New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-17
Naval Intelligence.
sKErcH OF coMMANpEn NAPOLEos COLLlNs.

tut VAS appointed rom Indiana oil which State ne Is
al the present time citizen He entered The ba'Ai
ser ice on the 18th 81 January, ieH On the 9Th OF
Juy lsiO he was promoted 90 be passed midshlpuaD;
on The Oh OF November. 1916 he was promoted q, be
Lieutenant; ia 800 be was attached 10 the steam
iiIgiie SDsphehnnhr. On the East INDIA station the
ship being uDder tho command OF Commander Franklin
Buchanan, nov Admiral in the Confederate navy. Tie
Snsquclannab arriving home in March II that year.
lie M detached aud granted fmlOugh. In 1856 he
ordered - duty AT the navy yard Mare island,
California, under Captain now Admiral, j. g. fsrra'
gut
I'm ls5 he was detached and ordered 10 tho soop.of.
war Joln Adams comnsnder II. X. Half. then al.
tachod 10 the Pacific squadron. He was detached from
her in October, 49, and waited ORDERS until 1860 when
he was ordered 10 oin the s00p-oiwar Nandaa, cont
mandrr = F. Lee then one Of the East India Squadron
under nag officer g. *. Striking The breaking out Of
the Rebellion and The RESIGNATION OF large number Of
officers raiscd him on lie ii, and be stood No. 81 on
the list ofcoWmlrdcrs taking rank JOY 10, ist2 He
was ordered 10 command ihe gubboat C!adua az her
completion and Ia her participated in the attack and
c,ptnre of Port Toy under Admiral ;. T. Dupont lie
was detached from her and ordered N0Itn. ana given
command ~ the OctCrora On tho 2-th Of Angus leoj
be was detached from berhnd ordered TO tae i.bu.
scit In which vessel he has rendered his" inOus iof
his clp tGre Of tie Florida. Commander collins has
been ~ in tho naval serYice About - years
Of this time be Lss been sea- leaving only some seven
Yeas for shore and other duty This fact Is one twhch
any naval ofrt may Justly feel pIOHd. The set which
be has commit WAS no doubt fully weighed 10 ne
mind before ID WIS carried into execution. ana II was
done not for scligOFIcatiOu out tor the purpose ~ Fl
ding tie ocean ol a troublesome corsair. Commander
Collins r. Tepntcd 70 be- an officer OF good judgment
bold fearless vet acting under al circumstances undef
oIGCrs Win marked ability. aud manysre oil the opinion
ha. h. simply ob'yed ezpcit orders when he cat out
the Flor,da from the port % Baha-
TnHE NEW STEAM PICKET BOAT FLEE
As it has been tEe fortune of one OF the picket
boats 10 dcyc.ope tie new invention ol CHIEF Engineer
VIM W W. wood aud 10 demonstrate the destructive
and certain working II the DcN torpedo, give some
now and interesting mCs IN relation 10 the history OIL
the first fleet ., steam picket boats attached TO our
navy. This little bi' i'rmidnbG noiilt consists oi
1osc- known ~ 10 name. but bein, numbered ~ the
order IN which tcy were uuit. Admiral rIeGo!F was
ordered by the NaSy Department to construct some 81
these vessel, To relieve tie crows who were sublected
- many har,lp- gad much exposure while Oh the I'M
p0rtan diiy Of picket In the james River. Charleston,
ODilr and other halOOis Inc WORK was assigned ~
'aptain &. = Iofr-, ~ho has brought Them on', ana
To ast competed superior u ihe nist sent out
The boats are not unlike irgn.cs ennch. butt 81 I
wod aud copper hot1med. Each one Las one OF Ro9.s
patent engines little bur powerful and compact affair
The boilers were built by Cute Brothers schenectady
nOAT 10. |.
This boat w1s hult By Lewis Hoasland Of New
Bfur ~ lex ~ j., AID is ~ The following dimensions
Length - feet: bea feet inches. Thin is the YES
,e which under Lieut.. " Il. Cushing blew up The Con-
tolerate AlOemarle. sac was sunk b, a SHOT ron
The ran Is She sinking. She was under tue COM
mai.d Of Acting Ensign Wm. /. Hawfth.
BOAT 10. :.
Built hv ,ic same person at tle same place. She was
= feet m length and icet inches beam sac was ,
captured and burnt by tie Rebels. she was commented
UY ACtGng EAsIsu AnIfrN Nt'Dhioul
BOAT 40. 3.
Eupt bv the same parts al New Brunswick " j.; !
,he j. Of ne dimensions ~ No. anu l. now re-
ccyng her engine add being shoaihea on the bottom
With yucanHcd india-ubhor5n place o. copper
BOAT 40. I.
THIS boat Wa bull; by s.yanus Smith O, East Ros.
ton Mas Size Is - .cei In euyth 10 feet beam she
IA now in Hamilton Roads. The following are her OIL
cor, Acting.fn.ign. John Blake c'Tmafdlngi Acting
Third assistant II gince.. lewis Williams.
BOAT 30. >.
Buit az East Boston by > smith and Is Of the sane
dimensions ~ 80 T. SAe ls sailed for liar pton foaes
The following ate her officer. Actin ELsisn, John H.
Chapmln. commanding; Acting Third Assistant III
gincer Samuel iIawsins.
Tli. vessel j. the same as Aos. and ard IL now at
tie BROOKLYN Navy Nard hitting Up heE ohieers have
not been ordered as yet. /
Tie speed OF NJ Wa = miles per hour bat with the
improvement ~ the mode, ami tne greater perfection q!
hcr engines have increased their speed 1uhl No can
steam Ter ., miles pgs hOur with ease Lach oi tl'se
vessels carries LoNzef on The bow and crew Oi seven
men. They carry seven Day, coal and provisions. and
al al them iue Wood torpedo attached 10 then. IAe}
are very drfll vessels, and Tie Performance OF ~
rlone IN blowing W tho Albemare paid Tor tIe |9oo
fleet ten times over. \ large hitlD'4 % th'h VII ~
coi,t ruct "A Al once.
one 81 tire most interesting features 81 those vessels
are their engines which 4c ErON uhs thc doG9rpsiOn
(o,D engine. 10 differs material, uo;n
al. oihrr rec prucatlg ue.. AMI l5 entirely 0lNItnt
from tho rotary Ia IL pulclpe - aeIon, rs all ~ III
except that oi Oh. slide valve are rccpro-
N
morn simple than Hcst ruuTy engines, wbilo irtm the
nature II heir movements It's part. are less ap.e To
wear or get out OF order. Tie cylinder or piston
chBiJb,r consists OF al OuOns parallel sided box 10 by
inches, and inches in hght, the piston area beng
Ia0 thss The box contains Two p'st0ns of Ike form.
working ono within and AZ nigh, angles Wh tie other,
and both transmitting motion % siuye crank attached
directly 10 The inner piston IN such manner that when
either piston Is passing The dead point the other II eN.
trLg rs maximum force one valve serves tor induc
fon and cductlun To both pst0ns aud has m eplcycO
al ing
lhs machine H. IN ict, double engine, without the
intervention Of any rod, lnh. OF mechanical agency al
IN Kind and j. one II sc most ingenious and simple
applications OF steam ever .eeni the motJn Is yar
Ind tree. 10 can b, reversed instantly. The Nav! De
plrtmcut about 10 adopt II for SPECIAL use by she re-.
,ou alton Of 4 Board Of Naval Engineer. speed
Of nearly 10 niles per hour is attained in the picket
hna'- with from 80 70 e0 rev outups per minute. one
Of the great features Of the engine H. ta II takes up
in weight ana room less than 81 per centof anv marine
engine IN usc The larger pcketbosts 10 hs constructed
aIe 10 b. htted with this engine.
THE DICTATOR.
The Dictator has returned from her expert
tai cruise in the Lower Bay; she now lies al anchor
near edoes Island. Her ruldCr still gives much an
no,ancei SIZE made speed Of seven miles per hour with
revolutions.
SAILING OF THg GUNBOAT QUEEN, ETC.
The supply steamer Queen sailed Yesterday
Gr Hampton Roads She takes out aful' cargo Of sor,e
Tor Admiral Portry's squadron
The Remington VIII not he ready t0 sa GntiI Nainr
day I9ti inst Sine viii proceed 10 Norfolk Naval sta
ZION only but VIII take letter. and packages for the
squadron.
Iho bark GcnslOk Was taken into tho Dry
Dock yesterday at noon. She Is bein fixed for store
ship at Port ROYAL.
Tho Hyhiscus is taking IN her guns nnd stores, and
y N soon bee put into commission.
The Horace Bea j. searly ready for sea; she u bound
for Port Royal. = G., with stores.
The pon'OOtuc having received her repairs below u
waier.linc has been IN doos"d.
PERSONAL.
Admiral s. /. Dupont who is stopping at the
Asior House visited ,hc Nr'y Yard yesterday.