The New York herald., 1863-08-30

into oomuIiseon The following Is has N nsr oMcers-
Acting Ensign and Executve 0Gcev-E Jaacrin.
5fdaer's Mdte-Peter Howard.
Wa'ch Ogcey-wm. Mcfarland.
JAsHsrows. 22 Tho sailing sloop jamestown arrive
at Macao, China tho LIST OF June. Her passage wa
very tedious from Batavia Island Of Java on account
heavy rains and Gains. On her way from Cape Town
coast Of Africa TO Batavia, she encountered series
storms, and the Sd Of April wea,hered most terra
gale, which lasted for forty eight hours, officers an
crew all well.
IrAscA, The gunboat Itasca arrived at the Fhils
dclphia Navy Yard on "Wednesday from New Orleans
which place she left on tho 18th inst. she comes hom
fer repairs, having been in the actions Fort
Port Hudson and vicksburg and at the taking or Nc,
Orleans. She has been hit number Of times. Some
the shots having entered below the watsr line, she ha
leaked badly. but continued in service until the 1s
this month. Her armament consists q four euns-on
eleven Inch iaeA pivot gun, twenty FOUNDER Parros
gun and two twenty -four Founders. The following Is
list OF her onnccrs:- e. fH 8s
Liestesant Commandey-R. +. R. Lewis.
Assistanf SAraeon-Heber Smith.
RGyM0ser--Arthur J. rritchard.
EMQinee-Acting First Assistant David fraxor Thist
Assistants Henry G. Hensnaw, ~ Gerry John Bostwick
AciiMg Masseys-Edmund Jones. syivanus NickersoD.
Aciine kaster's AatA-W. Z. Bridges, Henry Meron
George Spencer.
NAVAL 0nDms-Lieuteuant Commander Lester A
Beardsies ordered to the steamer Grand Gulf.
Asstani Surgeon Isasc H. Hazctoa detached mon the
Paul Jones and waiting orders. tss
Third Assistant c. Christopher detached from special
duty at Washington and ordered to the Eutaw.
VIM. Harkness has been appointed professor q
mathematics in the United States Navy, vice Proessor
J. g. Hubbard, Of Connecticut, deceased. Hs appoint
mont dates from the cath instant.
PusorAi--Ensign Vim. W. CrownipsnicId, tbs sxecu-
tive ocer Of the United states gunboat Nphon who was
captured by the rebels on New Inlet while with biz boats
he was endeavoring set Hre tho blockade runner
He6e was Of the late Captain Jacob Crownnshied
United States Navy. i+s a
AZ tho time Of his capture he hs fathers sword
but being determined that should nol fall INTO polluted
hands, hs threw overheard before his capsof could
reach him, and then jumped into the SURF where hs was
picked up by the enemy.
DzAms.-Twenty-si six deaths were reported 70 tho Do
partment for the week ending August a. Of which nine
were officers, as follows t III
VIM Fisk, Acting 6unnsr, pneumonia, died August 8,
VIM. wessOo, Assistant Engineer. Jay I, Mississippi
Robert Cameron. Acting Masters Mate June 2e hospI
Frederick Bull Second Assistant Engineer, romitsan.
Wv Psrke Acting Assistant Surgeon, typhoid fever,
August y nssissippi aqusdron. M.
- ~-Sssse ANASsoSt uA"WuS~s SuAy Atb
Jas. McKntt, Acting Masters Mate, febrilo in.ermlt.
tent, August IL. Mississippi squadron
Charles 8. Kendrick Acting Master Commanding, 70.
brile remttent, August 13. Mississippi squadron.
Martin Dunn Acting Lieutenant typhoid fever August
13, Mississippi squadron
WASHINGTON NAVY rAsp. am
The captured Clyde steamer Neptune, which recently
arrived here Is to bo fitted up for service and In conse
qucnce win receive Immediate general overhauling
She was hauled the ways at the beginning OF the pre-
sent week. W
The new boiler OF the Bibb is now being completed.
This vesscl was formerly cutter The steamer
Leslie has received her boiler and the other repairs
ere being completed upon her. The Anacostla viii DO
placed upon the ways after the Neptune has been oated
OFT Tho Eureka has been thoroughly repaired and ftted
up and IL nov rsndy for trial trip.
substantial Belgian pavement being laid from tho
oces in tho yard TO the whavves the west side Tho
various departments kept busy day and night in the
different branches Of business The work on the new
ordnance foundry 10 proceeding slowly. II 10 being
erected on piles Tho six largo furnaces conpleted
and the stacks raised to height OF eighty feet Tho
extreme hoght Is nuadred feet The furnaces arc
erected % that any number bc used at one time.
One hundred Thousand pounds OF metal be melted al
once. Tho plan, though original, win undoubtedly be
successful One million Of bricks have been used In
completion Of tho furnaces Fourteen smaller furnaces
will be built in the western part Of the structure. Alto.
ssher, the Affairs ~ the yard quite interest
ing aspect at the present tme t,..
Tho gunboats Fuchsia and Tulip src rapidly approach.
Ing completion and will soon join tho blockading fess
Tho following are tho officers Of the Fuchsa - 81.
z;:s ze;.s hss- Hsr-H p ss1sss M.ss., commanding
Afccwfivs CDFc1-Master c. H. Walker. t@
Adasr's Noes. b. Kline. c.F
Engimeeys-H. KNIGHT, A. Billiard and G. G. Castell.
CdpediNs Clevk-Wiiliam Clark.
Pdsmaaev's Cievt-J. Mills. f#s4
Tho following arc tho officers OF tho Tulip -
Aa;rs E~sig~-s g, sluytsr. commanding.
Execvtive Nestsy-H. Taylor.
Adaer's Mdte--D. Hoard
Enginers-E A. Barry, w. o. Miller and @. Il PARKS.
Cdptain's Cleyk-G. Brandon. lesa
Pdymasev's Cleyk-J Carripgt0u.
cnARLEsrowH NAVY YARD.
AxxoNcosuc, THE new sloop WAR 20 be buils az
the Cnarlestown (Mass.) Navy Yard 10 to be named
the Ammoncosuc She will be the largest vessel OF th
class built for navy. and will prove both formid.
able and fast will take about six months construct
her, andhrce months 10 supply her With machinery
She will be 3lS fesE In length, 5000 tons,
and draw about 1917 feet Of water. Tho Ammoncosuc
will be tho shsspcss vessel built by the govsa
mcn being designed entirely Tor speed ana viii be very
light Hsr speed, II b computed, will reach sixteen
Knots under steam aione Her armament viii comprise
guns-vz: three two hundred Founders and feur
,roadsde guns Of cighnch Sore Her Dimensions are as
over ALL 345 feet; length betwcen pcr.
pcndicuars three hundred ana twenty Ave feet beam
,xrcme forty -four feet inches depth to spar deck
twenty-five feet ten and a half inches She will carry
Two engines diameter or cylinders. hundred nches
propeller sixteen feee The engines gesred tho
propeller win have double its spced The kses for two
other sloos about two thousand each being
laid They win be about two hundred aud seventy Ave
long forty feet wide and deep and
Lao anfonJAd fox arood Thair hrld.pr .l nrnarx