The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-28
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON August 81, 1874
Pay Director C. G. Jackson, United States Navy wal
yesterday retired under the law for long and faithu;
services. His retirement promotes Pay Inspector
James Fulton to be pay director, Paymaster Richard
Washington be ply inspector ana Pissed Assistant
Paymaster c. W. Snmm 10 be paymastcr Rear Ad.
mlrsl A. NJ Pennock VIII be the next officer the
list retired which VIII be tho LIST OF October
Commodore Edward Donaldson 10 be rear admiral.
Captain j. w. Shuieit to be commodore, Commander
W T. McCann to be captain and Lieutenant Communion
James b Graham 10 be commander
There will be no urthcr retirement Of any officer
the active list until April next, when Rear Admiral
John j. Amv will be retired on account OF long and
faithful service.
NJ out the sailing vessel Porsmu ut present IRAN.
ing ship ut the Mare Island Cali Navy Yard, ios
the purpose Of making running survey of the coast
OF Guatemala bnt on an examination OF the vessel u
has been found that of repairing her would be
greater Than at first estimated, and therefore. tho
idea OF sending vessel to that coast has been nban.
doncd Tor the present Constant Efforts have
made within the past three Jour years
Appropriation o. $ljr coo Tor the fructon
Of two schooncrs and small steamer, similar 10
those used in the Coast survey for The purpose
veyng m the Pacific Ocean, AID at the time 10
look after American interests In those writer's Much
good mas already been accomplished by the Tuscarora
surveying and taking spundngs in the Pacific; bus
the necessity for two three smaller vessels has heu
seriously felt and should Congress make tho approsri.
Tor their construction they could be kept
at comparatively small cost. and render valuable
aid to our commerce on The Pacific
No case OF yellow lever has occurred on any OF tho
vessels OF navy TINS season, walch Is notable
ccpton. rs hardly Summer mas passed withont tho
appearance OF mat disease upon Of our
vessels in the Gull OF Mexico the south Atlantic
The appropriation Tor the preservation and repair Of
vessels OF tho navy having been reduced last session
to $4,000, but few ships heretofore iaid up be
pa red this year as consequence. BILE por
OF the amount must bc expended Ia the care of
vessels, purchase OF stores preservation OF materials
&c. At present IT Is the lntenon OF the department
70 repair tue Bencia, roloois and Tuscarora at tho
Mare Island Navy Yard. Tor service in the Pacific Tho
Wyoming will be littcd out at Washington "a school
snip ut Annapolis and. with the Iicondcroga
Wacnusett. will no repaired Boston for IN
some OF foreign stations
A clause naval appropriation bill provides
that hereafter there shall be appointments except
by promotion. t. Oil vacancies occurring IN tho list OF
commissioned officers OF the marine corps until tho
number OF such officers shall have been reduced by
ustics otherwise to seventy ive In consequence
this law Will be several years before any ap-
ponimcns can be made Ia that corps Tho number
OF marine officers commissioned Is ninety-tnrco.
graded ioliows:--One brlpndcr general command.
ing colonel lieutenant colonies, four majors
twenty captains, thirty rst ieutenants thirty second
licuicilants and ave stan officers.