The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-01

The Iroquois will sail to-day about noon join the
bockadipg squadron.
The Richmond and Potomac will be ready for sea in
week.
Three large clipper ships recently purchased, at the
Navy Yard loading with coal for tho South.
We learn that Mr.. j. p. Cregson who FOR many years
filed the position Of Paymnstors Clerk the North Caro-
lima to the satisfaction of all board the yard
has resigned and gone farming Bridgepors Conn
The steamer Rhode Island sailed yesterday at noon for
Fort Pckens, with large and valuable cargo She takes
hundred tons Of ice aud large quantity Of fresh beef
for the blockadns squadron.
The Connecticut will follow in about two weeks
Several officers belonging to the French gun boats,
in the harbor, visited tho yard yesterday and
ceived and shown around by Flag officer Brecse
The following statistics viii give tho public some idea
Of what has boon done In tho Navy Department. The
commissioners have acted with oil tho energy that the
Navy Department at Washington will pormit--having
head shat thinks slow, at still insignificant
speed and is unable to comprehend his duties much
to execute them, il is wonder that they have really
done much Those purchases that have lately been
made should have been executed two months ago. They
then might have saved commerce from many of the
dcpreda,ions that have been committed and avoided the
embarrassment that is sure to follow their slow pace
with foreign Powers We arc willing to give them credit
for all that has been DONE but insist that the depart
mcnt shall move ten times as fast as it has
DONE until no vessel either enter or emerge
from any harbcr river, bay inlet creek along tho
shore Of tho seeded States prvaeer allowed TO
sail unmo!ested upon the ocean.
In April the Commodore of the Navy Yard at BROOKLYN
purchased and chartered twenty steamships and pro-
pcllcrs, and they all engaged the blockade
Last month the steamships Rhode Island and Connecticut
vessels Of abont 800 TONS purchased armed to
run along the coast from this port TO Galveston to carry
troops and supplies 70 the different squadrons and to
cruise for privacers on their outward and homeward
routes. They both very fast. Also in June thcre
purchased five ships about 900 tons each armed
for blockade service in the Gulf and loaded coal to
supply the steamers in the Gulf Early this month spe
cai naval constructor ordered to this cy with an
ordnance officer and engineer who have thus far pur
chased the following
Steamship james Adger
Propeller L. u. Hale
Propeller Stars and Stripes
Propeller Valley City.
Steamship Augusta.
Steamship Alabama
Bark Brazileria.
| Bark Roebuck.
Bark Dawn.
Steamtug Satellite.
! Stcamtug General Putnam.
These have gone to the yards Of ". H Webb wester.
volt Co. Bucknams and Mcssrs. Collyers Some Afty
other vessels and steamers have been examined and fur
Their purchases will be made and other yards supplied
with government work Commodore Pnuding ia now in
the city, and with the naval constructor engaged in
examining vessels suited for naval purposes The DEPART
ncn has made contracts for the construction Of gun car
rages and most OF the vessels purchased will be ready
for their armament this week Similar purchases are
being made Boston and Philadelphia in addition all tho
navy yards are very busy fitting out YES.
sells and building the new soops aud twenty three
gunhoats Of five hundred tons each being built in
| different parts OF country.