The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-14
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.


The United States frigates Savannah, Lieutenant
Commander Luce, commanding the neet; the Mace
DOMAIN, Lieutenant Commander T. o. Selfridge com
handing, and the United States sloop of war Dale
Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Sicard com
mandlng, arrived at this port yesterday and proceed
ca TO West Point, where they win remain six OF
and the remainder proceed to the Azores, Western
The following is list Of the officers attached to
| the corvette Macedonian
Lieutenant Cornnnanders-Thomas o. Selfridge,
commanding; F. v. McNair, Executive Ofllcer; N. H.
Farquhar T. F. Kane, w. Scott Schley, Silas Casey
| B. J. Cromwell.
Pawnaster-wm. Lee Darling.
Passed Assistant S,lr0eOn-Samuel F. Shaw.
Afdshipnen-J. D. Adams G. A. Adams N. II.
Barnes, W. H. Beehler, g. Blocklinger, C. A. Copp,
p Garst B: House, R. r. ngerso, J. G. Irvine, T. 9.
Mclean, B. Noyes L. g. Palmer j. r. Selfridge, A. B.
SON. Upton A. " wadhams and ". Woar
Paynaaste,'s ClerE-Henry Crease.
Captains C2erk-Samuel Tickling.
Observation-Disclosures Johnson.
Gunne7'-Joseph Swift.
Cdrpenter-James Mcdonnell
S0ttrnaEe1'-GeO. w. Gieh.
The following Is list OF the officers attached to the
United States slOOp-Of-war Dale:-
Commanding; J. A. Howell, Executive ofiicer; Cnas.
Miller.
assistant sur0eon-AIfred Gridth.
Boats,catn-J. B. L. Langtop.
De
Captains Cler,k-A. P. southwick.
Mtdshtprnera-W. J. Barnette, G. c. Cornwell, W.
Poy M W H. Everett C. W. Jar6oe TB M Mason
Shaver, G. w. Tyler 7. T. Wood ana thirty-two
midshipmen not graduated.
gunbOat Huron were al Rio JanetrO on the 9Th ult.
The United States steamer Piscataqua arrived at
The United States steamer Hartford sailed from
Singapore on April %, bound for New York.
Affairs at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
The new steam sloopofwar Amoonosic, Com.
mander Whiting commanding, which went into com.
mission on Wednesday at the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
will take her departure for Boston at an early hour
tomorrow morning. Her engines will be- it is under
stood, put to sharp test the trip, which, 1t is
expected will prove her superior power OF speed.
arrival at the CharlestOwn Navy Yard.
The sailing ship Purveyor, storeship, which re-
Gently arrived at this station from Santa Cruz West
Indies, whittier she had been despatched with the
working party sent out to rescue the Monongahea
from her perlous situation on the beach in that
vicinity Is to be fitted out to carry stores to Pensa.
COLA Fla. from which latter port she will probably
proceed to the west coast OF Africa and bring gov
eminent stores from Loando back to this station.
The United States naval practice fleet which was
to have left Hampton Roads on Sunday last for New
York, was detained by the heavy northeastern
which prevailed during the week. The fleet is how
ever expected to arrive at the navy yard either
to-day or tomorrow.
There are as yet no indications OF the soopof- war
Lancaster being destined by the department 10 re-
lieve the Franklin flagship of the European squad.
ron. Should such an order be promulgated it
is probable that Admiral Radford will be the
relieving officer of that squadron. All eyes
are on the Lancaster, to speak, and in naval
circles the question to whether the report ia true
or false is one Of absorbing interest and much mo-
ment. The well known popularity of the European
station over all others. and the prospects OF cruise
| on the flagship is a great temptation among those
| who admire naval voyage Hence every billet in
the ship has legion OF eyes upon it, and will be
| covetously sought after should the Lancaster be
really ordered to that station.
| The sloop-of-war Kenosho which Is tribe larger
than the Lackawanna, Is being pushed steadily for
| ward towards completion. She will be launched
from the stocks at the Brooklyn Navy Yard about
| the middle Of July next.
The Spanish frigate Tetuan, which has been under
going repairs on the dry dock at the navy yard fO
| the past two weeks, has had her bottom repaired
| and they are engaged in fixing new shoe on tn,
| keel. She will be noated out the dock when tn,
next spring tide sets in, as II requires full tide Il
float her. The Teuan will then sail for the Western
| Islands, and from thence to Cadiz Spain.