The New York herald., 1870-08-20

dens 1t 10 . perfect gem inrts way ana one feels
ike being In the country TO stron aDont the grounds
which literally smut In IN the heart OF the city OF
Brooklyn. A large aud carefully cultivated garden
furnishes vegetables to the Ocers In charge and the
patients the season through There are q limited
number Of fruit trees. which appear TO
fruit for all hands for months TO come In one
corner of the grounds, shaded by small forest
gallant fellow has f0una harbOr after hfe's stormy
cruise was over. The grounds are kept In neat
order, and ornamented with flowers and exotic
The hospital and grounds are carefully attended
10, ana are always In order for inspection Sur
Surgeon Henry NJ Wells and Passed Assistant Lewis
y. Pitcher, all gentlemen OF cultivation AMI sclen
unc attanments and Skil.
THE MARINES AND THEIR QUARTERS.
we should not complete our sketch OF the naval
departments connected with the Brooklyn Navy
yard dld we omit To mention corps OF men VINO
are at home az sea or on shore and who In the pro-
vince OF their duties, are Invaluable to the naval
to the marine corps OF the navy. Near the Navy
Yard, on Liushing avenue, are the barracks OF the
garrison OF TINS station. IL IL wei worth visit. IL
Is kept up and controlled with the same scrupuous
care that controls the posts of our regular army.
Indeed, the regulations Of the army obtain
while marines are ashore. The same high
state OF drill, the same esprit de corps
and the same soldlerly atmosphere observed in
garrison OF marines that are seen in army post.
The marines are equally good soldiers for duties
Oh shore, ana in addition 10 this they know how to
act o. sailors afoat They are thus called upon to
combine the best qualities OF both branches or the
national service, and under the intelligent, expert
enced and thoroughly competent body OF officers
commanding the corps II responds ~ every demand
made upon IT with fidelity and zeal.
The marine corps ID now only about 1000 strong.
OF which nearly 700 are at sea, leaving not enough
men 20 perform the ordinary police duties expected
OF them. Five hundred men ought to be enlisted,
send all the mon TO sea II necessary and shut the
Navy Yard gates, II some other means cannot be
found out to maintain proper guard. This cannot be
regarded as true economy since II costs the govern
ment only twenty-eght dollars per month TO maintain
private In the marine corps, while private watch
men receive sixty or more dollars pay month,
more than enough 10 maintain two marines. How
ever, we are not about 10 discuss the question at
this time
The marine barracks in Brooklyn viii furnish
quarters for 800 with the greatest comfort and
In an emergency 1000 can he slowed away with
toerable ease. Just now there are only 1859 officers
and men AT the post. The barracks Is long build
ing OF two stories In height, facing the parade
Kitchen, laundry messrooni, storerooms library,
ana at one end prison for the confinement OF
prisoners the upper story s the sleeping quarters
for. the men's clothes. 1t Is wel ventilated
and lighted, and has two large stoves
point in the " winter. Fiansng the parade parade
ground on the street are two houses, one the
dence OF the commandment, Brevet Lieutenant Colo
mel John L. Broome and the other the quarters OF
the officers OF the post. Both OF them are well con-
structed, well arragned ana roomy. The officers
Kitchen anu room for servants. They are comfort
ably furnished and are in every way pleasant. the
laws are enforced while on shore. At sea,
OF course, the general laws governing the
navy apply. The ratiOns are much Ike those
issued to seamen only they are allowed fresh beef
more frequently, and there Is slight change IN the
allowance or minor articles Of the ration Az sea
they 1--we as the sailors do only they have their own
messes At sea they act the police or the ship and
when oil hands are called pull on rope with JACK.
They are fine body OF men and q corps that IL
very popular, no difficulty being ordinarily expert
enced IN keepiag the corps full py eulisments of a
Tne following are the officers now attached
70 Inc post:-Breyet Lieutenant Colonel John
/. lora Broome, comm psoSmmandant; First Lieutenant
Breyet captain Il. Percy MeeSer. First Lieuten.
ant Erastus r. Robinson, Second Lieutenant Samuel
Jhe latter officer 5 specially detailed 70 instruct the
officers and men IN signal duty by fags, telegraph,
DC. His storeroom and Oflice are mystery to the
inexperienced, as they contain an Immense number
oil me various apparatus used Ia the modern system
OF signalling. or course we could not penetrate into
the most perfect extant. The Guerrero. about TO
sail for the European squadron has just been sup
pied with large guard from this post, which
somewhat cut down ITS exhibit OF men,
LIST or OFFICERS OF THE VERMONT.
In connection with this sketch or the plue Jackets
and marines it will not be improper to add list OF
officers Of the receiving ship Vermont. which all
men are enlisted examined and quartered until they
are drafted 10 the ship they are to serve on
CODen70ader-Jobn Walters
| Lieutenant Commanders james NJ Prlchett and
j.. s. Keyser.
Lfepte'onts-C. 4. schetky, George r. Durand.
SurgeOn-D. BloodgoOd.
[pssed Assistant Surgeon--L. Fussel.
P0gplasfe,'--JohD II. stevenson.
Assistant IuY7lGster--W. 5. Stevenson.
C'dDl0fn-GeOrgc W. Dorrancc
captain or MdTf1les--H. A. Bartlett
Nttes-S. >. Willett. Charles Gainsiord, Benjamin
Atwood and e. s. Martin
Captains C4eT6-Gc0rge X. Benson.
P0pfldster'S Cterk--I. L. Brigham.
B0atS,cdi,i--JOhn A. Brsco.
SdtsHtdke7'-T. Ii. Herbert.
Men are now enlisted for three years as the
cruises are TO be longer hereafter just The tit
ting out Of a squadron for the European waters has
revived recruiting, but it IL not as rapid as
the department could desire. In the fall,
when sailors on the lakes are without positions
In consequence Of the lakes freezing up, aud when
fishermen return from tue Banks, better class OF
men are obtained The complement allowed viii
doubtless be tllea before tnat time, ships must
lie at the yards until our cruisers return nom
abroad.
Thus we have given brief sketch OF what Jack
and the marines DO and now they live. Tney do not
see very hard times nowadays, as the whole system
OF governing men has been greatly changed since
the early days OF our navy.
Wherever he goes our blue jacket must always
be an object OF interest to our people, and whatever
he does 10 add TO the glory OF nag must receive
fhn anI sNttIa ast OfA