The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-15

Rumors Of Changes and Promotions-How tho
New Retired Officers Bill Will Operate-The
TINS" and the "0us"-Proposed Trip Of
the Juniata Across the Atlantic to
Survey for New Cable Route.
WASHINGTON, March IL, 1873.

WASHINGTON, March II, 1873.
Your correspondent has been among the naval
officers here lately. and wishes to say the passage
Of the clause attached to the Naval Appropriation
bill placing all retired officers Of the navy OF duty
has-though II brought with IL salve to wounded
feelings, in the shape Of seventy-Hve per cent OF
pay-kicked up an excitement among the navy
Ofncers. and they officially die hard while the navy
of the active list are jubiant the places which
they can now get, formerly pretty much only d.
vided among the heavy stay at-home sea-dogs ofthe
navy.
Rear Admiral wilkes cannot, under this law,
complete his surveys, which, by the by, were
made from 1896 to 1880, unless 1t be con dnaOre
Rear Admiral Selfrdge will have to vacatc the
California navy to give place TO an officer from the
active list.
Rear Admiral NJ Smith must vacate the place
Governor of the Naval Asylum at Philadelphia.
Rear Admiral T. Bailey leaves the Lighthouse
Board Rear Admiral c. S. Boggs vacates his posi-
ton as Secretary OF the Lighthouse Board. Rear
Admiral II. Wake also leaves the Lighthouse
Board.
Rear Admiral j. Alden will have to come home
from the command Of the European squadron, and
rumor assigns his command to Rear Admiral A. l..
Case, who, 1t is stated will go out in the United
States steamer Alaska, now fitting out at the Navy
Yard New York.
CAPITA in :. Carter Is reported as detailed to COM
mand her or to relieve Captain Temple, now COM
handing the flagship Wabash. OF the Mediterranean
squadron.
Rear Admiral ]. F. Green will be relieved from
the command OF the North Atlantic squadron, and
Rear Admiral John L. Worden or G. II. Scott ex-
pect orders In his place. The uknowing ones here
say the latter officer Win be thNone.
According to list OF retlrements, Rear Admiral
w. X. Taylor, Is. +. Sands, CHARLES Studman
and George F. Emmons Will retire from the acute
list on April /. II this he so, Commodores Amy,
Strong, Parrott and REYNOLDS will be promoted 10
the grade OF rear admrals, and Captains SPOTS.
to commodores, and Commanders Davis Semmes,
MiXton and Young Will he made captains. This
Will involve sending n rear admiral to relieve Rear
Admiral Taylor from the command OF the South At
lantic squadron, also rear admiral to relieve
Rear ADMIRAL Studman, now commanding the
dores Just about to be promoted to rear admras
would like to air their lags abroad and Dame
Strong Will relieve Rear Admiral Taylor and Rear
Admiral Parrott will relieve Rear Admiral Stud
Again, the orders of these officers will make
places Tor comInodores, and Commodore Trenchard
is spoken OF as the RELIEF OF Rear Admiral Strong,
also Commodore Nichols to relieve Rear Admiral
Parrott.
Tue oirlcer who will take the Bureau Of Ordnance
Is being canvassed in naval circles. Rear Admiral
Worden and Commodores Howell and Mullany are
oil spoken Of
his place on the Naval Examination Board and
take Rear Admiral Sands place at the Naval OBJ
servatory, while others will be ordered to I'LL the
places upon the same Board vacated by Trenchard
and WOoisey
Master 6. V. Morris, one Of the llfe-invested re-
tired officers will vacatc his position at the Navy
Yard here; and 1t is surely well, for this Is one of
the positions that heretofore, as Lord Dnndreary
says, mo could tell when 1t would be vacant.
Blessed Retired law, say the active list officers,
who have hoped against hope for this place:
surgeon W. Johnson vacates the Naval Hospital
Surgeon Thomas L. Smith leaves his special duty
surgeon L. b. Hunter goes from the Naval Asy.
lum, Philadelphia.
Medical Director W. NJ. Wood, Inspector General
Dust think OF the idea OF general in the navy0
must leave his nice billet and retire to private
life.
cial duty at this place.
Paymaster II. Bridge, more frequently styled
PayInastcr General Bridge (here we have another
naval generaD must retire upon retired pay.
Pay Directors Petit and BOggs, too long with
activeminded OF the active paymasters' list and
Chaplain M Noble vocates his NAVY Yard billet
here and another Will take MS place.
Naval Constructors LeHthall and Delano go where
the woodbne twineth. The latter has been so long
at the New York Navy Yard that report has II he
tances be owns the yard, and It Is not surprising
from the way the retired officers held fast to
vacate the places they hold and the navy out Of
all this Will start with fresh energy think had
Congress done nOthlng else for the navy tins
sion but pass the Retired bill they could have said
they had done well. and they stand prepared to
receive the thanks OF the people.
The United states steamers Alaska and MOnOnga-
hela are, rumor says, assigned to the Mediter-
ranean squadron to take the places OF the Ply.
mouth, now on her way home and the Brooklyn,
said about to bring home Rear Admiral J. Alden.
The Shenandoah, Of the same squadron, comes
home this Summer. This Is reinforcing the Euro
pean squadron with vengeance. As the HERALD
suggests the rapid increase OF the European squad
rom we here lind that instead OF an increase this
| squadron will be decreased by vessel
1t Is stated here that the Junlata Is being fitted
to run a line OF s0undings across the Atlantic in
the interest OF some company who desire to lay a
cable across. When this duty Is done-and
Ii Is an excellent way to employ the naval
vcsseis-why should not this vessel remain
| to increase the Mediterranean squadron. now
surely needing an increase, in view or the
Europe, as the HERALD very properly said some
days agoy II the Mediterranean squadron is now In
creased, when the services OF the vessels are no
longer needed they can easily be ordered else
where.
Commander Breeze, it is said, Will be ordered to
the Naval Academy In place oil Captain Carter, and
Captain william n. letters Is detailed to relieve
Commander Matthews at the Newport torpedo
station. This last is somewhat OF a surprise, for
Captain letters Is most accomplished naval
officer, and has made naval ordnance special
part OF his profession. His friends have been look
ing forward to his being selected as Chief OF the
Bureau OF ordnance here, IN place Of Rear Adj
miral Case, who goes to command the MedIter-
ranean squadron.
dered to relieve Captain Jefers from the command
OF the United States ship Constitution.
Commander Matthews. 1t is said, goes to the
Pacific, to assume command OF o United states
steamer fitting out at the California Navy Yard.
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