The New York herald., 1869-04-20
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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Commander A. NJ. Johnson has been detached
from the command OF the Gaena and directed to
hold himself in readiness Tor duty as Chief of the
stan of the South Atlantic squadron, to be COM
manded by Rear Admiral Lauman.
Commander Livingston Breese has been ordered
to the command of the Galena.
Naval Constructor J. Hansc0m has been detached
from the Portsmouth IN. H. Yard aud ordered to
the yard at Mare Island California. Constructor
Melvin Simmons has been detached from the latter
and ordered to the former port.
| The United States steamer Resaca arrived at San
Francisco April is from MaZaan, via LII PaZ To-day,
and brings MaZatlan advices TO March IL and La Paz
to April 8, with 10000 Mexican dollars. The Resaca
encountered neavy gale during The passage irom
| Mazatan, shipped several seas, smashing her bull
warks and Causing her to leak ait.
The United States steamer M0h0ngO sailed from
| La Paz for GuaymaS April 3.
The soop3l,watu jamestown pat into into S Mazatlaa
| occurred on board fro a the disease.
| The United States steamer Gaena, which has
been fitting out at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, is
ported ready for She Will probably leave that
place tomorrow 1or Hampton Roads, where she VIII
receive orders from the Navy Department.
The Saratoga apprentice ship VIII soon leave for
/ O cruise Ill CUBAN waters.
The United states sioop-of-war Gaena, destined
| the Portsmouth, n. H., Navy Yard, Friday, the
10th instant. The following is complete list OF her
Oiicers:-
| Con,Inander-S. Livingston Breese.
Lieutenant Commander ana ErecDufpe 0Ncer-
| Lieute,ants-E. M. stedman, George W. Pigman.
| Maste,s-W. Is. Newman, J. l.. Jones, W. I. Buck.
E,.si0n-Watts.
SurQeOJl-H. G. Nelson.
| Assistant SuJgeoa-RObert A. Marmlon.
| Passed Assistant IaymaSter-H. I. Wright
EHgaee1S-Flrst AsslStant-Ehjah Laws Second
| Asslstants-RObert Il. Hines, Il. u. Bates; TaiId
| Asslstant-J. u. Dover,
BOdtstcdi'l-Nasil.
Captains C2erh-Charles A. Bullock.
Lieutenant Stednan and Ensign Watfs are now
| being examined for promotion, which latter Will,
doubtless, accord both these officers rank grade
higher III the service before the Gaiena sails. IL Is
probable that she will leave Portsmouth about the
10th nst for other place, where she will await
the arrival OF another vessel, with which the Gaena
is to sail I'm cOnsorl for Admiral HOrs fleet Tbis
vessel is IN fine trim for service and is manned by
splendid company OF officers and seamen. The
greater portion OF the crew were sent on from this
station last week, and nearly ali veterans or the
war.
The United States sloop-oi-war Frolic, Commander
Harmony, which was ordered to return TO the United
States from her cruise in the Mediterranean Is now
over due at TINS port. she was TO have sailed from
Lisbon on March 20 and though the Frolic does not
average more than eight knots hour she ought GER
aniy TO nave made tue voyage home In less time than
twentyour days. IL Is possible, however, that the
gales peculiar to this season the Atlantic have i'm
pedcd her progress. Her arrival Is hourly expected
The Frolic, which IA n paddlewheel steamer, third
rate and carries an armament oil i've guns, has had
very pleasant cruise she joined The European
| placed out Of comm sion at the brooklyn Navy
Yard and viii probably be sold by the government
| were other vessels OF her description.
| The stonm Elephants nnd the Iron-Ciads
with Twcnty-IEca Guns.
| To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:--
one may Judge by the article In the HERALD OF the
30 inst, referring to Admiral Goldsborough's com
mttce, somebody has been lounging very near the
galley, and while there hosted aboard very long
yarn. Reference Is made to the steam elephants OF
the WamDanoag Class. Your informant says,
aluding TO these vesses:-"Each vessel Is provided
with eight boilers, and their trial trips, or 80
| many Of them as have been under steam have made
an average OF sixteen and threequarter knots per
hour. Those who are opposed to having
any vessels In the naval service fast as these want
some OF the boilers taken out to give room for The
storage OF provisions being content Tor this change
| to their speed reduced to twelve knots. Fault
| Is also found In that they have too many smoke.
pipes. interfering, it Is said with the Of the
mainsail-a thing that IN the steam naval service Is
never used ~ With your permission 1t is proposed
TO supplement- the above with few facts, which Will
show that owing to the fallacious theories OF engi
| neering which have been "the. thing" in
| navy for the past eight years, and which cul-
Mlnate In this class OF engine carriers, these yea
| sells, as they stand are useless for any naval
purpose H. instead OF lingering near the galley,
| your Informant had examined the vessels himself
and Investigated their performances ut sea and the
reports OF distinguished naval oicers wno have had
practical experience with ohem, he would have soon
found out that "the OLD line oicers are not very
foolish after all In thinking that vessels which were
soo,S ~, ~ go" p' ,rovi.,ns ond a,aa a. Socr,'ars
Vo,,a. w pey snnn,a nv nassa"s S se,I,y
a,I,r ,as.1 ,hev yn,,,nt cru,se WITH ca,vas ans
sanay, o,a -: s,,ai ~ Wha, tie s,na,, n, %
vi coai' carna hv these veaseis a. Ss with ns
ra,e nf cansnmnmon IA renemne,nd ~ Wi, he
that OF all vessels in the navy these absolutely
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