The New York herald., 1862-07-20

isisnd. The course then changed for Thatcher's
Island, OF which place the vessels head turned
towards Portsmouth. The log showed speed of ten
and half knots the hour. After trial under steam
with aud 1thoat and the firing OF sho;ted guns
The Sonoma returned Portsmouth arriving alongside
the wharf at the Navy Yard at seven M Lieutenant
Wyman, her commander " native OF Portsmouth. and
q son OF the late Commodore Thomas W. Wyman and
Is gallant officer. Hs has been constantly engaged
important since his return the United States.
Lieutenant Kane the executive officer OF the Sonoma
grandson Of Judge Kane, Of Philadelphia and nephew
OF the late E. X. Kane Of Arctic celebrity The Sonoma
VIII At proceed to James river Her engines
ccps.ructed at the Novelty Works. this city, and per-
formed to the entire satisfaction OF the engineer charge
OF Their inspection.
usaonIs-Eight guns, steam gunboat, Lieutenant
Commanding Napoleon Colins-Was consort to tho Pau
Jones in her late engagements. Crew al well. At pre-
sent at Port Royal.
CaARLEsrows NAVY YARD.-Operations at this naval
station active The employed In the
ropewak have plcaty of work and tho factory is turn
ing out hundreds OF tors Of rigging and ccdage for
vessels weekly. Immense quantities are shipped 70
naval stations The ship carpenters and caukes all
employed in repairing tho vessels at the yard.
There is no now work going and the shiphouses
entirely deserted. number Of hands still
ployed IN building gun carriages. number Of guns are
bcing received from Agsrs foundry South Boston, and
some big PARROTS from New York. improvements will
commence in fitting up and enargng the yard at tho
end the government negotiates for the
wharf water street. which win be done probably
few days. Strangers who want TO visit the yard are
greatly disappointed their arrival at the gate by the
enforcement of the new rules OF no admittance viii
liam II. Hawes OF Chelsea, has received appointment
as acting masters mate in the naval service.
RoEBucK--four guns, bark was taken to the dock
opposite shphouse No. 2, AZ the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
yesterday, to receive some repairs
WAnAsH-fortysighr guns steam frigate-arrived at
tho Philadelphia station the 18th receive
pairs. She is frigate OF 5000 tons burthen
mounting forty guns; built at Philadelphia in 1855
Previous to the blockade Of The Southern ports
lying in ordinary at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, bu.
then Immediately fitted out aud has been doing active
service since having been IN commission since the
18th Of Nay 1851 doing blockade service until the 14th
Of the following October since whom she has been tho
flagship OF Commodore Dupont, who, with his staff
namely Acting Master s. W. Preston, Acting Flag Lieu
Alexander Mckinley, private sccrstaryleft her
Off Charleston bar, July IL, 1852 Her armament is
twenty EIGHT eleven-inch Dsblgrcn guns, nnch
Dahlgren eighty pound raed Dahlgren one thirty
pound Parrot, fourteen eight shell guns and three
boat howitzers. The include about $50 men and
marines. The following are the officers
Cou,mnndsr--C r. p. Rodgers
Lieue1ans-Thomas G. Corbin, John Irwin.
Foynaste,--John s. Cunningham.
Ac:ing Lienieadn.--John S. Barnes
Act,nG Ioua'er Lieu. enant-Wiiam H. West.
Captain CT Mlrues-James Lewis.
First Lieutenant of M1rIn.s-H. B. Lowry.
Ac.ine NIsxrs-T. Sites, John II. Rowland, j. P. Ro.
bertson.
Assistant Surgeons-E. NJ Stein, J. H. Mears.
Enyiaeers--R. W. McCleery, Chief; I. J. Lowering,
Thomas A. Stephens, Second Assistants; Philip r. Voor
hees William c. Williamson, II. Missimer, H. H. M0lo-
ney, Third Assistants.
.4ctiag lidshipms.-Jas Wallace, NJ L. Johnson, FIRE.
derrick Pearson, p. w Lowry.
Capain's Ciert-L b. Blydenburg.
I'dym1s,ey'S Clerk-Frederick 3. Didier.
Bodsspnt,--Jasper Coglan.
Gsuaer-Tfomas stewart.
Cdrpepey-Charles Bordman
Sdiintdar--Willam n Mauli.
Acting Mdsters' M1tes-Wiiam A. Duer, William r.
Horton --,--'--a~.- 4
Chaplais-George W. Durrance.
LouEE-prze schooner-arrivsd at Boston on the 18th
instant In charge of Acting Master J. II. Harris Is
British przo that seized by the gunboat Albatross
ST. LAwREScE-Fifty guns-saing frigate. Capt. H. Y
Purviance-Was at Key West on the 7th; all we'll
SAN JAcINro-Thirteen guns. steam sloop Of war-com
mander Lardner--was at Key West the 9th inst all
well.