The New York herald., 1863-08-19
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HARrvosD.--Ycsssrday ss no0Ss crew q the Hartford
were raaserred bag and AsmmtVks. to the receiving
ship North clraina. After . sne ds.Ay Captain Meade
called them aft the quarter = and addressed thsm.
announcing tha. through tn. neglect ~ sho paymssr
money wn on hand to pay them tn, T allowance due.
Captain Meade said =" Now, boys, y'oa arc In my
hands, and Will do for you would 20 for my own
children, and Will do all my powcr 70 obsaip Tor you
enc third or half of dearly earned ncney and
months liberty for each and all Of you" Afey talk ns
some time To the boys he concluded by giving Them
liberty to go shore last night but there moacy
70 be bad so they obliged TO shore wilhous
| any
The IIartfosds then gave cheers Tor Captain
Meade, which was returned by the of tho N orth
| Carolina
Admiral Pauding and Commodore Rsdfcrt doing sil
they can 70 further the noble fellows
They have mte arrangements 70 give tho ten dol
lars this morning, the Of their allowance
soon as Il can be obtained.
Surgeon William NJ King has been detached from the
flagship Hartford, and ordered report CorsDodore
Engle, at tho Naval Asylum. Philadelphia
Flag Lieutenant sohn g Walsh, Of toe Hartford, n
stopping at the 81. Nicholas.
HoME The steamer Homo, which has been fitted up
under the superirtendence Of Admiral Gregory
teday aud went to the block coal Sho will tow tho
Lahgh to Port Royal. and carry cargo OF ios,
lemons. &c for the sailors OF Admiral Dahigren's feot
LxmGn.-rhis Eficsson battery, after three vccks
pairs, looks like new vessel Yesterday our naval
porter paid her visit, which extended for
tmc during which he surprised and gratied ~ tho
improvements made iu her Of ventilation Tho
repairs have been made unaer the general superjn.
endsoce Of Admiral Gregory assisted by Captain worden
hr Aw,se~ pwtu ut0
the experimenting engineer. Az tho vessel 10
ranged the most perfect ventilation Is attained hero
after ronclad win be well Hive almost any
vesse
On tho Iehigh the fresh air which Ii driven through
tho vessel carried the registers through tubes and
Ia blown all tho stores below tho deck,
formerly the The plans Of Mr.. Sinners have been
changed and discarded being adapted to tho roper
ventilation Of the vessel.
As sad before, tho Lchigh Ia tho most perfectly
ventilated ron.clad the Monitor pattern. Tho
mander Of the vessels viii have this Improvement put
In IA II bc donc.
QuAKxn cuY.-The gunboat Quaker City left tho Navy
Yard yesterday Mt eleven O'Clock.
ALABAxA--The United States gunboat Alabama, Com.
mander Nichols which arrived here last month with tho
yellow fever board sti lying at tho Lower Quaran
nc, where she 10 being fnmgated Her have boon
transferred 70 the ignoIia, and are doing nnely
Surgeon Hggnbo,tom OF this ship has kindly furnished
with list OF the deaths board from July 10 TO
| August is inciusve:-
Henry wilson, ordinary seaman. died at Cape Hayten,
July ID.
Martin Carson acting third assistant engineer, Cape
Lncien blanchard. acting third assistant engineer
Cape Hayticp. July 25.
James McKenna, marine, Cape Hsytion, July IS.
w. ilibbs, marine, at sea- July ~.
Petor Campbell marine, a. sea, July 3D.
William g. Hubbard, andsnan, at sea, August 2.
I-uLa IN LAM dgfnuu "A On
Frederick Westcott first class boy at sea August g.
John Clarke, ordinary seaman, Quarantine Hospital,
ian, Drsco, antsman Quarantine Hospital, Angus, O.
Henry c. Maxou, acting chief engineer, Quarantine Hos
BenJamin Taylor. acting second assistant engineer
| Quarantine Hospital. August4
Michael Dnggan, second class fireman, Quarantine Hos
| pitai. August7
D. C. Clarke. marine, Quarantine Hospital, August o.
Charles II. Hcnkcls. marine, Quarantine Hospital, Au
George Cleveland, coalaeavcr, Quarantine Hospital.
August II.
John Haughw :ut, landsan. Quarantine Hospital Au-
Rober, n. HasarmAa, marine. Quarantine Hospital An.
Patrick Hart. second class nrsmAn, Quarantine Hosp
| tai, August Is.
| rosr J,cvsoS r-rhw beautiful ste,mor wen,
commission yesterday At the Brooklyn Navy Yard
She built by Mr.. Jere simousoo for Commodore
| Vanderbilt, and when launched called tho Union
The government after purchased her, and Captain
Issvre supcrintsndsd her transformation a
/ of-war.
she uobs vessel. OF tho Vanderbilt class although
not quite largo Ono thing about her quito novel.
and. it relatss change which destined
quite change In marine engines wegivs description OF
IT.
1t Is called Lishthails refrigerator. and Ia being
introduced tho navy. Sea- steamers as generally
constructed. have either tho ordinary Bolton Waits
ct Condenser, Involving the Of salt water In tho
hos m ORR Of surfa Cpnde
steam tho engine by the action u salt
wsor upon tubes OF the conference.-the salt water
passing outbosrd and tho fresh the water produc-
by the condemnation OF the steam exhausted into the
condenscr) being returned 70 tho boilers The FIRST Is
subject the objection that tho In tho boiler
u approaches the point Of situraton requires 70 10
blown or 70 reduce 20 point where saiuraton viii
occur-the operation nvovin. a loss OF fuel fani
ncccssary of powcr) equal twenty per
also that tho boilers rapidly detcrraoi by tho
deposition OF tho salt upoo thsir
Tho oh ecton to tho surface oondensers used rs thai
the tubes Of which they composed subjected 10
or soms other destructive action that
in snor, renders tho apparatus partially wholly
Imperative.
me reyrgcraor leaves the condensing engine intact
rot interfering @i,h or changing the operation of It In
any respecf ox-tn thai the injection water frou.
the 'hgt wsu t,to -.vnk ofscoi lts purpoc OF con
densing the steam e%h listed INTO the conpcn'r) ana
alter passing through tho apparatus and cooIi9g u
down Io nearly TO- tho temperature of tho outboard
water delivers the condenser % be rcaseithc
operation being continued thus without admitting or
usug any quantity greater than s needed %
MAKE up for ekags or wasie Ia of damage " the
apparatus, the engine be uacd with ,hs ordinary
"sa water injection, obvating the objection - the
surface conicassr that Ia Of break or damage 70
the engine Ia rendered useless (oxcep, by working non
oondcnsing) uniil tho condenser Ia repaired
The e'rcfrigorstor" " supplied with water BY ths move
men, vcssei through tho water making tho cheap
c-i mems OF supply yet devised
The hull Of tbe vessel ha been strengthened ai he
can carry very heavy battery, and shs rates 80 high