Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-12

Ia tba Rail sGuadron, in addition "a the D"la"a1e
seventy 'our, there have been emp o5fu 'ir l's ~
l,maa C,p;ain T.. X Shubrck; The 81 ,"p JOAN Adams
t'omro,I,r q mover; Tie sloop Decatur. toTnaaoei
Farraru, which vessel returned I" TIE I. on 'hF
18th Of tru.y; and The SCH orc! Entrp'2, NJ" ~
command or Lieut., ] II. W.;spn CtmmndoFe Nor
can mr., a, T. {, d. Jane. n The Colg,nhus seventy
four oo,,, >! vi August where h. vas met by l"ih
modore Dauvl Turn.r, whn had been appointed u
succeed :n in The coumard Of The Squadron. Ih's
latter vessel is npw the :ssha o. C"!amodore u
ner, but she will return 10 the Unled odt upon lh'
arrival ont OF the ircas Rartan ncw preparing 'or sea
under the command Of Captain +. II Gregory &c
sioop Bost,n Commander Pe"dcrgra has sailed rom
| Bns on I, relieve the john Adams.
The brr Pioneer, lately US as receiving vesse n
Ba,,more, is now itng a, No,f Tx as -i'resh'I
tor lhs squadron Lieut.. S!a" "as oeen o'ue'' "
command 'r.
The cruslng ground Of this squadron eS'ends from
the mon OF the River Amazon Il Cape Hon. ai'cs
the Equator Eas,a ard to the Southwestern boundary
of the African ton, Cape Negro; thence along Tue
coast of Africa 10 the Cape Of Go Hope
The Pacific squadron. at the commencement OF Inc
wear consisted Of the Frigale United States. Captain
! james Armstrong line si"op Cyane, Com S'ritihg
the slocp Yorktown, Commander N'ch",as ,'e so,
Dale. Commander Dornin the schooner Shark, Lieut.
Eagle: and The store ship Relief, Steret Inc wnele
under the command Of Commodore Th"inas ap y
Jones' On the 24h OF january, Commod"fe Johes
was recalled, and Commodore A. J. Dallas ordeteo
to spcceed him in the command Of the squadron Com
modore Dallas sailed from Norfolk in The sloop \ an
daa for Chagres, and arrived Il, Calao N the a''ef
part of July On the Stl of August, he had not met
with Com Jones, who was absent on cruise 10 Inc
Sandwich Islands.
| The Yorktown returned home on the II OF August,
and tie Dale on The 10th OF October having on board
the remains Of Commodore a. Ca$tnn, who died while
in command o.! the squadron The places oil these YES
sells have been supplied By the s!oop levant, Com
mauder Fl. n Page which sailed from Norfolk on the
I'd Of September, and the Warren, Commander }. Is
Hu nm 10Th of Ortnhpr The tfiCa,P Sa-
vannah has been equipped Tor sea, and silled on the
lfh of October from New ! oTk, under the command
Of Captain 4. Fltzhugh, 10 i''n hrs squadron hhen
she reaches the Pacific, Unt Safes wll probably
return home. The store ship Erie, Lieutenant Mar
uing sailed from Boston the q /! Of February w''h
prcv>on> ard s:oe. ior hts squadron Upon her at
| rival al RAJ, Lieut.. Iinn,ny relieved From the
command, ana Lieutenant y " Duke ordered to sue
ceed him The Erie has arrived on HE station. The
s.es # this squadron have been ordered To return TO
the E. S in future, 5y way o China and the Cape 81
Good fiope
This squadron cruises along the whole west coast oil
America, and westward from the meridian OF Cape
Horn TO hundred and eighty degrees west longl-
| Jude, and southwark between those msFldans
The East India Squadron has be composed OF the
friga'e Con>cl alton, Commodore kearney command
ing the squadron, and the sioop Bos'on, Commander
J. c. Long; which latter vessel, after visiting the
most important ports and LANDS in the China seas and
the Pacific returned home by Cape Horn in the month
4
part OF The year, and at the Sandwich Islands in
hagrs: lis II sal IN few days for the U. States,
wa California and Cape Horn
\ squadron, under the command Of Commodore
FoZaa A. Parker, has been fitted cut in the place Of
| ha, commanded by Comn odore X arney. The FRI
gate B.andywne, beailng the flag OF Commodore
Parker, and The sloop s.. Lonis Commander II. II
Cooke, sailed from Norfolk the I'D Of May
These vessels arrived al RIO De JaDeIro the lh OF
u!y, and sailed thence on the 9th Of August A leak
\ n. I'D ,ka h0., 4ha htrh
obliged her To put blck t, Rio FOR repairs which
place she arrived the 1tf Of Septrnbe 1t
pscted that The vessel woa!d sall again N few days
The ne brig Perry, which was launched in Nay, has
been despatched under The command Of Commander
s. Dupont, 20 join this squadron
The Aifcan squadron is composed If The ffgata Ma
ccdon'an C9pl VI 80. the soop Sara:oga, Commander
Tatiaaii, tie Shop Decatur Commander Abbot, and
the brig PorPoise, Lieut. S,ewacen; the whole under
the command Of Commodore Matthew Perry. The
brig Censor, is now fitting out at Bost as store
ship for this squadron
The cruising ground of the squadron extends from
the Madeira and Canary lsllnds, 10 the Blight of b.
afra, and from the of Africa the lhr,ieth de-
gree OF west longitude
the following vessels have been employed on spe-
era! or dc.ached service
The brig Trr1ton, Lieut.. Upshur, sailed from Nor
folk 10 June last Tor Constantinople II bring home the
remains OF the late Commodore David Porter. She is
daily expected 10 arrive in the Z. States.
ne pFln ofeIoH, Lieutenant tnD" SOinnliNH'IJ
Powell, winch had been employed an survey Of The
Gull of MEX CO, between paiach.cola Bay and the
Mississippi river under resolution al Congress dated
the 21th Jolly. Sin, arrived at Norfolk The 9th July
last, the season beng too far advanced 10 permit q
further cGUtuuancc ol opaFat The steamer poln-
set,, also engaged IN this survey remained eat, and te
work mas been IT sumed under Lieutenant Il. Ssmnes
The schooner Flrt, Lieut.. j. A. Davis, made trip
to ChagTes IN April, with mail for the Pac.lc squad
ron, returned 10 Norfolk in July, and has since been
despatched tn Galveston, Texas
The sciooncr PhGax, Lieut.. Sinclair, has also been
employed patch vessel, and has recently
ed from Chesres.
The brig Lawrence hui,t al Baltimore By contract has
been fitted out and :'iaced under the command of Com
,aandrr " r. Gardner, end has just departed from
Norfolk on q cruise 10 the " indRaid Islands.
/ The s'oop Marion, Commander w NJ Armstrong
returned from cru So The West indies in May last
and IS now ready for sea at Boston.
| The small steamer Engineer has had new boiler pm
III her and is used as tender TO the receiving shiI
ut Norfolk
/ The vessels cmpl,ved Us receiving ships The
PENNSYLVANIA, Capt Zautznger, nt Norfolk the Ohio
Cant Hunter, I'll Boston; the North Corolna, Capt Du
/ lsny, at New York; the Experiment, Commander Var
mum. al Philadelphia, and the On-ka-hy-e, Commar
der knight, nj Charleston, s. &. The Ontario, lately
used receiving ship at New Orleans, and tht
Wave, at Baltimore, have been laid up for the presen
al Norfolk.
I Two war steamers, with submerged propellers have
o'fn 'dnHtllru CURING tue Near-lbe Union anu tnt
Princeton. The Union is constructed upon the par
Of Leu: Hunter, with submerged horizontal wheel:
upon the sides TIE trial of this vessel consider
ed quite satisfactory to the Department, The boilers
however, having been somewhat faulty, ar,
to be substituted, when it is not doubted by the in
genious ln.entor, that high rate OF speed will be
secured Lieut. Hunters official reports appended
as also the letter of the Department, trial Of THU
4 vessel
The Princeton, with Ericssons prorrl!eys, vesse
Of most beautiful model, both for appearance aud Ell!
c;cacy, constructed nnde7 the Immediate direction
Supervision of Capt. r. F Stockton, has made high,
successful experimental cruise under his command
TO and about NV York the official report of which, it
heftt appended
! Should these experiments, further ltia eqra
hc expectations confidently entertained Of them
4 new era VIII commence III steam on, am
particularly, in The Of steamers. Vessel:
that can move 4; The pleasure Ct thor commander.
against wind tide, and whose machinery is beneath
the reach Of an enemy's fire. will be able easily tc
overcome and destroy any vessels of the ordinary
| structure
Improvements OF some magnitude. and much utility
have been made the past year in The Navy Yards Il
Portsmouth, n. II, Chart s,own and Gosport, and