The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-03-14
U. s. NAVAL NOTES.
The MonOcacy To BE RemodeIed
Other Orders.

Other Orders.
Advice from China shows that
the American naval officers on that
station are determined to have a
war-ship there if they have to con-
struct one. The old Monocacy is
again to the fore The old side
wheeler has undergone considerable
repair lately. At present, part of
her deck is being removed and re-
newed and she will also receive a
new shaft for her paddle wheels,
Her topmasts having disappeared
largely affects her appearance. She
is to be provided with modern
fighting tops instead, protected by
half-inch steel plates, each top to
have two 81 NJ. NJ. Hotchkiss guns
the shots of which are charged with
half an ounce of powder and are
provided with chilled steel points.
Imagine the Monocacy with fight
ing masts The change, however,
at distance, will make her look
sufficiently bloodthirsty and less
antidiluvian.
Among the officers Of the Pacific
Squadron affected by recent orders
are: Lieutenant-C Commander De-
bree, detached from the Baltimore
Lieutenant Commander A. B. II.
Little, ordered to the Baltimore !;
Acknowledgment V. Blue, or
dered to the Charleston Passed
Assistant Engineer Milligan, or
dered to the Adams; Passed Assis-
tant-Engineer W. Rowbotham, de-
tached from the Baltimore; Assis-
tant-Engineer A. Hartrath, ordered
to the Baltimore Sergeant J. H.
j. Pendleton, U. S. M. c., ordered to
command marine guard on U. S. S.
Adams Captain F. II. Harrington,
| U. S. NJ. C. commanding marine
guard at Sitka, Alaska, has been
relieved.
| Commander Nelson has received
orders to assume command Of the
U. S. S. Adams, recently over
hauled, repaired, and reftted at
Mare Island navy yard, on March
%. Orders have also been received
for the shipping of a full crew for
the Adams before that date.
Among the complement of officers
already ordered to the Adams are
Passed Assistants Surgeon F. J. B.
Cordiero, Sergeant Charles A. Adj
ans, Sergeant w. P Elliott, Ser
geant F. S. Carter, Ensigns E..
Moale, Jr., and w. R. Shoemaker.
There is a possibility of the Adams
being transferred to the Atlantic
waters.
There is every possibility that
the U. S. cruiser Boston, now en-
route from Callao to Panama, may
be ordered to stop at the island of
Socorro, off the west coast of Mex
leo, in hopes ofreceiving and bring
ing to the United States some of
the seamen of the wrecked vessel
Tahiti, who are supposed to be
there.
The U. S. S. Yorktown, now at
Callao, will shortly be ordered to
San Francisco for docking and re-
pairs.
The U. S. cruisers Baltimore and
Charleston, now at San Francisco,
have been ordered to proceed to San
Diego, where they will remain un-
til further orders.
The U. S. S. Mohican and Nipsic
have received their supplies and
equipment at the Mare Island navy
yard, and will sail for Port Orchard
as soon as practicable. After con-
veying the Nipsic to her destina-
ton the Mohican will proceed
north to the Arctic Sea, where she
will cruise during the summer
months.
The following officers have been
ordered to the U. S. S. Nipsic
Lieutenant Commander Nichols,
Chief-Engineer Burnap, Lieutenant
W. D. Rose, Surgeon G. T. Smith,
and a number of naval cadets. The
Nipsic's armament will consist OF
four 9-inch guns, a saluting battery
and two rapid-fre revolving cannon.