Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-04-15
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U. s. SQUADRON, MEDIrrERRAHEAS, }
PoRT MAuoE, March LIST, 1910. :

PORT mAu0s, March Ist, top. y
My DEAR BENNETT
lam now seated with the express intention Of full
filling promise made you sometime since, to give
YOU at intervals little intelligence Of the move
ments, sc. Of this squadron.
Imsrirns-The Ohio and Brandywine are still
here; the latter ship waiting for her commander,
(Capt Bolton,) who has been for some time indis-
posed on shore, to proceed Immediately to Her
cruise il is thought, will be the coast of France
and Italy, and also up the Levant. She will be abb
sent until the fall. The Flag ship (Ohio) will re-
main here until April or May, and i, is imagined that
she will then depart for God knows where. The
Cyans (Capt. Latimer,) sailed short time previous
for Gibraltar, having on board several officers, that
have been tried by court martial and ordered home.
I have understood that she will shortly join the
Commodore at this place.
So much for the movements Of the different ships;
now for the amusements, &c.
Mahon has been verv gay within the last month.
The season commenced with large aad handsome
ball. given at the Theatre by the steersge officers of
the Ohio. They were followed by as equally hand
come one given by the Cyane. This Cyane bail was
MT followed by the Brandywine, that ship having
recently arrived the station, and the officers not
having had time to make the Acquaintance Of the
bon ton Of Mahon The ladies may, however, ex
pect great things from her when she returns from her
summers cruise. Well, to proceed. The ball was
kept in motion by the gentlemen citizens, who gave
really grand and magnificent blow out in resrn for
the many civili,es shown them by the u s. officers
All the assemblies were attended by the elite and
fashion of Mahon, Georgetown, (aH the same,) and
Cicutadella The music was very good, aud con-
sisted of the different bsnds Of the squadron. Dane
Een untn daxliubt and he
company RECALLED with grand supper, drinks, &c.
The ward room officers Of the Ohio have been Civ
inn weekly Soirees during the winter, which have
bssn well attended, and the whole very pleasant
Lest Friday was the last ngh for the season. aud the
serees were wound up with a general trick out
Dancing and what not was kept up until hsIf-past
five in the morning.
Thus endeth the Mahon gay season for this winter.
Commodore Hull and family are quite well, and
are residing on shore. Strange stories have been
told about his ungaa Mt conduct towards the Grand
Duke Of Tus cany's daughters, at Lcghorn. The
Governor Of Leghorn has been severely aud pub
lcly reprimanded by the Grand Duke for allowing
his daughters to visit the Ohio, usder the eireum.
stances with which the visit was paid. The poor
Governor 10 since dead. Some people say that he
died Of pure modification and grief The Princesses
were taken III shortly after their visit, and some
people say that their sickness entirely owing to
their exposure, in visiting the Ohio when that ship
was some eight or ten miles fron the town; and in
beisg permitted to leave her without the least re.
freshment, except little cake Irregular built duff
presented TO them by Miss Hart with the assurance
at the same time, that the said cake truly and
purely Anne rican. The officers OF the ship would
have been very happy to have extended every civil
lity towards them. But, alas, poor fellows il was
not in their power 20 do so. When the Crane vi
sited Leghorn, some time Afterwards the treatment
Of the Princesses by Commodore Hull and family
was the COMMON topic Of CONVEX. alton. As I said
before, strange stories are. afoat concerning the
whole affair, and there is telling but what they
may yet reach the ears Of your ever watchful Ariel
will give you little anecdote Of the Conmo.
dorc. Some time since, whilst he was on board the
Ohio, listening 70 the delightful music Of her band,
he was observed TO gaze very steadily at the bass
drummer. After the music ceased, he called the
oiiser Of the deck, Lieut.. -, and said to him,
al wish you would tell that drummer not TO beat in
the centre Of the drum altogether, but sometimes TO
relieve tb.centre by beating around the edges ~"
He gave as reason for his order, that drum heads
were very dear, and that by beating in the middle
Of the drum all the time, he would soon knock hole
in IL; and finished by threatening to fog the poor
drummer if IL soe urred again. Adios Signor.
Youp, nesttruly,