The New York herald., 1870-02-15
ORK HEkALD TUESDAY EEYkuARY l5 lS7Q-TRIpLE SHEET

A. II. Mccormick. II. L. Johnson !. A. g; Barker.
Terry. % ]; ona \. X Eeea. % aorr Musr r. j. Name !.
sssssn ss ksoss Ess sisa Asoe S' + wood
ward. II. b. Runsev George ~ Brown. George ".
HsS% rsS: SniriSs T SsDYsou w Irs0, SHEPARD a'"'
Lteutenants--iienry CLASS u: J. Dickman, w. w.
Mssn, N.. z ea,vs H. Cooper si.u u Il lay'0 Clark
Kellogg J. u. Coghlan. o. McGregor, lra Harrls. IT..
As A; = Crownincshield y. 4. cassoll' George W.
Those passed ovcri in said promotions, so reoom.
mended BY the Board OF Admiras anu So;rScsry OF
dor sas y 4 = sal
Commanders. N&#
Within tho past ten months taree captains and
one commander have been restored to their original
position BY nomination OF tue President: Notnins
has been said against this. But It has lately pre-;
vailed tnat nominations for restoration 70 ofgnai
position have been sent in-under per sonal M
iiuence-wnere tho Individual stands recorded as
this should stop at once; and hereafter cach case
Tor this restoration should bo inquired into DJ
DATA recorded IN tho Navy Department or by the
Naval COMMITTEES OF the senate, and not until they
bo promoted IT thus does not take place tho oicori
who have earned their promotion und recelvou ~
ior good battle record wll 20 most nnjus,y treaseo
tiOn for gallant services become . farce.
Inc attention o. tae Senass Naval Commtee -a
Of these n0mlnatl0na
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Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Tho United States gunpoat Yantic u Aow lying
alongside the wharf ct ths Brooklyn ERvy Y ard,
with her crew and onlcers on board only waiting
for the necessary apparatus for sounding to proceed
upon mission. The Yantto wall lines OF deep
sea sounding from several points the West Indies
TO Aspinwa preparatory 70 the laying OF q tee-
graphic cable Commander irwin, tho onccr in
command has had experience In this kind OF duty,
and most satisfactory results soon expected
from his work. Aspinwai should be in commune
cation with New York, aud the sooner the better.
We have already great interests stake here but
anticipation OF the successful completion Of the sur
vey Of the lsthmus by Commander Selrilge, IL Is
almost imperative that the cable should he ;mule-
dately laid.
The United States gunb0as Eipsc, Commander
Selrridge Is by this tima at Caledonia Bay ana is
doubtless awaiting the ARRIVAL OF tne United States
storeship Guard TO proceed upon tho survey.
On Tuesday, the 18th, the United States steam frg
ate Colorado wlll DC pus In conmisslon. Captain G.
ii, Cooper commands her and sho II TO be the na.-
ship Of the East India squadron which Is TO be COM
manded by Rear Admiral! John Rodgers. who taxes
with him Captain L. I. Nichols as his chief OF saG.
Lieutenant Commander ollaS Casey Is to be her eX-
ecutlvc oifcer. Tne Colorado IL oue OF our frs.
class frigates OF 4.0o0 tons: she mounts splendid
battery OF thirty niue-,ncn guns On her mann deck,
fourteen ninench guns on !lef spar deck, TWO 100
FOUNDER ParrOU rifles ana one ceVon-lncn piV0t gun
upon her 1orecastIe she Is OF auxiliary steam pow
with propeller 20 hoist out oi tue waLer and can SAL
around tho world without CONSUMING a pound OF
coal. TDc other vessels Of Rear Admiral Rodgers
1eet Will consist OF the Bcnicia and Alaska. also
powerful steantng which wia proceed TO
the East India staton the Suez Cana.
The Benicia ID coaIing ut Boston preparatory 10
starting direct to her staE.on IRc AiasAa rs soon
rs she mas been repaired the damage caused by the
fire on board OF upon her trial trip VIII proceed
20 tlo same destination. Both these vessels can
hoist their propeller out OF tue water and tnus per-
In
coal.
ing Tor Already her lower ana lopinaS5 rigging
Is SET up as ye. her destination mas not been given
out. bur tho general opinion OF the YARD people ID
tnat shc wall 90 10 tao last lldes.
The United States sloopof-war lroqucis sailed
from Hong Kong about the middle OF November.
About this time sac IL at Cape or GOOD Hope and BY
April 10 she may be expected to arrive la the United
States. Tle CneIua was TO sail tine latter part or
November FOR the United States. BY private advices
from the East India squadron the fatal disease
smallpox had made Its appearances on board one OF
tue fleet lynn! at Hong Kong: Tue aSsnlp DelL.
ware was this last named place. and her officers
and crew were anxIoueiJ awaiting TO hear OF her re-
uei.
The recent controversy relative TO the right and
privileges or the Naval Hospital and how taey shall
Ue accorded TO sick oncer, aDeut winch two letters
were published III the HERALD has eliminated In
the Secretary OF the Navy ordering Board OF In
curry TO investigate the mlttef as Lieutenant COM
CONSIST OF tho following oncefs-Ilear Admiral 5.
w. GOdon, Commandment OF the Navy Yard New
York; Commander W. d. Whiting, NayEstin& onioer.
and surgeon Beale Mir. J. Bolcs Solicitor OF the
Navy Department. IS also expected from washing
ton TO be present The court VIII meet on the l5tn
OF February. Al FIRST the inquiry does NOT seem 10
bc OF great import, bat 1t viii be found that u In
wolves the rights OF all naval oicers anu IL Is Di
perative that they arc definitely defined. IL -
surely very desirable to Know when naval oiicer3
arc to have the colvenieDces and comforts OF the
naval hospitals Oh slOro under circumstances where
naval surgeons have no experience or know edge OF
the case presented TO them.
Three hundred scamen from the Charleslown
(Nass Navy Yard have beea transferred 10 slla
Navy Yard. and lett Tor New YORK last nlshl.
Arrival Of tl,e Seminole.
The United States steamer seminole arrived at
this port yesterday morning, seven days FROM Key
West. Fla. She left the United States monitor Sau-
| gus IN port on Cape Hatteras the seminole expe-
! rIenced heavy weather. The following is list Of
| her oslicers:--
| CoDsndnder-E. X Owen, commanding
kLecnsiCe ODtcer--Lieu ulcnant r.. ). EeTser.
| MdSteys--E. I. Strong, navigator; W. Il. brlce,
| Eugene w. watson, ashburn MAYNARD.
| EtgfneerS--Ch!ef. John H. Long; Arse assistant,
Joseph T1lley; second assistants, Charles Il. Man.
| niny, ]. A. b. Smith.
I Assistant Sargs02--F. X. ilartzel.
Passed Assistant PuyfnG 7ter-jared Linsiey, Jr.
Acting BOdtS,cGi,s--John Hall.
Cdptal1s'S Ctern;--Jcsse Middleton.
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