The New York herald., 1878-07-07
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, July @, 1873
Surgeon Thomas N. Psnross Is ordered TO The naval
hospital al Norfolk, Va. Passed Assistant Surgeon
C. Z. Black to the storeship Onward at Calao, reru;
passed Assistant Surgeon john s. Bagg to tho iron
clad Ajax ut Brandon, Va Assistant Surgeon Clement
Bcdds to the nuvai hospital at Washington, ID. q. :;
Chief Engineer +. A. Wilson to duty IN Charge of The
engineers' stores at the Navy Yard, Boston; Cadet
Engineers George f. Burd, Frederick G. Beig and
Howard Gage TO the Alert, Asiatic station Master
Charles H. Lyman is detached from the Swa,ara and
ordered TO the Naval Academy Ensign Ii. H. Harley,
from the receiving ship Passaio and placed on waiting
orders; Mate Hugh kuhi, from the Navy
Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., and ordered TO tenn
poray auty on The speedweli and when
cludcd 10 resume his present duty at that yard
Assistant Surgeon +. ~ Martin, IRON the Ajax aud
placed ON waiting orders; Assistant surgeon G. W.
Deane. from the storeship Onward, at Calao, Peru,
and ordered to return home aud report ARRIVAL
Engineer c. II. Ooe from the Aiert, Asiatic station,
the reporting OF his relief and ordered 10 return
home and report arrival; Chef Engineer Edward
Farmer. from the Navy Yard. Boston, ordered to
the Alert; Cadet Engineers W. +. wortning,on, Will
lam Cowes and \. H. Bailey, from the Alert, on the
reporting Of their recis anu ordered TO return
ana report arrival.
ARRIVAL OF THE sLooP-oF-wAg TENNESSEE
AFTER Three YEARS CRUIsE-ALL WELL
ON BOARD.
slender strip Of bunting floating from the main
masthead ola man owar she sailed up the bay yea
terday announced that she homeward bound.
This was the United States steamship Tennessee re.
turning after an absence of three years Asatc
station. AT twenty minutes after three o'clock In the
afternoon the vessel dropped anchor Off the Battery
anu her cruise was at an end. A reporter OF the
HERALD at once climbed board. Evcryb body was
found Ia kood health and spirits During the passage
OF four months from Hong Kong single unplcas.
ant thing occurred except the death OF IA private
marine, VINO had been sufferer iron consumption.
anu was buried al sea.
The Tennessee lett this por. Jane 27, 1875, and has
been employed as the flagship OF Rcar Admirals Rey-
nods ana Patterson on the Asatic station She lett
Hong Kong on her homeward voyage on the 2d OF
March last and came by way OF the sucz Canal. AL
most The entire passage was made sail alone.
The veer Was not favored with very strong brsezes
and me aehpomy of tho service iorbiddng unneces
sary expenditure OF coal the passage was rendere
very tedious As one oi the officers jocularly
put It, "rhe New York girls had all Tor
gotten US and they didn't pull on the
tow line bit while the japanese girls
had stroog hold on the st,rn line
aud wouldn't let us 20 at all" When there was an
utter absence oil wind enough coal was burned to
carry The vessel seven eight knots an hour. on
made by burning only thirty-four tons OF coal a uay
On reaching tue European station tho Tennessee
from tue European nest prsoners invaids ana otneIs
ior transportation 10 the Uhited states While
yhg ut that port sue had very pleasant
mestins wan the Trenton (nagshp OF Rear
Ad.n,rai lie Royl the Marion and the Al
lance. She let Villa Frunca ON tnc 18th of May
and arrived at Funchai May 80 maxim. stay OF four
days Al GiUraitsr sne lett FunehaI June ana mace
her way mere, with light WINDS, in lpiriy.iour days
Oh June !, In latitude - deg so min. morrill, tude
Il deg Is mio wsst she spoke the Ugted states ship
CONSTELLATION, winch had brought goods TO the PARIS
EYposlllon. sns was bound TO New York with All
well on board. On tue LIST OF THIS moutb the Ten
Dessce ovcrbaned tho German brig Flora from RIO
ooand Ior New York, and gave her tho position. on
a uak Hn m arnn II
Ranxo. fourteen days from New YORK. bound lor san
Domingo, aud ,pe I,alian brig Laura, ssventy-lwo
days from AUSTRALIA, bound Tor New York.
THE SPORTS TARs
The officers Of tho reunrssce threw up their caps
wnen tucy heard OF the victory vf the Colum
and with pardonsbe pride reeountcd tner victory OF
similar natnfe gained by American tsrs over Eng
lsn piue jackots IN the hsrOor OF Yogobsma before
They sailed crew oi saIiors IRON the Ten nesseo
vatqushsd an equal number IRON Her Majesty snip
Audaclous ~ rowing match. Tho British game
called tue lug OF wars selected by defeated
blue jackets us "a means OF regaiuing thor laurols
The Yankee pluck ana muscle, however, carried the
uay In this ss" inueh TO the disgust OF Her Mncsys
subjects. Incp pickcd team from the crcws OF Tho
Audacious and the VIgIant were pitied against the
rem ssees champions, but the latter again carried
the day.
The tennessee VIII lie at anchor until examined by
the Board oi Iuspectors consstipg o, three oncers
win Commodore Cooper AZ chairman Every vessel
OF war ON ncr return IRON cruise Is submitted to
this inspsc.'on Then sho will disehsrg. her am.
nuniuoh be ore gong ny 10 the Navy Yard to be put
out oi commission. Inere are over two hundred
men on board ~hose three years. Of enlistment
stances has his pay Increased onc-fvurth, she will
douOtcss Dc put out OF commission very quickly
rBE rKNSEssEE's OFFICERS
Following 10 iist vi tDe officers tho Ten naesseo
tdptdin--Jonathan Young
L,eWendnf and Es,cUfire OHcer-W. N. Brownson.
L"atendnf and Nar,gcfor-f. hauIord.
49, mL,adendnis-H. u. Mansfield, Edward W. Rcmoy,
William IA. Everett
Haste's-J. I, J. Augur, John s. Abbott y. W. Ma
Dor, W. A. Marshall G. A. Foster
MidMpmen-J H. Sears, q. j. Bousb, h. NJ KGz,
H. T. May, W. l.. Varnum, J 4. Newton, A. E. Jar.
dinc i. a. sherinan, l.. W. Pispmeyer, Is. Tsppan.
Bodtswom-H A. q ace.
GUnner-E A Mcdonald.
Fused Assisfant Snrgeon-B. s. MacKie.
ASSISTANT Srgeon-J. H. H. Hail.
IttymdSter--J. A. SmItb.
Fused Assistant Eagn;ers--George W. Melville aud
j. e. kaicr
Assistdn Engine7s-Jamcs II. Perry and f. i.
MtE,wcil
Captain Qf ndr,nes-Richurd s. Collum.
Ctpiota's C,erk--W. O. Putnam
Ihymdster's Cicrks-F. g. Adams and X II Paine.
Carpenter-Gcorge W. Conover.
Satnadker--Gsorge ". /. Fran glapd.
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