The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-10
THE NAVY.
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OUR FOREIGN SQVADUONS.
Reorganization Of the East
India Squadron.
THE HARTFORD TO Be THE FLAGSHIP
Commodore n. n. Bell 70 Cemnand
the Squadron,

Tho East India naval sqaairuu, whish has been for
the past four years nisd al no time BY moe sn
two vessels Of them being the sailing osrvetis
Jamostown-is about b. reinforced 81 several nrsi
class vessels OF various rates Owing 20 the dangers
arising from the pressncs prvscsrs and The Increased
bodncss Of the pirates who infea, those waters,
has suffered. and o. kast indlanen
to- day sailing the ags Of Other nations who
had the power and force 10 protect their shipping Our
government has been In po~srsess TO protect
interests in that quarter owing 10 the pressing
requirements Of blockade extending three thou
miles and which, for numerical strength aud effect
ivcness is without parallel in the history Of the world
The little screw steamer Wyoming klorIossiy upheld
the honor na, which had been nsuicd by ono of
the proud and arrogant princes OF ro~ery japan Her
batteries Numbered rebrke and her shells in1iced
upon those barbarans punishment which thes VIII not
forget and when the allied fleets sent u sgsn
punish miserable deluded people and 10 open tho
way for the advance Of civilization aud tho spread Of
commerce. the East India squadron and our nag rep
resented by chartered steamer, whose deck was
riaed Parroit and brave, determined and gallant
from the Jamestown IL will not be long now before our
squadron win in every respect outrya the squadrons OF
the English, French Russian any other naval Power
IN those waters.
The Navy Department have selected the old flagship
Hartford, whose record ship has 40 equal IN The
history Of naves The frat service she ever performed
the flagship Of the East lnds squadron, she being
recalled at the breaking out OF the rebellion TO aid Ia
putting II down. She hastily repaired at the Phla-
delphia Navy Yard, loaded down with heavy battery
and commissioned the flagship OF the West Gulf squa
dron under grand Admiral Farragut Through
showers and tornadoes OF shot and shell The good
ship has borno the flag under whose folds the bravet
hero the world surrounded by his scadevis has
brought victory upon victory We could have wished
otherwise that this valuable ship should be cent out
cruise among those crooked passages, intricate chan
nels, sunken rocks and dangerous reefs and shoals
Could she not have been made the flagship oil home
squadron
The East India squadron is to be commanded by Com
modore Henry H. Bell OF our regular officers, and
who served Faraguts feet captain at the passage OF
the forts below and the capture Of New Orleans Com
modorc Bell has high reputation as skiifu officer,
and In the course of his service has much active duty
In China and the East indies number OF the HaEords
old said 10 have been ordered to her She Is
now at the Brooklyn Navy Yard undergoing extensive
atcrations which will crinsny At her for the climate
in which she 20 remain fer three years to come
She Will carry battery OF sixteen pine-incl pahgrens
and hunared-poundar rife besides the usual oon-
pm mt OF howitzers and small rifles.