The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-10-20

The Army and Navy Chronicle says that the pro-
motions consequent upon the death OF Col William
Lindsay, of the ID artillery, have been made, viz
Lieut. Col James Bankhead, of the 4h artillery,
and Colonel by brevet to be Colonel Of the ID art-
Major A. C. W. Tanning, of the 4th artillery and
Lieut.. Colonel by brevet to be Lieut. Colonel OF the
4th artillery.
Captain F. s. Bolton, Of the Cd artillery, to be
Major of the 4th artillery.
First Lieut. Michael M. Clark 10 be Captain of the
I'd artillery.
NAVY ORDERS
Oct 2-Commander r. F. Stockton ship Ohio.
Surgeon J. S. Willy, Navy Yard, Pensacola.
P. Mid. G. Wickham, Depot of Charts, &c.
Mid C. Van Alstine Naval School, Boston.
2-P. Mid. w. Craney, brig Consort:
5-Chaplain J. Wilbank, Naval Asylum, Phil:
Smith, squadron on the coast of Brazil.
"a. s-P. Mid w. P. Beverly, brig Consor. ..
ORDERS RECEIVED AND DETACHED
Oct. 2-Surgeon s. Sharp, from Navy Yard, Pen
Sacola r.. -.
3-P Mid, J. F. Armstrong, from ord to brig
Consort.
5-Leuts C. w. Chauncey, and J. L. Ball, from
survey of stores, &c, at the Washing
ton Navy Yard, under orders of Au-
gust 25.
6-Mid c. HI. Piper, from ship Levant.
APPOINTMENT.
Oct. 3-Peter G. Clark, Chaplain
VESSELS REPORTED.
Mediterranean Sgaadr0n..-Frigate United States
Wilkinson, at Marseilles, from Mahon, August Ia
Ship Cyane, Percval at Gibraltar, August 81 sailed
from Tangier, Sept 8, for Gibraltar.
Rerenue Characterization, Sturgis, on light
house survey, put into New Bedford, from Newport
August %, and sailed next day.
Increment of Iroops.-Companies A, d, I, and
K, of the 4th regiment of artillery, under command
of Lieut.. Colonel Tanning left New York on Friday
day last in the steam packet New York, for Florida.
The officers who accompany this detachment are
First Lieutenants Z. G.. Ross f. E. Hunt, J. H.
Miller, Adjutant A. E. Shiras, and w. G. Free
man; Second Leutenants T. L. Brent, T. Williams,
and t. L. Ringgold.
The other six companies of the 4th artillery, (B,
c, b, F, G and Fl left New York on Friday, at l2
o'clock, in the ship Westchester for Savannah under
the command of Captain J. Munroe. Officers, Cap
tains p. FL Gait and H. Brown First Lieuenants
J. B. Scott, ID. Fl. Tufts, A. q. NJ. and A. C. S., J.
P.J OBrien, j. w. Phelps and G. C. Thomas !;
Second Lieutenants Z. Bradford, J. H. Bates, J. C.
Pemberton, G. w. Woyster and J. r. Solely; Asst
Surgeons g. F. Turner and G. Moves.
The following officers of infantry accompanied
these attachments on their way to join their regi-
ments now in Florida: Second Lieutenants W. E.
Prince and F. Coke, of the LIST, T. Van Lieu and
A. J. Field, Of the 9Th
Company X, ID artillery, LEFT New York on
Thursday evening for Buffalo under Lieuienants J.
+. Roland and M. L. Shackleford.
Second Lieutenants G. C. Westcott, A. T. Hoff-
man and +. w. Hardenbergh OF the I'd infantry,
remain at Fort Columbus, to join the delachments
OF that regiment on its way TO Florida.
Second Lieutenants A. s. Taylor 9TH infantry,
assigned to Company X, at Fort Howard; N. B.
Rossell, to Company III, at Fort Winnebago and J.
a. Whitall and G. Deas, to report to the Colonel at
Fort Crawford.