The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-10
T III f N A v Y.
ARRIVAL OF VESSELS.


The soreshp Release sailing vesseD, North Atlantic
squadron, Acting MSstSr J. Baker commanding, from
Beaufort, c., arrived az tie Brooklyn Navy Yard yes
terday. The officers and crew n, we'll
The steamer Florida Supply shp Acting Master Ira
brdsey commanding, from Annapolis, Md, arrived ~
the Brooklyn Navy Yard late on Friday evening lAI
TUE ALGONQUIN AND wINoosKi
The sea race which is to take place with the
double end ginboas Wnoosk and Algonquin occupies
considerable attention among the naval officers the
Navy Yard, and bets the result being freely or
ered and taken The vessels are at the wharf foot
of Delaney street East river that place having been
selected by Admiral Gregory who has the whole matter
in charge
Both of these vessels will be dashed to the DOCK
each side and for ninety six consecutive hours the
gines will be worked with high pressure OF steam
the engineers in charge choose to carry 1t Is presumed
that after the termination of the trial the Algonquin and
Winoosk will have chance to display their claim to
superiority the East river hroggs Neck and
back The engines OF the wnooski will be managed by
engineer officers detailed by the Navy Dcpartmcu Those
of the Algonquin will be managed by Mr. +. N. Dicker
son. with corps Of assistants The following gentlemen
comprise the board Of examiners Chief Engineers Robt
Dandy, Edward Fithan and Mortimer Kellogg. The con-
test will commence on Monday, September IL. At the
start and during the the engineers in charge OF
the respective vessels will be subject to the following
rules
ETrst-A given signal both vessels fire up and
raise steam. When this IL accomplished another signal
will be given, when both vessels will their engines
for five consecutive hours ut certain rate of speed in
order to enable the engineers of each vessel TO bring their
engines in good working order.
Seeond-Af,er the expiration Of the given time the
sells will really the The being
restricted to certain quantity Of COAL their engines will
be run for four days.
Tard-At the expiration Of the above tmo the vessels
will be allowed two days to prepare for another four days
race, in which they will be permitted to consume as
much coal as either party may deem proper;
FbmH-This second being over. both vessels will
proceed to the Navy Yard where they will be fitted out
exactly alike.
PGth-At such time as the vessels are ready they
will start from Throgss Neck around Fishers Island,
and back to the starting place going the course
three times when Is presumed the test Of these rival
engines will be concluded
LAUNCH or THE UNITED STATES SLoOP-OPwAR
0UERRIERE Ar BOSTON.
BosroS, Sept. o. 1885.
The United States sloop or Gucrriere
fully launched here this afternoon from the Navy Yard,
In presence or large crowd of spectators
Mr Edwin Hart Naval Constructor of the yard super.
intended the launch Tho ship duly chris
tened by Miss Emma Hart daughter OF the Naval
Constructor and Miss Jennie Leuhai daughter of J. NJ
Lentha Of the Bureau Of Construction Of the Phadel-
pha Navy Yard.
The GueTriore IL OF tho swiftest vessels of-war
which designed by the Navy Department TO protect
our commerce during the war and was modelled by Mr.
William II Hanscom, formerly Naval Constructor OF
Charcstown Navy Yard bu, attached TO tho yard
Philadelphia She is very long and very sharp. with
lines, md rounded stern She three hun
dred and twelve feet Xix inches long between pcrpendc
ulas three hundred and thirty three feet six inches
between extremes has .ortytve feet breadth Of beam
moulded. and foot extreme, aud ia twenty
feet inches deep from the gun deck. Her capacity,
according the Jaw, 400 TONS BIT by the
old mode OF measurement In the Navv Register she Is
rated at 200 tons, With armament Of twenty guns
She Is propeller with apparatus to lt her out
OF water that she then becomes a regular sailing
vescl like the Niagara or Hartford She will he bark
rugged, with ample canvas TO make her frat rate
sicr; and think she will provo worry FAST Cor she has
| fine lines
Built oC oak the most substantial style and copper
fastened she second 70 vessel Of her anywhere
Her entire oor Up to the turn Of her bige Is built solid
cagked inside and outside, that IL the p1ukug
Of she would still noat II rframcs diagonaliy
brvced with IRON boted through frame and rveted
together At the Intersections between the frames and
let alternately into the Limbers and into the ceiling thus
forming net of from the first uttocks the
ggnwacs Her pankng aud ceiling also Of seasoned
oak and all her outside fastening from the keel TO we'll
ab.ye the wser line IL OF copper
Her banking Tiflcs from three 10 Ave inches In thick
and hor ceiling corresponds Her bottom IL almost
covered viii, heavy kersons hcr knees, sapchions,
and deck frames all very AMI remarkably well
finished and whole. she IL credit to all who have
been employed upon hgr Mr. Sprague, the master
most skilful wormen in this vicinity has been very
careful in her construction and hence the excellence Of
the workmanship in every particular.
Her grea, length, fine lines, aud harmonious proper
tons make her picture Of nautical beauty worthy OF
the highest admiration II her motive power s equal to
her model she must provo Of the swtcs vessels Of.
Ia the world