The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-04
ARRIVAL OF THE GUERRERO.

Her Escape from Nantucket Shoais--vynrm
Reception in New York Harbor-List Of
Officers.
The United States frigate Guerriere, Captain
Thomas II. Stevens arrived from the unpleasant
nelghborhood OF Great Point Rip. or Nantucket yes
terday afternoon. She went ashore on sand hum
mock on Wednesday noon last. and did not succeed
in getting OF until the following day at hafpast one
O'Clock, having hung over one tide. All her provi-
sions, shot. SHE'LL powder and spare chain cables
were hoised out ana placed in schooners, and her
boats were all put in the water, before the ship
was sufficiently lightened TO- move, which she dld
under canvas, steam and the heaving on heavy
anchor placed fay0rably III deep water. When she
had foated of she was taken around to Nantucket
bay, where fine lee was found against easterly
winds and the heavy ground swell of the Atlantic,
and the sch0oners were brought alongside and work
Immediately begun IN hOIstlng aboard and slowing
properly all the supplies and munitions which had
so quickly been removed from her. This work
continued all night all hands, from the commanding
officer TO the smallest boy in the ship,
working with cheerful zeal and eamestness
bespeaking first class men. When the provisions
were al IN the boats were run up as swiftly
drill and the ship up anchor and again turned her
bow towards New YORK. She had a fine, strong
breeze. with considerable SEA, and from Nam
tucket to Sandy Hook in Twenty-Five hours which is
ana came to anchor of the Battery, apparently
none the worse FOR her experience OFF Nam
i iucSe'' Of c water an i hour and "a seems a
to be In good condition. In day
two the Guerrero viii be placed in the Dry Dock
Of the brooklyn Navy Yard when her bottom will
be examined and such repairs made as may he
deemed necessary to enable her TO proceed to sea
when her orders come 1t VIII probably be found
that her false keel has sustained some damage and
that part OF her copper has been torn OIL but beyond
these comparatively trining damages the ship is
BROOKLYN, Captain Guest, lying on the Battery;
which was answered by the GUERRERO displaying the
signal "thanks" and as she passed the Brooklyn the
latter ship "cheered ship" all hands going aloft.
The very handsome and touching compliment was
heartily returned by the oncers and crew OF the
second rate frgaIe OF 2.49o TONS and carries mag
nincent battery OF eighteen nne-inch guns on the gun
deck, and two loOpounder rifles on the spar deck,
with heavy rifle on the forecaste, together with
battery Of Dahlgren hOwitZers for boat and shore
service. Her crew consists OF 40 men and a full
complement or officers. except III the engineering,
which. under recent regulations, is cut down TO one
chief engineer and one first assistant. Under the Old
system She carried one chief and eight assistants.
This Is because she Is expected to make her way
under sail alone exceps IN going out or III ports.
LIST or OFFICERS.
The following is full and correct list OF the ON
GERS OF the Guerrero
Capiain-Thomas H. Stevens, commanding.
Lieutenant C0fnn,dl,der's-JOhn +. McGlinsey,
Executive 0ilcer; John J. Reed, navigator; French
+. Chadwick.
ford
MdsterS--John i. Meigs, j. f. MoZer, Duncan
Kennedy, George w. Tyler.
ChteJ Eagtaeer-Jonn h. Long; first assistant,
Wilson X. Purse
.S0'geOa-Philip =. Wales.
Passed AsStSt0it yny'ge0n-H. N. Rundlett.
PaWndste,'-Cuthbert +. Wallach.
First Lieutenant or Ma,'iaeS-Edward C. Salt
marsh.
| observation-disclosures i. Emmerick Herman F..
| Fickb0hn, Corwin p Reese, Nathan Sargent, l.. p.
| Jouctt, Francis Grins0w, Samuel l.. Graham,
George W. Mentz, William g. Mauger, f. H. Crosby.
Cd,pente7'-GeOrge Anderson
Saflndkey-Jsseph q. Bradford.
G,tltnel-E. J. Waugh.
| EOdtsratl-William Long
/ CaDtdfn's C2erk--GeOrge l.. Douglas.
/ PnMalnafer,S CLERK illinm TrOtt.