The New York herald., 1865-05-06
The Navy.


The monster Monitor Dictator, Commodore John
Rodgers which arrived at this port few weeks since
has been undergoing alterations repairs the
Desmster Works. foot Of Thirteenth street, North river
They far completed that she win bs able
get up and proceed down to the lower bay pro-
tcct the entrance the harboF long the where
abouts Of the rebel pirate stonewa remains in doubt
Thus far the difficulty with her engines resulting from
tho erings becoming heated has not been obviatcd
We are assured however that after little this trouble
will be removed and the vessel then be pushed
| her maximum speed which to be something extra
important element in the defence Of New York har-
Dor against IRON We believe the report that se ID
going to Europe has no foundation IN fact.
| BOSTON BARBoR DEFENcEs.
The Monitor Squando built at East Boston, by Mckay
Alders Ia fitting out at the Charestown Navy Yard
the defence Of Boston harbor She will soon be com.
plcted and 60 her station. One other iron
clads will be available for the same purpose
THE INSTRUCTION SHIP SAVANNAH OUT OF CON.
MISSION.
Orders received the Brooklyn Yard day or two
since put the soop-ofwa Savannah out Of commits
sion. She has been employed for months ~ the
instruction ship for ocer, who there given es
mentsry course in gunnery, &C., preparatory 70 their
being asswned to duty the vessels Of the navy This
school will be broken up the necessity exist
has passed, the navy is 10 be reduced and
bcr OF officers mustered out Lieutenant Commander
VIM. d. Whiting, the commander OF the Savannah, has
boon detached and ordered to Portsmouth to
msnd OF the Toga Captain whiting has been an admi
rable Officer TO take charre Of Instruction ship he
has had experience IL of talent and perfectly pro-
ncent in everything connected with the naval In
active service in the Tioga he will maintain the high
reputation for efficiency vslor and zeal that he's charac
terized his pas, In the during the war
THE uSApILLA OUT OF COMMISSION.
The sunboat Unadia placed out Of commission
Thursday at the Brooklyn Navy Yard She has seen
great deal OF service daring the war; having participated
in the naval conflicts In the South Atlantic squadron and
recently IN the two attacks Fort Fisher, where
she received scvera shots She has been valuable YES
sci and has well paid for herself The following list
Lieut. nan, Csmnsonder-rrancis ". Ransay
Acting Assiacua Surgeon Daniel @. Burleigh
A'tiaS A.,taM royn,c.tr-J Goodwin Hobbs.
Acting Kastr-.Wm. A. Grozlcr
Acting Rnstgns--John Cuilaion, Charles wedcnbiena,
Oscar wixon and j. p Gallagher
Nate-thares ". Smith
E,ginesr;--Acns First, BENJAMIN y. Zee; Acting
Acting Third, WIN. d. Koy and John $. IArkins.
The Retrcnchn,ent OF Government Es-
pcnscs.
THE SPRINGFIELD ARMoRy.
From the Springfield Republican, Nav 2l
In accordsnra with Instructions from Gcncrd Dyer
Chief Of Ordnance, Major Lidloy yes,erdsy ssued
order announcing that the daily product OF the srmory
would within n days or two wceks be decreascd 20
two hundred and Atty guns thus necssssng tho dis-
charge Of about nine hundred more This viii
leave between nine and ten hundred or only onchrd
turning nearly quite thousand guns per day.
No machinists will be discharged, they will De
needed tho preparations for the brccch loader
The fortnghts notice s given the men, that thcy
have opportunity 10 obtain work elsewhere, and all
who can advised by Major Laldlcy 10 do No
further dminuon OF the working force apprecndcd
for the present al asst The exact number OF muskcts
In the arsenal IL now 333, 92i
THE wArERrows ARSENAL.
fFrom the Roston Advertiser. May 81
The work vi rctr ncnent goes rapidly at this post,
and each department Ia being reduced peace footing
ss speedily possible. Work alnniunt ton, accoutre
nicnis aud field gun carriages except 10 hnish those ia
progc has beon stopped and several hundred persons
have boen discharged
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