NEW YORK CITY. 



NORFOLK. 



535 



Tripe, 

 Swine. 

 Poultry, 



Mutton, 



Beef, 



Other meats 



The quantities of unhealthy matter removed 

 from the city limits during the year, under the 

 action of the City Inspector, were as follows : 



Cheese, unsound 24,666 Ibs. 



Venison, " 628 " 



2,805 " 



11,225 " 



11,807 " 



17,759 



48,000 



16,050 



17,229 



87,038 



_ [ 7,174 



Offal, barrels 61,823 



Dogs, and small animals, No 15,055 



lead, " 1,728 



Goats, " " 59 



Cows, " " 24T 



Horses," " 2,755 



Night soil, loads 45,266 



Sinks, ic., cleaned, No 9,363 



Nuisances abated,.. " 8,133 



The removal of these nuisances from the 

 city is necessary in the highest degree to its 

 health, and it is also an evidence of the waste 

 which occurs in the sustaining a large city. 

 This cannot, however, be considered large, 

 in view of the immense number of people to 

 be fed, and also in view of the fact that the 

 juantities brought in are not calculated nor 

 __ jrerned by any red tape or protective prin- 

 siple, but are adjusted by the exercise of the free 

 judgment of the sellers. It is a marvel that 

 ipplies of perishable matter are so closely ap- 

 plied to the wants of the people. 



The distress in which a large portion of the 

 emigrants arrive in the city is a fruitful source 

 of mortality, and this becomes conspicuous 

 when the operations of the five dispensaries 

 of the city are contemplated. These supplied 

 in the year 135,235 persons, of whom 60 per 

 cent, were foreigners. The number of children 

 that died in 1861 was 13,614 ; the parentage 

 of 9,437 was given, of whom 8,339 were of 

 foreign parents. 



The marriages in the city of New York for 

 the year 1861, distinguishing color and condi- 

 tion in life, were as follows: 



Monthly Return of Marriage* in the City of New 

 York for 1861. 



The births given monthly, distinguishing 

 color, were as follows : 



Return of Births in the City of New York for 1861. 



NORFOLK, a city in Norfolk County, Virgin- 

 ia, is situated on the right or north bank of Eli- 

 zabeth River, eight miles from Hampton Roads, 

 thirty-two miles from the sea, and one hundred 

 and sixty miles, by water, or one hundred and 

 six miles, by land, southeast of Richmond. The 

 river, which is here seven-eighths of a mile 

 wide, separates it from Portsmouth. Next to 

 Richmond, Norfolk is the most populous city 

 of Virginia, having about 14,000 inhabitants. 

 It has more foreign commerce than any other 

 place in the State, and, together with Ports- 

 mouth, has been the most important naval sta- 

 tion in the Union. The entrance to the harbor 

 is defended by Forts Calhoun and Monroe. The 

 navy-yard was located at Gosport, a suburb of 

 Portsmouth, on the side of the river opposite 

 Norfolk. This is accessible to the largest ships. 

 A naval hospital and a large dry-dock were also 

 located there. 



At the time of the secession of Virginia, 

 April 18th, the marines and Government forces 

 at the yard numbered not less than eight hun- 

 dred men. The vessels of war there at that time 

 were as follows : 



Ships-of -the- Line. Pennsylvania, 120 guns ; 

 Columbus, 80 ; Delaware, 84 ; New York, (on 

 stocks,) 84. Frigates. United States, 50 guns ; 

 Columbus, 50 ; Raritan, 50. Sloops-of- War. 

 Plymouth, 22 guns ; Germantown, 22. Brig. 

 Dolphin, 4 guns. Steam frigate. Merrimac, 

 40 guns. 



As to their condition, there was the liner 

 Columbus, useless ; liner Delaware, useless ; 

 liner New York, never launched ; frigate Co- 

 lumbus, out of order ; frigate Raritan, out of 

 order ; steam frigate Merrimac, needing full re- 

 pairs ; corvette Germantown, almost ready for 

 sea. 



The force of the Government within a short 

 distance of the yard, not to mention Fortress 

 Monroe, was the flag ship Cumberland, 300 

 men ; receiving ship Pennsylvania, 350 ; ma- 

 rines at the barracks, 70 ; steamer Pocahontas, 

 60 ; total, 780. 



Upon the first excitement, a party of men, 

 without any authority, had seized the light- 

 boats, and floating them to the shallowest point 



