The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-16
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Passed Assistant Psymaster John Furey has been
ordered 10 the United soop Of Quinne-
haug. Al yet her commanding officer has not reported
for duty.
The United States store aed Hospital ship Idaho fast
completing her repairs in the dry dock and she will be
taken out a. soon possible.
1t said that the Minnesota awaits this to 90 into dock
and have her bottom cleaned with slight additional
sspeirs
The sloop Of Saratoga is all fitted with spars and
rigging; her battery is being placed on board 1t
consists OF thirty Founders of pattern.
weighing about four thousand five hundred pounds each
They are mounted upon iron carriages on her main deck
lhese carriages are OF wrought iron OF the harsly
pattern. She has also thirty pound Parrott rifle
upon her spar deck on the forecase, mounted upon
pivot carriage. This vessel is like the Portsmout b,
intended for an apprentice practice ship.
As yet the Portsmouth has not made any show Of put
rankin, Guerrero and Minnesota having absorbed all
the available recruits.
The Don is at the Yard awaiting further orders She
ia ready for sea.
The MadawasSa has been ready for over year. She
has made all her TRIALS, and yet 1t promised that
tho Wampanoag would be first completed and tried.
The United States steamer Nina sailed on the 18th inst
from the Navy Yard New York. for Norfolk Annapolis
and Washington She was loaded with stores for those
places
The Dunderberg, having returned from sea- is now re-
pairing me Onondaga IS getting ready and this will
perhaps give these two vessels chance start together
for France. The Dunderbcrg will steam unassisted
across the ocean; the onondaga will be towed by
powerful steamer. The former carries two fifteen
inch guns; the latter VIII not take any guns.
Apropos Of these two vessels, it is now stated what
DAnderberg cost 81, 800 COO gold, and the Ouondaga
81 600 GOO In gold Naval officers persist 10 saying that
Of these two vessels they prefer the onondaga as
court Of inquiry has ordered to convene at the
New York Navy Yard. Captain Cbauncey Is President
or The came. The object of this court has yet
uanspred, but Il Is supposed to be inquiry into the
manner or doing business in the various departments Of
the Yard. Each department since July has been
independently
storehouse room has been provided which will keep all
articles belonging to each respective bureau separate
under the proper heads The heretofore in
discriminate scoring OF prop ry together will be avoided
aud at time what Uncle Sam has hand It's valne
as manufactured article material Is readily known
also the quantity and condition OF the came Each
olcer IN charge OF department will thus BIO
iimc be permitted offer an excuse for
deficiencies that other departments have overdrawn
the stores slowed together He as sole custodian in his
department, has control Of all his material and other
property, and when it Is once delivered to him and
Acknowledged correct he will he required for
all issues or expenditures of each and every article to
the head Of his bureau.
Rear Admiral Bell is the supervisor of the de-
partments OF the Navy Yerd. He decides upon the
expenditure of oil material aud receives and approves
all acquisitions from ono department upon another,
authorizes tho transfer Of stores and that work
progresses in proper manner He decides the Of
from the Secretary Of the Navy and different chiefs OF
bureauno easy task, by the by, and calling for skill
and experience OF high order to conduct all properly
The Navy Yard has been vastly improved in the past two
years
Political favori.ism is quite a myth Officers
honorable discharge from the army navy; If SO will
give your case patient hearing verify your dis
e ya ana wnsn Ss
without honorable discharges, except skilled work.
men, need a,. not apply as The register shows
in Of the wants of tho Yard Preference ALWAYS
given to the honoraby discharged sailor soldier Oft
war and The register Of department Of the Navy
connected te.