The New York herald., 1862-03-17
HE NAVY

The work at the Navy Yard Brooklyn, has been pushe
forward during the past week with commendable spirit
The excitement produced among the ofcers, sailors
marines, mechanics and labors at the fate OF the Cum
berland and Congress, and the glorious achievement
the Monitor has evidently nsrvsd each work wit
determination that plainly indicates spirit to aveng
| the conduct OF the Merrirnac.
The changes which active operations in the building
navy have accomplished for the last eight or min
months something to be proud Of and it Is but fai
expression to say that are douby as strong in thi
arm of defence as we were ono year ago. and that fur
ther enla sment and strengthening OF our navy i
| being carried on with undimnished vigor.
Since last report Of operations al the yard nothing
has occurred OF any special interest The fgate Lack
awanna is progressing rapidly Her frame is complete
| and her planking will be commenced in day or two
The new rigate fconderoga is also progressing with
great speed. About one hundred and seventy are
employed daily on her framework.
The steamer Ericsson remains in the dry dock. A
large gang OF men are at work repairing cauking and
copperng her. When she leaves the dock the steamer
Massachusetts, will be foated in to have her copper clean
cd She has had her armament taken out, and TO be
| converted into supply vessel.
The steam gunboat Patroon is the North wharf, CON-
petng her outfit Her armament consists OF four thirty
two and one brass twentyfour Founders. She is small
trim looking craft and would be considered rst class
vessel If her accommodations for the crew were
| rcomy.
The Morning Light is at the pier opposite shiphouss
No l. She has exchanged her water casks for
venent water tanks and is taking in pig iron ballast
The new sloop ofwar Adirondack is receiving her ma
The steam gunboat Dawn is also at the pier opposite the
sawml where she is receiving her outfit The following
is list Of her ofhcers:-
Lieutenant Commandtng-A. G. Clarry
Assistant Poymdster-Forbes Parker.
Acting Assistant Suryeon-J. W. Sherry.
Ft,st Assistant E1ynse--N. c. Bates.
Actn3 Third Assistant Engtnee's-Samuel Tomlinson F.
B. Greene.
Annexed is list of the officers OF the storeshp Supply
which sailed last Thursday
Conndadey-George Covocoressis
Poymdser-Edwn Foster
Assistant Svgeom-W. Lemoht Wheeler
Acting Aaaes-J. D. Woods, W. R. Brown and George
B. Almy.
Ac..rp Aaser's Mases-J B. Porter. W. J. B. Lawrenc.
and W. B. Brown.
Paymaster Ork-Joscph Chadwick.
Captain's Cterb-George Colvocoressis, Jr.
Tie steam gunboat Nadge Is nearly repaired Her
armament board, and her outfit almost completed
The Victoria and Wamsutta will probably proceed to
tomorrow.
The ship City of New York lying at pier No North
river has been chartered by government, and is now
loading subsistence stores.
The following is a list OF the officers of tho United
States steamer Gemsbok which Is doing blockadng duty
of Wilmington. N. c.
Lieueaa@ Canmandas-E Edward Caveady.
Executire OGcer-James B. Gordon.
Acting AQster-Geo W. Domett.
Acting Assistant Poymater-E H. Roberts.
Acting Assistant S1geoa-Arthur Kenlble.
Masters Mates-0iiver Thatcher Theodore Werlhof Al.
guard house the York street entrance has been
repaired and the guard will now have of the most
comfortable places on this station.
The employees of the yard being paid of for the
month Of February.
AFFAIRS AT THE CHARLEsrOwN NAVY YARD,
The only vessels now left at the Navy Yard are the
gunboats Chocura and Marblehsad, which are waiting
ORDERS and the storcshp Texian STAR loading and to sail
in week.
The Housatonic, now is in the dry dock with her
sheathing about completed.
The MaraanaA sidewheel, now, is at the picr
shiphouse No. 1;receiving her machinery.
The Macedonian, frigate, is repairing, with several
gangs at work on her.
The screw steam sloopo war canandagua building IN
shphouse No. will be launched on the 2sth Of March.
The sidewhsei glnboat Genesee, building outside and
the sideygheel gunboat Tioga shphouse No g. will be
ready launching in three weeks. They both
sels OF light draught-eight or nine feet.
PHILADELPHIA NAVAL MATTERS.
The work upon the iron clad steamer in the yard Of
Cranp Son, is being pushed forward with great rapid
ty Over four hundred hands engaged in the yard
while at least Thousand moro employed in the var
machine shops throughout the city, planning the
plates which intended to cover the plankng Those
plates four and half inches thick, fifteen feet long,
and thirty inches wide In about two weeks the work
will commence TO put the lower tier Of plates upon
the hull and the upper will not all 50 until after
she is launched On the 14th inst the second OF the
large boilers Of the Powhatan put board another
will DO put in to-day and one on Monday, which will
be her full complement Each OF these boilers weighs
nearly forty tons, and when all Id place, she will
have the seemingly enormous quantity of hundred
ship Princeton has left her dock and taken her place In
the stream The Powhatan will be removed to this dock,
whore the work will so uninterrupted. She will be
ready Tor sea by the first of April. There are still q
ting her shaft in place. She is expected to be
launched on Thursday afternoon. When the Junata is
launched, the work the vessel called the Shenandoah
will be commenced. She is to be somewhat larger than
four thirtytwo pound guns The Monon gahela will be
ready for launching about the 4th Of July next.