The New York herald., 1863-05-20

Pa,maaers Nescard-Thomas Purcell. t
SNrpsom's Stesard- -Charlss r. Roberts.
Lieutenant Thomas O. Bowen, who went out - sxecu-
tive oosr Of The sensoa, detached and ordered 70
the Iron clad Nantucket before leaving Port Royal
Tho United Ssates steamer shockokoo, Acting Liea-
tenant Commander Q. Huse went into commission yes
terday aoon and sails oorrow, under sealed orders
The following k list Of her ohicers:-
Acing Lisx,emdm 0tmmandtwg-S. Huse
Iatno Assistant Sxrgcon-J. 9. Bacon
Acting AniRdnt Pasmaar-C. J. Todd
Acting AaAcr-Thomss J. Dwycr.
Acting EwSsns-Chares j. Goodwin, Adam Parker,
Aosro Naar's Nases-I. Bradford, W. L. Herworth R.
8. Proudfeit.
Winnans.
Tho shookokon was formerly one Of George LAWS
ferryboats and purchaseA By the government and
converted into gunboat river She carries two
guns Of large caiibre.
Tho United States steamer Tsconderoga-12 gunshas
ono on her trial trip Hampton Roads Ia said 70 be her
destination. The following b list Of her ofnoers'-
kfeutemdNf CommGndr-B. b. Taylor
Lieutenant Of Ordnonce-F. r. Smith.
PaymoSer-H N. Dennisou
ACtSn1 Mnaer-A. <. Hunter.
EnsiaHs-c. r. r. Wappenhans, W. =. Chase
Masters Mda.s-E F. Strong, J. B. Means. fhos. G.
| nss, John II. Shone "
ns: JOnss Acting r,rst Mc,,ssns. Assss
Third Assistants, w. A. Powcrs, John Kafer, Geo. A.
l Baker, r. 4. Halsey.
Bodscain-H. F. Barnes.
(jtnRer-Josoph Smith,
CaJsats's CGers-Jas. r. Stanley.
PdnnAsker's Cyerk-RObert Denneou.
Surgeons SteSard-wm vickars.
An orderly sergeant two corporas end twelve marines
compose her guard. She carries OF hundred
and forty men.
Her armament consists OF two hundred-pound Par
rot riaed pivot gun. Dahlgron pivot rded
gum two eievennch Dahlgrep smooth bore guns, four
ns,nh
bowitzers. rcd and two twenty four pound howsers,
smooth bsrc
Her cabins, wsrdroon,, Storage, shell rooms maya
zsnes and All the intccr arrangements of the steamer
gotten up IN the finest possible manner. and with
degree H Ansh cannot fail 70 obtain the commsnda-
| sson OF every bshcldsr
The Accommodations ror officers and everything
couN be DESIRED uniting both elegance aud ncatusss
| to utility
the party who the putting 10 OF the engines
and Of the esusendeuts u the navy, will accom-
| pany her down 70 Fortress Monroe.
| MERcEprrA 9.-Thc following s q list Of the ohcers OF
the steamer Msrceda, just sailed from Boston
| special servce---
| Cbmmander-Georgs n. Ransom.
Acina Master and Er cu'ire 0Mer-Dudiey 3. Taylor.
Acfi,q Asisonf ..er-Samuei p. Quimby
Acsinc Assistant ray,ras'er-- 8 Mal!ary.
Acsra Essg~s.'enry g. Macy, o. W. Williams, Ed
| AGiuo Mos,r's vres--John A. French. Granville W.
Fogg, reniamin =. Maclntire.
| Enrfsr-James H. Addison
Eng;ners-Acting First Assistant, Nathan @. Bates
Acting nd Assistant. Frank Henderson: Acting Third
Assistants Robert Dick, Thomas Brooks Charles spong
berg.
ccp,mander's Crerk-James Gs.nest.
roymasters C1erl--Francs Felix.
| Surgeons %rn1rd-H. r. Rothe.
| vAsDxRpnr, I4-The Vanderbilt sailed from Fortune
island April 23 In search OF The rebel privateers.
DArricm-Aunexed Is list OF the officers attached 70
| Baltimore May IL, from the blockade or wnminstoo,
| Nc
Acting Master Commanfiaq-Francs s. Wells.
Acting Master anf Erccu,iss Og-er-John II. Gleason.
Acting Assis'ant Svgeon--Fred. NJ. Dearborne.
Acting issiarm Povmdser-Henry Pogers
! Acting Ensicn--wm r. Pcnasd.
Enoaeers-Actpg Second Assistant, William II. Best
Acting Third Assistants, Charles O. Morgan, james NJ
| Bsitin, d. =. Gallagher.
| Adssrs Nd'ss--Albert T. Barnett, Charles Attmore.
swgcon's vs'odrd-James Bacon.
The Daylight Is here for repairs.
Oar Iron-Cind Navy-Ths New River
Observation-Disclosures or the Cohoss.
Buiiding mt Green point-Fourtsen More
Iron-CIads 20 BE Built, SC.
The Navy Department has Just issued the contracts for
hatch Of fourteen iron ciads the Ericsson plan
which intended for river service. We would at
this time the details OF hsr description except
have the bost authority for knowing that officials OF
foreign Powers already familiar with their plaus
| 7.
Grecnpon has contracted for one TO be called the Co.
hoes asd the remaining thirteen be built from
the drawings, absorption Of her will suloo for al
| OF them.
In general appearance above the water line they will
not differ from the vessels OF tho Moatsuk class S In
detail they materially different, being constructed
obvste Of the deficiencies cf the former class
These now vessels will be hundred and twenty a 70
feet In length, forty feet In breaih, and nine feet
h-sstL
two eleven inch guns perhaps rined guns. tw
hundred pounders The hull Of tho DIVIDED so
that fact there two distinct halls, but fast
ened together 70 leave opening OF two
feet between each hull. This space 10 TO be used
as a water tank, which, when IN action, will
bs nIled with water, and aid douby 70 the security
Of tho vessel against sorpedoes and informal machines
BY letting the water into the tank tho vessel is also
submerged, so that but very little Of her deck left
| out OF the water.
Outside Of the iron skin which forms the outboard
sdo Of the hull proper Is the wood backing cushion
for the Plates which four inches In thickness
The backing four feet thick, running down with
the bge OF the vessel and 10 tho mdship section snd
In the wake OF the boilers and engines the backing
six feet thick and by any possible means this could
be penetrated there are fourteen watertght compart-
msn,s in the tank, which would prevent any accident
The wooden deck fifteen inches thick. and solid
having beams and earnings. as In the old style Of
clad batteries and this deck put the armor which
two inches In thickness aud 10 not unlikely that
mortsr.proof deck may be laid over sn this The deck
has . OF twenty inches which ID four simcs
greater than that Of the old rcnclads. H .t
The vessels 20 be furulshsd Win two bowss suA
two independent engines, which work two screw pro.
pclsr Their speed win be about nine knots asd having
two screws, they will bs handled with greater cslsrty
than vessel with one screw.
Iii hsSo In
that the after ono, which protects the propsnsrs ana
ruddsr. The quarters for the ocsrs and crew VIII bs
ntssd up tassfuy, and h 70 be hoped subssansaI
and comfortable Captain Ericsson fitted up hs Monitor