New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-18
OTHER NAVAL PREPARATIONS.
THE FLAGSHIP WORCESTER DELAYED BY TIL 'i
ACTIVITY AT THE GosPORT NAvY-YAHD-ihL
MAHoPAC NEARLY READY FOR SEA.


ACTIVITY AT THE GosPoRT NAVY-fAl'Di'
MAHoPAC NEARLY READY FOR SEA.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
NORFOLK, Nov. 1.-THE fine frlgate Nor-
cester flagship of the North Atlantic squaaron'
Admiral Scott commanding, was 10 haFe
sailed at for Cuban waters ous
that hour a pilot went aboard ana au'lseu '"'
Admiral not to venture out She will not SAIL Inei'i''
until tomorrow. when she viii probably drop uo"n "
Hampton Roads. and II the weather IS i''o'1''o
proceed at once 70 sea. Secretary RoOesoh mas
been urging the immediate departure OF tue
Worcester but until to-day she had not received he'
complement OF men and ammunition. The latter was
put aboard to-day from Fort Norfolk, NOTWITHSTANDING
the rain, the Admiral, well as the Secretary Oh 'he
Navy being Of getting the ship to sea a' Tue
first moment practicable
There is ncreas ed activity at the Gosport Navy
large number OF men are busy day aud night prepar
ing vessels for sea- The work of fitting out the Maho
pac roncad seems TO engage the principal attention.
She was 10 sail for Cuba on Thursday, but may Dc
delayed by experiments 10 discover the best methou VI
providing her with torpedoes Capt. Owens whose
assignment to the command of the Mahopac and suose
quent relief from that duty has been noticed, was To-
day returned to duty officer in charge OF the ordnance
and Navigation Bureau at the Navy-Yard
IT'S said that the Gettysburg. which arrived hero
day or two ago. TO take the place Of the TalapOosa,
up repairs Will probably be mace tender 10 inc
flagship service for which is particularly htied
The Getty sbrg formerly the Rebel blockade runner
Reee, and when built considered tue fastest
vessel In tho world.
THE WORK OF FITTING OUT TIE FRIGATEs FRANKLIN
AND BROOKLYN.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrSE1
BOsrON. Nov. 1.-THE fitting out of the
frigates Brooklyn and Franklin at the Charestown
Navy-Yard being pushed forward as rapidly as pos
sible. and official statement was made to-day tha
they would be both ready for sea inside OF SIX
weeks. Men have been taken from the van
dalia the torpedo boat and in fact every department
for the purpose and large additional force has been
engaged and divided into day and night gangs and but
for the fact that Engineering and Construction De
partents have work in unison the time required for
the preparation OF the vessels would not be barely
as long. The Equipment Department is in
excellent condition there being enough stores
and ammunition in the yard 10 tit out a
dozen ships and frigates The Brooklyn, which was
removed from the dry dock yesterday, is secondclass
screw soopOfwaI OF 1900 tons, and carries - guns She
will be fitted out for 200 The Franklin was
launched In 1850 from the Portsmouth Navy
Yard ia frlgate OF 3,l73 tons
and carries 80 guns She viii be brought
up tomorrow morning at high water and put In dry
dock. Fortunately, she has just had set OF new boil
put and tue only work upon her that VIII require
much time Will be the preparation Of her batteries the
number she VIII carry depending of course upon
the number Of guns.
ASSIGNMENTS TO DUTY.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Lieut. Jas. Ii. Day
ton Midshpmen Chas T. VreelanG, T. e. C. Safer, Geo
f. W. Holman, aud John r. j. Augur are ordered to the
Powhatap. Midshpman \. C. Dillingham; is ordered TO
temporary duty board the Powhatan and upon fall
ing in with the oommandant OF the North Atlantic
Station TO report for such duty az he may assign him.
Mdshipman ]. W. Blame is detached from the ossipee
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