New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-21
Naval InteIIigence,
TRIAL TIP OF THE TORPEDO BOAT sTR0M-
BOIL.

TRIAL TRIP OF THE TORPEDO BOAT sTRoM-
On Saturday afternoon the new torpedo vcs-
sci Strombl made hcg first official tria! trip with
view OF toiils her engines and torpedo machinery
Her inventr Chief Engineer W. W. Wood. Captains
Worden md Bs,gps and the engine builders were the
only peso present II is desired that this invention
shall be kpt secret for time al least She leii tho
Battery Md Of Messr.. Secor Co. at Jersey CITY
and proceeded M tho North River in company with
Picket bot No. g. which also was making her first
tiis trip Both vessels steamed along easily. attract
ing much attention from passing vessels and the pas
seGeers the ferry boats. Experiments mere made III
detachiDe torpedo- and IN mnncuverng the vessels IN
variety If ways but with the severest tests the ve'
sells worh,f ~ the satisfaction OF al concerned III
speed OF ,te Strom"'li under easy steam and whib'
subns fet!a IL In action. was about cRbt kn"ts. anc
ith the POWER she devecpe could have been run
up 10 ten tno,s Pieket-boat No. made nine knots
easily As We have described IN detail the constrnc.
ton Of th,ycsscs within the past icw days we do not
deem II necessary 10 repeet II ~ this time. The fo''
lowing IN list Of the officers OF the Sironboh First
AssissntJohn J.. Lay. Commanding; Secord Assist
ant Engineers. Chas. II. Stone. H. Is Chadwick. John
Smith; bird assistant Engineer. Byron :. Hesth.
The Stronbo will sail in few days for very important
ice The officers Of this vessel have received the
appointments "a this vessel with the unde standing
thst IL II should become military necessity to destroy
ths vessd prevent her falling into the hands OF the
| cnorDy. they perish with her
IHPARTURE OF THE REMINGTON.
Inc supply steamer hclnluSlou suicu Nohi
the Broollyn Navy. Yard Saturday with stores &C.
for the fleet ut Hampton Roads. We. The following 10
list OF r officers, Acting Master Commanding, John
T.. Rockwell; Assistant Surgeon. John Flynn; Assst-
! antPayna.ter, H. ID. Kimberly. Acting Master: !: ID.
Bahb; Acting Ensigns, &. A. Babcock, IL ID. White.
more, l. rrasc W. II. Dumoni. ". III. Williams, Act.
Ing Mastrs Mates, T. H. Lawrence. L. McCmty; FIRST
ssistan Engineer. I. W. OConnor; Second ASSIST
auts j. D. Miller. X. Wallace; Third Assistants. l. H.
Barnett J. +. Sloan. Captains Clerk. 4. hanpnnaG;
paymastsi'S Clerk. L. L. Vail .
ARRIVAL OF TIKI SUPPLY STEAMER EEwBBRN
The United States supply steamer Ncwbern
sirived here Saturday in tSenty four hours from
Fortress Monroe. with Two hundred and ten sick and
| DISCHARGED men from the North Atlantic Blockadns
Squadron; also Payinaster T. Y Caswcll and Lieu'.
j. w Haycrstict Il the Marine Corp. A. passengers.
Her Officers are; Acting Master Robert T. iloley
Acting Master Pilot J. IT. Richardson; Acting Assist
ant surgeon John r.. Cobb Acting Asss'ant-Pay
mater T. IL Cushing: Acting Ensign aud Execnti, e
Officer Charles Trnthsm; Acting Ensigns, +. q. X
Leman Oyerton NJ Nash and Sauuel IL. Damon: Es-
gneers: Fir-'.As,isisut On charge. Isaac Naples
Second. s-istaut- BcnIacin JONES and +. d. Hotch
kiss: Thru. Ass-,ants Janes u Blessing. Robert +.
Murray ard Charles n. Allen: Acting Master Mates
John McAIlis,er Ad. Lundergre-n. Joshun Cook md
George A Payne; Captain. Crrk. 4. X. Even; Psv'
MASTER Clerk sidney Henson; Surgeons S'cwerl
Hiram ID kl-s.
THE pICrArOE.
The iron clad Dictator still lies III the harbor,
and attracts considerable attention from passing yes
els Her steering geeT not Yet IN working order.