The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-24
T II E N A v Y.

Yard On Friday evening from Oh TArsGs hecs, iS
Peterhor although entirely unprepaTed, was e'Aos
the zeal Of she oGcsrs, with but siz hours po'ce
eume bes posoo al the guard station, where Tor the
rs, orta abe has been ENGAGE 10 the Iduoas duty
~ noard,us oassine vessels WHICH during tho iate
nnusoa,y tuc,ement weather was rendered extremely
hazardous % the cy condition 81 the river and the total
,rexper,eDoe Of The crew The following list Of her
Cheers
Ae,no vsiunmey LSssosam Commanding -Tponas
Hessng xase, and Eaecs.ssus Orc~-cmts Rednsa.
Aenno Asaaamt Payrsaaer-J ?. Dunhams
IetiAO Assssss-George y. Morse, 40. Kruss w. b
Gibson
J FnnI@nous, Third Assistance, James FarrOD.
Eugene Mack RoOert sindon.
daS ss: x Sa:Iss WE WILSON, S''"'' Putt
Paywsaslsy's Cleya--w. A. C. Stark.
ssrcsons Ssessard-H. @. Wesmore
paymaser's M<1ord-Edward horreey.
MALvsRx, b.-yte Malvern, Acting fLiessepant 3
Greasy, being rapidly lifted out Al the Boston Navy
Yard % Temporary supply steamer. 10 place OF the CIR
cassan which hauled up for extensive repairs
The Malvern win 60 into commission n about two weeks
and win sail about the 10th Of February for the
Eas and West Gulf B0ckading squadrons, carrying the
als PACKAGES and express matter for the different
ses TIE Malvern 10 . magnificent IRON s;de-wheei
steamer Of 1850 tone burthen The boil built ~
Wilmington DsL and the engines By the Morgan Iron
Works Of this city, three years ago che was built 70
rue from New Orleans 70 Galveston, and called tho
wn G newes. She vas subsequently called The Ella
A0ne and she the b3ockade eighteen times. and
while rInnipg her niDeteenth trip she was eaprred
10 fog
She reeptured the and then The
purchased her and converted Dor into war vessel she
10 being thoroughly rented her spars have been taken
out and put and Ger capacous saloons are
being transformed into elegant oommodations for Der
cn3cere The following Is list OF Der officers
Acting polna.etr. Lieutenant Comxandtno- William
Cressy.
Acting Assistant S,tygeon-Edward ). callahan.
zc,np Ass,sast Pdynlaster-A b Poor
Ae,ine Aas:en-W B. Cobb, A Kane, v Honcp,
U 81 Bolton.
Aaiino Ensscns-caAres F. Reiib. Q e eecksnor. c.
Lendman.
Second Assistant w. Hasnett Acting Third Assistants,
G. q Lawrence, l. Cort, A. a. Parry Edwin Bend.
CLERK 70 PaymaSer-Mr Barrymore
CaIoofEB. 10 The double epder Chicopee, burn
BY Paul Curtis. Boston engines BY Neptune eo worss
OF this city, completed her nneysy hours uiai OF co
gines the dock yesterday morning she has performed
n every way satisfactorily She made ten revelations
from twenty four to iwentysi1 pounds Of steam With
q vacuum OF tweDty-esht and cDehaf inches. he
Chcopee promises be fast vessel Der engines uavs
stopped the trial apd have proved their
reriorny engines could mention, The Sep
Iron Works built the engines for the guuboais ocio
and GeDesee which haze given great satisfaction
repaired.
PHILADELPHIA NAVY YIRD.-u was the original intention
TO put the plates the iron clad Tonawap
da, now building at the Philadelphia Navy Yard after
she launched, and while she the dry dock
These plates will however be placed Der pres
ent position the stocks The work has already been
commenced, and win DO carried rapidly forward The
actual time consumed 10 placing Of the plates posi-
ton ,s twenty minutes
~ I q M ~, -
the snphouse very after the launching Of the
gonboat Yantc, which vessel has readiness be
launched for two weeks past workmen engaged
10 painting this vessel.
NEPTUNE, l0.-Tbe United eta,es gunboat Neptune,
Commander j. p Sanford, arrived the Navy Yard Of
last Tuesday having returned for repare 70 Der
CINE she left tne 9th inst for special service.
Her predicted by before she sailed simply
because We knew that her engine must certainly
give cut II said that her engineer and commander
protested agans, her going 10 IN the copdticr che
The facts D The are simply ,hese-Tbe hull
Of the vessel is No L. and e the engine provided
sbe TO be employed IN the merchant service but 90
che had to Do altered 10 cult the naval service
changes we're required In Der engine. These
were made, and The thinkers at the Navy Yard
bedeved tie work that she will no, go-or IN fact she
would 60 provided that she cod get supply Of water
Der boilers. she could make steam To Say the
least something should done by the proper
authorities change the Of doing at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard Money Is spen, foolishy and time
wasted 10 botching engines and machinery. ard the
characters good officers and injured oy the
coobers OF machinery At our navy yards hercbart
e,e ,rners experience these dBcuies, and
Why national vessels should
RAcasl SsArAB, 3-The United States schooner Rachel
seasn has by order o. the Navy Department been
vericd supply vessel 10 this way che he Of
more than by being on the blockade. IS time
these bomoers were transformer into something ete
than war vessels
BROOKLYN NAVY ytRp-The following vessels
nj the Brooklyn Savy Yard Susquebaupa ready 10
weeks. MIan,oponoh. eighteen weeks; Rachel Seaman,
waiting cargo; Glaucus waiting for hercsry -four
weess. Peoria uncertain; Galaisa. waiting crew Meta
comet two days Tuilaboma, waiting engines herrmac.
three weeks, Courier, one week Cbepango. Two weeks
Algonquin waiting engines Bapshee, uncertain Niagara
three weeks Hyack. shamrock, haumee, all uncertain
Vanderbilt. Neptune. Grand Gulf and vicksburs
BosroS NAvy ylRD.-The Navy Department has yGr
chased FOR lie service the prize steamers Robert lee
and Ella, and viii probably buy The Minna
and The mouns FOR the monster iron Clad Gums
They are also preparing The frames Of this vessel
The Sacramento WIN sail 10 about week. sOe = y re
ported tnat she goee ~ relieve The kearsage 81 bree
GENERAL oHpERs--So rs.
NAVY DuAsTsssr. Jan !, 1854
Al naval general court martial assembled 81 ,be
Navy Yard, Philadelphia. Lieutenant Commander Rcnsrc
L Law, Of the navy, recently opoo the follow
ing charges preferred against him By ,be Department.
CHApGH 1-No dong hs utmost 10 capture @, -sarog
sssssl rhioh u he duly 70
Spscofor-Ib ihs that on Or sbou, The tra Dc, Of
ia sIs' s m.
mand Of The United Statee steamer Cfon ststOIed
Galveston TeSas failed 70 do biz umost capture de-
TIE steamer Harie, Lane. then possessop Of
be rebels al Galv estob
CHAkcs -Lear.o his station IN time q, tyo,. .seu
| larry retet ed
sIsc6cnnon-ln this that about the Gre, day %
January IN The year eighteen hundred and the
ssd Leusnant mmandsr Richard Law. being then 10
command OF The United stAes steamer Clifton and
TONED Galveston, Texas blockadnc duty efi
station without permission and without having been resu.
| laly relieved
Upon which charges and speci6cat,ors The finding spd
sentence OF The court were folows-