New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-07
THE NAVY.


INDIAN AND OTHER SUBMISSIVE NAVYYARDs
| WASHINGTON Dec 0.-Secretary RObesoI's report
| upon the condition of the United States Navy and
| upon the naval operations Of the year, and other
subjects under the supervision Of the Navy Depart
ment is very long. The following arc the features
| of the report
The number Of vessels every description now borns
on the navy register I47. These carry. all told I9o
guns and Of 152492 tons me asureDont OF these,
DO carrying nominally 200 guns sailing vessels
without steam power, OF which number four-naney.
tho santee the Dale. the Saratoga and the Portsmouth,
arc training and practice ships two-the SAINT
Marys and the jamestown are assigned to
states as scholarships under the act OF Con
| Qress providing therefor; three-tbe Pawnee, tho
saint Louis, and the Saint Lawrence are In
az hospital ships or as quarters; s1mtne Anue,an,
Guafdars used coal. store, and supply ships AT ne
various stations and for ths seveIs t Iaf me
| Sabine. the Potomac AID the savannah-are IN commit,
Cyane-aTe laid ny IN ordinary as useless Tor present
! purposes and one-thc old New'OrIeans remains.
century. on the stocks saeketts HarbOr Tho Conse
aton y useful as pfaetse snip rsse sps c h1s1
are assigned and 10 extent necessary part ~ the
navy Of The past still remaining the register TO be
utilized best may be- but Of te or no value ~ part cf
The vessels Of the navy, ss distinguished from
ronIaIs and torpedo ships number ~ me %hoie 20 OF
which however, 25 tugs employed a. towing ferry
] on
in surveying vessels Or ID tbe service Vi us Ish
Commission. Twenty nine Of all Glasses are IN ordinary
namely the Getty sburg. the Despatch, and the Iia
| poosa-arc used freight and dispatch vessels
receiving hips all times ready for service and the
nander are In commission ON IN. several sta;,ons or are
at navy ards, ready for use when required
OF these wooden ships, eighteen are 10 iaot nsHths
Aert' Huron, and Ranger, being tle eight new
soOps built under special appropriation ana zen
others - the MOnOngahela, Tennessee Mohlcan,
Hipsic aud iaiiapoosa-base oeen IeDut WIN Iiyroak
timber aud supplied with substantially new machinery
BESIDES 5ueh OF the new shis ~ are IN c9nnlssgn -
others Including the largest anu most seie sp7 o.
ships ana the remainder though requiring more or
needed be put into condition for soryico SAIL
could be enlisted to man them
THE IRON-CLADs.
Our ironlad fleet consists OF 20 vessels cas5ef FOL
lows: The Massachusetts oregon, and Colossus. which
class in condition to be Of service what
ever. having been designed during the large
going ironcads, but never launched and though their
names still appear the navy list they consist only Of
by time. and their unfinished armor and
chlnery stored n the nav! yards The remain,
monitor type, aud two iron torpedo ships are
powerful in both defensive and offensive operations
shOres Five OF thenlnlney. the douDle-turre.ed
tan and Teror-are in process OF complete repair To-
quirng four TO six months 70 finish pushed, while
the remaining IL. consisting Oh the RoanoAe, te Two
torpedo ships, Alarm and intrepid hnd ID sngie-tdr-
reted the AJAX, fanOuCu-. Camanche,
Cdtshi, Dictator Jason, Leh-h Mahopae, Manhattan,
MOntauk Nahant, NANTUCKET PasSdIc, Sauglls, and
Wyandotteare all IN good condition and ready for any
service any time IAis makes 80 available ships. Ill
GLIDING IL irOnclads and two torpedo boats.
on THE FOREIGN STATIONS.
our cruising stations remain the same n last reported
in number and designation being six separate stations.
each commanded by Rear Admiral, and designated
respectively the European, the Asiatc, tho South
Pacific, the North Pacific, the south Atlantic, and
the North Atlantic stations These comprise within
their limits the whole Held Of naval operations in every
part OF toe world. Details given Vt the operations of
the fleet on each station. II became Necessary
/ in August last to order two vessels to Trp0n TO
inquire into insults offered to the Consul of the UaIted
ford then lust out OF the canal thu way home from
the Asatic station, elegaphed To touch at Irp0.
and RrarA dnira Worden received orders 10 send one
additional vessels 10 hat poin lie accordingly
Dispatched the Congress Both vessels arrived about The
sponsble parties ON shore. who made some rude deaon
sra0ns bat the matter was soon satisfactorily ettcd,
suitable atonernent being made by the Trip0ian Gov.
eminent, and the two vessels took their departure on
The force on the Asiatic Station probably the most
important of any OF our foreign stations consists Of the
Ashueot, the MOnocacy the sac0 aud the Palos ana Is
under the command Of Rear-Admiral William
Reynolds. Tie sailed in the Tennessee IRON New
York June 20, and proceeded to his station by
The canal, thence on - Bombay and PensnS, At which
latter place d. reported his arrival On the 2GtA % oepe-
ters the station. Neither oar citizens their
property interests over this field OF Asic
mefcc and have been nterfcred with az L. a-
peal for naval protection and the most cordial relations
have continued to prevail between forces and tho
authorities Of all the Eastern powers.
The vessels now ON tAe south Pacific station arc
the same - al tho date OF the last annual report
the Richmond (lsship), Omaha ami onward, the last
named Of which IL Used Tor stationary slOrcsblp at
Caao. During the political disturbances the siAnus
OF Panama, IN August and September cruisers were
ordered in the bay Panama prepared 10
render assistance 10 amy OF our Qdiet
restored without any interference Oh the part OF or
The force on the North Pacific station is commanded
by Rear Adm9i John Amy and consists At present
Portsmouth, and Narras have been put OF
sTn ifs ,1T P 1 yea se 'st In,1Iioned
yeys IN the route Of the steamers along the California aud
Mexican coasts. The Saganac, one OF the most useful
vessels this station, lost in seymour Mar
last June. The kind acts or EearAdmiral Gosh
rane Of the British navy and the officers
II. b. NJ. ship Myrmidon and the Hudson Bay Com
pany's steamer Otter, are publicly recognized The
Turn home OF HIS Aaesiy, me King u tAe Hawaiian
Island in the Pensacola and the cn or the rus
oarora IN deep sea soundings and other duties including
Ing inquiry into the claims complaints Ot American
citizens against the natives OF that group, mentioned
The course oil me comnadnS Ohces oI tue iuscarOra.
and those associated win hln wa, sucn rs 20 ms Ire
rulers OF tho samoan Islands aud the citizens OF tho
uui,ed states MI seinOerSer, Special United states
service The Tmscarora rented and sailed arlin o sn
Francisco ON te 3lst October for Honolulu and viii
traIia iii. il an IInportaat Cruise and he Nil H., AZ
months The saranac in the early part tho
year returned from visit To Ia Par and other places
The Gulf OF California; whittier She was sent ia con,e
auenee disturbances affecting lives, property and
| interests OF American citizens.
by Resr-Amir William T. Leroy, aud consists OF the
brooklyn, flagship Mon9nsahea, Wasp and frolc. The
froc is To succeed the Wasp which y about out
and not being in condition 20 mako the passage bome
has been ordered ~ be sold there The yellow
fever the Lancaster and the kud of baron
Iyauhemer, commander Of the Brazilian squadron and
DR. ia Rocha OF his flagship heretofore published official
aud otherwise are mentioned with admiration Rear.
Admiral Leroy contfmpStea visit 10 the southwest
coast OF Africa, leaving early in December.
| AFFAIRS IN TIKI NORTH PACIFIC.
| The North Atlantic station nv &