The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-22
PROMOTIONS AND CHANGES.

rent OF promotion, which sets directly toward a
rear admiralshp, so that midshipman leaving
Annapolis may LOOK forward, without any other
misgivIng than the chance OF death, dismissal or
premature retirement may suggest, to the Tune,
some forty-three or forty-four years ahead, when
he viii proudly hoist the nag or rear admiral
rectangular, plain and blue" 10 a salute OF eleven
guns; always supposing that the grade OF rear
admiral has not In the meantime been abolished.
In this respect he has the advantage over mis-
West Point brother, who finds himself IN one OF
hall dozen sluggish currents OF promotion
wh!cn, accidents excepted, will eventually ad-
vance him TO colonelcy alter which his chances
OF selection Tor appointment to a Drigader
geDeralship-the military equivalent OF rear
admlraship-are slight In the extreme.
Since the close or the war, when the list OF
admirals on the active list consisted oil Vice Ad-
miral d. G.. Farragu, and Rear Admrais l., M.
Goidsborough, Samuel f. Dupont Charles Ii. Davis,
John A. DahlRren and David ID. Porter, all or
whom HAD received the thanks OF Congress, forty
officers have been promoted to the rank of rear
admiral, OF whom twenty-six have been retired
and two have died. The average tenure OF Office
rear admrals by these tweniy-eight officers
was about twenty N onths, the maximum being
i've years (Sylvanus ". Gordoh) and the minimum
two and one-half months (rheodorus Bailey.
Twelve OF them had scarcely got warm IN their
bertns before they had to turn out under he In
exorabie law OF retiremeni-viz., Tneodorus
Bailey, who was two ana q ha.f months the &C
tive list, as above stated; Henry II. Bell nine
months; Alfred Taylor. Jour months; Samuel r.
Lee, ten months; Onver S. Gibson. moni hs !;
Melancton Smith, nine months; Charles 3 Boggs.
SIX months; Henry Wake, nine MONTHS James
Alden nine months; George F. Emmons nine
months Enoch G. Parrott, five months. and
Fablus Stanly, four months.
Since the Issue OF the last register the list OF
ADMIRALs
has been increased from eleven to twelve by the
promotion OF Napoleon Collins IN the place John
Rodgers, who, however, remains IN command or
the Mare Island Yard, having been the recipient I
q vote OF thanks The duties OF all the other rear
admirals have been changed. Admiral Charles II.
Davis, whose nity-one and hall years. service.
together with the thanks OF Congress, make aiCi
the senior on the list, removed from the Light
house Board the more important position OF
Superintendent OF the Naval Observatory, vice
sands. retired. admiral Case, who retIres in
February next Will turn over the command OF the
European station TO Admiral Worden on the Sd
prox. In view OF the unsettled state OF Europe
the assignment OF the hero Of the Monitor TO that
Important station may some significance.
Admiral Fennock snipped from the North
Pacific 10 the Asatc station vice Parrot, re-
tired, and will III his turn give place TO Admiral
Reynolds, under orders TO reheve A1m.ral
Alny lett the south Pacific Tor the North Pacific
starion, vice Pennock.
Commouores William l.. Leroy, II. r. NJ. Mu.any.
c. r. 4. Rodgers ana Napoleon Collins we're added
to the list OF admiras ana assigned TO duty iol
lows:-LeRoy 20 the south Atlantic station vice
stlong paced ON waiting orders Muliany to tine
North Pacific. wee Scott, retired; G. X. r. Rodgers
TO tue SuperDitendency OF the Naval Academy,
vice Worden; anu Collins 10 the south Pacific,
vice Amy.
Inc INST or
CoMMopoREs
has been considerably moulded. In addition to
the loss oy promotion OF tue iour above named
ftpm inl0
and shortly aiterward retired. Melancton u.
woosey tell victim 10 yellow lever az Pensacola,
aud Louis e. Sartor ana WIlilam Roncxcniorn
were retired from active service. Under au act
June 70, 1874 commodore George ii. Preble was
advanced nom Inc foot OF the list to tile same
relative position occupied Dy him Tor ibiriy-one
years until the promotions OF 1866, which makes
MIN number i've In the line OF promotion. lfie was
summarIly dismissed september 70, 1862 Tor al
lowing the rebel cruiser Oreto or Florida To cvade
his Dlockading squadron and run INTO MOBILE, but
was afterwards reinstatcd-)
the changes among the comEodores led 10 the
prOmotlOn OF elgnt
viz:-wllIam Ronckenoorn (since retired,
Albert @. Clary, George II. Cooper, q. H. b Cao-
well. John Z. feDIeer, Piercs CROSBY and j. B.
Creighton. 10 compensate Tor these promotions
ana tue retirement oil lilchard 4. Kenshaw ana
the death OF Thomas q. harris, tue list OF captains
was recruited Dy toe advancement OF Command
ers John II. Russell, Andrew W. Johnson, Waiter
Randolph Breeze, Lewis A. Kimberly, bancf OF
Gherardi and PANEL L. Bralne, leaving COM
vice Harris, VINO died on the 24th inst.
0fIER PROMOTIONS
Fourteen lieutenant commanders, thirty mas
ters thiiry-two ensiIns and twenty-seven mid
snipmen were advanced a step nearer the vice.
adnlirashtp, to wnlcn all naval line officers as
plrc. No officer OF The rank OF lieutenant has
been promoted since 1870. nor can any promotion
be made until the number OF ienteDant COM
mandcrs Is reduced below eighty; At present
there are 10 OF That grade.
Iiy an act oi March = 1874, Willie Kllburn mas
been restored TO the service with toe rank OF
Sign, az the loot OF the class OF 1870, 10 which he
belonged wnen ne resigned, July Is, 1871.
Master Albert Ross, VINO was retired December
a. ISL as not being reconmcndeQ Tor pronotion
on account OF pnj seal disability has been assigned
10 duty under act OF Aprl IL, 1874, ana II ound
qualified auer iwclvemontas cruise Will be pro-
Ino.ed 10 tue active list OF lieutenants next below
Edwin - Jacob.
In the stan and marine corps the principal
changes are indicated 10 the lst Of casualties.
CASUALTIES AND HEf1REHESTs.
designations.
Lieutenant Commander stephen A. McCarty.
Ileutenants cyrus W. Breed tfrom ApriI 20,
1870. George A. Badly, Louis " Housed anu george
J. Mitchell. . =. ,s..,