The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-11

i Ter an absence OF nearly four years.
The afternoon was beautiful and the battery was
crowded with the fashion Of the city 1t was
splendid sight to see the Yncennes ploughng up the
bay, with H. B. M. Race Warspite, the u. s Line
| IF Battle Ship North Carolina, Frigate Columbia
and brig of war Washington in view.
The Vincennes left Manila, on the Dist January
Singapore on the 18th of February, Cape Town on
the 18th Of April, and st. Helena on the I'd of May
The U. S. brigs Porpoise and Oregon, sailed from
St. Helena on the oath of April, for New York via
Rio de Janeiro, and may be expected about the Both
i of June.
The following are lists of officers Of the vessels
composing the squadron
OFrIcEKs VINcENSEs-Charles Wilkes Esq com.
manding Exploring Expedition William l.. Hudson Esq
late Commander Of U. s. Ship Peacock VIM NJ Walker,
A. l.. Case, g. +. Emmons o liver H. Ferry Thomas A.
Budd Samuel r. Knox, and g. M. Iotten, Lieutenants i
r. r. Waldron, Purser and Special Agent William May
and Henry Ed Acting Masters; James c. Palmer Acting
SON, Clerk; +. d. Stuart Clerk James L. Blair
l Egbert Thompson George w. Ilammersley George w.
Clark William II. Hudson. and L. B. Elliott Midshipmen;
William Smith, Boatswain John q. williamson Gunner;
Amos Chick, Carpenter; Samuel v. Hawkins, Sailmaker
John W. w Dyes Masters Mate r. P. Robinson. Pursers
| Clerk
SCIENTIFIC CoRrs.--Charles Pickering Naturalist tt.
tan X. Peale, do; William Rich Botanst James d. Da.
Agate Artist william D. Brackenbrdge Horticulturis
| John g. Brown, Repeirer of Instruments.
OFFICER. OF PoRrorsE.-Lieutenant Commanding, Cad
Mal @ Mngso James Alden william ham,, l. Msury Jas
SANFORD Acting Master; Thomas W waldron, CLERK
J. ID. Freeman Salmaker j. Frost, Acting Boaswan
William H. Morse Masters Mate.
| OyYrcEns OF THE OREooS-Lieut. Commandg. Over.
ton Carr; Edwin J. De Haven, Augustin 9. Baldwin,
Alonzo B. Davis, Licutenants; william speiden Purser
'ilas Holmes Assistant Surgeon George w. Harrison,
Acting Master; g. NJ CovocOressis, Passed Mdshpmsn;
Thomas g. Bell Boatswain; Thomas Lewis Gunner
Jonas Dibble, Carpenter; J. T. Powers Purers Clerk.
Eoratio Hale, Esq Psychologist. ei. at Columbia
River Oregon, to return overland.
Died on board the Vincennes, on the 10Th of
March, Mr. B. vanderford, OF Salem, Mass, Mas
ter's Mate, aged about 81.
Among the curiosities on board the vincennes is
veudovi one of the principal chiefs of the Fejee
group of Islands, prisoner, for having attacked
md killed apart Of the crew of an American YES
EEL after which he and his followers feasted on their
bodies die 10 now very sick with consumption,
in consequence probably of having no human fesh
TO eat.
The tender Flying Fish was sold at Singapore,
having been nearly used up in the service, and her
officers and crew transferred to the ether vessels of
he squadson.
VESSELS LEFT AT ST. HELExA, brig Richmond Bates
y Carthage passed the % Of May also whale
nodore Perry, Herald, and three others.
- This Exploring Squadron has been absent nearly
four years In that time it has discovered an entire
lew continent in the south seas thereby beating the
French under D'Urvile, and English under oss the
younger, who merely followed in the track marked
out by Wilkes and Hudson. 1t has surveyed the
coast Of the Sandwich Islands, and corrected many
errors laid down in charts previously publiSled-it
has bombarded and knocked down sundry villages
belonging to the uncivized on these slands-it has
lost two promising Young officers in fight with ga
vages-it has sent home specimens of shells and
rocks sufficient to fill decent-sized building in
washingron-it has lost rfe Peacock, one of the
inest sloops Of war in our navy-it has caught and
brought home for exhibition Cannibal chief of one
OF the Fejee Islands, who took and ate for dinner
eleven American sailors several years ago-it has
improved the practical knowledge of our Off
GERS and seamen--it has cost the nation $1,000 900
and has afforded material for couple of dozen of
choice work, to be called the I" Cruise of the Vim
cennes, Discovery Of Symmes' Hole" &c. &C. In
one word the result Of this expedition the first ever
sent from these United States at the public expense.
will reflect honor on the country at large and the
FeJee Chief in particular. .
We understand that the chart of the new CONT
nent which has been carefully prepared on board
the Vmcennes, is to pass through the hands of Burr
Jones Il Cos the Omnigraph engravers, corner of
Broadway and John street, and will be published i'm
mediately. This despatch we are glad to see, and
trust that but few weeks will elapse before all the
facts, figures and fancies gathered by the squadron
are given to the public in some tangible shape.
MORE OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF Two
TowSs-Wc continue to receive particulars of the
late severe earthquake Two more towns destroy
ed and at least twenty thousand lives lost by the
earthquake of the 7th ult. What a dreadful vista
ton of God!
Iron Boston Journal Jane 81
which arrived at this port this morning. states that an
earthquake took place the It'll Of May, Gonaives al
ing OF the EARTH thus the inhabitants were warned in
time to escape they rushed into the were BY
instinct and consequently theloss Of life small two
He staes further that there were four distinct shocks
in the course of minute two of them horizontal and two
Of them perpendicular and each he judges the earth
moved about six foe Nearly all the buildings were des
troysd, and the few left standing of wood and 40
shattered as to be useless they would be taken down
Most oil the buildings at Gonaves Of md ONLY
one story which would account for the small loss of life
Captain also informs that Port de Pax st. Jago
at the NORTH met with the fate Cape Hayten not
stone being ef sandins another, and tro rds Of the
inhabitants destroyed.
(Extrrct from St. Thomas letter, MAY GAL
The intelligence reached yesterday Of a dreadful
earthquake which occurred at st. Domingo On the 7th
1t half past NJ. the city visited by shock which
ssted about two minutes The noise awful, resem.
bling the burst and of a volcanic eruption inurng
the greater portion of the buildings thereby rendering
them unenantable the inmates of which, struck with hor
ror have abandoned the city and taken shelter outside in
miserable hus temporarily raised the emergency
Families who were before this calamity comfortably
commodated, now the unhappy occupants Of these
hatched houses.
The river Ozama acended to the height Of eight fee,
beyond its ordinary level the banks Of which now exhibit
several considerable chasms Business ut COMPLETE
stand the Custom House and all other public Offices were
closed: the earth continuing vbrnte although seven
days have gone by since this affecting The inha.
hitants distracted several professions consisting of
large number Of persons nterv solemn
array going through the streets during the night well
as the day to invoke the Divine Mercy The Intelligence
from other qusrtsrs othe Island received this morning
announce thst from La Vega and Santiago distressing
upwards of200o persons have persisted the victims have
principally met their melancholy fate in the churches
where In their terror shaer and