The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-10
U. S. VESSELS OF WAR REPORTED.

Brig Dolphin, Comm'r w. W. Mexican, at Cartha-
gena Oct. g.
Home Squadron Steamer Mississippi has been
towed down to the piers at Newcastle, TO avoid the
ice in the Delaware.
Mediterranean Squaoron.A letter to the editors OF
the New York Express, from Port Mahon, Sept. u,
announces the following changes as having taken
place in the squadron
Leuts. A. E. Downes and K Forrest, return TO the
United States in the store ship.
Lieut. j. ]. Boyle 2nd Of the Fairfield, goes LIST oil
the Preble, rice Downes.
Passed Mid Stephen bod promoted to acting Lieut..
Passed Mid T.. Lanier, TO be master of the Fairfield
Passed Mid Farailey to be acting Lieut.. and
Passed Mid. W. Ronckendorf to be Master on
board the Preble.
Later accounts have been received from the Squad
ron.
Uest India Squadron. Frigate Macedonian, bear
ing the broad pendant Of Com Wilkinson, was lowed
down to Hampton Roads, on the 18th, by the
steamer Ponsett Lit. Coming Gibson.
Sloop Warren, Commander c. l.. Williamson, will
be detained few days, not having her complement
of men.
The Norfolk Beacon contains the following list OF
officers attached to the Macedonian
Commodore JESSE WILKINSON, Leuenants John r.
Bspham, Vim. II. holland, George L. Selden, A. F..
v. GRAY, VIM. A. Jones. Parser Edward 7. Dunn.
9a.;ag Mister, John N. Mait. Chaplain, Reverend
geoms, John A. Guion, VIM G,issss & Z Caldwell
| Mathematics, John T. Huston. Co,nmodores CIerk,
-lhOmaS w. JORDAN. .HtdShtpnifH, SnarleS wager,
Peter Wager, Duncan, McRea, Willis Cushman, De
Koven, Stewart, Hammond, Hugunin, Wells, Queen,
Buckner, Johnson, Wainwright, Gordon, Spence,
Ford, Lee, Price. Boaiacan, George Wilmuth.
Gunner, John Cauk. Carpenter, VIM. NJ. Laighton.
Sdnaker, John Peed.
The Macedonian went to sea, on Monday, the Doth
BRAzIL SoUApRoN.-Ship Decatur, Commodore Og-
den, still at Buenos Ayres, October Ia, all well.
PACIFIC SouADRoN-Frgate United States, Capt.
J. Armstrong, dropped down to Hampton Roads on
Wednesday, 18th inst Commodore Jones hoisted his
flag in due FORM on the 9Th inst.
Schooner Shark, Commodore A. Bigelow, was at
Talcuahana, about the 1st September-a well; to
sail for the leeward in few days.
REVENUE CUTTER sERyIcE.-The Hamilton, Capt.
Sturgis arrived at Boston, Monday, December 90,
from cruise oils days. Experienced very bad
weather. On the 10th, blowing strong and gale
coming on, the Hamilton run into Georges Island
roads, and during the night it blew complete tenn
pest The Hamilton is last from Nantasket, with the
crew of ship Mohawk also the yards and topmast on
deck
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Through the politeness of Mr.. w. A. Wood, we
have been furnished with the following ATTITUDES, and
longitudes, which may be relied upon surveyed by
Lieut.. Comdt l.. NJ. Powell, of the U. S. brig Con-
Sort in lS4l:
| Pensacola Bar lat 80 20 Ion. 81 Ia.
St. Andrews Island, N w point, lat 80 OF 81 Ion.
| IS "A As.
ST. Josephs Lighthouse lat. % 81 4s; Ion. IS 80
| TO-
Cape st. Bias lon. IS 81.
Apalachicola West Pass Lighthouse, (fixed light
lat. 30 81 &C; Ion. IS 60.
Dog Island or East Pass Lighthouse, (reyoying
Light lat. 90 43 80 lon "a 4l-4paiachicola paper
| Information has been officially received from the
Consul of Tuscany, at New York, that the lighthouse
at the entrance of the port Of Leghorn win be illu-
minated by lentcular apparatus, revolving so to
present bright white light and bright red light al
ternatey at intervals Of forty seconds between each
The lights will be placed at the height Of sixty feet
above the level of the and the bright lights will
be visible in clear weather, at the distance Of
sea leagues During the intervals between the bright
light, a less brilliant light will be observed within
three leagues beyond which distance no light will
be seen during the said intervals