The New York herald., 1862-07-13
THE N Av Y.


hunced from the Phi adslphia Navy Yard on the 10Th
inst Tho surrounding wharves and shipping on the
river owde with spectators Some Of the vessels
had men and boys hanging all over the rigging large
nunbor Of people admitted 10 tho yard, and such
portions Of the sAiphouss ~ were not used by
the workmen Mel. Rsswsou two and throo hun
drsd persons Including great many ladies'. were on
board tins vessel Al half-Iasl twelve O'Clock the
word "Alis ready" was given. and the msn conmenc
OF working vigorously knock shs stays from under
tas hoat At . quarter before O'Clock che
ncced moving slowly ut arst, then quito randly. AID
tims tn pom IL shs upoa tho river,
40 tng gracefully up the stroam with :he tide As the
new craft emerged from the boathouse thero was pro-
Lngel cheering from all Quartsrs and the waving OF
nandssrch ELS by the aGiss. The moment tho bow OF
tie v-ssel struck the water, the ceremony Of chrs.en
ing WIS ,err oei by Miss Emily " Hoover daughter
OF th, wal Constructor whp used aot.le OF cham.
pagne apou ths ,siou The nonong ahols Is very
Rne vessel bat in most snbsanti manner. and Of
HANDS ,ns raolel. She Is Of the pattern as the
Juninta Her dimensions as fo,iows-2l5 feet DO
tween perneacua-s 3S feet across the b,am. snd IL
feet iachss de7;h Of hold Sho has boon ave 'nths
In of const ucon. ahd is expected T. ne really
fos sen by tho middle Of September. Her armament
viii cou.isi OF three pivot AMI two slcvcanch guns,
one two hundred pound rifle cannon aud two thrsy.two-
porn ,icrs.
KEsRsi0r-steam gun nbost--Cammander ChArics !"
Pickering ~ Algssiras on tho 18th alf.
RgLEssE--.hrss gnas, storsship-Acuns volunteer
Llsatenanl Danisl UPTON, csmnandiug-NAs Al Alge.
cras tho 18th ult.
rrscAnosA-nns gnns, stoam un6oa.--Commander
A. N. cravenThis vessel arrived =: Gibraltar IN tbs
18th Ilt from ranger her way to Caz. She called
10 leave Mr.. Da'ong, the sx Consul .; Tangier.
Essxs-eght guns steam g;nbDat This gnnboat,
which disabled a, For. Henry last winter has heen
subjected to extensive repairs and some important
improvements, aud made trial trip on the OH inst
and proved entire Size srol from st. Louis
on the 7th for tie lower Mississippi! hor repairs
have been completed shs said 10 DO ~ aim 81 incacua
Bile strength Her h.her thn other vessels
built there and her hull entirely hu sd under water
The wheels are set in recess IN the md no pilot
house ID very low conca in shape and admirably pro-
tected Her dimensions 205 feat in length,
Hve and half depth Of hold and sixty feet in width
Sho provided with two engines, with cylinders twenty
three inches diameter and SIX feet stroke and has
three boilers twenty feet long and fortytwo inches
in diameter, working two wheels twenty six feet in d.
amster with eight buckets She Is said TO posssss
much more power than any Of other Western gun
boas and will be proportionatsy faster than any OF
| them, having two wheels. She can undoubtedly be
handled much easier than boat with single whoe, as
Tho engines assist .hs rudds, her trial trip proving
that she can bs turned with almost as much
| f,ciny az . short, light steamboat. Hor de-
fences are OF such a character AZ TO appear almost
!npcnetrabc her hull 10 50 constructed that sink
Ing from collision next 10 an impossSiity Annexed
| IL full list of her ofhcsrs -
Co,nmagier-Cap:. W d. Porter.
| First Master ani Erse,tie 0Gsr-Robert Z. Riley
third. Spencer Kellogg, fourth.
paUudseT-Jos. IL Lewis.
Surfeon-Thos. Eice.
Enoinsys-J s. Beep. Chief; - Storms, First Assist
ant J. weizcli, Second Assistant; rhos Fletcher Third
l Assistant
| sGunner-Hat. Snyder.
! .Boatsuaiyss Mats'-J. H. Aammon, r. II Eagle.
Cdrpenier-Thos Steele. 4.
ohseers ana crew number ono hundred and nfiy mon
l all told.
NEW GuSPoAT MACHINERY Tho Navy Department ad
vsrsss fer proposals for the construction OF steam
machinery for vessels 10 bs propelled BY two screws
acting independently Of anotherhe machinery te
Be erected in the vessels as tho different navy yards
Of Kittery, ,Charestown, New York and Philadelphia
WAsuxoros NAVY YARD.-Natters at this station con
t,nus a brisk There some eighteen hundred
workmsn employed there Nearly al The officers having
removed. give below full list Of those ~ pre-
sent on duty thsre:-
Cortain-J. A. Dahlgrsn.
| F1a LieutenaM and Executive 0Hscr-J. G. P. Do
Krant.
Ordnance 0go<rs-Iisat. o. c. Badger. late in CON-
mani Of the Anacostta; Lieut. w. Mtchs aud Lieut.. r.
| L. May. Hg
Snrgson--M Duvnll.
Aaistant s.v9oon-E. Ksrshnsr late Of the cumbsr-
Marine o6;csrs-Najor l. T. Doughty and Lieut.. L. c.
| Adams.