The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-04-24
Fact and Fancy.

NAvAI.-we are indebted for the following sx'
tract from letter dated February I'D, ISIS ne
following changes have 10. day taken place In tnis
sonadron,-Commander Bigelow 10 the Columbus
10 6l the vacancy of Capt Spencer, now home.
Commander Nicholson 10 the Fairfield, vice bige-
low Commander Wilson of the Columbus TO the
Preble. vice Nicholson. Lieut. Titon the Co:
Iumbus. vice Wilson. Lieut. Smith of the Fairfield
10 the Preble vice Tilton Surgeoui G.. F-ed'k.
Sickels to the Fairfield, vice Surgeon G. Vaughan
5 nth ordered 10 the Columbus to nil the vacancy
OF Surgeon G F. Brooke, returning home sick
Good health prevailed in the squadron.
ORDERs-For the week ending April p, lsi3-
Capt w Bolton, TO command the Brazil squad
ron; Lieut. F A NJ Craven. sloop Falmouth; Lieut.
X. Thomson, from special duty to soop LeV4n'
Lieut.. j. Totten, from Boston yard 10 soop De
catur; Chaplain NJ. Talbot frigate Macedonian;
Passed Md John G Henry, depot OF charts; rasseo
MID. William B. Muse, detached from RECEIVING Nnila
ship al Norfolk, and leave month; Passed Mlu.
NJ Perry, detached romb big Somers' ana hctas
Master OF the Macedonian; Passed Miu W na III, -
Riuggold, detached from the 81. LOUIS 10 the navy
ward at Norfolk: Passed Mid. George II: rreoie,
Acting Master sloop 81 Louis; Mlds Henry hoogers
and Egber Thompson, detached rom me oorn MIS-
and ordered TO Naval Asylum, Philadelphia; MID
]. B. Kinkead, furloush four months; Mid. j. n.
Tllotson. from the Somers to the Levant; Md
Charles NJ Mitchell, fngate Brandywine; Boat
sloop Levant; Lieut. J. j. Glasson, order TO Mace
DOMAIN revoS led, sloop Levant; Passed Mid ]. R.
NJ Mullany, detached from receiving ship at New
York. leave two months; Lieut.. William F. Lynch,
months; Assistant Surgeon j. s. Whiule, irigate
Brandywine; Assistan, Surgeon Joseph Hopkinson,
detached from the ST. Louis; Assistant Surgeon Ma
rious Duvall, detached from the Brandywne; AS
sistant Surgeon r. b. Banniser, detached from
Norfolk yard to sloop St. LOUIS Mid E. II. Scovel,
soop Levant; Lieut. II. w. Morris, TO the rendez-
yous, New York; Lieut. T. M Craven: order to
Falmouth revoked, and leave one month; Prote ssor
B. McGowan, sloop ST. Louis; George Marshall
master, report TO the bureau OF ordnance; Md: Ju-
Ian Myers leave three months; Acting Mid A.
ID al..l t~A... H.. tl,o Save
ga, when she arrives at New York; Lieut. John w.
West, from the Norfolk yard, and to command the
brig Somers; Passed Mid f. c. Anderson, acting
master OF the Lexington; Boatswain John Mills de-
tached from the Boston yard, and TO the 81 LOUIS;
Lieut. George T Sinclair six months leave.
BRILLIANT BALL.-We learn from the National
lntelgencer that the Wardroom officers OF the
5. steam frlgate Missouri, now lying at the Navy
Yard, gave Wednesday night last one of the
most brilliant and Interesting balls that has
been giver in that city. The masts and shrouds OF
the irgate were studded with lamps, which, in the
surrounding darkness, entirely obscurng the hull,
looked like eccentric stars veniurng rather nearer
TO earth than is their wont. The ladies' dressing
room below at once stamped the character of the
entertainment TO be anticipated above. Flowers
and evergreens In proiuslon decorated the transom
toilette, and every accessory of comfort which ele-
CANT houses on land could offer there.
The WEATHER IN CANADA.-Yeserday, and
and spring like. The thermome ter eserday stood
al 60 IN the shade To-day we have the first of our
April showers, with an eastery wind AS the high
est tides will be hisevening and tomorrow, are
IN hopes such combination of influences will have
marked effect upon the pont the most ardent ad
mirers OF which Ia month two back) now wish il
gone, that the river might be free for any arrivals
either from or above sea-Quebec Mercury, 18th inst
CONCORD On. H RAnRoAp.-The morning uT.
ward train, consisting OF two long besides the
baggage car and eng ine yesterday narrowly escaped
what must have otherwise proved serious acct
dent Immediately after passing an embank ment of
nns ot . a
road, nearly thirty feet, which had become und r
mined by the water flowing from a small creek or
pond on the western side OF the road, sunk out Of
sight The hind wheels of the rear car, we are
told had scarcely cleared the part which fell Upon
arriving at Amoskeag Falls Bridge, one mile north
OF the depot at Manchester, the road was found 10
be impossible for the engine in consequence of the
stone wall on the bank of the river having been
washed out. The cars were pushed across empty,
and arrived here about one hour later than usual.
The water In the river is rising tast-HuPs Patriot