The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-08


Naval ArraIRs.--The U. S. ship Independence,
the flag ship Of the Home Squadron and the fiji
gate Columbia, attached to the same, are under or
ders for sea, and will sail soon--the former on
Wednesday for Boston, and the latter in day or
two after, for somewhere, probably the East In
dies We give below list of their ofcers:--l
LIST or Orrrcrns ATTACHED TO rus IrDrrrrprSer.--
Commodore Charles Stewart, Captain John Gallagher
LIST Lieutenant, William NJ Cicady: Cd r. A. Deas; 3D.
Josiah +. scheack i;h James S. Pamer; 9th +. Piper
| o,h, J. j. L. Wahach Fleet Surgeon James Cornick;
Purser, Francis b. stockton: ChoDluin. Jcscrh stock
bridges Acting Master, s. d. Thompson; Professor Mahc
mates, James Major; Passed Assistant Surgeon, HUGH
Morson; Assistant surgeon, j. NJ. Nnor; Doatswain NJ
| Hall Gunner, Samuel V City Midshirmen, J. C. De
kran, J.. P. Horst Charles Y. Graham T.. Simpson W.
Smith. J. +. Psrrett s. Phelps Alexander @. Mitchell H.
81. George Hunter, Charles Wollev, G. H. Marsh John
Cuest, ID. Phenis j. f. halon ID. A. ilcDermot j. H. Da.
niels George II. Blicr Oscar C. Badger; Commodore,
| Clerk William II. Zams; Commodoros Secretary Charles
T. Stewart Captains Clerk, Charles u. Gallagher; Jas.
| Prayer, Sailmaher.
Lrsr OrvIcrRs rT,onrp 70 THE u. g. Fnio.rr Co.
rI.inr,-F. a. Parker Esq, C7nmaniing Lieutcnan!s
Henry W Morris, George Mason Hooc ,no. II. Colds
| borough, Joseph r. Green sarnnc Larriln, Charles
Thomas, j Henry shcrbumc. Theodore B. Barrett Mos
ter. d. McF. Thornton, purscr. Edward Gchrist Sur
geon Edward +. Cooac, s. T. ADDISON, Assistant Sur
geons. Jacob Zciiin Commanding Mariner. George
Jones, Chapain Morlccai lamoll, Professor Mllbip
Iadi VIM. X. Bridge j. g Thornton Alfred Bafle,. J. "
NJ. Philips j. T. WALKER j. r. Baret wingasc piilsb,
| ry Arthur II. Otis gIorocc ". Crabb n H. Vanzendt
John Gale, Ch.rlcg N. Mitchell sylvanus Jsnls Bliss
John +. Prcniss Francis g. Dallas. Samuel aIoga,y T.
8. Stith Captains Clerk. Pollard Webb pursers CLERK
Jonathan VI. Ballard Gcorgs g. Decker Mas.cr's Mate.
| George W. Clark, Boaswaiu samuel Allen, Cinnner.
James Ferguson, sail-macr Charles Barman Carpenter.
It's said in Boston that the frigaie. Columbia will
probably go round to Boston or Portsmouth,, and
then proceed TO the Mediterranean station and
that the Congress- now fitting for sea at Portsmouth,
" II, viii take her place in the coast squadron for
a time, and then proceed 10 the East Indies.
About forty Midshipmcn are now in the school ct
the r. s. Marine Asylum, the Schuylkiil, prepar-
ing with Prof Chauyenet for the examination which
is to take place in June.
NATIONAL JockY CLus RAcEs.-The following Is
the result of the which took place over the
Washington Course on Wednesday,:
FIRST
Col Thompson's Milton Brown
Thomas DoswelI's c. c. Nob'eman. . J
Col Edmund Townes b. NJ Duanna 3
WIN. Nershon's b, h. ST. Pierre dis.
Wm. Holmeni's CHI m by Industry, dis.
Tme-frst heat, en-. is.sccond, Err. %.
SECOND pAY-M,s 8.
Two competitors only s.arted icriAe Sweepsta,cs, (mc
heets) the other entries paj ing forfeit The result
Tovncs and williamson's !
Col. r. Thompsons FLY Killy Harris, q
Time--afst heat I'm. 50s-second heat, I'm. 5js
'EcoHn nAof--uILr nrAT..
Ishsm Puchetts b. m. Modeay, %
l.. |. Wilson's 9. :. y dravl
Thomas Dos,yelps Maria shelton, aiI
MIR. Allcock's rl. h. Percussion die.
Iimc--frst heat I'm. 64sseoond heat. In. 52s.hird
heat, I'm. 55g
ruiED pay
The entries for this days race are es follows Purse $780,
/. Thomas Doswcrs Sarah washington by zingsnoe
dam by Contention, years OLD.
. Col. r rhompaon's b. H. Pryor dam By Duroc years
B. r,hen puckc,is ch h. Bengal, By Gohenna, Dam BY
| Duror.
janice g. Kersal'- T. h. Hector Bell, BY Dronc, Dam
In n-, ALL Ten. re0lF
s. w t. Whites ch. b. Winchester by Clifton out oftho
4 dam Of Contention, years old
g. WIN. M'Carg0's b. II. Eutaw, by Chetcau MafgcauX
dam by Sir Charles, ears oil
The thorough bred horse accident will pc exposed at
| public sale Immediately after the recc
GENITAL INDIAN Couxclr..-Wc learn by several
gentlemen who arrived from the West on Monday
last on The steamboat Arkansas. that there IS 10 he
General Council OF the most important &C the civil-
zed tribes Of Indians held OF the Creek Council
Ground some time Gas our inforrnanis undeJstood)
IN May next. THIS Council has been called hv &C.
neIsl Roly Mcintosh. Principal Chief OF the Creek
Nation. General Mcintosh has sent written invita-
tons 10 General Taylor, Captain Armstrong and
Governor Butler, and other Indian Agents, and also
TO some distinguished gentlemen Of Arkansas so
hciling their attendance. well as that OF some of
The pest men OF tho several tribes with their rcspcc-
tive aocncies
Andrew ". Yam, Acting Principal Chief Of the
chcroksses has dcpued delegation of sixteen men
selected from all parties, 10 attend the Council;
The agents, we understand. have entire confidence
"a the pacific character Of the proposed s-scmDlag,
several good objects, it il thought, may PEI proel
ced by friendly union. One o. them, u ~ taId,
Is 10 make some permanent arrangement iorihe re-
covery Of stolen property. and another ior lm t'
prchcnsion Of feiiivcs from lusiicc wcn WOMB DC
very beneficial 10 all the tribes. The Council, We
grafifcd TO learn Is not TO be secret Lane KEN