The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-22

NAVAL INTELLI0EFcE-Lls OF omcers ordered
to the steamer Missouri at New York; Capt John
T. Newtewn. Lieutsnants James H. Ward, Simon
h Bissell, j. F. Borden, William b. Renshaw.
Surgeon w F McCIenahan. Asst Sur Oscar F
Baxter Purser, Rodman M Price Acting Mas
Nidshipmen Deslonde. w w Low, r T Rem
shaw, J B Kinkhead. Boatswaip, K Dixon. Gun
ner, Cooper Carpenter, Russell Smith. Sail
s sIesp Vandsiia, at Norfolk. Commander, VIM
Ramsay. Lieutenants. Charles H Poor, Robert
F Pinkney, John l. Ring, Richard l. Tilshman,
Richard Trapier Surgeon, Daniel S Green.
Assistant Surgeon, II Conway. Purser, Robert
Professor Of Matte matics, b McGowan. Midship-
men, Charles p McGary, John Laurens, Thomas
Elournoy, William Hopkins, David Ochlltree,
Edmund Shepherd, Copeland Jones, Alexander
VIM Burwell Carpenter, James Leckie, Sail
maker, James Wood. q
Officers of the sloop Of war, John Adams, at Bos-
ton, bound to the coast Of Brazil. Commander,
Edward M Yard. Luther Stoddard, Henry G Flagg.
Surgeon, Isaac BrinckerhoG Assistant Surgeon,
Francis Tuckerman. Parser. Hugh w Greene.
Moses B Chase. PASSED Mid, stephe n D LavaIetts.
Prof of Math. William Fyle. Midshipmen, J H
Nones, J c Campbell, v McColum; J l. Tillotson,
2 A. a selden. A J Dallas, Yates. A Roe, w Y
Clark, Gunner, c Davis. Carpenter, E. w. Bar
nicoat. Saimaker. c. Frost
ORDERs-Feb 7-Lieut H Darcantel, rendezvous
New Orleans; 8, Lieut. n Harrison, det'd from
rec ship, New York; Mid H Davidson, receiving
ship, Norfolk 9-Lieuts r w Meade and R For.
rest, Navy Yard, Washington; Mid. A MeLaugh.
lin and c M Morris, schr Otsego; E X Nelson, w
India Squadron, Pensacola; J p Mcfarland, recei-
wing ship, Norfolk; H Porter, Naval School,
lumbia, Boston. ll-Leut c F M Spotswood, re-
ceiving ship do; Mid Joseph Day, steamer Mis-.
souri,, New York. l2-Asst Surg M Duv.ll, sxpe.
dition under Lieut. Mclaughlin; Chaplain c. s
ty n the Mediterranean; Asst Surg e Rutter,
ship vandalis, Norfolk; p Mid S J Shipley, steam
er Mississippi, do; Boat'wain E Lyons, ship Van
ArroIsrxrxr-Feb 18th, Edward Lyons, acting
Boatswain.
Disasters AT SEA, DuRrKo THE FounrEEx
MoSrns EsDrse WITH December, l64l.--This re-
cord has been delaye ed unt the present month"; that
complete st OF vessels lost up to the close Of the
year l84l, might be complied. The vessels and
lives ksownto be lost are only enumerated.
Many wrecks have been seen at sea, the fate Of
whose crews ii 10 feared will never be known.
Nearly all have been wrecked on the coast of the
United states, and are a. follows :-ShPs, u (;
o.rquss, briGs, 100; schooners, 246 sloops q
steamboats, 8; unknown, 40. Total, 557. or this
number there were Of English vessels, viz ships,
~ ~ barques, 10 brigs Al schosners, Is. Total,
Connected with the above, the number of lives
ascertained to be lost il ESQ. In sddiuon TO this
me'ancnoly list, there has been reported q missing
vessels. the whole Of which, IL 10 feared, have gone
down 70 the c.vsrss Of the deep with ali on board
improved to warn and exhort clssa or men. vbe
row. = -
1t has been aseartained, froman average of manv
years, that the number Of merchautme1 wreckcd
annually on the coast Of Esgland, amounts to an.
wards Of Ave hundred and the vaIue Of prone ~
lost is three millions sterling