The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-10-28
FARRAGUTS FLAGSHIP.
SHE RETURNS FROM A CRUISE IN
SOUTHERN SEAS.


SHE RETURNS FROM A CRUISE IN
SOUTHERN SEAS.
FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED MILES IN
TwRNTY-oNE DAYs-THRoUGH THE sUEz
CANAL WITH CARE.
The New York Herald OF Thursday says:
The United States steam sloop-of-wsr Hart
ford, Captain David B. Harmony, arrived in
this port yesterday from her cruise as the
flagship OF the Asiatic squadron. This his
torical flagship of the celebrated Admiral
Farrsgut sailed from this port in October,
1873, and has thus completed her allotted
three years cruise in Eastern waters. She
has always been a "lucky ship" as
the sailors say, and in her last
cruise sne has never encountered mis-.
| fortune or trouble OF any kind. To-day,
witt trifiing repairs upon her boilers, she is
In order and 10 every way prepared for
another three years cruise. She was built
in those good old days when our navy
yards turned out good work. Her timbers
are we'll seasoned live oak, her fastenings
are wrought for no summer cruising, and
her entire make up is that of craft built
to Outlast an administration. The Hartford
is too well known to the world to need any
more than brief reference here to her
splendid exploits, which have added so
much to
THE LUsTER OF THE AMERICAN NAVY.
Her magnificent service under the blue flag
of our great admiral (Farragut) at New Or
leans on the Mississippi and at Mobile has
placed her name by the side of the famous
Essex, Constitution, United States and
other men-Of-war ilIustrious in naval annals
IL is probable that she will be locked at the
Brooklyn yard, and will again be put into
commission as flagship of the North At
tantic squadron to relieve the Worcester,
one OF the decsyed representatives of our
navy ef1oat. The Hartford, on entering
the Upper Bay yesterday, saluted the flag
of Vice Admiral Rowan with fifteen guns,
which were replied to by his flagship, the
Minnesota, with seven. On coming to anchor
off Governors Island, in the North river,
the tricolor of France was sent up TO the
fore, and a salute OF thirteen guns was fired
in honor of Rear Admiral Benic, command
ing the French squadron in American wa
ters. This salute was promptly responded
to by the flagship, La Minerve, gun for gun,
the American ensign flying at the fore.
These courtesies having been exchanged,
the Hartford's people settled down to the
work of packing and getting ready to 90 on
shore when the ship is placed out OF COM
mission, which will probably be within q
week or ten days. The following is sketch
of
THE MOVEMENTS OF THE HARTFORD
since her departure from the China seas:
Singapore, with her long "homeward bound
pennant" streaming from her main truck,
amid the cheers of the crews of the Ameri-
can squadron in the bay and the loud ss-
lutes of their big guns. She arrived at
Singapore June 81, where she found the
Asiatic cholera raging with great viru-
lence. Hastily filling her bunkers with coal
she put to sea again on the 30th and steamed
down Banca Straits to AMER Point, srriv-
ing July 4, and celebrating the day in good
style while the ship laid shove tor for
couple of hours, thence to Alden. The ship
ran 20 ten degrees south latitude to catch
the trade winds, aud then made the passage
under sail in twenty-one days, distance
4. 500 miles, clipper time. Cosling at Alden
aud waiting one day for mails, she sailed for
Suez, July IS, through the Red Sea. The
heat for the first three days was insuffsra-
bic, one man dying from its effects, and all
feeling its intense power. Afterward she
had pleasant weather and light head winds
until Suez was reached, August 5, where
she was quarantined for eighteen hours and
then proceeded
THROUGH THE sUEz CANAL.
She experienced no difficulty in going
through, except it was found necessary to
stop frequently to allow vessels to pass She
anchored the first night in the Great Bitter
Lake, and got under way at daylight, and,
passing Ismailis, anchored or tied up at
following morning she anchored at Port
Said, where she remained to coal and await
tor three days the arrival OF Rear Admiral
Reynolds in the Tennessee. AS he did not
arrive on the 18th, the Hartford sailed for
Messins, to meet the United States corvette
Congress and receive from that vessel the
invalids and some midshipmen ordered
home for examination. On arriving of
Messnia, Captain Harmony received tele-
grams from the navy department ordering
the Hartford to Trpoli. Immediately coaling
the ship, she pushed for Tripoli, where she
arrived in two days, finding there the Con-
gress, Captain English, who was engaged in a
correspondence with the Turkish authorities
in relation to an insult to two of his officers.
That being satisfactorily settled by suitable
apologies from the Bashaw, correspon-
dence was entered into in relation to the
insult offered our consul. After four days
negotiation the matter was finally satisfac-
forily settled and the Hartford sailed for
Malta, when dispatches announcing the
result of the diplomatic labors were sent in
by boat and telegraphed to the navy depart
ment. Without further delay the Hartford
proceeded to Palermo, where she remained
couple of days and then sailed for Gibraltar.
Two DAYS after her arrival there she re-
ceived orders from Rear Admiral Worden
10 go to Lisbon. At that port she received
on board twelve midshinmen ordered home
for examination and number of invalids
from the squadron. Sailing from Lisbon,
September 10Th, she arrived at Norfolk,
October 18th. Her passage was generally
pleasant, but she experienced a very heavy
gale on the l4Lh from the eastward, when
the ship was "hove TO" under storm sails
for twelve hours. On arriving at Hampton
Roads the Hartf rd was ordered to New
York, after setting ashore her passengers,
where she arrived yesterday.