The New York herald., 1878-08-19

iHe PeIsouHl chanIes LUaL nave OccuTTed Since The
numerous 10 partcularixc hut the following ure OF
sumcient Importance 10 repeat IN detai!:--
- vice Admiral Rowan who was Port Admiral OF n ew
iork-a titie suggestive Of Marryatt-is now Presi-
dent OF abe Board Of Examusrs. Roar ADMIRAL
Worden, member OF the same Board, was relieved
OF the command OF the European station by Rear
inirai lie Roy, VINO had been waiting orders since
August. 1916 Rear AdmiruI BuIcn, anotner mem.
DEF OF The Board, Was relieved from duty
on the Lighthouse Beard on his promotion
from commodore IN Juno last. Rear ADMIRAL
u H. r. Rodgers roinQuisned the superint nde ncy
oI Inc Naval Academy " Commodore Parker and
assumed command Of the consolidated Pacific sta
North Pacific. and Rear Admiral Treble, who CON-
Manded the South Pacific station, havIag both been
3esying the Charestowu Navy ara ior Annapolis was
succeeded w Commodore Spicer had bseu
waiting orders for aDoul TWO years. Rear Admiral
novel; alter being In charge OF the Bureau OF Yards
anu Docks sinoo september, 1874, gave place bis
ASSISTANT Captain Law, una Was assia nea TO special
duty Rear Admiral Patterson. president OF tho Board
OF Examlnsrs, relieved Roar Admiral Rey ynoids Of
the command OF the Asatic station, the Iatsr gong
bureau OF Navigation since May /, 1870, was pro.
metsd rear admiral December IL, 1877, aud suose-
auenlly retired on his own application. Having
''poughed the main" twspty-Opo years during his
iorty-one years service, be Is now pioughing tue
nsiis OF his model farm u Beissviiie Nh captain
willing rsi2ns over thc Navigalto Bureau with the
er c0fcio rank OF commodore. Comm odore Wymuu
tor nine years the head Of the photographic ONCE
ray, Icursd, ana ordered on special duty, Captain
Frankyn taxing his place tho Hydrograpbic 10 Office
Inc uautcaj almanac rs now "supernt by Pro-
lessor Newcomb vice Coi0n, retired.
PROMOTIONS.
II promotions In the army tho higher ranks wore
as Numerous AS IN the navy tho Diuecoats would q o
doubt be A. well satisfied the ought TO
be During the last twelve months i've com me ores
promoted 10 tho rank oil rear admiral equ,vaIent
TO thar OF mater general; nve captains became com.
modorss (Urigadier general ana seven commanders
were advanced to cnptalncies coonsD tue other pro-
motions ere:-Scven lieutenant commanders to DC
vopnanders tlieuenapt eoone eight iieut tsnants 10
be lieutenant commanders (msjorL eleven masters TO
(nrst hcutcuanJ and thirty midsnipmen TO DC en-
signs (second eutvnant There we're also twenty SIX
promotions In the various staff departments
RETKEMkNrs
The following officers been re.ired from active
service Tor the reasons stated since July, 1s77:-
On their own application, alter iorty years or m ore
Consecutive service, Rear AumrAs Alexander Murray
and Daniel Ammsn.
Alter iorty-hvc years SERVES or on attaining the
nolds anu George Prsbic, Medical Director Jose On
wilson, Professors john Il: ". Coda AMI Mordsc,i
YaInAiii Boatswain John Walkor, Carpenter James
Mcdonnell! anu William +. Laignton, Sailmaker
Joseph z. Bradford
Commanasr Thomss I. WADE. Assistant Engineer
William II. Platt
vile Nicholson, Master Frederick f. Upton, Ensign
Francis L. LUDLOW
For disab,y inciasnt TO the service, Assistant
Engineer Benjamin II. Warren.
.,ft- DUTY.
On comparing tho new register. which does not givo
The date OF the orders under which officers tug
sith the register Tor july 1877, wni:h does II sp'
pears That ony thirteen officers have moro than
I've years on the same duty. This is exclusive Of
professors of mathematics and tvi inecrs only
sps oi whom professor HsrRness) Is crsatlsd vita
sea service Lieutenant David McRilch'o has tns
msnd Of tue tallapoosa s,nce september 20, 1856
Unicf Engineer Zelier has been on special
auiy since July s, 1868. and aod,eal Director
samuel jackson has been AT the Chelsea Naval
Hospuai sncc October l, 1909 Tno Others
sre.-Medicai Director Charles Marun, Norfolk Naval
Hospital since June - 1871; Medcai Director T. J.
Hor~itz, Philadelphia Naval Asylum. May q, ls72;
hcdicul Inspector Pbiip s. Wales, special duty VAST
inston, July 20 1s72 Cb,ei Engineer Hcury b. stew.
ART League Island Navy Yard August rs. is72; Com.
mander lsestor A. Boardsee, special duty, Uc ober l.
1872; Mcdica Director Levi, j. Williams, Naval Lab.
ornlory, Ne" YORK, October TO- 1872; coininauder
Henry Erben, Portsmouth Navy Yard, October Is,
1877; chit Engineer benjamin r. Garv,n, Poris-
William n. Jeners, cnIei Bureau ~ Ordnance April
lU 1873; Conmnndsr EDWARD 4. Luii, Hvdrograpnic
Inspector, Coast Survey, July II, 1873
ERRORS ASD OMISSIONS.
The register 10 not quite Tree from errors aud ons-
sions. 1no most important Is tho omission OF the
president Board OF Exam ners In July. 1871.
and was retired January 9, 1878.
orFicERs EhrLoyED OK sPgcIAL SERVICE
Ninety thrcc officers are employed on special ser
vice as onows.-Liehthouse Board, 3: Examining
anu Retiring Board, Z; Naval Observatory IL; Hydro.
gTapbc Once, lG; signal Corps, ghthouse Inspec-
tors IL; loIpedo ,orps, 81 torpcdo class (undsr
structioub -; Naval Medical EXAMINING Board, s;
TmE coAsr srRvsr
The active duties o tno coas survey absorb tho
time Of hty-nve officers OF tho navy, who are dis
trDutcd AS ioiiows:-
washi hingiou--Com rnander Edward 4. LulL, hydro.
graphic Inspector; worthington Gouldsborougb pay
master.
East Coast OF Fiorids--steamer A. ID. Bache, sevsn
officers
Coast OF Mainc--S,oamer Gcdney, six oflccrs;
steamer Endeavor, four oilcers schooner Siliman,
four oflccrsi schooner Eagrc, QUE officer
Gull oi MaDc-sonooner Drin, three officers.
South Coast OF Long Islanj-schooner Ready. threc
officers.
Coasts OF Maryland and virsinia-scnooner Pal,nu.
rus, three officers
hisslssppi Rivcr--Stcau,cr Baton Rouge, ono officer
Coast OF Callfornia--Steancr Hassief, six officers;
steamer Macarthur, six ofIiccra
Coast oil Washington NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Earnest,
three officers
kea,tng at New York-steamcr George s. Blake,
officers
NATIVITY OF oFFICEks.
Only liz Officers, about iour aud onc-halt per cent,
born beyond the limits OF the United states, and
several OF these are sons of officers American
citzens 1be active commissioned list tat the
names OF seventy officers born ABROAD, the active
warrant list tnriy anu the retired iist eleven.
lbc countries TO when they nae accredited Me:--
England, 20; Ireland, "a Scotland, .; Canada. 0;
Prusss, 8; Germany, Norway, 4; France, .; Cubs,
o; Greece, Ho,ianu, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,