The New York herald., 1868-03-08
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Visit to the Brooklyn Navy Yard--PrevaiIing
Dulness-The Receiving Ship Vermont.
Most people Of any reading are familiar with
Hogarth's instructive lesson depicted in the scene
representing two earnest disciples Of Escuapius dis
putting by the bedside OF patient regarding the ma
ture and character OF the disease Affecting him
and the proper remedial treatment to be
pursued, while the unfortunate sufferer, with the
burden and fatigue Of their disputaton superadded
to his other ills, gradually sinking beyond all
hope ofphyscian's aid One is forcibly reminded Of
this in visiting the Brooklyn Navy Yard by the ap-
pearance Of neglect, decay and comparative ruin
which presents itself on almost every side, where
the utmost activity should prevail. Those whom the
people have called in as physicians to heal
the wounds with which the unnatural strife
OF four years has afflicted the body
polite, quarrel over the remedy most desirable,
while in the meantime the national honor is
degraded abroad and the ships which should speed
to avenge the insult lie rottng the stocks while
the silence HOf desolation regns in the dockyards Of
the country. It is bad that such things should be
true; but being why should they not be stated? OF
course 1t is impossible that place Of such extent
and upon which the government has so lavshly ex-
pended money to render 1t q FIRST class naval sta
tion as the Brooklyn Navy Yard should be entirely
given over to solitude and silence, but when COM
parison is made between the very little that is doing
there and busy hum that should resound on every
side and from every workshop, the conclusion Is
Irresistible that we have fallen upon degenerate
times. Most OF the men who were employed there
last month have been discharged, and while some
few may be seen about the yard engaged In various
duties the invariabe answer to inquiry Of any OF
the officials regarding what is doing is " nothing"
and truly it were difficult to convict them Of misre-
presentation.
VISIT TO THE RECEIVING SHIP VERMONT
failed to disclose any more encouraging signs no
turb the m0notony OF existence, which being mainly
Of that kind described as a Milesian paradise-"no-
presents no variety except occasional drill. There
are at present on board the Vermont eight hundred
and lightweight seamen Of all grades, awaiting
active duty, and in the meantime being prepared
themselves for its proper performance by drill and
instruction. 1t il from here that vessels ordered
I'm commission receive their crews but as, nowitll-
standing the circumstance that American citizens
languish In foreign dungeons, but few have been so
placed lately, there has no. been much drain this
rendezvous for some time. The last detail made
was about month ago. OF some two hundred men
for the Wampanoag, now the flagship OF the North
Atlantic squadron. The crew OF the Sacramento which
was lost In the East Indies some time since, is still
board. This reviewing ship is almost small city in
itself containing much almost OF the comforts and
even Injuries OF life as though really The men
on board being made up OF almost every occupation
are equal to any emergency, not the least evidence
OF their skill being the management of printing
establishment on the dock near the vessel where oil
the printing required In the yard Is done well as IL
could be outside TO the great saving OF the govern
ment. The Vermont Ia m0ored close to what s
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on every side but one, and approached by circutous
route OF bridge and terrace sufficiently isolated TO
render easy the task OF guarding the recruits. Ii
cannot be crossed without o pass from the COM
mapdant, at no time, however difficult to obtain,
especially Tuesdays and Fridays, when the friends
OF the seamen permitted to visit the ship In such
numbers a. they please. The following Is the list
OF the offcers OF the vermont ut present duty:
Coypyn1nde1--L. A. Kimberly.
Lieutendnt Commander ana Erecutfre Officer
Nath. Green.
.Ssly0eOfl-James McMaster.
Assistant .Ssn,oeon-Edward Kershner.
Observation-Disclosures J. Clarke.
James q. Green, Edward X. Ballentine, william A.
Morgan and Edward Cayendy.
Aetna Ensign-R w. Lane
Bodts,rafn-Haowell Dickinson.
Cdrpenter-Robert q. Thomas.
idfi,ndker-Theodore @. Herbert
MARINE CORPs.
First Lieutenant aud Breret OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
H. Coone.
The Vermont s first class hne-of-battle ship
pierced for eiQhty-our guns, Of 2632 tons burden,
and was built at the Charlestown Navy Yard. She
was launched September Is, 184S. In 1852 she was
sent Port Royal as store ship and on the passage
lost her rudder and sails, and being found in this
crippled condition by the Sabine was by her towed
into port. Beyond this her record has been unevent
ful.
the recent trial Of the engines designed by Mr..
Isherwood for the frigate M0sh0lu, which, IL Ia said
proved most successful. Preparations are making
FOR the trial OF the engines designed for the Am
vessel OF thirteen guns and sls tons, old measure
ment, and LAS tons new measurement. The
AmmonOosuck s first class screw vessel Of nfteen
guns, ANA tons old and 2,ol9 tons new measure
mcnt ra. r9 .es rr
Our Fleets I'm Fsreign Waters. s.r
the gunboat Ashuelot, Commander y Q. Febiger,,