The New York herald., 1861-12-07
THE NAV Y.
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD.

Now that the winter is really upon u.s. the work at The
Brooklyn Navy Yard is being pushed forwarS
with all possible rrpdty, in order to 70
all the vessels there finished before the river
and particularly walAbout Bay, become closed
in by the accumulation OF ce The gunboAt Cayuga was
sowed to the yard from Connecticut to be finished for
fear Of being frozen in where she was. workmsn are
busy at work on her. This week has been very busy
one at the yard and good deal Of both inside and
outside work done Tho storesbp Reliefwas placed
in commission and left the yard yesterday for Old Point
The following is q list Of her oncers--
Lie,aenam Commonding--Bept D. Marsion.
Acting MdMsr--Wm. N. Post.
Aciag Asss&am Sasgeoa--Cels0 Pierucci.
Actag Ass,staM Payndaer's Clcrh-Irscy Colt.
/ Masters xatcs--N. s. Morgan and Thomas Grove.
The Wyandot went into commission with the following
list Of ofncers:-
Lieste,dna C6n.naadac-R. r. McArann
Lisutaamt--C, N Schoonmaker
Acting Aaste,y-M. s. Cooperston, @. n. Brown W. H.
Hnbbs
Assistant S,uyeoa--H D. Burlingham
Assistant PdyIidaer--James Hoy, Jr.
Acting MdsEers Motes--B. II. Read James J. Russell T.
Short,
Dnnkley, G. Carr u Veitch.
Monday evening the sloop of-war vandaa was Hoated
into the dry dock, just as she arrivedguns crew. 60
all ON board. She will be carefully examined and any
Quaker City has left the dock md Is being painted and
otherwise made ready for The pilot boat Geo. W.
Blunt was put into commission Monday, and had her
and all on board when order was received from
Washington that entirely changed everything The crew
placed again board The North Carolina and tho
Blunt will be placed under the charge of OF coast
pilots, instead Of naval officers.
The new side wbee steamer, Of which we bare spoken
several times before, will be launched TO morrow The
othcr vessel IN the shphouse will be ready very soop
The Cnrew has gone out Of commission snd the Parrot
gun that was smashed in the Port Royal fight has been
placed in conspicuous place in the yard and viii here.
after be classed among its curiostss.
Everything beokens the business that Is going on and
TO person unacquainted with the yard would seem az
il there would never be end the work The officers
OF the yard were all paid Monday morning notice
having been given 10 that effect.
The Rhode Island left the yard Thursday for
the Atlantic squadron aud the fine Mercedita
placed in commission, and sailed yesterday The fol-
lowing is list Of her o6icerss-
C6mmaRdeY-H. $. Stllwsgcn
Lie,deaant-S. Abbott.
Acting Mases-Charlss B. Wilder Frederick Grover,
Charles n. Baldwin.
acting assistant Syrg,on--c charks n. Mason.
dciag assistant Fdysaoste,--Thomas G. Stillwagen
Acting Masters &at.s-E Lane, Edward Rogers, G, A.
Essi,oeys-Actng First Assistant Alexander Diog Act
ing Second Assistant s. Rockefeller Ac ting Third Assist
ants, f. i. Manson, John 4. Munger,
The storeshp Relief and the gunboat Wyandot together
With the Mercedits. left the yard yesterday. AS soon
they took their departure their places instantly
taken by others The armament Of The Mercedta will
consist OF eight ,hrt9 two Founders and Parrot
rifed gun.
The dry dock empty Thursday the vaEdAlla hav-
ing been oatcd out, her injuries being very slight Other
vessels win take her place. The g,nboat WinonA
had steam on Thursday, IN consequence VI little
dsarrangement in her machinery that had 10 be sected
before she would be accepted by the authorities. II will
be arranged and she wiz then take her departure
She s armed with one eleven inch coumbad two brass
pieces and Parrott gun on The forecastfe.
A number of improvements being made in
the yard, among which wc noticed preparation for
handsomely mounting the eight bfass that were
captured during the Mexican war At the castle Of San
Juan d'ullos: They wy bs movp.sa on neat iron car
The Court OF inquiry Is still sitting 1t has disposed Of
tho first case and has taken up second Theevidepcc
octed was forwarded TO the Secretary of the Navy.