The times., 1901-04-21

jackson and St Philip. She also took part
in the engagement at New Orleans.
The screw steamer Richmond, 2.100
tons. was built in 1858. She is now the
receiving ship at Philadelphia. This yes
sci was assigned TO the West Gulf Squad
ron, ana took part in the attack on Pen
sa acola; and on Forts Jackson and St
Philip, engaged the ram Arkansas in Mo-
bile Bay, and was present at the capture
of the gunboat Selma and the ram
Tennessee.
The ST. Louis is a sailing sloop. and
Is utilized by the Pennsylvania Naval
Militia. During the civil war she did
special service in search of Confederate
privateers in the South Atlantic.
The sloop Saratoga was built in 1872;
l.02a tons. and is the Philadelphia Public
Marine Schoolship. In successful boat
expedition. during the civil war, 10 Mac
fntosh County Court House. Ga. where a
meeting of reserve militia was IN pro-
gress, she captured large number OF
Confederates. and held them as prisoners
of war
The Vermont is the New York State
receiving ship. and was built as snip Of
the line in 1878.
The Wabash is the receiving ship at
Iioston. She captured some schOoners off
Charleston. and took part in the capture
of the forts at Hatteras Inlet. She was
IN the battles of Port Royal. Fort Fisher
'and Hampton Roads.
The monitor WyandOtte did excellent
service in assisting troops at Fort PICK
ems and in patrolling Pensacola Bay. She
is now used by the Connecticut Naval
Militia.
The Yantic (gunboaD served in attacks
on Forts Fisher and Anderson in 1860
She is now the Michigan Naval Militia
boat.
The monitor Passaic was struck twice in
the lower part of the turret by the guns
Of Fort Sumter The plates were bulged
| in disabling the l1-inch gun carriage. She
was struck thrty-five times at various
times. and had her pilot house mashed in.
She is now at Philadelphia, and is used
as a popular summer beer garden.
An interesting bit Of naval history is
that connected with the double turreted
monitor AnOndaga. She was a double
screwed boat of go tons displacement.
She was built at Brooklyn, n. Y, by O..
w Quintard in 1863. She was turned over
to the Government for $7G0, ,522. After do
ing excellent service during the remainder
of the civil war the Government opened
negotiations with Mr.. QuintaTd with a
view to having him buy the vessel, the
| Government claiming that the monitor
was unsatisfactory Some vigorous Oppo-
sition to the proposal was expected from
Mr. Quintard. but great was the Govern
ment S surprise when he offered S45y.bt t5
for the boat The offer was at once ac-
cepted. This was in 1867. The officials at
Washington were in high spirits when
| this deal was put through successfully.
| The United States was then disputng
| with France over the attempt made by
Napoleon III 10 establish an empire in
Mexico with MaXimilian as Emperor. 1t
was q lLSS .i'.I III olN iiAt' tii " ~
| trine. MaXimilian was still in Mexico, and
we were perilOuSly near to an open rup-
ture with France America was the only
country at that time that had irOnclad
war vessels. and as the monitors had
proved by their record in the civil war
that they We're formidable fighting ma
chimes, il was. therefore. with great as
tonishment and chagrin that the officials
! at Washington heard of the sale to the
/ French Government of the monitor OnOn-
/ daga.
| II was learned afterward that Mr.
( Quintard had sold the Onondaga for a
! sum far in excess of that received from
! the United States Government in the first
| instance. As soon as the monitor reached
| France and her structure was studied
| Europe began to build frOnclad vessels
| Thus a little incident paved the way for
! the modern battleships of the world. The
! Onondaga is now at Cherbourg. France,
and is utilized in training OF French naval
J officers in torpedo work.