The New York herald., 1861-12-07
BUSINESS AT THE PHILADELPHIA NAVY
YARD.


From the Philadelphia Press, Dec. Al
the present time the force Of workmen employed at
our Navy Yard reaches about 1900 men, The work OF
building and repairing vessels is much hurried that
number OF the employees night time, gas having
recently been introduced into tho different departments
Work is also carried SUNDAYS and other HOLIDAYS
Orders have been received 20 build another vssse o tho
same sizc and model the Junata and the belief that
second one will be ordered. The Junata is East ap
proaching compieton and her machinery is ready at
the time she is finished, the vessel win be launched
within seventy days after the laying of the keel.
Yesterday morning the United States flag steamship
Hartford arrived At the powder magazine and proceeded
to unload her powder preparatory to coming up to the
yard The Hartford arrived opposite New Castle Mon
day night, from the Cape OF Good Hope She sailed from
Boston in June 1850 and arrived Hong Kong in octo.
ber While there she went up the Yang tsekang river
about seven hundred miles. visiting Pekin and other
cities She left tho Cape of Good Hope she 7h Of Sep
tember, and had stormy passage from Bermuda The
Hartford Is about 600 tons and her armament con.
ssts Of sixteen nine inch Dahgrcn guns She has been
constantly cruising about the coast Of China and while
there Capt Frederic Engs sent out to take charge
the squadron He returned with the Hartford The fol-
lowing is q complete list OF her officers
Flag Officer, Frederic Eglc Captain Charles lOwndes
L'eutenants Edward A. Barnet, Julian Myers Richard L.
Law, Alexander n. DcBrsc, w T. Glasse y. A. Forrest
sailing Master Edward Lea; Fleet Surgeon b. r. Tnsar
Passed Assistant Surgeon, s. r. Cowes Assistant Sur.
1eon Ed. r. Corson PAymaster, John D. Gibson; Flag
OiIcer's Secretary Charles A. Downes; Captain Of Ma
rnes, Addison Garland Lieutenant Of Marines ucien L.
Dawson; Chief Engineer Andrew Lawton First Assistant
Engineers II. G. lade, w. s. Stamm Alex Greer Third
Arsisan, Engineers Hopper Fred p0bbs sydney
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FayIuaser Clerk, Ben 4. Roberts; Midshipmsn G. G.
Renney, A. s. Mackenzie, S. d. Greene, C. II. Swasoy;
Bos.swa,n John Burrows; Gunner A. r. Thompson; sail
maker, John A. Birdsal; Carpenter, c. W. Rabbit.
On the passage homo the captains clerk Mr.. Hall, q
native Of Baltimore, died. Two Of the seaen fell over.
board about I'VE days ago, and were drowned.
The cruise Of the ship is up and the crow will DO paid
on. The men in good health and have had a pros
porous voyage The vessel having been on long cruise
commenced at once.
The following named officers have reported FOR duty on
the sloop of-war n;Conmander Rowan Iien,en-
ant b. b. Lowre; Chief Engineer, VIM. b. Brooks First
Assistant Engineer b. r. Chassang Second Assistant En-
gineers, James Atkins and A. FRASER Third Assistant
Engineers, Joseph Morgan Jacob L. Bright and n D. Gle.
mens Acting hdshipman, II. $. Grafton; Masters Mate
j. Stafford; Acting Masters Mates Henry Bartlett H. c.
Leslie and Allen X. Noyes Saimaker Jacob Stevens.
The following is list OF the officers Of the steamer Key
stone State, now under sailing orders-Comnander w.
q Leroy Lieutenant L. Howard Newman First Assistant
Engineer, Jesse Davis Second Assistant Engineers X
IS and George Bennie Third Assistant Engineers,
James Doran and VIM r. Warburton Assistant Surgeon
J o. Barrett Acting Paymaster, J. s. Stinson Acting
Master Hsssr' Mses John Murphy = Lowe and Petit.
State Is not known. She will probably sail to-day
The following named officers have reported for duty
tenant n. H. Farquahar Acting Masters, Roando Coffin
Samuel b Meader, H. N. Backiston; Acting Masters
Mates, G b. Durand, VIM. II. Morton, Joseph b. SWEET;
Second Assistant Engineer, John B. Lowell Third Assst
mt Engineers, H. b. Lovarie, q. W. Shank, John r. A.
Allen, Jr; Assistant Surgeon, VIM 4. Brown. The
Mystic is under sailing orders, and will leave in day
two.
The following officers have reported themselves for
duty on the soop-ofwar Tuscar0ra:-Commapder, A. NJ
Craven First Lieutenant NJ r. jones' Second Assistant
William A. Latmcr Isaac 7. Finnoy Third AS
'istaDt Engineers, H. f. Delius, w. Habersham Acting
Master Mates, William b. Arrants, Gideon j. Conklyn;
liasters Mates, A. f. Miller Robert f. Stevens Michael
Hickory, Joseph l.. Stonard, u. II. Coweu.
The gunboat Adolph Huge is being converted into n
bomb catch. She will be ready TO sail In few days.
The work OF repairing the 81. Louis is being pushed
rapidly forward and the vessel will be ready sea ia
two weckf.
Yesterday the following additional officers reported
sneer for the Delawarc George Riley as an Acting Mas
Ter nateno vessel yet William B. Stcddard and Syl-
sester Mattjson Acting Masers Mates OF the kttatny
The gnnboats Tahoma, James 8. Chambers, Joseph i.
Davis and Kittatiny are expecting to leave daily. The
has gone to parts unknown The following Is
list OF the officers Of the tasca which is also ready TO
SAIL
Lieutenant Commanding, c. H. b. Colwen lieutenant
George Bacon, Acting Masters, Edmund Jones, Amos
Johnson Albert Cook Acting Masters Mates, Neil Alex
ander W. r. Bridge y. +. Cnsewell Second Assistant En-
gneer j. H. Morfison Third Assistant Engineers John
j. NJ Benkert Truman Jones Acting Payfas-
ter A. J. pritcbard; Assistant Surgeon Hcber Smith.
For duty on board the gunboat Sciota the following
named officers have reported Lieutenant Commanding,
Edward Donaidson First Lieutenant, n A. Adams;
Second Assistant Engineer, f. Devaln; Third Assistant
Engineers, A. II. Price. H. M. Qug, L. Curtis; Acting
Masters Mates, Sig J. Hazazer, John H. Fields q. G.
Taylor, John Staples.