Year: 1873

the worknen are looking forward with great anxiety 80
their probable discharge and feel very naturally that
outside the gates there will be slight chance to obtain
work the rest OF the Winter


Work the new sloop OF building at the yard
goes rapidly. she is OF the eight vessels whose
construction authorized by of Congress.
live oak frames nearly all In position. She is TO
carry the heaviest battery ever put soop OF war
ten 1nch gUnsand will be the most formidable vessel
OF her class aiOat Competent judges OF naval archi
declare that she has the best shape and most
graceful lines OF any soop constructed in the Navy
Department The masts of the frigate Minnesota in
position and rigecrs busy the lower shrouds Her
ratings for the hammock nettings are
peted There nearly 400 men employed on this
sell and she begins 10 assume a warlike appearance
The Florida is the scene OF great activity. She will he
the next vessel to leave the yard departure which
will in about two weeks. Her tested
daily and the repairs nearly completed The Roa-
noke is ready for service tnoughs few trng repairs
yet remai TO be made Her stores and coal She
win remain al the yard until wanted There is saying
at the yard that when orders given TO ht out the
Roanoke il that peace sure TO continue and 1t
seems TO be SO in this Work the Swaara goes
as usual. The Dictator still lies at the Cob Dock. II
has been decided by the Department in view Of the
uncertain stay of the Arapes in the dry dock 70 have
the Dictator taken TO the dock at the Atlantic Basin IN
South Brooklyn 10 be thoroughly overhauled 1t is eX





The tubes OF her boilers nearly all replaced by brass
ones. and her machinery is in good order.


II is unknown when the Coast Wrecking Company will
work the suDken barge. They have several
large contracts hand at present Admiral Rowan has
teegrapbed to Secretary Robson that the obstruction OF
the dock gate would be removed at The divers
who examined the bottom of the barge report nearly six
feet OF soft mud beneath the vessel. which makes the
work dangerous for them. They were obliged TO haul
themselves along by the side of the barge while deter
mining its position. Naval officials seem to think that
will take considerable time clear out the sdock en-
trance The massive wroughtron dock gates have been
repaired and swung open the water being excluded
by the caisson. The mooriDg buoy which was carried
away by the Froc replaced yesterday. Stores ar
rive continually and the Bureau of Provisions is taxed
10 ITS utmost strength The Montauk looked for daily
TIRE NORFOLK NAvY-YARD-TIE tMAlFLOWRR TO


SAIL ON MONDAY-wORK on THE MACEDONIAN.


IBY TELEGRAPH TO TRiBUNE.l


NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 9.-The MaytlOwer Will
GO into commission tomorrow evening, and viii sail
Sunday morning As many men as could possibly he
had have been busily engaged her for several days
and extra exertions have been used TO make her
ready for sea- large portion Of her stores are already
on board. Commodore W, n. Jefers, Chief of the
Bureau Of Ordnance arrived here Yesterday and made
tour of inspection Of the Ordnance Department OF
the Yard and of the Savannah and Macedonian
A salute Of II guns was fired his departure
Ten thousands pounds Of tobacco were received
at the yard yesterday and large quantity of mixed
stores delivered The Savannah will PROBABLY be finished
on Monday. The work on her s pushed forward with
great rapidty. Report says that she will be comms
stoned and will sail Monday. After the 3aynower
and Savannah have been finished the worknen win turn
their attention 70 the Macedonian on which there mas
been but little done today. Capt Platt, with the
Mosquito feet, is now in our hsrbor This fleet consists
Of the steamer Bib ordinary, commanded by Capt
Patt; United States Coast Survey schooner BOwditch
Capt vinal commanding which will work in the vcin
ty Of Beaufort. ~ c.; schooner Dana, c. T. Jardella
commanding. which Will work in the sounds of North
Carolina, In the vicinity Of Swan quarter.