The New York herald., 1870-10-22
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Visit of the Port Admiral to the Guerriere~
The Ceremonies OF the Occnsion-Thc Court
of Inquiry-yvhat Was the American Frisate
Reported Dismansied s--The Tehuantcpec
Expedition.
Yesterday Rear Admiral sras H. strlngham, Port
Admiral OF New York. paid formal visit to his
flagship the frlgate Cuerriere Captain Thomas II
Stevens. now lying as guardship Off the Battery.
Re was accompanied by his chief of staff, Captain
Johnston b. Creighton and Master John 7. Sullivan
aid. The Admiral and STAFF were received with the
customary h0nors. The Marine Guard was
drawn up In the port waist Of the ship
in full uniform, and presented arms as the
Port Admiral stepped upon the quarter deck. There
were the usual side boys and the time-honored
'piping over the siden by the boatswan and his
CHEEKY mates. All the Officers In uniform and with
side arms were assembled in line on the quarter
deck to aid the Captain In the proper reception OF
the Flag Ofncer. Every honor being given, the Ad-
mlral was shown about the ship for the purpose OF
and satisfactory TO him. The splendid ship
was, was found to TO be IN perfect order fronl
To morrow the powder is 10 be taken on board, and
her shell rooms filed for long cruise Nothing
more remains to be done after that final prepara-
tion before the ship is ready for She likely
80 sail in ten days, as her relief the sO0p-Ofwar
Narragansett, Lieutenant Commander George
Dewey, win doubtless arrive In port to-day or TO-
morrow.
The Court OF Inquiry, OF which Rear Admiral
Sylvanus w. .Godon Is President, met yester-
day again in the Admiral's cabin Of the
Guerriere. The examination Of Captain Ste
vens was continued and concluded. That OF
Captain Durham, the Nantucket pilot, was begun,
and the Court was very extensively informed OF the
Captains supremely Invaluable. efforts to get the
ship Off and their very successful termination. The
mantle of the Grand Admiral had evidently fallen
on the shoulders Of the Nantucket pilot the Court
duly impressed with the importance OF his Iab0rs.
To-day he Is to be examined thrther, and upon con-
cusion OF his testimony the Coast Pilot and officers
garding the subject matter OF the inquiry The evil
dence will doubtless be all In by Tuesday next,
when the findings of the Court Will be made and
sent to the secretary Of the Navy for confirmation
and PRONUNCIATION.
There Is good deal Of discussion In naval circles
as to the ship which was reported as having been
seen dismasted by an English vessel which arrived
from Martinique at London October H. The ship
and longitude Is strangely omitted in the re-
port. The United States corvette Shenandoah,
eleven guns, Commander Clarke II. Wills, sailed
fOm Boston for Lisbon in the early part Of Sepem-
ber to join the European squadron She Is the only
ship that Is likely TO have been in the track of the
British snip at the date mentioned. However, 1t is
probable that the Shenandoah ls all right and will
soon be heard from at her port OF destination 1t Ia
quite evident she not in need OF assistance else
the British ship would have been spoken and aid de-
manded. The Shenandoah ought to be heard from
in very few days II she has made her voyage
safely.
The ship Guard, seven guns Commander Edward
p. Lul, Is daily expected from tne Fshing Banks
She VIII be at once reiIted especially for the Darien
expedition now preparing.
The Iantlc, Lieutenant Commander Norman II.
Farquahar, and the Meynower constituting the
Tehuan,epec exploring expedition, under command
lieved, the recent heavy gales which ragged along
our coast.