The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-14
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.


The Dictator or tho Battery AsnIn-A De-
scription Of the Vessel and List Of Her
Oaiccrs--The JunIaia SIN st the Navy
Yard-rhc River PntroIicd by the United
States Marshal Every Might.
The ironclad Dictator In obedience to orders. did
not 30 TO the Navy Yard, but proceeded down the
river yesterday and now lies between Governors
ana bedoe's Islands. She is q single turretted
monitor, $500 tons register 315 feet long so feet
peain and has the extraordinary number OF fifty six
furnaces Her battery consists Of two I5lnch Dahl
gren guns, one OF which rs worked by steam power.
sne Is entirely dependent her machinery for mo-
1--WE power there being no masts ON which to carry
sails, and carres twenty-rour officers 100 'nremeu
anu coaineaVefs, ana nfty-one seamen and petty
oiIcefs. Inc following Is a list OF her odicers:-
Capfdf'i-Edmund X. Calhoun.
Liet1e1adnt Observation-Disclosures N. Bupce ex-
ecntive otncer and Charles L. Clark, navigator and
ordnance officer.
LteMenants-Dewns c. Kels, Henry W. Gwinner
E,.signs-W. s. McGunnegle, Z. W. Henrieks and
W. Little.
Soyeo,,-John s. Kitchen
;, assistant sur9eons-E. c. Cunning and NJ. 4.
Ruth.
Pay,naster-F. II. Human.
Engtneers-Chicf, Geo. II. Johnson; first assist
ants, Lewis J. Alien, John r. Carpenter and Edmund
Olsen; second assistants, Geo. W. Stlyers, Oscar b.
b. Nelson.
Capams Cyerk-J. f. Engie.
A force OF workmen was placed on the Hayden
steamer Algonquin yesterday; also on the Minne-
sofa.
lhe Juniata stili lies or the Navy Yard, and her
fine appearance attracts considerable attention from
the persons passing the yard in the Jerry boats.
There Is q strict patrol made nightly OF the East
and North rivers ana bay by the tugs belonging to
the Navy Yard, under the direction OF the United
expeditions departing for Cuba.
Mr.. Rooeson, secretary Of the Navy. has not yet
arrived In the Tallapoosa.
Arrival of the Practice ship Dale et this
The school ship Dale arrived at this port yesterday
from Annapolis. and anchored or the Battery. She
left Annapolis Oh the Sd instant. She had head
winds ana Gains for several days out ana arrve ed
OF Cape May on the 18th inst. where the services of
pilot were procured From tins time up to her ar.
rival at this port sne had fresh breezes.
The following are the Oiricers Of the Dale:-
Lieutenant CoianaAde's.--Edward Terry, COM
mandlng; sias Casey, executive otlicer Ii. F. Pcken,
xQsoer.-F II. SHEPPARD
CIDtdtl'S C2erk.-JOhn Southwick.
Boat lcaf1a.-Wilam Long.
Gunner.-George Fousc.
The following named midshfpmen OF the nrst
class, VINO VIII act during the cruise assistant
instructors to the fourth class are also board
William G. Mayer, Charles r. Kunharr, w. NJ Wood,
J. p. J. Augur, Hugo Osterhaus W. Kilburn, A. G.
The following are the names Of the fourth class of
the Naval Academy who are on board:-R u. Burns,
J. NJ. Robinson, W. II. Schultze, Irving Smith, f. j.
Jenkins, A. l.. Case, H. Greenough, r. Rsines, j. W.
Bean, w. I. b. Topping, Fl. c. Pell, J. p. Under.
w. H. Craig ]. S. Manley +. A. Fem, G. S. Arnold,
p d; Strong, G, w. Deerin9. T.. b.. Underwood. M.
A. Schufeldt, A. A. Nicholson, Charles Badger,
J. K Dexter, II. G. Fales c. c. Van vleet. s. c. Lun.
ley, M M. Comet, Henry Morrel J. o. Nicholson, @.
f. Holden, G. l.. North, J. Y. johnson, Z. Putnam,
J. $. Jouett n. J. ROdman, @. G. Axiom.
IL Ia not known just now where the Dale will
cruise but 1t ls supposed that sne VIII in few days
go to Newport X l.. and lay there for week or 80.
The cruise VIII be at an end about the middle OF
next month. the other two practice SHIPS tuu
Macedonian and the S2vannall are now IN European
waters with the first second ana third classes on
board. and will return ia the latter part u next
month