The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-08

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az supply ships for dc saaasrons ON he coast he
s,ituton Macedonian aud several others are connected
with the Naval Academy. and twenty vessels are ,se
81 the navy wards as ocevng shins and 30 tha
there are actually In commisson ~ this time ~ HON.
and abroad iii vaaals ar IN dssc,in,ions which
Der should the exigenoies Of the service permit will b.
still fnrther reduced FT - :
''' IN Ianao r'au ,'.,o pa. A.,,,,., 49,,
befr, W,lmneion aasirs On lanes r,ver ass,rned ssc
an attitude nvo,ins tbe welfare and semrity or III
army by demoustraion on the part Of Inc robe,s with
their anored rams from Rchmond that n WAS deeed
mpnr,ant 10 nj tbitber immeaiev an ofacer NJ
and experienced Vice Admiral Farrart then In wash
ugton selected for this special duty and on the oath
Tho hresen.np Recommendation below Richmond was mi
long maiutansd and the occasion having passed Vice
Admiral Fa-rart was relieved from ts snecaI scrvcs
on the ID OF Fehruary
special Squadron OF vessels consisting OF the Wander
hit Trscarr powbs,.n and shs tS.oS iV ~, ,d
,os ewron pos%s ~ V ~. o ~
under the command or Commodore John Rodgers des
tined to reinforce the squadron in the Pacific
In Withdrawing large naval force from active servce
in disposnp OF the vessels in dscharrnr or detailing "a
other duties their officers and crews In making provision
for large surnIus az ordnance arnmunitIon and sore
great lsbor has ~ devoycd ,,,Sop the
and its bureaus some idea may be formed of the X
tent OF that labor from the fact that there were In tho
several souadrons IN January Last exclnsivc
of other duty All vossrjs and 455 runs There ara
now but 20 vessels Remaining on the coast carving o0
81 All tho ohers some 81 The yeseS ara IoS M ~
ordinary some with their crews arc on foreign service
but MANY have been sold and with most al tina MOI,
EMPLOYED in peaceful occupatiop
AS soon as our domestic troubles were overcome the
re- csabshng on the foreign suuadrons which had becn
suspended The European Brazil and the East India
souadrons have been rcanIyed anew upon "a econoui
"a, soac a. IL cons,stat with thar e,cency The
rests OF commence and proper regard for our position
as nation -.
These sauadrons with another which Is soon to be nut
in operation in the West Indie and the Pacific souad
ron which has never been discontinued are considered
sufficient for the encouragement and protection OF our
and for UNFOLDING our flag abroad
Some moda -ations Of the limits OF the respective
souadrons and the substitution OF steamers for sailing
vessels win nfu.e more vgor into the service and Is
designed that there shall hereafter be greater activity
vessels and crews on foreign service will not be greatly
increased over those OF former years. while the number
OF guns win be less yet the superiority OF steam over
sails for naval wnr vesscls and the Improvement and
new patterns OF ordnance will hereafter give our forcc
abroad greatly augmented efficiency and power
The Enrupean squadron is commanded by Rear Ad
mira l. a. iods5orough and consists Of the following
vesses:-Thc Colombo Kearsarge, Tconderoga Frolic
Inc and Guard which Tho CanAndagua will shortly bo
the coast Of Europe and the Mediterranean. viii com,
pr,s Madeira the Canarcs and the African coast MS Ear
asst 81 Inul dc I,oando
The Brazil sosacron is commanded by Acting Rear Ad
mlra & W. (oion who has ten vessels on that station
vn:-The Susquehanna Brooklyn, Juniata, shamokin,
Nipsic Sbawmrt Kansas WASH Supply and Onward
the eastern coast OF south America tbis SQUAD
ron Will crse on the coast Of Africa from Cane Town TO
St Paul de Loan6o
vesses-the Hartford Wyomnp Wach,,sett and ReIief
The Shenandoah will be shortly added to this number
" Eeli who sailed from Now York in his Aagsbin tho
Hartford IN August and has probably already reached
h ia station
The Pacific squadron remains in command or Actinr
Rear Admiral George r. Pearson and connr,ses eleven
vessels ya the w Lancaset rownatss sasnac su
Nyact and Tuscarora and two storeships the Frcdona
and Faralloncs some vessels sent TO tho Paeiac fin
cutnp two of the iron cads, will he laid nm In Tho ar
bor Of San Francisco ready or any emergency TINT
arise
ns ex.ensvc limits IS 81 thus embracing me
tho islands of the Pacc the RAPIDLY Decreasing popua.
tion of the States and the growe and cxpand me- corn
that the naval force Of tho Union houid he largely rein
forced in that quarter Considerable addition 70 the
number Of vessels will therefore be made and n In pro
posed Of an early day 10 make division o. the squadron
But few vessels and thew on meyrl temporary duty
have as ret been omplcycd 10 the west Indies The
Connecticut the Kansas the De Soto and nearly all the
vessels which bayo been cont 10 the coast Of Braz have
visited some OF the more mporant nonts narticlarlv
in tho island Of 81, Dominso, and cvon attention 10
American intercsts there II is ,S,,oscd 70 revve Tho
West India squadron cruise those waters whore wo
have SO large trade and where owing the proximity
cultivate friendly relations Commodore James s. Pal
MGR has boon designated 20 command tho squadron,
the De Soo now on that station it ID proposed send
the Syatara Monongnhcla Florde Augusta, Shamrock,
Ashueot and Nonooacy, making o squadron Of nine
vessels,
NAVAL PoRoK
When hostilities against tho government were COM
monccd In the spring OF 1901 and the ports our South
ern coast were ordered be under the form Of
terntons blockade instead OF the municipal form Of
embargo the labor embarrassments and responsibilities
suddenly and unexpectedly imposed upon this depart
mcnt were immcnsoy increased.
To create organize navy such tho order for the
blockade required would have been at any time i'm
mense undertaking, but THO task vastly
VIXEN the country after long interval Of peace
WIS beginning 10 be rent by civil commissions
In this condition Of Affairs. with the navy reduced
during fifty years OF peace low standard Of efficiency,
without experience orproccdcnt 10 guide tho application
o. modern INVENTIONS to war purposes with restricted and
wholly insufficient navy yards for tho construction and
repair OF vessels and without any adequate establish
mcnt for the stupendous work before IT, tho department
compelled to fecl its way and press on its work at
the very time when duty was imposed upon II which
a nation fully prepared and furnished with abundant
ships and mon and material would have found difficulty
In performing But the resources OF tho country wcrc
equal 10 the emergency. With only limited means at
the command OF the department TO begin with the navy
became suddenly an immense power. An unrciaxng
blockade was maintained for four years from the capes
the (l0SaDpake RIO (fYand0 while nOtilla