New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-27
WORK AT THE NAVY YARD
VISITS OF FRENCH OFFICERS OF A FLAO'
SHIP.
THE YANr1c READY FOR sEA-REPAIRs ON Ne"
CRUISERS.

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rccentlv was the visit yesterday OF hear n" .na
1,io IA cuveryllle and his personal stan VI Wv, ~
rencb cruiser Naiade, flagship OF the Nor.h s,.oI
coradron Jpon the arrival OF the frcno' -,
=. tbs Navy Yard he received oy N'P''' 60.
r-ben commandant OF the yard, anu o'nei IN a.,
cleo the Marine Band, and guard Oh MY MAJ a.,
ell sross uniform. Immediately upon Ne ia .n
iuii - ,,,o ~ thirteen guns fired by inc
-, ~ foh Dock The visiting ofhcials were oo'-
S.at 20 tho commandments Office, and after al in
change of social cvilities they returned 10 'nc h
rvery courtesy was extended to TIE oin0oi' ' -
,is,t and IL will probably be follower pS q" thIs
change Of visits between the Navy onoo's y, .ro
station and the officers Of the ships hcfe uu'"o
French war vessels stay In the port ~ -
,rh yapt,e the wooden soop-of war, has oeeh re
- ., ho ready for sea on october g. but sue WIN
nrobablv not sail for the South Atlanuc' hef ue,"Da
ton until near the end OF the month"; AIo -.
tbe ssel will be finished in a few days Inc
had a two-hours run at the DOCK Oh rriu''
,or,,od satisfactorily The complement OF the orc"
.h ,rrd room e supplied with lew oiicers'
Tho petrel will probably not be ready 10 SAL io'
A.. .s,auc snuadron whittier she Is ordereu, Oelo'o
November l. Her engines are being thoroue"N 80
banIed and some new tubes are to De pun III V"o -.
The first lot of tubes that we're mrInshsu ~, -.
,octed at the inspection and the second io' ""o ~
vet arrived Many other Jobs are Deihs uo"e y" tns
chin uniting her into thorough repair 0no ~
oIroadv boen in the dry-dock. The complement VI VI"
potre, Is about complete Permission has been eiahe
10 some of the ships that are beng ht'eu iOl ="
enlist their own men, inasmuch Us INC i'' -,
ls not able 10 supply them fast enough inc -.
has this privilege. Thus man VINO wants -
can nick ont the ship on which he would prefer "
serve and enlist on that ship, provided oA cou.
~ q needed and passes the required examinations.
n,h,nists are nav needed on the Petrol Ihis VeSscl
&c hound for China threeyears Crulse ",u A'.''
serving on her as machinist would nave =" .i'>
see not only the foreign countries but lore'ei 'r
nd navy yards and vessels; he could get much plac
teal experience in his trade ana PICK up Nun -
bnowledge outside of it. The pay Is @'o i,O-''.'
nS soor and industrious and careful unmarried man
h, 20 no able to save good deal of money IN trco
years a.. North Atlantic
souadroo was put into the timber d'NdocA a' III" ''
Yesterday afternoon to have her bottom ceh'eu 'i'
napted puring the last week the three holo" S'eci
military masts have been hoisted ont oi inc ''
replaced by two light wooden n'asts. oh' inc ~
,4s are in place al present, but hSht topmaSts arc
IN lo mn upon them. When competed ihey arc ~ DO
used AS signal masts. The hClc IN "hloh '''o ~
mast rested is being stopped up. In aduto" " '"'
work nm the mass work is being done Ill the engine
room Of the vessel In connection WIN SOME vi '"0
| machinery there. The vessels OF TINS squ"uion "Ao
ordered to be ready for sea on OCTOBER IL
| Tho uorl, on the BOSTON, which has recently peeh
apsfered 70 the North Atlantic squadron, VIII soon
he finished Tubes have been ordered ior her ooN0i''
but II has been decided not to put them III ui'i lo'
convenient opportunity, which VIII plooaoS DC heH,
| spr,pp Her boilers. with moderate steaHlns' VIII
r. o., emo time longer as they are, hut Of course
II would not be well TO use forced uiaIt OF 1" o''''
| them to extra strain.
Nh. Concord is also undergoing repairs and general
fitting ont work at the Navy Yard, to make her eo'y
for duty with the North Atlantic squadron "'o" -
goes to sea- The repairs and changes 'hA' VIZ
| recommended by the board at the uill Va Wv
| bennington are being made on 'hi'
sell recen. trial Of steam '"''"N ~
the vessel showed that the launch in Its present oon
s,a,.io T. rdt for eryica. II will probably be con
demned The galley house also is unht 10 DC u'c''
The award made by Secretary Tracy TO the iowa
| Iron Works of Dubuque Iowa. 10 Duu uoiPcuo Oo"
! No > has recalled in some OF the WASHINGTON nc"'
| noners the agreement entered into III I0l' po'"VO
| ,he American secretary Of State and the Enghsn
| Minister ut Washington TO limit inc H"'"i ny
Of each Government on the lakes to four Ves'eiS
each NJ no more than 100 tons burden and each TO he
orn,ed with nothing more than one eiShteefPodhuer
un The Michigan, which has been on the iaAes Ioi
several years. is vessel OF $50 tons ui'pid'
and carries four thirty pounder breechiodulhs r'"0'
and six guns OF twelve pounds or less 9oi'e" "''
| more than a year ago secretary Tracy refused 10
award the contract for the construction OF tue nN'
cadet practee-ship to a shipbuildng firm In lny OE
MICHIGAN On the ground that il would be VIOLATION
| of the United SiatesGreat Britain agreement. bul
the torredo boat to he constructed is to be OF Only
| 100 tons displacement.
The so-callcd treaty occupied the attention OF the
Uonse Of Representatives January last, and at tha
time Congressman George f. Adams OF Chicago maue
an exhaustive argument against its continuance ne
then declared that if it were still in existence ought
not TO be. He said. in part: That Arrangement
WAS not a treaty i'm the strict sense of the term III
was not made by the Executive and the Senate II
was an arran cement and II is so styled in the BOOK o.
Treaties and Conventions which | now hold Ill my
| hand This arrangement has been adhered 10 10 {"
certain extent for many years, but it has not been
| strictly complied with. The arrangement was
simply an understanding between the two Govern
ments that neither party would maintain substantial
| navy on the Great Lakes. During the Civil War Or
Government in consequence OF actual and threatened
raids from Canada, repeatedly increased our naval
force on the Great Lakes. The British Government
protested but Government asserted that the neces
sites of the Civil War required the increase ntmang
at the same time that they did not intend to continue
the policy of maintaining navy on the lakes. But
| in 1s64.'G5 that treaty formally brought 10 an
end By the Government Of the United states giving
the months notice mentioned as one Of the spu-
laOns OF the treaty, and that action OF the Govern
ment was ratified, approved, by formal vote OF
the House OF Representatives, and, l think, Of the
| senate.
| The war came to an end. Mr.. Lincoln was assas-
snatcd Mr.. johnson succeeded, ard his Secretary Of
state entered into correspondence with the British
Minister as whether the arrangement Of si7 should
| he maintained or rot. Finally a letter passed from
our secretary OF State, addressed TO the British Min
ister, think, nilmatng that that notice might be
| considered as Withdrawn. The purpose Of
the arrangement was this: There being great system
Of lakes there, TO which the naval vessels Of neither
party could have from the ocean, every vessel
10 be used there in time Of war must be built there.
1t deemed wise to put the two parties terms
OF perfect equality by providing that they could not
build or arm ships of on the Great Lakes
l. But the two Governments are not now an
equality. The Canadlac Canals have been deepened
TO such an extent that British gunboats and torpedo
boats can enter the lakes at weeks notice while this
Government can get the lakes except by bui d.
ing them there The canals and naval progress
removed the shaclles from England while the hands
Of this Government are still In rons. II IS now pro-