Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-05-29
[From the Boston Patriot Of Saturday.
NAVAL.


NAVAL.
The U. S. Frigate Potomac, arrived at
this port yesterday. The following is u
list Of her officers:-
Commodore John Downes, Command.
er; Irvine Shubricls, | st Lieut. Stephen
b. Wilson, I'd do; Henry lIon, Sd do;
Jonathan lngersoll, 4,h do; Matthew +.
Maury, 9th acting do; Sylvanus Godon,
eth acting do. ALVIN Edison, st Lieut.
Marines; George Fl. Terrett, Cd do;-,
Samuel Jackson, Fleet Surg j. N.
Reynolds, Esq. Com. Sec. Philo White,
Purser. John w. Cries, Chaplain.--
Robert S. Fatem, Sailing Master;-M.
&. l.. Clairbone, act ting do. Jonathan
NJ. FoItz, Henry ID. w. Pawlng, As
sistnnt Surgeons. Francis Warrener,
Schoolmaster; David Tclfair, Commo-
dore's Clerk. Charles de Selding, Rich
ard Jones, Masters Mates. Henry G.
flart, VIM III. PendIeton, Levi Lincoln,
Jr. John w. Taylor, George Il. Sinclair,
James B. Lewis, Alonzo B. Davis, +.
=. floban, Charles W. Morris, William
May, James G. Stanley, Charles Hun
ter, Geo. nj. To,tcn, Theodore B. Bar
rett, Eugene Boyle, VIM. b. Whiting,
VIM. II. Cooke, s. VIM. M. +. Adams,
Midshipmen. in. McNely, Boatswain.
John r Coyington, Gunner. WIN. f..
Sheffield, Carpenter. Christian Nelson,
Sail Maker. Passcngers-Lieut. N. &.
Lawrence, and Mid'n. v. l.. William
son, late of u. S. ship Fairfield Assis-
tant Surgeon, Cornelius Moore Mid. 9.
shipman VIM. p. Taylor; and Charles
Doughery, Gunner, late of U. S. schoo-
ner Dolphin; Mr.. Philo White, late Ma.
Wy Agent at Valparaiso. Purscr VIM
"A. Slacum, remains at Valparaiso, in
charge of The Navy Agency
The cruise of the Potomac, has been
an extensive one; she was originally in
tended to relieve the Guerriere in the
Pacific; cut her destination, on the eve
of sailing, was so far altered by the De-
partment, as to direct her to take an
easterly route, by the way Of the Cape
Of Good Hope, and the Sunda Isles and
China, and after performing special du
ties assigned her in that quarter, to re-
pair to her station in the Pacific. She
has completed circum-navigation of
the Globe, and run, by log, more than
sixty-one thousand miles, and been FIVE
hundred and fourteen days at sea. Dur
ing this long period she has never had a
spar carried away, nor man seriously
injured by casually on board, nor have
oil hands been called ut night, but in one
instance.
No one of our public vessels since the
last war, has performed n cruise, so vari-
ed, SO extensive, and III many respects,
so interesting, us the one performed by
the Potomac.
The Potomac left at Rio Janeiro, U
S. sloops of war Peacock, Capt. Geisin.
ger, for the United States April o.
Matches, Capt. Zan.zinger, and schr
Boxer, Capt. Farragut. Hon. f. A
Brown, our Charge d'An'aires TO Brazil
contemplated returning to the U. States
in the Peacock.
The sloop Of war Ontario, Capt. Sal
The sIoop Of war Fairfield, Capt. Val.
lette, and schooner Dolphin, Lieut.. Com
Voorhees,, were cruising at last account:
to leeward Of Lima; the former had bee,
as far as Guayaquii.
The Potomac sailed lrom New York
on the 24th August, 1881, and has there
fore been absent about two years q nine
months. During her cruise she ha
crossed the Equator six times, and en-
countered dangers Of navigation un
known in ordinary voyages. The mel
have been exposed to disease and pesti
ience, in the most insalubrious regions o
the earth; and shared also, the risks o
war, in the assault and capture Of th
Malay Forts. Yet the degree Of NOR
tality has been even less than usual Of
board vessels of war, only twenty seve
having died, Gnclud'ng those killed il
battle at Quallah Bat,oo,) out of abou
500 souls on board.