New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-05

dergoing repairs, &c., are as follows: The i,or
gunboat Ladona, gunboat Young Rover, gunbol'
Hendrix Hudson, sloop-ofwar Pawnee, steamer DE
SOTO, gunboats Juniata, MonoDgahea, and Shenan.
doab, sidewheel double bowed steamer Tacony, and
gunboat Patroon The following is q correct lis. OF
the officers OF the Young Rover: Ira b. Studley
Acting Master Commanding Thomas w. Dodge,
Acting Master; George w. Stone, Acting Assistant
Paymaster; DIR. Pearson. Acting Surgeon; James
Patterson, Third Assistant Engineer; d. ). Tbomp'
sCn, Acting Ensign; +. N. Ryder, Masters Mate
now in New-York to pass examination for Ensign;
Mr.. Craig, Masters Mate. This fine vessel left the
Navy. Yard wharf yesterday morning on her trial
trip. She will return On Saturday. III no accident
occurs to her machinery she will probably leave on
Monday GU her cruise The guard, consisting OF -
privates, sergeant, and corporalS went on board
on Wednesday afternoon.
THE GUNBOAT EAsTPORT.
Rear.Admiral Porter has pronounced the gunOoat
PASSPORT unseaworthy, and she ia 10 be Immediately
put out Of commission, and her officers and crew
placed on some more effective craft. The 1ault OF
she PASSPORT is want Of strength W the Keel s1i'r
ing from broken back from weight Of metal she -
compelled to carry. Whether she can be repaired
and rendered sesworthy remains 10 be tested.
FAILURE OF A GREAT EXPERIMENT..
We have news Of the failure Of the irOn-c,ad
vessel Eastport, whose completion and trial trip
were reported SEINE time since. little while ago
she was commissioned to replace the Benton, an
iron-clad also, used by Gen. Burnside in Western
waters AS flagship. Gen. Porter has condemned the
EsstpOr., which vessel ia at to be put out Of
commission The failure Of the Eastport is triliag
matter compared with the principle the impractical
bty of which it apparently involves. 1t would
seem that an exclusively wooden vessel cannot be
mailed heavily and retain her buoyancy and useful
ness. " The keel of the Esstport was too weak,
and the weight Of metal put her broke her back.
II other wooden vessels are az susceptible Of de-
siruction by plating, most important point Il GET
e Il .,,1E rs.r
INTO iron-clads must cease England has already
gone into the business exteneyely, and one OF our
great screw-frgates OF 1855 Ii AT present receiving
An iunense arInor. The Benton, We believe, before
alluded to- also proved unsuccessful. on account OF
her old wooden hnl but hers was deemed an excep-
onal case. The u. 5. frigate Niagara IL IN course
IF cutting down. and If the Roanoke succeeds, she
" II possibly DO mailed. Nothing now, save com
Dlete denomination OF the exceptional nature OF the
x Experiments made with the PASSPORT ana Benton,
would probably warrant the plating Of the Niagara,
hOuld the Roanoke fail. The Eastport was once II
Rebel steamer The hull was taken by the brave
lieut.. Phelps 1T the village Of Eastport, near the
outhern boundary Of Tennessee, Immediately after
he capture Of Fort Henry, in February last. The
Rebels were busily engaged making rnan-oi-war of
Ter when -he was seized. She had solid wrought
ron ram weishiog 300 pounds.
THE MAYNARD.
On Thursday Of every week visitors are permitted
o enter the Brooklyn Navy-fard and "see the
lights" They may go on board the recelving-shp /
Iorih Carolina and hear the band, If they bit the
me- Out on 10 other day is unrestricted ngre5s
lloTed. Persons having business, or reputable /
lar'ie coming from distance, might get in by sat
=, ing Capt. Waugh or the marine officer. who Is I
ways u gcntlcmanly Official. that they were not
mere curiosity hunters. The vast amount of busi- /
ess rransa ted at the yard would render indiscrim-
nate liberty 20 visitors Injurious. TIE yard i now
commanded by Rear-AdIainl Hiram Paudlng, Us
i-ted by Capt Radiord and Lent tillehoun.