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been added to her, giving more room and better
no doubt, more comfortable sea boat. TWO boilers
have been removed, which gives her greater buoy
ancy, and win not greatly affect her speed She Is
OF canvas, which will drive her through the
water splendidy, as her model Is expressly design
cd for speed. The Tennessee Will carry twenty
heavy guns, and Will doubtless be sent to the Euro.
pean squadron or to the South Pacific as flagship.
it was rumored that Vice.Admiral Porter was TO
take her as flagship on fancy cruise; but at pre-
sent the design, II ever entertained Is rellnquisfed
She viii unqueslonably be devoted to hard service
when she Ii ready for sea,
OTHER CRAFT.
is next to DO htted out She is not yet very far adj
X1ssS seepna espaT' rne s sos ssh Sa% %
the Hartford, historic fighter, on which tho late Ad.
miral Farragut won his most splendid and enduring
honors will be taken In hand, and 1t Is to be hoped
that she will for many years be kept IN such con
dtion as TO maintain her ancient brilliant renown.
ROTTEN ROW.
in every naval establishment In the world there Is
quiet nook set aside for the final retirement rom
active service Of such ships as are no longer Ut to
send TO sea. These are generally enitlcd by long
ardu0us services to enjoy this honorable retreat
where by natural decay and slow wasting, they
may gradually pass from the sight OF men or remain
meInenroes OF glorious actions Unfortunately this
served asylum for decrepit cruisers In our navy takes
up the greater part OF our yards. irreyerent but
rows. Brooklyn has one, and II Is Us hckly crowded
with decayed and worthless vessels as Wards
Island is with paupers. Some OF these crafts never
rlOuglied blue water, yet they are rotten and good
Tor nothing Few of them viii ever be sent to sea-
a majori ~ will finally be sold for old Iron. Some
have name won In combat; others never figured
elsewhere than In the columns Of the papers during
the war; On the stocks are three OF four fine ships
which will 90 into tho water with well
seasoned timbers, which Is more than o
majority of our new ships can boast Of,
OF these and the nvalds In sthe rotten row. and OF
the receiving ship system, the marines and the per-
s0n1.e, we must discourse hereafterl
The store steamer Taapoosa Master McRItchle
is due to-day, with draft Of men for the Guerrlerc
from the Sabine and receiving ship at Boston.
These with the men on the Vermont, will make out
the crew VI the Guerriere and enable her TO proceed
10 sea when otherwise ready.
MISCELLANEOUS NAVAL NEWS.
squadron state that the corvette Monican
was expected In August ut CalIao from Panama.
The Jamestown and Saranac, the latter tribe out
OF order, were expected at valparaiso about the
same time. They were to be laid up and their crew
transferred TO the Pensacola ST. Mary's and Osslp-
pee. Commodore McDougal was patiently waiting
at Callao with his chier OF stan, Commander Joseph
N. Miller, for his flagship, the Guerrlere which is
now going to Europe. The gallant Commodore
will, doubtless, find asuitabe agshlp In his squad.
ron to take her place.
The steam tender Palos, Commander Levi Boards.
lie, en- route for the Asiatic squadron, arrived at
Gibraltar July 49, via the Azores, from Boston. She
Will proceed TO her destination viz the Suez Canal,
and Will be the first United states vessel that has
passed through that new channel to the East, All
On board were WELL
The United states ship Severn, now wing at
Hampton Roads, will be ordered up 10 the Norfolk
Yard for some slight repairs. The shlpis to be In
tember
Lieutenant Commander McGregor has been de-
tached from the Naval Observatory and ordered to
Tie Naval Academy ON the 2ld Of September. En-