, 1873-11-22

n AhitE RUANIl14 pF 0At0NAHUh
van received to-day from tic Newport naval
station, which included q number Of torpet1ocs.
Ihn Intter are botng rolnoycu to Fort hlttliin.
Tho rloop.of.war Alonongahola, which is hourly
os2eeto ll also bring erg9 9ount 9,. ot tor
nua monitors going uoaward will load thom
tloro. .
THE nnooKLyS YARD.
NEW YonK, Nov. 21.-An iucroanod acttvtty
was obsoryable today a: tho p:ools'yn Navy
departments aro to push work upon tho
diitoront .vesscla forward as rapidly "a pos-
aiblo. Additional mon hare boon sent to work
In nearly all tho departments, and thoro are
aro stx yossels oitllor III oourso Of preparation
for war or nbout to bp proparod. or thoHo ii
has boen learned from i roliuEte source TINT tho
Government is doing nctiyo work only on two,
namely
THE COLORADO AND MINNESOTA.
Tho work Oh tho otllors ID being done by contract.
THIS action Inns boon taken bocauAo It il impos-
siblo for Tho regular Government forco, AZ now
organizo1, to sand off tho yossola required In
tho time specified. Admiral portor'H torpedo
Workmon aro engaged on tho Florida which has
tho reputation Of boing' tho fastest vessel over
built, Loing capab1o Of milking oighteon knots m
hour Tor SIX days without stopping to coal.
Tho ateam yacht America, built for Horny N.
Smith, Woll-known stock operator, has boon
purchased or chartered by tho Govornme,it for n
dlspatcl boat. Tho A1nerica is very fast. She
leayes for WaHhington to receive orlera
Capt. George ii. Ransom, Executive Offacor at
the Nayy-Yarl has been ordered to tako COM
mand Of tic Colorado.
Prominent navh1 officers in this city, COM
menting on tho Broat actiVity tn tho prepnra-
tlon OF our war-Yessels for sea, Hay TINT within
thirty days there will be in the Cuban waters at
1oaat twenty Of tho most powerful yosso1s In the
United statos servico.
THE ARAr1DEs.
The officers Of the Spanish WAr-BtonmGt Ara
pides, which is now being completely fitted at the
navy-yard, arc very anxious to get away, having
received orilors to take their vessel into Cuban
waters as soon as possible. Tho American Off
ccra at tho yard cay 1t will be ahamo to allow
hor to depart. They, say that tho spaniardH
have not recognized international law, and they
fail to SEQ Why the United States should DO 10
considerate when the presence Of tho iron-clad
hore would DO hostage for the Virginius, at
N'''"' Special D4spatch to The Chicago Tribune.
At THE oHAnIEsEoWN TAnD.
DoBToN, Nov. 21.-Orders flave been received
at tho Gharleatown Navy-yasd to have tile
Franklin IN roadiuoss to sail in two weeks. con-
creased, md tho work pushed with tho utmost
dispatch. The Franklin is to relieve the VS.
bash, which Is thon to be sent to Cuban watera.
Oapt. Simpson has boen ordered to her oon-
raand, and paymaater Crosby has also been aa-
Bignod to duty on her.
THE DEPARTMENT. OF ,aAH1NEs
ts in fine condition md roady to detaoh whom
the veBsols now being prepared for 800 are
ready. Though .etIortB arc concentrated Oh. the
Franklin, thoro is no loasoning Of tho work on
| the Brooklyn. THO Frank}in Is now undor the
| charge Of tho construction Department. Tht
! work to be doue on the Brooklyn is to iniHt
putting in tho boilcrs, repair the decks, and get
| up the rigging.
THE HURRY m THE ROPE VALE
| is moro pronounced than ia any othor depart.
ment Of the yard. Calls arc being made not
| only for ropo to meet the now demanQs here, but
Of other parts Of tho country.
TO WORK on SUNDAY
Ia probable TINT, IN this quarter at least, worl
| will be continued through Sunday. In the ma
chinistB' department. gas was put In to-day 81
| that the hours Of labor may DO increased thore
j A fow additional men wcro taken on tile list
to-day, and others will bo engaged tho fret 0
| order to admit
was Issued to-day, and, consequently, the worl
has progressed moro rapidly than heretofore
Quite largo number bcsieged the gates at time
during. tho day, but tho otEcarH III charge wer
impaaBahle~
| SPANISH AND AMERICAN NAVAL. FonoRs.
/ From the Seto FORK 1f7bune, Nov 70.
capt: Monteliegro' o. tha A,aplttes, informed
/ ADFNAkpA Yto~GAAAJ hAA@e ~ Ap%A ASt%@fN* 0AAVA
from tho Homo Government to got ready for se
at the earliest moment possible md proceed t
Cuba. lilo expects bis vessel to bo out OF dry
dock in twonty days, when nothing further vii
remain to be done except to tako lor powder al,
armament, Her powder is now in tile yar
magazine, and hor guns, which arc Of tho Arn
strong pattorn, and arc much pralsed by tho yar
officials aro at tho cob-dock,
A Tribune reporter also visited tho oxccutiy
officer Of the Arapilea for tho purpose Of obtai1
ing information concerning tho probable nayl
strength that spain could concentrate i'll Cul,G
wators within ono month from thia tlnle, in til
event Of war. He believed TINT, in additio
to the fleet now iu the NeBt 1udlnn Squadron
tloro could be put in Cuban wators, within IL
time specified at least ton frst-claas {rigate
cach OF about 5000 tons register, and carrYiu
! u guns. Asido.,fron those, the Spanish Cula
! fleet will, within month, consist Of tho Arr
piles, 1000 tons register ard II guns; Tho Pizarr
1900 tona register and guns; tho Dlasco, Vase
Nunoz, Herman Cortoz, st. .Luoia, Andalu2i
/ Isabel FrauciBca, and Aminoza. nil Of the eal1
| size aud armament al the pizhrro, and Il
Corona Of 5000 tons register and 81 guns
addition to these should be mentioned tho tllir
gunboats built in this city in 1862 each OF uhie
carries 100-pound gun and fifty mon,
, 70 copo NTH this Spanish aeet il Is thong
by tho Navy-Yard otllclala TINT tho followi1
United States vessels could be gathered
Cuban wators within the timo mentioned:
Name. Tons. Gunal Aame. Tons. Gut
i. | ColpfaJo,.,.3,O32 46fCauauintRua. :. 255