The New York herald., 1877-07-10
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE CORVETTE ESSEX TO GO TO THE AFRICAN
coAsT-THE HARTFORD TO REPLACE THE
RICHMOND AS FLAGSHIP OF THE SOUTH At
LANTIC SQUADRON.
[BY TELxeRApH TO THE HERALD
NORFOLK, Va, July 8. 1877.
The corvette Essex has received orders to sail from
bore on tho lst OF August and is now fitting out, rs
fast the at hand will allow her cruise
the African coast where she will be engaged for sew
eral months in taking deep soundngs. Her charts
books &C., Tor tho expedition arrived today
The iriGate Hartford Will arrive from Hampton
Roads tomorrow and commence fitting out for her
long cruise tho flagship of the South Atlantic
squadron in place OF the Richmond
tober
The new flagship of the Home squadron, the Pow
hatan, is waiting ordersin Hampton Roads
EXAMINATION AT THE ANNAPOLIS ACADEMY
PROMOTIONS, CHANGES AND REMovALs-TaE
KEAnsARoE AND MoNoNaAHELA-cLRMENcY
TO IMPRISONED TARs.
WASHINGTON, July g. 1877.
At the annual examination OF applicants for admis-
sion 10 the Naval Academy as midshipmeu, which
closed few days ago. thirty youths passed and
have already entered tho academy. The whole num-
Der examined was seventy-hve, but thirly-eight of
them were found deficient and tho members OF Con-
make other nominations that the candidates may be
Examined the l2h Of September as to enter upon
their studies the Goth OF September, the beginning
Of the academic year.
Medical Inspector Richard G. Dean has been or
dcred to duty senior member OF tho medical board
TO examine officers for promotion or retirement
Assistant Surgeon A. Z. Hefangcr has been ordered
to the Plymouth at Norfolk, Va, in place Of Assist
ant Surgeon W. McClurg, detached from that vessel
and placed on waiting orders
the Swatara At Norfolk, In place Of Assistant Surgeon
E. H. Green, detached from that vessel and placed on
Assistant Surgeon Z. H. Hcrndon has been ordered
to the receiving snip Colorado, At Now York.
Assistant Paymaster Calender J. Lewis has been
ordered to duty in the Bureau OF Provisions Cloth
Ing at the Navy Department
cLEMRScY TO IMPRISONED rARs.
The Fourth Of July made the occasion for the
exercise OF cemcncy by tho Secretary OF the Navy,
who on that day liberated all persons belonging to the
naval service confined in the prisons OF woathcrs-
hed, Conn; Harc Island, CAL New York city and
other places as well board OF various vcssels
and on the morning of the 5h far tho ravy was
concerned, there was not u prisoner In custody
These prisoners. numbering about thirty, were con
Jned for various crences, and some Of them
Ientencos. All who were sentencnd to be dishonor
Ably discharged from tho service in addition to tho
Imprisonment were set FREQ with the usual allowance
of $50, but others who had been convicted trivial
offences were restored duty IN tho navy Tho Sec.
retary Of the Navy OF the opinion that Tho sentences
OF naval courts martial are In many instances too
severe for tho offences committed, therefore has
recently appointed board, consisting of Rear Adj
miral Rodgers. Captain John H. Russell and Surgeon
Kndclbergcr, TO devise system OF appropriate and
bniiorm punishments. He selected the 4th inst as
IN appropriate timo to bcrato those custody and
restore thcm to lher families and friends
THE KRARsAR0E AND THE MoxoNGAHELA
Information received at the Navy Department this
morning announces tho arrival OF tho training shin
Moncngahela at Halifax on tho 4th Of July four days
rom New London, Conn. Orders have been sent to
her TO return TO New York. Tho Monongahe win
transfer the boys she has on board bc trained for
The service to the Saratoga, aud will then sail for tho
Asatc station to take the place OF the Keaarpc that
vessel having bcen ordered homo The despatch or.
dcrng her home arrived at Consantinope on the 18th
OF june forty hours IRON smyrna The health ot the
officers and crew was good.