The New York herald., 1866-04-20

vessel recently succored the defenceess people OF
Cape Haytien at the time Of the engagement OF the
British soop Bulldog and the Haytien rebel forts
She subsequently returned this country, and, after
partially redtting conveyed Secretary Seward and party
their trip to the West Indies The De Soto has an
armament of eight smooth bore broadsde guns and two
heavy PARROT guns She fast saler and will prove
an invaluable vessel in the duty she is engaged in.
The following is list of her ofcers:-
Captain-Charles s. Boggs
Lielit7ldn CommandT-John A. Howell.
Iie,denants-Georse w. Sumner and John j. Read.
4ic'ing Masier-John J. Brice.
1icting EnSigns-John Barrett, A. b. Prince.
Pa Sed ASSISTANT SuTgeon-Benj amin II. Kiddcr
Pdymdster-George Cochran
Maes-Theodore W. Jones, II. G. Fuller, Joseph 5.
Leon.
Assistant Theodore ID. Coffee; Acting second Assistants,
II. NJ. Little c. Koeh, William G. Hughes, Frank Van
DrGnt, w. b. Bailey.
wNoosKL
This vessel known of the doubleender class,
was built at the Boston Navy Yard, and was launched
July 81 1883 Her length is two hundred and forty
feet breadth of beam thirty five feet. She will be
remembered as the vessel which was put in competition
with the gunboat Algonquin he latter built by private
contract a vessel Of the same class in several dock
trials and finally In a Long Island Sound, when
she dsanced her competitor and evinced superiority
in every respect, logging az high as twelve
and huff knots per hour. Her armament consists
eleven inch broadsde guns twenty FOUNDER riaed
howtzers twelve FOUNDER smoOthe bore, and one
tweve-pounder raed gun. Her machinery is Of great
power and stength and is arranged with all the
modern improvements The following is list OF her
officers
Commdnder-Geo H. Cooper
Lieut. mani Comma aGer-Albert Kantz
LieuteHdnt-S!las Casey.
Acting Ensigns-Charles A. Hodgdon, Robert Brice,
s. A. Patoke
MdteS-R W. Robins A. +. Umer, A. Taylor Charles
Gdinsford
Passed Assis ant Surgon-G. S. Franklin.
Assistant Pdymdster-Forbes Parker.
Engineers--Assistants Edwin Welles; Second Nathan
B. Tonne; Third, Fred II. Foundron, VIM. Bond, Thco
Cooke, Wnl C. Munroe
Captain Ctrk-C Van Bergen.
Pay Cerk-Edgar Sutton.
THs moN-CLAD MIANroYomoH.
This vessel planned and constructed by B. +.
Delano Esq., Naval Constructor, at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard The Mantonomoh is of the class known light
draughts similar to the Tonawanda, built at Philade
phia; the Agamencus, built at Portsmouth. n H. and
the Monadnock built at Charlestown, Mass The Man
tonomoh three hundred and sixty feet in length and
fifty feet in BEAM The hull is built of oak, which is
nine inches in thickness in those parts which in other
vessels are considered vulnerable The magnificent and
spacious proportions below deck afford abundance of
for the officers and crew, the whole beng vent-
lated by improved artificial means The armor Of the
hull consists OF five and onehaf inches of the best
rolled ght IRON The deck is mailed with three and
one-ha inches of plate iron. Her tonnage is thou
sand five hundred and sixty -four tons.
She has two movable turrets each twenty three
feet in diameter outside and twenty and half feet
inside The of the turrets consists of ten inches
OF wrought iron The pilot houses, which circular
placed directly in the of the turrcs, and
shell
Tho armament of the Miantonomoh consists of four
These mounted the improved naval gun carriage
and can be worked by steam machinery or manipulated
by hand as circumstances may require.
The decks are spacious and afford ample room for
exercise for the officers and Between the turrets
and over which communication Is had between them, Is
large bridge or hurricane deck of wooden net work.
which is serviceabe promenade deck or for the
watch on deck, in the event of heavy sea or Storm
when the main deck would be uncomfortable.
She has two independent backacting propeller engines
States Navy and built at the Novelty Works in this CITY,
and are considered superior TO any Of their class yet
constructed They are Of thirtysix inch cylinder and
eighteen inch stroke She has four OF Martin celcbra
cd boilers, now almost exclusively used in navy,
and which considered superior to all others for their
economical qualities in the use OF coal and their facility
for generating steam The fire well construct
cd both TO size and ventilation and not surpassed
by any steamer afoat Her screws are eleven feet in
pameter with fifteen feet pitch With these she can
burn in one-eighth OF mile. She has steamed eight
hnd onehaf knots per hour at when u heavy wind
bnd cross prevailed She Is at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, ready for sea She will depart for her
destination in few days. The following is list of her
bGicers-
Con,mander-J. C. Beaumont
Lieutenant Commondsr-J J. Cornwell.
Lteytndnt-M s. Stuyvcsant.
Acting Md,ter-.Jas y. Acorn,
Bvsigns-J. +. Blanchard, JOS. s Young, Daniel Nc
Kay
Mates-Chas Fl. Greenwood, Jno. McNanus.
Surgeon-Jamcs McMaster
Acting Assis,1m Pdusds,r-T C. Inlay.
Bxginsrs-Ac,ing Chief-w. A. X. Laner Acting
Second Assistants-R d. Gilberson, Thomas W. Himc-
lene, X. Steever, Lucius Harlow John +. Edwards,
John A. Frank
Pay Cbyk-Gcorgc Thompson.
Gunner-James Boston.
rHE SHAMROCK
The Shamrock was built al the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
and Is OF the double ender class carrying ten guns and
being hundred and seventy four tons burden told
measurementl She was launched April IL, 1868, aud
shortly afterwards assigned TO the North Atlantic
squadron, in which she remained until last August when
she was ordered to Philadelphia for repairs Since that
time she has been thoroughly overhaued, and is
first rate order for cruise.
The following is a list OF her offcers:-
'Csmmdndr-wm. T.. Hopkins
Lieutenant Cornmand'r-H. J. Blake.
Acting yinneer Lieut. nant.E $: Keyser
Acting Etagns- samuel Gordon, Jno T. Micklc.
Mafs--A. A. Deano, Jno. Rudrow, c. \. Taylor and
L. NJ strout
AssiddHt PiysaaSr-worthington GoIdsborough.
EngiHcer'-First Ass.stant--Jos II. Bailey; Second
Assst,nts-Gcorge W. Hall, Luther W. Harvey, Harry
Webster aud George w. Beard.
TIM Asiiuuor
The Ashuciot was built for the government by Donald
Mckay. at East Boston, Mass and was launched in July
1885 She designed for double -ender, but has
bow and stern The inside Of the bulwarks Is built
OF solid oak, which gives her great strength aong the
outline OF her de'k The keel and garboards are very
stout her ribs quite close together and securely
strapped longtudnally aud diagonay that almost
impossible for her TO hog She has iron bukheads
before abaf the engine room and coal bins
tanks Nc, and two decks between the bukhcads, with
magazn, shot and she'll rooms below tho lower deck.
The after part contains accommodations for the captain
aud officers and the forward part quarters for the
She has two mlsts fore and ait rggcd aud as she was
de- gned ipr double cuder her wheels OF course
equ dsaut from the bow and stern She is two hundred
and iityhve feet long, thirty five wide and fourteen
deep With concaye lines and fiat noor and can steam
eleven knots per hour Her machinery Is Of great power
aud eNlra strengh. aud h armngod with all the modcrn