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

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II soops ~
screw frigase ~
nrst oaass steam sioops. 70
second oiAss steam soops NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~
third oiass screw steamers ~
l steam tender OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. !
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These vessels he'd complement, exclusive OF onaosrs
ar m s,nes Of about COO aud psirIy sn
OF twelve vessels carry ing lB1 guns about 100
or this squadron outs -four snsu vcsses earryuu
t~s7 ave suas and shout $50 men. were in Northern
Win 30 few vessels In commission on our ooss.,
aid our Crews 70 os.sn. ssa., ,hs department. Wa
that wss rising Every ,vonent closely watched
b. tho disaaccted. aud Threatened preo,pta,s
~ res that country soemcd snKcus avoid Demo
RADIATION prevailed smoeg the othcers, many OF whom,
ocsop, ug the most responsible positions, be'rayss
symptoms Of thss inadsty Witch has d,shonored
service. But chile many officers upfa'shiu the
or-vs 10 their homer DO Il recorded. and
under al oi1ovrnstaDces their drvosion 70 the uuioo
and tho AA1. Uni0rtuDAtelyt however, few comp.re
lively Of hsse gallant men were within the call OF the
ships, wore abroad.
NORFOLK NAVY YARD.
The soOp-of war Cumberland, the Nae ship OF O0n
nadore Psndergrast arrived epportuueiy In tho ohesA
D. Esd Of Aa,ch; and this the only
manned detained hsr =: Norfolk to await events .n.s
were gradually developing IN Virginia and the ADJOINING
rhs Navy Yard al Norfolk protected BY NO forress o,
garrison, has u rays bsea favored dept With the
government. II was Dled with arms and mum
81 u.s. and several ships in tho harbor dsmsDtsd
and In ordinary, and In no condition 70 be moved,
had there boon men to move thom There were, hOW
ever no seamen there homo citations to these
any sttsnpS 70 withdraw them, Or either Of tbem,
without crew, would, In tho then sensitive and div
turbod condition Of tho public mind have betrayed
alarm dstrust, and been likely 70 difficulty
Apprehensive however that ecton might he nece.
advised Of this feeling and cautioned TO extreme
vigilance and eircamspection These admoni
sc s.
lily were mot doubted was surrounded by o:es in whom
he placed confidence but most q them as events soon
On the 10th Of April Comm ,dore Mcosu!oy was or
dered 70 put the shipping die property 10 condi
Reecme necessary; but in doing this hs WAS warned
take no epS that ooui give needless alarm The steam
frigAss MsrrmAc could, u was believed, we're her ma
not only exricats herself but the other shipping in
the harbor. Not knowing, noIcver, who could DO con
| two engineers were detailed 70 proceed 10 Norfolk
| for that purpose. Two days after, ON tho 18Th Of
be prepared 70 proceed to Philadelphia with The
utmost despatch was stated thatto repair the engine
and put T. 10 Working e.. ond,sn would require fSu,
ordered TO proceed forthwith In person. and attend
70 the necessary preparations
On the 18Th April the commandaAt directed 70 loss
no time In placing armament on board the Aer imAo
to get The Plymouth and Dolphin beyond DANGER have
out tho more valuable public property orda.noe stores
&C. shpboard % that they could, any moment, b
such was the energy ana despatch Of the engineers
chief that the 10Th the department. waa advised By
the ctmmsndant Of the yard that on the l the Asrrs
but but when, D on tho Afternoon Of tat Day, q.
OF sineer. in chief reported her ready or steam,
Sp Frss xers however butt early the next mornns
and At nine O'Clock the engines were working engineers
nremen 4e on board but the comm And.nt SIN refused
rec,ons 10 the fres The OF this refusal n
move the Msrrmac has no explanation other than thai
Of misplaced confidence In hs junior officers who opposed
s s,s s .,sJ sS 70 :ss
aoa, on that station rspe foroe BY force and 70 pre-
me FROM mp c. :oe s So'S e. c H.
4 Mrrectiousts. But Whsn that oahoss resshea Nor
u: :ys.s e Tho as %
fcs 10 the volaay. mo commsudant Of the yard ses
a., SAD, ennsiDs O. ffidaS,, .ordsrsd snss
. se ssastls4 % Saturday axeg,ns, md they
THIS oeer knowing that to sank the ihps would Be only
10 Of s have
anos ordered the torch to be applied TO the ankg ships
2 o.. he s re 1
| perty in the yard before abandoning the place
The Cumberland towed down tho river and passed,
| been sunk in the channel 70 prevent Dor removal
This unfortunate calamity at Norfolk only deprived
Of ordnance and stores which had there s' a.
from In oo thu the o. .nps sSs
vicinity under General Taaferro, Commodore Psulduy,
The oc6rS and those under them performed their duty
and carried out 50 far their power the wishef
| ~ tha nd IA
ment. = Ee--.s-
EXTRAORDINARY xSAssUnis.
The demonstration At Norfolk but Of teries
OF measures that occurred u that uncture. simulsa
neousy with IT, Baltimore appeared In insurrection
BY force and violence destroyed the railroad
scat Of government and the States North In crisis
became necessary to act with promptness and vgor
There could % neither hesitation nor delay wnsn ths gov
| partrnent took measures accordingly.
Believing that the emergency not only JUST
! lie armed vessels should be forthwith completed
and equipped for service orders given to that effect
yards in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia were d.
rected 70 purchase charter arm, equip, and man
steamers which upon examination might be found IT. o'
easily convertible into armed vessels suitable for the pub
lie service In order to support the ana en-
TO carry into effect the PRESENTATIONS whereby com.
unication with the ports Of the nsursent States was in
terdicted and an embargo or blockade declared be-
Of the country upon the Atlantic coast At and south Of
The chesapeake bay and in the Gulf Of Mexico. THIS
srensive line Of seaboard embracing extent OF
10 three thousand miles, with IL numerous harboss
and inlets, was deemed too extensive for single
command, and the naval force 70 carry into effect shs
arranged into squadrons. The command OF the dss
Of them, the Atlantic squadron has been ccn0ded 70
RAG Oncer Sias stringhAm, snd the second, Gulf
squadron, under command Of Flag Officer iliam Nor
| vine.
Before either Of these gentlemen could sppess on tho
station assigned him, Flag 0fcer Pendergrast, In com
and Of the Home Squadron established non intercourse,
and gave notice to foreigners Of embargo or elective
blockade at Hampton Roads, the 3oth OF April 10
due to this officer to that he has rendered essential
and active service not only before but after the arrival
OF his seuior on that station,
Flag o,Eccr s.rnghsm rcsched Hampton Roads with
the Minnesota, his flag chip, oo the lsth OF May sna
ente, OF upon his duties With such tbs depart
! mep' in so brief perol was abe TO place Of Ms
osooss1; and uega, Commerce by 'hr 'nsu g-nts. 10
csrssSd o. national Ia ws, u arcst' utey suppressed
| fhs Niagara Which arrived at q stoo hom ispst 81
,hs 2l.h II Apri. was 'onodsset, deepa6aed 70 Ne~