The New York herald., 1875-10-20
FARRAGUT'S FLAGSHIP.

ARRIVAL OF THE FRIGATB HARTFoRD-AN
INTERESTING RESUME OF HER CRUISE IN
FOREIGN WATERS
The United States steam soop- war Hartford, Cap
David B. Harmony, arrived in this port yesterday
from her cruise as flagship or the Asiato squadron
This historical flagship OF the celebrated Admiral Far
ragut sailed from this port in October 1871 and has
thus completed her allotted three years cruise in East
ern She has always been ''lucky ship," as
the sailors say, and in her last cruise she has never en-
countered misfortune or trouble OF any kind To-day
with trng repairs upon her boilers, she Is in order
and in every way prepared for another three years
cruise She built in those good old days when
navy yards turned good work Her tmbers are
well seasoned live oak her fastenngs wrought for
no summer cruising and her entire makeup is that Of
O craft built to outast administration Tho Hart
ford is too well known the world to need any more
than brief reference here to her spen-
did exploits, which have added so m uch
to the ustre OF the American Navy. Her
magnificent service under the blue flag Of our
great Admiral Farragutl at New Orleans the Misss
sIppi and Mobile has placed her by the side Of
the famous Essex Constitution, United States and
other men-ofwar illustrious in naval annals. II is
probable that she viii be docked the Brooklyn yard
and will again be put into commission flagship Of the
North Atlantic squadron relieve the Worcester
The Hartford on entering the Upper Bay yesterday
saluted the Gag OF Vice Admiral Rowan with fifteen
guns which were replied to by his flagship, the
Minnesota with seven on coming TO anchor OF
Governors Island, in the North River, the trcoor
Of France sent up to the fore and salute OF thir
teen guns fred in honor OF Rear Admiral BenIc,
commanding the French squadron in American waters.
This salute promptly responded 10 by the flagship,
La Mnerve gun gun, the American ensign flying at
the fore These courteses having been exchanged the
Uartfords people settled down TO the work OF packing
udy N U1 m =
out Of commission, which will probably be within a
week or ten days
The following is a sketch Of the movements OF tho
Hartford since her departure from the China
for Singapore, with her long 'homeward bound
pennantn streaming from her main truck amid the
cheers Of the Of the American squadron in the
bay and the loud salutes OF their big guns She ar
rived at Singapore June p, where she found the
Asiatc cholera raging with great virulence. Hastily
filling her bunkers with coal she put again on
the 3Oth and steamed down Banca Straits to AMER
Point arriving July and celebrating the day IN good
style while the ship laid "hoye to" for couple Of
hours thence Alden. The ship ran to ten degrees
south latitude TO catch the trade WINDS and then made
the passage under sail in twentyone days, distance
500 miles clipper time Coaling at Alden and waiting
one day for mails she sailed for Suez July p through
the Red Sea The heat for the first three days was IN
sunerabe, one man dying from It's effects, and all feel
ing its intense power Afterward she had pleasant
weather and light head winds until Suez was reached,
August 5, where she quarantined for eighteen
hours and then proceeded
rHRoUGn THE suEz CANAL
She experienced no difficulty in going through ex
cept was found necessary to stop frequently 10 allow
vessels to pass She anchored the first night in the
Great Bitter Lake and got under way at daylight and,
passing Ismaia, anchored or tied up at night seven
miles from Port Said on the following morning she
anchored Port Said where she remained TO coal and
await for three days the arrival of Rear Admiral Reig
nolds in the Tennessee As he did not arrive on the
1th the Hartford sailed for hessina to meet tho United
States corvette Congress and receive from that vessel
the invalids and some midshipmen ordered home for
examination on arriving of Messina Captain Har-
m kilograms
order ing the Hartford 10 TrpolL Immediately coaing
the ship she was pushed for TripoIi, where
the Congress, Captain English, who was engaged
in correspondence with the Turkish authorities in
relation 10 insult TO two OF his officers That being
satisfactorily settled by suitable apologies from the
Bashaw, q correspondence entered into in relation
the insult offered Consul After four days nego-
atlon The matter was finally satisfactorily settled and
the Hartford saledfor Malta when dispatches announc
ing the result 81 the diplomatic abors we're sent N by
boat aud teegraphed 70 the Navy Department WIN
further delay the Hartford proceeded 10 Palermo
whore she remained couple Of days and then sailed
for Gibraltar Two days after her arrival thore she
received orders from Rear Admiral Worden to go to
Lisbon At that port she received on board twelve
midshlpmen ordered home for examination and
number Of nvaids from the squadron Sailing from
Lisbon September TO- she arrived at Norfolk October
10 Her passage was generally pleasant but she ex-
perenccd very heavy gale the l4th from the cast
Y ward when the ship hove to- under storm sails
Y for twelve hours On arriving at Hampton Roads the
Hartford ordered to New York after setting ashore
4 her passengers, where she arrived yesterday
The following is correct list Of the officers OF the
u Hartford
Cdptdin-D b. Harmony,
A Lieutenant Commander and EzeclafDe O6icer-E NJ.
Sheppard.
Il Lieutenant Commander and Ndrigd0r-G VI Pgmans.
u Ltetendat-A NJ. Vail, q GuL W. w. fitzpatrick J.
Il W. Rodgers and q. U Bowman.
4 Pdyndster-E NJ Stewart.
Chief Engtnser-J A. Moore
i Siwqe0r--H. j. Babin.
| Assistant Swge0Ts--W Harvey
/ Assistdnt Engineers-J ". Ford and Robert Calf
! Captain qf Marines-H. A. Bartlett
i ChdpidiH-J NJ. Lewis
| Gunner-J II. Cross
| Cdypenter-J. A. Dixon.
| .ydilnaksr-BirdsalL
/ Iaanadsteris CieYkS-Bast and Hathaway.
| CdDtatn's Clerk--R N. Benson.