The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-27
EXAMINATION AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Or TINE HERALD.

AknAroam Nd, May Is. 1867.
Yesterday was nsld day, and gala day also u tho
United States Naval Academy. On coming into the
academic grounds little after nine o'clock n, your
correspondent discovered the midshpmsn a. play At base
ba-ths fourth ciass THE younges on the green, b.
tween the hospital and ths steam house. and the other
CLASSES in front Of their quarters, towards the east Of the
enclosure
About halfpass Ten O'Clock the signal given for
the exercises in gunnsry on the sansse Tho middies
formed in front Of their quarters and marched down
and on board this vessel. which has about nfsy
Sc pouuders one 15-inoh, and sopoundsr Parrott
deck. Under shc general direction and supsrvsion Of
Lieutenant Commandant Mon gomsry scord. Assistant
Of Naval Gunnsry. the exercises commenced, in the
presence Of the Admiral David D. Porter and the Board
Of vsiscs s.d undss The special orders q the Admiral
70 the bes advantage Admiral Porter directed that the
ship DO cleared for action. the command At once
s.led for .hs PSrpo;.-"silsnosI" .Man shs star;
board suns" Cast lOoss and provide" . run MI"
vent f sss s..dy T.S ssa
nidshpmsn N the manual. without cartridges, then
Or With shell attached 70 cartridges Of powder in the
latter case the rng directed at targets placed at
spectivsly; they then red broadsds and afterwards
went through the exercises Of repeling boardes and
This being over, The Admiral invited his guests nclud-
ing your ooresponden 70 take seats In the steam barge
and 70 60 on board Of the monitor TonawandA which
done promptly. The anchor then raised and the
monitor steamed down the river and the bar 70 visit
the French ship OF the line tho Jean Bart While ON
this trip your correspondent carefully examined this
markable vessel; and what had been compared to "a
cheesebox. surmounted BY two pint now appeared
the very formidable instrument Of that she really H.
The pint cups prove to be two turre OF the immense
weight OF 40 tons each and In each arranged two
immense ffteen-inch Dalghrcn guns, throwing shot
weighing 400 pounds each, and shell weighing $50
pounda The gums themselves, weighing about twenty
two tons each, revolved with the turret By ma
chiner, and run IN and out BY two men each Such =
the perfection Of the machinery attached. This weasel
well all other monitors built snoe the loss Of the
FIRST Of their class, has been built with an improvement
in the part Of the vessel which connects the hull with
the deck, which consists Of . kind Of s'bracket'
addition Of timber covered with sheet iron
between the hull and under portion OF tho deck,
which causes tho waves OF the sea to pass
ducing leak The weight Of the two large guns, a.
we'll Is Of the turres themselves, sustained BY YER
tcal shaft which has braces extending % the door Of
the turrets from the cap Of the shaft and which is re-
voved by rack and pni0n connection with the other
parts Of the steam engine This monitor can make six
or eight miles an hour The Jean Bart ID old hne-of-
battle ship with two large rife brooch loading guns six
thirty-two Founders (smooth); she Is remarkably high
between decks and sits well up out Of the water.
We returned little before three O'Clock 70 the Academy
dock bringing the French commanding on1cer and sew
era othsrs, ofhcezs and midshipmen, from the Jean
Bart the exercise In seamanshp, the Maron at
dismantling the vessel She stripped OF topmast
spara. rigging Sails &c in just one hour and twenty
who up the rigging with the celebrity and agility OF
the variost old alta