The New York herald., 1867-06-02
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Surgeon L. Bates has been detached from the Naval
Laboratory New York. aud ordered 10 the United States
| sloop.of-war Portsmouth.
| Commander S. r. Franklin has been detached from
the United States steamer Saginaw and ordered to re-
leve Commander C. n. Baldwin from ordinance duty a
the Navy Yard, Mare Island California. Upon the
porting OF his relief Commander Baldwin is to consider
himself a. awaiting orders.
The reported orders Of Commander f. G. Grafton to
the Mediterranean to relieve Commander w. y. Hopkins
from the command Of the Shamrock : mistake
Commander Grafton has been ordered to relieve CON-
mander l. Young from the command Of the United
States sloop-of-war vandalia at Portsmouth. n. H.
The storeshp Purveyor, lately returned from or
mission d mercy IN carrying corn to the south s now
rapidly loading with grain for ths starving poor OF the
South.
The Dunderberg IL being RAPIDLY Citing for delivery
her purchase Centre pivot bolts being placed in
all her ports for pvoting her guns which are upon her
deck the number OF and she 10 TO have four
htecnnch and twelve elevennch, all pvos, upon i'm
proved carriages The divers are ousy cleaning o her
foul bottom, steam up, and her machinery has been
for some Stores going In her and il can
not Be very long she is ready for delivery. The
French officers who visited her express diversity Of
opinions and some think her Inferior TO their
clads In every respect save the nfteeninch guns
zone 70 PhsdsphIs to rst from thai station draft OF
sailors and convey them % Boston for the United States
With mon for the Minnesota and whom this duty come
pIeted she returns to New York.
states steamer ".
er sailed fsw days since for Portsmouth with
the ships there II nov appesr that she went upon this
duty in connection with other AID more important work.
The packet ship Cul,ivaior, which struck upon
known shoa GEORGES Bank upon her passage from
Liverpool TO New York. Is reported a. the same spot As
The Don was once before nnd and survey this
shoa. with What she performed this work not
known II il thought however from report being made
public that owing 10 in position assigned she did not
succeed In positively defining H. another attempt i to
be made fhe Don will be al Cape Cod until
ood offe VII hcn a
ward and make careful search for this dangerous shoa
that when found IL can bs distinctly assigned 10
position on the charts The United states guEboat
Chocura Lieutenant Commander Yates il to be put out
OF commission and the officers placed on leave duty.
Paymaster @. c. Barry, formerly OF the New York
Navy Yard has been ordered to relieve Payrsstcr r.
Petit and assume the position OF Purchasing Paymassr
The ontario and Java both nrs rate screw vessels
on the stocks small Party are working on them and
Of 200 tons with main dock batteries aud each II
mount about tventy-tcur guns Of heavy csiibre.
The Neshauiny and An,rnonousuc arst rates, are re
ceiving their machinery from well known private for
| dries These vessels arc of the Madawasks cssshs
hornets Of the navyof gres speed but sadly deficient
In the elements Of sesgoing, cruising vessels. They
will mount about eighteen guns each.
The iron-clad steamer Roanoke, Of three turrets
mounting three fteeu inch and three one hundred
niiy FOUNDER rines sailing frgsts ot sixty guns,
cut down and clad with four aud one-haI inch plaes.
at any TINA Battery 10 bo changed TO six niteen inch
guns .,,
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toms ia in the water she have two turrss and s
ready TO receive them Il stated that she viii mount
two twenty inch guns the prcjeciile Of which weighs
The Ksiamazco i upon the stocks with all her
| chnery and boilers 10 place she osn se sunched ~
| any time Her battery is said 20 be four twenty ncn
| guns, Of one hundred thousand pounds each.
or the double endsrs, sds wheel vessels, which s at
the Yard, there the rulahoms, new vessel, with
| out any guns On board, and the Algonquin, new With
Mr.. Diokersoas engines The latter failed u her con-
L M o.
| others like the winooski's. at Mr. Forbs' expense
on. sbopsspd tos len, d.pt Nth double propeller an
English built engine ard boilers s httng rapidly Tor
sea shs carries s,E thirtytwo FOUNDERS one sxiy
pounder rife and two OF three riaed howstzers; she
looks jaunty aud is bark rirgcd looking al her how
her masts appear too long, aud sailors aay that
short massa last longer than Ions ones frcpeuen ~i
The Nanasansett, a sIoop OF war Of nine hundred
tons Is quite ready, aud looks and neat bat ~ 10
battery he little gun bosts shawmut or Pequo, would
make short work u her. abs only carrles two thirty
two poanoers ana sky poander rifle ven ar spa,' ~
board once two eleven inch psos and several broadsds
The Portsmouth IL ar riared. and looking clean srs
she carries eight eight inch broadsde guns and
one heavy pivot She ~ 10 be apprentice ship and
can be got ready In few days The Saratoga ~ 10 be
ths ssms rfv and armed and equipped for the same
purpose Both these old class soops OF war, bGilt
in 1s4l, OF about nine hundred toms
Among tho vessels captwsd during tho war and turned
into despateh vessels, the Memphis and Dunbaron n
TIE former large Iron steamer OF about eight hund
bAtery OF several guns, and awal,s repairs TO her
boilers She must be comfortable aud efficient vessel
for despatch boat The Dun,bsrtOn In q built side
wheel OF but little ACCOUNT iron bull guns
The vesses used despatch boats now tho Masss-
chusetts and Newbernths former of about 900 tons
ard iron hu the latter OF about $50 and wooden
hull They are rropeIlers and good substantial araiis.
with several guns each
Tho Onward, a pvrr rhased storeshp, IL ready and
loading With beef pork coal snd other articles shs
has a battery OF Two 32.rounders and rife Her
toni about zoo toms She s destined for the las,
Indies.
the Guard, also purchased sailing vessel IL nov
storeshIp Of about 100 tons She " fast eqiprng,
and carries three heavy guns She will SAIL report
tor the European squadron.
The purchas d steamer Rhode Island is lying M the
dock she was the flagship Of Admiral Palmer, and
now needs extensive repairs u s supposed she viii -
sold - q,
TO the vessels enumerated shove may be added th-
old North Carolina useless and the ship
yermont oil good order, With 100 recruits and heavy
battery These all the vessels At this station, oycp'
| the new rloYp of-wr hosnua, now taking 10 he'
machinery the Atlantic dysk, Broosign~-.s bs ready
October lsaf