The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-30
THE NAVY.
The New Navy Register-Thc Personnel
Of the NaYy-Interesttng Eacts, Sc.


OF the Navy-Interesttng Facts, sc.
SO many changes, from designations, dismissal and
other casualties have occurred in the person. M of the
navy that ii has been found necessary and xpedient to
publish new register Of the officers of te department
The before gives all the chang IS TO August 81
1891.
the Office of the Secretary of the NAVY there are tho
Secretary Gideon wees; the Assistant secretary Gus
tavus " Fox chief clerk, teen other Gle KS and two
messengers.
Joseph Smith is stl' Chief of the Bureau of Ysrds
and Docks assisted the usual number Of clerks engi
neers, &c.
The bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repair
under the COG troll Of Mr. John Lenth the only civilian
nj the heae of any bureau in the Navy Department At
tached u this bureau Chief Engineer Benjamin sher-
wood and three other members Of the corps.
Paymaser Horato Bridge still has charge OF the Bureau
OF Provisions and Clothing.
Captain Andrew A. HARDWOOD is Chief OF the Bureau of
Ordnance and photography. This officer relieved Cap
tain George b. Magruder, or rather appointed as
Chief after the latter had done all The njury to
the service possible during The short time he the
bureau. With the exception Of Captain Harwood, the
chiefs OF bureaus are the same during the admnstra
lions OF Mr.. buchanan and poor Pierce.
Surgeon William wheean is Chief of the Bureau Of
Medicine snd Surgery.
The nu1aerca strength Of tho officers is kept up 10 the
full legal standard rather some Of the grades it has
been reduced 10 the numbers Axed BY law beyond
which 1t had been increased by the restoration some
Of the officers dismissed retired and furoughed by the
Retirng Board OF 1856.
There is <'senior Gag Officer" Commodore Charles
Stewart, and sixty three captains the list o.
when only eighteen unemployed. OF the twelve
captains on tie reserved list two duty
"a the nsaety seven commanders the active list all
tt seven are employed in their proper spheres duty
and OF tha twelve officers this grade the reserved
list dvs are on duty among hem is Commander james
H. Gis, one of the most useful officers in the navy
Superintendent q The National Observatory Washing
ton, p. C.
There two hundred ara seventy four ieutenants
the active list o them emily eleven unemployed
Ds sick, inrapacitaed from duty, having returned
from cruise OF the twenty eutenant on the re
tired list twelve on duty.
There are seventy nine surgeons active list and
six who have been placed the list OF passed
assistant ard assistant surgeons there sixy-eght
VINO are actively employed and six who noapaciated
Dor duty and now lying their oars
of tho sixty paymasters ali employed except three
who a-e reported "undt for duty"
All the masters the line Of promotion are on Give
duAy and at OF the seven masters on the retired
list Eve are actively employed.
OF chaplains there twenty four, Of whom six are
unemployed.
1he eleven professors Of mathematics are employed
either at the Naval Academy National Observatory.
There four classes OF midshipmen. Tho senior
oass or grade consists of nineteen graduates the Nay
Academy preparing their final examination They are
either at the different yards The first class OF act
ing midshipmen on probation numbers twenty two They
areat sea- The second class consists of also
sea The third class, numbering seventy two
those who entered the service fall and who are now
at the Naval Academy, temporarily located Newport
Rhode Island.
The warrant officers foows-forty- three boat
SWANS, fftyseyen gunners, hfty-nne carpenters and
fcrty-two sailmakers.
The personnel Of the Marine Corps the Colonel
Coramandan John Harms; the general staff of four Off
oers, lieutenant colonel, four majors twelve captains
nineteen first euenanis and fifteen second heutenants
There are twenty eight chief engineers forty three first
foryfour second, and ons hundred sixiywo third
assistants.
Or scconn' Of the exgencies Of the service number
OF acs appcntuents Tor temporary service have been
MADE N acting leUisnants there fifteen O. former
officers o. the navy acting volunteer ieutenants four
teen acting assistant surgeons twenty seven acting
sssHt fsymasters thirty three; acting masters two
hundred and twentyesh, aud twenty acting assist
Ar e-S.Se.s S-cL officers the pay
GERS OF their grade in the regular navy
By The publication Of Ibis register the attention our
Citizens Is again called to the melancholy that three
OF cur officers prisoners in the hands tho rebels at
IL.
New York now aprsoncr at Montgomery, Ala: Lieu
ten. Albert kantz, Of Ohio prisoner in North Caro-
Ina and Lieutenant George l.. selden of Virginia Zap
pointed from ohio) prisoner in Florida II is rot pre-
tended that these officers have committed any crime
They are hold hostages by their captors with tic
threat to ete out TO them the the privateers
now in prisons shall receive.
Notwithstanding the stampede of officers from the
South ~ the time OF the secession of States there
the ma N he ibree
commander md lieutenant hundred and fifty three
officers who either born slave territory or ap
pointed 10 the service therefrom Tie detection
Rs general among officers in the navy the army, and
among the ate detail TO important commands in the
tocAad!ng feet were many loyal Southerners as
Eortheraers.
CONSULTATION, q, sloopof war flagship Of the African
squadron Com. TAos A. Dornn, ing flag of Flag
GMcer William Inman, arrived at Portsmouth, N H., on
ale 2sth nst from Loando, W. c. A. The Constellation
las bcen two years, two months and ten days on her
crHise having sailed from Boston the 10Th Of July
1883 She has been 400 days at sea- has sailed IL 91i
xnis ani "aie On her station the squadron captured
sd sent home thirteen vessels, from 1--WE of which 594
slaves were taken and delivered the agent United
Estates at Monrevia The following is list of her off,
reg oGce-wliam Inman
CGtaai1--Ihomas A. DorRin
MISUNDERSTANDING a. C. Rhind, C.. Johnson
SaresIr.-John S. Messersmuh
Passed Assistant Surgeon-John N. Browne.
FGsasaHer-John n Hanbieton.
I.a9 Oescer's .sscreSdry--A. Vanden Heuve
-NicShlp,ndn acting Aastey-Theodore +. Kane,
liiaah limdn--Walter r. Butt.
.apasins Clerk-T. McCauley Brewer.
l. oGisaai,i--Alfred Hngerty.
G.. xGer--JaInes Hutchinson.
Ca, u-Eer-henry ID. Lowry.
RECRUITING FOR THE ARMY.
Our re verts of recruiting the regular army have
shown til since April last there has been gradual fall
ing OF ,Ihe business transacted all the Old offices in