and the Pinta, 2 guns. The Powhatan, 17 guns; the Swatara, 8 guns; the Alert, 4 guns; the Huron, 6 guns. The Rio Bravo and the Despatch have recently been added to it. The following vessels were also attached to the station part of the year: Colorado, Canandaigua, Wachusett, and Kansas.

The Worcester sailed from New Orleans March 22, 1875, and arrived at Pensacola on the 24th; sailed on the 27th for Havana, and arrived there on the 30th. On the 31st, Rear-Admiral Mullany shifted his flag to the Colorado, and on that day both vessels sailed for SandKeys, anchoring off there April 1; sailed on the 10th for Port Royal, anchoring off the bar on the 13th, and steamed to anchorage in the sound on the 19th. On the 13th of May, Rear-Admiral Mullany transferred his flag back to the Worcester, which vessel remained at Port Royal until the 28th of June, when she sailed for Norfolk, arriving there July 1; sailed from Norfolk for Colon, United States of Colombia, on the 2d of September, touched at Kingston, Jamaica, on the 10th, sailed on the 11th, and reached Colon on the 14th; sailed October 24 for Key West, touching at Kingston, Jamaica, on the 28th; sailed thence on the 30th, taking the windward passage, and running along the north side of Cuba, touched at Havana November 3, and thence to Key West, arriving on the 4th; sailed on the 6th and arrived at Hampton Roads on the 11th, and anchored off Norfolk on the 13th, where she remains.

The Plymouth having been ordered to the North Atlantic station, was put in commission October 10, 1874, and sailed from the navy-yard, Portsmouth, N. H., on the 21st; arrived at Boston on the 22d; sailed November 7, and arrived at Newport on the Sth; sailed, and arrived at New York on the 9th; sailed thence January 9, 1875, and arrived at Key West on the 20th; sailed April 8, touched at Havana, and arrived at Matanzas on the 10th; sailed thence on the 17th to Samana Bay, and thence to San Juan de Porto Rico, arriving there May 5; left Porto Rico on the 6th, and arrived at St. Thomas on the 12th; sailed on the 13th, arriving at Santa Cruz on the same day; sailed again on the 18th, and arrived at Sand Key, Key West, on the 29th; sailed thence June 4, and arrived at Port Royal June 7, with provisions for the squadron; sailed thence on the 25th, and arrived at Key West on the 29th; sailed for Rio Grande July 5, and anchored at the mouth of the river on the 11th; sailed August 20, to the aid of the Rio Bravo, ashore off Sabine Pass, arriving there on the 23d, and left the same day for the mouth of the Mississippi River; sailed thence on the 27th, and arrived at Port Royal September 6; sailed on the 8th, and arrived at Norfolk on the 14th, where she remains.

The Ossipee sailed from Samana Bay February 9, 1875, and arrived at Key West on the 20th; sailed April 7, and arrived at Vera Cruz.on the 15th; left on the 17th, arriving off Tampico on the 19th; sailed thence on the 21st, and on the 24th anchored off Rio Grande; got under way again, and reached Galveston on the 27th; sailed thence on the 29th, and arrived at Pensacola May 5; sailed May 13 for Aspinwall, and arrived there on the 25th; sailed thence July 1, and reached Sand Key, Key West, on the 7th; sailed on the 10th, and reached Port Royal on the 13th; sailed August 9, and arrived at Norfolk on the 12th; sailed October 27, and arrived at Bridgetown, Barbadoes, November 9; thence to Port Royal, S. C., arriving November 26, where she remains.

The Shawmut sailed from New Orleans March 20, 1875, and arrived at Pensacola on the 22d; sailed on the 27th, and arrived at Key West on the 30th; sailed April 9, and arrived on the 11th at Nassau, N. P.; sailed on the 23d, and arrived at Watling's Island on the 24th; sailed

on the 26th, and arrived at Port Royal, S. C., on the 30th; sailed May 11, and arrived at Port Royal, Jamaica, on the 29th; lett June 3, aut arrived off Bouacca, Bay Island, on the 7th, and anchored the same day in the port of Medina; sailed on the 8th, and arrived on the 9th at Balize; sailed on the 14th, and reached Havana on the 17th; salled on the 18th; reached Sand Key July 1; sailed on the 3d, and arrived at Port Royal, S. C., on the 5th; sailed on the 10th, and arrived at Norfolk on the 13th; sailed August 15 for Aspinwall, and arrived September 18, where she remains.

The Dictator sailed from Key West April 10, for Port Royal, towing the Pawnee, and anchored there on the 13th, where she remains.

The Canonicus arrived off New Orleans the 28th October, 1874, and is at present stationed there.

The Pawnee continued at Key West, as receiving and store ship, until April 10, 1875, when she sailed, in tow of the Dictator, for Port Royal, arriving there on the 13th, where she remains.

The Pinta was at anchor off Key West until November 25, 1875, when she sailed for New Orleans, arriving there December 3; sailed for Pensacola January 30, 1875, and arrived there on the 31st; sailed on the 3d of February, and arrived at Havana on the 6th; sailed on the 11th. and arrived at Key West on the 12th; sailed April 10, and arrived at Port Royal on the 13th, where she remains.

The Colorado sailed from Key West March 11, 1875, for Havana, where Rear Admiral Mullany hoisted his flag temporarily on board, and sailed March 31 for Sand Key, Key West, arriving there April 1; sailed the 10th for Port Royal, arriving off light-ship on the 12th; came inside and anchored in Port Royal Sound on the 17th. On the 13th of May, Admiral Mullany having hauled down his flag and hoisted it on board the Worcester, the Colorado stood out to sea, but meeting with strong head-winds cast her anchor outside, and on the 14th sailed for Hampton Roads, where she arrived on the 20th; sailed thence for New York, arriving on the 30th, and went out of commission June 9. The Canandaigua sailed from New Orleans January 7, 1875, for As pinwall, United States of Colombia, and arrived there on the 18th; sailed March 20, and arrived at Cartagena on the 29th; sailed April 18, and anchored off the Atrato River on the 19th; took on board the surveying party and sailed May 6 for Aspinwall, arriving there on the 7th; sailed June 10, and arrived at Pensacola on the 16th; sailed thence and arrived at New Orleans July 2; left August 5, and arrived at Port Royal on the 31st, having been detained at the bar of the mouth of the Mississippi River, on her way to go to the relief of the Rio Bravo, until the 23d; sailed from Port Royal, and arrived at Norfolk September 18, and went out of commission November 8.

The Wachusett sailed November 7, 1874, from New Orleans, touched at Key West, and thence proceeded to Hampton Roads November 23, arrived at Norfolk December 5; sailed thence for Boston December 12, arrived there on the 20th, and went out of commission on the 29th.

The Kansas sailed from New Orleans November 7, 1874, and arrived at Key West on the 13th; sailed thence on the 26th, and arrived at Havana on the 27th; sailed on the 28th, and anchored December 3 at Cape Haytien; sailed December 5; at Samana Bay on the 7th; sailed on the 8th for St. Domingo City, but encountered a norther and had to put back to Curaçoa for coal, anchoring there on the 15th; left Curacoa on the 17th, touched at Puerto Cabello on the 19th, sailed on the 21st, and arrived at La Guayra on the 22d; sailed thence same day, and arrived at Aspinwall on the 27th; remained there until the 2d of Jan

uary, 1875, and proceeded thence to Havana, arriving on the 11th; sailed on the 18th, and arrived at Key West on the 19th; sailed February 23, and arrived at Pensacola March 1; sailed on the 10th, and arrived at New Orleans on the 12th; left New Orleans July 5, and arrived at Pensacola on the 6th; sailed on the Sth for Portsmouth, N. H., arriving there on the 21st, and went out of commission August 10.

SOUTH ATLANTIC STATION.

The force at present on this station consists of the flag-ship Brooklyn, the Monongahela, the Wasp, and the Frolic, and is under the command of Rear-Admiral William E. Le Roy.

The Lancaster, which had been the flag-ship of the station, sailed from Rio de Janeiro April 22, at which port she had arrived, April 10, from Montevideo. In consequence of yellow fever on board she put into Bahia, Brazil, arriving there May 9, aud, sailing again the 20th, she reached Hampton Roads June 26; proceeded thence to Portsmouth, N. H., arrived July 12, and, after serving out quarantine, was put out of commission July 31.

The Brooklyn left the navy-yard, Norfolk, 23d of January, 1875, for the South Atlantic station, to be the flag-ship, and arrived at Rio de Janeiro May 20, 1875, and Rear-Admiral Le Roy hoisted his flag on board. She left Rio de Janeiro 6th September for Santa Catharina, and arrived there on the 12th and practiced with boats; left 2d October, and arrived at Montevideo on the 8th; she was still there 12th October, the date of the last report.

The Monongahela left Rio de Janeiro October 1, 1874, for the Kerguelen Islands, to bring away the observers of the transit-of-Venus expedition; arrived at Cape Town on the 29th October, 1874; left on the 16th November; arrived at Royal Sound, Kerguelen Islands, December 9; left Kerguelen Islands 12th January, 1875, and arrived at Cape Town February 6; sailed, and arrived at Rio de Janeiro April 19. On the 21st April, Rear-Admiral Le Roy transferred to her his flag temporarily, until the arrival of the Brooklyn, May 2. She proceeded southward and visited Santa Catharina, and returned to Rio de Janeiro June 23; left Rio de Janeiro for Montevideo July 1, and arrived on the 10th; left Montevideo August 11, for Rio de Janeiro.

The Wasp left Montevideo December 4, 1874, with General Caldwell, United States minister, for Asuncion, and, after a short stay, returned to Montevideo. April 13, 1875, left for the Rosario River, for target. practice; April 18, left for Lujan River; 24th April, commenced preliminaries for surveying the Lujan, Capitan, Alavieja, and Currabelas Rivers; was engaged surveying from the 26th to 30th; left Lujan, and arrived at Buenos Ayres May 10; 14th to 21st was off Calonia surveying; 21st, left Calonia for Montevideo; 22d, arrived; October 12, 1875, was ordered to Calonia to protect American interests, on account of information received from the United States consul.

The Frolic was put in commission August 18, 1875, at Philadelphia, and ordered to Norfolk; left navy-yard, Norfolk, on the 29th September, for the South Atlantic station, to take the place of the Wasp. She touched at the Bermudas, arriving October 6, and at Bridgetown, Barbadoes, arriving October 21, at which place she was heard from Octo

ber 22.

EUROPEAN STATION.

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NORTH PACIFIC STATION.

on this station, under the command of Rear-Admiral John onsists, at present, of the Pensacola, (flag-ship,) 22 guns; Benius; Tuscarora, 6 guns.

ranac, 11 guns; Portsmouth, 14 guns; and Narragansett, 6 ve been a portion of the year on this station.

novements and proceedings of the vessels have been as follows: sacola, second rate, wooden, screw, 22 guns, under the command of Bancroft Gherardi, in November and December, 1874, was undergrepairs at the navy-yard, Mare Island, California. The early part anuary, 1875, at anchor off Mare Island, awaiting arrival of His waiian Majesty, whom she was to convey to Honolulu. On 2d Februy, received His Majesty on board, and sailed for Hawaiian Islands; rrived on 15th instant, and remained moored of Honolulu until the 28th. On the 12th instant, it being the first anniversary of the election of His Majesty to reign over the kingdom and people of Hawaii, although at sea, the flags were hoisted and carried through the day, the Hawaiian royal standard at the main. At 1 p.m. all the officers of the ship in a body, and in appropriate uniform, called to pay their respects to the King and offer their congratulations, which he seemed to appreciate highly,

During the month of March, at anchor in harbor of Honolulu, and exercised crew daily at routine drill and exercises of sails and spars. Remained at anchor during the month of April, and exercised regularly at masts, yards, sails, boats, &c. On 10th May sailed on a cruise to the other islands of Hawaiian group; visited Lahaina on May 11, Mokena Bay on 14th, and Hilo on 17th, and remained until end of month; until 4th of June making passage from Hilo to Honolulu; remained at Honolulu until 29th July, when sailed for a month's cruise among the islands; anchored off Laliaina 30th and 31st July; during August cruising among Hawaiian Islands, visiting the islands of Mani and Hawaii; on the 25th September, at anchor off Honolulu, and sailed that day for Lower California and west coast of Mexico.

Saranac, second rate, wooden, paddle, 11 guns, under the command of Capt. W. W. Queen, visited La Paz, in Lower California, in November, 1874, and cruising on special duty in Gulf of California and on passage to San Francisco, where she arrived on the 28th November. She visited Guaymas, Mazatlan, and San Blas, and La Paz twice, spending some time there, owing to the troubles, and her presence was of very great service. During December, 1874, January and February, 1875, was at anchor off San Francisco, and had orders to proceed on a cruise northward about middle of March, if ready for sea; sailed from San