The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-07


proper cnargeable VII The expenses u the materials
necessary for the perfs OF the duty, and the food
&C., for the officers ~ I'd men.
With the view Of obtaining informa.ion this impor
t&nt branch Of BE service reporter was sent the
Navy Yard yes erdsy to make the necessary inquiries
II matt Of no little dhculty 10 obtain the
Of u, vessels. is astonishing how many know
notbrga In the yard, in reference TO this partt
cuI.r sibject Strange that there shoaid be hun
dseda of men engaged At work for noatAs IN full
view of such number Of vessels and yet not know even
Vie name Of one. But 80 il 10 Curiosity seems 70 be
dead in the Navy Yard people The vessels belonging 70
the Coast Survey don't them, ard why should
they bother themselves TO know anything about then3
What necessity 70 know whether thore be Coast
Survey not II there be, whether not those hse
vesscs out yonder forming sort Of mesquite neet no
hong 70 it; and they do, what b the nature Of tho
service IN which they engaged 70 then Such seerns
to bs the general fcelng ID the yard. Even
naval know nothing about the matter, for
the very convincing that Ne vessels do not belong
to The navyon the pracpe perhaps Of the farmer who
refused to cry listening 70 very pathetic sermon.
while all the rest Of the congregation bathed m
tears, because he belonged TO another parish.
The following the vessels belonging 70 the Hydro
graphical Department, OF the Navy Yard, together
with the names u the ofRcers:-
THE oeRwIS.
This vessel Is side wheel steamer of about three h0n-
dred tons burthen and carries four twenty -four pound
guns. she has about eighty men. Her officers are:-
Lieutenant dOanandi.S-J. Wilkinson.
Adstv's Hdtcs-William Duane Du Barry, John N Mich
olson, William q. OdenheiUer, James Kell1m.
Clzk-A ". Muldaun.
THE BIBB.
This ase side wheel steamer Of three hundred and
twenty tons and is armed the Corwin Her compile
Of Is eighty three, including officers The latter
are follows =
LisEtenGat 6ommdndSng-JohxrC. Pegrau
Aaaevs XGesCharies Wilson, Robert Flatt, Robert l.
Meade.
THE VIXEN.
Another side wheel three hundred and sixty
tons srhen, armed like the Others and ninety
men. Her officers are
Lse0Aenant C0nmaadiag-Th L. Phelps.
kSs<,'s Kates-Ssephen b Nina, b. f. Rcketson and
+. L. Taylor.
THE YAKIMA.
This is sailing schooner. The following are her on
GERS
Liesenayx Commanding Charles NJ Fauntleroy.
4aster's Aota-Ffancs H. Cameron, Charles B. Dew
rance, G. N. Collier and Frederick G. West
derk-EdwaTd Carden.
THE CRAWFORD
Is also a schooner Offered as follows
Lieutenant Comnsanding-J. p. Bankhead.
Masters kates-H. B. Dusenbury, J. G. Macanley, T.
G. Bowers.
Cierk-CharIes Junkins
We unable to ascertain the tonnage of these two
schooners, their armament the number Of men on
board Of each They appear however, to be about one
hundred tons EACH and Of carry many or
heavy guns. All the above vesselsat least the steam
ershave been drafted into the navy, but have
ordered for active service They capable however,
Of being sent to sea almost at any moment.
The vessels belonging to the typographical Department
are all ont of are than Tho
Others but their tonnage could be ascersned
They all schooners that could be asser
tanned respecting them their bare Names and even
this only arrived at by actually visiting the store
house, where the stores Of each piled away
led with the Of the vessel to which they respect
lively belong They the Agassz, which entered the
dock yesterday and is close alongside the Potomac
the Bailey, Bowdtch, j. Henry, Dana, Arsgo, Torrey
j. Hall Ben Pearce. Caswen Meredith and Gerdes. There
three other vessels belonging to this branch Of the
service but their could not be ascertaned They
al in good order with masts andyrigging standing,
capable being got ready for very
notice. but they would be Of little in modern
warfare, in which steam and heavy metal play sucl,
conspicuous part.
THE FRIeATE ROANOKE.
Preparations Were being made at the Navy Yard yes
terday TO float the Roanoke out Of the dry dock the work
having fur advanced TO warrant taking her
is expected that everything win be in readiness to
morrow for purpose and that course Of the
day she VII take up her berth In the basin where the
Wabash, the Potomac and other vessels are lying
THE BRIG PERRY.
This little vessel yesterday removed from her
mornings and placed alongside the quay In the berth for
merly occupied by the soreship Release. number Of
workmen viii be actively engaged in completing her and
In few days she will be ready for sea.