw
the nrts. Toe cause Of thus refusal ~ move
ths M.frluae has no explanation other than
that ot misplaced conf !Sneo In his juhios Oh
GERS Who opposed it
As son as this fatal error vas rspor'et 10
the epsftment, orders wors instantly issus1
TO CommodOre PAULDISu ~ p .OCc-d 4 "a with
TO Norfolk, with su "a 1i :Ors and marines as
could be obtained, and take )mn aud Cf all
the vessels Hhoat on that station; &c repol e. CO
by force, and prevent the ships and public
propsrty, At all hazards from Passog into thi
tands OF the insur &C 'iOnsts. Blt when thst
oihesr reschoi Norfolk, en- ths evening OF Sat
udsy, the 20th, he found tlat the po gd'r
mAkHzine had already been s,ilsd, ana that ali
armed force had com ret eod throwing % bat.
teiiss IN TIE y.ctnlty. Tie oommAndSnt W
th. yard. af'ot refusing 10 piimit ths vessels
tO be moved on ThHrsday, and emitting II un
ticty, 1rcOted them 70 to Cu,uol on Sa'ur.
day ev'nluE aid they w.te smkng when
{ muodors PAuLriNd With the force under
his command arrived At Norfolk.
This ihssr, kr wing tina. 10 81 N tbs chips
Ncuit 90 only Temporary d,p'iyatiOn to the
tniHrg.nt-, who would when 10 fall pyt aici,
q the plAcs Hgaln have them I'll iGt, orired
the torch 70 bs applied 20 the sinkicg ships.
PAT uAnt 20 iis ,ueu n, no also destroyed, So
FAR rs b. was sSla vi.h LIS limitoi I,f.e the
public proP,rty In the yard, before AhabdJnirg
The les.
1ho Ca u,beIlat was Tow, 4 do sn tho riyer
and pastd. ale. soas little delay, over tbs
tb1ti uc 'iors that hSd beon sunk liz the chaG.
Lei 10 p;even' her rem vol
B.lisvioR that he emergency no. OILY Jus
tined but ahstluloy Icquftd I. a. all tbS plb
Ec armed v,s'els should forthwith 10 com plotted
lrd cquipp,d for tefvlcs, oIous wtfs given to
that effect, and In addition thereto ths cIm.
mhnd,nte ftha navy yards in Boston, New
Y TX AMI Philnd)phia ware directed to pur.
thate OF charter, atp. ,qnip snd man steam
ere which upon eNl 10 ,iou might bo found lt
rr'aSly convertible I 10 armed weasel Z fuits-
We fot Ms public s'Tvlco In oriar 90 support
% EovcyGmcnt nd enforce tho laws.
Tbs cor nend " tho Atlantic sluaiIon, hA.
been CO. q ed to Pl'g Cfilesr SnAs II SrarSG
HAM, a. tho gulf alnA ron ~ uuder command
~ k,ag Officer WN, MSRvINK,
B,lurs oitbor q these gentlsmen could ap-
paar ~ the station assigned him, Flag o ITeer
} OI
fpuA1ron, established non intsrcouraf, aud
gave notice To fOt oissnsrS of an embargo or
Effective Go, kldo at liam, ton Roads, on tho
3Oth OF April. 1t Is duo to this officer 10 say
that he has rendered essential aud active ger-
vice not ouly bof'ra but 1fttr the arrival Cf his
senior on that station.
Flag. Officer SraiNGuAM reached II ,wpton
Roads with the Mimi sofa, his h,g ship, on the
18Th OF May, and ontoied upon his du'i's " IN
such foIco as the department in 30 brief period
was able 20 place at his disposal; snd illegal
commerce by the insurgents, in disrsgard Of
national laws is alncst entirely suppressed.
The Niagara. which arrived at B0stoi from
Japan on the 2ith OF April. was immediately
DISPATCHED TO New York for noces Any repairs,
bSiors proceeding of Charleston hsr1or, viii
thor her energetic commander was directed aud
promptly repaired. 70 prevent Illegal conmsrcs
from that port. Ia the mosntimo information
reached the d, pastment 81 large shipmtnt nts of
arms and muniuonI of wnr In Europe, destined
for New Orleans and Mobile. Believing IL OF
primary impor'aocs that this ship pspt should,
II possible, he intsicsuted, and its atdlng Pre-.
vented Captain MVksan was difec es ~ pro
cstd TO tbs Gull fOr thai purp 'ss; ard Lo III ar
riot Lane VIA, otdefod a. Charlestou to take
| tho place n tho NiggOta before that rOr'.
Fiag-tiIlcsr MERvIER left Boston nths Miss
i,s,ppi In scyaA.s oi his Gag ship the Colorado,
snd arrived In the Cuff on the Sh q June
! rntvioust1 lie sruyal al en- argo or blockade
| oi thi Mississippi rivef and some of tho prin.
! cipal EOiU ON the CAT had been comm need,
s-1 la te.h li,co Yigoi,us'y ustIt,lEsd and
Il forced.
iTEAM dusBJArs AND sLoJrs.
The necessity OF AN Augmentation of our
| navy n order 10 meot ,ho ciisi', all in sup
piesStpg iIsUrTcc'ion ard Rfss, In causing
! the law to he executed at all th9 y re, was
immsdla ely lslt and elass ~ vass'ls differ.
snt in some respsSts from any that ~sfe in
| ,ho teTVtre, 20 act az Bantiu.s on ire coast wa
required. 0r iho spur VI tho rnOnsnt trans
| port steamers wore socured bat, though
| made apGbIs OF sustEininr a su,.I ~ namont,
| ,hey weTo rot tuch vs.s Il Hs soul1 perform
continuous du'y oif lfe hMours u ~, ws,th
| srs. Thsy will, IL N beloved aosa,T q TEN
| porary purpose for ihs sun,mIr I'I tbs, but
. stTorEaT ard Ge'ert description OF Nss'el IL
nscsst ary for the Autumn ard Wmta- Tae
| department, besides purchasing, has tbsre', r,
/ contracted for the bulAing ~ twsnty-'hr9s
guLbca's, egch Of about five huudrei IONS ruf.
den; and has m,de arranPsments for ssveIa,
larger ard heetsr vessels, which shall not only
aid in preventing illegal commerce, but be
made particularly servceabls in suppressing
doprsdaions en- that which Is legal. Both OF
| these classes are OF sizes inferior TO the
sloops-of-war ordered by tho last Congress.
The Department In carrying the order Of the
last session into effect difoetsd tho construc-
tlon Of tao vessels AZ each OF tho -four ards,
making eight ipsl cad Of seven TO he built. In
conR,quancs of the great activity aud heavy
dsmArd DIS at all tho yards, 70 equip and prepare
every available vessel for service, the construc-
on Cf these slOoTs has besn retarded, but Ia
row being pr scented with vlRor, and we may
expect they will DO complste At the earliest
possible period.
vHssE1 TN sERvIOE.
Oftb 60 vessels, cIrrying ! $40 guns, here.
iuLtf1Ie mentioned as available for sstvioo OI
tho 4,h Of March last, the sloop Lsyant hAi
been given up as lost in tbs Pacific; tho steam
er Fulton was BaiLId at PsnGact Ia; and OLs
| ffiIats. two sloOps, and one brig we're burnt a.
| Norfolk. Thess vssssls carried 172 guns. Tbs
other essels destroyed at Norfolk were eons
dsted WorthlesA and arc not included In tn,
| list Of available vessels,
These losses left at tho disposal Of the de-
partment G2 vessels carry ug 1 ia guns, a
Of which are now, or soon wIl bS, in eOmmls-
sion, with tho exception Of tho
VeImsn,, ship of-the line. ns.......,.....,....,. 81
| BrAI dJwino, ingsto. y
| Decatur, Alonp, ~ San FrbnciIco. o.....,.......
| Jonn HlIeock, steam teAdsr at San FTanoiEoo..
There has bs.n recently added to tue navy
by purchase, II steamers carrying FROM q 70
| guns each, an three sailing vessels. lhsn
| have bean coaTtered zine steamers cArrJ ing
| from to guns each. By tns.s ad itions th'
| naval fOTcs IN cUu4mi si'u has been increase
10 So vtsess cArry ing upwaris 81 100 guns
| srd a co upltyusnt o. about l3 100 men, exclu
| live a. OILERS and mariner. Thee are ais
ssy6rE stsalnto aud tOOr small craft wnicl