New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-22
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list Of her officers
Commander, Edward Simpson; As,i.t.ntsurse EassI
Holden Assistant Paymasier, Jessie woodbury. Asn'
Mater Samuel Huse PsynaseT's Steward, J. Dnnpiee
Surgeon, o. W. Davis Fret Assistant fngineer N r. ty
Second A''i,a. tasR,s1 ~ W. E0fe in,d M:ons1
Acting Engineers. L. O. Emmer'on and H. L. Baker; hse
nan, ". J. MeCoombA
THE RON.CLAD ROANOKE A SUCCESS.
EXPERIMENTS have been made on board the iron.
clad Roanoke at Newport News, and report OF
the proceedings has been forwarded to the Navy
Der artment. The ordnance and other departments
Of The vessel tested turn out 20 DO completely sue:
cessfuI and the Roanoke Is now at tho disposal OF
tie Government FOX any service 1t may zee NJ 70
order her 10.
AN ENTIRELY NEW TYPE OF IRON-CIADS OR.
DERED TO BE BUILT.
The Navy Department has decided 10 build an.
other new batch Of iron-clsd vesselsofwar differ
ing in several important respects from all those con-
structed il this country. Instead OF being pro-
PEELED by screw, they will have paddle-wheels,
and DO entirely iron, with only the necessary
wooden backing. The following parties have con-
tracted TO build one each Of the new vessels: Ihos.
Rowlsn Of Greenpoint, one contractor IN Philadel'
phia and one in Boston. These ships VIII DO mn
ished about the same time rs the fifteen light
drGught vessels.
IMPORTANT ORDER.
Admiral Paulding has promulgated the following
order:
"All off GERS Of the United States Navy attached
TO men- of-war at the New-York station, who do not
live on board their veesels will report daily OF u.
m. TO Commodore Radiord; and will remain al the
Yard during the working hours OF the cay, ready
for any service for which they may be required.
TWO sTEAM GuHBoATS ORDERED TO NEW
ORLEANS.
Orders were received yesterday at the Brooklyn
Navy.Yard, from Washington, directing the con-
handing officers Of the new iron gunbOats Gertrude
and Granite City TO proceed at once 10 New-Oreans
and report TO the Comuander-n-Cbief OF the Mis-.
sssippi squsGsoD These vessels both very fact,
and were captcred in attempting TO run the oloek-
ade. The Navy Department has gwen the com
rDand Of the Gertrude 10 Capt Cressy, late OF the
Inc, rs u mark OF appreciation OF lbs gallant con
duet when in charge Of that vessel.
MOVEMENTS OF MEN-OF-wAR.
Tie riot having subsided, all TIE United States
vessels Of var receiving their machinery, when
were brought to the Navy-Yard for security, Were
Yesterday towed back TO their berths in the Fact
River, several special towbosls having been char
tered for the purpose The naval patrol IL s:i par
tally kept up In the harbor, but it's force has been
diminished by two or three vessels
The iron prize steamer AGela came 70 the Yard
Yesterday and viii so 20 Sea on important duty IN
day or two.
THE NEW COMMANDER OF TIE RoN-cLAD
ROANOKE.
Capt Grert CanseyOort, who has been appointed
10 comm and the monster iron-ciad Roanoke, In tie
OPERATIONS which she Ia about 20 commence, If a
native Of New-York end an officer Of the regular
Navy. He entered the service on the 4th OF March,
1873 and has consequently been AZ years an officer.
OF this time lie spent ~ q; Pea, and ~ actively en-
ployed on shore. When the war broke out, be ~as
Chief Of Ordnance at ihe Brooklyn Nsvy-Yard, be.
ing annotated there with Capt. Fairfax Of the iron-
clad Nantucket. He was ordered on special duty IN
this city some months since. Capt. Gansevoort has
left town to join his vessel.
MAILS FOR THE BLOCKADE FLEET.
Letters papers aud parcels, properly directed and
left at the Brooklyn Nsvy-Yard, will be forwarded
TO the follow ing squadrons at the time specified:
For the Mississippi squadron, in the steamer Ger
trude on Thursday tto-morrow.
For tie South Atlantic Fleet, in the U. s. steam
transpor, Union, in about ten DAYS.
Box 'hs Eastern Gulf Squadron in the U. S
steamer NewberD. in about ten days.