The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-11
TIE ABUSES OF TIRE NAVY.
mr.. Dicserson's Rrply 10 Chief Engineer
lakewood.

M ishcrwood has at last answered. the case u ado
against him ~ court Of justice, and attempts 10 v,sss
she yord,ct Of Jury by proving that Icss.er
Nov VIII settle any question to that ~ admit
dig The purposes Of this case, that q, know
cylinder bead from foil moon, which, Z am told
resembles An investigating comm ttea viii mo-
babty make hm conscious that A. = ON trial
and so,L Whenever apply tor sWvs.on as engine
driver N tho navy, will be tu esoaeh 10 ssquire
wte her s@ oospesent Til III n sba,, not permit the
mIort4pt QUESTION OF the, rxesos, oondcN of the
Sa'y - D. sonHod with my merits, ask your space
Gu my ma cation
ips real question now hAlcco te country Whether
oar shrs6 ear oci Other navies, and
~se'h"rtbey usc stsa n expaas,vsy osbor SHIPS do
aae dutle1iipn between ships and others thst all
ether shps Una,ev,N The exception OF small
Sors, Sss al, "snd.pemde~f cut or, by which vs.
Sns~M = Gus OF i~deysssent Of H. exhaust odites,
whccsss, ships ass no iudepen-
aentss OH at all, wSoreby they kse the great part
TtS expansive value OF steam, for whenever tho steam
M .on shorter by he steam valve BY The same opera
tts the exhaust cartier and wbat - gained
a sud by rxpsuson ~ lost al the other epd oy
'ororsuy The stcs And so bad are the oapy engines
To- rnft, although they are IN pairs. at
.rsht Angles a. ca other yet shey have frequently
"a, 20 "a e,Snes their .srsS, thus
,proy g Of engine it's centre
b. "a srel unable TO go They
10 ea,tue the'otber, and the snip gels but
tutc yer ~ his reply lsherwood endeavors TO
eva,ic mo trrs issao rs follows
The ac,r sleeps Is simply tho known
tap ,ayr 90. % enson nnk Of amos. am, ersa use IN The
chant s's~,ce BY this Arrangement the steam be cut
tn r,on al ~lof The engineer W merely tnrnng
mh.c rci pkelson attempts 70 produce the impression
th~, NJ. ent,on.
rs'v ever conriSed.
So.x, What !. ~ country think OF this when
s,s rs, lbs statement simply an attempt 10 convey
g. ~ "nrr $50" by telling only part OF the truth
"eabot ~ prosier engines have stevenson Ink
she tsn~na his ~ adapted 10 puppet valves but They
all Esvo, aiattoa b a. onoher sdioe called nd
smfsa or hch he discdyd from Ans ard hesbq
roa ih-si firs "hnk notion used on other engines
o"t 'er'he pariose Of cu on but for the purpose OF
geserg Tho ana they must have II for that
i.'-s b"ths u i,sfodd Of cia ~ Now SIR whit
d. yo, think . that statement there anything
ised my sfcech worse than that never suspected
asberwcod'of aciiag anything excep such statements
,hc above, others iike.i,, which nj hrs book
The lrqT.s and all the Old shiIs have a''Sevepsop
lslnk these new boats have bat they have also
Cd. n'eneneat cnton valve, aud they have Tho large
'cyiirJers whereby the cutoff be made nsetu
'by s,sniY for expansion sherwood states truly
itt heif"iaois smaller than the new sloops but he
so",o, state mat the cylinders much larger where
Vi, sAs as expand her steam, and SO the
lpo~er winch extansion yields What have urged upon
tboiN+U7cuy not rs sherwood says, "be modest
ion tie engineering oI the navy placed
h"rds bot mat the return to the plan OF the
troois The General Admiral. Re d'ialia and nil The
The wor'd-plans which and used
before Twas born have advocated "a change
'tem t,se plans except by gradual Improvement and
mad settled the plans. iSee the pre-
sace To my speech now I'm pamphlet and note .. IS
Now, Is % lie feusacoi. sherwood makes tins state
two ltns order that might be boosted
ass s S ana en-
se S . ss 70 'a sa S r.. ss
Tract" h~eycr as Their work Progressed cei iatn IN
s"a IN to- %Se HI scrs r.,
rs a .H %e. n the surface Of
H W and he
A.tl !. r"l,, applied the of the
Sy s G he 20 ye os 81 ws srs
d MAXIMUM tr service and decreased her value and use
in change the se,ew-which absolutely necessary
TO allow The engines 90 lsncoS At asr ta b. ossn
h-sns apparatus all OF brass and aIee portion OF The
mo as s ss dock ssp Of Ssss NAVY mad
tn, err ana keei altered to SUIT the new s.res
Man but without effect The Efforts Of Msssrs Mallory end
In ~ noe ven % the ssentof nrsysisd and The
Prnsac H DELIVERED INTO the haads Of D,heeon
with an h. pleased
Now TINS statement s Just like the other only
game The fact that the pensaeo nearly
i6OR hen Undertook TO make engines for her. and
she constructed TO hosting two baded screw
which was sben The usual plan IN the navy When we
uDderi0 her engines applied TO the Secretary for leave
70 .,tef tina, plan and substitute liked tour aded
-sc'cv, which | insisted would produce great nd.
sisted sherwood says, by all the bureaus, and
Governor loucey yielded to The strength q the
euineutS brought bear Inn, ard q n
sequence The original plans for stern bearines &c.
witch fhe 0oc npient egnrers bed made, not wewere
apr yod that UHi States s:ecmr since built
respect liked bladed and
nst..c sernpcsI nsiead q the broad wooden
t,r og.,d eroca frop ne drd'cnss of he Pisrcoc,
altered only . sun the various needed have
sad aid now say, thai tins change aiooe the
navy thus produced. would pay tie cost Of the Pepsa
u she had sunk the day after ste finished Now
what d. you ihnk q TINS attack what do yon tnink Of
public accusation against me, that bad made screw
"nhaa aaad loager Dc hoisted oie Il ne ,oaG, and
which blades Increased from two 10 four. if
these offences, while al the time that very
smp, oyemenl has been adopted by The navy % all ne
1rtlf ~ he To- Los
VI che Pcufacoa2
Then follows ihie statement
few noutbs since Dickerson assured he Navy Depart
world aud dimculIs lay want oi cara
sSesasbs ases "a ns speecs de promised ina. i lie De
:eea Oh those would serfecon
and .he Department TOOK him n his WORD ..,--
thai eyey lsey winch ne large a. MY or cans
No o,Icnt~ spared for The
Dc Obtained = would De a great benefit
Ths T. near Ike predecessor possible The fact
Tim after fbe Pensacola had teen ashore the
Florida reefs she sent 70 New Orleans, With Der
fIes cot q Ice the ship Itself hogged the eondensers
broken away from the engines by the working the snip
when ashore, and q course much disabled The Depart
Bent attempted 10 have her condemned and sold
Old there. but ir Forbes, FOR !
had bent several engDes offered TO buy those
engines, e Pot INTO merchant ship, uron my
assurance hat they (as they are) the best the
world to-day Is headed on the plan but Captain Fox
reported sr. Forbes that the engines could be
work, vbereupon Mr.. Forbes wrote 20 ak.
iuc would send man u elevate them and repair
tbem eeted, sayin that did these people would
take advantage Of IL 10 that had failed and
knew that IL Impossible e. put them IN order without
ory dock 70 Strengthen the snip &C Mr. Forbes how
eve urged me and cotseptec 70 send Dnt pro
teotsd myself ~ writing % the epar,meu the
tiary u What implied by sherwood statement, aud
saying that Mr. Cameron could hrng nome the snip
could not repair Der then. These letters c Is, n,
Napg DEPARTMENT. aud ON the trial sabtouaed Mr.
wees 50 produce them 10 court; but he refused 20 obey
the Summons, which thought Judcious under The cir
Mr. Cameron New Orleans aud or
oay reported 70 the Secretary that the eng could
be repaired there, bat that be could clean the
mud with winch they bad filed her Gender sere,
and do fueb things as engine driver ought
DO Upon this report Itself tie san Secretary Of the
Navy aDdorpcf order 20 80 and do what be could,
wh,cO report with Captain fox's hapdwriting pro-
n -nI.Aa 49, FOL