The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-09


The United States sloopof war Brooklyn Ito be the
flagship Of the Brazil squadron went into commission on
Wednesday at the Brooklyn Navy Yard She will sa for
her destination in a few days The following is full
list of her oinceH:-
Commander.-Thomas II. Patterson.
Lieutenant Comma nde,--Charles s. Norton
LieufeaGnt-Charcs e. Mckay
Su,yeon-S. W. Kellogg
Pa SGD Assisttn' Surge n-Grovc s. Bcardsley.
Acting Assissata S,sfqe.n--T M. Coan.
Poynld ter-George Piunkett.
Easigns-J b. Coz han and Charles " Gridcy.
Mdhipmen-S. L. Wilson, g II. Baker, $. W Pgman
and II. c. Rabcl
Engincers-Chiof L. s. De Luce First Assistant Henry
w. RocIe; Second Assistant, Charles F. Mayer; Third
Assistants Edwin Z. Brooks, Charles 5. Glass and
Francis NJ. Dykes.
LAUNCH OF rms rRiGATE NgsHANING.
This splendid vessel was launched from the Phadel-
phia Navy Yard last week She is the same class of YES
sci the Ammonoosuc, both vessels being balt from
the same drawings furnished by Mr. John Icnthall
Chief OF Bureau OF obstruction and Repair
Tho Neehamng is considered to be the sharpest
est As compecrs 20 the Neslanning arc the Chatia-
nooga built BY Mcssrs. ramp Sons Of Phladeiphia
New York These vessels have been designed and co,-
strnctcd with view OF making great speed, and the
public will soon have an opportunity OF comparing the
relative merits Of government built vessels with those by
private parties in contract The launch of the Nesham
ing Will be drcctcd by Mr. w. l.. Ha.sc0m, Naval Con-
strucor the Philadelphia Navy Yard The dimensions
of the Neshamng are as ollvwsLengih between ner
pendiculars three hundred and thirtyve feet; length
over all three hundred and lttyiour feet BEAM forty
four feet six inches depth OF hold twenty-five feet
nches tonnage, two thousand and nineteen tons Her
battery will consist OF sixteen guns, eleven and ten
ioecase deck The engines Of he Neshsmnr arc
being built by Mcssrs Roach Son. OF the Etna Iron
Works. in this city She VIII be ntted with two
direct acting engines Of one hundred inches diameter
and forty eight inches stroke Of piston With the maxi
mum steam pressure Of forty pounds to the square inch
her pisons will make forty double per minute
There Will be eight main and Supprheatug boilers
all Of the horizontal tubular type, having total crate
surface of one thousand one hundred and twenyeight
square feet total wafer heating surface OF
thousand three hundred square feet The main bearings
four feet long and eighteen inches in diameter The
bgc pumps and injections for freeing the ship OF
in case Of leaks are OF the most approved pattern The
screw will be four bladed, and be fixed dscon-
nested at pleasure by means Of disengasing clutch 1t
will be eighteen feet in diameter and twentyy feet OF
pitch There Is little doubt but the engines Of the Mes
naming will make the required number Of revolutions
enable her 10 make sixteen knots per hour which will
make her the fastest vessel afoat The entire ma
chinery Of the Neshaming was designed by Mr. b. L.
sherwood, Chief Of Bureau OF ste;an Engineering and
IL beng constructed Under tho supervision Of Mr. John
II. Long, Chief Engineer, United States Navy.
ARRIVAL OF THE GUSBoAT NEwBERN.
The United States steam gunboa Nowbern OF the Gulf
squadron from New Orleans touching Pensacola Ap
alachcola, Key West and Port Royal arrived ut the
Brooklyn Navy Yard Wednesday afternoon she expo
rcnced heavy northeast gales during the entire passage
The division or the iron clad fleet lately doing duty in
the Lower Mississippi has been laid up in ordinary,
few officers being retained TO look after the nfe keeping
Of the vessels. The Newbern left at Pensacola the
steamer Potomac the bark Frank Kuhn and the gunboat
Chicoru; ut Key West the Muscoota and sycamore; ut
Apaachicola the gunboat Mahaska. The health Of Now
Orleans and other ports touched The trip reported
good. The following Is list Of her onicers:--
Acting Adstrr Coma0nding-Robcrt T. Holey.
Acting Master aud Coast PId--J. II Richardson
Acting Ensign and Executive O6cer-C Charles Trathen
Acting Ensgn-F. G. r. Lehman, O. NJ Nash and H.
j. Tpevitt
Acisp Pulsed Assistant Smyeon-samuel p Boyer
Acting AaisoR Paymatr--E H. Cushing
Captains Clerk. Escourt Sawyer
Idymdstsr's Cierk-Sidncy Hanson.
SRqcon's Ste,u1rd--Chares Booth.
Engaeers-Actng Second Assistants VIM. Mahan lin
charge; BENJAMIN James, and f. d Hotchkss; Acting
Third Assistant, X, L. Murray.
1atx-Charles H. Thorne, Edward Kearns, and Robert
Burns