316 NAVY DEPARTMENT OF THE U. S. NAVY, U. S., OPERATIONS OF. 



Atlantic station, 530; Pacific station, 530; 

 European station, 530; destruction of the 

 pirate Forward, 530 ; Naval Academy at An- 

 napolis, 531 ; submarine torpedo, 531 ; yacht- 

 race between the Cambria and Dauntless, 531. 



XI. Strength of the navy, 534 ; North At- 

 lantic squadron, 534 ; vessels, 534 ; other sta- 

 tions, 535; officers and men, 535; grades of 

 officers, 535 ; expenses of the Department, 

 535 ; operations, 535 ; survey of the Isthmus 

 of Darien, 535 ; do. Tehuantepec, 635 ; expe- 

 ditions to the north-pole, 536 ; contributions 

 to the sufferers in French and German War, 

 536 ; action in Oorea, 536. 



XII. Number of vessels, 559 ; their distri- 

 bution, 559 ; recommendations of the Secretary, 

 559 ; formation of the North Pacific and South 

 Pacific stations, 559 ; appropriations, 559 ; pen- 

 sions, 559 ; improvements of the torpedo sys- 

 tem recommended, 560 ; hydrographic survey 

 in the Pacific Ocean, 560 ; number of students 

 in the Naval Academy, 560 ; Navigator Islands, 

 560 ; progress of the Darien Canal survey, 

 561 ; table of gain in time and distance, 561. 



XIII. Force of, 524; cruising statistics, 

 524 ; appropriations, 524 ; estimates, 524 ; pen- 

 sions, 524 ; geographical expeditions, 524 ; on 

 the Isthmus of Darien, 525 ; in Nicaragua, 525 ; 

 the results of the Arctic Expedition, 525, 526. 



XIV.' Number of guns, 583 ; steam navy, 

 583 ; iron-clads, 583 ; marine schools, 584 ; 

 hydrographic-office, 584; surveys in the Pacific, 

 584; other surveys, 584; soundings in the 

 North Pacific, 584 ; yearly pensions, 584 ; year- 

 ly estimates, 584; present condition of the 

 navy, 585; views of Admiral Porter, 585; 

 special message of President Grant, 585. 



XV. Number of vessels, 528; steam-ves- 

 sels, 529; iron-clads, 529; appropriations, 

 529 ; torpedo-school, 529 ; enlistment of boys, 

 529; expeditions to survey route for a canal 

 across the Isthmus, 529; results, 530; esti- 

 mated cost, 530. 



NAVY DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. 

 XII. Condition of, 700. 



NAFF, UNITED STATES, OPERATIONS OF. II. 

 North Atlantic squadron, 629 ; Roanoke Island, 

 629; SewalTs Point, 629; batteries on the 

 James River, 629 ; at New River Inlet, 629 ; 

 South Atlantic squadron, 630; Little Tybee 

 River, 630 ; coast of Florida, 630 ; steam-tug 

 Plow, 630; Stono Inlet, 630; Jacksonville, 

 630; Gulf squadron, 630 ; Appalachicola, 630 ; 



St. Andrew, 630 ; Cedar Keys, 631 ; mouths 

 of the Mississippi, 631 ; preparations to attack 

 Forts Jackson and Philip, 631; attack com- 

 menced, 631 ; plan of the attack, 632 ; bom- 

 bardment, 633 ; preparations to pass the forts, 

 633; passing of the forts, 634; conflict, 634; 

 approach to Ne\% Orleans, 635 ; correspondence 

 with the city authorities, 635, 636 ; operations 

 of Commodore Farragut above New Orleans, 

 637; operations of Commodore Porter upon 

 the forts, 637; their surrender, 638; Baton 

 Rouge, 638; Natchez, 638; Vicksburg, 638; 

 Confederate ram Arkansas, 639 ; further move- 

 ments before Baton Rouge, 639 ; Western flo- 

 tilla, 640 ; Potomac flotilla, 640 ; James River 

 flotilla, 640. 



III. North Atlantic squadron, 667 ; South 

 Atlantic squadron, 669-678; Eastern Gulf 

 squadron, 678 ; Western Gulf squadron, 679 ; 

 Mississippi flotilla, 680 ; Potomac flotilla, 680 ; 

 blockade-runners captured, 680. 



IV. Squadrons and commanders, 561 ; North 

 Atlantic squadron, 661 ; blockade operations, 

 662 ; results of blockade-running at Wilming- 

 ton, 662 ; operations in the sounds of North 

 Carolina, 663; action with the Albemarle, 

 663 ; destruction of the Albemarle, 563 ; re- 

 moval of torpedoes in the James River, 564 ; 

 preparations for the capture of Wilmington, 

 664; plan of proceedings, 665 ; position of the 

 forts, 565 ; arrival of the force, 566 ; explosion 

 near Fort Fisher, 566 ; reason for the experi- 

 ment, 566 ; its results, 566 ; attack by the fleet 

 on the fort, 567; disembarkation of troops, 

 667 ; result, 667 ; correspondence between 

 General Butler and Admiral Porter, 568 ; 

 troops ordered back from Fortress Monroe, 

 568 ; preparations for another attack, 668 ; 

 bombardment, 569 ; movement of the troops, 

 669 ; assault and capture of Fort Fisher, 670 ; 

 loss, 570. 



South Atlantic squadron, 570. 



East Gulf squadron, 571. 



West Gulf squadron, 571 ; position of Mobile, 

 671 ; preparations for an attack, 571 ; advance 

 upon the forts, 571 ; fight with the Tennessee, 

 672 ; account of Admiral Farragut, 672 ; move- 

 ments of the troops, 572 ; success, 572. 



Mississippi flotilla, 573. 



Potomac flotilla, 673. 



Contest between the Kearsarge and Alaba- 

 ma, 573 ; account of Captain Winslow, 673 ; 

 capture of the Florida, 574. 



