The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-12-07

Lieut. cVfett. ne Whoie under the command o
Commodore Thomas APP q. Jones. On the 9th OF
January Commodore Jones was recalled, aud Com.
modore A. J. Dallas ordered 10 succeed him in the
command OF the squadron. Commodore Dallas sail
ed from Norfolk in the sloop vandalia for Chsgres,
and arrived at CaIIao in the latter part of July On
The 9th OF August he had mot met with Commodore
Jones, who was absent a cruise TO the Sandwich
Islands.
The Yorktown returned home on the 2l Of
August, aad the Dale The 18th of October,
having on board the remains of Commodore A.
Ciaxton, who died while in command Of the
squadron. The places of these vessels have been
supplied by the soop Leyant, Commander ii.
n. Page, which sailed from Norfolk on the I'd OF
September, and the Warren, Commander B. Hull,
on the 18th OF October. The frigate Savannah
has been equipped for sea, and sailed the 18th OF
October from New York, under the command OF
Captain A. fitzhugh, to join this squadron. When
she reaches the Pacific, the United States will propa-
bly, return home. The store ship Erie. Lieutenant
Manning sailed from Boston on the 9th Of February
Win provisions aud stores for this squadron Upon
her arrival at Rio Lieut. Manning was relieved from
the command and Lieutenant N. w. Duke ordered
to succeed him. The Erie has arrived on the sta
ton Phe vessels OF this squadron have been ordered
to return to the United States in future by way of
China and the Cape of Good Hope.
This squadron cruises along the whole west coast
oil America, and westward from the meridian of Cape
Horn to one HUNDRED and eighty degrees west longi.
tude, and southwark between those meridians
the irlgate Constellation, Commodore Kearney com
manding the squadron, and the sloop Boston, Com
mandcr j. z. Long, which latter vessel after visiting
the most important ports and islands in the China
seas and The Pacific returned home by Cape Horn in
the month of August. The Constellation left China
IN the early part Of the year, aud at the Sand
wch Islands in August last, to sail in few days for
the United States, via California and Cape Horn.
A squadron, under the command of Commodore
Foxhall A. Parker, has been fitted in the place OF
AIT md. a hf II Fal-
gate Brandywnc, bearing the flag of Commodore
Parker, and the sloop ST. Louis, Commander II. IL.
Cooke, sailed from Norfolk the 23d Of May
These vessels arrived al Rio dc Janero the 10Th
OF July, and sailed thence the 9th of August. A
leak was discovered in the bow of the ST. Louis
which obliged her to put back TO Rio for repairs at
which place she arrived the 7th of September. 1t
was expected that the vessel would sail again in a
few days The new brig Perry which was launched
in May, has been despatched under the command of
Commander s. +. Dupont, to join this squadron.
The African squadron is composed Of the frigate
Macedonian, Captain Mayo, the sloop Saratoga Com
mander fattnall, the sloop Decatur Commander Alb
bott, and the brig Porpoise, Lieutenant Stellwagen
the whole under the command of Commodore Mat
thew G. Perry The brig Consort is now fitting out
at Boston a store ship for this squadron.
The cruising ground Of the squadron extends from
the Madeira and Canary Islands, TO the Blight of BIZ
afra and from the coast of Africa TO the hrlieh de-
gree of west longitude
The following vessels have been EMPLOYED on spe
cial or detached service:
The brig Truxton, Lieut.. Upshur, sailed from Nor.
folk in June last for Constantinople to bring home
the remains of the late Commodore David Porter
She daily expected to arrive in the United States
The brig Oregon, Lieutenant (now Commahder)
Powell, which had been employed on a survey Of the
Gulf of Mexico, between Analachcola BAY and the
Mississippi river, under resolution of Congress da-
ted the Goth July 1910, arrived Norfolk the 9th
July last the season being too far advanced to permit
tlrth nntt of
Poinsett, also engaged in this survey renamed out
and the work has been resumed under Lieut. r.
Semmes.
The schooner Flirt Lieut.. J. A. Davis, made trip
10 Chagres IN Apr, with mail for the Pacific
squadron; returned to Norfolk in July and has
since been despatched to Galveston, Texas.
The schooner Phoenix, Lieut.. Sinclair has also
been employed as despatch vessel, and has re-
Gently returned from Chagres.
The brig Lawrence, built at Baltimore by contract
has been fitted out and placed under the command of
Commander w. II. Gordner and has Just departed
from Norfolk cruise TO the Wndward Islands
The sloop Marion, Commander w. NJ. Armstrong,
returned from cruise in the West Indies in May last
and is now ready for at Boston
The small steamer Engineer has had new boiler
put in her and is used as te der to the
ship at Norfolk
The vessels employed as receiving ships are the
Pennsylvania, Captain Zan,zinger at Norfolk the
Ohio, Captain Hunter, at Boston the North Caro-
Commander Narnum, at Philadelphia and the On
ka-hy-e, Commander Knight, at Charleston, s. c.
The Ontario, lately used a receiving shin at New
Orleans, and the Wave, at Baltimore, have been laid
Up for the present at Norfolk.
Two war-stesm rs with submerged propeller,
have been launched during the year-ihe Union and
the Princeton. The Union is constructed upon the
plan OF Lieut. Hunter, with submerged horizontal
wheels upon the sides The trial OF this vessel was
considered quite satisfactory TO the Department
boilers lax haop ,hu,f
new ones are 10 be substituted, when it is not doubt
ed by the ingenious inventor that high rate of speed
will be secured. Lieut. Hunters official reports are
appended, as also the letter of the Department on
trial OF this vessel.
The Princeton, with Ericsson. propellers, vessel
Of most beautiful model, both for appearance and eff
cheney, constructed under the immediate direction
and supervision of Captain II +. Stockton has made
highly successful experimental cruise under hi,
command TO and about New York the official re-
port OF which is hereto appended
Should these experiments, on further trial equal
The expectations now confidently entertained of them
a new era will commence in steam navigation and
particularly in the Of warsteamers Vessels
that can move al the pleasure Of their commander.
against wind or tide and whose machinery is beneath
The reach Of an enemy's fire, will be able easily TO
overcome and destroy any waryessels Of the ordina-
ry structure.
improvements Of some magnitude and much utility
have been made the past year in the NAVY Yards al
Portsmouth, N. H., Cbarlestown and Gosport, and
others are proposed in the different yards the ensuing
year. for all the details of which refer you TO the
appended report of the Chief Of the Bureau of Navy
Yards and Docks.
For the service Of the next year the employment Of
the following force is proposed
For the Home Squadron, three frigates, six sloops
two steamers and five briggs and schooners; making
IN all sixteen vessels. For the Mediterranean three
frgates, four sloops, one brig and store-ship-
nine vessels For the coast Of Africa four sloops
two brgs or schooners and one store shp-seven YES
sells. For the coast Of Brazil, two frgstes, three
sloops one brig and one sore-,hip--scven vessels
For the Pacific, three frgates, four soops two brigs
the East Indies two fIgates, two sloo s. one brig and
one store-ship-six vessels. For the Lakes, one
steamer For special service the steamers Mississip.