The New York herald., 1863-12-26
Il I'll Il N A v Y.

KxAssAsas Tho screw steamer Kesrsarge, Captain
| John A. winslow on special service watching rcoc pf
yateors was oil Plymouth, England. On the Ateehoon VI
| December To- She communicated Win the sno'e W
| me,ns OF a pilot boat She last from Brest HOT
paymaster visited the British screw iron ship n''o2
Prince al, Captain Jas r. b. Wainwright, lying IN rV'
| mouth Sound. when some ielegraphing took place DO
tween that ship and the Port Admirafs shp lying IN
Bamoane Tho psymas,er subsequently, landed and
visited tho Collector OF Customs and the American oousu
ward The only defensive tho Koarsage carries IS
somc chain cable secured aoas her sides. Dot~een her
| mainmast aud foremsst
TuE NKw OcIAs IRON. O. ADs Tho Department, accord
ing to Washington DESPATCH about TO build four case
mated steamers carry twenty inch guns to be OF
wrought iron four hundred aud atty feet long, y oight
feet BEAM two thousand feet CRATE surface, four oyn
ders ninety inches stroke four feet two inches propees
draft nineteen feet expected speed sixteen knots. Mr.
Louha Chief Of the Bureau OF Construction and Repair
has prepared the plans and is consulting with all the iron
shpbuding establishments in the country TO make those
ships superior to any that aoat They WILL II 10 stated
cost i've millions each.
CHANGE or NAxK-Ths Ella and Annie ia 10 be known
hereafter US tho Malveru-named in commemoraton OF
the battle OF Malvern Hill Tho now order OF Mr. Wollc
in reference to naming vessels is meeting with general
approval
IrAscA 5-Ths Itasca sailed from Philadelphia for
the Gulf Squadron She has thoroughly overhauled
and put in excellent order.
The following ia list Of her others
Lieutenant CO'amandr-Goorgs Brown.
Acing Master and Executive ODicer-Rchard Hustace.
Actng Ena9ns-Mr Hand and Mr.. Igoe
Aciin9 Assistant Poymaar-Geo L. Mead.
Acting assistant SuTgeon-fIenry Rockwood
Eng7,eerS-SecoDd Assistant Mr.. Borthwick Third AZ.
sstants SIR. Ireland Mr. Laws and Mr. Reaney.
Masers Mates-Mr. Spencer. Mr.. Megrow and Mr
Kmball
Iaymaste,'s Cters-Marcus Chapman.
HENDRIX HUDSON, 5.-The Hendrix Hudson. which
sails this week from Boston has the roowin ing list OF
officers
Lieneaant coo.msnder-charis, J. McoousaI
Acting 1fdser-Alexander Wallace.
Acting Ass tan Paymaaer-Aber. Bache.
Acting 4, SstdW Sarle0n-llenry L. bartholomew.
Acting Ensigns-Charles ". Arthur, John r. Bell.
ERgins1s--firs Assistant Ferry Short Second Assist
ant, II. W. Little Third Assistants, James ogdin, James
Actino Master; Mates--F. W. Barkman. VIM. Baker,
John I. Perry.
Paynasters CYerl-Georgo ~ Richmond.
JUNIArA, 9.--1he United states steamer Junata. from
Cape Hayten arrived at tis port, ordered to Phiadel
phia for repairs, has arrived there Tho following is
list OF her oficers:-
ComN,dnder-J. NJ. B. Ciitz
Lieteaam Ccmmdnder-J. G. Maxwoll
Lieut. noM and Ordndnce,DGce r-Albort Kauts
Chief Encneer-~J. Foansbee.
SMDeon-Abert Shriver.
PdymdsteT-Thos c. Maston.
Aciil9 Master-J. q. Stempsoo.
Engineers--wm. W. Maclay "A. s. Crowninshield, n. T
Draper; Assistant Engineers, w. Roble T. Crown, Wm
Colard, Philip II. White, Richard D. Dodge. Abort G.
Bonsa.
Bodsiain-S X. Bartlett.
Gunner-Wm. A Fenier.
Mas'er's Mdt.s-wm. A. Ordway, Reubeo Rich.
Cdptdin's Cierk-Wm. Maston.
S,s,geon's StesOdrd-A Young.
PaymoSrs Stepard-Thos Nelson.
Acting Master W. Lee Hayes late commanding United
States steamship Guard, oams a passenger the Ju
niata:--
OUR IRON-OLAD NAvV.
Our rou.clad navy is now composed OF ak cIassss,
viz
Ir'gato5
niSt CLASS
Monitors second class
Monitors Navy Yard bulid)
Monitors light draught) ............... 10
Western iron .cads. Observation-Disclosures.