The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-15

NAVY ORpERs.-The following were given on the
Lieut. Henry French, leave three months. Assist
ant Surgeon John q. Whittle, order to Brandvwine
revoked. and TO Hospital at Norfolk Assistant Sur
seon A F Lawyer, detached from the Levant, and
to the Brandywine. Boatswain John Morris, re-
ceivng ship at Boston. Masters mate ]. ]. Power,
detached from North Carolina and to the Lexing-
ton; Passed Mldshipman w. Reid. acting master,
on board receiving ship Baltimore.
TIE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES arrived
al Wyanoke, his private residence, on the 18th INST
NAvAL.-The u. S. ship Vandaa, Com Nc
Quincy sailed from Hampton Road, for Chasres on
the llth inst.
Llewellyn Jones, Esq., of New York. has been
appointed Naval storekeePer tor our SQUADRON , on
place of Robert C. Yates, Esq removed
Charles D. Brodie. Esq, Naval Constructor at
Pensacola, has been ordered TO the Washington
navy yard
Lieutenant Hunter, commanding the steamer
Union, has been directed 10 visit all the accessible
ports along our sea coast, TO allow as many ot our
citizens as possible opportunity of examining his
vessel, and her peculiar mode OF construction
The Levant. soop ct war, Commander Page, al
Norfolk. is destined TO the Pacific
Thh U. S brig Bainbridge. Lieut.. Commanding
Johnson, has gone ap TO the Navy Yard at Norfolk
The iIigate Brandywine and seop ST. Louis, COM
posing the relief squadron destined to the East In
dies are under orders to sail positively by the 10Th
inst. Commodore Daniel Turner, appointed 10 the
command OF our squadron on the coast of Brazil
will take passage in the st Louis.
A. Thomas Smith, ESQ, Chief Clerk of the Navy
Department, has been appointed Acting Secretary OF
the Navy during the absence OF the head of the De-
partment
EXAMINATION OF MIDsHHMEN.-The examination
OF those midshipmen whose warrants bear date prior
TO the LIST Of January 1888, will take place at the
Naval Asylum, Philadelphia, on Monday the 22d in
stsnt.
The Board will consist of Commodore George c.
Read Captains VIM. Compton Bolton, John Per-
clyal, BENJAMIN Page, and John Gwinn. Professor
am 'han Natl oftool Eva ,nar
All the midshpmen entitled to examination have
been notified to attend
REMOVED Wing Collectors at Sacketts
Harbor and Cape Vincent
The SUGAR SEAsoN.-Probably at no sugar sea-
son tor thirty years has less maple sugar been made
In Vermont, than during this spring. 1t is safe to
say, we think, that not more than one-third, pro-
badly not more than quarter, as much has been
made his wear, as was made the last season.--Mont
peiier Patriot
Hon. VIM R. Merrck, la'e Senator in Congress,
from Maryland arrived in our city few DAYS since
aud is sojournng at the ST. Charles Hotel.-New Or.
leans paper,
ARREST OF AN ABsQuATuLAToR.-On the 18th ult
Lieut. Sibey, OF the United States Army, arrested
ayoung man at Houston, just as he about leav-
ing tor Havana. He was clerk in the commissary
$2,O of the Commssary's funds He was imme-
dlatey marched " book agin.''
SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE. During severe storm
ct thunder and lightning, in Charleston, Buzzard,
flying at considerable elevation, with a number of
others, was struck by the electric fluid, and after
a few gyratons fell dead somewhere near the Cita-
del