The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-12
T III E N A v Y.

MATS
Paymaaer-J @. Cannon
Sturgeon Prav
Acting First Assisant Enqinesr- Oswald.
Ta.Id lssiaans Engiaesrs- Powers aud Hayden.
Matters Adtes-Water odiorne and Henry Wells.
Lieutenant and Executive officer r. Wells has been
from the vessel account or Sickness and al
yet no one has been detailed 70 take his place.
CAYuGA-Five guns-steam glnboat-csared from the
Navy Yard, Brooklyn on Monday evening for New Or
leans, returned yesterday morning. having, when nfy
miles south Of Sandy Hook in q heavy gale, strained
herself much to leak about six inches psr minute
She win have to be locked and overloaded.
DgLAwAREstsamer The following is . correct list Of
the officers OF this ship
Copsnanndsr-S. L. Rowan
Rag Q5cer--S. +. 0uschenbush .N
Lieutenant C0mnsandiag--L B. Chase
Aching Ma ter and Easesaips tgeer--L Travers.
Acting AsSisidM Suyeoi-S r. Curtis.
Aching Assistant Paymaser--Jolin ID. williamson
ERgneers-Second Assistant j. II, kevens, Acting
Chief; Acting Third Assistants, A. Dunbar. j. Davis, j.
Brown.
Acting Masters Mates=-j. II. Raymond j. ii. Ham,
mond
Flag Clerk and Signal oefcr-E Q. Gabaudan. 4 Z
PdymGster's Cierk-Chas. I. Hallowe.
Surgeons Seodrd-Rooert Dodson. 2
FIAa--steam gunboat.-Ihs beat. which has recently
been altered and greatly improved in Appearance sailed
from Baltimore Tuesday Annexed is list Of her on
GERS ts t,fo If esf y
Counaand.y-J. F. Strong.
Lieaendnt-C. c. Carpenter.
ActnJ Payadaer--Lynford Iardner. AZ.
Actng Assistant suyyeon-C. W. Sartovi
Aehag Rasters-D' j. Morseman, W. Ii. latham, Tho
mas C. Chisholm.
Esgneers-Acting First Assstant--I. r. Flowry. Act
ing second Assisants-,Iohn Hancs, n. Dandrew w. w.
Tunis Acting Third Assistant-W. $. Ke!ton. A.
Masters Aates-Josoph $ johnson, G. W. veacock, E.
G. Wells. eN aW .FU tF
Gunaer-C. c. Long.
HousArosic-steam sloopof- war--wiam r. Taylor,
commanding, was built At the Charlestown Navy Yard,
and launched the 10th OF November Orders TO pro-
pare and guard Of marines for her have been
issued and she will probably be ready for trial trip in
about week. The Housatonc is 2o5 feet long between
perpendcars has thirty feet extreme breadth Of
BEAM and twenty.six feet ten inches depth of hold.
Her frame built solid the 1oor up to the OF the
bges and cauked inside outside that sho could
float il her bottom planking were torn or She is
planked and sealed with selected seasoned white oak
square fastened with copper iron throughout
Intended carry exceedingly heavy battery she is
very strong been built Of the best Of materials
She has and splendid engines expressly
for her. "e
The following officers hove already been ordered TO
her, ua
COMMUNICATIVE Rodgers Taylor
Lieuknaat-Wm. X. Mayo. # .f NMm
Nns'er-M 8. Stuyvesant.
Boatsscdin-H. d. Grace. Tllnn 9Gu.s-
HuSTsvI1E-Four guns, steam transport.-Sho will be
ready TO sail about Saturday Her armament is on
board OF en-inch Dahlgron, one riaed
FOUNDER and long thirty twes broadside,
and will so into commission to-day.
HAzE-Steam transpoft--is lying at pier NO. 0 North
river taking in subsistence stores for Newbern North
Carolina.
KATE SrAwIFR-Bark, storeship-Captain Fish, COM
manding, atpresent being loaded with provisions. &c.
Key West and the Western Gulf squadron. She will
sail IA, dsrl OBJ mt lAtta~
packages let at the Lycoum.
LAcKAwAyYA--New steam sloopor war, first class =
The pansing this vessel being nearly finished she
will probably be ready launch the 4th July
Her machinery is almost ready tho Aaire Iron Works
and Is to DO sent to the Navy Yard the nrst week
July
MoHAwK-out Of commission, steam gunboat-hal
been thoroughly overloaded and altered. Shc is TO b.
hauled urder the shcars ut the Navy Yard Brooklyn
as her engines have boon Thoroughly tested,
receive her armament She got mp steam for that pur
peso Saturday, and gave much satisfaction Annexed
lie list OF her officers, as far rs reportcd;-a III
Lseutenom Comma ,Riro--A. X. Hughes.
Aciing Maaers--Wil.ian ottawel, anthony srnalsy
George y. lnrand.
Assistant sr,qeom-George W. Woods.
Acting 4ssisicia Pdgg!gs'er---tieo. III. Andrews.
Acin1 Third AsststGm Erqiscr--Gco T.. Whitney.
Acting Masters Mae-wIn. G. Hanrori Thos Holland
| Thos G. Speght.
New IaoSs1pEs--ncw ironclad stearncr.-has had he
copperipg finished and four tier OF plates put upon ho
| sides; was removed from Reads wharf TO the NsvJ
Yard, Philadelphia, Tuesday. She is ordered TO b
completed with tho greatest despatch and her contract
feel confident of having her ready for service by thu
I5tA ofJuly when she win be turned tho govern
mont ! u 3linHer I# nN1 Hn~C
NORTH CAaouSA-Thir,y -four guns, receiving chip
Since our last record OF affairs this vessel the now
galley cooking stove has been erected put ia
operation The inventor IL Mr.. Cornelius Godfrey o,
Brooklyn and the stove OF the general form and
arrangement OF pats AZ tho exhibited ebout year
AFRO by that gentleman, on his premises, cor.
ner Of Navy and Johnson streets, Brooklyn. A
few special convencnces have bssn added and censid
erabc enlargement Of capacity has been mads the
purpose Of better adapting to the particular
the North Carolina Tho principle and arrangements
this elegant and ingenious apparatus 10 be ad
Unstable to the requirements Of any desired enlargement
contraction OF capacity, and Is capable Of cooking
advantageous;y for company Of hundreds or Of thou
sands. II consists mainly Of peculiarly arranged
steam generator or stove, ard . system Of tank
snd coppers for boiling water and soup by the con
dsnsation Of steam frsm the generator II also Afford,
all requisite facilities for the blking and boiling
OF meats, &c. The capacity OF tho tanks and
coppsrs Ia adapted to the greatest possible re
qursmens Gf receiving ship; in fact, the inventor
claims that this stove be arranged 10 cook for
eight thousand persons. Tho solution Of the problem Of
cooking by steam has long been desderatum; but ID
claimed for this apparatus brought into efficient
board the North Carolina, through the intelligent
appreciation Of lis commander Captain Meade that the
problem receives It's FIRST economical AMI emin cny
practical solution The merits Of the invention were
cognzsd by him in tho carly exhibition OF the stove
aud by his influential recommendations this highly
tx,-o IA. 49, A.
ledge Of the government, and It's practical
success insured. The beauty and usefulness Of
the apparatus can only BE- fully appreciated
by witnessing the and completeness with which Y
does Its great work Of cooking Besides cooking, the
stove capable Of furnishing the Incidental advantages
OF working pumps hosting tho cargo In out Of the
vessel giving signals from steam whistle, warming the
vessel by steam furnishing shower baths and hot water
for bathing purposes condensing supply OF fresh water