New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-11
THE NAVAL REVIEW.
TIE FIRST DAYS INspECTION.


THE FIRST DAYS INSPECTION.
A DISTINGUISHED PARTY AT FORTRESS MONROE
VESSELS COMPOSING THE NORTH ATLANTIC
FLTET-rHE PRESIDENT REVIEWING THE LAND
ING FORCE.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBuSEl
FORTRESS MONROE Nov. I0.-The review Of the
North Atlantic fleet. comprising seven ships, to-
gether with the four Government training ships,
began anspicousy to-day aud will be concluded
tomorrow. This ss the second in a serious Of an
nual reviews began by the present Secretary of tho
Navy and far exceeds the first in the completeness
of its preparations, and in the interest 1t has ex-
cited.
Secretary Thompson invited the President, his
Cabinet associates and the ladies of their
families with number of high officers
Of the Army and Navy to be present.
and many of them left Washington Tuesday after
noon, in the Dispatch Tallapoosa and the speed
well reaching Hampton Roads soon after o'clock
this morning. The Presidential salute OF twenty
one guns was fired from the flagship, the Ten
nessee her yards being manned. were those Of
the other ships of the feet while a torpedo salute
was fired in shoal water along the beach by tho
officers and crew of the Powhattan Each successive
torpedo as it exploded threw up lofty column OF
spray, which in descending formed beautiful
rainbow.
eleven ships be reviewed went in their gigs
to be presented the President and Cabinet officers
| upon the Dispatch. This beautiful little vessel,
formerly the private yacht of Mr.. Lorlllard, and
purchased by the Government for dispatch boat
during the Cuban troubles, lay at anchor, her main
mast floating the ensign which showed the presence
| of the President. Besides the President and
| Secretary Of the Navy there were on board
the Dispatch the Secretaries Of State and
the Interior and the Postmaster General; Generals
Van Vliet and Dunn, Captain Arthur. the naval at
tache of the British Legation, Webb Hayes and
others. Among the ladies were Mrs. Hayes, Miss
| Mary Evarts, the Misses Thompson. Miss Scburz.
Miss Rachael Sherman. daughter of the General.
| Miss Fanny Hayes and two daughters of General
De Kraft. The commanding officers who pad their
respects were CAPTAINS Luce of the Minnesota,
Brane OF the Pow ha. tan Harmony OF the Tennessee
Stanton of the Constitution, and Meade Of the Wanda
| lia: Commanders Yates Of the Alliance, Ohane OK
the Gaena Picking OF the kearsage, Miller OF the
| Yantic Evans of the Saratoga. and Crowpnsheld
of the Portsmouth
Tn, Tennessee is the largest of the feet with
crew of between four and five hundred men. Inc
Yantic is the smallest and called the yacht OF the
squadron IL has $50 officers aud men. COM
mander Merrill E. Miller about to 90 in
chorpe of the Yantic 20 JOIN the European
/
Minnesota the Constitution. the Saratoga, and the
| Portsmouth are the training ships for boys. The
first has 2gI of these apprentices, the second l61.
| the third I2I the fourth 124. To display the prog
ress Of these young sailors and to demonstrate tha
efficiency of this training system in securing Aineri
| can crews for American shps-Of-war, Is prime Oh
iact or this system of naval reviews. In 1878 Sec
retary Thompson called 10 the charge OF his bureau
of Enlistment Commodore Earl English, and under
his administration a new aud successful impetus
mas been given to the enlistment and training
! of bows for the naval service. About 100
bovs are annually enlisted. They must be the sons
| of American citizens, native or adODted' must 10
| not less than fifteen more than eighteen years
of AGE and of vigorous physical organization. Ibe
spirit OF emulation IS stimulated among them oy
| prlZes offered by the Department. Tor excellence ia
| seamanshiD gunnery sail making ana sword exeI-
c,.e These bows are IN eager demand at tue eXpti-
ton Of their apprenticeship By the captains ot au
our ships-ol-war They can rise " be warrant oih-
Tbe secretary Of the Navy and his party
| AT IL O'Clock visited the lenbessee
and we're entertained at lunch by Ad-
! miral Nyman. commanding the neet IN the
company were General Getty, comnahd'us ~ f9rs
| | Monroe Admiral Scott. Colonel McAuley. Qt the ha.
r,pe ,orps Comm0dOTes English, Law Eshy ana
Shock Alter lunch the Secretary ana party landed
md wera escorted the parade ground of the Fort
ross landing force from each snip 1i tie squad
! run To the number OF /, 500 men, followed them
ashore through heavy SURF Inns torce loLeu !. !,
. line and marched inside the tort, WDere !.
-yas reviewed by the President ana
CSbinct officers The bands from the Navy Yard
=, Washington and from the flagship furnished the
muslc The marching and evolutons were uDiVer-
sally cOmnended