The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-28


contractors docks in New York, about the 10th OF
February.
sence for couple OF weeks. all passes to visit the
yard viii be issued by Mr.. Nipple at the Lyceum
building.
The smallpox is disappearing from among the
crew OF the receiving snip Vermont.
draft of 100 seamen will leave the yard to-day
for AspDwall, under the command OF Captain
Henry Erben and Lieutenant Commander Kiezer.
They are stined to replace the crew OF the sloop'
oiwar Pensacola. whose term OF service has ex
pred.
List OF ships or War In Port In Key
West.
KEY WEST. Jan. %, 1874.
Everything has been very quiet here during the
past two or three weeks. although the 1eet has
been gradually growing larger and larger day by
day. The king fish, cOnchs, groupers and other In
habitants OF this sandy Island are in tolerabe good
humor, as the presence of such feet necessltat ties
food tor good many mouths, which they are per-
fecty willing to supply.
The following vessels are now lying Off Key
West:-Wabash, As guns, flagship Rear Admiral
Kase; Franklin, 40 guns; Colorado, 40 guns; Con-
gress. 10 guns; Worcester, Is guns, flagship OF
Rear Admiral Scott; Powhatan, IT guns; Alaska,
~ guns; Canandaigua, 10 guns; wachusetG, 8
guns; Wyoming guns; Kansas, guns; May
Hover, guns; Fortune, guns; PInta, 2
guns. Observation-Disclosures, guns; Mahopac.
guns; SaugGs guns, and hospital ship Pawnee
vi these the Worcester sails on the 23d inst for an
extended cruise through the West Indies the
powhatan sails to-day (22d) for Norfolk, to convoy
down new crew for the Congress and Will take
nome her old crew. together with all men whose
ers 81 eu nave expired ana those con
sunday, the 25th, for TOrtugas, to complete the
ANIMATION or the shoals and buoy out the cham
nels. The MaynOwer is under orders to Mobile, to
Tow hulk to this place for torpedo experiments.
Oh the foregoing vessels the Wabash is being
calKed; the Canandaigua, Wachusett and Fortune
UNDERGOING
boilers, and others are being tinkered at to Keep
them in condition for sea service.
The following vessels are expected here Lam
caster. flagship Of Rear Admiral Strong % guns;
IlconderoRa, II gnns Shenandoah, Ii guns, and
OF the TlcOnderOga are on board OF the Pawnee,
awaiting her arrival 1t Is proposed to move the
series Of drills will be commenced, lasting until
March l. Rear Admiral Reynolds and Commodore
Rogers. chiefs OF bureaus in the Navy Depart
manGuvring and drills. The general health OF
the fleet Is goods the Colorado appears to have
the most sick, but this is, doubt due to the con-
dtion in which she was made to leave New York.
The recruits recently enlisted for the navy are the
worst that have ever been put on board ship. Many
OF those enlisted for the engineers force have
never seen an engine or boiler and know nothing
Of the duties for which they were especially en-
listed.
Inspection OF the Fleet at Key West and
Departure on Monday for Tortugas.
KEY WEST. Fla, Jan. q, 1874.
Naval Constructor Easily has arrived from Nor
folk, and is inspecting the vessels Of the fleet All
are found to be in good condition. The final prep
arati0ns for the fleet man9uvres are now COM
plete. There will be three squadrons OF five sail
ing ships each, with the monitors as o reserve.
The Despatch will act as tender to the flag ship.
The first division will comprise the Congress, Lam
caster, TlcOnderOga, Canandatgua and Junata
Shenandoah, Wyoming and Snawmut the third,
tue Franklin, Brooklyn, Alaska, Kansas and
Ossipee. or these the Juniata, Brooklyn. shawmut
and Osspee are yet to arrive. The fleet is eX-
pected to leave for Tortugas next Monday.
The Ossipee on He's Way to Key West
The Frolic RcpatrinS-The New Sloop-
of-War Galena.
PORTSMOUTH, Va Jan. ~, 1874.
The United States steamer Ossipee, Commander
Francis Ramsey commanding, having completed
her most essential repairs q: the Navy Yard
dropped down to Hampton Roads at eleven O'Clock
to-day and Immediately put to sea. Her destina.
ton is Key West where she is ordered to join the
North Atlantic and Gull squadron and participate
In the prospective naval drill The Osspee
has rotten malnmast, and new one was gotten
out for her by the spar makers at the yard,
but she was ordered away before the mast could
the OsSipee will soon be ordered to proceed to Rio
Janeiro to join the South Atlantic squadron under
Rear Admiral william Rogers Taylor. She touches
at the Delaware Breakwater to take in tow the
Ajax.
Inc united states IRON steamer FrOllC COM
mander Henry Wilson, which arrived day or
two since IRON New York. left the naval
anchorage to-day and came up TO the
yard Tor tire purpose Of undergoing repairs
before proceeding south. She VIII at once be
taken in the dry dock to have her bottom cleaned,
which Is very foul. Commander Wilson has made
application for additional officers.
Lieutenant Commander Gouverneur X. Haswell
was detached from the Osslpee to-day, immedi-
ately prior to her sailing.
The whole force of snipwrghts in the yard has
been concentrated On the work of planking the
two-thlrds finished and is pronounced o model
ship.
The Worcester Sailed for Matanzas.
HAVANA, Jan. 81, 1874
The United States war steamer Worcester has
gone to MaranZas.
Ordered Tra nsfers.