The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-25
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and Daniel Dod Acting Third Assistants Robert Miller,
sylvester W. Ham and VIM. Donelson.
Capsasn's Clerk-E A. Mcguire
The record Of this fine weasel Is proud one Attached
10 Admiral Faraguts squadron during the attack on the
forts below New Orleans she had her full shore OF the
hard nghng her many honorable testified when
the affair She afterwards performed valuable
service on the Mississippi above New Orleans under the
command Of Lieutenant Commander Lowry. Suisse
quent TO this the Scoa placed on the coast Of Texas
Mobile n as SG much good the attach On
advance adv ns., Of the isOes TINS duty was ad%lIs
she engaged rebel field battery Of nine guns,
using only her eleven inch pivot gun, killing
from their guns Her next exploit was tc.ensago Fort
Sidney Johnson the day Of the evacuation Of Mobile
said to have been fred that engagement by the Union
vessels and receiving the last rebel shot in return
in IL aA c es
which sunk her in two and q half minutes, killing Ave
men ana wounding seven others SO terrific was the
laid down by the rebels The effect terrific, making
an aperture in the vessels side about six feet square
she was however rased and enabled to reach this port
Inc sciota 10 one Of the nine months boats.
THs UNITED STATES STEAMER wINovsKI.
This vessel, which was put in commission At the New
York Navy Yard the 26th June, is lying of the
Battery, waiting orders TO proceed to She built
at the New York Navy Yard under the superintendent
OF naval officer aud is double ender Of about nine
hundred tons being superior to any of her class lately
constructed. Her complement Of men on board is
one hundred and sixty, and fifteen marines, besides
about twenty officers, as shown by the following list
viz
Commander-Gcorge H. Cooper, of Brooklyn
- Lseutenarts.sas Casey, son Of BrigAder General
Casey II. p Conner
Passed Assistant lSsrgeom--Geo W. Woods
Assisfdnt Pdymastsr-Forbes Parker
Acting Mdter-C. II. Birmingham
Ensigns-F Warren Towne Vim. Swartout.
Pdymoster's Clerk-E Sutton.
Capdin's Clrk-Geo. w. Lendeveg
Engi"srs-First Assistant, Edwin Wells; Second As.
sistant, Nathan P. Towne; Third Assistants, VIM. A.
Powers. F; w Townrow william Bond
Mdes-Edward 8. Austin, r. W. Robins.
Paymaster's Steud~d-Chas Fenno.
St"gesm's SteWord-John O'Connell.
1eomdn-Geo W. wilkins.
The winovski carries seven gums: two one hundred.
pounder four sixty tours, and howtzer her fore
castle She left the Navy Yard, her trial trip, at
half-past nine O'Clock A NJ the 14th OF July, with
ceeded down the coast far Sandy Hook returning
TO her anchorage off the Battery nine p. NJ of the
same day She was reported weeks since being
retained as convoy, in connection with the Vanderbilt
for the iron clad Dictator; but for not
sent Her present cruise is supposed TO DO Newport
Boston, Portland and Portsmouth, until fall whom she
goes to Havana. She Is now anchored of por l, New
York, where number more United States vessels are
lying, viz, frigate Sabine captured blockade runner
Memphis, now converted into man -of-war; Shawmut
Iasco lately returned from the sounds OF
She Is Of the vessels engaged in the fight with tho
rebel ram Abemare. Her last duty was dragging for
J. A. Thornton late executive officer of tho United States
steamer Kcarsarge who gained distinction in the fight
with the pirate Alabama.
THE HARTFORD IN COMMISSION.
The Hartford Admiral Farraguts flag ship at Mobile,
is now In commission and is shortly expected TO leave
the yard and anchor of the Battery, where she awaits
her orders 70 sail Her captain is Commander Shufclt,
resident Of Stamford, Conn She will be the flag ship Of
the Brazilian squadron, under command Of H. H. Bell,
Rear Admiral, United States Navy.
SAILING OF THE NYAcK.
The Nyack also anchored on the Battery proceeded to
Saturday, ed, she being assigned TO the Pacific
squadron She 10 commanded by Lieutenant Commander
Newman. snF
TIE MONITOR DICTATOR.
The great attraction Of the present week will be tho
ocean monitor Dictator which arrived at Boston Sun
day forenoon, dropping anchor In the roads at about
eleven o'clock She is last from Newport r. l., where
sho visited by about thousand persons or about
one thousand day She has made from nine 10 eleven
and will be increased twelve thirteen por
haps Afeen) knots She was Off Cape Cod ON Saturday
sssnns On sns sas f Boston ssana Af
morning, her rapid movements completely astonshcd
the tugs and pilot boats which were out on the alert
Her officers are a. follows
Omwsodore-John Rodgen
Lewencnt ComssdNder-F. N. Bunce.
s ss,Sss.@aserxs }Fse Z. Marcy
Acting Vo1ntser Lisstenants-Jacob Kinball G. g.
zsaae HHScs Ssa Nss!eaf IN, Ludlow.
Actin0 Ersi0ns-Wllis Howcs, r. n Barclay
Engineer-Chief r. D. Robie; First Assistants C.
Lindsey, p A. Rearick, r. Thurston; Second Assist.
ante, Philip Miller D. Allen Hugh Cline g. j. Brosna.
han; Third Assistants, w. FennImore O. Habighorst B
W. Worsey
Actimg Master and Pi1ot-Levi Jump.
Paymaslers Clerk. Henry Priest
Coptain's Clerk. d. Luckcy.
Tho Dictator measures upwards OF 900 tons and draws
nineteen feet OF water forward and twenty two aft at
present. with only about five hundred tons Of coal ON
board leaving her dock feet above water for
ward and three fct aft With her full quantity OF coal
on board 900 tons) shc Of course Will be foot or so
deeper She is 800 feet long, has nfy feet BEAM and
twenty-five depth Of hold Her turret In twenty four
foct In diameter on the inside, and fft cn inches In
which throw solid shot Of hundred and eighty pounds
each The walls OF the pilot house at the top OF the
urret arc eleven inches in thickness In Of
In her hull thirty i've hundred tons Of water can be
thrown ont in one hour She has ffy.six furnaces
Ono hundred and y remcn necessary " attend 10
them all but the lower tier the mostly used con
sumo about eighty tons per day With oil her furnaces
la op ration she burns about hundred fifty tons
She has crew Of hundred aud seventy six scamen
and needs forty more which will probably DO promptly
furnished from the Ohio receiving ship Charlcstown
Tho Dictator proceeds hence Halifax and doubtless TO
Europe, for her worthiness Is now settled beyond
question Should any mishap occur, she is well pro-
vided with boats, six in NUMBER or which n so
arranged that II can accommodate hundred and fifty
persons, ard Is well supplied with sails sc.
The noble United States steamship Vanderbilt camc up
In company with tho Dictator and win accompany her
TO the end Of her cruise.