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The Shipping at the Gosport (Va.) Navy yard.

--Annexed is a list of men-of-war now at the Gosport yard: Liner Pennsylvania, rated 120 guns, but carrying only a few, not worth anything outside her present berth; liner Columbus, Lying up, and useless for present duty; liner Delaware, do. do.; liner New York, not half built; frigate Columbia, needing repairs; in ordinary, frigate Raritan, do. do.; corvettes Germantown, undergoing repairs in dock; steam-frigate Merrimack, in ordinary. Except in regular naval hands, all these ships would be worthless, for any service,

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