New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-22
Naval Moycmen

The famous prize Petcrhoff was yesterday put
In commission, az the Brooklyn Navy Yard. as a
thorough nanofwar having gone through the process
Of conversion in the most successful manner. The
guard Of marines marched down her at o'clock. the
crew from the North Carolina went on board az the
hour and few minutes afterward the Stars and
Stripes were hosied from her peak She viii now re-
ceive her Goals and provisions, and leave for active
service In few days. She has been painted the regu
aton color end presents the appearance OF reeuia,
Savy.bnit clipper corvette she IL as sharp forward
as tho blade Of knife, yet she has excellent beam
amidships
Messrs. johnson & Higgins Of this city are
the parties who have made arrangements TO raise the
weehawken. 1t is said that the Navy Department will
that the relatives and friends OF the ofcers and
crew Of the Weohawken receive the money due 10 them
IMPORTANT NAVAL ORDERS.
The following il the latest list of orders issued
from the Navy Department: Ensign James Wallace.
Boatswain Chas. A. Bragnor. Gunner Tbos :. Cassidy
Carpenter X e.. Thomas and Ssilmaker ID. G. Brayton
are ordered to the Brooklyn; Lieutenant Commander
Jas Parker. to the Seneca Ensign La Rue L. Adsms
TO the Hartford; First Assistant Engineer Henry b.
Nones 10 tho Ascutneyi Third Assistant Engineer
David Jones to the Mendoza Third Assistant Engineers
Cipriano Andrade and Henry +. Bradford. 70 the
Pontiac; Gunner r. j. Bescbam. TO the Canaan.
daigua; Carpenter Thomas d. Wilson. 20 special duty
at New.York; Third Assistant Engineer Henry ID.
McEweD to the schusett; Assistant Surgeon stephen
d. Kennedy. 20 examination THIRD Assistant Eng neers
y. e. Goodv In. and Hayilsnd Barstow TO the Brook
Third Assistant pgineerJ X Oakford to the Kansas
Sur eon Jas NJ Greene A. President Of a Board OF
Naval SURGEON, 10 be convened af the philadelphia
Naval Asylum on tho 10th inst. for the examination Of
for promotion and admission into The Medical
Department Of the Navy; Surgeons j. H. FoltS and A.
A. Henderson, AZ members 81 the Board; Captain Geo,
y. Emmon to spseisI duty at M.shinsten d. &. Lieu.
tenant Commander Dawson Phoenix to command the
yn; Third Assistant Engineer John u. 1oppiu 10 the
Drooklyni Commander Napoleon y. Harrison and Lou
tenant Commander " m. N. Gamble, to the South At
lantio BlockAiing Squadron.
DETACHED.
Coypmanler .Inln a. HanuynOnt from tho
South Atlantic Blockading Squadron and ordered
North: Lieut. Com Wm Gibson. from the command II
tho Seneca aud ordered to command the Nipsc Lieut.
Com j. N. Bradford from the command Of the Nipsic
and ordered duty Fleet Captain Of the South At
lsntic Blocksdng S9usdron; Acting Ensign J. ID. i.
Giddcn from tho Hartford. and ordered 70 the semi
mole; Lieut. Com. Ed T. Iul, from the Naval Acai.
envy. and ordered TO the Brooklyn Lieut.. Horace y.
Mullar from the Iroguois. ard ordered to the Naval
Academy; Lieut. Thos. l.. Swami, from the Naval
Academy and ordered TO the Brooklyn; Lieut.. w S.
Sciiey. from ordnance duty at the washington Navy.
ard and ordered Ia the Wateree; Gunner John Gas.
kins. from the Canandaigua Chief Engineer Alex.
sides Chief Engineer John T. whippe. from the Phil
F1o1idsucs. CHEZ Engineer 70 Harmon isf '9 New
North 10 duty in the Philadelphia Navy Yard; Chief
Engineer W. W. DUNCAN. from tho Board Of Examin.
ing Surgeons and ordered 70 the Dscotah Second As
sisant Engineer John H. Hunt. from the Tioonderogu
and ordered 10 the Dacotah Third Assistant Engineers
John H. Scott and Charles II. Greeneaf from the
Owaeco. and ordered 70 the Galens; Third Assistant
Engineer James { Kafer. from the Ticonderoga, and
awaiting orders; Ensign o. A Batchellor from the
Sassacus. and ordered to the West Gulf Blockading
Squadron; Capt Percival Drayton from ordnance duty
ct New-York. and ordered 20 duty Fleet Captain
OF the West Gulf Bockading Squadron; Third Assist
ant Engineer Charles f. Marsand from the Lacka.
wanna and ordered North Com. j. W. A. Nicholson.
from the command Of the Shamrock. and ordered TO
duty in the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron;
Carpenter IL. II. Louvre, from the " ashngton Navy.
Yard. and ordered to special duty at Nsw.York