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Tho Cemmandcrs and Inssrscfors Or she
United States Naval Academy. 81
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, May 20, 1867.
David D. Porter, vice Admiral and superintendent Of
the United States Naval Academy stands about i've feet
inches IN his stockings compactly built full chest
with dark hair and full whskers Of natural growth,
trimmed with tho scissors and not with the razor He
has well developed forehead, Roman nose, calm and
confident bearing with but lto OF the suavssr IN mods
but much Of the fortitr in He appears to DO about
years Of age and has Of the indications
Of chronic dyspepsia hereditary govt Respected by
ALL he Is apparently rovorsd and loved by the mdship
men who under his charge, and who admire the
as well profoundly respect the ofcer With nothing
OF the martinez or tho dandy about him. he directs the
movements Of all under him with unquesonsd author
ily and much efficiency and benefit TO the service Of
which he 10 an honorod member In short, he 10 OF
the heroes Of Fort Fisher-taksnr'
Captain Luce commandant OF mdshipmen, Ii q small
man, OF light figure light hair and quick, Intelligent
eyes; much Of the Mdvter IN nsodo, and prompt and
efficient the giving OF his orders to bis assistants and
others; he ia st present, confined TO his Office with
sprancd ankle tho result Of accident while riding
horseback the horse falling with him, his log was
caught under the animal
Lieutenant Commander sisord, assistant to the COM
mandaai and instructor Of gunnery, infantry tactics
hair and eyes, intelligent full master Of the branches
taught by him, and very efncient instructor,
the examinations and practical exercises Of the midshp
men fully prove
commandan in charge OF the fourth class, and living
on board Of tho school ship Constitution, also small
man, bus compactiy built Of light hair nd eyes, and
duties he has Also much Of the nsavi,sr IN nsodo.
Lieutenant Commander Meade assistant 70 the CON-
man. with dark hair and sycs in Command Of the
Marion, and fully master OF his business He conducted
the exercises Of dIsmsntlns the ship Of topmass spar
eals &C. al Of which dono by the mddes In about
ono hour and twenty minutes in the Of
the Admiral the French Capitane do vasseau, Of the
Jean Bart the Board Of vhisor the French mdshipmsn
s believed ihA. the policy Of the Admiral Porter in
somewhat different from that pursusd BY his predcces-
In directed 70 tho more practical ecisncy Of the
graduates IN all the duties Of the profession while he
rank Of La Place Bowdch, the chemist TO that OF
Berzclius or Sir Humphrey Dsvy, the astronomer 70
that OF Watt Stevenson, tho tactican 70 that Of
Bonapayte, he would subordinate the Immediate ana
fecsipa The student il ths practical knowledge OF
much OF these different branches ~ were essential
70 tho elcsncy Of The naval ofcer and would prefer
branch Of science should b. followed up in after years
while the we'll selected library here would be Of much
aid In the prosecution OF such . audabe purpose In
this library, though very large TO be the
Annual Of Scientific Discovery, the American Journal u
science, proceedings OF The American As0ciaton lot
the Advancement OF Science, Journal OF Royal Geo.
graphical Society Agassizs Contributions TO the Natural
History Of the United Statos the philosophical Trans
sc!ionsp the Transactions or the Royal Irish Academy
Philosophical Transactions OF the Royal Society or
London, .hs Memories do Academic des Sciences, 81
France, the Smithsonian Contributions 10 Knowledge,
Revue des DSux Mondca Transactions OF the Institute
OF Civil Ensneers La Places Mechanique Celeste, An
nuals d. Chime Of Physique, Bcrzelius Tratt dc
Chime, Memoirs Of the American Academy Of Arts and
Scences Chauvnets Spherical and Practical Astronomy
Sir Howard Douglas on Naval Gunnery, Carnots
Defence des Places Fories Toussard's Ar
nptiques, Puissants Traitcs Dc Topographie,
et Description Geometrique. de In France or the
reviews journals, &C., arc The American Quarterly,
Democratic, Ednburg North American, Encyclopedia
Britannica Encyclopedias Americana Edinburg EncycIo-
pedla, Homsns Encyclopedias Of Commerce, Encyciope-
dia hetropoitsna. yneonrs Commerce Of The Ancicn.s
and the Annual OF scientific Discoveries Biackwood,
Knckerbocksr Hunts Merchants Analecsic, Harper
and Putnam's Magazines; the complete works Of Ham
benjamin Franklin, Daniel webster, Edward Everett,
Washington Irving, Shakespeare, SC, &C OF histories
there we're Prescotts Charles v and Conquest Of Mer
90; sehlosssn's History OF the Eighteenth Csntury
Aison's History o. Europe Davies History 81 Holand
Ruseells Modern Europe, &C, &c. also the English
Admiralty Reports, Opinions OF the Atornica General,
HaIIecks translation Of Jominis Ife OF Napoleon,
9soyv n COn0iol AZ LAVA Wheaton international