The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-07
Il III Il N A v Y.
The Destruction OF the Sl0Op-Of-War
Preblc-Detaiis OF Her Services In the
Navy, &c., SC.

Preblc-DetaiIs Of Her Services tn the
Navy, &c., sc.
We learn through rebel sources that the United States
sloop ofwar Prebe totally destroyed by fire on the
2sth ult oil Pensacola. She probably took Are, and,
despite the efforts OF her officers and crew. has been
burned fafNa
The Prcble a sixteen gun sailing soop, and was
built at Kittery, Maine, in 1880 and was Of the
smallest vessels of her class being only five hundred and
sixtysx tons register She lit feet in length, 81
feet beam aud 10 feet depth of hold She carried about
eight tons Of ballast and slowed for about
hundred days, and IA .1s2 gallons fresh water She
sailed and steered wc except in light winds, and upon
the whole she was very fair sea boat
The Prebe left Portsmouh N H., on tho Cd OF June,
1910. on her rst cruise, under the command Of Com
mandsr s. L. Breese, special TO the of
Labrador, returning November Of the
year. She put In commission aud sailed tho 18th
OF January, 1871, command OF Commander voorhics
and In moath afterwards joined the squadron OF
Commodore G. w. Morgan on the Mediterranean station
Commander VOORHEES, died at Smyrna, July 81 1912 aud
the command thou desoved Lieutenant Junius Boyle,
until Comm inder W. H. Nicholson sent out in Octo.
Der Of the same year.
she returned To- Boston August 81, l843 aud was
fitted ard the 2ith Of January 1914. she sailed
special service 10 south America, commanded by Com
mauder T w. Frcelon. After performing the duty de-
OF June 1874 ard sailed again the 9Th Of September
Of the year to ion the squadron Of Commodore
Perry, the Of Africa. She renamed that
station year and twenty days when she again en-
cred our barbor.
The Prebe remained al The Navy Yard about twelve
months, when she was commissioned under Commander
w +. Shields and sailed with u convoy to the Pacific,
arriving Valparaiso January 28 ls47 She then joined
tho squadron Of Commodores W Shubrck and Ap G.
JOKES, and visited Monterrey. Nag sak japan, and Homo
lulu, where she arrived the 2st OF August, 1919.
while at the latter port difficulty occurred between the
King and the French Consul two large sailing sioots
and small OF tho harb,r seek redress.
large portion Of the of the Prebls lying sick
in temporary hospital outside Of the fort, and tho
French commander threatenc TO fire the town. Com
inander Gynn protested aud notified tho Frenchmen il
they fred single shot he would open the batteries Of the
Preble and OF the brig Lawrence then ypg in port Hun
dreds Of whaemen volunteered 10 the guns Of the
Preb,e and tho writer who asss,of yc,tag the
springs the ship, and putting the vcssei In lighting
trim. The ErcIch did not dare open tho town but
under the OF the night sent In boat expedition
spked the guns in the fort and thea stealing the Kings
yacht, departed.
After this affair she was Despatched on special service
nlan and returned New York the 81 Of January
1851 and the Of 1851 she fitted up for
practice snip for tho mdshipmen at Annapolis
In 1857 she went around To Phlaicphia, and from
thence 10 Norfolk where sbo placed in ordinary Until
fitted out Tor the Brazil squadron under Commander
A. Jenkins she remained that station for about q
year when she attached to the Homo squadron.
Al the brerkn ont of the rebellion she nj the Bos
ton Navy Yard, aud hastily pot commission and
u ses. After being tue blockade FOR
she attached TO the West Gulf Bockaing squadron,
where sho has remained Her has been
respects very cvonsfi, and her loss will be the
sourcs ~ regret 10 many who have sailed IN her.
The following Is list OF the officers OF tho United
States sloop OF war rreble--
Actng Maaer CJmmamf,n0--w. v. shankisnd.
Asstaarf euTcen--J. knight.
Aofipg Asstsdm PGtpanrey-w J. Hoodess
Aofing Ea1yns-B y Knowi,on T.. -. King, j. 3 Clark
Acf,n0 MGacr's Nis-francis r. Parks.
BaItsurfn-Jobn Bates.
Aeffg GyrB1--iames A. Cummings.
C1rpcnfer--Iohn Mcfsrian.
Sdiincker-Geo. W. Gist