The New York herald., 1874-02-03

Admiral Case Orders a
Cruise for Practice.
The Fleet Divided Into
Three Divisions.
ORDERS FOR SAILING AND ANCAORING.

KEY WEST. Fla, Feb .. 1874
The fleet under Admiral Case sails in the morn
ing for Tortugas, whence 1t win PROBABLY go to
Florida Bay near Cape Roman The following
order WAS ssued to-day
GENERAL 0RDER--No. 6.
FLAGSHIP WABASH, (6rst rate)
ky WEST Fla Feb. 2. 1874.
The North Atlantic 1eet Is hereby separated into
three divisions IA the following order:-
VAN, Oh RIGHT DIVISION
No. Vessel. Commander
l-Congress.. Captain Rhind.
Z-IlcoDueroSa. cap ain badger.
3-Canandaigua. Commander Lowrie.
CENTRE DIVISION.
5-C0lorado. ............. Captain Ransom.
6-Wachusett ......... Commander Scott.
7-Snenahuoah captain Wclls.
8-Wyomlng.. ........... Commander Cushing.
REAR, OR LEFT DIVISION
9-Lancaster. Captain Nicholson.
io-Aiaska. a...............C captain carter.
u-kansas. ................ .COminander Keed.
12-Frankllu. ............. Captain simpson.
RESERVE DIVISION.
Monitors and torpedo vessels.
The senior officer of each division will command
IL, and VIII wear division 1ag at his man. He
viii lead his division when the right is in front and
bring up the rear with the left in front He will
repeat the Admiral's signals, and when all the
vessels OF his command have answered his
signal he will MOIST answering pennant
as an indication to the Admiral that the command
is prepared to obey it. When all the division
officers have hOisted their answering pennants ana
the Admiral is ready, he will haul down his signal,
the divisional officers haul down their signals and
answering pennants at the same instant, and the
signal is executed. From the moment of sailing
each vessel WILL keep her distinguishing pcnnant
hoisted until she comes to anchor, when she will
haul it down.
SIGNAL TO GET UNDER WAY.
When signal Alb (get under way Is hOsted, with
with the preparatory over 1t, and answered in the
manner prescribed above, it will be hauled down,
when each vessel will heave into short stay
and hoist her distinguishing pennant so soon as
all have their distinguishing pennants dying
signal Alb (get under way will be mace by the
Admiral, and when replied to above
directed and the Admiral is ready, Will be
hauled down. Ali now weigh together. When
signal 324 anchor) Is hosted. with the preparatory
over it, and properly answered, it VIII be hauled
down. At this instant the neet will slow to three
knots. The Admiral Will next hoist signal 324
(anchor, and the same moment each vessel will
stop her engine, without waiting for signal from
divisional officers letting go her anchor che mo-
ment it Is hauled down.
When signal is made to get under way the feet
will move out in column OF vessels, with the van
leading unless another formation be signalled III
not otherwise directed, vessels will come to with
their starboard anchors. All courses sgnalled
are magnetic. Tactical signals at night will be
made with erosion lights and the moment Of exc
cution deno,ed by the discharge Of gun.
In conclusion the Commander-in-Ch Chief calls par
tcular attention to the explanations in the United
States naval signal book, Naval Tactics OF 1874,
whose precepts must be rigldly adhered to by com.
manding officers. A. LUDLOW CASE,
Rear Admiral United States Navy, commanding
United States naval forces North Atlantic station.
Naval officers believe that it would be well for
all the fleet to so to Havana after the present
cruise.