The New York herald., 1867-07-18
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The United States iron-clad M,antouoaoh, with her
the Augusta, last heard from at Barbados,
West indies. ehs ia nov upon her way home, and has
orders proceed TO Philadelphia. where she will be
put Of commission aud all her officers placed on
waiting orders
BY late intelIie from the Asistc squadron tho
flagship Hartford Rear Admiral H H. Belt Yoko-
hama All the officers and crew WE'LL The Hartford
proceed to Osaka, TO present at the open
ing OF that port
The officers OF tho Hartford were expecting TO DO rc.
lievcd. II they VIII be disappointed for time to
come the vessel detailed he Pscataqua has not
this date been commissioned. and will take her four
or fvc months to reach that station.
As soon as the case OF Commander Egbert Thompson
now before the Board OF Naval Examination ting at
Philadelphia. is closed, Commander g. II. Cooper will
be ordered to appear before ha board for promotion to
Captsncy on the active list. This last named officer
has just returned from two years cruise in command
OF the wnooski, which vessel put ou, OF commits
sion At Portsmouth H. last week.
Most Of the officers OF the United States steamer
Quinebaug have reported for duty and she will 80 in
the latter part or this or early next week.
Destination Brazil Squadron The executive officer OF
this vessel is Lientenant Commander W. Cushing
well known in the late rebellion, who won his promo
ton for distinguished galanry in sinking the rebel RAM
Aibemarle.
The United States steamer Minnesota is only awaiting
her crew to proceed upon her cruise II twould seem
that s,amen are hard to 0nd probably If they only
knew that she will make most delightful cruise to
England, Russia, France and Brazil covering period Of
about one year, they might be induced 20 enlist more
rapidly.
We learn from Washington that the rebel ram Stone
wall lately sold 10 the japanese Is rapidiy fitting
TO start for Japan. She will be completed in all her
equipments and ready for by August l. when she
will proceed 10 Norfolk, Va, where she will be
docked and repaired and have her bottom cleaned
" necessary Two Japanese naval officers OF rank
90 out in hcr She goes via Cape Horn and the Pacific
Ocean to her destination Her battery consists OF three
heavy Armstrong guns and one eleven inch Dahgren,
also two howitzers. As 10 steaming qualities she Is
hardly surpassed by any In the world, and II she
ever gets 10 fight she will be found ugly customer
few weeks ago three revenue cutters were sold at
public auction. Rumor has 1t that they to DO sent TO
the East Indies with the view Of selling them to tho
Chinese or Japanese government
The Court OF Inquiry, now session in tho New York
Navy Yard IL is said, investigating some alleged
mismanagcment the part OF some official n the matter
Of freight engaged for the government II ia alleged
that higher rates have been paid than necessary thereby
causing loss TO the government.
By private advices from the south Atlantic squadron
the United states sIoop- Brooklyn Captain thomas
H. Patterson Is nov upon her return to the United
States. She has made a two years cruise upon that
tation, and returns via the West Indies
The general health Of the squadron was good when
heard from.