New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-13
THE NAVAL ACADEMY IN 1854.
Examination Of ,andidntss for Admission
Great Increase in the Number OF Mid
shipmcn-Thc Future Omecrs OF our
FROM Our Naval Reporter.


FROM Our Naval Reporter
NEwPoRr r. T.. June o. 1864.
The Annual Examination of Cadets for adj
mls sion to the Naval Academy commenced nearly three
weeks ago and has nearly reached It's close To-Day
that deem proper forward my record OF the pro-
ceedincs BY tomorrow hope to DO able to complete
my report. containing hst Of young gentlemen i'd
mited to the Academy during of the most inter
esng and exciting periods q its existence. 1t would
be 10 news to the unntaed OF your readers, to
tell them that the extraordinary development OF onr
naval resources calls for at the present time large
Increase in the number Of regular officers The rapidly
with which We have organized and fitted out squsdron'
Of unprecedented magnitude has compelled US to use
such materials for offering our vessels OF war as the
market afforded. These. may be supposed were not
the verv persons VIC required snd some hall a dozen
spendd snirs lost on the tfeaohoTons COAST
Willie more than hsye been wrecked al sea because
Of the incapaciiy Of those having them In charge
At present, the embarrassment caused by want OF
regular officers necesstaes somewhat ridiculous ais
tributon Of captains commanders. heutenant- ara
others. For instance q regular commander may DC
commanding sloop on foreign station, whlie O
volunteer officer ranking only an active lieutenant
must be assigned TO the control 81 fast steam igate
Such matters don't harmonic very weu with Inc i-e
ngs OF gentlemen bred 70 respect the etiquette 81 rank
and 10 obey superiors. But II the want OF oifoers OF
high rank has been source Of Inconvenience ana
trouble to the Secretary OF the Navy the lack OF mid
shipmen has been q positive and painful annoyance.
10 remedy this deficiency. an mIromptu rank was
devised by the creation OF masters mates who have
become somewhat more numerous than tue vessels oi
tie Navy. They are neither officers nor sailors yct
the fact OF their being employed 70 90 mldshlpmehs
duty and after indeed to do tie duty Of other officers
of higher rank has given them aspirations which
would be very sensby graiifed by their permanent
ploy ment in their present capacity, while The p~s
billy OF phting them In line Of promotion IN tie
regular Navy cannot be entertained without serious
misgiyings Hence the pressing want 81 mid.h pIen
and hence the extraordinary interest with which TIE
present examination has been rcg red ~ thousands IN
aud out II the Navy.
The fIowing officers constitute the Board which met
here the 2d Of May 90 perform tho arGuous iaaA OF
examinations Commodore John Narston. Commodore
John Rodgers commander Of the iron clad Dictator
and Captain C. w. Pickering o. the part Of mo Na'y
aud Tie Hon. Hc.ry barnard OF Connecticut the Hon
G. D. Robinson OF Wisconsin james A. Hamilton, osq
of Sew.York. John ". HAMS esq, Of Missouri and
tie Hon q. A. ID. Parls o. Illinois ~ cl'1.ian'.
Tho quarters % the midshipmcn ~ero inspected A.
usua the conduct 81 tbs pupils inquired into. and the
condition Of their health during tho year seroasiy
IN eonr,o the fee; IN which the rida'es n maize
their Summer cru.se deserves prominent mention me
United states steam cite Marhlchoad arrived acre
fow days since 10 be the steamer Of tie cruising meet
f,r his i one Of tie years in sLich steam II 10 be
gtriicd by the young gentlemen. Inc thiing vessels
ofhe feet have very tssley been selected by TIE NC
retary OF The Nsyy IRON that portion VI our maritime
force with which peasaniesi national memories OF o
associated. The Macedonian Hil be remembered a, q
British man. OF war. the Marion, named amer TIE IA
mons partsan soldier oi the feyoutoni wlie the Nv
lie Yacht America has done her share to sustain tho
credit ~ the country abroad. Nor viii the Commander
OF the feet be man whom midshipmrn may nor hope
81 initiate with honor-MacdonSd Fairfax !ase % 'us
San JacntO. , - 4,
The initatory cruise OF the season commenced and
ended week since. The Marion was The tessf IA
sS re nng gentlemen e1h bRed their nautical abil-
i,ics and She WAS commanded by Lieut.. Commando
Campbell whose skil in the art Of sesnanship WIZ
cause hin to rank day among our most cecurAtu
cTuise and were delighted. Sailors officer. iandsmeh
hovs and loaers were all midshipm.n for tho occasion