The New York herald., 1872-12-26
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Yard.
The Navy Yard at this time presents unusual
activity by comparison with the past sixty
days Of absolute quietncss; indeed, 1t is not over
thirty days since some Of the witty discharged
w0rkmen placarded 1t "For sae." The fact is 1t
has been nearly closed las to the amount OF work
performed), and the feeling conveyed to one visit
ing 1t has been that OF nothing to do and plenty Of
time in which to do It, or all "bosses" and no work.
men, but within the past ten days things have been
enivened up. Orders from Washington being re-
ceived to get ready Immediately the storeships
Supply and Guard, the Department OF Construc-
painters enjoy, at least, the hope Of employment
for two weeks or longer. The Equipment Depart
ment also received pleasant galvanic shock Of
have been again employed, thus causing great
hopes and expectations that they may be able to
get through portion OF the hard Winter before
them, and not be Idle at the very time when work
1878, and the storeship Supply by January Is. The
former s the largest storeship in the United States
aS IN aa S s
ON the storeship list, being only 647 tons. The
crews Of these two vessels are being collected on
board the United States recruiting ship Vermont,
and will all be ready before the vessels are. Already
the officers are being ordered, and, am told, the
requirements. Perhaps the secret is the popularity
OF the station these vessels going TO- also the
waters Of the MediteTraneanI who Wouldn't ike ike
togof
evident to the casual observer that the other p0r
states sloop- p-ofwar Portsmouth, Commander ster.
age of the Battery where, after taking In powder,
she Will proceed to the compass station, in the
proceed upon her voyage to the Pa PaciSc Via Rio
JanelrO and Cape Horn. f
ans s work upon the United States steam @ sloop-of
deed it may be said to have almost ceased. This
vessel ls to be new, the former one or her name
and to properly carry out the spirit or repairs to
vessels Of the navy, built during the war. this
Certainty meet With ayo sW r
worth repairing. -
The form, beauty and formidability the torpedo
boat is now apparent and with the torpedo ap-
plance she will prove ugly customer. BY Ifs
tening attentlvely when near her one hears varied
should Judge there were many grave doubts Of it
BE like Ds S R
psnse and md s,os doubtful mode Of propnson enter
responsible Should be held strictly to account. =
The Guerriere and Albany, lately sold at auction,
await their purchasers. There appears some doubt
about the sale, they not having realized the ap-
praised value. 4 s14s NG..T 49,
Our Flag I'm China-NIovcments OF tho
Asiatfc Fleet-Boat Races and ship Vic.
tories.
HONG KONG, Nov. 10, 1872.
The United States steamer Colorado arrived
here from Shanghae on the morning OF the "a inst
She left her anchorage at Wasung, twelve miles
below Shanghae, on the morning OF the 2Sth, and
the mouth OF the Yangtsi ON the morning OF the
Goth. She reports having had strong Northeast
gale and rough weather all the way down. She
could have ran In on the morning OF the lst, thus
making one OF the quickest runs on record; but
the weather had been very thick for two days. 80
on arriving or Hong Kong on the evening OF the
31st 1t deemed safer to stand out to sea during
the night and run in next day. She made twelve
sails, showing herself No. sailer when well
The ils,' Alaska left wasung for home, via Cane
Town, on the 22d OF October, amid the usual firing
OF salutes display OF bunting, music by the band,
whole American Meet had Assembled at Wssune ng
just before she sailed, except the Sac0, which was
and the
The Alaska, Colorado, Monocacy and Palos were
there; also the Iroquots and I.ackawana, lately
lowed the Colorado down, and is here
now It is understood that they saf to-
Rear Admiral jenkins win transfer his ias to the
Lackawana and sail toward Bombay to meet the
Hartford The The! Colorado Sa win sai for home via
The Monocacy will go up the Yangtsi to Han-Kow.
accompanied By his 81 stan and % Captain sSirey ci
the Lackawana, to pay an oiicial visit to the Vice
pected that the Colorado win sail for Singapore.
and we viii see tho last OF that noble old ship in
these waters. The gallant crew of the Ad-
mirais barge, the Daring, won the champion
ship OF the Asatic station soon after her
arrival at singapore IN August 1870, In well
held 1t at the time They nave retained it against
all c0mers ever since, except for q few months,
when II was won ana held short time by An out.
side built boat belonging to the Alaska. There is
every prospect now that this gallant crew win re-
homeward bound pennant shall stream from the
masthead Of the Colorado, and the glad shouts OF
the Jolly tars shall resound from her rigging in
response to the cheers OF their comrades on the
other ships, these well earned laurels Of victory
will be still encircling their brows.
The health OF 0fficers and crew on all the ships
OF the Meet Is fully as good as the average at the
date OF this writing.
EXTRAORDINARY PHEEOMENoS.-On SATURDAY. a
most remarkable phenomenon occurred at Kings
Sutton, near Banbury, by which a man had q mar
row escape-no less than seventeen trees were
torn up by the roots, thirty-six more or less in.
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