University of South Carolina Libraries
Rank is the Navy.?The Government has is- : sued the following order, defining Hank in the ' Navy: Surgeons, Paymasters, Naval Constructors, Chief i Engineers, Chaplains, Professors of Mathematics, I Past Assistant Surgeons, Secretaries, Assistant' Surgeons, Assistant Naval Constructors, Assistant Paymasters, First Assistant Engineers, Second Assistant Engineers, Third Assistant Engineers, 1 '* ? 't- a s rr_ 5i i i 1 rierKS, carpeuiers anu aaiiuiH*ers, *re iv dc rc-1 yarded as Staff Officers, and all other Officers of the Service as Line Officers. 1 he relative rank between the officers of these two classes is to be as 1 follows: Assistant Surgeons to rank with Masters. Passed Assistant j*urgeons to rank with Lieutenants. Surgeons to rank with Lieutenant Commanders for the first five years after promotion; afUr the ; first five years, with Commanders ; and affter fif-, teen year.1 date of commission, to rank with ; captains ! Surgeon of the Fleet-to rank with Captain. Assistant Paymasters to rank with Masters. Paymasters to rank with Lieutenant Commanders for the first five years after promotion; after the first five years, with Commanders; and after fifteen years' date of commission, to rank with Captains. Fleet Paymaster (o rank with Captain. Third Assistant Engineers to rank with Midship, men. Second Assistant Fngineersto rank with Ensigns. First Assistant Engineers to rank with Masters. Chief Engineers to rank with Lieutenant Commanders for the first five years after promotion; after the first five years, with Commanders; and after fifteen years' date of commission, to rank with Captains, fctote Fleet Engineer to rank with the Captain. Assistant Naval Constructors to rank with Masters. Naval Constructors of less than twelve years' standing to rauk with Lieutenant Commanders; of more than twelve year.-with Commanders j and of more than twenty years', with Captains. Chaplains and Professors of Mathematics, of more than twelve years' standing in their respective grades, to rank with Commanders. Chaplains and Professors of Mathematics, of less than twelve years , with Lieutenant Commanders. Secretaries with Lieutenants. ?Jerks with Midshipmen. ? f'amenteis and Sailmakers with Gunners. The Fleet Captain to be called the ?-Chief of SUft," and to,take precedence of the Staff Officers of ever? grade'. Chiefs of Bureaux of the Staff Corps to rank with Commodores, and to take precedence of each other, according to their dates of commission as Surgeons, Paymasters, Naval Constructors and Engineers, and uot according to the date of appointment as Fleet Officer, or Chief of Bureau Fleet Staff Officers to take precedence of Executive Officers. All Executive Officers to have authority and J precedence over all other staff Officers, next to tbo Commander, while on board the vessel, or at the station to which they are attached. Iu processions on shore, on courts-martial, summary courts, courts of inquiry, boards of survey, and all other boards, Line aud Staff Officers will take precedence according to relative rank. Temporary leaves of absence Irom station or ship, and reports of return, will be obtained from and made to the Commander or Executive Officer, | ft>o Qr-iff'Officer m*v be senior or iunior in i aa iuw k/iMM j ? ? ^ runk to the Executive Officer, the latter being no- i tided in the former case. 'Ihe state-rooms on the starboard side of the ward room are to be occupied by the Line Officers, and those ou the port side by the Staff Officers of i the wa d-room mess. The forward state-room of I all on the starboard side connected with the wardroom, and the one next abaft it, are to be occupied by. the Executive Officer and the Navigating Ortic r, respectively; and the rest of the rooms on that side are to be occupied by the remaining Line Officers in the order of their rank or seniority, the Flag Lieutenant, if there be one on board, sharing with them in choice agreeably to his rank or seniority, so that the third room from forward will fall to the senior among them ,* the fourth room to the ! ? ?* ?? >> .onlAHfr anH on nn UUAb uuc iu wuivi n? f ? %? On the port side, the forward state-room of all i connected with the ward-room is to be occupied : by the Senior Engineer on board in charge ol the | engines; the next one abaft it by the Paymaster or Assistant Paymaster in charge of the pay de- j partmcnt; the third room aft from the forward j one, by the Surgeon or Assistant Surgeon in charge j of the medical department; and the rest by the remaining Staff Officers, in the order of their rank or seniority, whether they be designated as Fleet Officers or otherwise. The forward rooms in view intended to embrace any that may have been may be constructed on either side of the ward- j 0 room adjoining it* forward bulkhead, and intended to be occupied bv officer* entitled t?? mess in the ward-room. CIPRO!?'WELLES, Secretarij of the Nary. N'avt DF.partvexr March 13, 18*$. Northern News.?The jirng >, Henry A. Gadsden, commander, arrived here last Wednesday i fmm Voir Vnvlr vhinh n/irt ilio lflft nn KlindaV last. Through the courtesy of Purser Grautegein, i we have files of Northern papers to the 19th inst. I In them we find many comments on the Charleston fight, but while some are disposed to look upon it is a regular engagement, thpse who are more fully acquainted with the factsare satisfi d with the results obtained by this great naval reconnoitance. i The N. Y. Herald says: "Now that the news of the recent attack upon this rebel stronghold has been digested, the qu^s- i tions which naturally suggp-t themselves are: j First, what light has the affair thrown upon the utility of the new engines of warfare which me-! chanical science has recently brought .forth f Second, has any of the well-uiatured axioms of! military and mechanical science been overthrown 1! ihird, what useful lessons may be drawn from this ! conflict, relative to the vitaj subject of seacoast > defence? The maxim that no amount of fire from fixed fortificatious cau prevent tho passage of steam vess ds-of'-war through an unobstructed channel has received a marked confirmation from this en?"I* 5- nofanf *r\ uv/ter Atl* that V)it jv ^aivuk w v?v? j vuvj %u?v n?u iv not been for the obstructions in the channel the fate of Charleston would haiS been sealed. No amount of fire from the forts could have prevented the passage of the ;ron-clad fleet. Ad mi ting this fact, it necessarily follows that the only way of! meeting an enemy provided with iron-clad vessels ! is by au equal uumber of still formidable tron-clada thau lie bring* against you. L$t us profit by this ' example, and not place our truRt in fixed forts for j the protect.cn of our principal harbors, such as ; New York, when the humiliating expedient of obstructions is of doubtful utility. Cau any one; contemplate, without feelings of deep mortification ! the blocking up of the harbor of our city, except by floating impregnable defaR.es capaole of annihilating an enemy so audacious as to attempt an attack/ It is a useful lessqnuand we hope for. eign nations may profit 6y It {Tor it is certain that should they rssail our cities, with their approach, es defended by Monitors armed with ordnance with which the genius of our engineers is about provide us, they will not ouly be repulsed, but destroyed. The failure of the immense English fleet to attack Cronstadt during toe late Russiau war has often been adduced to piove the efficiency of case. fi.rU hut it in cigar to all uuureiudiced u*H?w v* w" y " ?i?J r s' i.*ntiflc men that it was not 4he fear of the lorta alone which prevented the attack, but the certain, ty that should the attempt be made, and the fleet badly handled by the forts, the ltuasiau fleet wouid come out, and, while the English were in a cripled condition, complete their defeat. It is upon our floating defences we must chiefly rely to repel invasion; and if we av.il ourselves of our mechanical resoarcea an invasion will never be attempted. Although, at so gre.it a distance from the scene of the conflict, it may be rash to express an opinion, we cannot help expressing our conviction that had the entire iron-clad fleet paid its attention en-; tirclv to Fort Sumter it would inevitably have; been breached and rendered untenable. captain worden's arrival is ttius chronicled: The Cahaxcba, wbicb arrived at this port yesterdnr hrii>f?4 Worden >Ate of the Montuuk. ?-j j ? ?0~ w?r~ | , . and lbe first American naval qtfieer to demonstrate ' the practicability of irou-claa ships. Captain : YTorden was ordered home by Admiral Dui ont,i who, in a touching letter, stated that his declining health rendered it necessary lor him to return ! North immediately so that itrmight be restored; j and so palpable were the proofs of his decline that, the Admiral would not ordermedical survey to i be held upon him. Captain Worden had by no meant recovered j from the injuries received on board of the Moni- j tor when he applied to be ordered to active ser- j vice, and joined the Montauk. While in command ! of the latter vessel he attacked; McAllister twice,' roniflinirnr under a heavv fire for nearly nine hours. " """O ? . , and in a few days afterwards "he destroyed the Nashville, then lying under the guns of the same work. On the 7th inst., at Charleston, his vessel was about an hour subjected to the most terrible fire that any vessel could be in, and after the engagement he was completely prostrated, and to have i remained any longer on board the MotUauk, would have been almost sutc death to 1pm. The officers and men of tho squadron were sorry to part with ! so brave and accomplished an officer, while his own ship's company deeply feel their loss, although they desire dial he should take the means necessary to the restoration of his health. Captain Worden leaves immediately for Washington to report to the Secretary of the Navy. The Moniauk is now commanded by Commander D. N. Fairfax, of San Jacinto-Trent notoriety. Gen. Hooker had not moved, but was daily ex. pected to do so. Everything in regard to his operations is very wisely kept quiet. The rumors circulated in this city yesterday, that our troops under Gen. Ilooker had driven the rebels from Gordonsville and taken possession of tin. Tk1ar?e Iuvp nn foundation whatever in fact. 1 he army remains still quiescent. No movement of any importance has taken place there. Important from North Carolina?Gin. Foster Kins the Blockade?Kis Arrival at Nxwbkrn.?The Newbern train is just in, and brings intelligence that Genera! Foster bad succeeded in passing the rebel blockade, in the steamer Escort, with the loss of the pilot killed and several wounded. The Escort was riddled bv at least forty shot. General Foster arrived in Newborn last night, and was joyfully received. His force in Washington, N. is still there. General Naglee is in Newbern. Genera! Hcckrran will proceed Immediately in a special train to Newbern. The Massachusetts Twenty-third and the Ninth New Jersey go with him. Communications with New York from Newborn via Hatteras Inlet, are still open ?Cor. from Morehfati Ciiy, N. C., Jpril lfi. Various versions of the death of Lt.-Col. Kimball of the Hawkins' Zouaves are given. We copy one of theni: The Corcoran-Kimball Affair?Statement of Quartermaster cook, or the One Hundred and Fifty-Fifth New York Volinteers.?A letter has been received in this city (New York from Quartermaster Cook, of the One Hundred and Fifty-fifth New York Volunteers, in which a full statement of the unfortunate Corcoiau-K'lniball affair is given. Inasmuch as a good many versions of the affair have appeared in the newspapers, the following extract from Quartermaster Cook's letter will be found interesting:? 44 About three o'clock I heard the report of a pistol near my door, and rushed out, exclaiming in a loud and stern voice, 44 Who fired that gun V to which General Corcoran replied :?44 It was I Quartermaster; tee to the man I hare shot; I am responsible; " and lje immediately rode on in company with an aid and Mr. Mahoncy, leaving me alone with the d; ing man, stretched upon the gronnd. I called for my Sergeants, and sent one for Dr. Heath, but before he got there life had gone. TTp<?n examination we lound it to he Lieut. Colonel Kimball, of the Hawkins' Zonaves. I will give you the exact circumstances of his death and the cause, so that you mav see how far the papers * * - * '? JVv__ a diner, ii was snoruy auer mreu u giuvi, ?uc moon was up, but on its list quarter, a: d thereforequite small, so that it was not light soon enough to distinguish an officer from a pirate, or who auy person might be at any distance. The (General was coming down the road at a pretty rapid rate in company with Lieutenant Hughes and Mr. Mahoney. The Lieutenant-Colonel stepped out and halted him, and said :?" \\ ho are you 1" The General replied :?" 1 am General Corcoran, coming from Major-General Peck's headquarters with orders, and passing to the front. ' The Colonel replied :?" You can't pass here.*' The General asked hiiu who he was, "None of your damned business; " to which the General said:?"Mand one side, I am in a hurry * " at which the officer drew his sword on him, and the General drew his pistol and fired, the ball entering the neck and rtmuuino. tlirninrti flip ttindllllW. The OtfiCCr WHS j?o?u6 ...? ? r from his camp, had no right to challenge, and neither was he on sentry ]H>st. The General was fully justified In doing w hat he did, and a court <t" inquiry will honorably acquit hint. Still, I wish it had not happened as it has Created a very bad feeling with that regiment, and with the otiicers of many others. Still it w as one of the occurrences which often happen in the army, especially at a time of such ^reat excitement. C olonel Kimball was an excellent officer, has b en through nearly all the battles with the Hawkins' Zouaves, and his never been wounded; and only last evening, about eight o'clock, arrived in Suffolk with his men. having marched from Norfolk to reinforce this post. The General reels very bid, bit thinks he was fully justified in what he did ^ DEATHS. ~ ~ J. F. Stoven. Private Co. C, 11th Maine Vols., April 19. chronic diarrhoea Joseph Har<i|f. Private, i o. F, 176th Pa. Vols., Aj ril 20, chronic diarrhoea. E. S. Yallely, Private, to. A, 3d lib ode Island Art., April 15, Kenben Rotb, Private, Co. G, 176th Pa. VoIj., April 17.