The New York herald., 1864-09-19
T III + N A v Y.
Admiral Porter TO Com mmana the West
India SOU uadron.

Admiral Porter to Cons mmana the West
India Squadron.
reported that Rear Admiral David D. Porter, com
mandng the Mississippi squsdrou, now rouh to the
squadron to deliver up officer not yet known to
He viii then take command Of the special West
India squadron commanded by Acting Rear Admiral
James l. IArdnsr. Admiral Porters flagship viii be tho
Vanderbilt Commander Baldwin, log at anchor OF
Sandy Hook.
II Is somewhat remarkable that history II about TO
peat Itself az n 1924 Commodore David Porter was sent
10 the West Indies srd those waters Of Tho pirates
which so auDoyed our commerce, and the OF
that gushed officer goes out for tho purpose Of
clearing tho grounds OF pirates both rebel and
| anglo rebel 1t Ia not a all unlikely THAI tts active
course which viii be pursued by the viii bring about
sne same happy results which followed the OF the
father
MIrTAREssr side wh scl nine gsns. This vessel which
was built here ia a dou bic ender pus N com.
mission in April last and sailed from here convoy
The Onondaga the 2oth Of April. she has pot into
Baltimore repairs In fact, she IL used up crst She
is that she brickIes and winds like piece or
lead pipe Like all o, ihe vessels Of her class
big azze She has been n service not six months, and
y in . condition which should condemn her for future
service We shall hear o, OF these misAr able
foundsripa at sea in gale or wind, and tAen, Who
would have thought - G course, lobody win be 70
blame
MAuorAo, iron clSd-Tho last and probably best con
strucsd Monitor built TO augment Father Wore ncat of
IRON. ohdsshe Mshopac--s ready, snd VIII pscbsby 60
into commission to morrow or next day. The Mahopsc
since made hcr trial trip, ave weeks ago, has
undergone alterations, rather improvements have
tccn added which viii add " ber safety a. boat
and rsodor Der more f~midsole engine Or
destruction and scld~,sncc. The work done has been
several hcknesses cf plate, which mskce TIE thick
nsss ton ghcs-ise that OF the turret rnc top
Of the po, houss shaped Of oak ten inches thick
covered with plate similar 70 shc deck 80 that whca
struck shoi chen win readily glance or Around
o. tue four haichcs comoirgs or what landsrnen would
can large boxes bean made 70 be used FOR pro.
secog me ns,caes rsn rater witch deck cny twelve
or Htesr nuhes hEh nr-f os subjected 70 in o.
rcu4h seatasr. These ccmbiuga made o. thick
plsnk covetasL 60 a. 20 o. readily taken apart snd
INT below, fhe hatches ro covered v~h thick
Iron lids snd screwed down, 50 tbai tho entire
deck may be swspl BY the ssa without getting
Into ths o,n sr any prr, y ,hc ssic below. Tie sRy
ights ysnv'acta cir h0sa and covering oycr the rro
s ssaay WOO clsfr by tho uprsd states yovernmens
tho lag, three Or tcT ysars bas afforded or
provemsuls wncs Tune knd experepcs baye Suggested
IL 10 not then, too uNbn 70 sey that The kahopao h
superior 10 many rcspeen 70 .bs Eouiiors previously
saturday the Nshopss hsd steam % ps,Hy an day,
working the tVret snd portions OF the uachInery
Special has been fsken the machinery that weeks
the iurrst and gsna % that no failure 20
operate To case OF usce~ty need be fearsd
The turret vas kept revolving most d the eav
with about h0f ths u~uA hsAd OF steam on One and
hah turs ~s made per minss~, bringing the gnns 70
bear % every point In ne c'rcAs. The tvrrS, was
stopped and reversed icaianty With the and
a. readily ~ The paddle vhsc u an ordinary ssesniw
Hor coal and NOS. u tse stores soud A SD.
lies hsr deck amidshipe sboct fifteen Inches forward
and 81 Ahout swo and half feet above water.
ratorday tbe lnldshpmen and students oelonsns
the italian grgste, about Any 10 number, accompaniso
BY several oncers along With Captain Parker, weut on
board ino hahopac and inspected every pad 81 ~r
! whirt her machinery w@ IN operation