The New York herald., 1867-03-14
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.


lug Msnagement OF the Depnr,,,s,,,
Vessels Under RepsiEs-Hnat i. TAon.r,, -
the Dunderberg. &c.
Alter much labor during the rast two years matters
in the Brooklyn Navy Yard begin 10 along in tie
peace STYLE An immense amount of work has been
done since the close Of the rebellion and al the depart
menis may be said to be IN good working order.
Old material to tho amount Of millions Of dollars no
longer needed has been surveyed, classified and soi
under orders OF different bureaus. Reductions in
labor have greatly diminished the expenditures, aud the
system now carried out places at the disposal OF tho
government every article needed 10 conduct peace
establishment, with sufficient surplus to expand into
war footing quite unexpectedly TO our surrounding
friends, should arise.
The store Keepers department Of tho yard In
located IN one OF tho most imposing buildings IN tho
country Ia this great 70 cesyng stored, cass
lied aud always on hand supplies Of articles for every
department OF the Navy Yard, both Tor and
featuring purposes and aso TO dsburse 70 any Navy
Yard In the country all the supplies which may DO
called for upon rsquistions.
Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Commander Hooker
has charge of aud faithfully conducs the work OF CUsto
dian OF stores under the supervision OF Admiral Bell
Commander W. whiting Il the Chief Inspector, ana has
aiu corps experts to assist hm receiving, inspect
ing and passing stores upon contract and purchase
surgeon Bache OF tue Naval Hospital, is the dsti1-
gushed cnems, who anaiyzes any srtics such as oils
pants In oil aud dry, bat be offered by contractors
or bidders acquisitions II Is evident that under tho
present system utterly impossible TO deiraud the
government as has been done
Chiet Ensinee: ]. W. King repairing the machinery
Of number of vessels to bring them TO su s,aic or
forwardness that should an emergency arise a doz "a
vessels could sail from this yard fully equipped FOR
vice. The Peqaot Ialahoma, Snawmls oneda, Mar
ragaDsett, Eulaw, Maitabesse,, wyaIlsing, soRonr,
Pawtoxet, Massasot Iosco, Neshamny and Toga, are
few OF those he has on hand not to mention some SIX
iron cads
made towards perfect system aud efficiency large
number Of guns shot and shell logger used havo
been sold, as also those found not TO be OF the
proved patterns demonstrated by actual dur ng the
The withdrawal OF OF guns from Tue service
and their sale OF course involves the selling OF all pro-
jectlles carriages &C, no longer Q. use. Al guns
thus sold are always irreparaby mutlated bsore de-
livery.
Large quantit les or powder that had fallen below tho
standard Of initial velocity required for service havo
been sod by which large sums have been saved 10 the
government.
Since Captain j. r. N. Muany took charge of tho
Ordnance Department assisted BY Commander d. +;
Braine and Lieutenant W. p Buckner, hundred
aud twenty ships have been put out Of commission
some sold, others laid up ordinary, and thirty
have been equipped with new batteries and sailed for
foreign service
Large quantities of ordnance equipments and stores
are also daily forwarded to other yards OF vessels In
addition the Ordnance Department had the pre-
pairing OF the battery Of the Dundeberg experimenting
with and perfectng Captain Ericssons twenty inch gun
carriage, and has under treatment Fades steam gun
carriage and will doubt shortly be called upon 10 Try
the twentyinch navy gun It's way to the yard
most formidable ron-cIad the world has yet Sc n
The space Of ground lover eleven acresJ which hus
eastey end Of the Cobb dock tue depot OF
guns Of every class for the navy and also OF shell and
completed will prove Invaluable to the country, besides
rejecting great credit upon the present Cnel Of the Blu
reau Of Ordnance, who originated aud carried on this
most important work.
The Navy Yard is Dow to the observer who has been
there during the war and since, In sound and healthy
condition in all its working parts. Admiral IL Bell is
first entitled to credit for bringing ali this about and
Captain Pennock his able executive should not be for
gotten; nor Captain Muiany Commanders Jouett,
Branc and Harmony. Indeed all the officers under his
command might be proud Of the good work they have
In connection with tho Navy Yard, sr Deiano de-
credit for the thorough manner IN which he assists
in the repair and building Of the government vessels at
lecture have been built IN this country as tho
Madawsska and wampanoag, unless y s ,he.r sister
They are over $50 feet long BY - beam and $500 TONS
The fret mentioned built Of the very best material,
strapped and double strapped with iron, frames Of live
oak all selected The same class Of ships built at Boston
are Of white oak frames and lighter WOOD aud cannot be
compared for durability TO The New York vessels
The Madawaska has had bowspit and jibboom added
to her rig since she nrs h,ted ont, and 1t Is TO be
ships 10 bring them 10 their best sailing standard More
night be said about the step OF their masts, wan. OF
storm sails and how the sadawaska behaved when last
at sea in heavy gale, but perhaps s all undersood,
and the able secretary " the Navy and his chiefs OF
bureaus will with suggestions from Admiral Bell, elmi-
Naval officers have been much amused while reading
she accounts o. ne late trial trip OF the Dunderterg
much less actually than she appears and not
Tor the fifteen inch pivot guns on Mr. Ercssons car
indeed II should be known that that class or guns is
much beyond her pros nt capacity, visit her will
prove cxbitiDe, as she docs the effects of the firing
Of The fifteen inch gun upon her weak decks
The Aiaanta and Tennessee types OF
and our small Monitors captured them. What then az
the DunderbergY The government studies its inter-
cst by letting Mr. Webb dispose Of her whom he may
choose, for in less than i've she will be OF very
little account, even as formidable appearance The
Manonomoh would, II is thought destroy two Dundcr-
berrs at thousand yards and with, perhaps, four
telling shots
When the Kalamazoo IL dashed this fall, there will be
ship with fifteen inches OF iron entirely around
four
guns Of twenty inch cabre, the shot Of which weighs
one thousand and eighty pounds When this fat is
stated what ronclad ships OF other nations
appear; and where then shall the Dunderberg be
ciassed?