The New York herald., 1863-05-30
THE NEW SIGNALS.
CLOSING EXERCIS
SPEECH OF HON. EDWARD EVERETT.
IMT RE sTIM N q FACT .
DEPARTURE OF THE GRADUATING CLASS,
THE FIRST CLASS EXAMINATION.


Our Naval Academy COrrespOndemce.
NEWPORT X. l., May &c. 1868.
To-day celebrated here tho State gala day, and Is
called Election Day" II is the time set apart for the
organizing the General Assembly aud the inauguration
Of the Governor elect To me il II the
OF tho Fourth Of July Christmas, New Years Day and
Tar ksgivng Day all concentrated in the display
excitement Of the people. Bands are playing, guns
fred ncessant snap Of recrackers vessels decorated
with c,ors dressed in their best clothes, the
streets full Of hucksers stalls, troops marching and
countermarchrg, fat pigs on exhibition. old negroes
hddng, boys playing dt games Of grab," and oil crea-
zion drinking "pop" (cgg nog). Yet all OF the hustle
docs affect the progress Of the examination
going on at the Academy.
My attention drawn particularly however, to
examination OF thc first class in the new system OF
naval signalling adapted from tho Myers Code now in
by our army
OF course is always necessary TO have In mind in sig
mailing coerity and cxactness in transmitting messages
In tho old system OF flags light winds aud Gains seriously
affected the reading OF the flags, and at distance the
Blending o. coors sometimes OF great
noyance. And besides this. II required a lengthy
period OF time in the transmission OF even
ordinary signal; but in the new system stick
sword bell whistle or light, will furnish the for
the transmission Of message desired while in writing
the message may be sketch Of any conceivable thing.
ing diversified variety of styles explanatory of
the system. For instance. young gentleman was fur
nshed with straight edge and written
sage Another young gentleman stood the opposite
side OF the roo and teegraphed the message which he
tansc ed correctly the blackboard. Had this message
had to have been transmitted by the naval telegraph code
would have occupied at least twenty minutes but MT
two minutes required in the method.
Signals at night made by light whistles bells
and to illustrate the subject Captain Luce tapped
pane Of glass given signal and 1t read by Of the
young gentlemen Instantly, and Alright.
Sketches of variety Of subiccts-a tree stone wall
mrsc, topsai-each furnished message, and TO tho
eye Of those not familiar with the system it looked only
as it the artist had been amusing himself with "chak
sketches
The plan for e!egraphng from ron-clads s certainly
one OF the most expeditions and novel that ina
gne but, at the present time do not think proper
even to give outline descriptive OF the method but by
II no lives endangered so clear and distinct are
the signals that there is mstaking them This new
style Of siguazng will eventually do away entirely with
the use Of signal flags board Of vessels It is sim
po quick and be readily changed that can defy
the enemy to get hold Of IL SO as to read signals
In addition to the examination In signang young
gen,omen proofs Of their proficiency naval tao
tics ssamanshp, and exhibited most beautiful me-
ohancai drawngs consisting mostly Of plans OF vessels
In execution OF them truly elegant. noticed
those of Ira Harris Jr OF New York. particular whose
drawings model Of and beautiful execution
The following Is list OF midshipmen at present at.
tached to the Academy 1t has been up 10 May
l. $685. and gives the name state from which appointed
and the date OF admission. The names Of the midship
follow in order OF their standing the last examna
tion. In due time shall give the Of the gradu
stng class and their standing in their class
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