The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-06-22

N.vAt.-The u s. brig Dolphin, James ID.
Knight Esq, Commander, was towed down The
Mississippi from New Orleans, on the 10Th inst' on
her wav 10 Pensacola.
orr,cI.L-NAvr OsprSs-June 2o-Midshipma Sam
uel Wilcox Ito the Decatur Master T. Brownell, 10 the
Navy Yarl at Washington; Lieut. William l. Meury,
order 70 the Bsnbriige revoked Mdshipman William
f Hopkins leave one month LIST Assistant Engineer Hi
ram Sanford to the Missouri st Assistant Engineer VIM
Scott, the Missouri ID Assistant Engineer J. S Ru'
therford, TO the Missouri 81 Assis ant Engineer A
Palmer to the Missouri 81 Assistant Engineer John Gal
lshr TO the Missouri sd Assistant Engineer John SER
TO- TO the Missouri LIST Assistant Engineer Henry Hunt
to the Missouri I'd Assistant Engineer n C. Davis 10
the Missouri
EXPEDITION TO ORReoN.-A correspondent OF the
St. Louis Republican, in letter dated lndepsh-
dence, June 5, says:-
BY express, we received advices last week
from the Mexican Governor and his troops. Ihey
were coming in as far as the Arkansas River TO es-
cort small company OF traders bound hherward,
and 10 accompany those on their return from tins
place 10 Santa Fe The Governor has with him
about 500 soldiers and, of course, goodly number
of supsrnumeraries-he intends, that If our soldiers
desire 10 cross the line, and proceed further on their
route TO Santa Fe, he will by no means object
short time since the Oregon Company lett our
neighborhood; they have with them large amount
of stock, about 200 wagons OF all sizes and des-
criptons aud in all probability 800 1000 souls.
They seem TO be In high spirits, and go out with
Joyous expectations. The aged and young-the
hardy, vrtuous pioneer-the timld and the wealthy,
have each braced themselves up TOR the trip, In anti
cpafion ct the glorious harvest that awaits them at
The exploring expedition, Capt. Stewards COM
pany, and one two companies for the purpose OF
catching Buffalo calves, have all left our county
within a week or two past.
ANOTHER MURDER The Brownsville Phoenix
says, that on the night of the oath ult, murder
was committed on the body OF Mr.: Thos. Branch,
a respectable citizen OF Haywood county -Four
negroes have been arrested, one OF whom confessed
he struck the first blow, and that the others repeated
A. The attack was made IN the night, while Mr..
Branch ia bed and asleep. After the commits
sion OF the deed the body removed TO neigh
boring cane brake, where II was discovered hoHl-
bly, manged. The murderers committed to
laii, and will be tried at the approaching Circuit
Court
JAMES RIVER TOBACCO TRADE.-The learn from
a letter in the Richmond Wing that twenty ships
were lying in James River the 18th instant, ia
king in tobacco for Rotterdam, Bremen, Antwerp,
Liverpool, Cowes and London These vessels will
carry out upwards of eleven thousand hogsheads of
tobacco.
OUrRAGE.-The Calais (Me,.) Journal says that
man named Tobin, was lately suspected OF being
the informant in the case of some leather which
seized IN Midtown village, and was forcbly cap
tured and carried across the bridge into the pro-
vince, stripped naked, tarred and feathered. 1t APP
the certificate OF the custom house to that effect.
TELEGRArH.-The Gazette des Postes of Frank
Tort announces an extraordinary discovery made by
an Englsman, named Yardley, residing Mannheim
II consists OF typoelectro- magnetic telegraph,
machine by which news may be transmitted with
the greatest rapidly from one place 10 another, and
per IN the same manner by printing press and