The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-29
STEAMBOATS,.
REHABILITATION OF VESSELS.

ll--Scnr d. III. vance. 2l--Scnr. y. SatterthWaAte.
l2-Schr. M. L. Clark. 25-Schr. Snowflake.
13-Schr. b. Jones. 26-Schr. Arden Reid.
REHABILITATION OF VESSELS
Naval vessels 10
rorry uoats... .
Steam transports. ~
Sailing vessels. 70
Steamboats,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. I
Total 70
This is exclusive Of the Sabine, Susquehanna vandaa
and other vessels Of the blockadng squadron which will
Join the expedition as It passes the points of which they
are stationed.
THE WAR VESSELS.
We have prepared, and give as an interesting part Of
the history Of the expedition, the following sketches Of
some of the vessels that compose it,
FLAGSHIP WABASH.
The steam frgate Wabash s the flagship Of Flag Officer
Samuel Dupont Of the South Atlantic bockadng squad.
She Is frigate of 200 burthen mount
ing forty guns; she was built at Philadelphia in 1885,
Previous tho blockade of the Southern ports she
lying in ordinary at tho Brooklyn Navy Yard but
then Immediately fitted out and has been doing active
Charleston about three weeks ago. and after efectng
some few changes sailed for Hampton Roads the 18th
inst. Her present armament is twenty eight II Inch
Dahlgren guns one 10inch Dahgren one SOpound ried
Dahgren pound Parrot fourteen 8inch shell guns
and three boat howtzers The crew include about $50
and marines. The following are the officers ON board
the Wabash
FLAG OFFICER OF THE REVOLUTIONARY soUADRoa.
COMMODORE SAMUEL. F. DUPONT.
Flag Cdrtain-C. II. Dayis
Fleet Lieutenant-S W. Preston.
sHP's OFFICERS.
Lieutenant C0mman,iiYD-C p. r. Rodgers.
First Lieutenant and Executive 0dice-Thomas G. Cor
BIN.
Second Lieutenant-John H. Upshur
Third Lieitendnt-Stephen b. Luce.
Fourth Lieutenan--John Irwin.
Fifth Lieutnant-E o. Matthew'S.
Sirth Lieuendn-John S. Barnes.
Surgeon-Edward Gilchrist.
Adjr Commanding Mdrines-J T. Doughty.
Pdymdster-John s. Gulich.
Chi1 Engineey-J. w. King.
DOctoy-James Magee.
CAop&ain-George W. Dorrance.
Act,ng Masers--Townsend Stiles, John W. Bentley,
Aidaipmen-James p. Robertson, R. John a. Rowland.
II. hanson.
Captains Clerk. Henry Buckley.
Assistant Engineer-R w. McCleery
Second Assistdn Engiaeers-F. J. lowering Thomas A.
Third Assistant Engineers-Philip r. voorhees, Harris
II. Molony, W. c. Williamson, Hillary Messimer.
SdilmGker-Wm. N. Maui
Cdrpenter-Chas Bordman.
GunNer-Thos. Stewart
B00tMSaiH-Jasper Coghlan.
AUGUSTA.
This steamer is Of the purchased vessels ana has
been fitted up by the government as ship-ofwar She
u first class steamer Of 800 tons burthou and
WIS built in this city in 1852. She Is In excellent con-
dRaon. The following is a list Of her officers -
C0usmdndey-E g. PARROT.
Licutewdnt-H. L. Howison.
wyatt ~ :
Assistant Surgecn-W H. Holmes.
Paymdster-Martn Duane.
FIRST ASssdnt Engineer-G. v. Sloat-
Second Assistant Engineer-M. +. Cheevers.
THIRD Assistant Eugineeys-B. A. James, D. j. Pollock
end A. Burnam.
Masters Mates-J W. Johnston, J. W. Cumming and J.
W. Worth
CURLEw.
The Curaew Is propeller Of $50 tons burthen was
built in this city in 1856. She has been engaged In tho
trade between New York and Providence, and il good
staunch boa6 She mounts seven guns The following
are her o(icers-
Lieutenant Conmandia0- George H. Cooper
Acting Mastcs-Robert Spencer, Horatio N. Parish,
G. A. Curtis.
Maaers' Mates-Charles Duncan, James McGraw, Sid.
ney Hall.
Mtdshipman-H. E. Mullan.
Acting PdgmdH1-W. A. Aiken.
First Assistant Engineer-George Fl. Crosby.
Third AssiaGM Engneers-True Swasey, John Lloyd.
FLORIDA.
The Florida Is aiso Of the late additions the navy
She Is large side wheel steamer Of 26l tons burthen
W8b III tuB CITY l0O1, anu na3 been alWdVS
looked upon first class vessel The following are her
olicers;-
Ctspmander-J r. Goldsborough.
Leuendnt-Q. w. Scott.
F.xer W B. wise, Thomas s Harrison.
Ssr0eons-J s. Cohn, John s. Smith, James A. Slnr e
George Belnet, George Mason George G. Smith.
GUNNER D. Fletcher.
ISAAC Smith.
TheIsaac Smith purchased by the governments and
tfd ont ma n her hrurd
the brooklyn Navy Yark consisting four loadside
guns and riod cannon. She is propeller Of $50 tons
burthen built in 1850, Williamsburg and has tho
character Of being staunch boat. She carefully
surveyed last year. The following are her o1cers-
Lieutenant Con,manding-J. A. Nicholson.
Acting Lieutenant and Executive 00cer-J. p K Mygatt.
Mdshipmon-J p. Bradley.
Actino Masters-J. ". Dick, &. McKeeg and R. E. Lyt-
FIRST Assistant Engineer-J. Tucker.
Second 4SsistJat--J Turner
Third AssiaanS-E Barry and c. Howard.
Acting Assistant SaJgeoa-G. J. Sweet.
MICHIGAN.
The Nohican Is second class steam screw 81 lpof-
war She has but lately returned from the Coast of At
RIGA, where she was engaged in suppressng the slave
trade sho arrived at Boston, and there fitted out
newly She sailed from Boston the 18th Of October
for this city and loft here shortly after She was built
at Kitery, Maine, 1858, 994 burtien, and car
ries six gus. Her officers are
. Corsmnndy-S W. Godon.
ke,tterdxts-E f. Owen, II. W. Miller.
Passed Assistant S,ugeon-Charles f. False.
ASSISTANT Poy,naster-W. H. Thompson.
Acting Mdsrs-Jeferson Lord, Luther Nickerson Isaac
Seyburn.
Masters Aates--John H. Putnam, Wallace Ever, An
drew Jackson.
Cnier EngineeY-E d Robe.
RSec0,d Assisstdnts-E. l. Brooks, Oscar Luckey.
Third AssiSdnts-John NJ Whittemore, Peter Rearick
N. Cuthbert.
Ca1Sdins Clerk. N. Whelan.
Pdymaster's Clerk-C. G. Lownds.
Gusner-Chares Stuart.
Cr,penter-Wilam Hyde
OTTAWA.
The Ottawa Is similar In almost every respect 70 the
Unadha. She was also built In this city, and carries tn
same armament as the Unadilla She was we believe
the second Of the gunboats completed The following is
| list of her officers
Lieutenant Commanding-Th Fl. Stevens.
Liemendnt-George b. White.
Acting Mdseys-Henry O. Keene, Samuel Heines vii
| liam p. Dockray
Acting Pdymdster-Charles H. Noyes.
Assistant Surgeon-Charcs o. Carpenter
First Assistant EnTneer-W. W. DUNCAN.
Second ASistont Engineers-Ed. W. Koehl, E. a. Sey
mour +. c. Prinde.