The New York herald., 1877-08-30
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
CHANGES AND TRANsrERs-MovEMENT OF
VESSELS.

VESSELS.
WASHINGTON August 20, 1877.
The Secretary Of the Navy, some weeks ago. issued
an order allowing the clerks in that department to
leave their desks during the warm weather al three
O'Clock p. NJ
THE RANGER OUT or COMMISSION
The Navy Department has received Information TO
the effect that the United States steamer Ranger was
at Point dc Gale on tho 18TH OF july route to China
The United States steamer Richmond. late flagship OF
the South Atlantic squadron, left hampton Roads yes
terday Tor Boston, where she Will 60 out OF commits
son Tho sailing vessel Gerard now being fitted out
At the New York Navy Yard, will sail from that port
about the 1st OF October tor Lisbon, from which point
she will begin her operations toward connecting the
longitude OF points The vessel viii be CON-
manded by Lieutenant Commander +. NJ Greene, and
will sail from LISBON to connect the ong
Of the Madeira Islands, The Canarics
and the Cape Verde Islands with the coast OF Brazil
she Will also connect the longitude OF Montevdeo and
Buenos Ayres, wnicn will enable US TO connect the
longitude OF the Of south America at con-
venient time. The vessel Will then connect the ons
tude OF Pernambuco with the north coast OF braz and
with the Island ot Trinidad. which has already been
determined By the same oficer year or two ago.
This expedition Will complete The circuit o detcrmina-
ton between Europe and America, and Win verify both
lines OF determination.
CHANGES AND TRANSPORTS.
Commander A. r. Cooke has been ordered 10 COM
mand The training ship Constitution atiLcague Island,
Pa, in place oil Captain r. b. Lowry, detached from
command vessel and placed Oh waitIng orders.
) muei Been has been detached from the naval sta
lion at New London, Conn., aud oraered to the Guard
at New York as executive Uicer. Lientenants John A.
Norris and Charles 4. Perkins aud Muster Downes H.
Wilson have been detached rom the Bydrographlc
once aud orcercd TO the Guard. Lieutenant William
II. Reeder been del ached from the Powhatan ana
ordered TO the Hartford, IN place OF Lieutenant Con-
ordercu 10 the Powhatan. Lieutenant +. H.
i,eanO has been detached from the sup
ply and granted ,oAvs Of absence absence dSr for
G. Boyd has been detached IRON the receiving ship
Franklin aud ordered TO the Guard. Chief Engineer
jackson Mcklnel has been detached from The Pow
naIan ana placed waiting orders. Chiei Engineer
j. o. A. Zegler has been detached from duty as To-
spector ot machinery aloat ut League lsand Pa. and
placed on va ting orders fpsigns ). C. Caldwell aud
f. j. Dorm have been detached from the training sup
Constitution and ordered to the Guard. Master Joseph
]. Hunslcker has been ordered 10 tho training ship
Constitution Master Corwn l.. Rees Boai.wnin W'li-
:am Long and Carpenter James Burke nave been
ordered 10 the Guard. Assistant Engineer William IL.
Piatl mas been ordered to examination lor promo'on
PLYMOUTH INVITED TO VISIT THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
The United states steamer Plymouth, fourteen guns,
which arrived IN New YORK on Monday morning from
Norfolk, Va Is anchored near the Battery where she
will propably remain several weeks TO give liberty 10
her crew. II Is nearly year since the plymouth
visited this port. and during mat lime she has been
cruising IN the Gull OF Mexico and up the Delaware,
Mississippi and Potomac rivers as far she could
venienty get Her passage through TIE Eads ctties
celebrated with great tco, peng the first man OF
war 10 accomplish It, and her reception at New
Orleans, aud later at Baton Rouge, Donaldsonvlc,
Bayou Laca, Nachez, Grand Gull and Vicksburg, was
disthgui1hed uy enthusiastic hospitality that II has
tile navy.
Captain Barrett has been nesy invited by many
OF residents Of the great Mississippi Valley 10 make
u visit TO them and ascend 10 St Louis aud up
the OHIO to Louisville, and the President and secre-
tary OF the Navy are so much pleased with the pa
feeling aroused BY tho last experiment th IL IS
not unlikely that !. wiil be repeated during the com
ing winter The Plymouth is sngulaty adapted 10
this duty, being one OF the nandsonest aud most
efficient ships IN the navy, oil light draught compared
with her displacement which is 2400 tons, and mas
complement OF officers aud men trained by loug ex-
perience, at the Centennial, IN HALIFAX, on the
New England coast, and, IN iact, wherever the
ship has been, 10 the exercise OF hospitality
and the exhibition OF her mauy points OF interest.
There have been several changes In her officers
she here last. The following rs n correct list
Captain, Edward Barrett; Lieutenant Commander, L.
A. Cook; Iieutcnunts c. ii. stockton and c. II. Judd ;
Masters, :. !. Graham aud Boynton Leach Ensign,
:. B. v. Diehl; surgeon, Somerset Robinson; Chief
Engineer, Robert L. Harris; Paymaster, +. II. Arms ,
FIRST Lieutenant Henry Z. Cochrane United states
Marine Corps; Assistant Engineers, II. Herwig and H.
+. Fricg; Assistant Surgeon, A. {. Hoinger Midship-
men, +. N. Pots, A. ". Rollins, s. b. Mallory and 5.
jenkins; Captains Clerk G. j. Marbury; Pay Clerk,
Theodore W. Arms; Boatswain, William Manning
Gunner, Moses A. Lanz; Carpenter, Charles +. Hum
phreys; Sailmaker Samuel IL. Boutwell,