The New York herald., 1863-09-11
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and part her buwarks have bseh marked py shot ana
shell machinery also considerably out Of order ard
will good overbsulag The cost o repair
ing WIN bs negnborhocd Of $40 600,
authorities OF hc Navy Yard having too nch bust
hand 10 he able do the necessary work ON hcr
HARTFORD, % The flagship Hartford IL progressing
finely WITH her repairs she will be ready 10 the course
or about four weeks Hss been favored with
another extension lssve received money.
II too bad tht those men csunot obtain money thai IS
due them. Coo,es. Of her crew. Is card writer
and has specimens Of mis- hanfiworx in the Lyoeum,
where any orders for him be left. He Is an elegant
pcnman, and IS deserving Of patronags. :. sgsN
SAVANNAH. The practice ship savannsh has out
in new coat OF paint the broad white streak Is gone,
aud she looks ike smother ship. Her and rigging
have been put IN trim and at distance resembles
the sabine Her commander, Lieutenant Barrett has
this ship in excellent ORDER aud justly pride IT,
On board OF this vessel Is where the young volunteer
officers learn tho Rrst principles OF gunnery, and
many Of them time become very efficient tho peso
tlce
sHKsANDoAH.--The Unted States sarew soop Shenan-
doah sailed from the Philadelphia Navy Yard the 9Th
inst. at hall past two. cruise. n
Nlrsrc 9--The new screw steamer Nipsic went into
commission Thursday last at the Portsmouth Navy
Yard The following Is list Of her ofhcss;-
Ld~senSns wsmswdsr--Jas NJ Bradford.
Actin0 Moaer--Wm. L. Churchill.
Acting xaiaant Pay naae-Henry 7 ka',aeld
Acfn0 Ensigns-Henry A. Green, Jacob o. Wncheste
Albrin B. Prince. st n. ~
!. Neiir0 Matey. Aass-Graham 8. johnson. W R. Or.
Eamnesrs.First Assistant. Sam; T. r. Ayres Second
Assistants. Albert Morley &c Ghss Emery Third Assist
Cdt<diu's Cierk--Ed. A. Chairman.
PdvmasAsrs Cterk--Edgar n. Iovereu.
Surgeons Ssrdrd-Iohn F. Gallagher
THE Bosros IRox.CIADs. Monitors are now Ia
course OF construction At South Boston or these
arc being built shpyard OF the Globe Works They
are named Suncook and wsssuc. The Suncook 10 receiv
Ing plating and will probably be ready for launching
about the half OF December Only the keel Of the
wassuc is laid The other Monitor Ia building at the
shipyard Of Aqula Adams and is called the Chino It Is
about as advanced the Suncoox These Monitors
and those East Boston OF exactly the dmen
sous aud make, differing neither in length. breadth.
depth process OF plating in anything appertaniug to
thor building They be 225 feet n length TO have
As feet and draw 5H feet Of water They alto
gether shallow for SERVICE and must either be In
tended for river navigation or harbor defence. Report
assigns them TO tho latter use. M
II is believed that they will be employed a. protecops
FOR tho harbors Massachusetts, Bay They will have
several essential improvements not introduced In tho st
Monitors One Of them is water-tlght compartment
two in width, extending around the whole body Of
The vessel The water is pumped out OF thus compart-
ent when the Monitor is al This ghtens her. and,
having less surface exposed the WATER she can move
more rapidly II the Monitor preparing for action the
compartment Is filed. This sinks her deeper into the
water so that little ot tho vessel II any, excepting toe
urret visible. Outside OF the watergh division are
four feet Of WOOD and outside OF tho wood Ave
inches OF IRON plate. To obvate the foul bottoms TO
which iron ships LIABLE oak bottom 10 to be boIted
on the iron one and be coppercd like those Of ordinary
wooden vessels They carry propcers and provided
with two screwsone under each counter by which they
can be turned smaller circle and in much less time
than by single screw. tna
At the yard Of Harrison Ias,pg Monitors
building though the Monitor ram launched In August last
t the picr receiving her turret upper deck plating
machinery. She furnished with long steel pointed
RAM and she possess moderate speed win be doubly
dangerous antagonist 10 tho shpyard an iron
transport hundred aud ny i've feet 10 length, 70
be built. The keel is already laid.
At Algcrs Iron Foundry the manufacture OF the Rod
gun and shc and shrapnel constitutes the most os
the government work. Small portars also made
the Rodman principle Six OF the monster fifteen poh
godmsns in the machine shop In various stages
Of completion. eeI@43
The United States gunboats Mohcan and Onward
at Bahia, August s. All well. No prIvAtssrs had boon
heard OF that vicinity since the capture OF the ship
George Griswoid by tho Florida
NAVAL ORDERS
Acting Master VIM a Wright. detached from the com.
msnd Of the How6uah and placed on furloush.
elsigr ana ordered 70 the Kanawha
Acting Masters Mate John 8 Russ. promoted to acting
ensign and ordered 70 the Aroostook
Acting Masters Mate John csnnca, ordered TO the
Iackawanna.
Acting Masters Mate Edmund Aiken, oriered 10 toe
Eugenia
dered 10 report u Fear Admiral Pauidiug.
4as ssSsoss:s ss:s h. Edr's' ordered to report
Acting Masters Mate :. y Goldsmith promoted to act
Acting Masters Mate r. H Cameron, promoted to act
ns ensign, and ordered 70 mississippi squadron.
Acting Master Thomas B. sears ordered to report 70
Actne Master Henry l. sturgcs ordered to rcpor, to
Acting Masters Mate G W Lane grantea faroush
Acting Masters Mate G. W. Wait, ordered to the Mer
Acting Masters Mate Isaac Hallock ordered to the Nor
cedta.
Acting Ensign wm. Young, ordered TO the Merccdi,a
Acting Assistant Paymaster Frank X. Moore, granted
leave OF absence.
Acting Master Edward Baker. ordered to the wss, Gut
Acting Master charles W Lee ordered 10 the command
Acting Masters Mate Robert Clifford, ordered rcpor,
10 Rear Admiral Ice.
Ensign .. {. Bowers, promoted to acting master. and
ordered 70 the Mississippi squadron.
Acting Third Assistant Engineers James ". Clancy and
VIM. council ordered to remain attached 70 sunbsa
Acting Third Assistant Engineer John Matthews, or
dercd 10 remsir attached 10 sciots
Acting Third Assistant Engineer Richard Dwyer. order
oil 10 remain attached TO the Calhoun.
Acting Third Assistant Engineers David Pace and Nor
hoptas.
Acting Third Assistant Engineer John unton, ordered
10 remain attached TO the Valley City.
Acting third Assistant Engineer Dennis Harrington or.
dercd 10 remain attached 70 tho Hetzal.
Aotng Third Assistant Engineers Oacar I. Smith and
Thomas Harrison. ordered 70 the Governor buckingham
The appointment OF G. h Dahgrsn - acting master
confirmed.
Commander Donald Mon. Fairfax, detached from tho
south Atlantic blockadnE squadron and waiting orders
Commander John Guests orders 10 the South Atlantic
htckadins squadron rsvcked ordered TO command the
Gaatee. 0H
Lieutenant Commander Cbss. & fleming. ordered 10
command The Sycamore.
Lseu,erant James Kane, ordered 70 The Paul Jones
Lieutenant Frederick Rogers, detached from the Men
dotn and ordered 70 the steamer Grand Gulf.
Assistant Surgeon John W. Coles, detached from the
receiving ship ~ New York and ordered TO the Paul
Jones. Nm.4 #@a.
Enstrn Henry b. Rnpuesy Ardarsd 10 the iron clad