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Danbury Times
Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut
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Orders have been or will soon be received at the Charlestown Navy Yard to prepare the United States ship of the line Columbus for sea service, fully equipped and moored in Boston harbor. It will be officered, fly Commodore Downes' broad pennant, crewed by 100 able seamen plus marines, commanded by Captain George W. Storer, and used as a receiving ship and seminary for boys in education and seamanship, under the Secretary of the Navy.
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It is understood that orders have been, or soon will be received at the Navy Yard, in Charlestown, from the Secretary of the Navy, to get the United States ship of the line, Columbus, ready for sea service, with her armament, provisions, &c., on board, and moor her in Boston harbor. She will be fully officered, and wear the broad pennant of the officer in command at the Navy Yard, (Commodore Downes,) with a permanent crew of one hundred able seamen-exclusive of ordinary seamen and boys. A frigate's guard of marines will also be attached to the ship--and all the officers will receive pay as for sea service. The ship will always be in readiness for sea, and commanded by a Captain in the Navy, (George W. Storer,) subject to the orders of the Commodore, and employed as a receiving ship, and a seminary for boys in the elementary principles of English education and seamanship. She will, of course, be under the control of the Secretary of the Navy, without reference to the Board of Naval Commissioners.
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Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston Harbor
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ship prepared for sea service as receiving ship and seminary for boys; fully officered and crewed with 100 able seamen, ordinary seamen, boys, and marines; officers paid as for sea service.
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Orders to get the United States ship of the line Columbus ready for sea service with armament and provisions, moor in Boston harbor; fully officered under Commodore Downes' broad pennant; permanent crew of 100 able seamen plus others; commanded by Captain George W. Storer; used as receiving ship and seminary for boys in English education and seamanship; under Secretary of the Navy's control.