Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-08-16
From the y. Y. Herald Of Thursday.l
Brooklyn Navy xard--The wSfE that
Is Being Done.

IS Betng 1ones
One thousand men are now on board the
North Carolina ready for active service.
The Supply, which sailed on Tuesday, took
out upwards of one hundred extra men to
be distributed among the blockading squad
ron.
/ Captain L. NJ. Powell has reported at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard to take command of the
Potomac. Lieutenant Samuel Marcy has also
reported for the Potomac. Paymaster James
d. Murray is ordered to the Potomac.
Lieutenant II. K. Stevens has been ordered
to the command of the steamer james Adger,
just Purchased.
The Iroquois will sail to-day about noon to
join the blockading squadron.
The Richmond and Potomac will be ready
for sea in week.
Three large clipper slips, recently purchased,
are at the Navy Yard loading with coal for
the South
The steamer Ehode Island sailed yesterday
at noon, for Fort Pickens, with large aud
valuable cargo. She takes handred tons Of ice
and large Quantity of fresh teef for the block
aiding squadron. ...
The Connecticut viii follow in about two
weeks.
Several officers belonging to the French gun
boats, now in harbor, visited the yard yester
day and were received and shown around by
Flag officer Breese
The following statistics will give the public
some idea what has been done in the Navy
Department:
In April the Cotrimod9ro Of the Navy Yard
at Brooklyn purchased and chartered twenty
steamships and propollers, and they are now all
engaged in the blockade. Last month the
steamships Rhode Island and Connecticut, ves-
seIs Of about 500 tons, were purchased and
armed to rur along ths coast FROM this port to
Galveston, to carry troops and supplies to the
different squadrons, and to cruise for privateers
on their outward and homeward routes. They
are both very fast. Also, in Juuc, there were
purchased five ships Of about 900 tons each,
armed for blockade service in the Gulf, and
loaded with coal to supply tie steamers in the
Gulf Early this month a special naval con-
structor was ordered to this city, with an ord
nance officer and engineer, who have thus far
purchased the following -
Steamship James Adger, Propeller F. b.
Hale, Propeller Stars and Stripes, Propeller
Valley City, Steamship Augusta, Steamship
Alabama, Bark BraziIeria, Bark Roebuck,
Bark Dawn, Steamtug Satellite, SteaTtug Cen
eral Putnam.
These have gone to to the yards of w. II,
Webb, Wester7clt & Co., Bucknams and
Messrs. Collyers. Some fifty other vessels and
steamers have been examined, and further pur-
chases will be made and other yards supplied
with government work. Commodore Paulding
is now in the city, aud with the naval eonstruc-
tor, is engaged in examining vessels suited for
naval purposes The Department has made
contracts for the construction of gun carriages,
and most of the vessscs purchased will be rea-
dy for their armament this week. Similar pur'
chases are being made in Boston ana Phila'
delphia; in addition, all the navy yards are
very busy fitting out government vessels and
building the new sloops ofwar; and twenty
three gun-boats of five hundred tons each
are being built in different parts Of cur coun-
try.