New-York tribune., 1873-12-15
OTHER NAVAL PREPARATIONS.
NO DECREASE AS YET IN THE NUMBER OF woRKN

kept busy in the various departments and on the "hoe
great activity prevailed. Notwithstanding all the ex
orders TO decrease the present force nave
been received. On contrary work is pushed to the
furthest limit, aud in many instances 1t s kept up
through the night The steam engineering department
Of the Dictator includes sets OF from Delama
works who relieve each other every IL hours, the
tug coming the Yard twice day from the WORKS
They are still fitting In her boer-tubes She VIII De
towed the Atlantic Dry Dock, in Brooklyn, TO-
morrow.
The Roanoke has taken on all her supplies. and her
caIkers are nearly through work. The painters Will
give her coat OF black paint in few days after which
she will be ready for service Her turrets can De WORKED
readily and her machinery is in good order. She Still
lies at the Long Dock and 1t IL uncertain when she VIII
the Yard she is for harbor defense at this polDt
and is not wanted Immediately some of the officers at
the Yard inclined to think that she VIII not be
ordered away remain where she is for the present
Work was Kept up on the Florida through Saturday
night and all day yesterday. Very few Of the carpen-
rggcrs painters work after ~ in the afternoon,
but the inside men, such plumbers, mach insts,
and boiler makers, put IN great deal or extra time
often working in double gangs night and day The
twenty 9.inch guns aud two l0Opound PARROTS COM
prising the Florldas battery will DO put on board this
week and it expected that she will be ready TO start
for Key West early week. Work on the Minnesota
kept through Saturday night and all day yester
day. large number Of men engaged on the ports
and shutters and repairs the spar deck Her mass
in position, and rggers were busy putting on the
bobstays and head gear and working on the bowsprt
rigging The steam barge Iosco transferring coal
from the canabOats alongside into the bunkers of tho
Minnesota, which are nearly full
BY orders from Washington Saturday, the follow
ing officers have been detached and assigned Capt. D.
b. I.uce from the Boston Navy-Yard. ordered TO COM
nand the Minnesota Lieut. Commander II. b. Robson
from the Brooklyn yard ordered toShe Minnesota as
executive Lieut.. Commander G.. L. r. Wilde from the
Boston Navy-Yard. ordered to the Minnesota; Lieuts
NJ Berdy, Urie Tebree and J. L. Pilsbury; Masters
J. NJ Hawley and q. s. Dyer Ensigns c. f. En-
merick and M. c. Dimmick, MdshipDan A. A.
Nicholson, Chief Engineer w. Ii. Buehler, Past
Assistant Surgeon W. J. Simon and Assistant Surgeon
c. A. Gravatt, Chaplain j. j. Kane and Boat
swain Angel Keene are ordered TO tho Minnesota AL
the above officers TO report at the yard on the 22d
inst Commander James L. Lovett is ordered to COM
mapd the Dictator and Lienu Commander H. T. Piching
as the Executive; LeutConmander b. +. Lamber-
ton. Lieuis. A. " Wadhams, Joseph q. Eaton and G. H.
OF officers for the Roanoke neen made public
Nineysix men rom the recruiting office In New
arrived at the yard yesterday, and 100 uore from the
same source are expected to-day.
THE NORFOLK NAvY-YARD-THE MAYFLOWER GONE
INTO CoMsiIssIoN-woRK ON THE SAVANNAH.
lBY TELEGRAPH 70 THE TRIBUSE.l
NORFOLK, Va, Dec. B.-Unusual activity
prevailed tho yard to-day. At o'clock this after
noon the work the Maynower finished. and her
water with entire satisfaction The torpedoes arrived
about noon from Newport, and were placed on board
immediately. She went into commission a few hours
ago. and turned over at once to her commander,
Lieut. Dwyer The Maylower is a screw tug, and Is one
OF six of the class built in 1864, by pri
vate contract, for the Governments Her hull
is iron, and length between perpendcuars 1877
feet beam 2G feet She is COG tons burden, has 800
horse power engine and carries two 30pouud ride guns
forward Her pot-house is buet-proOi, having out
side casing OF quarerinch sheetron, and she has two
torpedo booms and tackle rgged forward. Her crew
numbers 40 men. She received sailing !orders To-
day and will probably sail for Key West tomorrow
afternoon. The following full list OF her officers:
tenani-Commander n. Mavo Dwyer; Lieutenant
Daniel w Davis, Executive Oifcer Master ID. ID. V.
Stewart, Navigator Assistant Paymaster, T. Brown
Assistant Engineer. Geo Cowie; Ensins Hugo Oster
naus and H. L. First-class Apothccary, Howard
Radcif.
The Savannah which is nearly ready is to be used
water sore-shlp well ordnance storeship at Key
West The work the Macedonian, which will be fitted
out as an ordinary paymasters ship. will begin in
earnest on Monday. An order from Washington to-day
increases the pay OF machinsts TO SIC so per month";
George Larkin the apothecary OF the Mayfower, who
so mysterionsy disappeared some tne ago, was ar
rested yesterday morning and confined III tho guard
house.
THE FRANKLIN TO GO INTO COMMISSION TO-DAY.
BosToN, Mass, Dec. 13.-The United States
frgate Franklin Will go into commission on Monday
over hundred men are now employed in the arsenal
at WATERFOWL this being double the usual number.
NAVAL ASSIGNMENTS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Lieuts. X. M. Berry
and Urie Setonee Masters j. M. Hawley and G. s.
DYER Ensigns G. +. Emmerick and NJ. G. Dimmick,
Mdshipman A. A. Nicholson, Passed Assistant Surgeon
w. j. Smou and Chaplain J. j. kano have been ordered
TO the Minnesota the 23d nst Lieut.. WIN. Walsh to
the receiyin gshp Potomac; Master II. T. Monahan and
Paymaster M. b. Gushing to the Dictator on tho 22d
inst; Capt. s. b. Luce has been detached from the
Boston Navy-Yard ordered to the command OF the
as member of Board OF Inspectors aud ordered
the command OF the iron clad Dictator on the 22d |
inst; Commander II. j. Picking from the Torpedo
Station and to the Dictator Executive; Lieut.
Commander II. B. Robson from the New-York Navy |
Yard and ordered TO the Minnesota Executives Lieut.
Commander @. f. f. Wilde has been detached from the
Boston Nayy-Yard and ordered 20 the Minnesota Lieut.
Commander B. +. Lamberton has been detached from |
the Naval Academy and ordered TO the Dictsor Lieut.
A. v. Wadhams from the Torpedo Station at Newport.
X L. and ordered to the Dictator; Lieuts Joseph @.
Eaton from the Boston Nayy-Yafd, and O. H. stockton
the Philadelphia Navy Yard and ordered TO the Die
tator; Lieut. j. f. Pllsbury from the Torpedo Station
AssstanSurgeon Z. A. Gravalt, from the OHIO; Chief
Engineer VIM. q. Buehler from special duty at VIII |
Nayy.Yard and ordered TO the Minnesota Lieut.. II. N.
Harness Csnandaigua, and placed sick leave;
Mate Samuel Gee, from the New Hampshire. 10 the |
Triara Mate H. ii. johnson, from the Mayhower 10 the
New psbire and Second Assistant Eng gineer John
smith, from the Manhattan. and placed sick leave.
THE COLORADO AT SEA.
ON BOARD THE COLORADO AT SEA, Dec. IT,
The u g. steam frigate Colorado steamed out over the