The New York herald., 1863-09-08
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OPTICAL vrsu or ADMIRAL ssrr THE Psoonrs NAVY
Yam Admiral Joseph Smith, Chief OF the bu'eau ~
Yards and Docks paid ofcial visit TO the brookn
Navy Yard yesterday, and was received py Aain"a
Pauding with all the honors due his rank. Aamnai
Smith Il now IN his annual OF inspection 70 me navy
yards and we win say that In no yafu WIZ hc w" ~
much being done and pushed Iofwa'" WIN 81 "uc
zeal and rapidly this yard. commodore hAu'oiu
and commander Fillebrown are host IN themselves
while tho officers Of different departments do all that
can be done TO hurry tho work. and Of the same TINE
10 have II done we'll
MAIL FOR CnAsssros. The United States naval trans
mort star OF the south. Captain Woodruff will sail To-
d,v with ordnance stores, feet before Charles
ton Letters persons board OF vessels on that sta
tion sent the Lyoeum at the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
before today, win go out In this vessel The
United states army transport Fulton Captain woton,
will sail Wednesday. Letters TO 60 by her must be
sent through the Post Once.
MANS FOR THE EAST GuLF sQuADRoN.-The supply
steamer Uaon Lieut.. Conrey, win leave this port on
the l1,h nst for Key West, Pensacola, &c. Packages
should be sent to thu Brooklyn Navy Yard few days
previous TO the day OF sailing.
MARINE coRts.-The only four marine officers who are
al This station inform statement to the effect
that one OF their number making himself ridiculous
while horseback at tho Central Park, on Saturday
last Is untrue. No marine officer was in that locality on
the day In question The probability is that the reporter
does not know marine officer from an artillery officer,
whose corps adopted the style OF shoulder
knots as arc by the occrs attached to the
navy.
MACEDONIAN, 2o-The United States sloop ofwar Mace
don.n was cruising at the entrance OF the Straits OF
Gibraltar the 17lh ult.
TnB FIRST CLASS SCREW sIoore.-The steam soops-of
Hartford Richmond and Brooklyn, at the Brook
yn Navy Yard to be put In order soon as posi-
BILE. and the Niagara Boston, Is 70 be ready about
the time It surmsed that these four noble ships
destined special service not yet made public
Rumor says that they will 60 the Atlantic to ope
ratio together special squadron on the coast OF Eng
land and France and this seems mot unlikely, Judging
from the present aspect Of foreign relations. Either
these vessels match for any frigate IN the
Rglsh French navy. II is said that the Pensacola is
TO como north for repairs, and viii Join this
squadron.
CoHnoDoRs READ e.-The United States gunboat Com.
nodore Read went into commission yesterday Al the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. The following 10 q list Of her
onicers-
Acting VoluW!er LfewtsnaM Cop,nafdinG-rhos Pick
ering.
Assistast S,srDcon-J. Wilson.
Assistant Pdyndser-J. j Dufe'd.
Aet,ng Nas,er--E +. Turner.
Acting Easig,s-E s. shurtlen. G. Ainsworth, L. Void.
Acting Masters Aases-H. D. Jones, Z. X Rowland and
Enqimeeys-Actius Third Assistants w. =. Andr sws,
John Westinghouse and i. Moran.
ARRIVAL OF THE UNITED syATEs SHIP mo.
The United States ship Ino, Acting Master James n.
Williams commanding, has returned from cruise in the
south Atlantic and the equator. She touched at the
Island Of Fernando dc Noronha. Captain Ilams was
Informed by the Governor OF that island that about the
l7;h June the British snip Aggrpina touched there
with cargo Of coal for the Alabama, and sailed the
day for Bahia. Captain williams not hc,rd Of any
privateer in the South Atlantic.
The no cruised tho equator from longitude 20
70 49, and latitude 30 north 80 south. sho sailed the
distance Of $500 miles on the equator In the usual track
Of outward and homeward bound American vessels.
The Governor Of Fernando Dc Noronha assured Captain
Williams that Confederate pirates would mot be allowed
% anchor a. that Island. The Brazans preparing
togve then warm reception In case they should do so.
1ho lno sailed from thence July %.
The following b list Of the ofhcers Of the Ino:-
Acting Masfev apd Consmdndey-James ". " lllams.
Acin0 Nassr daa Executive ONgcU-Samuel Curtts
Assistdnt Paymaser-John L. G. Strong.
Asssant lSurgeon-H. w Mitchell.
Acirg Ensisas-Julius r Boyer, Robert W. Parker,
Henry Welton.
Acisng Na,ty's Mates-Jchn r. Arnett, Robert L. NJ
Jones, VIM. A Osborne. George w. Rich.
Cdpdin6 Iierk-H T. B Harris.