The New York herald., 1873-11-23
NAVAL PREPARATIONS.
Business at This Station Progressing
Favorably-The StOrcship supply in
Port-0Hicial Changes.

Business at This Station Progressing
Favorably-Vhe StOrcship supply in
Port-1Rcial Changes.
Business continues brisk at this station. Every
department. OF labor at the Navy Yard is KEEP,
gong night and day and there Is no indication OF
any cessation until the soed nag of the Union has
been lifted from the Spanish mud In which 1t has
been so long traied.
WORK ON SABBATH.
Acting on the principle that "the end justIres
the means,r the Sabbath day quiet will be broken
in upon by the clicking of the machinists' carpen-
ters' ana calkers' hammers at the Navy Yard.
"Sorry, but we can't help it, Expedition
is the life of business and Uncle Sam
means just that, Judging from the tone of our
Instructions remarked an official with whom the
HERALD commissioner conversed yesterday. Yes
lerday 200 men were added to the working forces,
Of which number ITO were ABSORBED by the Con-
struction Department ana the remainder by the
Steam Engineering, Ordnance, Equipment and Pro-
vision ana Clothing bureaus. Additional requsl-
tlons Tor men are constantly coming In to the Adj
miral's ONCE 1or more hepr from the various di-
visions Of labor. To-morrow In all probability 400
men W i'll be taken on TO hurry up the Dictator,
which vessel was expected to arrive from New
London hourly last night. She VIII be hauled along
side the iron triple turreted ship Roanoke, which
latter is lying at the cob dock. he Nipsc, which
is said to be OF for service, Will doubtless be
offered for sale at an early day. an end much to be
desired, as she is only in the way where she now
lies.
TIE sToREsHIP SUPPLY.
The United states storeshp Supply, 81 days
from Trieste, arrived at this port yesterday,
can works OF industry to the Vienna Expo
sition last spring. Her Captain, who PAID his le-
spects 10 Admiral Rowan yesterday afternoon, re-
Ola cyclone the barometer registering the lowest
ever experienced, 2s.6o. Her officers. a list OF
which was received through the courtesy OF the
Admiral's secretary, MIR. iardey, are as foilows:-
CGpfdiR--Charles A. BabcocK.
observation-disclosures M. Forsyth, william Welch,
L. G. Pendleton and William Swift.
MGsters-W. Il. b. Dehay aud G. Curtis.
Passed assistant Surgeo1a.F II. Dearborn.
Assistant PdpmdStel'-W. W. Barry.
Captains Clerk-C. II. Harris.
Tdu CleYk-C. Il. Jennings.
BodtSIrdin-Edward Bonsall.
Acting Cu7penter--W. ii. Barrett.
Aidshtpnen Charles Ferrill and Chauncy
Thomas,
The vessel will be continued in commission, but
her Captain, who has had considerable active SER
vice, together with his Fellow officers, VIII be de-
tached and ordered to duty on some OF the iron
cads now fitting for service This latter sphere is
Tar from being congenal to the feelings OF officers,
who object to the 'cooped up,' quarters Of moni-
tors. The subotncd history Of the supply may not
prove uninteresting at this epocn =
The supply was bought in ls46 and loaded with
campaign she served. IL was tins vessel which
Lieutenant Commander d. j. Porter, now Admi-
raj, brought the camels from the Mediterranean
Sea, when IL was thought that they coulu be made
useful in Texas or New Mexico. On the breaking
out OF the rebellion. under the command OF Com
mander ii. Walker, now Reap Admiral, she took
the refugees from Pensacola--men women and
chdren-whom the rebels had driven out mo
Fort PicKens, thus enabling the commander OF the
fort to hold out and defend the same until pro-
visions could be sent him from the North, This
ship has carried stores to every quarter OF the
globe, and is now ready once more 10 carry her
share OF ammunition tor the ''Inner MANI in the
form OF pork, salt horse, hard tack beans, 'swamp
seedu (rice) and .long tairi (molassesl. Though
slow, she is good and stanch, aud ready to carry
stores to our fleet in Cuban wStcrs.
OFFICIAL CHANGES.
The following officers at this station are under
orders :--Carpenter Peter I. Ward has been de-
tacned IRON the receiving snip Vermont and or
dered to the sloop-olwar Brooklyn, fitting out at
the Charlestown Navy Yard; Carpenter George
Anderson has been detached from duty at this sta
tion and ordered report Tor service on board the
Colorado; Sailmaker J. @. Bradford has been de-
tached from the Vermont and ordered TO the
Colorado. The latter ship VIII go into commission
December l. and Captain George M. Ransom Is eX-
ceedngly anxious TO get away 10 the scene OF
action. At present he Is executive oficer ol the
yard.
The Gettysburg captain McRtchie, sailed from
this port with stores Tor Newport and Boston last
night.
VISITORS TO THE YARD
not unfrequcntly meet with considerable incon-
venience and annoyance from the over ofiici0us-
ness OF the watchmen and "Captan" Waugh, who
Gpard The gate While 1t is ulnecessarY tn prc,