The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-07-12
Naval Intelligence.



Discharge Of Enlisted scRnicn. Etc.
Captain penuock hiss issued percmptory orders -
the cfe that uone but returned sailors and soldiers
are W be emp loved at the Bi ioklyn Navy Yard
Appcsni must produce their certificates Of hono'-
able dschsrsc luioIt theiF petition can he stened
To- Il must lo semcmlcfed. however, that there q.
not sufficient eng ugat At the rard for thu entire
Aimv u the Potomac.
At noon to-day, an sue ion sale Of thirty two vess
sells, for which the NAvy Department have no further
u-e, ~in take place Al the iirooAlyu Navy yard.
large number of theso vessels wetc purchased At The
besinning Of ,he Nsr from The mercantile marine.
and hsatily transformed into cru sfs and boctader
Many Of them have rerderod most ,slusblo services,
While others have been the property " tho Govern
ment for only brief peroi. Many OF them are
valuable aud are worth moro than they will probably
realize AZ the fale while some few contain only ms
chiuery vhich IA OF any real value. Tho Navy lie
psftment is desirous VI dspo-ing Of those vessels,
but does not intond 10 sacrifice them TO set rid 81
them. The tales at Washington and Philsdelphis
well attended, bus tL0 results were not as sats
iActorJ a. could have been deslred The mercantile
marine Of the South is utterly destroyed the Mi,>
si.lppi river is stripped of her former strength oi
tonnage, sud the Gulf coast 10 equally barren of
Gran Win which 10 carry the simplest require
ments oi trade and commerce. Judging from these
ihttf, ~ 70 utleNeh thht We nave tnou OF nlcAhs
among Us uho will la tho sale to-day on opportu-
nifty to rdize nice sun. The term, OF the sale
are, ~ per cent the lay VI sale snd the basnes
In riK day . thereafter.
Tho Burcau Of Recruiting and Equipment has s-
sued she following order which spplics to tho dis
charge Of scainen, At ,h, Brooklyn Navy Yard. lis
dated July l.t II rcsi4 in part ~ follows;
You will discharge all enlisted men on board Of ths
receiving ship and other vessels not In active scrvis
under your command who enlisted prior 10 February
~ 1864 and all others enlisted In 1864 for two years.
GA settlement OF their accounis aud refunding pro-
per part Of al bOunncs received by them,
A. n sgtrn.
Chief OF Bureau.
70 Admiral q. II. BELr. CommandAaL
twill 10 monberod that tho first resolution Of
Congrors giving bountcs to -cAuon gave them three
months pay bounty which was 10 be deducted frou
Prize money. All prior to those enllstmenu sie en-
titlcd to discharge The second act was passed IN
July, 1SGi. giving the same bounty 10 sailors 10
soldicrB Nov these latter two clarses " must
refund proportional part Of these bounties before
they can receive their DISCHARGE.
The reduction Of tho pcrsouei OF the NAVY II pro-
erossius quite RAPIDLY at the Navy Yard. since Nav
some ,hiur luy vcsscls have hcen paid OIL AMI
pat out OF commission, and several thousand men
discharged from the naval service.
an of the naval prisoners FROM Ter1 have been
paid OF here. sonc uf these pnor fellows have ~
hirh as i,atl duo them. There remains nor ~ the
lot THIRTY .tuo contrahands. who were kept at work
on the rebel Qualifications These will be paid Of this
week Their settlement incudos then ration money,
y bich amounts TO no sr1ng sum.