The New York herald., 1876-02-28
NAVAL AFFAIRS.


relations have been thrown by the chronic revolutions
In the States Of Hayt and the United States of Colon
ba The force the station has many times been in
creased required being reduced again when
this had passed. but the squadron has for long time
been numerically our strongest and is now receiving
frequent additions its strength Of the vessels
being new and, though small excellehty well adapted
for cruising our coast and in the West Indies The
following named vessels AT present constitute
STATION
The Hartford Plymouth Huron and Catskil at Norfolk
The Congress, Ossipee, Swatara, Dictator, Pawnee
and Pinta at Port Royal, S. G.
The shawmut at Key West and the Canonicus at New
Orleans
Besides the above named there are four monitors
Pcnsacola-the Mahopac Manhattan, saugus and Ajax
not actively employed, but kept in commission ready
move short The following is list of the
officers attached the several vessels OF the squadron,
excepting those at Pensacola
LIST OF OFFICERS
Rear Admiral j. r. NJ. Mullany commanding.
Personal StaT
Captain S. b. Luce, Chief OF Stan
Lieutenant w. I. Burwell Flag Lieutenant
Master Hugo ostcrhaus, MidshpmeD Hamilton
Huchins and L. J.. Reynolds, aids and signal officers
Walter g. Jones Admiral's Secretary.
T. b. Birmingham, Admral's Clerk.
General SfdH
Fleet Engineer J. B. Kimball Chief Engineer
Fleet Surgeon s f. Cowes, Medical Inspector.
Fleet Faymastcr Edward May, Pay Inspector.
Fleet Marine officer Charles Haywood Captain and
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel United states Marine Corps
FLAGSHIP HARTFORD.
Captain, 5. b. Luce; Lieutenant Commander George
W. Coffin, executive officer; Lcutenants, Charles H.
Black, W. T. Swinburne Benjamin =. rilley, f. NJ.
Wise, Conway II. Arnold Webster Doty and A. p. Naz-
ro; Midshipmcn, York Nocl W. r. A. Rooney, Charles
Laird, NJ. l.. Wood, John A. Shearman James I,
smtth f. b. Vinton and W b. csperlon; Medical
Wells and Charles r. Hibbett; Pay Inspector, Edward
May; Chief Engineer, J. b Kimballf Past Assistant
ant, Colonel Charles Haywood, United States marine
corps; Second Lcutcnants, W. +. Zciln and Henry
Whiting, United States marine corps; Chaplain. W. o.
Howay; Boatswain Edward Bonsall; Gunner, John
Gaskins; Carpenter, n. II. Junkns; Sailmaker, D. Q.
Herbert; Captains Clcrk, G. f. HYATT Pay Clerk, G.
c. Pearson Fleet Clerk, A. f. Perkins.
UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP PLYMOUTH
Captain, Edward Barrett; Lieutenant Commander
Joshua Bishop, executive officer; Licutenants, VIII
IAN Welch Charles II. judi, Nathan II. Barnes;
Masters William H briggs, Richard MITCHELL
shipmen Jacob Medary, Milton X. schwenk and j.
W. Beane; Surgeon Somerset Robinson: Assistant
Surgeon, D. 9, Lewis Paymaster' D. A smith; Chief
Henry Herwig; Assistant Engineer, Horace e Frick;
Cadet Engineers William |. Cathcart and William B.
marine corps; Captains Clerk, Gil J. Marbury Pay
masters Clerk j. A. Smith Boatswan, Peter JshnsSn;
Humphreys Samaker, Nicholas Lynch,
UNITED STEAMSHIP CONGRESS-.
Captain Earl English, commanding Lieutenant Com
mander X ID. Evans, executive officer Lieutenant
Commander, Horace Elmer; Licutcnants, A. 5. Snow,
l.. c. Pendeton J. r. Seirdgc and G. A. Adams; Mas
ter E. j. Arthur; Ensign, John Downes; Medical In
spector, X. C. Dean; Past Assistant Surgeon, William
A. Corwin; Assistant Surgeon, r. NJ Rixey; Paymaster
G. p Thompson; Cniei Engineer, W. Whitaker; Past
Assistant Engineer, Rocker; Assistant Engineers
j. S. Ogden and g. H. kcarney Chaplain, d. II. Tribon;
Second Lieutenant of Marines, s. II. Gibson; Captains
swain, A. NJ. Pomeroy; Gunner, A. Harman; Carpenter
s. N whitehouse Acting saiImaker A. W. stephens
UNITED STATES STEAMER ossIPEE.
Commander, S. l.. Breese Lieutenant Commander
c. II. Pendlc0n, executive officer; Leutenants, LOUIS
Knsse " Watson c. Hyde anS T. sss
ant Surgeon, +. b. Stephenson; Paymaster, X S.
McConnel Chief Engineer, r A. Rcarick Assistant
Engineer, X. r. Lcitch; Second Lieutenant l. O. Web
ster, United States Marine Corps; Captains Clerks,
George Foreman and W. +. Lee Boatswan, James
Farrell; Gunner 9. Cronin; Carpenter, James Burke;
Sailmaker, e. q. Freeman.
UNITED STATES STEAMER swArARA
Commander. A. p. Cooke; Lieutenant Commander
NJ. Tottcn, W. McCarty Little, Il. NJ. g. Brown, John
P. Merrill and I. NJ EltIng; Midshpmen, T. W Coffin,
Ridgely Hunt; Surgeon, Edward Kershncr; Assistant
Surgeon, f. IL Green; Passed Assistant Paymaster,
George II. Read; Chet Engineer, i. A Wilson; Assist
ant Engineer John A. Tobn; Cadet Engineers, W. N.
Little and T. F. Burgdorl; First Lieutenant G r..
Porter United States Marine Corps; Captains Clerk,
+. F. soey; Paymaster's Clerk, W. b. Moore;
Boatswain William A. Cooper; Gunner, c. Neil;
Carpenter, p I. Ward; sailmaker, John Martin.
UNITED STEAMSHIP sHAwMUr.
Commander G. c. wiltsc; Lieutenant W. w. Mead,
executive oicer Lieutenanis, John Garvin and A r.
Green and 6. d. Galloway; Past Assistant surgeon H.
f. Eckstcn Assistant Paymaster, n. H. siavey; Past
Assistant Engineer Van Hovenberg Captains Clerk,
W. C. Jirdinst0n; Pay Clerk, George W. Salter.
UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP HURON.
Commander, q. c. Carpenter; Lieutenant NJ B. Buff
=
gle aud L. G. Palmer; Masters, W. p Conway and G. W.
Mentz; Past Assistant Surgeon, G.. 5. Cubreth Past
Edmund Olson: Assistant Engineer. h. G. Denis: Cadet
Engineers, T. T. Warburton q. q. Klcckner and Il. U.
Looms; Captains Clerk, A. /. McKoown; Pay Clerk,
q. c. Wilson; Boatswain, I. w. Brown; Carpenter,
UNITED STATES moScLAD DICTATOR.
Commander, A. w. Weaver; Lieutenant Commander,
c. j. Barclay, executive officer; Lieutenant, j. b.
House; Masters, IL. I. MonahaD, O. +. Emmerck and
A. j. Dabney; surgeon, j. 9 spear; Assistant sur
Allcy Chief Engineer w. II. King; Past Assistant
Engineer, L. 7. salord; Captains Clerk, A. d. Jenny;
Paw Clerk, I. j. B. Frank.
UNITED STATES RoScLAD cANoSrcus
Commander, q. A. Babcockj Lieutenant W. H.
Mayer Jr executive officer Masters j. W GyAydon p.9,
man; Past Assistant Paymastcr, II. G. Machctc; Past
Assistant Engineer, G. NJ Maccary; Captains Clerk,
H. X. Moore
UNITED STATES rRoScLAD cArsKnE~
Commander Henry Wilson, commanding; Lieutenant
Henry Chenery, executive officer; Leutenants, Daniel
NJ. Steel; Assistant Paymaster, H. T. Brown; Passed
Assistant Engineer W. 1. Bailie; Assistant Engineer
UNITED STATES STEAM TUG PISrA
Lieutenant Commander, n. Mayo Dyer; Mates ). NJ
Creighton and II. Nelson; Acting Assistant Surgeon,
T. ChIoa; Assistant Engineer, \. II. Lamdin.
UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP PAwNRE.
LoqseIan . A Mnn Acting asSs.an. surgeon
tant Paymaster William Z. McGowan; Mates William
Boyd, !. Odendhal and W. n. smith; Captains Clerk
F. A. Winn; Pay Clerk, +. +. Primer; Boatswaln, f. A.
Dram; Gunner, Charles Stewart
In addition 10 the above named vessels there the
Juniata, Port Royal, and the vandala and the
Marion both on their way 10 Norfolk.
The monitors lchigh, rassaic, Montauk, Wyandotte
and Nantucket, now IN tho Navy Yard, are also in
commission, but have not been attached TO tho eeL
The Powhattan also lying there, special duty, aud
the New Hampshire * preparing Tor a trip 10 Port
Royal, where she s TO relieve the Pawnce Tho
Worcester, captain Cushman anchored on the yard,
having relieved the New Hampshire receiving snip.
The following list Of the officers OF the different
vessels at the Navy lard-
UNITED STATES STEAMER PowHATAx
Captain James 4. Jouett, commanding; Lieutenant
Commander + +. Chadwick, Executive: Lieutenant j.
NJ Forsyth. Navigator; Lieutenant, +. Jacob; Mas
ters c. X. Gurus, W. n. Bulklcy, G. f. Vreeland and
J. b. Milton; Ensigns, Robert H. Mclean J. &. Free
mont, Jr., Charles r. Miles and Lucicn Young; Cap
tain's Clerks, G. II. Williamson and Calhoun Wood
Paymastcrs Clerk, Charles Daley.
UNITED STATES RECEIVING SHIP WORCESTER
C. H. Cushman, Commander commanding; Yates
Sterling, Lieutenant Commander; Lieutenants, r. w.
Bridge and Frank Ellery; N NJ Fercbee, Past Assist