The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-02-19
NAVAL NOTES


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The L. :. :. Ossippee has arrived
q ASp=rwau for the protection OF
American interests on the Isthmus.
TIE Atlanta sailed from New
Y--E January 10th for Port-au-
Prince Is take the place Of the Os-
s---ea sent TO Panama.
EB. N. :. LILY has arrived at
Sion and was shortly TO be Joined
-la Forward. The Icarus was
za,. Ia the Bay Of Panama by the
~r-~rrg and Caroline.
II d. II 5. Nymphe, London
z=---cL 1f January 18th says,
was ataur to sail for the Aus
s-zEon. has been ordered to
the British squadron in the
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Al London despatch Of January
81 sgvs that. IN consequence OF
LISTENING udvces from Samoa. the
British 6eet IN the Pacific viii be in
creased Immediately by at least two
powerful vessels.
The Russian cruiser Nayezdnik
sailed from Auckland Jan. 18th for
Russia. wa Cape Horn, the Falkland
Islands and ports on the east coast
u South America. She Is due in
C-6nstait IN May and Honolulu IS
handy likely 10 be in her route
Tina london Naval and Military
Gazette. Of January Sd, has the fol
lowing news Of interest: The Con
Guest, corvette. Captain Oxley. at
--esanr on the Pacific station. Is to
r. -ecomuissioned for another term
Il foreign service. She Is TO pro
cea5to H0ngkong shortly to under
- thorough overhaul and repair.
after which she viii be commissioned
w-L e new crew for service on the
China station. taking the place Of
Tie Satellite. Captain Nesham, which
return to England to be reftted.
Next 10 that Of the Trenton, the
EE-daLia carries the heaviest battery
the Pacific squadron. She car
-ss 61-p1undar breech loading
rife Ga her forecastle, an Sinch
pivot mazzle-l0ading rifle forward of
tie foremost. and SIX 9-inch Dahl
--5zs IL br0aaside IL the waist. She
E-z7 has z 3-iuch rife, a wicked little
---. Oh the poop. 2 20-pounder
t-eecL loading rifed Howitzer and
.E- Gatlings. She also has
E--chkiss rited cannon. To man
the ship and serve all these guns the
vessel carries 3 complement of 240,
1&cers, crew and marines.
William Halford. the Gunner Of
me Eandalia. who has charge Of the
magazine. Is an own cousin of the
Private Secretary Of President-elect
Harrison de was appointed Gun
ner IL the navy. the highest grade Of
warrant officers. for his gallant con
duct at the time Of the wreck Of the
L : steamer Saginaw on the Mid
way Islands IN October, 1870, when
he Volunteered as a portion of the
boats crew which was sent from the
scene ot the wreck to Honolulu,
distance Of some 1.600 miles. The
boat itself. which capsized in the
breakers of this harbOr. Is now pre-
served il the museum Of the Anna
polls Naval Academy.
The u. ;. ). Boston during her
recent cruise visited Livingston.
C7lz-a-a-a. to investigate the i'm
--zsl1ue1s Of the American Consul.
N-El the cruiser arrived and the
guns Er1wned threateningly at the
--wE The Governor made the most
E-- and ample apology. The Boston
next went to Corn Island. the key TO
--a eastern entrance Of the proposed
S-ara-1a Canal. on account Of q
report that Colombia had claimed
ana Intended to hand the island over
- France for q coaling station.
When r1a Boston reached Corn
Zz-zu55t found that the Nicaraguan
G7-rar11a1- had also heard Of the
Intended seizure and SEM q garrison
--=-e. with instructions TO the com
ng officer 10 forcibly resist any
l--=lpt Dc occupy the place. The
Boston STAYED there for some time
ana then went to Jamaica.
II s expected that the Omaha. d
s-1-rate In the Asiatie squadron, +
VIII be sent TO Samoa IN compliance 4
with the Geographic order to Ad- I
-r- Chandler who Is in command .
the feet. to send one Of his yes
to the scene Of the disturbance. /
Tie Omaha Is said to be one Of the /
tss- wooden vessels Of her class in .
-aa usvy. She l. Of 2400 tons dis 4
placement and carries a battery Of 4
Ten 9incl DahlEren guns, smooth (
one S-inch rife pivot gun,
ana one 69-pounder breech-loading
She has q secondary battery
-Lt guns. breech-l5ading rifles,
revolving cannon and Calling Her
conn sls1t i 269 men and y off
c=-z She Is commanded by Captain
Frederick T. AIcNaiT, VINO was form
cry captain of the yard at Mare Is
land
Is vessels comprising the Ger
man feet at present cruising IN or
naE Samoan waters are the gun
boats Adler and Eber and the cor
Ts1-es Garcia and Olga. The com
uosIra guLb1at Adler built by Kiel
n 1SS3 Is u $40 tons. $50 horse (
ncEzr and capable OF steaming
eleven knots an hour. The steel
r-rfgat Eber. built At Stettin in