The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-09
Arrival Of the United States
Screw 6loop Richmond.
nER SERVICES DURING THE War.

nER SERVICES DURING THE WAR.
Admiral FaErasut En- Rsuts for
= sl's "a New York, eae
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m United States screw ssop Riehmond, Capt. horn
ton a. JenkiDs arrived u the navy Yard yssssrday
noon having sailed from The soutAwt Pass On tho slss
sN On arriving on the Navy Yard she saluted Admiral
rsudiug, which aCknowlsdgsd By The guns Of the
North Carolina .ef8
ms vessel dsssrv Ing q mere thar passas nosIcs.
- ahs has been in many engagements hat how she
has escaped total destruction us since seems truly won
derfu and, 70 svs readers an sa of ths number q
timss shs has been under Are give ths following -
a her engagements, copied from The bowl q briar
wood pipe reporter found ag under the poop deck
whsn be visited nsr yesterday aftssnocn'- m, 49,
1-wIsh thosebef steamer Ivy, September 10, 1851.
2-Whh ths rebel ram Manassas, as the Southwest
Psss, October ~, 1851. A9oa H ~ l's Ra3
3.--E0rs NcRas Nov. ~, 1851. ho
S.--Forts jackson and g. Philip, Apsil ~, lse2
rs~Chalmssts batteries and New Orleans, April -,
lsee ae ,r sa,M
A-visksburg, JunA %, 1852. n4raw Euels
f-Iiehs with rebel rou-cad Aykansae July u, lee9
s.-rort Hudson. March, 1862, .t .ysa,
Ihe HI does not BY any msans cover each tims she
bs bssn subisctsd 70 The Ars Of the rebel gums but Il
w give the reader dss shaG she has not been IN e
chip since sbe has been ID ooumAiou. shs has always
bssa Of tho most effective end rsabs ships Of Ad
mli HArrasuss squadron, ana sbs returns North for
repairs a Tho most extensive character she has bssn
rsda,ed time after time with I'm o,sctiis of Tho sosmy
end y u the prsseat time leaking very badly.
So Ia Of tho class the Lancaster, Brcskyn and
Hartford and constructed a the Gosport Navy Yard
Norfolk under the direction Of tho aae Samuel T. Hastt
Her nall h-Lsngth between perpendculars, 226 feet
length from billet 70 taafaf. 25o feet length for
sonoag ~ fess depth Of bold feet inches draught
Of wssss with asmamsus, Se Is feet inches dispacs
msat u th draught TONS DO a. II fees sac tons
assa q immersed sscson sS7 square feet sounase Of
a. aosa oies tons engh Of engine end boisr space,
II fest. 1 Mns#t "4na
me machinery was also constructed in the Gosport
Navy Yard, from the desigus Of Samuel Archbod, Late
Engineer Chief United States Navy and Of two
horisontal back acting engines. Diameter Of cylinder.
fess 10 inches length Of ssroke f pston fcot dame
W Of air pump, 10 inches diameter u crank
snas, l2x inches; diameter Of screw shaft II inches
maximuA pressure q sssnn, - pounds, and the
maxman rsvolusoos attained u shs pressure are a.
me engines are AtssA With pecslas asrangensnt Of
valves connected with sicks' improved eutoG There
are three valves upon each end d tho cyndsr and hsy
operated by species Of link motioa arranged that
whsn the INK mid position both rockshaft pins
disconnected and the valves closely seated This appara
sus works very WE'LL but the quantity Of machinery
quirsa, No complication, and great number o.
moving parts, snord . very serious objertIon
anA dsssscs very much from shs practical value o
an adjussshssi eus-c6. Tho cylinders sey nstsd
with steam issksts, and the main brasses are
chAmberod 70 admit couGnuoas stream Of wasss "a
pass through shsm without conins In ooetact witk shs
journals The and screw shafts are coupd with
wrought Iron universal coupling which allows consdsra
bls dsviasisa q ~ shan without asesns The sneins
Ths screw shs 10 Aued with both the collar and ths
scus snssss bsaross. snd that portion Of passns
through ths dsad wood cased with 6snss asd works
upn lisnunviss bushinss. sns y supplied wisa ssrsc
of Martins vertical tubular boilers, WHOSE dmsnssoos
arss--Is0ssh a bsaIess, 10 feet inchss breadth, n
feet ischs height, exclusive of steam chimney, IA
feet inchss DO. i0olusivs m do, II feet inches
total number d furnaces. 10: wioth d d.. 3
fsss; length q sTstss, 0 feet Q ipchss; tosAi mum.
ber Of tubes in boilers. $500; length of
do, feet ischss external diameter d ds., acbss
toAi crate surface 10 bos 2ss square feet total beat
ng surface 10 Do INA sqsass fest danssse q smoke
pps fest ipsAss bsiets Of do shove grais suraos.
70 fsss d snnkspps, ala square fsss least
U0sWo0o suv8 w vSsoSws 49, ~tuss~ tv"ss ouS y
these boilers oonssisatss he dooksy," sod consists 0
single farDaos bat may q any time b ussd IN
lion with the main boilers. N
Tbs propeser y q braas. Hs diameter being IL feet
length d do. fsss inches pitch of d., 70 feet, s1
psndmG 70 - fsct number Of bsdss. a. tossi weight Of
propsIlsr, II no pounds ms forward edge of ne pro
pslss Considerably sway. whilst sbs sfsss edge
sessy sqsars
sbs 10 ship rsssd, and upoa Nc vsas~ she bsanti
full ,ookag vessel.
Yesterday reporter visited ~ shs quietly hay
anchor od shs Coo dock and found that she atm bsass
The booorabs scan os aseive ssrvics. 10 would take
more spsos Than W ON dsvcss so describe ocass
them. How straassly dsrsus shs appeared yesterday
n oompasisea Vim ~ time ws lass sew hes whsa hsr
brosdsidss Ausdersd victory Fraspss squadron q
Forts ~. Philip and Jscksoa and again Chainssss.
Then she was . dsaih dsaiIag dsnoa. To-Day sbs -
peaceful AZ . merchant zip. portion " boz heavy
battery has besn IN behind but she st continues 10
shcw formsdabss broadssds u nincln guns
We saw many familiar fscss-smong them the Signal
ousrermasssv, Mcknight; bas, alas, mssy bright spirs
vbose form oOcs psoaly red hoss docks has sous home
TO ashs no more
While we're On board Q heavy thssder shower
~. asd ths ghssns sruck the ship the fore and
main royal masthsads bus, guided By tbs ishsnins con-
ductors passed IN safety overheard dong damage
oeyoha uAsumg lev who stood Dear tns ss1Dosfo
backstays
The Bsrsfxt-A1nrai ysrrsgats sasship-nd tbs
brooklyn Ss both yows for ycw Yors, and may be
BOXED fos - ~ The Admiral expected 70 ~ here
before hs Rsseoud bot has possbiy been dsiayed 10
starting. fML hs M
fhs foiieviss cnc~s ssms home passcussrs m the
chmond-snrgson A. A. Hcndersoo; Chaplain David
ID. Jsn,kls, Acting hassss hobart 7. Wyatt
Ths following lss II ths ohcsrs u the R<hmond -
Car<dts-f Thornton A. Jspkins.
Ltsa<sesf ONsaHa~r-EdwavdT Terry.
LssSieNa1f-viaoobdA q Dchbsy.
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p. rwAnp. sNNtfE E'|7'
swg>on-Lswh ,. wSHsams.
AssssfaM 5sypeNe-Jobs d. Mnrphy.
Pcy~dst0-kdwn seevsrs.
CsJ6as.s 0wAb-I -Inosssa A. Jeasns, Jr.
Ewswi civA-yn 7. gregory.
SwpeoNf aswg9-Wm. 2. Gross
CAW EnTsnM-Dsho ~ noore.
rrn %rsasn1 1H9sseH--0 y. ". Towv.
IGin1 firn/n(r6eU BNgjNer--A. tuchEpcn.
1n1yd Aa<c66of n. Turu Robert Wfer.