The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-13
ARRIVAL OF THE sCHOOLsHlP MERCURY.

AT an early hour yesterday morning the school,
ship Mercury, under the charge OF the Commits
soners of Charities and Correction, came to an
anchor In the lower bay, after cruise Of I'VE
months in the Atlantic ocean and In the West
India Islands. She lett her moorngs at Harris
Island on November Is, 1879 and after making
rapid passage, arrived at Madeira on the 18th OF
December. While at anchor at Funchal, to opige
the commander of the United states ship Shenan-
doah Captain Pierre Giraud, OF the Mercury, ceded
ten boys to 60 on board the man-of-war as enlisted
ordinary seamen their ages varying from thirteen
to nineteen years. After taking In stock Of fresh
provisions the Mercury turned ner PROV westward,
and exercised her young sailors for many weeks
in midatlantic, and finally arrived at Barbados
the lst OF February. 1874, after making what her
captain calls "a Virginia rail fehce track" and not
making any attempt at rapid sailing. From Bar.
bados the Mercury crossed over among the Wind
ward Islands, visiting ST. Thomas, Martinique and
otner ports. great many visitors came on board
the vessel at ST. Thomas, including the officers Of
Her Majesty's iron-cad shlp-oi-war Belerophon,
who ali expressed the highest admiration for the
tars who have been collected for the greater
q Vice xamra Of I above NEW
toned snip, not being able 70 come on board
the schoosnip, sent his card to captain Glraud. In
conversation with a HERALD reporter yesterday
Captain Giraud stated 1--WE have no casualties to
report, and all has worked as well as could be de-
sired, and our boys, thanks TO the efnc1ency OF
their instructors promise to make excellent re-
crults Tor our navy and merchant service. The
health OF all has been excellent, and my friend DR..
Bruce has had but little call Tor his services. Since
the Mercury went into commission on July
l, 1869, we have already furnished the
the present we have about sixty lads capa-
BILE OF ranking as ordinary searnen. l sincerely
hope the day Is not far distant when every large
seaport city will have its Scholarships like New
York. About one-siXth OF our boys have not passed
through police courts, but have been put on board
by their parents and guardians. The Mercury will
be towed up TO town on Monday morning by one
OF the steam vessels belonging to the Commission
ers OF Charities and Correction. The following is
the list OF our officers IF. f. Gregory, First Officer;
W. +. Pratt, Second OfIlcer; G. w. Pratt, Third
Ofcer; 9. L. Bruce, M. D., Surgeon; J. w. Walton,
PuTser; g. c. StougntOn and John O'Neill, In
structors. The ship has been worked almost ex-
clusvely by our boys, we having but SIX seamen
ON board.n
NEWS OF SIR LAMBTON LORRAINE
Captain Giraud reports that Captain Boyle, OF the
English navy, was at ST. Thomas on the LIST OF Aprll,
and was to leave next day on the English mail
steamer Tor Bermuda, there TO relieve Sir Lambton
Lorraine as commander of the MODE, who has been
promoted by the British Admiralty Tor the action
he took in the Virglnius matter, at santiago de
cuba, on the 18th day oil last November. When sir
LamDton Lorraine arrives IN this city on his way
10 England, the Army ana Navy Club intend lion
iling him. and giving him banquet.