Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-15
IMPORTANT NAVAL oRprR-RrrrnxpS.v.L

IMPORTANT NAVAL ORDER-RErIRED NAVAL
OFFICERS DErACHED.-Thc orders detachiag
all Eaval officers On the retired list from active
duty were promulgated from the Navy Depart
ment to o-day. AS mentioned in TIE STAR OF
yesterday, the several Port Admirals-Golds-
borough, at Washington, ID. G.; Craven, at San
Francisco, Cal; Paulding, at Boston; Thatcher,
at Portsmouth, n. H.; Sands, at Norfolk, Va;
Breese, at PhilsdelPhia, Pa; and Stringh am,
at New York-are detached and placed upon
waiting orders.
Rear admiral Charles Wilkes has been de-
tsched from special daty at Washington, ID. C..
and placed on waiting orders.
The Commo1ores detached are:-Jchn g. Car
ter, from command of the naval rendc vous at
San Francisco, John DeCamp, from command
of the receiving ship Potomac, at Philadelphia
John p. Gilis, light house inspector fourth dis
trict; j. b. Hall, lighthouse inspector first dis
trict; Thomas A. Dornin, lighthouse inspector
fifth district; j. P. McKinstry, lighthouse in
spectOr eleventh district; Geo. S. Blake, light
house Inspector second district; J B. Marchand,
from the command of the Philadelphia ward;
j. X. GoldsborOugh, from the command OF the
Mare Island yard; +. B Ellison, from the com
mand of the naval station at Sackett's Harbor;
A. H. Kitty. from the command Of the Norfolk
yard; VIM. Z. Nicholson, from duty connected
with the shipment of coal at Philadelphia; W IN.
Smith, from the command OF the naval station
at Mound City, Illinois; j. A. Hunt, from spe-
cial duty at New London, Conn; and Oscar
Bullus, from the nitre depot at Maiden, Massa-
chusetts-ail of whom have been placed on
waiting orders
Commodore George F. Emmon. has been
detached from duty in charge of the hydro
grapic office in this city, and ordered to com
mand the Philadelphia navy yard. Rear Ad-
special duty. and ordered TO command the navy
yard at Norfolk, Va. Commodore T.. q. Parrott
has been ordered to command the navy yard at
Mare Island, Cal Commodore >. II. Strong to
duty as light house inspector of the 4th district
Commodore VIM. f. lie Roy to special duty at
New London, Conn. Commodore Peter Turner
to the Naval Asylum at Philadelphia. COmpo-
dore VIM. II. Macomb ordered to special duty
in connection wi b the shipment of coal at Phila-
delphia. CAPT Louis e. Sartori ordered to COM
mand the naval rendezvous at San Francisco,
Cal. Capt. Edward Donaldson ordered to com
mand the naval station at Mound City, Ill.
Capt AZ c. Rhind ordered to command the
naval station at Sackett's harbOr. Capt. r. T.
tor, 9th district. Commander George Brown.
lately on dut at the Navy Department ordered
TO command the Michigan.
Surgeon Ninian Pinkney has been ordered to
the navy yard at Washington, ID. &. Second As
sistant Engineer John T. Smith has been or
dered to the Triana. Paymaster Horatio Bridge
has been detached from duty chief inspector
Of provisions, &c, and placed on waitiR orders.
Professor M. II. Beecher, detached from the
naval observatory and placed on waiting orders.
Commander }. Young, from the naval observa-
oiS anu upiueIcu o oTun6ncc Uthy ar tn9 PORTS
mouth IN. H. yard. Captain VIM. Il. Whiting
and Commander VIM. q. West. detached from
the naval observatory at Washington, and
placed on waiting orders. Surgeon Vim. John
son, detached from the navy yard at Washing
ton, ID. e., and placed on waiting orders.
Naval Constructor JOhu W. Easily, detached
from the Washington navy yard and ordered to
the Portsmouth (N. H. yard. Assistant Naval
Constructor George X. Boush, detached from
the Norfolk yard and ordered to the navy ward
in this city.
About one hundred officers are ffected by the
Order-amODg them number OF commanders
lieutenant commanders, paymasters, and sur
geons stationed at the various navy yards and
stations. No retired officers are on duty in any
OF the heets; conssq ueftly no changes have been
made on any OF our vessels abroad