The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-05
ouR DUTCH NAVAL VISITOR

". ". VI. Screw War Stentner Wnfrrgues
a Dutch llsn OF War Moaeicd iron
the Pirate Alnbnrnn-A tisit tn tho Nes-
sal. sc.
lis Ne heilsnd Maesty's screw steamer war ship
NaeTgeIs arrived at ihs port the % Inst. ON
Balsimo T. and sJutod the Tag Of III Quilted staies
which salute, ~ the va has not yet been returned.
Tho W'iepcua wa' built in Amsterdam In 1884, snd
WAS modtled after the celebrated pirate Alabama,
and vas ,ent out an oIiended cruise along the
coasts Of brazil, Cuba and the West India Islands
Tor tho purpose of teasing the principles Of this sy
Of crsft. Those no anxious to 500 Just how the
Alabama appeared, can have an opportunity Of g-au
fylus their curiosity by going board the water.
gsus, or viewing her from the Battery. she Z. q
screw steamer, propelled by engiuc. OF sbou, 1000
effective horse gover and carries battery oi ,x
rifcd ioO poundorA The two long guns ue Ia pivot
vLfe the four broadsido gums which, in appearance,
resemble large osnonsdes, quite short and really
novel rpociInens Of ordinance. The ship carries a
crew Of only l. mon, which 10 deamed insuiicent
for service in actual service The dimonsions Of
the Alabama htmilisT,and correspond 20 closely
lo those Of the watergeus that IL not deene A
worth while 10 repeat them At this time II is about
fourteen yeArs since had the pleasure Of seeing In
hA'bor . representative of tho Dutch Nation,
which the frat cass saline frlgste "De PItre
Van oranje, Of 0O guns, built At RotsTdaIn In Is &
but moi launched until 1s4O. shs created quite a
sensation here At the time The wAeIscu. ID trim
looking craft. and can mako 10 knots un, or sta,m
alone she IL bsTk-rlgsed, and sas well in fresh
Wind. She is strong, saunoh, and good sca boat.
The following Ia lat Of her oficoui
COptplGndsr-F. l.. Geerling; Ftr,t Lf,vt,nanf-
q. T. - y4'ius S,oOrd L'eutsnta's--W i Adans
/. }. Il. Hagen gs O.. Ten Bosch hhi'i.. .pu.en- O.
dyiie, z. J Gambler, n. u. j. j. Tho bccle. SUI
0son-J. Van Jzefen. PagD.lStsr--C Z. N. DeI-
yOeR
The officers converse freely In English, and ,rc
very courteous and sfable aud will be found thor
Oushly eonsorant with our history and ~ our pco-
pie noted for their lo.pIsllties to foreign hs,a
otlceiA II Ia 10 b. presumed that Dutch irands
vii make many friends and a. uGintaDces vhis
here. The Dutch keep largo naval force m tho
Esa Indies with lu headquarters AZ Batavia In tho
Ialsrd Of Java There are thirty y-our ye.s'. In
the Es.t Indic,-iour Of !hom are on the coast OF
Iapsn The Wet Intis squ. .droa has stations a.
suImAn and Curaooa the ouner st.tion has three
vessels a;,arh-d, md the iAttar Ihs same number
The pc-IoHHe Of he N,vys Ia headed by Lieut.. .-Ad-
mir. NuIien Freae rick Kendriek Prime de, Srior-
.sndon. There are tSo Vice-AdluirAis. ionr Rcar
A mirlls twenty Fost Captains forty Captsiu-l.cu-
tonaat,, about tLrou hpud Ell Lien enauta, ard about
Eve huhiroI under ofirDp Tho Dutch are thor
ouFh scan,sn and make eice'lont sailors Tho
number OF sesfpen AND marines uo'udins q natives
sn!irtsd In troE1.. lntiss will i.I far bhorI Of
about seven thousand souls,
Ths ws,ergrus VIII remain at 'hb port for about
three ~eeks Wien Ihs S.ll sail for the TeKel vid
Portsuoutn, Encland. She sill 70 at anchor oil ths
Battery, and Nhel the Military snthorities return
hor salute, sho VII proceed N pay her compliments
70 the Commanding O.hcer al the Naval station.