The New York herald., 1875-12-23
SALE OF UNITED STATES SHIPS
OF WAR.

SKETCHES OF VESSELS WHOSE USEFULNESS Is
GoNE-THEIR SERVICES IN THE PAST.
Four large vessels of the United States Navy-ths
steam frgates Delaware and Severn and the sailing
frgates St and Maccdonan-are to be sold az
auction during next week. The first named compare
lively vessel lying at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Her 400 tons, and she has little
service Tho Delaware took part in the opera
tions carried on during tho rebellion few years sncs
she loaned by the department the State author
ties for a hospital ship Quarantine and, after
her surrender she laid up in ordinary Brooklynl
The sale takes place next Tuesday.
The Severn, 900 TONS will be sold tie preceding day
at New London. This vessel has considerable
vice both in American and European waters.
Tho ST Lawrence, 1,475 TONS and the Macedonian,
L 14o tons are at Norfolk Va where they will be dis
posed OF on tho 31st instant Both these ships have
long constituted portion OF the navy and visited
during their long nearly every part the habit
able globe The ST. Lawrence built in 1S47 and az
first carried foryou guns. She made cruise in the
Baltic and during the early part Of the or
the bockading squadron OF Charleston While this
service she captured the steamship Herald She in
Hampton Roads during the memorable engagement be-
tween the Monitor and Merrimac March, 1862, and
narrowly escaped the fate OF the Cumberland which
sunk by the Confederate plated steam battery
which was assisted By the gunboats jamestown
aud Patrick Henry. The Congress, Cumberland st.
Lawrence and other vessels were fought with great
bravery but the entire deet barely saved from do
struction by she fortunate appearance OF the Mont
tor the while the action in progress Two
this later the ST Lawrence joined the Eastern Gull
squadron. Subsequently she was used ordnance
vessel at Norfolk.
The Macedonian captured from the British
during the OF 1912 by the American frgae United
States OF the Azores. Her commander made a gal
liant fight, but after brilliant engagement he was
obliged to strike his dag. Tho Macedonian was At
incorporated In the United States Navy and
turned out to be very successful cruiser. She
rebuilt at Norfolk in 1885, She was sent in company
with the jamestown in ls4T TO Ireland in
accordance with joint resolution OF Con
gress, in ordor to convey provisions 70 the peo-
pie OF that country, who were then undergoing
terrible sunerings consequence OF the failure OF the
potato crop The singular spectacle presented
that occasion OF man-of.war captured thirty-fvo
years before by United States frigaie being
supplies furnished BY the benevolence OF American
citizens 10 the starving subjects OF the government
whose flag the vessel had carried which had DO
struck after q severe action the high seas How
the Macedonian did not sail In ls47 national
vessel Here officers and crew volunteers. Tho
Macedonian has OF late years been used practice
ship for the cadets at the Annapolis Naval Academy
The vessels will be offered they lie; the steam
vessels will be sold with such machinery may be on
board OF them the day Of sale They may be exam
cation TO the commandant OF the yard station where
they respectively, who will exhibit TO persons de
string bid inventory OF such articles as may bs
sold with them. Thirty per cent OF the purchase
money must be deposited at the time OF sale and tho
balance paid In cash when the sale confirmed by thu
Navy Department The vessels be removed
within days Of the date of such confirmation The
government the right reject any bid or Offer
which may be considered Inadequate